Chasing Ghosts (A Sam and Indie Novel Book 12) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub

Seven

For the first time, Beauregard let Grace take the lead as they left the hotel and headed toward downtown Atlanta. She followed the interstate loop for a few moments, then veered off toward the city and followed a particular street. The entire journey of nearly six miles took them less than ten minutes, part of which was because Grace lost count of the intersections and had to go back a few blocks and start over.

There were a number of ghosts around the state office building, but all of them seemed to be preoccupied with something of their own. Grace and Beauregard paid little attention to them as they flew into the building, then found the chief building inspector’s office listed on a building directory. Ramirez’s office was on the fifth floor, and the two ghosts simply rose upward rather than trying to ride an elevator.

They emerged on the fifth floor in the middle of the hallway, and Grace found the proper office a moment later. As they slid through the door, both of them spotted Ramirez walking away from the receptionist’s desk and followed him back to his own office.

As soon as the man was settled behind his desk, Grace started to say something, but Beauregard cut her off. “Let’s give him a moment and observe,” he whispered, watching Ramirez.

The man showed no sign that he was aware of their presence. He was looking intently at some papers on his desk, and then picked up the desk phone and dialed a number.

“Jimbo? It’s Waldo,” he said. “Listen, we need to figure out what to do with the old shirt factory out on Timko Road. We got two different companies interested in the land underneath that building, but there may be some hazmat problems. Yeah, the place was built in the twenties and there is a lot of asbestos. What’s it going to take to get it all cleaned up?” He paused and listened for a moment, then seemed frustrated. “Geez, that much? Isn’t there some way we can just knock it down and bury the crap that’s left over? So? We just cover it with concrete or something, won’t that seal it up well enough?”

Once again he paused to listen, then let out a sigh. “Okay, okay, I get it. Let me talk to the property disposal people and see how much they think they can get out of it. If we can get enough to cover the cost, I’ll give you a call back.”

He said goodbye and hung up the phone, then opened another folder. He read through several pages inside it, flipping them over as he finished each one, then reached for the phone again.

“Stanley? Waldo. Listen, I got the okay from the engineers on the two old school buildings your people are looking at. Both of them are suitable for occupation, which means all the nasty stuff was removed years ago. Yeah, if you want to take them over for the highway department, that’s fine. Although, to be honest, I don’t know why you need both of them.

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