13 KGB by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

‘What?’

‘I was talking to someone.’ Eggs.

‘Am I going to be able to reach you?’

‘Only by phone.’ I gave him the number and he sounded relieved. ‘I commend your fortitude,’ I said.

‘You know you can get me thrown out, don’t you?’

‘Yes.’

He wasn’t joking. The director in the field is expected to keep control of the executive in terms of his whereabouts in every phase of the mission providing the executive can remain in signals with him. I was going to remain in signals but I wasn’t going to tell him where I’d gone to ground and that left him way out on a limb and Bureau One could cut off his career the moment he got back to London for final debriefing.

Hiss from the kitchen as the eggs went into the pan. ‘Look,’ I said carefully, ‘I think you know when any given DIF runs me through a mission he’s likely to lose track if that’s how I want things to go. Shepley knows it too. I don’t think he’ll come down on you if I can’t bring this one home. And if I can, you’ll be an overnight saint.’

He didn’t say anything for a bit. ‘You could be pushing your luck. And mine. But I wish you well.’

I liked his manners. We were moving very fast now into the end-phase of the mission because Gorbachev’s scheduled arrival was tomorrow morning and I’d have to do a lot of work and take a lot of calculated risks and if I went down with a shot in the spine or ran foul of East German Intelligence and had to pop the capsule or got washed up on a rubbish tip for the want of a better grave he was leaving me with a last signal I could take comfort in as the dark came down; I wish you well.

‘I’ll remember that.’

‘When you’re not there to answer the phone, will anyone else?’

‘Yes. Gunter Blum.’

‘Is he a professional?’

‘No, but he’s totally reliable and he’ll do anything to get that pass.’

‘For his wife?’

‘That’s right. Use German; he hasn’t any English.’

‘More?’

‘Just one thing - I had to abandon the BMW. It’s red hot and the police will be keeping a long-distance watch on it for a while and then they’ll impound it and inform the rental company. I assume they can’t trace, it back to you.’

‘I used a sleeper with false papers. How soon do you want another car?’

‘Not yet, but have one standing by and I’ll tell you where to leave it for me.’

‘Any specific model?’

‘Something fast.’

‘Anything else?’

‘No. I’ll keep in contact, don’t worry.’

Over and out.

Gunter put the tray on the kitchen table for me and I told him to sit down while I was eating. ‘Listen to me. Today and perhaps tonight I’m going to ask you to drive me wherever I want to go. I shan’t ask you to follow anyone or break the speed limit or the law in any way, but I might want to take over the cab and leave you behind in the street.

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