44 Clouds on the Horizon (1/2)

She pointed out a chart on the top of the paperwork.

”The wiretaps have mentioned Thailand, but it seemed like a codeword or a concept more than the country. The taps also mentioned a festival and we have several starting this weekend that are in the early part of the month. I spoke about that last week, if memory serves. There are several companies in our database that use derivatives of Thai words, and they seem to be in similar fields.

”Chiang Tung Investments is located in Shanghai; they invest in energy exploration. There's the Samui Group who specialize in petroleum geophysics, supplying manpower.

”Then there is Chiang Mai, which is a marine distribution company. There has been an increase in exports of containers identified as industrial machinery being shipped from China to Malaysia. Oddly enough, for this company, it seems they have little activity planned for June, which is unusual given their manifests for May.”

She leaned forward, frowning. Rickie had a sudden impulse to poke at the ”W” formed between her brows and smooth her expression. With effort, he tamped it down.

”I think that something is being planned to happen the beginning of June.”

At this admission from Meaghan, Rickie focused on her report. He looked through the paperwork, made the decision, and met Meaghan's eyes.

”I think you're right too, Meggie. Now we have to figure out what it is. I'll contact Raine and meet with her either tonight or tomorrow and see what she thinks. Did you want to come to dinner with us?”

Meaghan shook her head. ”I promised Leaf I'd help her with a school project tonight. If you would like, I can send her my report via email,” she offered.

Rickie nodded and stood up.Meaghan did likewise.

”Please do.And if something else comes along, contact me day or night. In fact,” Rickie's eyes warmed, ”Call me for any reason whatsoever.”

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He touched her shoulder, and ran his hand down her arm, intertwining their fingers. He held her hand for a moment, gave her a quick kiss on the back of her hand, and then reluctantly released her.

The bright pink spots on either cheek belied his effect on her as she bobbed her head and hurried out of the office.