Studying Scarlett the Grey by Kelle Z Riley

Author:Kelle Z Riley [Riley, Kelle Z.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kelle Z Riley
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“This trip he’s acting as a courier, nothing more,” Matthew said hours later as he drove Bree back to Plainville where her car waited at Trader Jack’s.

“Why would they use a trained scientist to shuttle money around?”

Matthew shrugged. “I’m inclined to believe it was a reward for good behavior. He does a small job for them and gets a vacation in return. Maybe the trail of the regular pickup guy was getting too hot. A family draws less attention. And very few would jeopardize their wife and daughter to double cross their handlers.”

According to the plan Zed had shared, his job was to drive with his family to Navy Pier, park the car in a designated spot, and spend a couple of hours enjoying the sights with his wife and daughter. The crowded parking lot created the ideal cover for another operative to retrieve the money and disappear.

“Are you sure we can track his movements?”

“Sure as I am with anything in this business.” Matthew squeezed her hand before returning both of his hands to the steering wheel. “We switched out the cash for an identical set of packets with currency we can track. Grant provided a bumblebee drone designed to follow the money.”

“What about Dr. Chan? I’m not ready to trust him completely yet.”

Matthew’s smile was grim. “Nor am I. But I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.”

“Because of his family.”

“No, because of the incident in the North Sea.” Bree waited, searching her memory while giving him the time he clearly needed.

Shortly after recruiting her, Matthew had recounted how, but not why, he’d burned his cover and left his official agency. After he’d posed as a lab technician on an offshore oil drilling platform visited by Zed, the rig had exploded.

News media covering the accident called for tighter industry regulations. Meanwhile, the government hid the fact that the explosion had been a weapons test by a terrorist cell. Zed’s cell.

Bree stole a glance at Matthew. “I remember what you told me. And?”

“I believe he tried to save lives that day. I wasn’t the only one rushed off the platform because of injuries or illness.” He turned to her. “I need to cross reference the men taken off the platform versus the ones who remained. Look at their political loyalties. Public records of statements made. Everything.”

“Can you even get to those records legally?”

“I still have contacts.”

Bree dropped the matter, knowing from the look on his face what his next reply would be. “It’s need to know. And I don’t. Right?”

A smile lit his face. “It’s better for you this way.”

“Fine. What about the other government agents at the safe house? Do you trust them?”

Something unreadable flickered in his eyes. “With my life.”

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