Recovery Force by Don Pendleton

Author:Don Pendleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Published: 2010-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

10

“That’s it, man,” Rumaldo Salto announced. “I think Hector’s lost his mind.”

“Hey, home slice, you best not say that too loud,” Rico Cazuela, one of Salto’s crewmembers, replied. Cazuela had always been a kiss-ass but he was as loyal as they came. A former courier like Salto, Cazuela’s recruitment into their very closed organization had been personally approved by Casco. Casco believed in treating his people like family once they proved themselves. That’s something Salto couldn’t fault him for, and he maintained his loyalty for that reason alone. Cazuela added, “Hector hears you talking like that, he’s likely to cut off your balls with a dull knife.”

“That’s for sure,” Ricky Preciado added. “The boss’s never been a guy who puts up with somebody questioning his orders. He tells you to do something and you do it, otherwise you’re likely to end up in the grave.”

Preciado wasn’t any different than Cazuela, except maybe he was a bit smarter. Preciado had been educated in one of the finest schools in Mexico City. There were few people working for Casco who could say that, Salto included. In spite of his education, though, Preciado didn’t seem all that bright. It was probably one of the reasons Salto had taken the lead position after Casco’s last house boss ended up getting drunk and mouthing off to a member of Los Zetas. Still, it was Salto’s job to keep things under control and carry out Casco’s instructions to the letter, whether he agreed with them or not. If Cazuela was right about anything, it was that Casco wouldn’t put up with disobedience of any kind. The man viewed doing what you were told as the tourist measure of loyalty—and Salto wasn’t about to do something that would make his boss think he wasn’t loyal. If he was planning to do that, it would’ve been better for him to just put the gun to his head and pull the trigger himself.

Still, this plan seemed a little over the top—crazier than anything Casco had ever asked him to do before. Salto had to admit the idea of attempting to kidnap a high-ranking official like the governor was ballsy and nobody could deny it, but that still didn’t make it a smart move. Salto had to ask himself if he’d be able to pull it off when the moment came. He hadn’t been able to bust a cap on Claudia—he only hoped the stupid bitch understood it would mean both their lives if she ever returned to Phoenix—which made him think that somewhere along the line he’d become squeamish.

A few years ago, nobody would have ever described him that way. When Salto had joined Los Negros, even before he became house boss, he’d acquired a reputation as a tough professional. Had he developed a conscience? Maybe he had, but it wouldn’t do him any good to run down the boss or his plan in front of Cazuela and Preciado. He’d never known either of them to repeat anything they

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