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“You’re probably in a hurry,” Eddie said, flashing a few hundred A in his hand “Maybe we can both get out of here sooner”

The inspector eyed the money and slowly nodded “I think that is best”

He handed over the clipboard so that Eddie could sign the custoave it back with a smile

“Thank you, señor”

“De nada”

As the inspector walked off, tucking the money in his pocket, Raven said, “Have you ever had to show an inspector that there really is fuel in those drums?”

Eddie shook his head “But I always offer, which ”

Although the six drums were actually full of spare fuel, the ones behind them, that would be exposed by their reo bay

The PIG was Max’s brainchild, and he had designed it fro chassis was fitted with an arh to withstand rifle fire, and the self-sealing tires were driven by an eight-hundred-horsepower turbo-diesel that could be nitrous-boosted for short periods up to one thousand horses

A 30 caliber un was hidden in the front bu down from the PIG’s sides A seamless hatch in the roof would slide back to allow the launch of enerator could lay down a thick screen of fumes behind the truck

Eric and Murph had persuaded Max to add a feature to the drive-by-wire system that would let someone operate the PIG remotely with a handheld control Raven had it in her pocket

Although the cargo bay could hold up to ten fully kitted soldiers, Eddie, Linc, and Raven would be the only passengers until they were able to rescue Juan

They got into the cab, which was painted to look filthy Though the leather seats were torn and stained, they were soft and supportive Eddie took the passenger seat, while Linc stepped into the back and opened the cargo bay hatch so he could unpack firearine It burbled like a regular diesel would, but Eddie could feel the ih the chassis

Raven toggled a switch, and the antiquated dashboard retracted and flipped over, revealing a high-tech control panel that gave thee LCD screen displaying ain red

“Looks like they’re seventy miles outside of Buenos Aires,” Raven said