Terror: Zeb Carter Series, Book 4 by Ty Patterson

Author:Ty Patterson [Patterson, Ty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifty-Seven

‘Your men failed,’ Smith accused Williams over the video call.

‘Yes,’ the Europe man acknowledged. ‘Carter and his people reacted so fast; they took my teams by surprise.’

‘Your men could have anticipated that. After all, you yourself, said this American is very good.’

‘Enough,’ Leslie nipped the argument before it could escalate.

The three of them weren’t equal in their relationship. The Asia man had come up with the idea. He had then met the Europe man at a security event and the two men, over drinks, had bonded.

Their countries weren’t friendly and that gave them the best cover. No one would ever suspect that the two men would or could work together.

Williams had grasped the enormity of Leslie’s idea immediately and had promised to provide the engineers. The two had then sought out Smith, again, a perfect foil, because it was unimaginable to the world that the three men could agree on anything, let alone collaborate.

Smith was wary initially, but when the two men explained the plan to him, he became an enthusiastic supporter. He brought money, lots of it. He provided the North American centers where the List and Content teams were housed. But he was an inferior partner. Leslie and Williams were in control and they subtly let Smith know that, time and again.

‘What’s done is done. It’s behind us,’ The Asia man carried on. ‘We’ve all been in the game for a long time. We know every mission isn’t successful. There are setbacks. This is one, but it doesn’t change anything.’

‘No, it doesn’t,’ Williams assented.

‘Except that Carter’s alert now,’ Smith replied defiantly. ‘He’ll know these attacks aren’t a coincidence.’

‘He knew that already, after Chernihiv,’ Leslie said placatingly. ‘Let’s put this in perspective. One of Williams’ team escaped –’

‘They’re dead,’ the Europe man interjected. ‘No loose ends. And the second team, all of them are dead. There’s nothing to connect those men to us.’

‘Correct,’ Leslie said. ‘We lost nothing there, except a few good men. Let’s not lose sight of our goal. We need to keep the momentum going. We need to amp up the killings in America.’

‘I’ll take care of that,’ Smith replied. ‘But we need some distraction. Perhaps some lone-wolf shooters in South America and Asia?’

‘Perfect. I’ll take care of the Asia end.’

‘Your man in Indonesia…he’s on alert?’

‘I’ve two men, Keling and Zhen,’ Leslie laughed, ‘as you know. Both are alert. In fact, they are looking to set a trap if Carter shows up. I’ll send them the American’s photographs so they’ll know whom to look for.’

‘They are good men?’

‘The best. Zhen and I have worked together several times in the past. I trust him fully. Keling’s good too. The fact that very few in the West have heard of them, speaks of their capabilities.

‘Great. Tomas and Jake are alert too. They haven’t been told of anything that went down. Stay sharp, those are their orders. In any case, Williams and I can check out for ourselves when we visit those centers.’

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