Dead America - The Portland Gambit Part 1 (Dead America - The Northwest War Book 13) by Derek Slaton

Author:Derek Slaton [Slaton, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

The foursome continued to sit around the living room, enjoying their chips and a moment of rest. The radio chirped up again, interrupting their peace.

"Hey Jinx, you there buddy?" Corporal Parker's voice crackled through the radio.

Jinx responded, "What you got for me?"

"I'm just going to put Dave on," Parker said. Jinx could hear the radio rustling about for a moment before Dave came on the line.

"Hey man, is this Jinx?" Dave asked.

"The one and only. What did you find for me?" Jinx replied.

Dave's voice was steady. "Alright now look, I was only able to get so low into the neighborhood, but I scanned a few houses and found a couple of grills. I couldn't tell if they were gas or charcoal though. But they're sitting right on the back porches of several houses, so you can't really miss them."

Jinx couldn't hide his disappointment. "Oh well, I appreciate you taking a look for me."

"Woah now, I ain't done yet," Dave said quickly.

"My apologies. Do continue," Jinx encouraged.

"Now that street that you're on right now, it runs straight into Main street eventually. If you go down it, when you hit Ninth street, you're going to find some houses on the right side of the road that you need to check out," Dave instructed.

"What makes you say that?" Jinx asked.

"I can't see inside them, at least not where I need to look, but I'm pretty sure they have gas inside," Dave explained.

"What makes you say that?" Jinx said.

"I used to do surveying back in the day for gas companies, among others. And I recognize some of the markers they have on the ground, and I'm pretty confident they're for gas lines," Dave stated.

"If you had to put a number on it?" Jinx inquired.

"I'm about eighty percent sure," Dave admitted.

"Not the best I've heard," Jinx muttered.

"Hey, it's a higher percentage of confidence than I had about my first wife," Dave joked.

"You're not really winning me over here, Dave," Jinx said, unimpressed. Dave let out a chuckle before continuing.

"Yeah, I know, and I'm sorry. I wish I could be a hundred percent sure. But I looked all up and down that neighborhood and I think this is going to be your best bet to get a big boom," Dave assured.

Jinx contemplated for a moment before responding, "Alright Dave, I appreciate your candor. Go ahead and fly back, and be ready for when I need you."

"Copy that," Dave acknowledged. Jinx pocketed the radio before turning to the men, who heard the entire conversation.

Calvin asked, "We're really rolling out on eighty percent?"

"It's higher than we usually get," Burch remarked.

Jinx asserted, "We're going to hope it's gas. If not, we're going to have to dive into the bag that Fingers gave us." Zion nodded before tossing the bag to Jinx, who immediately began going through it.

"Yeah, I think we can make it work. Come on, let's get up there," Jinx decided. Zion pulled the bookcase away from the door before the four of them walked outside. They didn't run up the street but moved at a jogging pace, knowing they had to move quickly.

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