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didn't see the significance."
"You know about Chesterton's being sprung, too?"
"Honestly, Gomez, do you think they give out top journalism prizes to
nitwits?"
"Not usually, no," he said. "Are you suggesting, Nat, that we collaborate
again--pool our resources in the hunt for the missing
Hyaku?"
"We might as well, since that's the wisest course in the long run.
And we did function fairly smoothly together during our recent collaboration
aboard The Casino," she said. "But, please, don't try to ditch me again the
way you did the minute we got home to Greater Los
Angeles. I actually had quite a few more questions I wanted to ask you."
"Dear lady," he lied, "I'll stick to your side throughout our stay in
Tokyo."
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Jake said, "We can do this two ways, Inspector--easy or hard."
"You're not in a position to threaten me, Mr. Cardigan."
"I am, though." Jake grinned. "That's, see, where you've miscalculated. Maybe
because you didn't get enough information from
Itoko."
"Are you saying that--"
"I'm saying the Cosmos Agency has a great deal of influence,
which I'll use if I have to."
"Perhaps in Southern California it has some influence, but I
assure you that--"
"We can sit around here and trade insults and flex our muscles,"
said Jake. "But it'll save a hell of a lot of time if you just call the head
of the Senuku Detective Agency. He can fill you in on all the strings my
agency pulled before I came over here, all the palms that
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were greased, all the--"
"Is this how you usually operate? By making shady deals behind the scenes?"
"If I have to, I do," he answered. "And Bascom, my boss, almost always works
that way. He says it's a hell of a lot more efficient."
Hachimitsu dropped Jake's passport card on the red desk. "Nor man ltoko didn't
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provide me with all the details on your proposed investigation in Kyoto," he
said. "What were you intending to do?"
"I hope to find Dr. Gordon Chesterton."
"Hope is an odd word for a hardbitten detective to use."
"You've heard about the plague that's hit San Francisco. My former wife
happens to be one of the victims," said Jake. "I suppose that gcs me a
persona] reason along Jth all the professional ones."
" o be]e Chesterton is i
"A few months ago he was smuggled off the Freezer. It's possible he was
shipped here, still in a suspended state. The proposed destination was the
Arashi Warehouse Complex."
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The inspector frowned. "We've long suspected, but have been unable to prove, a
connection between Arashi and several major
Asian Tek cartels."
"What about Tora Hokori?"
Hachimitsu didn't immediately answer. "The Tiger," he said finally.
"She is supposed to have died." "I don't think she did." "Neither do
I."
Jake asked him, "Could she be in Kyoto?"
"There have been rumors that she was headquartered in several cities including
ours. As yet we have nothing tangible as to her true whereabouts," the
Japanese said. "You suspect that Dr. Chesterton is working with her?"
"Sonny Hokori is probably the one who arranged to have Chester ton smuggled
clear of the penal colony. That was so he could produce a new supply of his
synthetic plague virus. After Sonny died, Tora must've carried on."
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"You had a hand in his death, didn't you?"
"Not exactly, but [ was there when it happened. Tora probably includes me on
her list of those responsible."
The inspector said, "This manmade plague is being used for more than just
terrorism."
]ake nodded. "They haven't issued any of their demands yet, but the
Teklords are going to withhold the antidote unless all the countries of the
world drop their campaigns against Tek," he said. "They'll use it on other
cities, all across the globe, until they get what they want."
"They'll have to be stopped."
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"I'm not the only one working on this, obviously," Jake told him.
"But I want to try to find Chesterton and the antidote."
"Very well." Inspector Hachimitsu stood. "You can remain in
Kyoto, but I'd like you to keep in close contact with me." "Thanks, I
will."
The policeman held out his hand. "It wasn't, let me mention, your
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threats that persuaded me. But rather the logic of your position."
"I thought I'd better try both," said Jake, shaking his hand. "One or the
other usually works."
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ake slowed on his way to the vidphone alcove. "Who've you waving at?"
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didn't see the significance."
"You know about Chesterton's being sprung, too?"
"Honestly, Gomez, do you think they give out top journalism prizes to
nitwits?"
"Not usually, no," he said. "Are you suggesting, Nat, that we collaborate
again--pool our resources in the hunt for the missing
Hyaku?"
"We might as well, since that's the wisest course in the long run.
And we did function fairly smoothly together during our recent collaboration
aboard The Casino," she said. "But, please, don't try to ditch me again the
way you did the minute we got home to Greater Los
Angeles. I actually had quite a few more questions I wanted to ask you."
"Dear lady," he lied, "I'll stick to your side throughout our stay in
Tokyo."
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
Jake said, "We can do this two ways, Inspector--easy or hard."
"You're not in a position to threaten me, Mr. Cardigan."
"I am, though." Jake grinned. "That's, see, where you've miscalculated. Maybe
because you didn't get enough information from
Itoko."
"Are you saying that--"
"I'm saying the Cosmos Agency has a great deal of influence,
which I'll use if I have to."
"Perhaps in Southern California it has some influence, but I
assure you that--"
"We can sit around here and trade insults and flex our muscles,"
said Jake. "But it'll save a hell of a lot of time if you just call the head
of the Senuku Detective Agency. He can fill you in on all the strings my
agency pulled before I came over here, all the palms that
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
were greased, all the--"
"Is this how you usually operate? By making shady deals behind the scenes?"
"If I have to, I do," he answered. "And Bascom, my boss, almost always works
that way. He says it's a hell of a lot more efficient."
Hachimitsu dropped Jake's passport card on the red desk. "Nor man ltoko didn't
Page 123
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provide me with all the details on your proposed investigation in Kyoto," he
said. "What were you intending to do?"
"I hope to find Dr. Gordon Chesterton."
"Hope is an odd word for a hardbitten detective to use."
"You've heard about the plague that's hit San Francisco. My former wife
happens to be one of the victims," said Jake. "I suppose that gcs me a
persona] reason along Jth all the professional ones."
" o be]e Chesterton is i
"A few months ago he was smuggled off the Freezer. It's possible he was
shipped here, still in a suspended state. The proposed destination was the
Arashi Warehouse Complex."
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
The inspector frowned. "We've long suspected, but have been unable to prove, a
connection between Arashi and several major
Asian Tek cartels."
"What about Tora Hokori?"
Hachimitsu didn't immediately answer. "The Tiger," he said finally.
"She is supposed to have died." "I don't think she did." "Neither do
I."
Jake asked him, "Could she be in Kyoto?"
"There have been rumors that she was headquartered in several cities including
ours. As yet we have nothing tangible as to her true whereabouts," the
Japanese said. "You suspect that Dr. Chesterton is working with her?"
"Sonny Hokori is probably the one who arranged to have Chester ton smuggled
clear of the penal colony. That was so he could produce a new supply of his
synthetic plague virus. After Sonny died, Tora must've carried on."
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
"You had a hand in his death, didn't you?"
"Not exactly, but [ was there when it happened. Tora probably includes me on
her list of those responsible."
The inspector said, "This manmade plague is being used for more than just
terrorism."
]ake nodded. "They haven't issued any of their demands yet, but the
Teklords are going to withhold the antidote unless all the countries of the
world drop their campaigns against Tek," he said. "They'll use it on other
cities, all across the globe, until they get what they want."
"They'll have to be stopped."
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"I'm not the only one working on this, obviously," Jake told him.
"But I want to try to find Chesterton and the antidote."
"Very well." Inspector Hachimitsu stood. "You can remain in
Kyoto, but I'd like you to keep in close contact with me." "Thanks, I
will."
The policeman held out his hand. "It wasn't, let me mention, your
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
threats that persuaded me. But rather the logic of your position."
"I thought I'd better try both," said Jake, shaking his hand. "One or the
other usually works."
::32::
ake slowed on his way to the vidphone alcove. "Who've you waving at?"
Beth turned away from the wide sliding glass doors of the living room. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]