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“How uards are here besides you?” Eddie asked

“Twenty-two,” the man said “Some are already on the Marauder”

“Why?”

“I don’t knohere we’re going, but in fifteenthe island”

FIFTY-NINE

The repairs to the Marauder took less ti to set sail, never to return to Marwood After coo to Hainan Island in the South China Sea The Marauder and her plasovernment in return for protection from any possible extradition Jin and Polk already had their eye on a twenty-million-dollar seaside mansion on the outskirts of Haikou

Her husband had flown out after lunch He texted her that he’d landed in Sydney and was on his way to the Centaurus, which was anchored near Shark Island in the harbor

By traveling at top speed, she expected to join hi, in plenty of time to watch the world-fae At the same tias would be fired froe, but anyone seeing the launch froo ship would simply think it was part of the show

Once the operation was complete, she would use the Marauder to sink the Centaurus and put to sea By the time any authorities ca gone She would upload her video recording of the launch to the internet, leaving no doubt as to what had happened News org

anizations around the world would carry the story, unlocking the cryptocurrency account

Jin could practically taste how close she was to her new life She didn’t want to wait any longer than she had to for the end of this mission

“What’s the status of the plasma cannon?” she asked her XO

“All tests are complete,” he said “The weapon is fully operational”

“What about our fuel and supplies?”

“Topping off the fuel now The last of the supplies are being loaded”