The Shiro Project by David Khara

Author:David Khara
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, World War II, Mossad, conspiracy, Czech Republic, Pacific War, Japan, biological warfare, chemical warfare, WMD, Unit 731, human experimentation
Publisher: Le French Book
Published: 2014-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Near the Czech Army Camp, 2010

A thick veil of clouds covering the night sky seemed to accentuate the ghostlike shapes of the trees. Elena rubbed her eyes and looked at the softly glowing moon. Little by little, she was regaining her sight, shedding the uncomfortable feeling of perceiving the world through a filtered lens. Relieved, she stroked the coarse, damp bark of the oak tree that she was leaning against. Then she closed her eyes again and took a deep breath. The mossy aroma rising from the earth comforted her.

“Are you hurt?”

Elena felt Eytan’s warm hand on her arm. Her partner was back. She chided herself for being so self-absorbed she hadn’t heard him arrive.

“What do you care?” she replied, angrily jerking her arm away.

She opened her eyes. Silhouettes, colors, and details had all come into focus. At last. Nearby, Branislav was attempting to pull himself together. He gently touched the bump on his nose. Eytan saw the beginnings of two black eyes, sure signs of a broken nose. A few feet away, a stranger with bound hands and feet was sitting on the ground. He was breathing heavily.

Eytan glared at Elena. “What happened here?”

She pointed her chin at the man on the ground. “That jackass jumped us out of nowhere. Don’t worry about your buddy. He just got a little bump on the nose. The other guy looks like he has a broken arm.”

“He saw Branislav’s face without the mask?”

“What do you think?” Elena said.

Eytan squatted beside her. “You and Branislav need to scram,” he said in a low voice. “I’ll take care of the guard and then meet up with you.”

“I’ll deal with him. I’m the one who—”

“No,” Eytan interrupted. He pulled out his gun. “This needs to be handled by someone who doesn’t take pleasure in it.”

No blow could match the violence of the Kidon agent’s words. For a long time, Elena had considered killing one of her job rewards. But her position had other important responsibilities, as well. Eytan had just reduced her to little more than a psychopath. That was harsh. After all, what was the difference between the two of them? How was he in a position to judge her? What gave him the right to think of himself as her moral and emotional superior?

In the end, she was angry with herself. She had failed to carry out the mission that had been assigned to her. This was unbearable. She hid her discomfort and walked over to a dazed and confused Branislav. Together, they headed into the woods.

A few minutes later, Eytan caught up with them.

The trek back to the family abode was awkward. Elena didn’t say a word. Eytan fretted over Branislav’s swollen nose. It was getting bigger by the minute. “I’m habink sub trouble breathink, but it’s find,” Branislav said when Eytan asked him how he was doing. Eytan had no trouble understanding.

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