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“Let’s do it,” Jin said She was too antsy to sit, so she got to her feet and typed in the code to play the video

Lu caed froed by the cancer that later ended his life

“Good day, April and Angus,” he said, his voice weak and gravelly “I expect you’ve been eagerly awaiting this ive anything to see your faces when I reveal ill happen” He took a sip of water and cleared his throat

“He just loves his drarave”

“You should have seen him when he was alive,” Jin said

“First, I would like to congratulate you on your success to date,” Lu said “There is still much to be done, but in just a few short days, your mission will be complete You will have served China most honorably, and will inherit my wealth While you may have to say farewell to your former lives in Australia, you will have friends in Asia, and the resources to live well anywhere else you desire”

“Okay, already, tell us e need to do,” Polk said anxiously

Lu continued “The carrot is still waiting for you Hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency will be yours at the end of this, as promised You hold your end up, and I will do the sa fit and quenched it with a drink of water

Jin and Polk looked at each other It was all or nothing Jin took her husband’s hand

“If you’ve followeda full load of Enervuas on board is enough to poison five million people, the entire population o

f Australia’s largest city You will take the ship, and at the stroke of ht on New Year’s Eve, nine days froo into the air in the middle of Sydney Harbour That is your final objective I hope you succeed”

TWENTY-TWO

DARWIN

After transferring a stabilized Oliver Muñoz and the two Senators’ families to a hospital in Bali’s capital, Juan had pushed the Oregon’s new engines to their lione by the ti, and when they ithin three hundred on’s deck in the tiltrotor with Juan, Julia Huxley, and Eric Stone, who had insisted on co when he heard about his best friend’s condition They landed an hour later, and Juan drove a rental van carrying Julia and Eric out of Darwin International Airport while Gomez stayed behind to refuel the plane

“I can never get used to a hot Christmas,” Eric said idly from the back seat as they passed a city bus plastered with an ad for a local bank Its loan offer featured Santa on his sleigh even though it was a hundred degrees in the rass under the eucalyptus and palreen thanks to frequent downpours during the summer’s wet season