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Felix regarded the Dictaphone. He played it aloof. “Automatic. Five-speed. Nice gat, Opco. I — I’m impressed.” | Felix regarded the Dictaphone. He played it aloof. “Automatic. Five-speed. Nice gat, Opco. I — I’m impressed.” | ||
The old soldier sat back. His face dissolved into the darkness behind the desk lamp. His specs caught a gleam. There was ''devil'' in them: a thin, piss-streaked, amber bead of the satanic. | |||
He lit a smoke. “ So, what can I — ” for the first time, he smiled. “do you for?” | |||
“But how? The perimeter — it’s — I mean, the borders are [[MiFID]] patrolled for Chrissakes ...” | Opco swallowed. “We are tracking a cache of [[FWMD]]s. We know they made it into the EU. We believe they used a [[CP]] conduit.” | ||
Felix cocked an eyebrow. “But how? The perimeter — it’s — I mean, the borders are [[MiFID]]-patrolled for Chrissakes ...” | |||
“Reverse enquiry into Liechtenstein —” | “Reverse enquiry into Liechtenstein —” | ||
Felix whistled. | Felix whistled. “Clever. Mainland, but not EU.” | ||
“Not even EEA, Felix —” | |||
“Oh?” Now Felix leaned | “But a plausibly deniable Schengen route in via the Swissies, who also are not EEA.” | ||
“Right.” | |||
“Clever. And some deep understanding of the political and jurisdictional cat’s cradle that is modern Europe.” | |||
“Look, these guys are professionals. They know what they’re doing.” [[Opco Boone|Boone]] smiled. | |||
“Yet you still found them. Can’t be ''that'' good. Felix looked over his specs. How did you do it?” | |||
“We traced them down their clearing chain.” | |||
“Oh?” Now Felix leaned in, his pale eyes suddenly fierce. | |||
“— but the trail went cold in Estonia.” | “— but the trail went cold in Estonia.” | ||
Felix sat back. “Yes, well I suppose that happens in the Baltic. | Felix sat back. “Yes, well I suppose that happens in the Baltic.” | ||
Smoke curled from his cigarette. Boone fixed his glare. Felix held it. | |||
“But what has all this to do with me? What makes you think ...” | |||
“You move in these circles, Felix. | “You move in these circles, Felix.” | ||
“I —” | “I —” | ||
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“Information. It’s all I want.” | “Information. It’s all I want.” | ||
Felix | Felix peered at Boone, as if he were inspecting mould. | ||
“This isn’t the normal fake equity, Felix. This is hard stuff. Carbon. Nitrous Oxide. This stuff kills people.” | “This isn’t the normal fake equity, Felix. This is hard stuff. Carbon. Nitrous Oxide. This stuff kills people.” | ||