The Division Collection by Angus McLean

Author:Angus McLean [McLean, Angus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Nine

They made their way to the goat track, where they were met by the American, Mitchell. He had an Uzi submachine gun forward slung and a pair of night vision goggles pushed up on his head. He gave no greeting, just led them silently up the path to the buildings, veering off from the centre to a side building. As they entered it, Mookjai realised the building had been gutted and turned into an arena of some sort. The walls and roof were intact, but all that remained of the floor was an outer ring, circling a pit that filled the centre of the building.

The pit was probably four metres deep and twice that in circumference. He could see a door inset in a wall below, and a matching door to the side up at ground level.

Mitchell led them to the door and unlocked it with a large key. The stairs behind it were concrete. Lighted torches flickered at regular intervals down the wall, giving the whole place an almost prehistoric feel. It was cold and draughty.

At the base of the stairs was a room which had five cells off it, like some sort of medieval dungeon.

Mitchell opened the door of the first one. Brad was led in first, followed by Travis. Both were forced to their knees, looking away from the door. Susie was last in, and when she was pushed to her knees Mookjai stepped forward with a set of handcuff keys. He freed her hands and removed the hood and gag. She shook her head and licked her parched lips, looking round in the dim light.

Mookjai handed her the key and backed out of the cell. The door clanged shut.

‘Unlock them,’ he said, indicating the two men with his pistol.

Susie unlocked the cuffs from the two men and made to pass the cuffs back through the bars.

Travis stopped her, eyeing Mookjai with undisguised disdain.

‘When you feel like fighting like a man,’ he rasped, ‘come and see me.’

Mookjai stiffened and Mitchell stepped calmly forward, lifting the stubby snout of his Uzi. It was pointed at Susie’s gut. At this range it would shred her in a second.

‘Pass the cuffs back, pal,’ he said coolly, ‘or I’ll punch her ticket. Comprende?’

Travis turned his gaze to him, taking the three sets of cuffs to the bars and holding them out by a finger. He ran his eye up and down Mitchell, coming to rest on his face.

‘Call yourself an operator?’ he said coldly. ‘You look like a fuckin’ mercenary to me. A man without honour is no man at all.’

Mitchell flushed and his jaw set. ‘I always thought you Kiwis were overrated, boy.’

‘Ha.’ Travis gave a short, barking laugh. ‘Where I come from, DD spells coward. Guess you just weren’t up to it…boy.’

He gave a derisive snort and dropped the cuffs on the floor, before turning his back contemptuously. The unspoken message was clear.

Behind him, Mitchell slowly bent and picked up the cuffs, tossing them away to the side.

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