The Renegade Spy by Mark O'Neill

Author:Mark O'Neill
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781975879136
Publisher: Obsessed With Books
Published: 2017-08-29T00:57:29.083305+00:00

"The fact you want the Chancellor’s personal schedule makes it obvious she is your next target. This version of the schedule is highly restricted. That means when the chancellor dies at an unannounced event, the few people with access to the schedule are going to be the prime targets".

"Turn the damn thing off" growled Unterwald.

Schmitz pressed the button on the recorder and the voice stopped. For a moment, Unterwald looked out of the window, as if transported to another world. Schmitz and Decker looked at one another, with Schmitz looking as if he was going to have to take personal responsibility for the screw-up. Standing next to the door, like he wanted the option for a quick getaway was Klaus Wagner.

“The other person on that tape” said Unterwald to Wagner, “is that the man who shot your asset and had a nice little chat to you on the phone?”

“Yes”. Wagner’s mood was sombre.

"How did Krause get past your background checks?" said Unterwald to Schmitz.

Schmitz steeled himself for the inevitable assault. "Don’t even think about trying to pin this on me sir. I can assure you that everyone in the chancellery had their backgrounds re-checked when I came in, Krause included. The background checks went right back to when they were at school and every single day after that was accounted for. The fact he came back clean means he had a perfect fake identity, complete with matching documents and iron-clad backstory. You don’t get that from some two-bit fake identity dealer in the street."

"Meaning?"

"I think what Schmitz is diplomatically trying to tell you sir" said Decker quietly, "is that this is the sort of identity you would get from a police witness protection program".

Unterwald stared at her. "The police gave it to him?"

"Or someone high enough in the government".

Unterwald moved and stood in front in Decker.

“From now on, everything you and Schmitz say better be more than backed up by evidence. If you start accusing senior government officials without proof, you and I are going to have a serious problem”.

“Hans, back off and let them do their damn jobs” said Wagner, “they have my full confidence. That means they should have yours too”.

Unterwald continued to stare at Decker for a moment, then looked at Schmitz. He then walked back to his desk, picked up the phone and dialled an extension.

"Madam Chancellor, I need you to cancel your next appointment….well, I’m very sorry but the South African foreign minister is going to have to wait. I need to see you right now….yes Ma’am….thank you. I’m on my way with a visitor to see you".

He hung up. "Schmitz, find out where Krause got his fake identity from. Decker, you’re with me".

As Unterwald and Decker left the room, Decker caught Wagner’s eye. It was a look of warning. Decker gave Wagner a reassuring look and he nodded back.

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