The detector beeped, but only intermittently. In well ventilated places like this one it was always more difficult to localize the airborne chemical traces. After a while, the technician said: “We’ve got a positive, but the reading is weak.”
The Inspector nodded. “Everyone, start knocking on doors: maybe someone knows something.”
The deputies spread out through the building. In the Common districts, there was little loyalty. If someone was violating the Procreation Act, others would invariably give them up for reward money.
Eventually, the Inspector was called upstairs. They had her, and two family members. She didn’t even look pregnant.
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