"General Anderson, I have seventy-five humans in the building ahead of us," replied Corporal Elliot Wilson as he knelt behind a metal container laying... on its side, the doors popped open and he could see that it was full of some type of electronics. Spotting something like a PDA/Laptop, he placed several in his pack.William watched as the strange troops headed his way.As he slid along the wall towards the door, he said, "Hold on, Lisa, I am coming."Just as he reached the doors, they flew open. The reason that China wound up with our rescue target is that the Conspiracy of Dreams in the USR is broke. In less than 24 hours China will move those people and their equipment and handlers to the island that used to be called Taiwan. President Proctor's green light arrived just in time. We'd have to move tonight anyway to keep the Chinese from moving those 54 scientists and inventors to China. The old plan had to be scrapped and we're going to snatch them after they've loaded aboard the. They managed to trap him, and they smuggled him out of his lord's domains. The Mayor looks like he bit into a snail; he had to pay the captors the sixty guilders reward."Hildburg was stunned for a moment, but her aunt began to ask excitedly."What will they do now?" They'll try him for murder and arson, as is proper. He admits to everything, the cur! Says it was his right to avenge his comrades. Hildburg, you and the widow Hinrichsen can make a claim for his possessions. He had his sword on him. I start to stand up. He quickly moves behind me and pushes me back into the chair. Before I can protest he has both my hands behind my back and he has them tied with a piece of rope. I pull at the rope testing it. He moves around to my left side and ties my ankle to the chair leg. He runs his finger up the sole of my foot. I giggle and try to pull away. He moves to the right side and I pull my foot away from him. He grabs it and forces it back. I pull away again and he snaps it back into place..