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When he reached the top, he peered over the edge and saw the tops of Eddie’s and Linc’s heads He went up farther and saw that they were sitting in chairs Beyond, in the space in between, he could see two guards standing at attention Both of theear with holstered sidearms

Juan had to risk that his suppressed gunshots would be heard He coiled and then sprang up the last few steps The guards gaped for just a second at the shocking sight of an intruder, then tried to draw their weapons Juan took each of thele shot Blood pooled under their heads, caught neatly by the plastic sheet

Eddie and Linc both turned Neither of them seemed surprised to see that it was Juan

“Hi, Chair?”

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Juan called Tiny up, and they handed pistols and co the restraints Juan went to the closed door and listened, but he couldn’t hear anything through the thick insulation He eased it open and saw sonaled to the others that they had company

If they started firing in the midsection of the plane, their surprise would be lost, but the guard was too far away to sneak up on Juan looked at the hungaon the wall and raised an eyebrow at Linc

Linc understood and wrenched the weapon from its brackets When he was at the door, Juan counted down froaa Frisbee, and the spike plunged into the guard’s chest just as he turned to see as co He pitched forithout a sound This time, they’d need carpet cleaners

Juan led the way down the hall The rooms here were luxurious cabins, each with its own bathroouard had been standing was closed While Linc rea from the corpse and wiped it clean, Juan pulled the door open to find Lionel Gupta sitting on the bed

“Who are you?” he said in astonishment

“We’re here to rescue you,” Juan said “Where is Natalie Taylor?”

“I don’t know Do you work for Romir Mallik?”

“No Just concerned citizens We know about the Nine Unknown Men and what you’re planning with Colossus We’re going to put a stop to it”

“As you can see, I’ to kill me”

“Why?”