After some thought, Kira decided to ask Natalya Mikhailovna where the boss had gone. No sooner said than done.

The secretary of the Trubachevs met Kira as unfriendly as always.

"Kirill Alexandrovich is gone," she announced sarcastically.

- When it will be?

He is on a long business trip. When he returns, he did not report to me. But not before autumn,” she replied, not without pleasure.

- That is, not before autumn?

- Sinichkina, go home already. They didn't call you. You interfere with work.

Kira gave the vixen a long look. She stood for a moment and suddenly blurted out:

- Is Alexander Demyanovich in place?

- Why...