Hardened by Steel by J. B. Havens

Author:J. B. Havens [Havens, J. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-03-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Even before the sun broke fully over the horizon, villagers had quickly moved into the fields, working through them, row by row, harvesting the flowers. It was brutal backbreaking work. No machines to aid them and no shade. They sang in time with each other, keeping a steady rhythm as they worked.

A white spot floated in front of my eyes. I blinked, clearing the dust from them. Sunlight was reflecting off of an approaching vehicle. Our target was moving in.

“Target approaching. Over,” I whispered.

“Copy,” Jones replied. The vehicles slowed as they neared the fields. In the lead was a large Dodge truck, sicarios riding in the truck bed, actively scanning the area surrounding the fields for threats. In the middle was the Land Rover, completely blacked out other than the windshield. Another Dodge truck made up the rear guard.

“Jones, you worry about Vega. If Mercedes is in there, I’ll take her out. The rest of you, pick off as many guards as you can. We’ve got them in a cross-fire.” Their little convoy was smack in the middle of the road; we had elevated positions on either side of them. This was going to be a turkey shoot.

“Copy.” Each of them radioed in. The vehicles stopped; the guards hopping down first. They created a loose perimeter around the Rover. I waited, breathless. One of the sicarios opened the rear door.

Out stepped Adolfo Vega; bells rang in my head, angels sang. Our target was falling right into my hands. A man in a sharp three piece suit followed him out. Grey and double breasted, the suit was obviously tailored to fit his trim form. Putting my eye to my scope, I surveyed him carefully. There was nothing in the file about this fucking guy.

“Target acquired,” Jones whispered over the radio. “Permission to fire.” The guards were spreading out, lulled into a sense of security. I wanted as many of them as far away from Adolfo as possible.

“Hold,” I answered him. I flicked my safety off as Adolfo moved into the field closest to Jones. He was talking to workers and inspecting the flowers. The Suit was still beside the Rover, waiting impatiently it seemed, his hands twitching where they rested next to his thighs. The guards were spread out, a handful at each end of the road and only a few in the field with Adolfo. It wasn’t going to get better than this.

“Watch the villagers. I don’t want a single fucking civilian casualty. Fire when ready.” The shot rang out almost before I was done speaking. I watched the bullet hit Adolfo in the base of his neck, blood spurting out behind him in an arc. He was dead before he hit the dusty ground, body limp in a growing pool of blood sinking into the dust.

Guards scrambled for cover or fell where they stood. Taking them completely by surprise we quickly thinned their numbers. The sicarios recovered at an impressive rate, rapidly returning fire. We made short work of them, firing nearly continuously.

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