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“Not until we get to Manila and verify your story about the warehouse If the product is there, you’ll get asus”

Although Lynch was still agitated, the thought of a huge supply of Typhoon pills soothed him If he knew that he’d already taken his last dose, Brekker had no doubt Lynch would go ith panic

But that’s why Brekker was so good at his job His unflappable attitude not only got him results like it had just now, it also made him an expert liar

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THE PHILIPPINES

Baylon Fire, one of the largest suppliers of fire trucks and firefighting equipment in Asia, sold its products to over a dozen countries, from India to South Korea The privately owned co warehouse by the Manila docks sat beside itsfacility, where its fire engines were put through their paces on a proving ground that could si from a structure fire to a plane crash

Dozens of trucks of all types stretched to every corner of the building, froht-wheeled airport firefighting vehicles, colored bright red or yellow, depending on the specifications of the country that had ordered them

When Locsin traveled through Manila, he wore a cap and sunglasses to disguise himself, since he was a wanted man But inside the warehouse, which was now e to worry about For months, he had cultivated the loyalty of Baylon Fire’s fitness-conscious owner by getting hi him to clear out the warehouse for an hour this early in thewas a simple matter

While he watched, Tagaan supervised a group of hisbrick-sized white packets from a series of crates to the top of a scarlet red fire truck The man on top of the truck syste where water would norallon tank

“How aan He was i

Tagaan regarded the pallet holding the crates “It looks like we’ve got about three hundred packets to go”

The setback at the chemical lab compound made this shipment even more important, which hy Locsin felt the need to oversee the loading hi through their cash hoard In all, the packets ofinto the fire truck had a street value of over fifty million dollars

“Good,” Locsin said “When we’re done here, inforellan Sun toht I want the money transferred to us as soon as it reaches Jakarta”

“Yes, comrade”

It was Tagaan, a ling ned so that not only were they watertight, but they would also float No customs inspector would think to examine the interior of a sealed water tank inside a fire truck When the truck reached its destination and received its clearance, it would be prepped for delivery to the customer at a secure facility where the tank would be filled The packets would float to the top, and they would be reed retriever snake like those used to pull cables from inside walls