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СКАЧАТЬ to get to the bottom of Janelle's case."

      "If you do send Kitiona to China, make sure she's careful. People have been known to disappear over there," Jimmy cautioned.

      "We will. In fact, she's calling me on my cell right now."

      "Better get it quick, lover boy," Jimmy said ending the call.

      Mac reached for his cell and swiped the phone's unlock slide. "Hi Kitiona," he said.

      "Hey Mac," she answered. "Any news about Janelle?"

      "Nothing. Jimmy said that Wendy, her texting friend, left Vegas. He said that she was beat up pretty good. He and Rizzo are at a dead end for now."

      "Last time we talked, you wanted to know about our China connections. Well, the company that we sell our brake lining glue to is located in Beijing. It's called Yanhuada Brakes Factory."

      "Mmmm," Mac hummed. "The Quon-Rong Holding Group is located in Beijing, too. Is there any way for you to justify making a visit to the brake factory?"

      "As our union representative, I can do a quality assurance tour. That means I would inspect how our shipment containers are being handled. And monitor the transferring and application of the glue to and in the processing plant."

      "You really know your stuff," Mac complimented her. "What we really need you to do is visit the Quon-Rong Holding Group and find out what they're really all about. Then note if a Mr. Li Wing has anything to do with the group. And if so, what's his position."

      "I decided to take Kaia and Mark with me. His sister's disappearance is effecting his research and their relationship. New surroundings, even temporary, might help them coup."

      Mac hesitated for a few seconds. "This is what I want you to do. Take Mark with you as your CFO and Kaia as a union rep."

      "You're worried about me going there alone, aren't you?"

      "Yet. Jimmy's worried too. We both think you should take a small posse with you."

      "Ok. I'll set it up and we'll leave by the end of the week."

      "Oh, by the way, Carol wanted me to tell you about the Diego di Lucca shoes she bought on sale."

      "Tell her what she wants to hear. I'm soooooo jealous."

      Chapter 24 Good Ole Charlie Brown

      At Anthony's that evening, Rizzo's said seriously, "What are they going to call our generation?"

      "We're thinking deep tonight," Jimmy responded. "The girl's will be here soon, so get it off your chest."

      "I was thinking my grandfather's age group was called the Greatest Generation. They liberated Europe and defeated Germany, Japan and Italy."

      "Italy doesn't count," Jimmy smiled. "But I hear what you're saying. They believed in the good old U.S.A. I can still visualize the war poster with the woman flexing her biceps saying, 'We Can Do It'."

      "Our generation hasn't done anything but become socially progressive."

      "We did get Saddam Hussein and bin Laden," Jimmy said defensively.

      "That was like crushing an ant with a hammer," Rizzo retorted.

      "Now that you mention it, we can't even handle a few ignorant terrorists."

      Rizzo continued, "We did transition from paper and pencil to digital. Maybe, we should be called the Computer Generation. After all, we were born when computers became everyday technology."

      Jimmy noticed Sugar and Tonya swaying towards their table. "Time to transition into a fun night." He stood, pulling a chair out for Sugar.

      Rizzo snapped out of his generations funk and helped Tonya get situated.

      "How are things at the Starlight?" Jimmy asked Sugar.

      "Strange." He noticed that Sugar wasn't her usual bouncy self.

      "Real strange," Tonya echoed.

      The server stopped by and the girls ordered dirty martinis using Oceans vodka.

      Jimmy questioned, "Strange that vodka is replacing good ole Kentucky bourbon?"

      Tonya answered, "One of the dancers from Hawaii told us about Oceans. It's distilled on Maui and made from pesticide-free sugarcane."

      Sugar added, "It's smooth and best of all, organic!"

      "Did you say orgasmic?" Jimmy chuckled.

      Rizzo ignored the Oceans vodka orgasmic talk and went into detective mode. "Describe strange," he said in both girls direction.

      Sugar commented. "The girls are chattering up a storm in the changing room. They noticed that Janelle and Wendy left under weird circumstances. We're use to girls coming and going, but with these two it's different."

      "How so?" Jimmy asked.

      Tonya started. "Everyone knew that Wendy was Locci's keep."

      "Keep?" Jimmy questioned.

      "She was his mistress. Locci's wife puts up with his keeps. She doesn't live here much. She spends most of her time at their place in Lignano Sabbiadoro on the Italian Riviera."

      "Rough," Rizzo groaned as the server placed the martins in front of the girls.

      Sugar waited for the server to walk away and then said, "When Locci's keep winds up in a hospital bed, unrecognizable, something's very wrong. Locci can protect anyone, but he didn't protect his keep."

      Rizzo raised his head and looked at everyone individually. He had their attention. "That can only mean one thing. He's protecting someone more valuable to him than Wendy!"

      "You think Janelle's senator?" Jimmy asked.

      "That must be it. What are we going to do?" Sugar followed, downing her drink as if it was water.

      Jimmy called the server over. They ordered a second round of drinks and appetizers instead of dinner. They had lost their appetites thinking about Wendy's swollen, unrecognizable face.

      Paula, Anthony's owner, walked over to their table. She wore a plain, black cocktail dress and matching flats. She noticed long faces all around. Their depressed moods spilled across the table. "I'm glad I wore black tonight. I feel in tune with your faces. Did someone die," she said dryly.

      For a brief moment no one responded. Jimmy finally said, "We're at a lost what to do."

      Paula stepped back and said, "It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black." And she walked away, indifferent to their dreary moods.

      "She's quoting Charlie Brown," Jimmy said in a questioning manner.

      "Sometimes, I feel like I'm in a comic strip. And a big, dark boogie man is hanging around the corner." Sugar sipped her drink and said, "Now what?"

      Rizzo liked the Peanuts comic strip. "You know Charlie Brown СКАЧАТЬ