Chapter 20

Chapter 20 William McIntyre made his appointment just in time. He stepped out onto the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower. The day after a heavy rain, the air was clean and fresh. Paris glistened below as if all its dark secrets had been washed away. "They didn't trust you," the man in black said. "No," William admitted. His colleague smiled. "They learn quickly." William McIntyre kept his annoyance in check. "Things could have gone worse." "They could have gone much better. We will have to watch them more closely, don't you think?" "Already taken care of." William McIntyre took out his cell phone. He showed his colleague

第二十章威廉·麦金太尔赴约及时。 他走上埃菲尔铁塔的观景台。 大雨过后的一天，空气清新。 巴黎在下面闪闪发光，仿佛一切黑暗的秘密都被冲走了。 “他们不相信你，”黑衣人说。 “不，”威廉承认。他的同事笑了。 “他们学得很快。”威廉·麦金太尔抑制住了自己的烦恼。 “事情可能会变得更糟。” “他们本可以做得更好。 我们得更密切地监视他们，你不觉得吗？”“已经搞定了。” 威廉·麦金太尔拿出手机。 他向他的同事展示

the screen — the last number he had dialed in Vienna, Austria. The man in black made a low whistle. "Are you sure that's wise?" "No," William admitted. "But necessary. Next time, there can be no mistakes." "No mistakes," the man in black agreed. And together, they watched the city of Paris spread out below them, ten million people completely unaware that the fate of the world hung in the balance.

屏幕上是他在奥地利维也纳拨通的最后一个号码。 黑衣人轻轻地吹了一声口哨。 “你确定这是明智的吗？”“不，”威廉承认。 “但必要的。下次，不能再犯错误了。” “不准出错，”黑衣人同意了。 他们一起看着巴黎城在他们脚下展开，一千万人完全没有意识到世界的命运危在旦夕。