The Warriors of God by Christie William

Author:Christie, William [Christie, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781497621466
Amazon: 1497621461
Goodreads: 21852096
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 1992-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Ali was putting the final touches on his operation order when the Sergeant Major knocked on the door of his room.

"The two spies have appeared with the car," Musa said. "And the third is back from Virginia with the materials."

"Any problems?"

"If there were, they did not say."

"I am surprised," Ali said. "I did not think they would manage it so soon."

At that moment Karim crashed into the room. "The car has arrived," he announced excitedly. "When can we begin work on it?"

Ali and Musa smiled at each other. "I was just about to discuss that with you," Ali said. "My research is finished, and the time has come to see if our intelligence is correct. If it is not," he said to Karim, "then we will have to obtain more Kalashnikov ammunition and do as you suggested."

Ali had in his hand one of the prepaid cell phones the spies had purchased at the local Wal-Mart. "Time to make a call to the Marines," he said.

Musa and Karim both sat down. "I do not need any help," Ali said. "You may begin putting the car together." Disappointed, they rose and walked out the master bedroom. "Close the door behind you," Ali called out. "And under no circumstances am I to be disturbed."

Musa nodded from the doorway.

"Try not to blow yourselves up," Ali said gruffly.

"1 will do my best," Musa said, smiling at him.

Ali looked at the phone and took a deep breath. He hoped he had not lost his American accent. The dialog he wanted to use was on the pad in front of him, alongside the list of telephone numbers obtained from Base Information. Ali took a deep breath, and dialed a number.

The phone was picked up on the second ring. "Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Public Affairs Office, Corporal Melvin speaking. May I help you, sir?" came the monotone reply. Ali was momentarily startled—the introduction had lasted so long he thought it was a recording.

"Ah, yes." Thrown off his stride, Ali stumbled a bit. "This is Bob Perkins from Pennsylvania Times magazine." He remembered the magazine from his last time in America. Ali thought Pennsylvania was far enough away to make it unlikely the Marines would check. "I was wondering if I could speak to someone who could answer a few questions?"

"If you'd hold for a moment, sir, I'll connect you with one of our Public Affairs officers," the corporal said.

"Thank you very much."

The line clicked open again in less than thirty seconds. "This is Second Lieutenant Humphrey. How can I help you?"

To make it sound official, Ali identified himself again. "Ah, yes, I was wondering if you could give me some comment on the recent incident that occurred on the beach near you, where the police officer was killed."

"Well, sir, that did not occur on this base. Therefore, the Marine Corps has no jurisdiction over it. So you'll have to get in touch with the FBI for any information."

"Yes, but it was so close to you. Have

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