PRIMAL Renegade (A PRIMAL Action Thriller Book 8) (The PRIMAL Series) by Jack Silkstone

Author:Jack Silkstone [Silkstone, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-01T02:00:00+00:00

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INDIAN OCEAN

Four nautical miles east of Mtwapa a Chinese freighter crept through the inky black waters at barely two knots. Rusted and worn, the Zenhai was not an impressive vessel. Classed as a feeder-ship, she was barely a quarter the size of the massive Panamax-class container ships dominating international trade routes. However, with two powerful cranes and a shallow draft, she was perfect for unloading and loading from underdeveloped seaports, an attribute that made her indispensable on the east coast of Africa. Owned by an influential Triad syndicate she frequently carried illicit cargo. For that reason her crew, in particular the command team, were highly vigilant.

On the bridge the captain sipped tea from a china cup as he studied the radar screen.

“Can you see them?” asked an impatient voice from behind him.

He shook his head. “No, Kehua, the only contact is a tanker coming from the north.” He turned to face the Triad gangster who had boarded his ship in Maputo. “If they do not appear within the hour we will press on. I will not risk the ship to pirates.”

Kehua was a compact brute of a man with cruel features befitting his chosen occupation. Armed with a Chinese-made Type 81 assault rifle and dressed in black fatigues and an assault vest, he and his six men were responsible for securing the illicit cargo scheduled to have been loaded an hour ago. “Do not concern yourself with pirates. My men will deal with anyone who tries to board us. We will wait until the boat appears.”

The captain nodded, not about to challenge the criminal. He had heard rumors of what happened when you failed to meet your contractual commitments to the Triads. More to the point, he would not risk the six hundred thousand yuan he’d been promised for delivering the shipment. He turned his attention back to the radar.

As the green beam swept around the scope a blip appeared to the west at the extent of the radar’s range. A dozen more sweeps and he could see it was moving steadily toward them. “Contact, twenty five miles out.”

Kehua stepped closer so he could see the radar. “Is it them?”

“I assume so. But, we will not know until they get closer.” He glanced out through the freighter’s windows and saw it was raining. That was good; rain reduced visibility making it harder for the Kenyan authorities to spot the transfer.

The gangster took a pair of binoculars from the ship’s console and made his way to the port flying bridge. The captain watched him struggle to push the door open against the wind. Their contact was still fifteen to twenty minutes from visual range. But, who was he to tell the Triad lieutenant how to do his job. If Kehua wanted to stand outside in the cold that was fine with him. Glancing back at the scope he spotted another contact slightly to the right of the first. It appeared on the outer edge of the scope for a few revolutions of the beam then disappeared.

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