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“About what?” I asked, flexing my muscles.
“Afghanistan,” he said then turned to the other two men. “You two, back in the car.”
They obeyed immediately, not saying a word.
“What about Afghanistan? That was a long time ago.”
“Relax. We don’t have enough proof to take you down in a court of law, at least not here in the States, but we know you were involved with the smuggling. Do you realize how much help you gave the Chinese?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard that all before. Believe me. We’re after Max. He’s working with someone posing as a journalist.”
“A woman?”
“Yeah, why?”
“She’s not involved,” I said.
“How do you know?”
“I just do, okay?”
“Are you connected to her?”
“I said she’s not involved. Keep her out of this, okay?”
“Relax, big guy. I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”
“That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.”
We locked eyes, neither of us backing down or looking away.
“We want you to help us take down Max. Your name will be cleared of any wrongdoing. Hell, we might even throw in an extra incentive for your cooperation.”
“I’ll consider it.”
“You better do it fast. We don’t have a lot of time.”
“Can I go now?”
He stepped aside and waved with his arms. I walked by him and back to the main street. After walking around for half-an-hour to make sure they weren’t following me, I headed back to Jade’s apartment.
It couldn’t wait this time. We needed to talk.
TWENTY-EIGHT
Cooper
I stood outside her door and took a deep breath. She answered after the first knock. We stared at each other a moment.
“Why did you walk out like that?” she asked.
“Can I come in?”
“Yeah.”
She stepped aside. I walked in and closed the door behind me.
