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Summary of Events:
Vera and Hammy went to the police headquarters in Bangkok to inquire and learned that they were still investigating the suspicious death of a Korean national, which just so happened to have taken place behind a bodyguard agency the dead agents had been hired out of, but there was no identification on the body. Hammy managed to retrieve the fatal bullet and get some DNA off of it before examining the bullet for ballistic information; after he'd finished Vera asked to come into his room . . .
Excerpt of the Day:
Hammy unlocked Vera's door, re-locking it once he heard it closed and then unlocked his door to admit her, also re-locking it when it was closed. Vera walked over and sat down on one of the chairs.
"Lonely?" Hammy asked.
"No," Vera replied. "I received a call for you being as your line was busy."
"Oh," Hammy said.
"No updates on the whereabouts of Agent Yeong-Su," Vera said. "All agents have been on alert to report sightings of him, but have yet to report any sightings."
Hammy nodded. "I'm really inclined to think that the dead Korean we saw today is Yeong-Su."
"So then we have to hunt for the pilot and the stewardess," Vera said.
"Yes, and I think we ought to do hunting on our own," Hammy said. "I have my doubts that the police here in Bangkok will be all that helpful."
"I can't say that I trust them myself," Vera said.
Hammy nodded. He did like to give a person the benefit of the doubt if at all possible, but for some reason he couldn't give the benefit of the doubt here, unless it was the fact that the Asian branch was in lockdown, meaning everyone was under surveillance and, therefore, suspicion.
"But we don't have photos of them," Vera said. "Or, better yet, DNA. How are we going to identify them?"
"Good question," Hammy said. "We might have to contact Gio and get some photos."
"Would they have photos?" Vera asked.
"We can always check and see, there's no hurt in that," Hammy replied. "And we can also cross-reference with the stewardess' boyfriend."
"True," Vera agreed.
"For now, though, we should look at the borrowed file," Hammy said.
"That they just let us walk off with without question," Vera said.
"They obviously respect the United Nations," Hammy said.
"We could've been lying," Vera said.
"Yes," Hammy said. "They could be seen as rather gullible."
"Who says someone else couldn't coerce them into doing something?" Vera asked.
"I've heard political corruption is somewhat rife around here, and that a lot of gangs are allowed to operate unchecked."
"I thought that was only in the Philippines," Vera said.
"I think you could take your pick of Southeast Asian countries and they'd all be the same," Hammy replied, opening the file and looking at the photo again."
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