Chapter 312 The Backer Falls

• Yves Larson saw the SWAT officers giving him zero respect and figured there had to be some kind of mix-up. In Encten, he considered himself a big shot—almost everyone knew him.
• One sharp glance told him who was in charge. He tried to catch the SWAT captain’s eye, hinting to talk on the side. The captain didn’t give him the chance. “Stand there. Don’t move,” he barked.
• Yves wanted to pull the captain aside and buy him off, but the man wasn’t having it. He clearly got the hint, but he didn’t play along. His orders were firm: no moving. He wasn’t about to coddle some self-important so-and-so.