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“So one thousand two hundred and forty-seven containers from Nacala in Mozambique to Kochi, a port in southwest India”

“Supposed to?”

“There’s a secretthe screen “This one lists one thousand two hundred forty-nine containers”

“So we’ve got two extra, as expected Can you tell which ones?”

Eric shook his head “I wish it were that easy I did a quick couised the containers well I’ to have to search them manually”

“Or convince Captain Tao to tell us which ones they are”

“When you’re questioning hi”

“What’s that?” Juan asked

“Why they were planning to make an unscheduled stop before they reached Kochi”

“Do you knohere?”

“All it mentions is ‘J Island’ But it looks like it’s soo west of the Indianthe Triton Star was on before they stopped to save usI old”

The gold bar was part of the collateral the Corporation kept on board the Oregon if the need arose for bartering purposes or under-the-table purchasing of needed equipment They also had several hundred thousand in cash in various currencies, a handful of untraceable diaold ingot Juan had been right in thinking it would be a useful lure if Tao ignored the Law of the Sea and decided to bypass them

At that e duffel slung over his shoulder Like Juan, the Oregon’s Chinese-American director of shore operations had been a CIA operative, spending a number of years embedded as a spy in Mainland China He had a lean, sinewy build, and his brush cut would have been short enough to satisfy the Marine Corps

“Chairman, we’ve accounted for all the crew on have been disaruard in the mess”

“Then I think it’s time you and I had a talk with Mr Tao,” Juan said before turning to Eric “Good work, Stoney After you get tied alongside the Oregon and the gangplank lowered, keep looking through the files to see if you can find those containers and figure out their destination”