Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 5

           

           SomethinginthetoneofthatphrasestoppedmeasIwasturning,andonimpulseIforcedoutasudden,rackingcough.

           "What"

           Bendingforwardwiththeforceofthecough,Iraisedahandtomymouthandlickedmythumb.

           "Thefuckareyouplayingat,Kovacs?"

           Istraightenedagainandsnappedmyhandouttothekeypadbesidethescreen.Tracesoffreshspittlesmearedoverthemattblackreceiver.AsplitsecondlateracallousedpalmedgecrackedintotheleftsideofmyskullandIcollapsedtomyhandsandkneesonthefloor.AbootlashedintomyfaceandIwenttherestofthewaydown.

           "Thankyousir."Iheardthevoiceofthehotelthrougharoaringinmyhead."Youraccountisbeingprocessed."

           Itriedtogetupandgotasecondbootintheribsforthetrouble.Blooddrippedfrommynoseontothecarpet.Thebarrelofthegungroundintomyneck.

           "Thatwasn’tsmart,Kovacs."Thevoicewasmarginallylesscalm."Ifyouthinkthecopsaregoingtotraceuswhereyou’regoing,thenthestackmusthavefuckedyourbrain.Nowgetup!"

           Hewaspullingmetomyfeetwhenthethundercutloose.

           WhysomeonehadseenfittoequiptheHendrix’ssecuritysystemswithtwenty-millimetreautomaticcannonwasbeyondme,buttheydidthejobwithdevastatingtotality

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