The Babylonian Basilisk (A Chyna Stone Adventure #4) by K.T. Tomb

Author:K.T. Tomb [Tomb, K.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quests Unlimited Press
Published: 2014-06-19T00:00:00+00:00

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Chyna was in the middle of a strategy meeting with Agent Hamilton when her phone rang. They had finally gotten a location on the white van after the occupants had given up on them leaving the embassy for the night and returned to what was possibly their base in central Baghdad. A scout team had confirmed that the warehouse was abandoned and that heat sensors trained on the main portion of the building identified more than sixteen people inside it; nine were huddled in a room to the rear of the building while seven others moved around in the space towards the front. She was certain it was the American scientists and their captors.

“Hello, Stone speaking,” she had answered, not recognizing the number that came up on her caller I.D.

“Miss Stone, this is Ananda Spearheart, Liaison Director at UNESCO in Paris,” said the woman on the other end.

“Yes, Miss Spearheart. How may I help you?”

“Director Le Gal has gone missing. We haven’t been able to locate her for two days now. She was working late a couple nights ago and she hasn’t turned up for work since.”

“Oh shit! What the hell is going to happen next on this damn case?” Chyna swore, without even thinking about it.

She was beginning to lose patience with the whole affair.

“There isn’t much we can do to help you at the moment, we’ve just managed to get a location on the scientists and right now the combined team is planning a simultaneous extraction of the hostages from both locations.”

“Well at least you’re making some progress. We don’t know what could have happened to her so we’ve already called in the police. That’s actually why I called you, Chyna. This is going to hit the news fast and furious; it won’t be long before it’s on the airwaves over there as well.”

“I understand fully, Ananda. Thanks for the heads up.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Listen,” Chyna continued before the woman could hang up the phone. “I’ll make a call to a friend and see if he can get you some extra help over there. As soon as we’ve got everyone out safely, I promise we’ll come to Paris to help if you still need us.”

“That’s wonderful. I’m very obliged to you for the offer.”

“Okay, I’ll call you in the morning.”

Chyna hung up before Ananda could say another word, and returned to the table where the rest of the team were studying the blueprints of the two buildings and planning the rescue operations. Chyna volunteered to cover the entrance to the dilapidated hotel that Lana and the European hostages were being held. There were no outlying buildings around it, only a few trees, so the best snipers would have to perch in them to cover the others. She decided to take an L115A3 AWM sniper rifle and compound bow from Agent Hamilton’s arsenal for the job, in addition to her trusty pistol.

At her insistence, Sirita and Oscar would hang back until the agents had secured the locations; Eli and Asha as well.

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