Covert Assassin by Ethan Jones

Author:Ethan Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Knightsville Books
Published: 2019-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-four

Al-Zemrah, Iraq

It turned out that no extraction would be necessary, whether metaphoric or literal.

Isaac listened carefully to Justin’s and Carrie’s long, detailed account without interruption. When they were finished, he heaved a deep sigh. “Perhaps I should have told you the whole truth.”

Justin’s frown deepened. “They were al-Qaeda fighters?”

Isaac cocked his head and shrugged. “Not exactly. Technically, they could be, but they operate under a different name.”

Justin shook his head. “What name?”

“The New People’s Front.”

“Really? And how are they not al-Qaeda?”

Carrie said, “They’re financed and trained in Pakistan and Yemen, by al-Qaeda affiliates.”

“Yes, and that’s why I said ‘technically.’”

“Well, semantics aside, you should have told us who we were transporting and why.”

“It would have made no difference. The ambush was planned—”

“Quite the opposite, Isaac. It would have made a world of a difference. For starters, I would not have agreed to provide safe passage to terrorists.”

“You had no choice.”

“I did, but you tricked me. This wasn’t our deal.”

Isaac shook his head. “I didn’t trick you,” he said in a firm voice. “I just didn’t tell you everything, but I didn’t have to. I told you enough to get your job done. And you didn’t complete it.”

Justin stepped closer to Isaac. “Did you miss the part about us driving into an ambush?”

“No, I paid attention. Like I said, it was unavoidable.”

Justin shook his head but did not say anything. He cursed the turn of events, then asked, “Why didn’t you escort those terrorists?”

“I had more important matters here in the village.”

“Such as?” Carrie said in a demanding voice.

“Such as none of your business,” Isaac replied in about the same tone.

“None of your men could be trusted with this assignment?” Justin said.

“Right. It was very sensitive and dangerous.”

“Do you suspect someone is a traitor?”

Isaac did not answer right away, seemingly wondering whether he should tell the truth. “Yes, the doctor.”

“He’s the one who called the terrorists’ friends, giving them the heads-up, so they could organize the ambush?”

“It appears so, but I have no evidence to support that theory.”

Justin nodded. “We might have the evidence.” He waved one of the cellphones. “It belonged to one of the dead al-Qaeda fighters. Perhaps we can connect the doctor to this phone number or another number in the phone’s log.”

Isaac nodded. “I’m glad you’re sharing the intel—”

“Not so fast, Isaac. Was that your goal, to expose whoever was betraying you?”

“No, that wasn’t it, Justin. I didn’t plan to send you into an ambush so I could test my men and see who, if any, was the traitor. In hindsight, the result is welcomed.” A grin stretched across Isaac’s face.

Justin clenched his teeth. He felt Isaac was lying to them and believed the Mossad operative had dispatched them exactly for the purpose of drawing out the traitor. But Justin had no proof to support his conclusions. In their situation, it was highly unlikely he was going to find more evidence.

Carrie said, “One thing I don’t understand: why is Mossad helping al-Qaeda, one of the worst terrorist networks, and the enemy of nearly everyone?”

Isaac shook his head.

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