Lessons Learned (Sequel to 'Hitman's Creed) – 10

 

 

“Any word?” Harv asked, looking up from his desk when Glenn walked into the office at his garage.

 

“Not that I know of, no.” Glenn leaned against the edge of the desk, glancing out the window across from him at the interior of the auto repair shop. “Have you heard anything?”

 

“Not ace-duce and trust me I’ve been keeping my ears open. Nate’s disappearance is the prime topic of conversation but no one has mentioned seeing anything out of the ordinary.” Harv chuckled. “Believe me if they had they’d have said something. Nobody’s happy about the idea he could have been kidnapped, or worse. We don’t get things like that happening around here. Well except the thing with Joey’s father and that was almost three years ago.”

 

Glenn nodded, his thoughts going back to where he’d set up surveillance if he was here on a job. So far, and he’d only walked half the downtown area, he hadn’t spotted anywhere he’d even consider using except the rooftops.

 

As the silence lengthened, Harv shoved the bills he’d been working on into a pile and stood up. “Whatever you’re thinking, it’s got you off in the stratosphere. I’ll leave you to it.”

 

“No, wait. I need to know if there’s anyone in town who might be holding a grudge against someone else. One bad enough they’d act on it if they thought they could get away with it.”

 

Dropping down in the chair again, Harv shrugged. “This is a small town so most everyone gets along pretty well on the whole. Yeah there’re spats sometimes but nothing major.”

 

“Such as?”

 

“The usual. Someone’s dog making a nuisance of itself and the owner doing nothing about it, a neighbor cutting a limb off a tree where it’s hanging over his fence. Mr. Hawkins down the street had two kids arrested for shoplifting. That didn’t sit too well with their parents. They though he should have come to them first.”

 

Glenn smiled slightly. “Typical small stuff, and nothing more major than that?”

 

“Not that I’ve heard, and I would have I think. You can always check with Miriam. She might know something I don’t. Doubtful, but…” He grinned.

 

“Yeah, I will.” Glenn pushed off the desk. “Thanks and…”

 

“If I hear anything you and Chief Leades will be the first to know.”