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“Jack Perry Can I see the cargo?”

“You don’t waste tih “Come on, then”

He led Perry to four shipping containers lined up on the Portland’s deck Knight nodded to a crewman, who opened the first container It was full of crates marked STELLENBOSCH PRECISION FLANGES

“It’s all here just like you ordered,” Knight said, and handed Perry a crowbar “See for yourself”

“I will,” Perry replied He climbed up and pried the top off one of the crates

Inside, carefully packed in Styrofoam, were a dozen South African–made Vektor R5 assault rifles He checked another crate and confirmed that it also held rifles

He climbed down and had them open the next container This one held Denel Y3 AGLs, Automatic Grenade Launchers

The last two containers contained the other weapons that were promised

“You got enough in there to start your own little war,” Knight said

In fact, they were destined for Nicaraguan rebels ere going to use theovern cartels to run wild

“What they’ll be used for doesn’t concern you,” Perry said

“Not at all Not as long as we get paid e’re owed”

“Do you have somewhere we can complete the purchase?”

“My office should do nicely,” Knight said He waved for Perry to follow

him into the superstructure