Chapter 16
Chapter 16
Michael, Rita, and Ron reach a village, bribe a truck driver for a ride to Da Nang, and narrowly avoid capture by a police officer who lets them go after a radio call. They learn from a newspaper that authorities raided the smuggling warehouse and are searching for Loc. Deciding to catch a bus to the port where the cruise ship docks tomorrow, they board and ride toward the sea, safe for now.
Ron led them out of the clearing at a jog, his torn shirt flapping. The trail narrowed into a tunnel of bamboo, the leaves still wet with dew. Michael kept Rita in his peripheral vision, watching her stumble twice on roots she couldn't see.
“Slow down,” she said, breathless.
Ron slowed. “We got maybe forty minutes before that patrol doubles back. You want to rest now or later?”
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