23. I- think I know where she is

"Why did you have to lie?" Manchester asked as they walked through the hallway towards Sophia Patel's office.

The security officer just smiled and replied,

"Subconsciously, I don't know why. We are here, by the way." He took out a bunch of keys from his pocket unlocked the door using one of them, and ushered Manchester in.

"Thanks."

Manchester closed the door after walking in, and his gaze fell upon Sophia Patel's desk, where she had left the car keys and her phone.

"Where is the phone?" He wondered, but couldn't care less, he could only assume that one of the detectives had taken it, but why then did he leave the car keys behind?

Manchester put on the gloves, took out the glass piece from the transparent leather seal and dropped it on the table. He began opening some drawers one after the other looking for information regarding her project.