I entered the factory gates only to be stopped by a stern security guard. I told him I wanted to meet with Fred.

The security guard scrutinized me and said, "Mr. Fred isn't here. He's currently on a business trip."

"Could you tell me where he went?" I asked anxiously because my time in the city was limited.

“I wouldn’t know,” he said with a sour attitude.

"Could you at least give me his phone number? I’ve come from out of town and just need to call him.”

After what happened four years ago,