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He’d brought the Oregon back to Malaysia to co that had been abruptly paused before Christot the well-deserved holiday vacations they’d been denied, and he’d had ti the ship up to full operational status

The day was hot and hu hi the deck An enormous construction shed covered the ship to protect the workers froe caused by the Marauder It alsoeyes from the outside

The as now complete All systems were in place, a full load of araded and ready for battle

Juan noticed a faway

“Sylvia,” he said, “I’o”

“Thanks I appreciate all you’ve done for me And Murph”

“You’ve been a valuable part of the team We couldn’t have done any of it without you I wish I could convince you to join us”

She senerous offer I won’t rule it out coht now”

“Are you off to the States?”

She nodded “Thanks to the money we recovered, my research has now been fully funded for the next three years I should be able to get it back to where it ithin six months”

When Juan knew he had access to the account Lu had left to Jin and Polk, he’d pulled soon crew had saved in Bali With Overholt’s assistance, they cleverly leaked inforanizations around the world had carried stories about the botched terrorist attack on Sydney during the New Year’s Eve celebration Lu had been shrewd in setting up his plan, but he never thought to stop the payout if the articles included the word “failed”

Not only did the key words unlock the money but they also set in overnment to send a million of its citizens to Australia if they had really been needed But with the attack unfulfilled, the Chinese government had to strenuously disavow any involve the Australians to even closer ties with their western allies

The vast su Sylvia’s research, a compensation fund for the families of those killed by Lu, Jin, and Polk, and a bonus for the Corporation that substantially fattened their retireon’s needs

“Will we be seeing you again?” Juan asked

“Not if I have anything to say about it,” a voice called out from behind him