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. As it was, the killers were able to slip off Laskar quietly, orbital-traffic control giving them bored clearance.
Inside a small room on board the ship, one of the four men--the one who had murdered Bosk--sat in front of a computer terminal. He was working on the terminal and at the same time speaking into a coremlink. He stopped both when the hatch slid open and one of his subordinates entered.
"Knight Officer. I've monitored Laskar's evening news, sir."
"Yes, and--?"
"The fire destroyed the building completely. A single body was discovered in the wreckage. The body was burned beyond recognition, but only one tenant remains unaccounted for and it is presumed that the body is that of an Adonian known as Bosk. The fire was suspicious in origin, believed to have started in the apartment of the dead man. He was known to have ties with the mob. Neighbors reported that four men--armed--paid the deceased a visit shortly before the fire broke out. They described the vehicle the suspects were driving. It was discovered abandoned a short time later, stripped and burned."
"The local authorities are satisfied that it was the mob?"
"Yes, sir."
"Case closed, then."
"I would say so. Yes, sir. The Laskar police will not get involved in mob business."
"Very good. Tell Knight Officer Captain he may depart when ready."
The subordinate nodded, departed
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