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Pro sat in her chair “Is that all that matters to you?”

“No, but it is a consideration My first concern was the fact that you were ready to resign because of my escape”

“How did you know that?”

Max sipped his coffee enigmatically

Pro sighed “I guess you won’t tell me”

“I wanted to make sure that the situation was handled,” Max said “You’re a good detective, and I wouldn’t want you to lose your job over me”

At that moment, Tom Chu walked into the bullpen and took

one look at Max and then stared at Pro “Did he escape again?”

Pro smiled “No, it turns out that his escape was an approved training exercise”

This o up “Oh, really?”

“That’s the official story,” Pro explained “I saw the ”

“Talk about a ic trick” Chu smirked

“I was just asking Pro about the warrant for Lovell’s store,” Max said

“It just cah I picked up the paperwork on my way up”

Max got up “Then shall we solve the last part of thepart”