The Case of the Mad Scientist

Chapter 24: Three Spies in Trouble

“What!?”

Watanabe was not happy. Veins on his forehead stood out as he rose to his feet.

“My house invaded? By gaijin?”

“Two of them appear to be Americans,” Gato told him calmly. “The other is Nippon. They were armed.” He held up the .50 caliber Desert Eagle that Sled had dropped.

For a long while Watanabe simply stared at the weapon. Then he ignored it and began a limping walk towards the door. “Show me these gaijin!”

Gato did. Sled Speed was still unconscious in his cell but both Blaze and Aiko were awake. They were sitting on the floor of adjacent cells, both still locked in handcuffs.

Watanabe came close to the bars and looked upon each of them for a long time. Finally, he addressed Aiki, in Japanese. “Who sent you?”

“No one.”

Who are these gaijin? Why have you come

During the time between their capture and this interrogation she had been trying to think of a story that might save them and explain why they were there. The best she could come up with was that they were burglars and looking for something to steal. She hoped that he would simply turn them over to the police

and told his boss that she was lying. “That one,” he said, pointing

turn

work for the American

Silence greeted his question.

have to assume that you are spies. I will, however, not turn you over to my government,” he said with a faint smile. “I will save them the trouble of a trial. I will execute you myself. Gato-san will arrange for you

I suggest, sir, that the two women be

You two will soon wish you had simply been shot.” He chuckled, a dry, leaf-crackling sound that ended

not simply to test a virus. Especially that fine looking American woman. Then he remembered that he had been going to report to

all that?” Blaze

her a summary. “So we are to be turned over

good, but it’s better than being

That’s what she is saying: fuck me. Over and over. Sorry if the language offends you, but

turned into sex

Do you know what this Dr.