"S. D. Perry - Resident Evil 05 - Nemesis" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry S. D)

prologue

CARLOS WAS JUST GETTING OUT OF THE
shower when the phone rang. He wrapped a towel
around his waist and stumbled out into the cramped liv-
ing room, nearly tripping over a still unopened box of
books in his haste to get to the bleating phone; he hadn't
had time to get an answering machine since moving to
the city, and only the new field office had his number. It
wouldn't pay to miss any calls, particularly since Um-
brella was footing his bills.

He snatched up the receiver with one dripping hand
and tried not to sound too out of breath.

"Hello?"

"Carlos, it's Mitch Hirami."

Unconsciously, Carlos stood up a little straighter,
still clutching the damp towel. "Yes, sir."

Hirami was his squad leader. Carlos had only met

him twice, not enough time to get a solid read on him,
but he seemed competent enoughтАФas did the other
guys in the squad.

Competent, if not exactly up-front...Like Carlos,
no one talked much about their past, although he knew
for a fact that Hirami had been involved in gunrunning
through South America a few years back before he'd
started to work for Umbrella. It seemed that everyone
he'd met on the U.B.C.S. had a secret or twoтАФmost of
them involving activities not strictly legal.

"Orders just came down on a developing situation.
We're calling everyone in on this, ASAP. You got an
hour to report, and we leave in two, that's 1500 hours,
comprende?"

"SiтАФuh, yes, sir." Carlos had been fluent in English
for years, but he was still getting used to speaking it
full-time. "Is there any info on what kind of situation?"

"Negative. You'll be briefed along with the rest of us
when you come in."

Hirami's tone of voice suggested that he had more to
say. Carlos waited, starting to feel chilled by the water