The Oshkosh Connection (Max Fend) by Andrew Watts

Author:Andrew Watts [Watts, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Point Whiskey Publishing
Published: 2018-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

Ian Williams’s convoy pulled up to the Gulfstream, his security men eying their surroundings as he walked up the ladder to the jet and got in.

His assistant handed him a phone.

“It’s him.”

Williams nodded. They used the best antitrace software and encryption programs. The hardware was purchased in China and flown over by Williams’s men. He didn’t trust American companies. Williams had heard too many rumors of NSA agents embedding their own little surprises into US-sold devices.

But even with all that sophisticated technology, Williams never spoke to Syed directly over the phone. Too high a risk of the world’s intelligence agencies listening in.

For calls to his ISI handler—business associate might be a better description of their current relationship nowadays—Williams used a system of trusted voice-relay personnel. Handwriting messages, holding them up to be read aloud over the phone. Even using this procedure, phone calls were rare forms of communication for the two as the climax of their ambitious plan drew near.

A woman’s voice—Pakistani with a British accent, Williams thought—said, “We are worried that recent events may bring unwanted attention.”

Williams scribbled something on a pad of paper, which would be placed in a burn bag as soon as they were finished. When he finished writing, his assistant read it aloud into the phone. It was a dreadfully tedious way to communicate. But it kept the conversation secure and anonymous.

“It was regrettable but necessary.”

“The meeting is imminent. Will we be ready? How many more names do you have on the list?”

“That work will be finalized on location. We are sending our best people to complete the task.”

“We have received word that some of the participants don’t want to go. They are nervous about travel to America.”

“Please assure them that we’ve chosen this venue carefully. The meeting location keeps everyone safe and ensures peace during the negotiation process. Use the secure entry points and procedures as directed. Arrival inspections won’t be a problem. There will be ten thousand flights in and out of this airport in a few days’ time. Passenger manifests can be manipulated. Security will be lax. And tell them that if they are too scared to show up for this meeting, then they will be cut out of our new agreement.”

“What about the politician?”

“It is being handled.”

“Very well. Good luck.”

Williams signaled for his assistant to end the call. As the jet took off and headed north, a moment of panic seized him. What if Syed was right? Had the killings near Washington been too brazen? Had it tipped their hand? That Max Fend character had shown up right in his backyard. What information had Rojas given them? It couldn’t have been much. He didn’t know much. What if the Americans did know more than they were letting on?

No. That was impossible. The mole had given them accurate operational details as recently as the past few days, and the assassinations ensured that there would be no further link to him or the ISI. Williams licked his lips, thinking of what lay ahead. Only a few more days of risk.

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