dianejoplinsainhevanliseningohediscordanmeleeofhevoiceshevoiceswerenoinagreemenoneofhemhadrisenabovehedinandinsrucedheroslideopenhedoorsofhemovingvanandjumpouye,heohervoices,hermoher’sandohasoundedvaguelylikeherfaher’s,oldherobepaienallhewhile,shekephereyesrainedonhemanwihhesmoohlongfacewhohadsavedherfromheyakuzaherewasapreygirldrivinghevanandfromhewayshewasswichingnesshelookedlikeanexcellendriverdianewasn’sure,bushehoughsheheardhemanreferoherasseven,whichsheconcludedwasanoddnameevenforagirlihadobeacodename,shefiguredhey’ddroppedhewoidenikiheaviesoffnofarfromkabukichoandhenhevanhaddrivenuponeofhoseflyovers

heman,whohadoldherhahisnamewasfouler,hadriedhardoreassureherhashewassafehewasnowryingomakeaphonecallfromhevanbuseemedobehavingroubleco

ecinghewasonspeakerphoneandshecouldhearhephonering,makeascreechingnoiseandhenendinaseriesofbeepshemanwasgeingexasperaedhe’durnedouobeenglishalhoughhisaccenwasn’hesameoneshe’dheardenglishpeopleuseinamerica

diaurnedheraenionoheconsolesliningonesideofhevannexoheequipmensaagrayboxwihabelharead“fuelcellshandlewihcare!”ilookedlikeheboxwasprovidingpowerforallhepuerequipmenbudianewasn’sureilookedoosmallsomeofhemoniorsshowedvariousmapsaroundheworld,someofwhichsherecognized,andherewereheseblinkingdosonhemhashecouldswearshesawmovingbushecouldn’becerainbecauseheydidn’reallymovemuchhesmellofhevanremindedherofherfaher’sdeninbosoniwashanounpleasansmellofhoponensandpsicheenglishmancalledfoulerseemedohavemadeaco

ecion

“hello,direcorryan,please,”foulersaid,givingheraknowingsaredianehadnoideawhahawasalbou

“iamafraiddirecorryanisonheoherline,”amiddleagesoundingfemalevoicesaid

“ellhimhisisbrucefoulerbelievemehe’llakemycall”

“ok,hangonasecond”hevoicesoundedhesianbufoulerwaspcedonholdadverisingmessagesabouhefbisaredingfromhespeakeroffouler’sphonehewascallinghedirecorofhefbihevoicehahadaskedherojumpfromhevansaredwhisperinghingsodianeshewouldbehandedoverohefbiandshewouldgooprisonforaverylongimewereheseguysfbi?dianehadneverheardabouenglishfbiagensyehevanandheequipmenfiedhemouldhenhefbiadssopped

“bruce,i’sbeenawhilewhacanidoforyou?”hevoicesoundedjovial,nohinglikehewaydiahoughfbiagenssoundedlike,especiallyinhemovies

“heprofessorjoplincasehaheciaisallexciedaboubuseemsobegeingnowherewihmighbeabouodrawoacloseihavesomehinghawillgivehefbiheupperhand,”foulersaid

“oh,haheyfoundouhaiwasheworkofhebosonfacionofhejapaneseyakuzaheirdnawasalloverheprofessor’shouseandwehaveexensivefilesonheseguyswepulledheminyeserdayandaferabiofcoaxingheyspilledhebeansiseemedheprofessorwasonsomeyamaguchigumihilisforwha,wedon’knohemissingdaugherwasakenoffhesuspeclisodayalhoughwehaveyeofindherbuwearecloseagensarepickingherupaherhoelrighnowsowhadoyouhaveforme?iknowyoudon’callmyspecialliokeepmeupodaeoncaseshasellnewspapersforheabloids”

“iaminokyoihavehejoplingirlherewouldyoulikeoalkoher?”foulersaidsimplyherewasapauseonhelihenhefbidirecorspoke

“alwaysonesepaheadfouleridon’knowhowyoudoidiaherearealoofworriedpeoplehereyourmaidwassurehayouhadbeenkidnappedandforawhile,awholelooffolkhoughyourdisappearancesuggesedyou’ddonesomehingwrong”

“sorry,iwasupseandneededogeawayforawhile,”dianeexpined,wonderingifhefbidirecorwouldundersand

“allhewayojapan?”

“ihoughiwouldfindanswersomyfaher’sdeahhereinokyo,”dianesaidshewasrelievedhaiseemedshewasnolongerinroubleandhemosliberalofhevoiceswerenowreassuringherofhaheohervoicesscreamedincoherenly,generaingawholeloofbackgroundnoisebuifdiariedreallyhardshecouldignorehemyeherewasone,heisoedvoiceofascaredlilegirl,whichshefoundhardoblockou

“you’llmakeafinefbiagen,youngwomaniookouragensseveraldaysoracehiscasebackojapanandyoudidiinwha,asplisecond?”herewasaforcedchuckleonheohersideofhelineandfoulerwasgivingherhislook,likeshehaddonesomehinghewasimpressedwihhegirl’swhinyvoiceinherheadwassuggesinghaiwasarickomakeherfeelforablehefbiwasgoingoarresherandchargeherwihhemurderofherfaher

“hanks,”shesaidsimplyoverhespeakerphohecynicalvoiceserupedincacklesofdisappoinmen

“well,iguessanfbisarywouldn’meanmuchoyouyouareaverybraveandveryrichyoungwomanyourfaherlefyoualoofmoneyyouprobablywouldneverneedoworkagain,ifyouinvesedwisely”

heisryingodeducefromyourreplywheheryouwanyourfaher’smoneycan’youseeha?i’sallonebigrap

“hanks,”dianesaidagainshehadnoideahowelseorespondoha

“you’llneedoebackhomeandsignhepapersofcoursebuha’ssomehingosorouwihyourfaher’swyers,”hemancalledjohnryansaid

yousee?andhafoulerisparofhepn

buhesavedmylife

hedidnosuchhing

“we’llgeherbackoboson,ifha’swhashewansodo,”foulerinerjeced,givingherhasrangelookagain

see

“suregoodluckandhanksfoulerhoseciaboyswillbegraedhawewrappedhisup”

“surehingseeyouneximeiaminwashingon,”foulersaid,smilingohimself

“absoluelygoodbyebruceandhanks”

foulerhungupjusashevanpulledinoadrivewaybehindhergejapanesesylewoodenbuildingsoodaloomingsnowcappedmasshadianejoplinrecognizedfromcyberspacephoosasmounfujiasigninenglishandkanjionhebuildingreadhakoneryokanabigmanwearingaweedsuisoodousideheenrancewihanaracivelookingjapanesedyandahandsomeeurasiankidfoulerexpinedodianeasheygoouofhevanhaheywouldbesayinghereahedewiefamily’shospringsryokanwhileagenjackmanandagenjonesrerievedherbelongingsfromhekeiopzahoel

“you’llbesafehere,”foulerwhisperedashewalkedupohefamilyandshookheman’shand

hevoicesindiane’sheadweresrangelysilenallshecouldhearwashebeaingofherhearasshesoleanohergnceahedewieboy

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