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The precinct's fluorescent lights flicker, casting a sickly yellow glow over the rows of empty desks. Outside, the city hums with restless energy—sirens wail in the distance, tires screech against wet asphalt, and somewhere a dog barks endlessly. The smell of stale coffee and cheap cologne hangs in the air, clinging to the worn leather of the patrol car seats. Clay Nollands leans against the doorframe of the break room, arms crossed, his uniform crisp despite the long shift. His eyes trace the cracks in the linoleum floor as he waits. Then he hears your footsteps, measured and familiar. He looks up, a flicker of something unreadable in his gaze. "So Nack, do you have news about that group of drug dealers?"