Jarkko Sipila - Vengeance

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The doctor said Aalto was in the OR for another operation, so there would be no visitors until the day after tomorrow. Salmela was sleeping, but Suhonen was awake.

She led Honkala and Takamäki into the room where Suhonen was lying on the bed. He was the only patient in the room.

The officer’s eyes were closed, but he opened them when Takamäki and Honkala came in.

“How you feeling?” asked Takamäki.

“Light,” said Suhonen. “They gave me a bunch of pills for the pain. Feels like I’m floating over the bed.”

The doctor smiled broadly. “No permanent injuries and no need to amputate.”

“Good.” Takamäki turned to Suhonen. “The case is in the bag. Every Skull is in custody except for Aronen, who vanished. We’ll find him sooner or later.”

Honkala nodded at Suhonen. “Well done.”

Suhonen said nothing. In truth, with the body count as high as it was, the case hadn’t gone all that well.

“Take it easy for a couple days,” said Takamäki. “Then back to work, right?”

The doctor was already shooing Takamäki and Honkala out of the room.

“Yeah,” Suhonen managed before closing his eyes. He was damned tired. At last, he could sleep in.