The Team by David Salkin

Author:David Salkin [Salkin, David]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Thriller, Fiction, adventure, action, military, espionage
Published: 2013-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

Vega’s Camp

Vega sat on the ground in front of his cabin facing Kuka. Carlo sat leaning back against the wall of the hut about thirty feet away, AK-47 across his lap, watching intently. Two of Kuka’s warriors squatted on their haunches down the trail a bit. Obviously, both “chiefs” were a little tense about the meeting. Although Vega spoke some of the Guarani language, the subtleties needed in a complicated conversation were lacking, and it was frustrating for Vega to try and express himself in what amounted to third grade thoughts.

Over the course of fifteen minutes, Vega was able to convey that eating Eduardo was not acceptable behavior to Vega. Kuka, for his part, was fairly blasé about the whole incident. As far as he was concerned, Eduardo had insulted one of his best warriors, and Vega and his men had been too rough with their women. Kuka hinted that any future contact with his women would be very costly, if he was to allow it to happen again. Vega told Kuka that he needed the women to get busy again harvesting the Coca leaves, and explained that they needed much more than they had been producing. Kuka was fine with that, as long as he would be compensated. Rainey season was coming soon, and tarps and blankets would be required in larger quantities. Kuka had been given an umbrella once by Vega, which he had in turn given to one of his wives. The umbrella was very impressive to the whole tribe, and now Kuka wanted two more. It was hard for Vega not to smile at the hard bargain Kuka was demanding for millions of dollars worth of cocaine.

In the end, Vega promised Kuka umbrellas, steel pots, knives, tarps and blankets and some jewelry for the women. In return, Kuka promised his men wouldn’t harm Vega’s men again so long as they behaved themselves, and Kuka would make sure the women got busy finding and drying the leaves. Kuka’s hangover was sufficient enough that he never mentioned rum. Vega lit a cigar and let Kuka puff on it a few times, but Kuka coughed until he was green and gave it back to Vega. He left smiling, and all was well in the jungle kingdom again, just in time for the return of Vega’s Middle Eastern houseguests again.

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