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CHAPTER 38

The next , after breakfast with the crew, Sam and Remi returned to shore accompanied by Leonid, whose relief to be off the Daras obvious He trudged up the sand toward the Nissan with the enthusiased a smile with Remi

“Be sure to make plenty of noise, Leonid Remember the crocodiles,” Sam warned

Leonid slowed and glanced around “Are you ain?”

“No, he’s serious It’s a well-established fact that crocodiles are sensitive to sound I usually sing and flapeaten alive,” Remi assured him

“That’s right Re,” said Sam

Leonid stopped “I think you’re pulling on , I mean”

“Did you know a male crocodile can run faster than a racehorse?” Remi shared “I don’t knohere I read that, but they’re called land barracudas by the natives”

Once at the SUV, Sam did his usual inspection of the exterior as Leonid and Re that there were no new tire tracks or footprints around the vehicle, he slid behind the wheel, started the engine, and pulled onto the rutted track and made for the main road

Getting Leonid a room at the hotel proved easy It was almost completely empty now, the news of the assassination and thechilled interest in vacationing on Guadalcanal

“We got Lazlo’s itinerary and confir”

“Great Assu he’s up to it, we can head into the mountains by noon I’m anxious to see whether we can find that cave”

“That makes two of us We can expect to keep news of Leonid’s find secret for only so long, and once it becoe the island will be swarmed by researchers who’ll want to study it You know the kind of speculation our continued presence here would cause at that point We’d be followed everywhere by speculators convinced ere in search of treasure”

“I really hope for Lazlo’s sake we find so to be a rock star for the city discovery Lazlo could use a win, if only for his reputation’s sake”

“I doubt there’s much that could redeem him after his little adventure with his student and the resulting scandal,” Remi said