Cyberthreat by Don Pendleton

Author:Don Pendleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Published: 2019-12-30T19:09:20+00:00

Chapter Ten

Route 219

“They have been following us for nearly two hours,” Octavios said. “Why do they not make their move?”

“Because we’re headed into progressively more rural territory,” Bolan replied. “It’s what I would do. Fewer chances of civilian casualties.”

“Why would assassins, or foreign agents, be motivated by the desire to lower civilian deaths?”

“The more people who get killed during their illegal operation on United States’ soil, the greater the chance of enormous international repercussions. You’re forgetting where you stand in all this, Javier. Whatever it is that you’ve got on various governments is bad enough that they’re willing to risk war with the United States to stop you from outing it—or to make sure you die and do reveal it. But none of them want war right now. They’ll cut loose any agent or operative who gets caught here in the States. Any prisoners I take out of play will very suddenly find that they’re without a country.”

“Do I detect a note of empathy in your voice, Cooper?”

“I know how the game is played,” Bolan said. “I’ve seen it happen.” He took the exit ahead, accelerating through the curve rather than slowing. “You might want to brace yourself. I’m about to force them to come at us.”

Octavios looked out the window. There were empty fields on either side of the Malibu. “There is nothing here,” he said.

“Exactly. Now hold on, because the ride’s about to get bumpy.”

“What are you doing?” Octavios asked.

Bolan didn’t have time to listen to any more chatter as he drove off the road. He’d been preparing for this for a while. If, as luck had it, they weren’t being pursued by a large enemy force by the time they reached this spot, then fine; he would owe Price and Stony Man Farm his gratitude for precautions taken that amounted to nothing.

But his gut had been telling him, since the start of this mission, to expect company, and lots of it. He made a mental note to press Octavios about what, exactly, Codex Freedom had managed to dig up about the world’s major powers. If he knew what they were fighting to keep hidden, he might be able to gauge just how desperate they were to capture Octavios. The information might also be helpful in determining other nations’ willingness to murder the Greek to trigger his data dump.

There was no time to worry about that now, though. He was speeding and bouncing over an open field in Pennsylvania, offering a prayer to the Universe that Barbara Price and the Stony Man team had been able to arrange what he’d requested with the precision he required. He’d given them very detailed sketches, including the distances involved. He’d left the execution up to them and had been rewarded, not two hours ago, with a text message saying the work was done.

“Where are you?” Bolan muttered. “Where?”

“What are you looking for, Cooper?”

“Quiet,” Bolan said. “There!” He turned the wheel slightly and pushed the accelerator down harder. The bumping, thumping, harrowing ride began to throw both men around in their seats, against their seat belts.

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