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XIII Enlisting the Destroyers
Ring! Ring! Ring! The alarm clock continued as Corin slowly moved to grab it. He felt refreshed as he stood yawning thinking about the big day.
“Very soon, in one fell swoop, I will be able to wipe out my enemies with no links to me,” he thought.
He smiled feeling very proud of himself. As the warm water ran down his back, he thought of the careful way he had planned to maintain his freedom and riches for so long. He wanted to burst out laughing, but he thought it would be uncool. A smile would have to do. He continued to smile. He thought of what Tom and his crew must be thinking-maybe wondering if they would breathe another day. Did they sabotage the program? Did they make it virus prone? It didn’t matter at all. Just a few days of testing would tell him all he wanted to know. He smiled to him- self again dismissing the idea.
“They’ve had so much to do, they haven’t had time to cross me. And even if they had, their days are numbered anyway.”
Corin headed for the elevator as two men flanked him from the rear.
“Which floor, boss?” said the left guard.
“Twelve.”
“You can summon Tom and his sidekick now.” The doors
opened to a gigantic room with cathedral ceilings.
“We brought their equipment in here when they came last
night, so you wouldn’t have to wait, boss.”