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CHAPTER 26

Fuerteventura, Two days later

Adan

We rendezvous in a beachside café at Caleta del Fuste on the east coast of Fuerteventura. It’s a busy resort. Tourists throng everywhere, drawn to the endless beaches and classy golf courses, not to mention the year-round sunshine.

I arrive first and order beers for both of us. Baz joins me after ten minutes or so, the bulky bandage around his left shoulder testament to the recent near tragedy.

“How’s Lily?” I ask as soon as he takes his seat.

“No change. Still in intensive care.”

“And Julia?”

“Desperate. She won’t leave Lily’s side.”

“To be expected,” I offer. “Rosie sends her love. Thank you, by the way, for what you did back there, at the hacienda.”

He nods and samples the beer. “This stuff is good.”

I consider the subject changed. “Okay, so, I was going to hit him outside one of his clubs, but you know his movements better than I do. Where do you suggest?”

He considers my question, sipping pensively on his beer. “That could work, but he tends to be surrounded by guards whenhe’s checking on his investments, especially at night. And we’d need to make sure it’s a night when Janey isn’t with him, but she tends not to go out as much, not since the baby.”

“Agreed, so, if not a club, where?”

“My choice would be the racecourse.”

I regard him with interest. “Why?”

“Tends to be crowded on race days. Easy to approach unnoticed and do the deed without anyone realising what’s happening.” He grins. “Thousands of witnesses, and no one sees a thing.”

“How can you be sure?”

“There’ll be guards, and cameras, but not so many. If we pick our moment, just as a race is coming to a climax, all eyes will be on the track. We could get it done and slip away while they’re still trying to work out what just happened.”

“Who’s his second-in-command now?”

“He doesn’t have one. At least, not anyone he can really trust. A guy called Aleksy is probably the nearest he has. Good in a fight, and loyal, but not the brightest tool in the box. Kaminski will be doing his own brainwork now, and it was never his strongest point. He tended to rely on me, so he’s seriously out of practise. His security has gone downhill, I do know that.”

“How do you know?”

“I set up his systems, and I can still hack in when I want to. I’ve been monitoring his operation for a while now, and things have got sloppy. Key sites not adequately guarded, infrequent auditing of accounts. Wouldn’t surprise me if some of his managers are robbing him blind already. Never would have happened in my day.”

“Right, so, the racing, then.”

“There’s a race meeting tomorrow, should draw a decent crowd.”

“How do we know he’ll be there?”

“One of my best four-year-olds is running. His form is excellent. Kris will want to see it and collect his winnings.”

“Ah, right. You were into breeding horses.”

“Still am.”

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