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Summary of Events:
Vera and Hammy were visiting the gangster again when his hideout was attacked. Vera ended up with Agent Ueno after they lost Hammy and the two of them ended up outside being held somewhat hostage by the attackers. Hammy ended up in a storeroom, but managed to get out of the building before getting attacked and suffering a deep cut to his right palm before finding Vera and Agent Ueno and talking them out of the situation and into the presence of another gangster whose personal medical staff tended to Hammy's wound. After learning this gangster had a pilot who'd been hired to fly to Italy Hammy and Agent Ueno arranged a secret meeting with the pilot . . .
Excerpt of the Day:
"Suddenly a man appeared at their table and sat down. He looked a lot like Zanetti's real pilot, but there was something a little different about him. He spoke in Thai. Agent Ueno replied before looking at him and nodding: it was their man.
"We know who you are," Hammy said. "But you do not know who we are, and we intend to keep it that way."
Agent Ueno repeated it. The pilot spoke, sounding almost unimpressed.
"He doesn't like that arrangement," Agent Ueno said.
"He can't have it any other way," Hammy replied.
"He isn't interested," Agent Ueno said.
Hammy drew his gun and cocked it before lowering his hand to the table, the gun ready and waiting. "He can't have it any other way."
The pilot looked at the gun with a slightly wary expression.
"All we want is the answers to a few questions," Hammy said. "If he cooperates he'll leave with his fingers. If not, he'll learn how good of a shot I am."
"He agrees," Agent Ueno said
"You were hired to fly to Italy by an associate of your employer," Hammy said. "For what purpose was this flight?"
"The purpose was to get something which had been stolen," Agent Ueno replied. "It was also required that the individual who was reclaiming it be dropped off on the return journey."
"The return journey?" Hammy asked.
"The return journey," Agent Ueno replied.
"What was being reclaimed?" Hammy asked.
"What was stolen," Agent Ueno replied.
Hammy shifted his jaw. Even though he was being forced to divulge, he couldn't be forced to divulge enough to be satisfactory. Enough of the facts corroborated, however; Hammy was more than certain he wasn't a fake.
"Where was the drop-off point?" Hammy asked.
"At the airport," Agent Ueno replied.
"The airport in Nicosia?" Hammy asked, his gaze fixed on the pilot's face.
The pilot's eyes widened in alarm for a moment.
"It's not good to lie to someone who only needs you to confirm the facts," Hammy said. "I know you dropped him off on the journey to Italy, after having killed four men on the flight who were guarding the stolen ruby he was reclaiming."
The pilot went to get up, but Hammy grabbed his wrist, held it up, and fired, causing the little finger to fly off, having been separated from his hand.
"That's one," Hammy said.
The pilot looked at his hand in horror before sitting back down slowly.
"Now, I know he was heading to Turkey from Nicosia," Hammy said. "What was his route from there?"
"Back here," Agent Ueno translated the pilot's monotone reply.
"Is he back here?" Hammy asked.
"I don't know," Agent Ueno replied.
"Are you sure you don't know?" Hammy asked, advancing the next round.
"I swear by the Great Buddha," Agent Ueno replied. "May I be blessed with good karma."
Hammy drew a wad of gauze out of his pocket, as well as some bandaging, and gave to to Agent Ueno, who bandaged the pilot's hand and got up to lead him away for medical tending."
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