Page 5 of The Sunken Truth
“You didn’t tell PC Hill the whole story,” Flynn stated.
“I’m fairly sure Idon’t know the whole story,” the sergeant said curtly. “So it’d be difficult for me to tell Jeff.”
“You haven’t even told him the part you do know…” Flynn trailed off and dropped his head to his hands as he realised why the sergeant had held his tongue. “You were told to keep it to yourself, weren’t you?”
“The conversations I had about you moving over here were all pretty odd,” the sergeant said, eyebrows raised. “I still find the whole thing strange. It would certainly be helpful if you could explain your side of things.”
Flynn’s laughter had a manic edge. “I won’t sit here and explain myself when I did nothing wrong. The superintendent has had it in for me since I joined the force. Mostly, I tried to stay out of his way, but then…” He paused, not wanting to get into details. “Obviously things kicked off. Before I came here, he explicitly told me it’s his personal mission to ruin my career.”
“Why not make an official complaint against him?”
“It won’t make any difference. And it doesn’t matter, anyway. I think he’ll be content if I never get promoted and I never get any kind of recognition for my work. Which isn’t so bad. I’m happy being a PC. So long as I don’t give him a reason to get me kicked off the job, I’ll be fine.”
The sergeant closed his eyes briefly. “I think I’m going to struggle to be civil to Superintendent Brand.”
“When’s he arriving?” Flynn asked.
The sergeant checked his watch. “Soon. I need to meet him at the airport.”
“Where’s he staying?”
“He’s booked in at the Star Castle. I’m sure he’ll only be here for a day or two.”
“Fingers crossed.” Flynn headed for the door. “I’ll be on a boat somewhere if you need me.”
The sergeant chuckled. “Not hiding, though?”
Flynn couldn’t help but smile. “Of course not. Any bright ideas about how I might get hold of a boat?”
“Surely you’ve been here long enough to figure that one out for yourself.”
Flynn rolled his eyes as he exited the sergeant’s office.
Apparently, he was off to the harbour to find someone to help him out with water transport.
Chapter Three
When Kit had called askingif Lily wanted to ditch work for the afternoon and go diving with him and Seren, she didn’t need to consider it for long. They’d been talking about going diving together ever since Lily had mentioned she’d learned as a teenager. Having a shipwreck to explore was the perfect motivation to get on and do it.
“Sure you’re okay alone?” Lily asked Jessica when Kit strolled in just after lunchtime.
“Yes.” The cheerful teenager smiled widely. “And thanks for letting me start late today. Even though you can’t see as much as I expected, it’s so cool diving around a shipwreck and wondering about the history of it.” She’d been chatting about her morning dive since she arrived an hour ago. Hearing about it had raised Lily’s excitement levels even further.
“I’m just glad you didn’t find the treasure,” Lily said with a smirk. “I can’t wait to casually pull a chest full of gold out of the seabed.”
“Don’t get too excited,” Jessica warned. “With all the divers kicking up sand it’s murky down there. There’s a good atmosphere at the surface though. You’ll have fun.”
“Ready to go?” Kit asked, grinning at her.
“Yeah. Do you want an ice cream for the road?”
He shook his head. “No. I’m too hyped up already. I don’t need a sugar rush.”
Outside, Lily was slightly confused when Kit set off across the promenade instead of along it.
“Aren’t we going to the harbour?”
“No. It’s busy today, so we stuck to the beach.” He pointed to the small motor boat bobbing in the shallows. A figure stood in the water beside it, holding it in place while a couple more people sat in the boat.
