Meet Paul Chung, Part 2

Rome's Evolution (Rome's Revolution #3) by Michael Brachman

Yesterday, Rome and Rei finally met Paul Chung, the man who was supposed to have information regarding the whereabouts of David Troutman and Dan Steele, the would-be assassins. These two holdouts from the Darwin roundup were responsible for the attempt on Rei's life. There was no reason that Paul Chung would be evasive yet he yielded no actionable intelligence:

     Rome stepped forward and placed her hands on the counter. “Please,” she pleaded. “It’s very important. We think he tried to kill us. We do not want that happening again. What about Dan Steele? Do you know where he is?”
     Chung’s eyes widened and he shivered. “Sorry,” he said. “Can’t help you.” He turned quickly and moved back into the dark interior of the truck, leaving Rei, Rome and Bonnie just standing there. “Good luck with your search,” Chung called out as he disappeared into the recesses of his mobile kitchen.
     “I don’t understand,” Rome said, craning her neck forward, trying to see in.
     Rei put his finger up to his lips and waved for the two women to follow him. They circled around the outskirts of the power plant’s main building back to where they had left the aircar parked.
     “OK,” Rei said. “Now you talk.”
     Rome searched Rei’s eyes. “He understood that we are in danger. Why would he just push us away? Why not try to help us?” A tear came to her eye.
     Rei just shook his head. “It’s obvious to all of us that he knows something but for whatever reason, he doesn’t want to talk. We have to find another way.”
     “What other ways?” Rome turned to Bonnie. “You knew these men. Do you have any other ideas?”
     Bonnie addressed Rei. “On all the police shows, whenever they were looking for someone, they used a sketch artist to draw pictures of the suspects. Then they canvassed the neighborhood. Do you think we can find somebody who could do that? I could describe to them exactly what Troutman and Steele look like. We could start with that.”
     “I’m pretty sure that can be arranged,” Rei said, nodding.

Well, shoot. Paul Chung was a dead end. But Bonnie's idea of a police sketch just might do the trick. This seems like something MINIMCOM could do in his sleep. We'll have to see.