Urban Assassin by Jim Eldridge

Author:Jim Eldridge
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Egmont
Published: 2011-06-26T22:00:00+00:00

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It didn’t take long for Mitch to realise it wasn’t a real explosion – just the door of his flat being smashed off its hinges. He looked towards the opening. Nelson and Tug were standing there, automatic rifles in their hands. Tug rushed over to the bomb.

‘It’s OK,’ croaked Mitch. ‘It’s dead.’ His throat felt so dry he could hardly speak.

‘We were the nearest,’ explained Nelson. ‘We came as soon as we could.’

‘I told Gaz to make sure everyone stayed away,’ said Mitch. ‘I just wanted the area cleared.’

‘Yeah, Gaz told us,’ said Nelson.

He bent down and examined the bomb. ‘Jimmy up to his old tricks, eh,’ he said.

‘Yeah,’ said Mitch sourly. ‘Your old buddy has a wacky sense of humour.’

Gaz and Benny arrived about ten minutes later. By then Tug had sewn up the gashes in Mitch’s wrists, and Nelson had dismantled the detonator from the plastic explosives.

‘That sure is one big banger,’ he commented.

Gaz joined Nelson, examining the bomb. He nodded. ‘If that had gone off, it would have taken out most of this side of the building.’

‘That’s what your friend Jimmy told me,’ said Mitch.

Gaz grunted. ‘He’s no friend of mine, pal. At the beginning, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, but not after this.’

‘It’s a pity we’re off the case,’ murmured Tug. ‘If you ask me, this attack on Mitch calls for payback.’

‘We ain’t off the case yet,’ growled Nelson. ‘More than ever, this one’s ours!’

*

A few hours later Mitch was resting in his flat when he got the call from Nelson.

‘Washington came through for us,’ he told Mitch. ‘They agree that we’re the ones most likely to stop Deacon. That’s why we were brought in in the first place.’

‘I can’t believe that Deacon thought that killing me would stop the rest of you,’ said Mitch. ‘He must know how we soldiers feel about our comrades.’

There was a short silence, then Nelson said, ‘If you ask me, it’s just goes to show he’s really lost it. He’s mad, and he’s very dangerous. That’s why we’ve got to stop him.’

‘Have you spoken to MI6?’ asked Mitch.

‘Nope. All I know is that Gerald’s bosses in Whitehall have had a word with him. He’s agreed to us coming back in on this one.’

Mitch grinned. ‘He’s not going to be a happy bunny,’ he said.

‘That’s his problem,’ said Nelson. ‘But his real problem is stopping Deacon, and he knows it. So, we meet up at 10 a.m. at MI6 HQ.’

‘I’ll be there,’ said Mitch.

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