The
Main Character tries to decide whether to keep listening; eventually, she and
Vyn have a phone conversation in which he explains that
Matthew Richter placed the bug on his phone and it was
Ogier Wechsler's independent decision to share it with the MC while he investigated. Vyn says he hid his injury because he doesn't like to be pitied; she asks him to tell her so she can be on his side in the future, and the conversation ends.
Marius sends her a text asking her to come to the NXX HQ the next day.
At an NSB facility,
Luke asks about the interrogation of the special auction staff, which has yielded few results. Luke receives a text asking him to investigate an unknown case. As emergency staff wheels out a corpse, he discusses the victim's identity with Marius on the phone.