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"Don't give eance is mine martyr routine," Pitt said abruptly "Besides, you still don't knoas directly responsible "

"Min Koryo Bougainville," said Casio, spitting out the name

"Who else could it be?"

"The old girl iven the orders," said Pitt, "but she didn't dirty her hands It's no secret she's been in a wheelchair for ten years No interviews or pictures of her have been published since Nixon was President For all we know, Min Koryo Bougainville is a senile, bedrinden vegetable Hell, she may even be dead

No way she scattered bodies over the seascape alone"

"You're talking a corporate hit squad"

"Can you think of a more efficient way to eliminate the competition?"

"Now you're insinuating she's a runted Casio

"The Mafia only kill informers and each other The evil beauty of Min Koryo's setup is that byvessels fro lines, she built her assets with alanize and orchestrate the crimes Don't let your hate blind you to hard-core reality, Sal You haven't got the resources to take on Bougainville alone"

"And you do?"

"Takes two to start an army"

There was another silence, and Pitt thought the connection ht have been broken

"You still there, Sal?"

"I'htful voice "What do you want me to do?"

"Fly to New York and pay a visit to Bougainville Maritime"