The Chop Shop by Heffernan Christopher

Author:Heffernan, Christopher [Heffernan, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-05-21T07:00:00+00:00

“Bloody hell,” Private Ganders said. He stared down at the five corpses.

“You've said that how many times now?” Richard said.

“I've just never heard of anybody throwing a bloody toddler off the twentieth floor of a building before. And those people over there keep looking at us like we're their dinner for tonight. Maybe they're cannibals.”

Michael shrugged. “I don't know. People around here have to eat something.”

“There's a lot of stray dogs about. Maybe they eat them,” Richard said.

“And the dogs probably eat the dead,” Ganders said.

A group of youths on bicycles gathered at the edge of the muddy field, faces half hidden by hoodies and scarves.

“They're sizing us up for sure. We should just light them up. God damn gang territory.”

“Shut up already. Go and sit in the vehicle if it's too much. You sure find a lot of trouble, Detectives. What happened here?” Corporal Hill said.

“Corporal, I don't even want to write the fucking report for this, let alone try to explain. I think this one is best left off the records,” Michael said.

A Molotov cocktail shattered ten meters short of their position and spread fire across the ground. Another followed, but missed again.

“Your call. Did you get what we needed?” Hill said.

Michael flashed him the page in his notebook. “It's right smack bang in the middle of some very bad areas. Somebody from the station could've come along at any time and turned this guy over, but nobody has until now, right when we're absolutely desperate to get something done.”

“We are a little understaffed,” Richard said.

“A little? You're joking. We're grabbing at straws. Look, no more Assurer contract, no more job. There are people out there just looking to shaft us. This thing here spits 40mm shells. We'll find away,” Hill said, slapping the side of the infantry fighting vehicle.”

A policeman fired a tear gas canister at the youths. They cycled off as soon as the gas began to disperse.

“I'll tell you what, we roll up short of gang territory, scout the place out a bit and then move in for a quick snatch and grab. Do it right, and we'll be in and out before the whole place comes down on our heads.”

“Whatever we pin on them has to stick, okay? I don't want to go into the station later on and find you've written them up for making chemical weapons and planning terrorist attacks across London,” Michael said.

“Relax, you worry too much. My section and I have this in hand; just follow our lead and it'll be fine.”

Fire engulfed one of the corpses, and then spread to another.

“Ah, Christ,” Richard muttered. He pinched his nose. “How do you intend to scout the area out in police uniforms, Hill? Are you going to go up to their fort, ring their fucking doorbell and ask them if they'd like to answer some questions?”

“Nah, that'll be Michael's job. You've got just the right look, Mike. You look like enough of a pussy not to be a threat. They'll see you and probably won't even care.

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