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Olina opens the window and lights another cigarette, looking at the snowfall

outside.
“I was just in my own head for a bit. I've had some really hectic days down

there, in the bunker. They are clever, very clever. "

At the same time, one of the two cell phones on the desk is buzzing. Bjørn
answers.

"It’s Bjørn... Okay, well... What? That’s Insane... Well, then we'll take it from here

now. Don’t worry… What, how? ”
The conversation is brief, he puts the phone away with a strange expression on

his face and says, “Rainar died earlier this afternoon. The cause of death is not
yet clear, but probably a cardiac arrest. It was his boss who just called me, he

thought we should know. He’ll get us another associate on the case."

He takes a short break; none of the others comment on what he has said, or
notice anything. Olina, standing by the window, finishes his cigarette, and Tom

sits cross-legged on the couch sipping his glass of champagne, which Bjørn

before bestowed on him.
Bjørn sighs and lets his gaze alternate between Tom and Olina.

Tom breaks the silence. "Is there a cause of death?"
Bjørn shakes his head silently.

“It doesn't come as a surprise to me, it had to kind of explode somehow. I would

say that I almost expected something like this to happen."
Olina has turned off the cigarette and sits down next to Tom on the couch.

"How?" she then utters and continues: “I mean, why isn’t this a surprise? It’s

bloody Rainar who just got murdered. I have checked in on him numerous times.
He is one of the best agents they have. He has solved several of highly

complicated cases."

Tom smiles back at her, giving her a stare with a wry expression on his face and
replies:

“There are two things that really sums up this case, with the first one being

bribery. Take a look at the size of the amount of money that’s involved. If such
sums being thrown around like that, then it will eventually attract people who

wouldn’t say no to killing, it’ll attract a lot of people that’ll get tangled up in this
case, just by sheer amount of cash. Second - Rainar is our age after all, he has