Electromancer by Daco

Author:Daco
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2016-01-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Early the next day ...

Traveling incognito in a trench coat and fedora—when you’re The Mayor of a large metropolitan city, sometimes the most obvious disguise is the best—Mayor Bobby Baumgartner drove his second car, a broken-down Ford jalopy, albeit with a turbocharged engine, to the Kensington-Manchester Medical Center. He was going to visit Zachary Zero, not because he cared about that larcenous tippler, but to make sure that he’d kept his mouth shut. Montgomery Manchester’s sudden return to Kensington City had made The Mayor feel as if he’d been ambushed by a battalion of deadly mercenaries. Montgomery was the man who’d fondled his nanny and shattered his ability to trust anyone. The Mayor had hated the man all his life, and the hatred only became stronger when he saw him. It took all his mental strength not to attack the man who’d so rudely crashed the engagement party.

The Mayor had another problem—Momo. To take on that problem, he needed Zero’s help.

He entered the hospital and took the stairs to Zero’s floor. When he got to Zero’s room, he found the man snoring contentedly.

The Mayor closed the door and jostled Zero’s bed with his foot.

“Rise and shine,” The Mayor said.

Zero stirred, and his eyes popped open and bugged out. “What? Who? Time for lunch?”

“You won’t be here for lunch. They’re discharging you today.”

Zero rubbed his eyes. “Mayor? Is that you? Why are you dressed like a two-bit private investigator?”

“You let me worry about my wardrobe. Now, get dressed.”

“Mayor, I’m a sick man. I suffered multiple injuries to numerous parts of my body. Besides, this is the best food I’ve had in months. I’ve finally gotten some rest, and I don’t have to work for those slave-driving flower ladies. I’m staying put!”

The Mayor kicked the bed again and pulled the blanket and sheet off Zero. “I’ve looked at your chart.”

“Hey, that’s confidential!”

“I’m a high-ranking government official. Nothing is confidential from me even if it’s supposed to be confidential. Anyway, it looks like you suffered no more than a few bruises and scrapes. Your big medical problem was your self-induced alcohol poisoning. Get out of the bed, Zero, or I’ll have you locked up. And let me remind you that there are no liquor stores in jail,” he said pointedly. “I’ve got a job for you. I need you to find Biggie Bitterman.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mayor. That Bitterman joker injured me badly.”

“What do you mean Bitterman injured you? Was Biggie Bitterman the driver of the car that hit you?”

“Yeah. I thought you knew. He’s three rooms over. I heard he broke his leg in the crash. But he ran me over, you know. So it’s his own fault.”

“Get dressed. You’re not hurt. Watch the entrance to the hospital, and when Bitterman is discharged, follow him and find out where Momo is hiding out.”

“Can I at least have breakfast before I go?”

The Mayor pulled down the brim of his fedora and then drew up the collar of his trench coat.

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