The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin (2011)
“‘No doubt at all?’ ‘No,’ said Charlie. ‘That’s definitely the statement I took from the cook in Peking.’ ‘And the one that was stolen from you at the border?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And this is the photograph, identifying John Lu?’ ‘Yes.’ The police chief sat back expansively. ‘That’s it then. Everything explained.’ ‘It would seem so,’ agreed Charlie. There was no pain now, but if he moved his head quickly he still felt a slight dizziness. It had all been brilliantly conceived, he thought. Which meant he was ...still in great danger.
‘You’ll always have to run, Charlie, always …’ ‘Be a defence to the killing, of course,’ said Johnson. ‘Reduced to manslaughter or even, with a good counsel, justifiable homicide in the protection of his property.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘In fact Jones’s killing is unimportant compared to the door it opened.’ The fitting epitaph, thought Charlie sadly. ‘Here lies Harvey Jones, whose death served a purpose.’ ‘It would seem I owe you an apology,’ conceded Johnson unexpectedly.MoreLess
‘You’ll always have to run, Charlie, always …’ ‘Be a defence to the killing, of course,’ said Johnson. ‘Reduced to manslaughter or even, with a good counsel, justifiable homicide in the protection of his property.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘In fact Jones’s killing is unimportant compared to the door it opened.’ The fitting epitaph, thought Charlie sadly. ‘Here lies Harvey Jones, whose death served a purpose.’ ‘It would seem I owe you an apology,’ conceded Johnson unexpectedly.MoreLess
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