TS3 Chapter 9

 Chapter 9 

November 5^th, 2015 

Auckland 

'How do I sneak myself in into an island full of Ovcharky?' was the question that haunted Alexei everyday. 

He had studied every piece of intelligence about the Cavalli Islands at his disposal but still couldn't find any kind of weaknesses in Repin's defense systems. 

Despite the island looked harmless to the untrained eye, the beaches had a laser grid alarm system, radars to control the approaching boats, helicopters or hydroplanes. Knowing Repin as he did, Alexei was sure that his fire power would be excessive to say the least. 

Any kind of frontal attacks were left out of the game. Not only the loses could be heavy to his own team, but Repin or the Chechens could kill Guntram or the child in their rage.

'Repin blew up Oblomov. Anti-personal landmines in his own yard.'  

“Nothing penetrates that place but a kiwi,” Alexei mumbled frustrated as he squeezed his red rimmed eyes. The coffee in the mug had gone cold long time ago and he felt a pang of longing at the memory of the good, real coffee Jean Jacques would serve him every morning. 

'He grinds the beans for me.' Alexei grimaced when he drowned the rest of the cold, instant coffee still left in the Starbucks Kiwi Special Edition mug. He looked at the bird sombrely and once more it reminded him of a monkey with a beak. 

“I can't get Ratko and his merry Serbs here,” he told to the mug. “They would cause a disaster. Any ideas, kiwi?” 

“God! I'm talking to a cup!” he yawned and stretched his pained back. 

The lights on the ceiling didn't provide him any inspiration. 

“I need a weapon like the Jackal's. The original version, not that thing with Bruce Willis,” he told to the ceiling lights and their brightness hurt his blue eyes. 

“What for? I don't even know how to get to that piece of shit.” Alexei spoke with the kiwi again and wondered how its tousled feathers would feel like. 

‘It looks like at duster, might feel the same.' Alexei closed his weary eyes.

“Wait a minute!” He said excitedly. “I have it! Kiwi, you're a genius.”