Chapters 29-30 Summary

Delta warns the major not to try crashing the car, and the former Royal Commando understands. Three days of nonstop violence have drained Delta, and he must keep the Webb persona at bay and silent. After the driver, time is Delta's worst enemy. He reminds himself always to do the unexpected and blasts out the right-front window, startling them both, and bringing in a rush of night air. Again, the major calls him "a fucking lunatic," an assessment Delta accepts. Consulting the map, Delta orders a stop at the next gas station. Delta has plenty of money, but it would mean staying away 13-15 hours just to reach Shanghai, and there are too many checkpoints for two Westerners to get through. The airport near Jinan is as far as he can last.

With the sedan camouflaged and the major bound by...