Death & Back_Crime & Action Thriller Series by Rob Aspinall

Author:Rob Aspinall [Aspinall, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-10T22:00:00+00:00

Detective Clarke waits in a dark-blue Audi A4. He's parked up under a railway bridge on a gravel road. I stop with my driver’s door next to his.

We wind down our windows.

Clarke is halfway through a foot-long Subway. He dumps it on his lap and wipes a spot of mayo off his mouth. “I hope this is gonna be worth it.”

I grab one of the bundles of stolen cash and hand it over. I don’t let him know I’ve got more.

Clarke takes it, suspicious.

"Courtesy of Matheson Haulage," I say.

"What do you mean?"

"They're part of it. A big part of it." I point at the cash. "There was a hell of a lot more than that. And merchandise, too."

"Got a sample?" Clarke asks.

"Afraid I’m gonna need it. But the money should get you started. Evidence, right?"

"Not exactly," Clarke says.

He stares at the money like Mandy used to look at presents I got her she didn't like.

The soup-maker.

The draught excluder.

The ring with the bloodstain on it.

But that's another story.

"Alright," I say. "It's a foot in the door, at least. They were clearing out when I got there, but there's gotta be a trail. Maybe you can bug their offices. All they know is I nicked it. They don't know I'm helping you out."

Clarke stashes the cash in his glovebox. "What are you gonna do next?"

I smile and step on the accelerator. I pull away, tyres skidding on the gravel. I find Randall's number on my phone and dial. The line rings for what seems like an age.

I'm about to hang up when he answers. “Uh, hello?"

"Chris," I say. "It's your old mate Charlie. How are you doing?"

"Charlie, um, what do you want?"

"I wanna meet. Me and you. No one else.”

"And why would I wanna do that?"

"Because I've got some of your drugs. And I doubt you want 'em falling into the wrong hands."

"Whose hands would those be?"

"I dunno, say, the porky pigs?"

"Ah, so that's what the raid was all about? You want a payday."

"You said it yourself. Better than waiting on tables."

"Haven't you stolen enough of our money already?"

"I prefer the word acquired."

"And this has got nothing to do with the building site?"

"It wasn't personal, Chris. I stuck my nose in and got what was coming. I shouldn't have opened that trailer."

"I did try and warn you."

"Yeah, but you know what I'm like. Just make sure you come alone."

"I haven't agreed yet."

"Good lad," I say. "I'll text you the time and place."

I hang up on the bastard. Some of these gangs have tracing technology. You can't be too careful. Now all I need to do is find somewhere to meet.

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