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He takes the applicants to the exit. But first he calls the head of security and tells him to come get the shorter man. He explains what happened and the security guard tells him not to worry, he’ll take care of it. They’ll need to have a talk, he tells the guard, since this shouldn’t have happened. He makes a mental note to discuss it with Krieg.
Outsourcing security personnel is a mistake, he’s already told Krieg this. He’ll have to tell him again.
The shorter applicant is no longer smiling, but neither does he put up a fight when he’s taken away.
He says goodbye to the taller man with a handshake, adding, “You’ll be hearing from us.” The man thanks him without much conviction. It’s always this way, he thinks, but any other response would be abnormal.
No one who’s in their right mind would be happy to do this job.