Perry Rhodan 002 - The Radiant Dome by K. H. Scheer

Author:K. H. Scheer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 2017-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

An unobtrusive looking man sat behind the desk.

He was rather short, youngish in appearance, and he exuded an impression of almost unbelievable harmlessness.

A thin wreath of golden locks circled his bald dome. Here and there near his temples a few white hairs could be seen. His eyes regarded the world around him with a beatific expression.

For the time being, this world consisted solely of a technically perfectly arranged office, almost two miles underground, deep below the permanent ice of Greenland. This was the headquarters of the best organized secret service of the world, the Intelligence Agency. This special organization had been formed during the Cold War and was under the command of NATO. The harmless man behind the desk was the head of this organization, Allan D. Mercant, one of the most feared men of the twentieth century.

A screen lit up.

“The heads of the secret services have arrived, sir.”

“Eastern Bloc and Asiatic Federation?”

“Iwan Martinowitsch Kosselow from the Eastern Bloc and Mao-tsen from the Asiatic Federation,” confirmed the announcer from the communications center. “Lieutenant General Tai-tiang has just landed. He has been escorted to the electrolift already.”

“Well, the whole clan is assembled then,” Mercant nodded and leaned back in his seat. He waited until the screen grew dark before he smiled mildly.

Only a few short weeks ago it would have been absurd even to imagine in one’s wildest dreams the events that were now taking place. The men who once had been the bitterest enemies, the highest in command of the secret service and espionage organizations, were now meeting in the Headquarters of the Western Intelligence Agency. They had a common purpose now—to destroy a common foe.

Mercant’s smile grew suddenly bitter.

And what would happen in case they succeeded in their task? He knew the answer the moment he thought of the question. There was a strange fire in his eyes as he bent forward slightly to push a button.

Another screen lit up. On it the head of a pretty girl became visible. “Mr. Mercant?”

“Please see to it that the three men who have been accommodated in the transfer hotel are called to the conference too. Their names are Captain Klein, Lieutenant Li Tschai-tung and Lieutenant Kosnow. Let them wait in the outer office until I call for them. Is that clear?”

“Perfectly, sir,” The pretty girl nodded, and her picture disappeared from the screen. Mercant stared at the empty screen for another second before he rose from his seat.

This conference room had been chosen other than the one where the plans for the moon expedition had been discussed and decided. This time Mercant had placed the utmost importance on complete secrecy. There was no trace of any hidden microphone or other electronic snooping device; there were no secretly running tape recorders or noiselessly working cameras. The room was small, with only one door and not even an air conditioning system. There was only one vacuum pump that sucked out the used-up air, which was constantly replenished by bottles of compressed air standing in a corner of the room.

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