Dying For LA by Ian Jones (best adventure books to read TXT) 📗

The police sensibly decided to take a step back and deferred to the FBI, who took charge and met with the official when they arrived at the hospital.

There were seven charges; the murders of Yann Voorhees and Greg Tilson, the murders of three LAPD SWAT team officers, accomplice in the murder of CIA agent Kyle Warner and accomplice in the attempted murder of FBI agent Judy Blake.

The official was in with Pinsky a long time, and when he came out the FBI were advised that due to his injuries Leonid Pinsky was unable to speak at this time, and an official statement would be released.

The official statement, when it arrived, came from the White House. It was very simple.

Under advice from Homeland Security Congress has determined that Leonid Pinsky be handed over to Moscow. He has denied all knowledge of the murder of Kyle Warner or the attempt on Judy and there is not sufficient evidence to support such charges. During the events at the train yard he admits to firing a weapon but claims to have aimed well away from the officers and vehicles. He also admitted to carrying the Makarov, stating it was for his own protection and denying murdering Greg Tilson, despite ballistics proving it and his were the only fingerprints on the weapon. He states that he has acted in the best interests of government in his actions against 1-Too agents, who are known to be involved in terrorist action globally and regarded as enemies of the United States of America as well as Russia. He is to be deported back to Russia as soon as is practical in regard to his injuries, and would be dealt with the authorities there. Homeland Security have ascertained that any conflicting statements given by the witnesses currently in police custody could not be regarded seriously as both men have criminal records. This decision is final.

It was countersigned by the office of the president.

The FBI knew when they were handcuffed, and had no choice but to pass it all over to Homeland Security. Pinsky was their problem now, for the very limited time he had left in the USA.

It meant Judy was unhappy and angry but knew there was nothing she could do. While Pinsky was now case closed, the investigation into 1-Too continued. The phone records for Keane, Voorhees and Pinsky had been checked, and any matching numbers scrutinised.

And there was one on all three phones that was interesting straight away.

Charles Edward Morgan. General, US Army, formerly commanding officer at Fort Indigo, now based at the Pentagon.

The next day three Military Policemen wearing full dress uniforms entered the Pentagon. One of them, a captain, was a very big man and towered over General Morgan as he was led away, which caused a brief flurry of interest among the staff until it was forgotten, as was Morgan himself in a very short space of time.

Morgan was taken back directly to Indigo. Once the questioning started the MP’s expected trouble, they ultimately had to work alongside the FBI and the charges were very serious.

But Morgan surprised everyone. His incarceration was a relief, he was a wreck, and admitted everything almost as soon as he sat down.

Chapter Forty-Four

It had all begun four years previously. Following the G8 and G20 summits the much improved communications between previously combative governments it had been decided to have seminars across several key nations for senior military personnel. General Morgan was the one chosen, to represent the US. And he revelled in it. First class flight to Paris, three nights stay in a five-star hotel, and free flowing food and wine.

On the last night after yet another elaborate and extremely expensive dinner, he sat having brandy and cigars in a lounge overlooking the city, along with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, who of course he had never met before. So he was very surprised and interested to learn that they had been having regular conversations. The Russian; a Colonel General Rostov, who had been a keynote speaker at one of the conferences and spoke in fluent English had told him that he had already been in meetings with several of the other officers from various countries before. With a laugh, he said that they had taken part in simple war games, which so far Russia had won. Intrigued, Morgan asked more, and when Grand Marshal Yin, who was one of two Chinese officers present backed it up, Morgan was sold. He could see how much Rostov and Yin were enjoying talking about it. So when Rostov, with a twinkle in his eye, had said that he could never see the USA taking part Morgan had immediately announced that he was in.

So the game was set, between Russia, China and the USA.

Rostov explained the idea. It sounded laughably simple.

The three officers would each come up with some kind of developmental weapon, which could be real, fake or just imagined. There would be plans and technical information.

Each country would attempt to steal these plans from the other two countries. The rules were simple. The name of the weapon had to be divulged within one month of the game starting, along with some kind of outline. Their own names had to be included as part of any headers or footers attached, and the schematic must always remain at the military offices or base that it originated from.

After that, there were no rules. Each country could use whatever means they had available to discover the information, and they had until the next summit, which was to be in four years’ time.

On arrival back at Indigo Morgan had sat down with the senior armoury officer asking for information about any weapons that were in development, due to be tested soon or for any reason had been abandoned. Understandably confused about the request he had suggested Morgan talked to the teaching staff, as they used such examples for training. So Morgan did, and eventually came away