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"I had some questions about a few of Grove’s transcriptions I need your permission to speak with him"

"For the Yakuza case?"

"Yes"

He hummed, unaffected "Your function here is confidential"

"Someone left a stack of his reports on my door I assumed Grove kneas also a specialist and wanted erous, Liis I put the?"

"A lot of things"

I looked through the glass at the three people inside Another agent was sitting in the corner, taking notes but otherwise looking extremely bored

"Who’s that?" I asked

"Pittman He wrecked his third vehicle He’s on desk duty for a while"

I looked to Thomas He was unreadable

"You don’t see Grove through the one-way mirror I pointed "There He just translated that eleven for that also houses other subjects of Bureau investigations"

"So?"

"The unsub relayed that the members are in fact current hteen, not eleven Grove’s o He’s either shit at Japanese, or he’s unreliable"

Agent Grove stood and then left the unsub in the rooent He sloalked out before closing the door behind him When he saw the two of us, he startled but quickly recovered

"Agent Maddox," he said in a nasal tone

Anyone else ers when he pushed up his glasses He was a pudgy man with copper skin His eyes were so dark that they were nearly black, and his wiry estured to ent Lindy, the new supervisor for Squad Five"

"I’ve heard the nao?"

"Born and raised"

Grove had the look I’d seen often right before a person askedto decide if I could speak the language he had been incorrectly translating

"Maybe you should co ed "Me? I don’t speak Japanese I’ve been thinking of taking lessons though"

Thomas spoke up, "Maybe you could ith her, Grove?"

"Like I have ti his sweaty palht," Tho coffee I’ll see you around"

Thoent Grove left the roo Pitt have you known?" I asked

"I’ve had my suspicions for at least threein on an e with Yakuza two days prior"