.
On the second ring, the man raised the
phone to his ear and in a low voice, said,
“Proceed.”
A few seconds later, he placed the phone
back in its cradle and turned to his visitor.
With no emotion in his voice, he said, “It
seems we have lost the team. All but the
driver of the vehicle are probably dead. Is
there any way our operatives can be
identified?”
“No, Sir,” the visitor replied. “All the
assassins have had plastic surgery and finger
prints cannot be obtained, because there are
none. DNA testing is a possibility, but would
take more time than they have available.”
“Well, we knew when we started this that it
wouldn’t be easy, but we can’t afford any
more debacles.” His voice became harder,
“Within two weeks, our mission will be
completed, and, if the president is still
alive under that mountain, he’s to stay
there—at least for the next fourteen days.
After that, it won’t matter. See to it!”
the Author