Anhur by Wayne Marinovich

Author:Wayne Marinovich [Marinovich, Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Umduzu Publishing
Published: 2019-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Powell, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA – 2043

The fly tickled his temple as it walked down to his cheek to the corner of his mouth. Rolling the cigarette in his teeth, Andrei lifted the Zippo and flicked the top open with a clink. The fly moved off into the blue evening sky. A large fire flicked shadows up onto the nearby wall of the abandoned, roofless church. Embers twisted upwards as Andrei leaned back on the concrete steps that led up to what was left of the marble altar. Taking a long draw on the cigarette, he felt his chest constricting as he fought off the urge to cough. Enough blood had been spilt that way. Sitting forward, he looked around the church floor at the soldiers, settling onto their constructed army cots.

‘I’m still waiting for an answer, warlord,’ Captain Alonso said, standing on one of the steps below Andrei’s feet.

‘Captain, I told you to stop calling me that. Andrei will do fine out here in the field.’

‘So you’ve been out in the field before then?’

‘You could say that, captain.’

‘Bloody hell, Alonso. I told you the man worked for the Russian FSB. That means he’s more than qualified to be here with us. Admittedly, his age means that we will have to go a little slower,’ Elijah said.

Andrei removed the cigarette from his mouth with his thumb and forefinger, staring at Elijah. He blew the smoke out through his nose, and a little smile appeared.

‘No disrespect, of course,’ Elijah said, with a nod of his head. ‘While I don’t believe we need you here, the people who pay me have made it clear. If I want my money, I have to take you along with me.’

‘More haste, less speed, Bounty Hunter,’ Andrei said. ‘Now that I’m here, we can take our time. Gibbs will come to me. I have a contact who will pass him messages from me every few days on a satphone I know he possesses.’

‘How can you possibly know that?’ Captain Alonso said. ‘And why haven’t we brought this contact in for questioning?’

‘You had his daughter in custody. I helped her escape from your NAG silly base. I earned her trust, and she put me in touch with her father who speaks to Gibbs. He will tell me what I need to know.’

‘I will have you arrested for interfering and assisting a criminal to escape,’ the captain said, his face darkening as he folded his arms.

‘Shut up, Alonso,’ Elijah said. ‘We have another great lead handed to us, and you want to mess it all up.’

‘Don’t tell me to shut up. You mind your place here. I represent the NAG.’

Elijah waved him away with a flick of his hand. ‘Andrei, do you trust the contact?’

‘I have no reason not to.’

‘When was the last time you spoke to this man?’

‘I spoke to him yesterday morning. He’s a man who’s been tracking Gibbs’s movements around the country, mostly from people’s accounts of the Hooded Man. He spoke to Gibbs only a month ago.

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