My Novel Side Project ~ Part 2

The man walked along the office-styled hallway, when another man, dressed in a businessman’s suit called out to him.
“Gene. My office.”

Gene followed the man, who was in his late fifty’s, average build and height, with short grey hair and a thin beard. They sat down, one each side of the man’s desk.

“So Gene, what’s happened with James?” The man asked professionally.
“Well, he was messed up shit when I found him, and he’s fubar now.” Gene passed across James’ strange ID card. The photo on it was taken a year before and James looked like a 20 year old Harrison Ford, though with black hair.
“That’s not good Gene, we are a team member down, which now brings me onto your assignment,” Gene could almost predict exactly the words that came out of the man’s mouth.
“I need you to find a new member. Hit the streets, tail people, take notes, you know the drill.”
“You know very well Richard that I should be using my skills on other assignments. Not this bullshit.”
“Well unfortunately it’s just tough luck.”

Gene got up and began to make his way out the door when he was interrupted by Richard.
“You might want to leave your weapon in your locker; we don’t need any more corpses on the street.”
Gene smirked,
“Yeah yeah, though it’s not like it matters, we don’t exist.”
Both gave each other a smug look as Gene left.