Ultimatum
“ “What the hell is this place?”
Larry Olsen grinned. “It’s an apartment I’m using until I get set up in D.C. again. Belongs to my brother-in-law. Come in.”
The senator took a couple of steps inside. He looked around. The place was a shambles.
“Come through,” said Olsen.
Three people were waiting in the living room. They stood as Benton came in.
“Dr. Elisabeth Dean,” said Olsen. “The undersecretary of state for China. Dr. Oliver Wu, one of the China experts at ...State. And this is Sandy Chan, the Beijing station controller over at the Agency. Technically, I shouldn’t have invited her to this meeting.”
“Technically, I shouldn’t have accepted,” said Chan, putting her hand out. “An honor to meet you, sir.”
He shook hands with them. They all seemed so young.
“Sit down, Senator,”MoreLess
Larry Olsen grinned. “It’s an apartment I’m using until I get set up in D.C. again. Belongs to my brother-in-law. Come in.”
The senator took a couple of steps inside. He looked around. The place was a shambles.
“Come through,” said Olsen.
Three people were waiting in the living room. They stood as Benton came in.
“Dr. Elisabeth Dean,” said Olsen. “The undersecretary of state for China. Dr. Oliver Wu, one of the China experts at ...State. And this is Sandy Chan, the Beijing station controller over at the Agency. Technically, I shouldn’t have invited her to this meeting.”
“Technically, I shouldn’t have accepted,” said Chan, putting her hand out. “An honor to meet you, sir.”
He shook hands with them. They all seemed so young.
“Sit down, Senator,”MoreLess
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