Chapter Nineteen
After waking up Strike and Dizzy, making sure they were okay, and then explaining to them what just happened, the four of us went back to Hero Hall. We didn't hear anything from the inside, which made me wonder if the fight was over and, if so, who had won. I fully expected to see dozens of dead bodies scattered all over the floor, with maybe the survivors being herded by the winners into the corner or center so that they would all be in one place. I even expected to see Dad's corpse lying on the floor, a thought that sent chills down my spine just by thinking about it.
But when we entered Hero Hall, we came upon a scene that I don't think any of us expected: All of the assembled members of the NHA and the INJ standing around and watching a movie that was playing on the
