Death Toll by Russ Linton
Author:Russ Linton [Linton, Russ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-30T16:00:00+00:00
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Walking into a federal facility was something Kade had avoided his entire professional career. But once heâd been promoted to Team Leader, visits to the closest field office became unavoidable. As much as possible, heâd get his tasking alone and brief his team elsewhere.
Kade felt like a chaperone on those rare occasions an assignment required the presence of the full team in the office. They were all adults. Just not very well-behaved adults.
Agents and supervisors often didnât recognize them. They assumed the rough-around-the-edges group was a visiting agency. DEA or CIA. The type who lived in the field and skirted the Bureauâs normal professional standards of hygiene and dress.
Not every squad utilized his teamâs particular expertise. Some didnât need it, preferring to gather their evidence in bits and bytes and dollar signs. Others had heard of the teamâs messy reputation and found other methods.
Kade never bothered to change those agentsâ minds. No need for marketing. His team had a full plate. And the ones who understood their value knew theyâd get the job done. They also knew to spare him a trip to the office if possible.
In his private life, Kadeâs interactions with the post office amounted to drive-bys of their little blue parking lot boxes, often in the middle of a rolling surveillance. He barely kept up with his own mail. Bills on autopay. Utilities regularly shut off in the Foggy Bottom apartment he rarely saw.
He worried the tiny Delaware Water Gap post office might not be the last federal facility heâd need to visit. There was the matter of an Army Depot. If he couldnât make his way into the post office of a town boasting a population around 700 people, he wasnât going to be able to infiltrate a secure military installation.
It was a weekday, so Mia had work to do. Sheâd left to check in with the NPS. Government facilities at every turn.
Despite his aversion, the inside of the post office was depressingly familiar. The easily recognizable layout a feature, he supposed. Post office boxes in the lobby. A glass door into the service area. A row of counters seldom fully staffed.
Darla was busy behind the only open one. Her face lit up when she saw Bran. Cute. Young love.
Kade kept his hat low. Sunglasses on. Totally suspicious vibe. The cameras werenât as dated as the municipal office and they were powered up. Best he could do was limit his exposure.
âGot a break room we can talk in?â he asked.
The blunt question interrupted the budding romance. Darla flashed Bran an alarmed glance.
âWeâve got a few questions,â Bran said, his tone serious. âI wonder if we could see your...â his voice dropped to a whisper, âsurveillance video from this date.â
He fished out a piece of paper. A copy of a receipt from the Crafted Cup. Itâd taken him a little while to find it, but he swore it was the right one. Customer paid cash. Black tea. A note about being served in a cup with a saucer.
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