Chapter 26: Ransom, Part 6

Klempner

Perfect!

The man I could never have gotten close to, is now paying me for the privilege.

He's even armed me. The M9 sitting in the holster under my jacket is satisfyingly standard fare and gives me a pleasant glow of Target Achieved...

On the other hand, it's not too flattering, joining the ranks of Chuan's 'bodyguards', but this isn't about job satisfaction...

... not in that sense anyway...

And I don't plan to be staying long.

"This is your station for now," says Arak. "You'll cover this end of the compound together with Decha and Atid there..." The two heavies gaze vacantly at me... "And if requested, accompany Mr Chuan when he is out on business."

The pair of apes stare at me with eyes vacant of any trace of thought but a fair amount of passive aggression.

Newcomer...

Foreigner...

Sap...

The work is hardly taxing. Standing to look alert and dangerous about covers the job description.