Recap: Penny came back home through the prisoner swap, but not before persuading Sunny, who was picking up the other prisoner, to run away with him.
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Chapter 17: From China with Love, Sort of
Gary is waiting for Penny on the airplane. “Look who’s here! Our murderous rogue agent is back! You still need your country’s protection after all.”
“Well, I don’t remember asking you to love me so much. You could’ve left me there with whatever consequences I deserved.”
“Are you saying my protective love emboldened you to do crazy shit? Blame the old man, huh?”
“You do spoil me once in a while.”
“Then maybe I should permanently fire you before you make a bigger mess.”
“Good thing is, most of the messes I make happen to have national security benefits. So you can’t fire me.”
“We’ll see about that. Now tell me, what was going on at the swap? Did you actually recruit their driver to kidnap JP?”
“Actually, JP did.”
“JP did it from jail?”
“Before jail. Do you know who the driver was?”
“A young woman, I heard.”
“Does that ring a bell?”
“No way! The bait lady was driving the prisoner van?”
“Their plan was to send her to charm the secrets out of me.”
“And you charmed her instead?”
“As I said, JP did that. I only provided technical assistance. Now the two love birds are probably snuggling in a cargo container at Keppel Harbor.”
“You arranged their transportation?”
“Ain’t I a loving person?”
“You’re helping the two people who entrapped you?”
“Would you rather they stay on the enemy side?”
“Wow.” Gary stands up and gets a beer for himself. “I don’t get you young people. You’re like a bunch of cats.”
“Honestly, I was just as surprised. First time to see sexual attraction helping people do the right thing.”
“Do you know where the cargo is going?”
“I know you probably want to detain them and question the hell out of them. But, here’s the catch. I can’t tell you where they’re heading to. But I’ll ask them to come in if you can guarantee their freedom in the US.”
“What? You are their agents now?”
“Whatever you label me.”
“Do you know it’s treason to collaborate with an enemy spy?”
“Listen to yourself. Treason? Save your fucking big words. They are my little buddies. And if you want to jail me for hiding them, or throw me out of the plane mid-air, feel free. If you know anything about me, Gary, you should know I’m my own agent.”
“JP betrayed you! With the help of that chick!”
“Exactly! If I can forgive them, so can the United States government.”
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