" Perry Rhodan 0025 - (18) Menace of the Mutant Master" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

New Power, and in case he did get this far how much chance would he have of actually carrying out an
act of sabotage?

None whatsoever, was Colonel FreytтАЩs conclusion.

Still, this thought was no comfort to him now.

Freyt looked around, wishing to see the police inspector and find out from him what in the meantime the
result of their search for survivors and traces of radioactivity had been.

He had been so lost in his thoughts that he had failed to notice the arrival of the dosimeter group, all
dressed in bright red uniforms, who meanwhile had spread out all over the devastated terrain.

But he couldnтАЩt avoid noticing the ear-rending zeeepтАФzeeepтАФzeeep of the radiation alarm. The
radiation crew had activated their sirens atop the roof of their trucks. Freyt saw that the rescue team
began fleeing abruptly from the heap of ruins.

One of the men in the bright red protective uniform approached him. He saluted him hastily and blurted
out: "Emergency, sir! Highest danger. The entire area is contaminated, at least 10 roentgen per hour!"

This was the moment that Freyt changed his opinion about the absolute efficacy of the anti-sabotage
safety measures. For a second he lost his composure but regained it instantaneously, his cool reasoning
mind winning out. "What radioactive material?" he asked sharply.

The dosimeter man shook his head. "We donтАЩt know yet; itтАЩll take another 15 minutes to find out."

"Okay. Let me know as soon as you get the result!" The man in the bright red uniform saluted. Freyt
turned away and marched off. He paid no attention to whether his adjutant was following him. Not until
they were both sitting in the car next to each other did he become aware of him again. "What do you
think of this whole affair?" he asked with a grim expression.

"WhatтАЩs the use guessing as long as we have no clues, sir?"

This seemed to make sense. Freyt nodded his head as if to say, youтАЩre right!

The whole incident made Freyt feel depressed. It had taken place during the time he had acted as
substitute in Terrania during RhodanтАЩs absence. And although it was quite obvious that he personally had
had no influence either way in aggravating or easing the catastrophe, he nevertheless felt responsible for
it. The fact that the accident had occurred during his term of office was interpreted by him as a personal
failure.

Another warning signal came painfully loud over the carтАЩs radio. "Stop the car!" shouted Freyt.

The car came to a sudden halt. Freyt was hurled forward and hit his head against the windshield but paid
no attention to it. He concentrated on the announcement: "Three recently completed ships of the Z fleet,
so called space destroyers, took off a few minutes ago without starting clearance. The identities of the
pilots aboard are unknown. The ships almost immediately reached top speed and have already passed
beyond the local radar range.
"Calling Colonel Freyt! Calling Colonel Freyt!тАж"