{"id":3895,"date":"2025-06-10T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:28:41","slug":"3895","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3895","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is it, boy?\u201d Mills asked, kneeling beside him. That\u2019s when he noticed something odd: tiny ventilation holes, barely visible along the seam of the suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>Airport personnel gathered as the suitcase was removed from the pile and carefully set on a secure inspection table. A supervisor arrived. 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