-Creasey 05 - Message From Hell Chapter 36 It was a new acquisition and Connie Crum was very proud of it. It arrived from Bangkok early in the morning and sat on the table like something out of the next century. Even the placid faces of her two female bodyguards were animated with interest as she explained how it worked to Van Luk Wan. "It's what foreign correspondents use, and also international aid agencies, to communicate from remote areas of the world." She pointed upwards with one elegant finger. "It works through a satellite, and from here or anywhere else I can phone to anyone in the world." Van was impressed. "How much does it weigh?" She looked in the instruction book. "Twelve and a half kilos. It has been around for a few years now, but the early ones were very heavy. They get lighter every year. The agent told me that in five years' time they'll be about half the size of a briefcase and weigh only two or three kilos. I bought two. One is being sent to Tuk Luy and will be there tomorrow.
