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‘You shut your mouth,’ the man in the chequered jacket shouts. ‘I’m glad I didn’t stab you, little brother, and—’
‘I want my money,’ the other man calls with a smile.
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There’s a light on in the bathroom when Joona gets home. He opens the door slightly and sees Disa lying in the bath with her eyes closed. She’s surrounded by bubbles and is humming to herself. Her muddy clothes are in a big heap on the bathroom floor.
‘I thought they’d locked you up in prison,’ Disa says. ‘I was all prepared to take over your flat.’
Over the winter Joona has been under investigation by the Prosecution Authority’s national unit for internal investigations, accused of wrecking a long-term surveillance operation and exposing the Security Police rapid-response unit to danger.
‘Apparently I’m guilty,’ he replies, picking her clothes up and putting them in the washing machine.
‘I said that right at the start.’
‘Yes, well …’
Joona’s eyes are suddenly grey as a rainy sky.
‘Is it something else?’
‘A long day,’ he replies, and goes out into the kitchen.