t of tes of t a matador. Mei Lin  guzzling fuel because it ate up more road t e of o keep ax on  of electrics and botrol and diesel ioned o matcrying to  to time to breac facility. At luncaff concentrated on getting a good square meal to see ternoon. Caldher hand, were skipping lunch.

    “You get a quota every mont up, t’s it. If you don’t use it, it doesn’t carry over to t month,” she explained.

    “Similar to t t tax is a lot more punitive. t’s if you can get a license,” Caldwell observed pensively.

    to a  as a set of temporary traffic ligurned red. A section of oncoming lane ronic sign  matrix display on a black background read “Maintenance orks in Progress”. ted as oncoming traffic t tared at to run a  a traffic light.

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    t. t rubber filled t plagued drivers on the rear-view mirror again.

    “they are closing in,” he warned.

    “Just  need. I take it tered in London.”

    “One and tion.

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    “I knehis was a bad idea,” Mei Lin said.

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    Mei Lin stepped on tor. t foreep descent into tern part of tle in to keep a car spinning out of control on too. It ting rig a red button beside teering aking off. Some kind of nitro deal.

    “e o lose tting into a gun figer of town is a very bad idea,” Mei Lin gasped.

    tepping up ts superior engine ly. Mei Lin suddenly slammed on ttoned on to ric Park N Se lane. Sting t ting to sinctively. It  as t on forcing tic skyscrapers t formed inctively so te lane and plougo t travel all tter prepared for it. urned round to see t tire nose of t of treaming from t of t to stumble out of the wrecked car. his face was covered in blood.

    tayed silent as t tern Expressral, bypassing tlife of ancrict of Admiralty. Calden minutes later ted do into t tower.

    Mei Lin found a secluded parking spot not far from ts.

    “So o tell me on t I guess till breathing heavily.

    “Nice driving Mei Lin. I ally useless.”

    “Not exactly time for modesty.”

    “Fair enoug kind of information can you get ed Reality unit?” Calding at tiny silver  ching glasses.

    “Standard data on major buildings and streets. Occasionally you get AR signposts, ails. In default mode ta comes from tral  database and is transmitted on a proed spectrum.”

    “OK, t’s exactly ting on. No systems in erized and  company under contract. Right?”

    “Correct. Kai S and biggest one. Also manages most of the newer buildings.”

    “And building management companies are notorious for not being all t security conscious, right?”

    “true.”

    “And typically eractive electronic blueprints of buildings in tem erface?”

    “Correct. tecenance. t’s o go to and o open up.  are you getting at?”

    “I  you to  database and beam it he Range Rover.”

    “Brilliant idea, but one problem wise guy.”

    “?”

    “e are underground. to be too weak.”

    “A. You’ll o park t ground level near trance. ts of cars parked t is a working day.”

    “OK. t ary tions on a public frequency. e can use t to communicate. I  stay on it too long as any security guards, cops or y is going to pick up ter. At any rate I can beam text messages to you long  data,” she said.

    “Good.” Cald on t to . t toral. t mig at any moment.

    “how long before you’ll be beaming?”

    “Say five minutes. Unless of course it turns out t Kai S manage NEXt tos. Or my  up to par.”

    “Unlikely. ter all. It’s tecraordinaire.”

    “I’d say take care.”

    t  too different from t No. 8 bus all tepped out of tos. t the Range Rover had been knocked clean off.