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“Ready.”
Reaching the back of the yacht, they tied off and stepped up on the lower deck. From above, Yun looked down, gripping the railing.
“What have you done to her?” he cried.
“Nothing. Yet. She’s healthy for now, but as you can see, she’s tied to a very heavy weight. And me. If you attempt to send me over, she’ll go with me, and believe me, I can hold my breath a lot longer than she can.”
“Fine. Fine. Where are the diamonds?” he asked. His daughter tried to scream at her father, but he only waved his hand, silencing her.
“I wish I’d known that little trick sooner,” he muttered.
“We have the diamonds,” said Hunter. “Where is the machine?”
“Why? Why do you need to see the machine?” he asked.
“We want to see what it can do. If it’s real. You set it up on deck. We’ll test it with some of the diamonds and see what happens. That’s it. You can have the rest, and we’ll leave.”
“What would make you do that? There’s nothing out here to blow up,” said Yun.
“Let’s aim for that buoy out there. That should be easy enough,” said Hunter.
Yun nodded as they walked up the ladder onto the main deck. His daughter was slung over the shoulder of Irish. On deck, he tossed her to the floor, the tether still tied to Mike.
Standing quietly, they watched as men busied themselves setting up the equipment. The two scientists appeared nervous, almost frightened. But of whom?
“Quickly,” said Yun. “Quickly.”
“Sir, we have to take our time with this,” said one of the men. He gripped his lapels, taking a blade from his waist, and sliced his throat.
“Do not take your time,” he said, staring at the other scientist. “Get it done.”
In their ears, the men heard comms loud and clear.
We’re in the water by the boat, setting charges. We’ll be clear in ten.
“It’s ready,” said the shaking man in the white coat. He stepped back, almost afraid to touch anything.
“The diamonds,” said Yun. Mike laughed, shaking his head.
“I find it fascinating that you want the diamonds, not your daughter. That really tells me everything I need to know about what kind of man you are.”
“The diamonds,” he ground out.
“One diamond,” said Sniff.
He walked toward the machine and handed one large diamond to the scientist. Placing it in the small silver bowl, he pointed it toward the buoy and stepped back.
“You are about to witness the greatest weapon ever known to man,” said Yun, practically shaking with giddiness. “It will change the world forever.”
“But you won’t be around to see it,” said Mike. “You’ll be dead by the time anyone actually sees this.”
“I don’t think so,” he grinned. With his finger on the button, sweating with anticipation, he pushed down, watching the laser shine its light through the diamond, heading straight toward the buoy.
The large bell rang out, clanging back and forth, the buoy disappearing beneath the water, then bobbing back up again. There was a piece of the bell missing. A small piece, and one of the metal stabilizers on the buoy was gone. But that was it.
“No,” whispered Yun. “No, this isn’t possible.”
“Now, that’s the face of disappointment,” said Mike, nodding with a smile. “Not quite what you expected, was it?”
