Chapter Twenty-Six
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Chapter Twenty Six
"Did you sleep well Demetri?" Asad questioned the undercover agent with a smile, as he stepped out of the vehicle.
"Yes very well thank you" Callen responded, a confident smirk plastered over his face as he moved closer to the arms buyer.
"Good, you are looking less healthy than the last time I saw you. I heard that there was an incident with Andrei? Is the situation sorted, or do I need to be worried that we have been compromised?" he asked as he leant against the car- his posture relaxed yet his shoulders tense as he awaited the response from the younger man. Callen allowed a barked laugh to escape him as he stepped slightly to the side and gestured with his arms in a nonchalant fashion.
"We have not been compromised- the incident was internal politics that resulted in the minimal exposure for us and two members of a local gang being arrested for murder" he finally responded, knowing that the cover story had been released to the press a few days earlier.
"I am pleased to hear it Demetri- it would be a big shame for me to have to kill you, such a waste of a beautiful friendship" the larger man started with a feral grin. "Anyway enough about that, it is all in the past- we must look to the here and now. The quality of the arms is perfect and I thank you for bringing them safely all of this way to me"
"It is a pleasure Asad, somebody needed to make sure that the deal went through smoothly" Callen stated as he rolled his aching neck on his shoulders.
"Come Demetri, let's have some food and drink- and finalise the unsavoury matter of the financials" Asad invited, noticing the other man's discomfort he lead the way into the large house behind them. Callen followed silently behind, pleased to be out of the dry heat and progressing the mission.
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"His cover is still intact" Sam commented as they listened in on the conversation from a mile away.
"He needs to get out of there" Kensi muttered, more to herself than for her team mates. "Something is wrong, I just have this feeling that something is going to happen" she stated as she paced beside the car.
"He will get out, he just needs to wait for the right moment" Deeks interjected softly, trying to calm his partner, yet still concentrate on the feed coming from their undercover team member.
"Deeks is right, G will get out of there as soon as he can without blowing the op" Sam told the highly strung junior agent, his gaze never leaving the screen in front of him. Deeks squeezed the larger man's shoulder gently in reassurance, before sitting back down in the front of the car.
"I just hope it is soon" he whispered, as he too watched the button cam feed.
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"Perfect footage here" Eric stated appreciatively as he ran facial recognition against each of the men sat around the table. "This is like a who's who of global terrorism" he commented as time after time target faces appeared with a full rap sheet of offences.
"Look at their financials and their movements over the last six months Mr Beale- gather as much together as possible, we need to take these all down" Hetty instructed lightly.
"I have ran checks on all of their cell phones, and so far we have enough to link three of them directly to three bombings across the middle east- two of which resulted in the death of a number of US military personnel" Nell informed them as she collated as much information as she was able to, as quickly as possible.
"Good work Miss Jones, now find me more" Hetty requested, moving downstairs to update the director – all the while hoping that this nightmare would hurry up and come to a close.
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"Let us get the ugly business of the money out of the way. It was a fair price that was agreed with Ivor and I will honour my part of the deal. I hope that this little arrangement will be very profitable for all of us- I trust you are being paid fairly?" Asad questioned as he finished his glass of whiskey and poured a second.
"Yes, Ivor is very fair to those he considers loyal" Callen responded, not wanting to prompt the other man into offering him a job.
"Good, you have proven yourself to be loyal to him Demetri- but please remember that if you change your mind and would like to try sunnier climes, there are many opportunities available to you with my organisation" Asad offered with a grin.
"Thank you for the offer, I will bear it in mind" Callen responded tactfully.
"Good, we always have roles available for undercover government agents" Asad stated, his tone changing dramatically and his men stepping forward to take hold of the NCIS agent before he could even blink.
"What are you talking about?" Callen questioned, confusion written all over his face.
"You don't fool me Special Agent Callen" Asad hissed, "and you will not get away betraying my trust in this way. Take him" he instructed and jerked his head towards the door behind them.
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"He's been made" Sam gasped, disbelieving the update. "Hetty we got to move in" he stated to the Ops manager who felt so very far away at that moment in time.
"I will mobilise your support, get him out of there Mr Hanna" Hetty instructed, already reaching for the phone as she spoke and hitting a speed dial. "It's a go go go- Los Angeles team confirm?" she ordered, her gaze fixed on the screen in front of her. She received the confirmation she required and watched as all teams hit their locations. "Mr Beale- mobilise the special forces teams, as quickly as possible" she requested, trying to ignore the shake to her hands as she placed the receiver back on the telephone.
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"We need to move guys and fast" Sam stated, pulling on his tactical vest underneath his jacket, side arm fastened at his thigh and rifle slung around his shoulder. "The GPS signal hasn't moved, so he is still in the house" the senior agent stated. "Tactical teams will be on their way, but I don't think G has that long- you two take the back, I will take side door" Sam instructed, trying to ignore the sounds of a scuffle that was coming via his partner's comm link. "G you best get through this partner, or I will kill you myself"
End Chapter Twenty Six
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