Haven (The Orbit Series Book 2) by J.S. Collyer

Author:J.S. Collyer [Collyer, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dagda Publishing
Published: 2015-10-21T18:30:00+00:00

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Jazz hurried them to the rear entrance of Celeste’s building, then took them a different way back out of the district. She managed to find a way that avoided the wide and teeming walkways, but that did require them to clamber over more relay sheds, duck below ground floor windows and use Webb’s multitool to get them through a locked gate or two. It took them a lot longer but Jazz was stiff and the look on her face meant no one argued with her.

Finally, they were back at the mopeds.

“I’ll tell you what I found, then I have to go,” Jazz said. “I’m already late for the clinic.”

“Jazz,” Webb started.

“You were right, Webb,” she said coolly. “And so was Sol. This is as far as I can go with you. And you promised it would be all you would ask me for.”

Webb throat tightened but he nodded.

“What did you find?” Hugo said, not seeing or choosing to ignore the strings of tension tightening in the air.

Jazz broke her locked look with Webb and glanced back at the bright spires of the Planning District. “Celeste was brokering credit that she shouldn’t have been. With what you found at Bryce’s I’d say we’re looking at a ring of bloodgrease traders, though that’s more credit than I’ve ever known anyone make from bloodgrease alone.”

“Can you tell what was going on from the credit transfers?”

Jazz shook her head. “All I can tell you is where the credit was going. That might be enough for you to find out everything else you need.”

“Where was it going?” Dana said. “Sector 4 shipyard?”

“Not just the shipyard…” Jazz said. “The Perseverance.”

“What?” Hugo said. “The Service flagship?”

Jazz nodded. “Celeste has it all well coded, but the credit, along with a lot of other information and communication, was all going to Sector 4 yard workers working on the Perseverance.”

“The workers?” Webb frowned. “Workers don’t use credit.”

“These ones do,” Jazz said, glancing at the chrono on her wrist panel. “And that is already far more than I wanted to know.”

“They’re Ghosts,” Dana breathed. “They must be.”

“Thank you,” Hugo said to Jazz, face grim but hand outstretched. “I do understand how much you’ve risked for us.”

“I don’t think you do,” Jazz said, not taking his hand. There was no malice in her face or tone. Just regret. “But I hope you never have to. One last word of advice…” she looked at them each in turn. “That man, Sol, is doing the right thing. He might be involved, he might be scared, he might know too much…but he’s trying to find enough evidence to bring whatever is happening here to the Elders. I hope he manages it, though he’s in more danger than the rest of us put together. But either way, you need to watch your step. He’s doing it for the colony. You’re looking into this for yourselves.” She held up a hand as Dana bristled and Hugo stiffened. Webb was just cold with guilt. “I’m just warning you. No one will care about your vendetta.

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