“Well… I didn’t?” The manager’s face flushed.

He stammered anxiously, “I’m sorry, Mr.

Fredrick.

I… I forgot to mention it earlier.”

He had been very nervous earlier, so it was natural for him to forget to mention that.

Holden stayed silent, and the manager, head bowed, remained behind Shawn.

Shawn, following Holden’s gaze, saw the middle-aged man.

“Mr.

Fredrick, are you suspicious of something?” Shawn asked with a hint of curiosity.

Holden’s eyes stayed locked on the middle-aged man.

Despite the manager’s explanation that the man might be a tourist with unusual attire, Holden couldn’t shake the feeling that something about the man was off.

the middle-aged man pushed open the revolving door,

man’s hands looked oddly out of place-much paler than the rest of

memory flashed back to

hands had looked similar, marked by the chemicals he

Perhaps…

thought

he strode quickly toward the middle-aged man and pulled off his

stumbled, his glasses slipping from the bridge of

seized the man by the collar, spinning him around to

locked, and an unsettling tension filled the air; Holden didn’t recognize the man at

in

with you? Why are you grabbing my collar?” he

shot back,

confusion deepened as he pointed to his collar,

the man took a deep breath, steadied himself, and said, “I’m

Who are you?”

stayed silent, his attention

middle-aged man noticed Holden’s gaze,

say something, Holden’s voice cut through the air,

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