CHARLIE Chapter Three - (post four)

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CHARLIE Chapter Three - (post four)

“Correct!” Answers the President, and then adds. “The walled City, as I believe it’s called in the service.”
“Sir, you do realise that none of our agents have ever been there?” The security man poses the question, carefully.
The President looks at the man, and then seems to look right through him. After a chilling moment he gives his answer. “Yes, I’m aware of that,” he replies. “I know only too well the dangers involved in this kind of mission…” The Presidents voice tails off as though he’s thinking about something that happened a long time ago. “However,” he continues. “We have to, we must, penetrate the Metropolski. I’m convinced from talking with the defected agent that the Walled City holds a special clue for us.”

The security man knows that it is his job to obey orders and he thinks that if he doesn’t volunteer to go to the Metropolski, the President and worse, the Presidents staff will think that he is a coward and that just won’t do.
“Sir!” he shouts, standing to attention in front of the leader of his country. “I want to Volunteer Sir!
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