Reprisal by Mark David Abbott

Author:Mark David Abbott [Abbott, Mark David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

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It was John, it had to be. Why else would a westerner be hiding out in a hotel in Bangalore at the same time there was a threat to Surya Patil’s safety?

Rajiv glanced in his rearview mirror and changed lanes as he drove slowly back to the station, deep in thought. It couldn’t be a coincidence, surely. Granted, the hotel staff’s description didn’t match what John looked like, but it didn’t take much to change one’s appearance. Any man can grow a beard, and he could have dyed his hair.

If only the bloody hotel CCTV had been working. Rajiv shook his head in exasperation. What was the point in having a security system if you didn’t maintain it? He had given the hotel receptionist a hard time, but it wasn’t his fault. He was paid a meager salary, and decisions regarding the hotel had nothing to do with him. Hell, he couldn’t even blame him for taking under-the-table money to check in a guest without registration. Everyone knew Bangalore had become an expensive city. It was enough of a struggle for Rajiv to make ends meet. He’d had enough arguments with Aarthi about earning more money, but there was no way he would compromise the law he was employed to uphold, just to make some extra money. Rajiv sighed as his eyes flicked to the mirror again. It wasn’t the first time this sort of thing had happened. Truth be told, half of the police cameras didn’t work, but it made his job so much more difficult. Yet these businesses were the first to complain about the police not doing their jobs. Fix the bloody cameras, and we’ll catch the criminals much faster.

Rajiv pulled into the station carpark, switched off the engine, and stared unseeingly out the windshield. The big question was, what did he do now? He liked John, but he also had a duty to perform, and that duty was to protect the citizens of Bangalore, even if that included men like Surya Patil. Rajiv sighed, opened the door as his driver approached, and tossed the keys to him.

“Be ready to leave in fifteen minutes.”

“Yes, Sir.”

Rajiv strode across the parking lot, and just before entering the police station, he stopped and turned.

“Manjunath.”

“Yes, Sir.” His driver jogged toward him.

“Get me Surya Patil’s security team on the radio.”

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