(picture provided by Dragon Ressource Center)
It was pouring cats and dogs when the jeep finally came out of the jungle and took Chili's national
highway. The weatherman from the radio was warning the chilian peoples living in the montainous areas
to prepare to evacuate. The continuous heavy rainfalls from the past week had weakened the slopes
of the entire coastline and were threatening to give way to massive mud slides.
This situation had Jane Blond worried. She had to get to Santiago, the capital, before they
blocked all the roads leading there. She stepped on the accelerator even though the driving conditions
were terrible. Seeing the jeep go, you would never beleive this tiny woman could handle
her vehicule in such an expert manner. She was only only 1,56 m tall and she was pretty slim too.
Her black silk blouse and black leather skirt gave her a rebel look. It was accentuated by the way she
let her long blond hair loose. She wasn't wearing make-up, because she knew her natural beauty was
enough to impress most men. But she also knew she would have to rely on more than just her natural
beauty to impress the man she was going to meet in this Santiago restaurant. Her boss, Robin Salk, the
head of the C .I .A., had worked very hard for the past two years to arrange this meeting with one of
the most powerful drug Lords of South America. Jane was aware that not blowing her cover would be
difficult, dealing with such a perspicacious man. But she would have to get there first, and this rain was
endlesly continuing to come down so hard. The streets of the city were flooded. There was no way she
could get around in her jeep. A rowboat would heve been more appropriate.
Fortunately, her hotel was located on the outskirts of town on higher grounds : the Plaza.
- "I have a reservation ", Jane said.
- " Blond, Jane Blond! "
- " Oh! You have a message Miss Blond "<
- " A message? " Jane asked, a bit surprrised.
- " Yes, here it is and here is your keyy, 12th floor. Enjoy your stay! "
Her quick mind tried to figure out who sent her this message. " Welcome to Santiago Miss Blond. I
hope you like the suite that I reserved for you. Meet me in the hotel restaurant , tonight at 7h00pm "
Signed : Diego Salvotore.
" That's odd, Jane wondered, I thought the " Agency " had taken care of that ?" This gave Jane just 45
minutes to get ready for her newly scheduled meeting. As she entered the elevator, two men stood up
from their seats in the lobby and headed towards the front desk.
The suite was magnificient. Authentic Picasso's were hanging on the wall and the rich mahogany
furniture blended perfectly with the redish Persian rug. Flowers on every table in the room brought a nice
lilac fragrance to the place. They had been sent by Mr. Salvatore. Lilac was Jane's favourite scent.
She had to hurry to get ready on time for her important meeting. They had so many things to discuss.
Her thoughts were interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Who could that be???