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“You’re also an expert on Asian criular mark Austin had discovered on the AUV’s blade and the connection between the underwater robot that attacked the bathysphere and the fishing co

She let out a lohistle

“Pyramid The baddest of the bad You couldn’t have chosen a worse bunch to tangle with, if that’s the case You and Kurt are damned lucky to be alive”

“What do you know about Pyramid?”

“Let ive you some perspective,” Caitlin said “My job is to keep Asian crime as far from US shores as possible and to solve cri battle We’ve had Asian criminal enterprises in this country since the early 1900s, starting with the Chinese tongs”

“Didn’t the tongs originate the term hatchet man?” Zavala asked

“The hatchetthe tong wars The tongs started as social clubs but then beca today as part of an international network that’s doanizations known as Triads That’s why the triangle you described is so interesting”

“In ay?”

“The term Triad was coined by the British, who saw that the Chinese syle”

Zavala’s eyes narrowed

“You’re right,” he said, “that is interesting”

“The triangle symbolized the unity of heaven, earth, and man,” Caitlin said “Pyraitimate enterprises But it’s still involved with extortion, , and ”

“The tried and true,” Zavala said

“It’s also got a ide network of gangs in every city The names all start with Ghost: the Ghost Devils, the Ghost Shadows, the Ghost Dragons You get the picture They do the dirty work: intio at a moment’s notice”

“What about the legal side?”