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“Kurt thinks they were after Dr Kane because of a secret research project he was involved in Does that sound plausible?”

“Anything is possible with this gang What would you like me to do?”

“I was hoping youup”

Caitlin cocked her head “Not to be coy, but what can you offer me in return?”

“A ride in inia countryside”

“Been there, done that, senor Tell you what, Joe, if Pyra Pyras in half measures”

“Would the govern to do e’ve talked about?”

“Possibly Pyraan They’ve killed cops, judges, and top officials as a warning to the government to keep its hands off, but I don’t see the connection with your Dr Kane”

“Neither do I Can you help?”

“I’ll put you in touch with Charlie Yoo He’s an agent that the Chinese security agency sent over to ith the FBI He’s a specialist in gangs Pyra you and Kurt But a feords of advice”

“We always listen to advice from a pro, Cate”

Caitlin put her hand on her

holster, a reflexive gesture, as if she sensed danger

“That’s good, Joe, because if I know Pyrahts And they won’t miss a second time”

THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM Virginia, Pyra The slender, soft-spoken man with the thick head of silver hair stood outside a dilapidated building in the sluhai There had apparently been an attehters called in to keep the blaze fro to the nearby slums had nipped the fire in the bud