Into the Treeline by John F. Mullins

Author:John F. Mullins [Mullins, John F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2004-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

Copely was waiting for him when he got back to Hue. Must be getting important, thought Jim. Last time I landed here I had to hitch a ride. Now the POIC himself meets me.

“Well,” he demanded, once they had gotten into the jeep, “what did the ROIC have to say?”

“He seemed to be pretty happy,” Jim responded, enjoying the look of confusion written across the older man’s features. “Asked if I was getting the support I needed,” he lied. “I told him I was, of course.”

Copely shot him a look that he interpreted as gratitude. “Well,” he said, “Of course. We’re all fighting the same war, why shouldn’t you get all the support you need? You’re an important member of the team here, Jim. And I want to take this opportunity to add my thanks to those of the ROIC for the job you’re doing.”

You cynical old asshole, Jim thought. You were more than willing to give me up when you thought the ROIC was pissed. Is there any such thing as being able to trust anyone? he wondered. Aloud he said, “Why thank you, sir. I do appreciate that, coming from a man such as you.” Let him read that as he pleases, he thought. “By the way, you don’t mind if I start making those changes we talked about around the Embassy House, do you? Just to improve security a little bit? I’m sure we’d all sleep better if we felt a little bit more safe.”

“What? Why, of course not. You’re the expert, after all. Just try to disrupt things as little as you can, that’s all. After all, we still have our jobs to do in the meantime.” If he felt uneasy at giving carte blanche to the man he privately regarded as a fanatic he did not let it show on his face.

“Thank you, sir. We’ll start right away. Tomorrow, if you don’t mind. I’d like to get all the Americans together first. At five o’clock, before breakfast. That way we won’t disrupt the duty day. We can do all our training before and after regular duty hours. Will that be all right?”

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