The Project 05 - The Tesla Secret by Lukeman Alex

Author:Lukeman, Alex [Lukeman, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

Ronnie, Nick and Lamont met Korov at the airport terminal in Florence. From there they would drive southwest toward Pisa and Foxworth's villa on the Arno. Ronnie watched Korov coming toward them across the terminal floor. The Russian wore a brown jacket, dark brown pants and shoes, a white shirt open at the collar. The collar on his shirt had wide points. He carried a cheap blue airline bag.

"Reminds me a lot of you," Ronnie said to Nick. "We could have used him, back in the day."

"Back in the day, he was probably helping people shoot at us."

"Yeah. Times change."

Korov came up to them. "So. We are a team again." He shook hands all around. "It is good to see you. Selena is not with you?"

Nick was tight lipped. "Hello, Arkady. Not this time. Let's get going."

Korov looked a question at Ronnie. He made a slight don't ask gesture with his head. They followed Nick out to the parking lot and their rented Alfa.

"I still say we should have got the Ferrari," Lamont said. "Always wanted to drive one of those."

"We would have needed three of them."

"Christ, Nick. Lighten up."

They tossed their bags in the trunk and got in the car. Lamont followed signs out of the airport and got on the E76 toward Pisa. Nick and Korov sat in back. Nick opened a folder with satellite photos of the villa and a road map of the region. Outside, the peaceful countryside rolled past.

Tuscany, one of the world's great destinations, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and some of the greatest art, literature, architecture and music in the world. It had been the home of the Medicis, of dukes and popes and kings. It was a land of good wine, good food, passion and beauty. It was also a land drenched in treachery and blood.

"We stay on this road until Pisa." Nick traced the route on the map. "At Pisa we go south toward the coast. Foxworth's place is right on the Arno, here, upriver from where it empties into the Ligurian Sea." He handed the photographs to Korov.

Korov studied the pictures. "Only one road in. Fortified. What's his security?"

"Foxworth has a dozen guards. Most of them are concentrated up top. They've got Uzis. The way the villa is built in tiers means we'd have to fight through them and down three levels. I want to come in from the river."

Nick showed him another set of photographs, taken from the river.

"This big stone landing is the river access. Behind it, there's a boathouse." He placed his finger on the photo. "We can either go up those steps on the outside or through the boathouse to get into the main building. We do it quiet, the guards up top won't know we're there. We grab Foxworth, get out and take him someplace where we won't be interrupted."

"The steps are exposed," Korov said. "They can fire from above. We wouldn't make it."

"That's why I'm thinking the boathouse is the best bet. There has to be an inside entrance to the villa.

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