Today’s excerpt is from Back
To China. While in the bomb bay
of a B-2 on its way to China, Jim calls an assassin not in prison (or dead)
because of Jim. He hires him to take out
a Chinese general responsible for the kidnapping of two scientists working at
Area 51. Enjoy and have a fantastic day.
m.j.
After a
conversation on the subject, Jim was willing to let him go free. Bob had reluctantly agreed and the three
friends left his home…after Bob hit him so hard in the jaw that he broke it in
three places. He knew of course who had
broken his jaw, but not who the beautiful woman and the man with her were.
Part of the
agreement to not turn him in to the authorities was that he would never set
foot in the United States again. He had
kept to that agreement, and in the time since had vowed to take only government
contracts.
Jim had
carefully kept track of the man, named Richard Newton, who had only taken three
contracts since Jim had last seen him.
Knowing where the man lived and his phone number, Jim had Sarah arrange
a phone connect with him…“without him knowing who is calling,” Jim had ordered.
Newton answered
his phone, “This is Richard…may I ask who is calling?”
“Do you
recognize my voice?”
“You sound very
much like a man who let me live—and live somewhere besides a prison.”
“You are correct.”
“May I ask how
you found me?”
“I once told you
that you were good, but I was better.
Simply, I followed the money…your money.
I have a job for you, if you’re interested.”
“Sorry, but I
only do government jobs now…even though I owe you.”
“Yes, I know. Or at least know the job you took for Israel,
and the one from my British friends. I
recommended you for both. From following
your money, I can only guess who the third country was. I would guess it was France, since you have
moved to your present location.”
“I’ll defer
answering your implied question. Thank
you for the Israeli and British jobs.”
“Back to my need
of your services. A gentleman in a large
white house, in the country you have pledged to never to set foot in again, has
a man needing an end to his life.”
“I assume your
phone is secure?”
“It is—and I
know yours is, also.”
“Now how in the
hell do you know that?”
“As I have
stated often, you are good, but…”
“…you are
better. I just have to accept you know
more about me than I do. By the way,
before we discuss business, how are Mr. and Mrs. Becker these days?”
“Michelle is
fine. Bob is presently cuddled up in the
bomb bay of a B-2 with me and two dear friends of mine.”
“I won’t even
ask, because I know you won’t tell me. I
can somehow guess you know the occupant of the building you mentioned
earlier—especially due to your present location. Such a lovely place to hitch a ride could
only have come from someone pretty high up.
So I’ll just ask—who, where, and how much?”
“Thank you for
not asking about my present mode of transportation. Do you speak Mandarin?”
“Oh, good
God. China? Give me a break. To answer your question…hardly at all.”
“I’d suggest you
brush up. His name is General Xi
Rongji. He has been very naughty. But more importantly, a message needs to be
sent to those who authorized his naughtiness.
The fee is five million, which, if you accept the assignment, will be
forwarded to your off-shore account in the next few minutes. Before you ask, the entire amount is being
paid in advance, in case you run into difficulties. I’d like to know your family will be well
cared for. You must have made an
impression on your wife when you kidnapped her.”
When Newton had
escaped in St. Charles, Missouri, he had kidnapped a young woman in the
process. He later sent her a fully-paid
roundtrip package to meet him in Tahiti.
She took the trip, and never returned home.
“You scare me,
sir. By the way, do I get to know who
you are this time?”
“No. Are you interested?”
“Yes, I’ll do
it. I like challenges. A bit of information on how to find him, et
cetera, would be quite beneficial.”
“I’ll see what I
can do. I will email it to you…or have
it done. Study up on your Mandarin.”
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