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.”

you. Who are these gaijin?

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 one,” he said,

Blaze’s turn to look

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

turned to leave, Gato halted him. “May I suggest, sir, that the two women be turned over to Dr. Sorren

two female prisoners. “That is fine. You two will soon wish you had

looking American woman. Then he remembered that he had been going to report to his boss when the alarm system sounded and he and a couple guards were diverted to the lab. He turned to follow his

all that?” Blaze

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

but it’s

That’s what she is saying: fuck me. Over and over. Sorry

not suggesting that we’ll be turned into sex hungry creatures

Do you know what this Dr.