Chapter 36: Bad News
Chapter 36
Bad News
Connors headed back to the corner store where Lonny had spent so much time. When he got inside, he knew there was trouble. The guy behind the counter looked like his nose had been broken. His eye was swollen, and his lip was split. Connors flashed his badge. “Detective Paul Connors,” he said. “This is Officer Mirrol. What the hell happened to you?”
“Nothing. This was from yesterday.”
The man was either Pakistani or Indian. Connors couldn’t tell from looking at him, and he couldn’t distinguish the accent, but it was one of the two, he felt sure. “I didn’t ask when it was from,” Connors said. “Who did it?”
“I was at the mall and three young men attacked me.”
“That’s funny,” Connors said. “I was in here early this morning, and you didn’t look li
