Processing the scene took almost no time. Whoever lived in this apartment kept things tidy. The only thing that appeared to have been disturbed was th...e desk. The computer had been turned on and all the drawers were open. Papers were scattered all over the desktop.He took a few minutes to play with the computer, but it was securely passworded and the few tricks he knew didn't get him in. All the mail he found was addressed to Kristoff Farmingham. The postmarks on all of it were at least a month. “Yeah kid, he runs one of the largest in the region. It’s due to head out in two weeks if the loading goes well.” He gave the groaning figure a shove with a pointed boot toe. “As well off as he is, you would think he would be able to pay up without having to be beaten so often.” The man turned around and reentered the tavern while muttering something about fools that seem to enjoy pain. Glenis looked the two over and waved for them to follow her in.“You two be careful in here, you kids wouldn’t. ’ ‘Everyone who attends gets a certificate to open a free checking account at Fine Bank with a two hundred fifty dollar deposit.’ Sunny made a sound that sounded like a clipped ‘ooo.’ ‘That’s not all. It gets better. There’s also a certificate for a free investment consulting session. You don’t have to open an investment account at the bank. They’ll still talk to you. And there’s more. ‘If you do open an investment account the first three trades are free. It’s not a wedding, it’s a fucking. With trees close together you need to be on the pests quick and hard before they can get a big infestation going. Add in most pests are specific to a type of tree, and you can see why Dad’s approach was so good.”“Yeah. Their trees are intermixed and not close. So transfer between trees of the same type is a lot harder, especially for the single tree species of pest. They don’t have to be so aggressive with the pests. If one tree gets infected they’ve got a lot more time to deal with it than.
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