Chapter 87
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Lee listened to the snowmobiles disappear into the distance. She kept her face blank. These fools only sent two men to check on Jack. Unless he was unconscious, two men would not be enough. If he were seriously injured they would have to alter the plan. The enemy waited. The gaunt man told his troops to say nothing. These fanatics would know she could speak basic Japanese by a simple Internet search.
Two of the men came forward with blankets. As they tried to make her comfortable, she cemented the picture of a wounded and feeble woman.
“Dew ne lo mah! Fools! You have shot me. Be careful!”
The gaunt man walked over with handcuffs and said, “Be very careful with this one. She is very smart and very clever. Cuff her.”
One of the men cuffed her very professionally, making sure the cuffs were snug enough so she couldn’t slide her small hands through. He also made sure the handcuffs didn’t bind enough to wound. They then covered her in thermal blankets to keep her warm. The level of care they showed toward her meant the cabal’s plan was working. Their enemy would try to ransom her. The men started to mutter amongst themselves again.
The gaunt man silenced them.
“Keep a very close eye on her, but do now speak. I will be back in a few minutes,” he said to his second in command. The gaunt one walked behind the stand of pine trees covered in snow. She heard the squawk of the radio. There was another few minutes wait and then the gaunt man reappeared.
“We will meet Seiji and Hero at the compound,” he said too loudly.
His men, who were not as adept at acting as he, looked worried and scared, as they should be. This meant her man was alive and had taken care of two of these scum. She and Jack would take care of many more before this was through.
“Be careful you fools. I am not a sack of rice,” she yelled in Japanese as they lifted her gently on to the sled and covered her. She winced in pain and leaned on them for support. Once she was safely covered by the tarp and the noise of the snowmobile engines, she went to work. She would occasionally shout for them to be careful until the gaunt one demanded her silence. By the time they stopped and uncovered her she could unlock and relock her handcuffs with her mind in less than five seconds.