Heroes of Afghanistan: Retribution by Eric Meyer

Author:Eric Meyer [Meyer, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Men's Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, War & Military, Genre Fiction, War, Thriller
Amazon: B016DWZFNK
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2015-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Cursed greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused - Virgil

Bellweather was worried. There'd been no word from Siddiq's cousin, and the MQ-9 Reaper had still not finished refueling and rearming. It meant he had no direct oversight of the events in Khost. If things had gone well, Khan would have reported in. There'd been no call. He dialed the cop's cellphone, and it answered immediately.

"Khan."

"Bellweather. What's going on, where are you?"

"I'm in Jalalabad. I've been waiting for a call, but there's been nothing so far. I'll give him a call."

Several minutes later, Khan called back. "There's a problem."

The diplomat sighed.

There’s always a problem with these fucking pinhead camel jockeys.

"What problem?"

"Stoner and his friends, they got out, and they’re loose inside the house. There's a standoff right now. Plus, they have Rasool."

"Aw, shit, can't anyone do anything right? Siddiq, what happens if they get out of there? They could get clean away, and all this is for nothing."

"Impossible, there's no way they can get out."

"Are you prepared to stake your share on that?"

A pause. "No."

"No. Here's what you're gonna do. Get a squad of your cops together, platoon strength sounds about right. How many men is that, ten, fifteen?"

"Twenty, but that will strip most of my men from Jalalabad. What would you have me to with this platoon?"

"You drive to Khost, and if they manage to escape, block the road to let them come to you."

"Are you sure it’ll work? The Kabul police instituted a roadblock, and they went around it.”

“They were expecting it. They won’t be expecting this. Just set up a regular roadblock, some kind of document check or whatever. Let them drive straight to you, and when they do, arrest them. Just like a regular cop.”

“I am a regular cop.”

“Of course,” he said quickly, “And a damn good one.”

These fucking Afghans and their pride; like a bunch of semi-literate schoolgirls.

“They may not get away, but I wouldn’t count on it with this Stoner. Don't miss them, Siddiq. You do, and you can forget that jet, and anything else you planned to spend the money on."

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