Voyage into Slavery Chapter 26
Jennings slowly opened his eyes. He had to admit that he felt much better. Whatever Kelly had injected him with, it seemed to have done the trick. He was still in the hospital room, and alone.
Getting up from the bed, Jennings noticed the large holdall bag on the floor. There was a written note on it, he recognised Kelly's handwriting.
'Hi John. I hope you're feeling better. I've managed to get some new stuff for you. There are things you'll find useful. Don't worry about me. I can handle it. Here's the location of the house. '
Jennings noted it down. Then, she'd signed off. 'See you soon. lol Kelly xx. '
He lowered the note slowly. There wasn't a shadow of doubt, that he knew Kelly was walking straight into trouble. He opened up the holdall, and was grimly satisfied to see that Kelly had been able to bring him new weapons. An automatic rifle with a . 45 handgun. There were grenades, and C4 plastic explosives. There was also a sniper rifle, and plenty of ammunition clips. Jennings suspected that he would need plenty of firepower. Just then, he heard a knock on the door.
'Yes?'he called. The door opened, and Inspector Panna entered. He saw that the Englishman was out of bed, and appeared to be in excellent health.
'You are feeling better, Mr Jennings?'
Jennings nodded. 'Yes. Thank you. Inspector. '
'Your lady friend was very concerned for you. She was very considerate. '
Jennings nodded again. 'Kelly's a good friend. We've known each other for years. 'He looked at his arm, where Kelly had injected him with. 'It appears to have done the trick, whatever it was. '
Inspector Panna agreed. 'It was very close. You were nearly lost, but she never left you. Where is she now?'
'Right now, she's in trouble. 'Jennings handed him the note. 'Do you know this place is? It's where she went. '
Panna looked at the address written down on the note. He was grim, as he slowly looked up at Jennings. 'Your friend has gone here?' Seeing the Englishman nod, he became grimmer. 'You are right. The girl is in trouble. This is where Madam Chen's main house is. It’s where they hold the auctions, selling the girls they've kidnapped. We try to avoid the place. '
Jennings looked at the man, he could see that, Panna had correctly interpreted his thoughts.
'You think very poorly of us, as we do not help?'
Jennings didn't reply, he waited.
Panna went on. 'Believe me, my friend. Every one of my officers would gladly go there, but Madam Chen has very powerful allies. She also has much political backing, as well as her own private army to protect her interests. 'His face reflected bitterly, as he told Jennings. 'They threatened our families, if we pursued them. '
Jennings laid a hand on the man's shoulder, he dwarfed the Thai man. However, he smiled faintly.
'Well, let's pay them a little visit, and give them our thoughts on the matter. '
He showed Panna the holdall, with the small armoury in it. 'You get my meaning, Inspector?'
Panna had already made the decision. Both he and Jennings were determined to recover the abducted girls, including their loved ones.
'Of course. ' Panna answered him immidiately.
'We'll need some really good intel on the house. 'Jennings told him.
Panna nodded. 'I'll see to it. Stay here, whilst I get the information. '
With that said, he left quickly. Jennings then noticed a fresh pile of clothes. He was pleased, they were his own combat fatigues. He owed Kelly again. Grimly, he started to get dressed.
Just outside the hospital's entrance, the two men Madam Chen had sent, watched the Thai policeman leave. Satisfied that he'd gone, the two of them got out, and after making sure, their silenced pistols were concealed on them, headed into the hospital. Both wore eager to add another easy kill to boost their reputations.
The reception area was mainly deserted, only a solitary young woman, was busy there. She glanced up at the two new arrivals.
'Can I help you?'she asked them politely.
One of them answered. 'We understand you have an Englishman here. His name is Jennings. We'd like to see him. '
The girl looked at them, clearly thinking they were suspicious characters. However, she did ask them. 'What is your buisness with the patient?'
Both men looked at each other, before the first man continued.
'Its very important that we see him, its a police matter. '
'You have identification?' The girl asked.
'Of course. 'The first man smiled faintly, as he suddenly produced his silenced weapon. He aimed directly at her, the girl's eyes went wide with terror. She was going to scream, when the man put a finger to his lips.
'Just do as you're told, and we won't shoot. '
The second man was eyeing her up intently. 'She's a beauty. Let's take her back to the auction house. Madam Chen would be very interested in this one. '
His companion agreed. 'Of course we will. But first, let's make sure we get the job done. '
The girl couldn't take her eyes off the silenced pistol aimed at her. Her face was full of alarm, as she was forced into an empty storage room. The door was slammed shut behind her.
'Right, get her tied up, better gag her as well. '
His accomplice grinned evilly, as he grabbed the girl's wrists behind her, and started to bind them together with strong white rope. The girl was too scared to resist them.
Within a few minutes, both men had effectively trussed her up. The white ropes tied tight all over her upper body, and her ankles made her completely helpless.
Satisfied at the tightness of the ropes, the first man ordered. 'Find out where the Englishman is. I'll finish off here. '
With that, he took out a large strip of white medical tape, and planted it over the girl's mouth. His colleague smiled at her wide eyes, and her furious struggling to free herself. Then, he left to carry out his orders.
The first man chuckled, as he enjoyed stroking his helpless victim's sexy nyloned legs.
'I think Madam Chen won't mind another addition, for the slave auction. '
Seeing the girl's fear increase tenfold, the man smiled.
'We'll certainly hope for some time, that we can spend together. That's something I'd like.'
He gave the girl an unwanted kiss, on her cheek. Her protests were unheard, the gag did its job.
'We'll be back for you very soon, my dear. 'He gave the girl's breasts a firm squeeze, laughing at her distressed, but muffled cry. Then, he left her, pleased that she wasn't struggling against the ropes. He couldn't wait to get her back, to the auction house. The girl was his reward, provided of course, they could complete their grisly task.
The second man was waiting for him by reception, he was smiling.
'Found him. '
'Good. Where?'
'He's in a private room, up on the second floor. Room 23. '
'Let's get him. 'Both men hurried up to the second floor. When they reached the second floor, they noticed there were more people, but nobody was challenging them. Better that way. They'd already made the decision, to cold bloodedly gun down anybody, that dared to stand in their way. Quickly, they found Room 23, and to keep attention away fom them, politely knocked on the door.
'Come in. 'They heard an English voice call to them.
Grinning at how easy this was going to be, both of them held their silenced pistols ready. They then burst into the room, firing like mad at the form on the hospital bed. Every bullet fired hit their mark, the form under the bed jumped from the impact.
Finally, both men stopped firing, as they wore smug looks. One of them advanced cautiously towards the bed, his accomplice covering him. The first man pulled the bed sheets away sharply, they both gaped at what they saw. There was only a set of pillows lain under the sheets.
Then, they were both sent reeling, as Jennings struck back. He'd hidden himself very well, calmly waiting for the right moment. He kicked out, toppling both his unsuspecting opponents. Both men crashed down onto the floor in a heap. Jennings knocked them both senseless, as they vainly attempted to rise.
Sighing in relief, he disarmed the two unmoving men. Then, he took Kelly's laptop, and headed into reception. He'd seen the two men grab the young receptionist woman, and hurried to help her. Once that was done, he was determined to rescue Sarah and Louise. All the other girls too. He owed it to Su, the Thai policeman's daughter. She'd helped him locate Kieko, he prayed that all of them, would be okay. Jennings really wanted to see all of the girls back safely, and he was going to make the bad guys pay dearly. He left Inspector Panna a note. Hopefully, he's catch up with him later at Madam Chen's house. He swung the holdall with its deadly contents over his shoulder, and left the room.
Quickly, he entered the reception area, and scanned around him. It didn't take him long, to find the bound and gagged girl. She was mumbling like mad, her gag responsible for this. Her eyes pleaded at Jennings for help. He cut away her cruel ropes encircling her body, and removed the girl's gag. She didn't speak any English, but Jennings knew she was saying Thank you. He gently squeezed her shoulder as a reassurance, and after making sure she was fine, left for Madam Chen's fortress.
Kelly had given him much needed background on the target building. He'd studied all the information, until he knew it backwards. There would be opposition, when he got there. Armed opposition. However, Jennings had already thought that if they wanted to fight, he'd gladly oblige them. He wasn't to far off, and he picked up his pace. Every second counted. Don't worry, he thought of his sisters. Help's on the way.