The Jade Stratagem (A Mitch Herron Thriller—Book 6) by Steve P. Vincent

Author:Steve P. Vincent [Vincent, Steve P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2022-01-09T23:00:00+00:00

Herron winced as a gust of wind hit him and caused him to swing in mid-air. With a little work, he braced his legs against the wall of the tower he’d rappelled down and gritted his teeth as he waited for the wind to recede. It took a few seconds, but soon it calmed enough that he could continue down to the target apartment.

“Couldn’t live on the ground floor, could you?” Herron muttered to himself as he continued his descent, which had started at the top of one of Hong Kong’s many apartment mega towers. “Asshole.”

Zoe, Cheung, and the other protest leaders had asked him to question a senior member of the Hong Kong Police Force – a Chinese stooge responsible for oppression of the protestors – about the route thousands of Chinese troops would take into Hong Kong. They needed to know if the troops would arrive by land, sea, or air, so they could swarm the area with protestors.

Scooping up the cop and getting him to a secure location to beat some answers out of him would take some magic. This Inspector Lao was well protected. He travelled in a convoy of a dozen police in several vehicles, while at his office and at his apartment, he was guarded by two officers loyal to the mainland. It was nothing a rifle couldn’t handle, but Zoe, Cheung, and the others wanted the information Lao could provide.

That made a simple job infinitely harder.

Herron gripped the line with one hand and smoothly and easily lowered himself to the right level. It was slow going, and he had to be careful to not let any further gusts blow him in front of a window and expose him. Otherwise, he just had to hope the black tactical gear that he wore would shield him from any keen eyes in another tower.

Down and down and down he continued. He paused now and then to brace against more threatening gusts of wind until finally he reached the target – level twenty-two. Suspended in mid-air, he assessed the target residence and decided it was safe enough to land on the balcony.

Herron manoeuvred himself on the zipline and, using a little of his own momentum, he landed on the tiled surface as softly as a cat, barely making a sound. He tied off the zipline to the balcony rail; he’d need it again to get out of the apartment, and he wanted to know exactly where it was when the time came.

Crouched down, he drew the silenced pistol the leaders of the protest movement had provided. The lights inside the apartment were turned on, which both gave him the ability to see in and destroyed the ability of anyone inside to see out, but it was no real advantage. The television was on and there was a half-finished beer on a side table next to the sofa, but he couldn’t see his target.

He stayed low, beneath the balcony side rail and behind a decorative trellis, covered both from anyone looking out of the apartment or across from another building.

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