Page 121 (2/2)

Phelps shook his head in disbelief

“What do they give you NUMA guys to drink?” he asked “Bull’s blood?”

“Soot a question for you: why did you give us the key to the handcuffs and return Kurt’s gun after our skirmish with your boss lady?”

Phelps slid his feet off the desk, put them back on the floor, and leaned closer

“Actually, I’ve got three bosses,” he said “Triplets Chang is in charge of the rough stuff He’s got a brother nara Don’t knohether it’s a he or she”

“What do you mean?”

“Soe, sometimes it’s a woman You never know”

“What’s with the holograms?”

“They don’t trust anyone, not even one another They’re crazy too, but you already know that”

“It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that they’re not playing with a full deck, Phelps How’d you get hooked up with this bunch of maniacs?”

“I’m an ex-SEAL Crazy or not, they pay better than the Navy I was going to retire after this gig” Lowering his voice, he added, “Like I said, I’ve got family back home You really think the virus the Triad came up ill hit the US?”

“It’s only a matter of a very short time”

“Da”

“We?” Zavala scoffed “I’ht now”

“I’ hoork this out But I’onna need your help”