Red Hawk Rising

a hedge with a B class road on the other side. He decided to move to the left and would go down the other side of the wall since it was not overlooked by buildings. He moved to his left through the edge of the trees and planned to go over the wall where the other one joined it.
Andy was moving up through the trees about three metres from a stone wall that bounded the wood on the opposite side to where they had entered. There was no sign of a gate in the wall so he concluded that it must also be the boundary between two farms. That would mean the fugitive would have to climb over the wall if he had headed in this direction. He saw another wall going off at right-angles and slowed down. Andy decided it was now time to move cautiously and keep looking for the fugitive. He should be near if Andy had calculated correctly. As he slowly moved forward Andy saw a movement ahead. It was the man in grey overalls heading toward him. Andy took cover behind an old tree with a wide trunk. The man should climb over the wall on this side of the wall running off it if he wanted better cover. Looking cautiously round the trunk, he saw the man about twenty yards away, heading for the junction of the two walls. He kept still, counted to ten and eased the pistol out of his pocket. Andy decided that a disabling shot would be better than trying to rush him. He would aim for the ankle but he would have to give him a warning. This time Andy would have the cover. At the same time, Andy would like the opportunity to repay the kicks he had received. Andy cautiously peered round the trunk again and saw the fugitive was only three yards from him and with his back to him. Andy couldn’t resist the temptation to get his own back. He slid the pistol back into his pocket, stepped out and bounded forward.
Vasiliy heard a movement and turned to see his pursuer airborne in a flying drop kick. He started to move sideways but only managed to move his head out of the way. His shoulder and chest took the full force of the kick and he fell backwards and sideways, banging his head on the tree trunk as he fell. His attacker seemed to bounce off Vasiliy and fell expertly, his shoulders hitting the ground and the man’s arms used to bounce himself back on his feet. Vasiliy rolled sideways and came back on his feet but his opponent had already advanced in anticipation and landed a sideways single-foot kick on his chest. Vasiliy fell back down again but, like his opponent, fell expertly on his shoulders and bounced back onto his feet. As he came up, he punched with a stiff-arm motion at his opponent’s chest. His opponent stepped sideways, grabbed the arm and pulled. Vasiliy came forward, partly on his own impetus, and was met with a head-butt between his eyes that made him groggy. The attacker released his arm and Vasiliy staggered back. A blow to the solar plexus made him double up and then the attacker was behind him. Thumbs were placed into the sides of Vasiliy’s neck in a ‘ko-chen’ move. Vasiliy struggled to grab the arms and pull them away but he grew weaker as he lost consciousness and he failed to break the grip. He blacked out.
Andy quickly took his tie off and tied the man’s hands behind his back. He undid the overall buttons and saw the man wore a belt to hold his trousers up, unfastened it and used it to tie the ankles. He then searched the man’s pockets, found the gun and took the clip of bullets out and put both in his own pockets. As he completed this Andy heard the sound of footsteps and look round to see Iain Hamilton coming up through the trees. He called out to him, “Iain, this way!” Hamilton trotted down to him with relief on his face. “He isn’t dead. He should come round soon. I used enough pressure to stop him, remembering what you said,” commented Andy.
Hamilton replied, “Well done, Andy. After that first shot, I was concerned. It’s all under control down on the A1. We should also get some reinforcements pretty soon.” Pulling Andy away from the prisoner, Hamilton said, “I’m going to speak Russian in that man’s hearing and I want you to watch carefully for any reaction, okay?”
Andy nodded. “That’s fine. I think he is but it won’t be easy to prove unless you can trick him.” Hamilton nodded and pointed to the prisoner who was stirring. Andy went over and untied his feet. They would want to walk him back down to the road. There was a rustling sound over the wall and they saw armed RAF Regiment personnel moving along the edge of the wood.
Iain Hamilton called out to them, “Over here. We’ve captured the fugitive!” A sergeant and two airmen clambered over the wall and walked towards them. One of the airmen had a ‘walkie-talkie’ pack and the sergeant told him to radio in the news and location. By now Vasiliy was fully conscious and looking around him but saying nothing. He realised that there was little chance of escape at this point in time. As he sat there, he had a good look at Andy and revised the estimate of him that he had formed in the cafe car park. Vasiliy wouldn’t forget him in a hurry. “Let’s take him down to the road,” said Hamilton. Andy and one of the airmen lifted Vasiliy to his feet and they started back through the wood in the direction of the A1.
At Wensley Electronics, Sam Wilson had been called to the personnel office where two Special Branch officers arrested him for sabotage