Jonathan didn't say anything. Jonah took that to mean that he could continue.
“The 49er's plan to wipe out his biggest threats and take Creyton's place as top dog—I get that part. I would have been completely satisfied with that story, but one thing didn't smell right.”
“What was that, son?” asked Jonathan.
“The lifeblood,” said Jonah. “In the very beginning, right when Felix first showed up, he told us that the 49er was collecting lifeblood, hoping to get his samples up to a certain number. I know things went sideways from there, but I never forgot that piece about the lifeblood samples. It made me think that—that there might have been another plan in place before the 49er hijacked things and tried to take Creyton's place.”
To Jonah's surprise, Jonathan nodded.
“So you thought that,
