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When they reached the rear passenger car, Linc hauled hie while MacD joined him Linc cut the line with his Ka-Bar knife The sled skidded to a stop and receded behind them

“After you,” he said

MacD grinned “Why, thank you, sir”

He opened the door and picked up his spent grappling claw bolt as he went through

Confident that Eric had successfully rigged the camera feed to show an ehillie suits, revealing black tactical gear, including ballistic vests Linc unzipped his bag and removed the weapons inside: four Glock seuns

“How long do you think we have?” MacD asked as he re He also took out the corenade launcher that had been dismantled for transpo

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Linc checked his watch “Given Eddie’s last position, I’d say we’ve only got five minutes before our visitors arrive”

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THE PHILIPPINES

For fifteen minutes, the squall’s choppy waves had kept the un on the hijacked escort boat, which was getting pounded by the whitecaps But now the storh seas

Inspector Luis Navarro looked back nervously and saw the sleek boat beginning to gain on theun wildly sprayed 30 caliber bullets in their direction So aot closer

He prodded Captain Garcia “Can’t you go faster?”

“What do you want me to do?” Garcia said “This is our top speed”

Navarro squinted at the horizon in the dwindling glow of dusk He thought he could hts in the distance “Is that Dapitan City?”