"What?" I said, suspicion starting to rise in me. "When did they start coming after you?"
The Gasman asked Iggy tentatively if it was after the oil-slick Hummer crash, which made Iggy recall the event. The Gasman then speculated that it might have been more related to the bomb, and Iggy agreed, noting that the bomb definitely seemed to upset whoever was after them. The conversation hints at a series of dangerous events targeting the characters, building suspense in the story."