Chapter 46

46

Chief Cox

Cox rounded the perimeter of the old Ironworks building, checking out all of the possible hiding places where a savvy assassin might hide, pausing when his phone rang and Burke’s number flashed across the screen.

Rolling his eyes, Cox answered the call.

“Chief, where are you?” The frantic tone of Burke’s voice put Cox on edge.

“Out of the fuckin’ office. Why?”

“Internal Affairs is here. Someone reported you for something.” He lowered his voice. “They want to speak with you. What do you want me to tell ‘em??”

Riley. The rat bastard. Probably turned him in for threatening the little cocksucker. Should’ve killed the motherfucker when he’d had the chance. “Just … keep ‘em out of my office. I don’t give a shit what you have to tell them, but don’t let the bastards in there, got it?”

“They’re asking about the E-for-E case.”

Irritation battled the panic in his gut. “E-for-E? What the fuck is that?”

“Eye for an Eye. It’s the hashtag everyone’s calling him on social media.”

Fuckin social media. “We’re investigating. We don’t have shit on this guy. That’s what you tell them.”

“We did get a tip on Aubree Culling. Don’t know if it’s legit. Some kid, must’ve been thirteen, fourteen years old, said he was scrappin’ with some guys he knows from the streets. Said he found her in the woods near an abandoned mansion on Brush Park.”

“Brush Park?”

“Yeah. He was lookin’ for the reward. Told him to come back when you were in.”

“Fuck that kid. He comes back, tell him to get his ass in school. In the meantime, I’m going to check out this lead. See if it’s legit.”