Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 21

           Stilltwoclientswaitingontheleft,amanandawomandeepindiscussionofalargepaper-wrappedpackage.Ontherightaperipheralflickerofcrimsonwherethereshouldhavebeennone.Iwaslookingatblood.

           TheancientAsianreceptionistwasdead,throatcutwithsomethingthatglintedmetallicdeepwithinthewoundaroundherneck.Herheadrestedinashinypoolofherownbloodonthedeskinfrontofher.

           MyhandleaptfortheNemex.Besideme,IheardthesnapasOrtegachamberedthefirstsluginherSmith&Wesson.Iswungtowardsthetwowaitingclientsandtheirpaper-wrappedpackage.

           Timeturneddreamlike.Theneurachemmadeeverythingimpossiblyslow,separateimagesdriftingtothefloorofmyvisionlikeautumnleaves.

           Thepackagehadfallenapart.ThewomanwasholdingacompactSunjet,themanamachinepistol.IclearedtheNemexandstartedfiringfromthehip.

           Thedoortothegantryburstopenandanotherfigurestoodintheopening,brandishingapistolineachfist.

           Besideme,Ortega’sSmith&Wessonboomedandblewthenewarrivalbackthroughthedoorlikeareversedfilmsequenceofhisentrance.

           Myfirstshotrupturedtheheadrestofthewoman’sseat,showeringherwithwhitepadding.TheSunjetsizzled,thebeamwentwide.Thesecondslugexplodedherheadandturnedthedriftingwhiteflecksred.

           Ortegayelledinfury.Shewasstillfiring,upwardmyperipheralsensetoldme.

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