‘WAIT, WAIT! I GUESSED YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!’
Alex gestured up at Kevin with an open palm and removed his head from the harness again. Chan waved at Wu, who despatched a young crewman from the bridge. The boy carried a black nylon sports bag and ran with it across the hot metal of the deck. He handed it to Chan who threw it at Alex. He caught the bag one-handed and used his other to unzip it. Inside were stacks of banded US dollars. There was no way to tell if they were counterfeit.
Alex unsnapped a metal karabiner from his assault vest and used it to fasten the two loop handles of the bag to the rescue hoist. He gave a thumbs up and the bag whizzed skywards.
‘NOW!’ yelled Chan.
Alex nodded and Kobus started to lower the helicopter. Chan took Alex gently by the arm to steer
