Hans tapped lightly on the table.
"Agent Courbet, you should rest from your duties for now."
Genevieve's eyes narrowed.
Hans smiled faintly.
"Counter-smuggling operations are hard work. Especially when the cargo involves HELIX material."
"I did not expect the files to be useful." Genevieve smiled faintly.
"I did not expect another SAS cell to be operating this close to my base either," Hans replied.
"Then we both learned something."
"Indeed."
Genevieve's fingers rested calmly over her lap, but her thoughts shifted through several possibilities at once.
The files had been recovered.
The question was how much they had read, how much they understood, and how much Johannes had explained.
"May I ask which files?" she asked, feigning innocence.
Hans looked at her.
Genevieve met his gaze without looking away.
A small smile appeared on his face.
"You want to know how much I know."
"I want to know how much you think you know."
