I ran into him the last time I was here on Mesa. I wasn’t sure of his identity at the time, though, so I let him go. I’d say I ‘unfortunately’ let him go, but it was actually quite fortunate, as it turns out. I put a tracking device on him this time so I’ll be able to reel him in and find out what he knows.”Jurgen Dusek and Triêu Chuanli stared at him.Dusek was sitting behind a large desk and Chuanli had a chair positioned just to its right. One guard stood behind them and two more were positioned at the door Victor and Cary had entered through.Cary stared at Victor too. The statements he’d just made . . . had not been part of the plan they’d discussed.“You’ve been here on Mesa before, Mr. Watson?” asked Dusek. “I hadn’t been aware of that.”“Yes. We’ve met, in fact. Well . . .” Victor nodded at Chuanli. “I only met in person with him. On several occasions. But I assumed at the time that he was keeping you up-to-date on the progress of our negotiations and was probably showing you at least some of the recordings he would have made.”Chuanli was now frowning.
