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Date Posted: 07:14:49 12/15/07 Sat
Author: taurus2124
Author Host/IP: CPE-124-188-6-134.nsw.bigpond.net.au / 124.188.6.134
Subject: Chapter 141
In reply to: taurus2124 's message, "The Rising Dragons ... continued ..." on 04:00:37 11/25/07 Sun

Chapter 141

Returning to his computer station Birkoff began to put in motion the directives Operations had given him. To begin with he downloaded all the parameters of the Flash Mission then organised what he was going to patch through for Michael and Nikita. Once he had everything at his fingertips Birkoff got in touch with him. He suspected that Michael would not be pleased that Operations had arranged for the two operatives to carry out a Flash Mission on Inspector Ng. Birkoff was a little tentative about contacting him especially knowing that there was a major mission pending later that evening. Nevertheless he had orders to carry out and that�s what he did.

�Michael ...?�

Birkoff paused wanting for a response from Section�s Level 5 operative, but he didn�t wait long before Michael answered.

�Hey, what's going on?�

�A Flash Mission.�

�Which mission does this relate to? � Michael enquired with curiosity.

�A special short notice protocol from Operations and Madeline.�

�When?�

�Today ... Standby ... I�m patching the mission profile through now.�

�Right.�

Michael read what was on his PDA then he immediately contacted Nikita to alert her to the change in plans.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�What�s going on Michael? ... Is everything all right?�

�Everything's fine but I need you to return to OCTB headquarters,� he stated.

�Why?�

�We have a Flash Mission.�

�I�ll be there.�

�When you get here I�ll fill you in on the mission profile, but you�ll need to change cars. Everything you need is in there,� Michael announced giving her the registration number and telling her where to find the hire car.

�Right.�

Nikita immediately pulled over to the side of the road, turned her car around and headed back in the direction from whence she had come.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

She parked the hire car in the shadows across the road from the OCTB headquarters and sat inside the vehicle unobtrusively surveying the building. As Nikita waited for the target to appear she watched as personnel entered and left the site then all of a sudden Michael�s voice interrupted her quiet inside the car�s interior.

�Have you assembled the unit?�

�Done.�

�There are six micro-cartridges in the packet. Put two tranq darts into the carriage.�

�Done.� With eyes alert and waiting for her next instructions, Nikita cocked the gun in readiness. �Where�s the target?�

�He�ll be out in seconds.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Leaving his office Inspector Ng said goodbye to the staff on duty and took the elevator down to the ground floor. Exiting the building he wearily made his way down the steps.

�Be ready, he�s coming.�

�Is he alone?�

�Yes.�

�I see him ... he�s just making his way outside.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�Inspector Ng! ... Inspector Ng!� Raymond Yee called out when he saw the retreating back of Jiang Ng leave the building just in front of him. Quickening his gait, Raymond followed behind him and soon caught up with the Inspector on the first landing. �Inspector ... Can I drop you off somewhere?�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�Can you get a clear shot?�

�Not yet ... He�s talking to Raymond.�

�Wait till you do.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�Oh, no thank you Ray, I can walk, it isn't far.�

�Well then, goodbye sir,� he said as he continued down the steps in a hurry.

As Jiang watched his detective descend the steps he suddenly changed his mind and called out to his officer. �Hey! Ray! ... Wait! ... You know what? Maybe I will take you up on that ride after all.�

Turning back he looked back at his superior officer. �Okay ... My car's right over there sir.�

�Great.�

Raymond Yee waited at the bottom of the steps for the Inspector to catch up with him.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�Hit him in the shoulder.�

Taking aim Nikita looked through the view finder of the rifle and fired the tranq dart as if it was a TRG-21. She hit her mark just as the sound of what appeared to be a gunshot suddenly rang out when a car backfired as it drove past and moved off into the night.

�Done.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

A look of disbelief crossed Inspector Ng�s face then he immediately slumped to the ground and fell down the rest of the steps. Raymond was the first to run over to him. He rushed to see if he was okay but Jiang Ng lay motionless on the ground and appeared to be unconscious.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�All right, you�re done. Clean up. Nikita ... I'll be leaving for Section for a few hours.�

�Oh ...� she uttered surprised at his reply and wanted to know why.

�Orders from Operations.�

�Why now ... so soon prior to the mission with Andy Koo?�

�Interrogation of the target ... but I'll be back before 9pm. We�ll rendezvous as arranged.�

�Okay ... I understand.�

�If you need to contact me ... for anything ... key in my personal code.�

�I�ll be fine Michael ... Go now.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

�Inspector? ... Inspector, are you all right?� Raymond Yee asked as he bent down checking for any vital signs.

Other associates who were leaving the building at the same time as Inspector Ng rushed to his assistance too. Turning to a colleague Raymond ordered, �Quick ... Go call for help!�

�Yes sir!� the officer replied moving as quickly as he could.

�Hurry!� Raymond yelled after him.

The officer hurried back into the building to seek help and once he had alerted those inside, the emergency services were called without delay. Police officers came running out of the building to see what had happened and the OCTB was immediately placed on high alert, since the sound of what appeared to be a gunshot sent trepidation through the personnel. This could very well be the start of retaliation by the triads for the arrest of the men and the triad raids earlier today.

Meanwhile Raymond Yee commenced CPR on Inspector Ng hoping that he could revive him.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Within minutes an ambulance pulled up at the scene and the paramedics rushed to the fallen Inspector with their equipment to asses the patient. Turning to the officer giving the Inspector CPR he asked, �We�ll take over now ... What happened?�

After extracting what he needed for the patient the other medic took over from Raymond.

�I don�t know. Inspector Ng was walking down the steps when he just keeled over.� Casting his eyes worriedly towards the medic working on Inspector Ng Raymond asked sombrely, �Is he dead?�

�No ... You�ve done a great job ... but he will be if we don�t get him to a hospital right away.�

�I�ll � I�ll take him. My car�s just over there.�

�That is not a good idea ... It�s not possible,� replied the other medic.

�Why not?�

�He�s had a massive coronary. If he�s not treated in the next two minutes, you can take him to the morgue.�

�Oh!�

Looking at the emergency chest monitor the paramedic stated in alarmed frustration, �Damn it. I think we've losing him.�

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Disappearing into the crowd gathered on the pavement outside the OCTB building, Nikita quickly walked down the street to where she had left her parked car some blocks away from the happenings at headquarters. She easily merged into the throng of afternoon people bustling along the street making their way home to their respective apartments for the evening. She passed by children still playing on the pavement enjoying the final rays of the setting sun and walked past several hawkers setting up their stands of trinkets and wares for the evening trade. As she continued down the street Nikita casually looked up and saw some women chatting on the balcony of a building then glanced over at three men at a cafe table drinking coffee before going home for the evening.

She couldn�t wait to return to her apartment. Nikita hoped that she wouldn�t run into Karen when she returned home for she was such a busybody and would be full of all sorts of questions. The last thing she wanted to do was a running commentary on her visit to see Inspector Ng. However, Nikita remembered that when she�d seen her earlier Karen had been asked to come into the OCTB headquarters at five o�clock. Good! Karen would probably still be there now so there was no chance of running into her friend.

Although the Flash Mission had been successful she was fatigued and wanted to change out of her grubby clothing. Nikita also wanted some time alone to get her head around tonight�s mission with Andy Koo. She fantasised about having a long leisurely bath to clear her head before meeting with Michael to go over the mission parameters and synchronise the data on their PDA�s. They had decided not to meet at her apartment because of her prying neighbour and would rendezvous at the entrance to Victoria Park at 8:30. Michael had promised that he would be back from Section, so she had some time to kill before then. Glancing at her watch Nikita noticed that she had more than two hours before their rendezvous.

Perhaps I will have that bath ... she thought ... that will do the trick nicely.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Play on text from ... Choice, Last Night, LAC, and OBT

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