The Inca Con: A Rex Dalton Thriller by Ryan JC

Author:Ryan, JC [Ryan, JC]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2019-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

BEFORE THEY SET up their sting, it would be Luciana’s role to get buy-in from the Ministry of Culture, the tourism department, and the state and regional police. Rex’s idea was complex and required the blessing of the authorities. In addition, it required cooperation from the Ministry in the form of an audacious request that meant the Ministry must trust them. Rex wanted to borrow a couple of genuine priceless antiquities.

But before that could happen, he had to gain Luciana’s unmitigated trust, the plan had to be rock-solid, and the villagers had to buy into it and cooperate. Rex had already decided he would stay in the village for as long as it took to plan and execute what he had in mind. The Markses, however, were long overdue for their return to the States. Rex wasted no time in outlining his plan and asking the Markses if they were in or out for the duration.

“I don’t really need you two to be here to execute my plan,” he explained. “But I’d welcome your participation.”

Flo answered for herself and her husband when she said, “We’ve never been involved in anything so exciting! We're not going to miss it for the world.” Her rosy cheeks and shining eyes confirmed her seriousness and excitement.

Rex looked at Barry. “Are you sure? It could get dangerous.”

Barry scoffed. “Like Flo told you. We’re not going anywhere. We’ll see this through to the end.”

Rex smiled. “That’s the spirit.”

He then explained his plan in detail. “We’re not only going to get your money back, we’re going to bankrupt them, put them out of business permanently. They won't ever do this again. And then, just for good measure, we’re going to have the Peruvians arrest them for doing it in the first place.”

By the time he’d laid it out and secured Luciana’s assurances that she thought it would work and that she might be able to get the authorities to go along with it, Digger was insisting it was time to eat. Flo excused herself to go and trade for fresh food from the village women, and Rex bribed Digger to work first by showing him the Kong.

Luciana followed and watched the exercises with interest.

“He is so smart!” she exclaimed, when Rex had finally let Digger have the toy. “He is a police dog, no?”

“No, not at all. He's just a very clever service dog,” Rex said.

Fortunately, she didn’t ask why Rex needed a service dog. He would have hated to lie to her.

Digger always knew when people were talking about him. He dropped the Kong at Rex’s feet and began to flirt with Luciana instead, first play-bowing, and then putting his head on her knee and looking at her soulfully.

She laughed and petted his big head, scratching between his ears until Digger almost swooned with pleasure. “I like dogs,” she said.

Rex answered, “Well, this one likes you. I’ll have to be careful or he’ll leave me for you.”

She smiled. Digger was looking at him with a big smile, too.

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