High Velocity by Mike Ryan

Author:Mike Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ryan Publishing

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Recker and Vincent were sitting in the waiting room as they waited for the doctor to come out. After leaving the abandoned building, Recker called Vincent and explained the situation. Vincent had him go to a doctor that was on his payroll. Tyrell helped get the wounded men there, then took off as soon as the doctor started checking them out. While they were waiting, Recker called Jones and explained everything that happened up to that point. Dr. Luke was a licensed doctor and had his own practice, but he also did some work off the books and behind closed doors for extra money. He was a very skilled doctor and had done work for Vincent’s organization many times over the years. As long as the money was there, Dr. Luke could be trusted to keep whatever private work he was doing silent.

“Seems like a pretty good setup for an underground doctor,” Recker said, looking around the room. “Not the usual stuff you’d find like no lighting and bars on the windows and things like that.”

Vincent laughed. “That’s because he’s not some hack who happens to hatchet people up on the side. This is his work. He’s a good doctor. We’ve used him many times over the years.”

“Saves on your insurance deductibles I’m sure.”

Vincent smiled. “Not really my main objective in coming here. Secrecy is a much more valuable commodity.”

“So, what are you gonna do if you lose your right-hand man in there?” Recker asked.

“It’s not something I have to worry about right now. Jimmy will pull through. Thank you for helping him through it. We’re lucky you were there.”

“Why did you only send him? Kind of dicey, don’t you think?”

“At the time we thought stealth was the best option. Figured with a meeting like that, it was better to send one man. We weren’t looking to get into a gunfight. Our only goal was getting as much information as possible.”

“How’d that work out for you?”

“Well, we did get some information out of it. We know the meeting was a sham and there is a specific new threat trying to take over the city,” Vincent said. “It must be someone with a high profile who has experience in these types of things.”

“What makes you say that?”

“Only someone who knows what he’s doing and done this type of stuff before would have the patience to sit back and wait, operate in the shadows. People who are new at this overstep their boundaries, they get too eager, make mistakes. They can’t wait to project themselves and show everyone who they are. Can’t wait to make a name for themselves. That’s how I know this person, whoever he is, has power behind them.”

“You’re worried about him,” Recker said. “I can tell.”

“I worry about things I cannot see. That’s why I need to get to the bottom of this quickly, so I can prepare countermeasures.”

“Out of curiosity, would you be willing to concede control over certain parts of the city to prevent a large

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