JET - Reckoning by Russell Blake

Author:Russell Blake [Blake, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Murder, Conspiracies, Action & Adventure, Thrillers & Suspense, Spies & Politics, Crime, Assassinations, Thrillers, Terrorism, Thriller & Suspense, Pulp, Thriller, Vigilante Justice, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense
ISBN: 9781301449859
Amazon: B00AKQ9Q72
Publisher: Reprobatio Ltd
Published: 2013-12-03T11:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

“We have to kidnap him. It’s the quickest way to learn the truth.”

Jet was driving, dawn breaking as they crossed the Rocky Mountains, Grand Junction, Colorado just south of them. So far the trek had been smooth, no snow, Las Vegas come and gone in a blur, the road across Utah well-maintained and empty other than trucks carrying the nation’s necessities across the mountains.

“You recognize that won’t be as easy as it sounds, right? I mean, the man is the head of a powerful security force – his own private army,” Alan countered.

“Doesn’t matter. And what do you want to bet that the very last thing that ever occurred to him would be that someone would come after him? I researched him on the web. Very low profile guy. You could mention his name or his company to a thousand people and nobody would know either. And he’s not a spook. He’s a businessman.”

“Whose main product is exporting death. I know. ‘Security.’” Alan held up his hands.

“You got any better ideas?”

“Not really. But it just seems that’s the most radical possible approach.”

“Exactly. We take him, we extract the information, and then we pursue whoever he’s working for.”

“And what do we do with him once we’re done?” Alan asked as he flipped the sun visor down to shield his eyes from the morning rays.

“I think you know the answer to that.”

They rode in silence for another half hour, admiring the mountain scenery, and then they stopped at a convenience store in the tiny berg of Parachute and bought coffee and rolls.

“At least we have the element of surprise. That’s a big advantage.” Alan continued the conversation as though they’d only taken a pause. Jet was happy to see that as he thought about it, he was beginning to see the wisdom of her approach. “The question is what kind of safeguards he has in place.”

“That’s just logistics. All targets are vulnerable. We’ll watch him until we see his weak spot. We may actually be overthinking this. It’s entirely possible that he has minimal security, because he’s just a simple businessman earning a living the American way. I mean, we know that he sends murderers to other countries to kill on contract, but I bet he doesn’t advertise it. Probably goes to church, pets dogs, takes the kids to soccer on Saturdays.”

“He doesn’t have any kids. I checked,” Alan observed. “No wife, either.”

“Whatever. You know what I mean.”

They left the store and Alan stretched by the car. “My back is already killing me from sitting in that seat,” he complained.

“I told you – sleep on the back seat. Might be more comfortable.”

“How do you manage to stay so perky? You slept in the damned thing, too.”

“All my clean living. That, and I’m almost a foot shorter than you. I think they built this model for us smaller people, not you towering circus freaks.”

He grinned at Jet. “I’m pretty average height.”

“If you’re on a basketball team, maybe.”

The rest of the day was

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