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“That’s the idea Two squads of Special Action Force officers are waiting for your arrival”

“And you think my men won’t follow us all the way there?”

Navarro chuckled drily “It would be suicidal on their part, but I’d be happy for them to try”

“You’re right,” Locsin said “They should probably just shoot you now”

“Shoot me?” Navarro said in d

isbelief at Locsin’s audacity Even though the stor up and down on the lingering swells “Without hitting you, too? Nobody is that good”

“Right again, Inspector Nobody is that good”

Then, to Navarro’s cos

“Fire!”

As one, hisdown the three officers in a storm of bullets At the same time, multiple shots tore into Locsin He fell to the deck, stripping away Navarro’s protection Navarro tried to dive for cover, but two bullets slammed into his midsection

Navarro could do nothing but lie there as the escort boat charged forward and buainst the hull of the transport As Locsin’s men leapt out, Navarro knew Garcia was already dead and that he would soon join hi out of his body

Locsin’s soldiers, like their leader, were muscled beyond even the fittest officers on the Special Action Force Two of them lifted the slain communist leader up as easily as if he were a doll

Navarro got so the dead man in his soldiers’ ar Locsin to justice, at least he had prevented the rescue of his governreatest public enemy

Despite the grievous wounds, Navarro felt no pain, an indication of how far gone he was He watched as the soldiers dragged Locsin’s corpse toward the escort boats, then suddenly stopped

Navarro thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he saw Locsin’s feet deliberately plant the a zombie reanimate after death