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Vera had observed Neven for a long while, but she couldn't find exactly what was different. His face was radiant as if he had discovered a bucket filled with gold.

What made him so contented? Finishing the mission?

«So?» she asked.

«So, what?» he hummed. It was a miracle he didn't sing it out.

«Do I pass?»

«Pass what?»

«The test. Do you want me to work for you or not?»

«Oh, that... It wasn't a test. I came here because there was no one else who could accompany you, and sending a single detective is against the company policies.»

He halted for a moment. He had sent Tom around alone so many times that he couldn't count them.

«I mean when it regards the supernatural team. You guys can't travel alone,» he specified.

«So, there was absolutely no one but the boss who had to follow after me?» she chuckled. «It sounds too much to be a coincidence.»

«I wasn't testing you,» he repeated.