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Louis had the nanoscope scanning the tissues at a subatomic level, and he found what he was looking for. The tissues were permeated with nanoscopic crystalline structures. Billions of them imbedded in the flesh. Some only a few angstroms in diameter. A crystal had detonated!

“So you’re saying he was NOT shot from the inside - out, but poisoned?” Carlos said with a look of incredulity.

“In a manner of speaking, yes.” Louis replied.

“Amazing, now we have three mysteries.” Carlos swung the hoverchair around to face Louis.

“Yah.”

“You realize what you have to do next, don’t you?” Carlos smiled just a little, and rubbed his eyes. The jinxian gravity was getting to him. He’d have to rest soon.

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