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“How many of you are on the Dahar?”

Tanjung tried to resist answering, but he felt compelled to tell what he knew

“Seven”

“Don’t bother trying to fight it,” the intruder said “The drug you were injected with not only disables you but it also acts like a kind of truth serum Believe me, I’ve tried it myself Nohat is your objective?”

“Bo to sink the tanker”

“And the crew Are they still alive?”

“Yes In the mess hall”

“Good You’re going to tellplanted”

The man yanked off his balaclava to reveal a blond crew cut and a handsoent eyes, and an innate authority about him that exuded confidence

Even in his hazywas surprised to see the man uncover himself

“Who are you?” Tanjung asked, slurring the words as he spoke For so”

“My name is Juan Cabrillo, and I am about to put your terrorist friends out of business Not that it reallytelling a secret he’d been keeping “You see, the drug coursing through your veins also erases yourheadache, you won’t re about me”

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Three people dressed in identical black clothes, body ared fro the driver behind, and joined Juan on the boat as he lashed the dazed terrorist’s ankles and wrists with zip ties Each of the over their shoulders and dart guns in hip holsters The only thing that distinguished them was that one was half a foot shorter than the other two