Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 15

           "Thevoicewascultured,almostleisurely,butitbroughtthemedicsandJerryupshort.Weturnedtofaceatall,blue-smockedfigurewearingbloodstainedspray-onsurgicalglovesandamaskwhichhenowunpinnedwithonefastidiousthumbandforefinger.Thevisagebeneathwasblandlyhandsome,blueeyesinatanned,square-jawedface,thisyear’sCompetentMale,courtesyofsomeupmarketcosmeticsalon.

           "Miller,"saidJerry.

           "Whatexactlyisgoingonhere?Courault,"thetallmanturnedtothefemalemedic,"youknowbetterthantobringsubjectsthroughhereunsedated."

           "Yes,sir.Mr.Sedakainsistedthattherewasnoriskinvolved.Hesaidhewasinahurry.ToseedirectorChung."

           "Idon’tcarehowmuchofahurryhe’sin."MillerswungonJerry,eyesnarrowingwithsuspicion."Areyouinsane,Sedaka?Whatdoyouthinkthisis,thevisitors’gallery?I’vegotclientsinthere.Recognisablefaces.Courault,sedatethismanimmediately."

           Oh,well.Noone’sluckyforever.

           Iwasalreadymoving.BeforeCouraultcouldliftthehyposprayfromherhipsack,IyankedboththeNemexandtheblasterfromJerry’swaistbandandspun,firing.Couraultandhertwocolleagueswentdown,multiplyinjured.Bloodsplatteredonantisepticwhitebehindthem.MillerhadtimeforoneoutragedyellandthenIshothiminthemouthwiththeNemex.Jerrywasjustbackingawayfromme,theunloadedPhilipsgunstilldanglingfromhishand.

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