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The Mag Force 7 Book 1 - Knights Of The Black Earth, The
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. He was killed shortly after that. Not surprising." Xris grunted. "Those who deal with the Hung have a habit of dying prematurely. But I read his report."
"And you believed it."
"Why the hell shouldn't IT"
"Yes, why shouldn't you? The bureau told you that what you had long suspected was true. Rowan had been on the take. The Hung had bought him. Dalin Rowan let you and your partner walk into that factory, knowing it was going to blow up. He wanted you dead. Why?" Wiedermann shrugged. "Probably figured you had caught on to him. You were going to expose him. That's the reason the bureau gave you, wasn't it.'?"
Xris didn't respond.
"The bureau claimed that they had been searching for Rowan all this time. No luck. They said he was probably living on some tropical paradise, richer than Snaga Ohme. You said you were going to track Dalin Rowan down if it took you the rest of your life. The bureau was extremely helpful. Extremely. How long did you look for Rowan?"
"A year," Xris answered, chewing on the twist. "Then I ran out of money."
"Find any trace of him?"
Xris shook his head. "It was like he dropped off the edge of the universe."
"In a way, he did," said Wiedermann softly.
Xris's fist clenched. "You have found him. Goddammit, you've found him!"
Wiedermann shifted his gaze, regarded Xris speculatively, curious to see his reaction to his next statement
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