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        Ofallthesetasks,thisonewasthecruelest.Thefootagewassographicthattwoofthefewfemaleofficershadbeenassignedtoassist.Bytheendoftheday,onehadbrokendownandappliedforsickleaveandcounseling.

        Noonespokeofit.Lucianhadusedeverytrickheknewtobuymoretime.Tragically,eveniftheyreconstructedeverydetailabouttheunderagevictims,justiceremainedfarfromguaranteed.Hewasn''tsurethatinformationcouldeverbeadmittedincourt.

        Thedeceased''sconnectionsrantoodeep.Eveniftheywentpublic,thegirls''reputationswouldbeatrisk.Societysooftenconsumesvictimsratherthansympathizeswiththem.Thatwaswhyeveryvictim''sfamilyhadchosensilence.

        AllLucianandhisteamcoulddowasworkwithintheirduties,ekingoutwhateverjusticetheycouldforthesegirls,howeverinsignificantitmightseemagainsttheforcesofpowerandcorruption.

        Theteamfiledoutoftheconferenceroom,butNeillingered,stretchinghisbackwithagrimace.

        Briansidledup,whispering,"What''syourtake,boss?"

        NeilglancedatJun,whowasstillbentoversortingthroughthefiles,andloweredhisvoice.

        "Neitherofthetwovictimswasmovedafterdeath.Asidefromsomescatteredclothingandtools,thescenewasrelativelyundisturbed.Nosignsofastruggleorphysicalaltercation.Ifthekillerposednoperceivedthreat,theylikelyweren''tastrongman,oreventwopeople.

        "Therewasropeintheroom,butnoevidenceithadbeenusedrecently,unlessthekillertookitwiththemafterward.Myguess:thekillerappearedphysicallyunthreatening,someonethevictimsassumedtheycouldeasilyhandle.Unless,ofcourse,theyweren''tfullyconsciousatthetime.

        "Therearenoobviousexternalinjuries.Iftheywereunconscious,theywereprobablydrugged—butIdoubtit.Andifthiswasretributionbythevictims''parents,you''dexpectdisorderatthescene,orworse,outrighttorture.Thisdoesn''tfeelliketheworkofaprofessional—orarepeatoffendereither,sincethey''dlikelysticktoaknownmodusoperandi.

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