Berlin (Leo & Allissa International Thrillers Book 3) by Luke Richardson

Author:Luke Richardson [Richardson, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-05T05:00:00+00:00

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Minty felt himself shiver as he stepped into the woodland’s impenetrable darkness. Behind him, the houses of Charlottenberg glimmered. The only house in darkness was the one in which he was staying. The place was supposed to be empty. The ‘For Sale’ sign and the drawn curtains added to the impression. Minty knew that one glimpse by a curious observer could ruin it all, as could someone seeing him walking into the woodland in the middle of the night. The people after him were well connected.

Seriously? Minty thought as he gripped the stem of his torch. The people living next to him were just normal people. They were a family, living in an expensive district of the city. Not gangster informants.

Minty cursed himself as he turned back to face the darkened path. It was ridiculous. It was all ridiculous. He’d spent far too long listening to the Russian’s suspicions.

Minty exhaled. The mist of his breath curled in the cold night air. As with a lot of things the Russian did, there was some strange artistry about meeting up here. Poetry that in different circumstances, Minty would have found amusing.

With Berlin far beyond the Iron Curtain, the place was built by the Americans to eavesdrop into what was going on around them. There was no knowing what secrets had been intercepted and decoded here. Now though, like much of Berlin’s history, it lay in ruins. A playground for graffiti artists, squatters and the occasional tourist looking for something different.

Tonight, though, the thick concrete walls would only ring with the whispers shared by Borya and himself.

Twenty minutes later, Minty looked out at the city simmering a few miles to the east. The Berliner Fernsehturm — the Television Tower — scratched the sky with its strobing point. The listening station’s structure was taller than the surrounding woodland. Its sides were unprotected from the elements. Tatters of some kind of cover skipped in the breeze. Minty shivered as a cold wind pushed from the west.

“You better have some good news for me,” Minty said as Borya stepped out from the stairwell. He recognised the man from his outline against the luminous city. The long coat thrashed in the cutting wind.

“Hey, my man,” Borya said, stretching out a hand. “Of course, I am always here for news. Borya does not come all the way up here when there is much business to do just for a, how you say? A chit chat?”

“Well?” Minty scowled. “You have my money?”

“There has been a slight problem. I don’t have the money yet. Things have got a little bit difficult.”

“What?”

“Well my plan has been discovered, so I have not been able to get the money. But if you can give me the stuff now, I will sell it and bring you the money tomorrow.”

“That was not the deal,” Minty said. “You were bringing the money now, we were trading for the stuff and then you were going to sell it yourself.

“Yes, you’re right. This is inconvenient. But you know, this is art.

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