Passage of Arms
“"I may not answer your questions, Captain, but I'm certainly not going to lie to you.""Very decent of you to put it that way." Captain Lukey seemed genuinely pleased."Is it?""Frankness begets frankness, Nilsen. So I'll be frank with you. How much do you know about Tan?""Very little.""Do you know what he does for a living?""Import-export—at least that's what I gathered.""Did he tell you that?""Not in so many words, no.""What would you say if I told you that he ran a labour protection racket down... at the docks?""How do you know?""Made inquiries about him. You see I know most of the people in this business. Part of my job. I didn't know you and I didn't know him. Could have been a trap.""A what?"The Captain looked surprised. "Well, of course. Naturally the Indonesian Government knows what's going on. You know as well as I do that they've only got a few old destroyers and gun boats to patrol a huge area. They can't stop more than a fraction of the stuff getting through. So, naturally, they go for our weak spot.""What's that?""Money.MoreLess
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