Page 76 of The Ranger
God, anybody, please help us!
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
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“Okay, we have movement,” Josh says, putting the phone down.“Chen has left the office, and our team leader thinks he’s heading towards the ports.”
The ports?
Josh told him to stay on his tail, so we will know soon enough.
“Why would he go to the ports?”I ask Nathan.
He shakes his head.“The only time we go there is if there’s a problem with customs and need to be there when they inspect or open something.”
I watch him, thinking.
“Oh, fuck.”Nathan suddenly locks eyes with me.“The South Korean chips.He’s going to try to get them to the border.”
“Explain,” Aidan growls.
“We supply the telcos over there with 5G chips for their phones.The products are at the port right now, ready to be shipped.Chen and I are the only people who have the authority to intercept.Goddamn, I should have foreseen this.”
I rub my forehead.“Could he put something inside those boxes?”
He nods.“It’ll be an administrative nightmare, but if he’s pushy or pays someone, they’d do it.”
“Fuck.”
Josh and I glance at one another; then he stands and addresses the team.“Ryder, get a senior team out there to take over, and we might have to look at sending Nathan in.”
“On it.”Ryder stands, looking at me from across the table.“You coming or staying?Might want to get out of your fancy suit.”
I laugh.“I can still shoot better than you while wearing a tutu.”
