so deshoo. It does lend credibility to his claim he has access to the funds. If he is involved in both our prob¬lems—"
"He has been involved in my 'problems' before." At last, he thought. This was going to be more poetic than he'd realized.
"If he knows where the protocol is, then—"
"Then he thinks he is dealing from a position of strength," Tanzan Mino allowed himself a tiny smile. "I would like to contact him directly, through the secure facilities at Westminster Union."
"Hai, Mino-sama," the man bowed again. "I can so inform Nogami-san in London."
Below, in the blazing streets of Ueno, the traffic contin¬ued to flow. Time. Time was slipping away.
"Authorize it." He turned back, his silver hair back¬lighted