Code Flicker by Marlin Seigman

Code Flicker by Marlin Seigman

Author:Marlin Seigman [Seigman, Marlin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-11T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter 28

Kat yelled, “Go!”

Jacob grabbed Sandy by the arm, running for the cover of the raised gardens.

Gomez grabbed Mr. Li, holding the SRS man in a one-arm chokehold and firing.

“Get cover!” Gomez said to Kat.

Mr. Li, no longer surprised, elbowed Gomez. Gomez almost lost his grip, but he was bigger and stronger than Mr. Li and he held on, using the man as a shield. Undeterred, the SRS men continued to fire.

Jacob got behind one of the gardens. Sandy took cover across from him. Kat followed, aiming behind her and firing. Jacob started to look for Gomez. A shot hit the garden bed near his head and he jumped back behind cover. The sound of Kat’s gun and bullets hitting the container garden filled his ears.

Gomez came into view, slowly backing up. He still held Mr. Li, the SRS man’s legs and feet spread in front of his body at an odd angle as Gomez dragged him between the two raised gardens. When he was close enough, Gomez let Mr. Li drop, the dead man falling to the cement, his head bouncing on the impact. Gomez jumped behind the garden, stumbling into Jacob. Blood covered the front of Gomez’s jacket. Jacob couldn’t tell if it was Mr. Li’s or Gomez’s.

Kat looked over at Gomez. “This is not how I planned my day to go,” she said. She popped up and fired twice.

“Gomez,” Evgeny called. “We do not have to do this. It has already gone too far.”

Gomez responded by firing in Evgeny’s direction.

A whirring sound behind them drew Jacob’s attention. Two shadows made their way across the shacks, one large and one smaller, faster. He looked up. A drone and a helicopter. The drone hovered briefly, then darted toward the surface of the garage and opened fire on the SRS men. The helicopter came in closer, ropes dropping from its sides. The drone made another pass. Men in plain black security style uniforms exited the helicopter, descending on the ropes.

Gomez sat, his back against the raised garden. Jacob knelt next to him.

“Who the hell are they?” Gomez asked. His words were weak and breathless.

“No idea,” Jacob said.

Overhead, the drone flew back in the direction it had come. Four men in black ran past, guns raised and firing. Jacob tried to get a look at them, but couldn’t. One of them yelled, “Drop your weapons!”

The firing stopped.

Gomez coughed. Jacob turned back to him. He pulled Gomez’s jacket back. Blood soaked his shirt and pooled near the top of his pants.

“Shit,” Jacob said.

Kat and Sandy appeared next to them.

“Gomez,” Kat said, a hint of panic in her voice.

“I’ll be fine,” Gomez said. He winced.

One of the men in black walked up. “Is he okay?”

“We’ve got to get him to the hospital,” Sandy said, looking up at the man.

“We can’t help you. We are on orders to detain these men.”

Jacob stood. “Orders? From who?” he demanded.

“I can’t divulge that information.” He motioned to the other three. They walked past with Evgeny, Yuri, and Chen in tow.



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