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reaction to Nick!"
Yoshi looked puzzled for a second. Then he nodded his head in understanding. "Ah, you mean the way Ms. McGovern speaks to Nick - always angry, always rude?" he replied.
"Yeah," Brian nodded.
"You did not know that they used to - what is the word? - step out together?" Yoshi replied.
"You mean they used to date? " Brian asked, stunned. Nick had never mentioned it.
" Hai. " Yoshi nodded rapidly. "They used to date. Big romance!"
Brian smiled and shook his head. "I should have known," he said aloud. "May is about the only woman at INN that Nick doesn't talk about."
"Just so." Yoshi nodded. "Deep feelings between them have caused much unseemly anger and hostility."
"What happened?" Brian asked. "Why did they stop seeing each other?"
"Nick broke it off. He said she became a big sellout," Yoshi replied. "She went to work for Boss Gaijin. Nick didn't like that too much."
Brian nodded again. "That sounds like Nick," he said. Then Brian remembered the envelope in his hand. "Excuse me," he said to Yoshi. "I have to read my mail."
"So must I," Yoshi said.
Brian rushed back to his cubicle. When no one else was looking, he examined the envelope. On the outside, next to his name, were bold red letters: CONFIDENTIAL - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Brian ripped it Open. There was a single page inside, with a terse message.
Mr. Shimura:
Please report to my office at six o'clock. I have a special assignment for you.
Everett P. Endicott
Brian's heart raced. A special assignment - at last!
* * *
At precisely six o'clock. Brian stepped into Everett P. Endicott's outer office. May McGovern was sitting behind her desk, speaking urgently into the phone. She nodded to Brian when he entered, and motioned for him to sit down. Brian was not surprised to see Yoshi sitting in the opposite chair.
As May continued her phone conversation in a hushed tone, Brian leaned over to Yoshi. "Do you know what's going on?" he asked. Yoshi shook his head nervously.
At that moment, May hung up the phone. Without a word to Brian or Yoshi, she leaped to her feet and rushed into Endicott's inner office and closed the door behind her. Brian leaned back in his chair and tried to relax.
The minutes ticked by. Brian looked at his watch.
Then the door swung open and May ushered Brian and Yoshi into Endicott's inner sanctum. The office was just as Brian remembered it. The only difference was that the blinds were closed, blocking out the dramatic view of Tokyo at twilight.
The big man was sitting behind his desk. His baby face was creased with worry when he looked up at them.
"Sorry for the secrecy," Endicott said. "Sit down, boys."
Brian and Yoshi took seats.
"In a little while, two men will be arriving here. They are a small part of the biggest story of this, or any, century," Endicott announced dramatically.
Brian and Yoshi looked at each other.
"Originally, I was going to have you both assist Blackthorn Adams in working with these men." Endicott paused. "Unfortunately, Ms. McGovern informs me that Blackthorn's son was one of the survivors pulled out of the Sea of Japan after that ferry wreck early this morning... so Blackthorn won't be joining us.
"He's on his way to Hakata and has asked for some time off, which means that we'll have to make do with the resources we have." Endicott looked up at May.
"Call Nick Gordon and tell him to come up here immediately," Endicott told her.
" Mister Endicott!" May exclaimed. "You can't trust him with a story like this. It's too - too big! Call the network. Surely they can send someone! "
"I agree with your assessment of Mr. Gordon," Endicott said. "However, in another hour or two, the whole world is going to be in an uproar..."
For the second time, Brian and Yoshi traded glances. This is something very, very big , Brian thought, suddenly queasy.
"Every reporter in the world will be working on his or her own angle," Endicott continued. "We have a chance at an exclusive here, and we have a
Yoshi looked puzzled for a second. Then he nodded his head in understanding. "Ah, you mean the way Ms. McGovern speaks to Nick - always angry, always rude?" he replied.
"Yeah," Brian nodded.
"You did not know that they used to - what is the word? - step out together?" Yoshi replied.
"You mean they used to date? " Brian asked, stunned. Nick had never mentioned it.
" Hai. " Yoshi nodded rapidly. "They used to date. Big romance!"
Brian smiled and shook his head. "I should have known," he said aloud. "May is about the only woman at INN that Nick doesn't talk about."
"Just so." Yoshi nodded. "Deep feelings between them have caused much unseemly anger and hostility."
"What happened?" Brian asked. "Why did they stop seeing each other?"
"Nick broke it off. He said she became a big sellout," Yoshi replied. "She went to work for Boss Gaijin. Nick didn't like that too much."
Brian nodded again. "That sounds like Nick," he said. Then Brian remembered the envelope in his hand. "Excuse me," he said to Yoshi. "I have to read my mail."
"So must I," Yoshi said.
Brian rushed back to his cubicle. When no one else was looking, he examined the envelope. On the outside, next to his name, were bold red letters: CONFIDENTIAL - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Brian ripped it Open. There was a single page inside, with a terse message.
Mr. Shimura:
Please report to my office at six o'clock. I have a special assignment for you.
Everett P. Endicott
Brian's heart raced. A special assignment - at last!
* * *
At precisely six o'clock. Brian stepped into Everett P. Endicott's outer office. May McGovern was sitting behind her desk, speaking urgently into the phone. She nodded to Brian when he entered, and motioned for him to sit down. Brian was not surprised to see Yoshi sitting in the opposite chair.
As May continued her phone conversation in a hushed tone, Brian leaned over to Yoshi. "Do you know what's going on?" he asked. Yoshi shook his head nervously.
At that moment, May hung up the phone. Without a word to Brian or Yoshi, she leaped to her feet and rushed into Endicott's inner office and closed the door behind her. Brian leaned back in his chair and tried to relax.
The minutes ticked by. Brian looked at his watch.
Then the door swung open and May ushered Brian and Yoshi into Endicott's inner sanctum. The office was just as Brian remembered it. The only difference was that the blinds were closed, blocking out the dramatic view of Tokyo at twilight.
The big man was sitting behind his desk. His baby face was creased with worry when he looked up at them.
"Sorry for the secrecy," Endicott said. "Sit down, boys."
Brian and Yoshi took seats.
"In a little while, two men will be arriving here. They are a small part of the biggest story of this, or any, century," Endicott announced dramatically.
Brian and Yoshi looked at each other.
"Originally, I was going to have you both assist Blackthorn Adams in working with these men." Endicott paused. "Unfortunately, Ms. McGovern informs me that Blackthorn's son was one of the survivors pulled out of the Sea of Japan after that ferry wreck early this morning... so Blackthorn won't be joining us.
"He's on his way to Hakata and has asked for some time off, which means that we'll have to make do with the resources we have." Endicott looked up at May.
"Call Nick Gordon and tell him to come up here immediately," Endicott told her.
" Mister Endicott!" May exclaimed. "You can't trust him with a story like this. It's too - too big! Call the network. Surely they can send someone! "
"I agree with your assessment of Mr. Gordon," Endicott said. "However, in another hour or two, the whole world is going to be in an uproar..."
For the second time, Brian and Yoshi traded glances. This is something very, very big , Brian thought, suddenly queasy.
"Every reporter in the world will be working on his or her own angle," Endicott continued. "We have a chance at an exclusive here, and we have a
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