Nasiriyya – After dinnerThe recording system reactivated with a soft beep. The professor’s voice could once again be heard from the small speaker inside the machine. “I think it’s time we were leaving, Jack. I have to be up early in the morning, to continue with the excavations.”
“Okay,” replied the colonel. “I’ll go and thank the chef, then we’ll go.”
“For heaven’s sake!” cried the thinner of the two listeners. “Because of you we’ve missed the most important part.”
“Oh, come on. I didn’t do it on purpose,” said the fat one, defensively. “We could always say that there was a system malfunction and that we didn’t manage to record all of the conversation.”
“I always end up having to cover your ass,” claimed the other.
“You’ll thank me. I already have a plan for getting our hands on that
