- Suspicious detour around Becon Hill taaken by American agents.
- Photos taken by Iago.
- Wolfe's apartment - not yet searched.<
We split up again. Janus to speak to the police about their raid. Shade + Phoenix to break into and bug Wolfe's apt. Me + Flint to investigate ~ Becon Hill for signs of why the detour occurred.
A possible reason for b-guys visiting Becon Hill is the nice house that is just the sort that might be a Tong-boss's mansion.
Janus reports: Jade Eagle (led by Jade Dragon) vs. Five Dragon's Tong - set fire to their drugs warehouse.
Me and Flint then went to investigate the drugs warehouse.
In warehouse - opened crate to find tea and drugs. LOTS of drugs. We left then and fled.
1.3
19.5.65. (Sun)
The American Ed Langham arranged a meet w/Janus + Iago for noon at their hotel. The rest of us watched in case of shiftiness.
The three Americans we are interested in are Tom Andersen, Bill Bryson + Tommy Cooper - American military intelligence.
Dossiers were given over, they appear genuine.
After much discussion, we decided to fleece Wolfe's apt. more thoroughly, and try to find Rook/Wolfe's contacts/networks to shut them down.
With Iago driving, we began quartering the city looking for local people willing to sell their sightings of the b-guy's jeep. Talking to a street vendor he sold us where they parked - nr. a guest house which could be where they live. This took up the afternoon, then we got Shade + Flint to come over so Shade could bug the rooms.
We watched the outside while the b-guys went inside for tea. There was a kid left watching their jeep.
In the evening we went to the Royal Oak pub to meet journalists. Much drinks were bought and we were directed towards Augustus Tate of the BBC World Service, the 'Spook' expert.
He knew Rook and that he was last working on a 'Drugs thing'. He knows more about what Rook was up to but was, reasonably enough, unwilling to tell us on a first meeting.
Tate did not know of Wolfe at all.
Tate on Americans: knew not CIA, in city couple of months, hitmen for Jade Eagle.
He may be looking into events by himself - should get update from him as he and I are friendly now.
Iago got v. drunk.
Next day…
A meet was arranged w/b-guys outside Conference Centre. Flint was to follow them there, the rest of us set up at the meeting place.
Two of the b-guys approached, both armed. They talked briefly w/Phoenix + Janus.
1.4
20.5.65. (Mon)
Took out the two guys at the meet then went looking for the third. In car, caught up to him in jeep in tunnel. Chased. Forced him to abandon jeep but he stole a second. Gave chase again. Boarded this jeep and eventually it crashed. So we captured all 3 b-guys. Bluffed our way past police and took b-guys to warehouse for interrogation. Flint accidentally tortured one of them (Tom) to death.
We got some info out of the other two, Janus reported it back to London.
2.1
20.5.65. (Mon)
Took Tommy to the airport and got shot of him (metaphorically speaking), then went to search Americans' rooms. They had money, drugs and may have a safety-deposit-box.
New orders from Control - find Wolfe.
Turns out Langham (CIA man) may have worked under false name in London, in Civ. Service.
Phoned Tate (BBC guy) and he came to my apt. We talked about Rook + Wolfe. Wolfe may have been seen around the Casino or the Victoria Hotel since his 'death'. He was involved in Trading companies, still using the name Hendrix.
Also, Tate may sometimes work for/with the Russians + Chinese, but claims to be a patriot for UK. He is useful, so I didn't tap him.
Next day looked for 'Hendrix' in trading, discovered he was a dabbler in the Stock Exchange that other traders thought was on holiday.
In papers - Wolfe in photo @ Bank of London nr. Chairman.
Phoned Bank, got cover established for next day going to bank.
Went to see Tate w/photo - said he was Marc Chevalier, VP Stravicks in charge of Shipping or Southeast Asia affairs(?).
22.5.65. (Wed)
Someone tried to kill Janus. Was not successful.
Went to Bank. Saw Chevalier meeting w/Chairman and phoned for someone to wait for him to leave then follow. Meeting lasted 15 mins. Was probably no-one else in meeting. Was carrying case that he did not arrive with. Left building. Janus and Phoenix followed him to Stravicks, where attaché case.
Was introduced to Wolfe, aka 'Hendrix'.
2.2
Contacted others and arranged for 'Hendrix' to be followed.
A letter from 'H' was delivered to me. It had a contact # and an MI6 secret badge. In the evening we met up in our warehouse. Someone set fire to it, while we put it out we noticed a motorboat disguised as a junk. The coastguard chased it off.
In the confusion Flint + Shade slipped off. Shade returned w/a 12yr old kid who was watching our warehouse w/a shot leg. He was watching for the Five Dragons Tong, and there was much arguing about what should be done. He was apparently given over to Jesuits.
Janus phoned 'H' and arranged a meeting for the next day, on the ferry ~7.30am.
23.5.65. (Thu)
Plan to keep the ferry covered from another boat w/Iago as Flint + Janus go for meet. Wolfe talked briefly w/Janus then got off ferry into China. He is rogue.
Upon returning Flint + me met up w/Phoenix at the moored, empty(?) container boat. I went on board with Flint + Phoenix providing a distraction.
Saw Marc Chevalier talking to Chinese Mao-suited guy.
There were many crates. At least one had a bazooka in it.
2.3
Other crates had assault rifles and grenades.
I then attempted to leave the ship, looking like I was supposed to be doing what I was doing, or sneaking off for a smoke.
I escaped by pretending to chase Phoenix when he stole Chevalier's car.
Boat was called 'Resting Cloud'.
After discussing it, we decided we want to destroy the weapons on board, so I set about acquiring explosives. This took most of the rest of the day. A reliable detonator will be sent to us from the UK.
24.5.65. (Fri)
As requisitioned things will arrive in evening, spent day maintaining cover at the bank. Tate (reporter) came to see me @ Bank and gave me an invite to Noble House party this evening.
Shade contacted me. He had spotted Wolfe at the Resting Cloud. I headed over but Wolfe had left before I arrived. Phoenix was in pursuit, but swiftly lost him. I returned to the bank.
We met up once the equip. arrived. We have ALL been invited to the party - Iago under his REAL NAME.
"I search for traps andfound one!"
Various dull stuff happened then, but we snuck away under cover of a fight between two smuggling moguls.
From a boat, myself, Phoenix + Flint snuck on to the RC but part of the boat broke away (smaller boat) and Flint dropped off into water and climbed back onto our boat.
Saw Marc Chevalier on the boat.
2.4
Snuck deeper into the Resting Cloud (RC). Saw Mr. Black (head of Stravicks) with some Ghurkhas.
Deep in the bowels of the RC we heard the sound of many people marching.
Towards us. We ducked back and hid. ~48 Ghurkhas marched past w/rifles, guns, grenades, knives and some (6) RPG launchers.
We got into the hold and planted the explosives. Setting the timer for 2 minutes, we evacuated. While doing so, we ran into Chevalier - literally! We want him alive, so we bundled him to the surface and then got off. Whether he actually survived the explosion we don't know.
Janus was gone from his car as we evacuated the fiery scene.
25.5.65. (Sat)
Started looking into the Ghurkha connection with Flint - in an attempt to establish what the precise connection Wolfe has maintained with them since he left the regiment in 1950.
Talked to Ghurkhas from the regiment in pubs. It seems they were in Malaya (Malaysia) assisting the British in a 'Police Action' against Commie Guerrillas. It does not look as if this is helpful in linking them with Wolfe.
Iago informed us Janus is in hospital.
Chevalier is also in hospital - badly burned.
2.5
Requested cover as Military Policeman, Captain Graham Johnson.
Back into the pub, alone, was forced to change story to avoid rumbled. Pretending to be a slightly shell-shocked, slightly incompetent merc looking for work - they gave me a # to phone for 'Steve' who may have work for me - may be connected to Wolfe, but likely not. Needs checking out so I immediately phoned 'Steve' and got a meeting for 8am Monday. Will NOT be going alone.
Cover: Terry Fisher, WW2 vet, in SE Asia 57-> various jobs, jail Bangkok 62-65, HK presently.
Went back to meet w/Janus + Phoenix. Shade has disappeared and has been doing work for the Americans, CIA.
In order to find Wolfe, Janus approached his concierge to find out about his use of the house. This will not yield immediate results.
Phoenix went to the Shoe Shop to scout out for a burglary attempt in the evening.
Went in, found shifty shoe boxes, contained passports, a gun, an electronic warning device. Guy (who works in shoe shop) turned up with gun. We put him to sleep and bundled him into the back of our car. His car we hid in a car park. Made it look like a burglary. Started a fire to make fire brigade, police come to find dodgy stuff.
Interrogated the captured minion. He has a # to phone Wolfe with. He knows Hendrix + Wolfe are one and the same.
After much interrogation we pretended to be Russian + East German and he told us (a) Communism will eventually crumble, and (b) he has a base on Poitoi island.
Other identity for Wolfe - Felix Snow.
Under cover of night, me, Iago, Phoenix + Janus went by boat to Poitoi island.
We landed on the far, deserted side and moved quietly across the island.
We got into a secret underground lair through vents. In a corridor we split up.
Me + Phoenix headed towards store + assembly rooms, but found a 'cinema' where Ghurkhas were watching a military training instruction film.
2.6
The numpties (i.e. Iago + Janus) set off the alarm. Me + Phoenix hid in a storeroom until the room was searched, when we had to fight as well. They trapped us in the room and we attempted to leave through the ventilation system.
We passed a command post where gas masks were being issued, then moved through the ducts to where we could move to the surface. Phoenix began heading for the surface to try and get away to get word back to London. I went to find the other two. Found them in the vents above the computer room. There were dogs in the vents that gave away our position, so I burst into the room and opened fire with the SMG. Guards poured in and overwhelmed me + Iago. Janus got away before Wolfe took mine and Iago's surrender.
We were bundled somewhere and Wolfe gave us a chance to live if we could justify our continued existence to him. We attempted to pretend to join him, but he clearly thought we would be of more use dumped in China as spies in China. We were helicoptered to China and forced to sign a bogus confession. We were tortured a bit, then a lot after Iago put out one of our interrogator's eyes.
2.7
By bluffing like a man tortured to near insanity (funny that) I obtained a brief audience with a Chinese Colonel and tried to convince him Wolfe was planning to betray the Chinese. I was not fully successful but I did discover part of their plan: they need a 'Doctor' to help with some 'technical difficulties', which Wolfe seems to be about to supply.
Nevertheless, they carried on trying to force us to sign the bogus confessions.
Iago broke free and grabbed a rifle. He shot several guards before he was killed.
I was tortured until I finally broke and signed the confession.
Broken and tortured to insanity, Agent Fire ceased to exist…
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Adam - GM
Andrew - Shade, Snoop/Soldier
Bradley - Janus, Faceman
Duncan - Fire, Soldier/Fixer
Marty - Iago, Wheelman
Mike - Flint, Pointman/Snoop/Cleaner
Neil - Phoenix, Fixer