Black Harvest (Noah Wolf Book 13) by David Archer

Author:David Archer [Archer, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-23T23:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Noah pulled up and parked the Charger at the restaurant a few minutes before seven. “You girls in place?”

“All set,” Jenny replied through the subcoms. “Your man Conley is about three tables over from us, with three other men.”

“Good,” Noah said. “I’m coming in.”

He got out of the car and walked through the doors, spotting Conley and Mayweather instantly. There were two other men with them. One of them looked to be in his seventies or possibly older, and the other was probably in his early fifties. Noah walked past Jenny and Renée as he made his way toward the table, and then Conley spotted him and broke into a smile.

“And here he is,” Conley said loudly. “The man of the hour. Rob Townsend, I’d like to introduce Albert Carrigan and Hank Schlatter. They’re two of the top partners in our company.”

Carrigan, the older man, rose from his seat and smiled as he extended a hand toward Noah. “Mr. Townsend,” he said, “it is genuinely a pleasure to meet you. I’ve been sitting here for the last fifteen minutes hearing such praise for you that I almost feel like I’m making the acquaintance of a celebrity.”

Noah smiled modestly. “I think the pleasure’s all mine,” he said. “I’m just grateful for the opportunities.”

Schlatter also stood and shook his hand. “Mr. Townsend.”

“Mr. Schlatter, it’s a pleasure.”

They sat and a waiter came to take their orders. They all ordered the steaks that the restaurant was famous for and drinks from the bar, and then they were relatively alone.

“Mr. Carrigan,” Noah began, but the old man held up a hand.

“It’s just Albert,” he said. “We are all partners, so we are all equals.”

Noah grinned in acquiescence. “Very well, Albert,” he resumed. “May I ask where you’re from?”

“Certainly,” Carrigan said. “I live in New Jersey, not too far from New York City. I manage the eastern branch of our operation. I understand you’ll be coming up to pay me a visit very soon, to implement your new logistics into our firm. I just wanted to come down and meet you, and perhaps discuss some of your ideas.”

“I’d be glad to,” Noah said. “You know, organ transport is a very big business. Getting the harvested organs to the people who need them in time is critical. With some of the new technology available today, the old standard of being able to reach the recipient within four hours has been extended, and we will have that new technology available very shortly. Once we do, we could conceivably provide organs throughout the entire western hemisphere.”

Carrigan nodded. “So I understand, and that is a very large part of our business, of course. However, are you aware that there are other segments? I’m thinking that some of your ideas might be adaptable to those, as well.”

Noah narrowed his eyes. “Okay,” he said cautiously. “I’m not sure I know what you mean.”

Carrigan glanced at Conley, who was sitting to Noah’s right. Conley leaned close to Noah.

“We don’t just sell parts,” he whispered.

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