Deadly Salvage by Don Pendleton

Author:Don Pendleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Published: 2014-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

As they walked back to the hotel from the docks, Bolan and Kournikova separated themselves from the others and took out their respective satellite phones.

She’s probably giving a sitrep to her superiors in Moscow, Bolan thought as he dialed Brognola’s number. The big Fed answered with a brisk “About time you called.”

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say it sounds like you miss me,” Bolan drawled.

“Yeah, right,” Brognola said with a laugh.

“Any new developments?” Bolan asked.

“We know that the Feds sent a contingent of more agents down that way. I figured that was good news. Give you guys some extra help.”

Between meeting up with Kournikova and undertaking the scuba diving mission, Bolan hadn’t had a chance to touch base with Tyler. Now he was curious to know how the pickup had gone, and to check on the FBI man’s latest activities. “It could be. That Tyler guy’s a little inexperienced, and you know how much patience Jack has for greenhorns.”

“Yeah, I can imagine. You find out anything concrete yet?”

“We did a little underwater exploration around Willard Everett’s platform and caused some waves.”

“That floating rig he’s got down there? Give me the coordinates and I’ll set up some round-the-clock satellite surveillance.”

“That’d be good. Something’s up with him, I just don’t know what. We’ll probably go back again tonight for a closer look. Might need some shark repellant, though.”

“Sharks? Are you sure Everett is responsible for them?”

“His men are keeping them interested by dumping blood in the water. And besides the big fish, there’s way too much security around that rig for some kind of movie set. I texted you two names earlier. You get them?”

“I did,” Brognola said. Bolan heard the shuffling of papers over the phone. “Okay, here. Vladimir Zelenkov, ex-Spetsnaz, was accused of too much brutality during their Chechnya campaign, if you can believe that, and retired from the military. He was also involved in that botched hostage rescue at the opera house. Got recruited by the Russian mob soon after and has a reputation for getting the job done.”

“So I’ve heard,” Bolan said. “What about Andrei Rinzihov? Find out anything I don’t already know?”

Brognola sighed heavily. “No, I think you’ve got as much info on him as we do. Jesus, if he’s involved there must be some kind of connection to nukes. You finding anything along those lines?”

“Kournikova says he’s affiliated with Zelenkov now.”

“Probably as a measure of self-preservation. Of the six Soviet nuclear pioneers who were selling out to the highest bidders, he’s the only one left. The others mysteriously perished in a plane crash in the motherland.”

“I remember that one,” Bolan said. “And Rinzihov was supposed to be on the same flight. Anyway, Natalia says she’s down here to look into him.”

“Natalia? Sounds like you two might be getting pretty close,” Brognola said. “But it makes sense they’d send somebody down there to try and finish the job. Still, remember that she’s SVR. I’d trust her about as far as I could throw her.

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