State of Conspiracy (Titus Black Thriller series Book 8) by R.J. Patterson

Author:R.J. Patterson [Patterson, R.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, espionage
Publisher: Green E-Books
Published: 2021-05-27T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26

Kwango Province, Congo

BAHIRI ZAHID GLARED at the guard positioned at the entrance of the gate. Just beyond the fence, he could see the guards hustling back and forth, preparing troops to deploy. The guard stared at the picture of Zahid before hailing his superior on the radio.

“If you don't let me in, you will regret it,” Zahid said.

The guard scowled and looked up from the document. He drew his weapon and trained it on Zahid.

Zahid raised his hands in the air and took a step back. “Chill out, brother. I’m just here to see a friend.”

A smile leaked across his face as the gate swung open. Kazadi, flanked by several soldiers, emerged. He looked at the guard.

“What are you doing?” Kazadi asked.

“I wanted to make sure that he was who he said he was.”

Kazadi sneered at the guard before smashing him in the face with an elbow. He staggered backward and clutched his nose.

“Don’t ever treat my esteemed guests like this again!” Kazadi said. “Do you understand?”

The man nodded, his hands still covering his face.

“Good,” Kazadi said before turning to Zahid. “Welcome to our camp.”

The two men embraced before retreating inside. Kazadi offered a cigar to Zahid, who readily accepted.

“It’s a Cuban, yes?” Zahid asked.

“Of course,” Kazadi said. “Only the best for you, brother.”

Zahid held the cigar up to his nose and ran it back and forth, inhaling the tobacco aroma. “And to think I was only a short distance away from such an exquisite luxury.”

“What did those imperialists do to you?” Kazadi asked. “I’ve heard Guantanamo Bay is a sentence worse than death itself.”

“All lies,” Zahid said. “It used to be that way but when the American government was shamed for how they treated a few Muslim prisoners in Iraq, everything changed. It might as well be a Club Med resort now.”

The two men laughed heartily.

“Come,” Kazadi said, ushering Zahid toward a tent. “We have much to discuss.”

Kazadi wasted no time in explaining events over the last twenty-four hours. He explained everything, from the good fortune of learning that Secretary Geller was in their country to the opportunity to use her as a pawn. That was where the good news ended.

Kazadi’s tone changed from one of pride to one of anger while describing how American operatives disrupted the camp and managed to free Geller.

“Where is she now?” Zahid asked.

Kazadi shrugged. “No one knows. She got on an airplane sitting in the middle of the river and took off. My men took a few shots at her, but she escaped. However, I doubt she got far. The storm overhead looked dangerous. The plane disappeared into the clouds.”

“Who rescued her?” Zahid asked.

“We’re still trying to determine the identity of the man who broke her out.”

“Man? As in, only one?”

“We don’t know how many there were. But we just caught a single one on tape.”

“A single man broke into this camp and freed the Secretary?”

Kazadi sighed and then nodded. “We’re still not sure how many were involved in the attack, but we only managed to capture one on our security cameras.

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