Dark Justice. Jack Higgins
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‘Of course not. There are limits. Josef was philosophical about it, but he wasn’t happy about Ferguson and his friends.’
‘What if Dillon turns up?’
‘I hope he does. I have a friend named Harker, Charlie Harker. A crook of the first water, dabbles in everything from protection to drugs to women. Such people have their uses.’
‘What’s he going to do?’
‘I mentioned Dillon and gave him a photo. Harker has arranged for two or three of his men to, shall we say, pay special attention to him if he does show up.’
Greta said, ‘I’ve checked on Dillon, Yuri. He’s hell on wheels.’
‘Well, so am I, my love.’
‘But it isn’t you who’ll be doing it, that’s what worries me.’
‘Well, we’ll just have to see what happens. Because there he is.’
At the same moment a voice echoed over a microphone as the Russian ambassador called for attention.
‘My lords, ladies and gentlemen. I had intended a few words at this moment, but someone far more important has arrived – and with a very special guest.’
He gestured and, through the side door, President Putin appeared, the British Prime Minister at his side. The crowd broke into spontaneous applause. The two men stopped for a moment, acknowledging the crowd, then moved on, pausing to shake hands here and there. They were followed by several men, obviously security, but not all.
‘The man on the left,’ Ferguson said. ‘Black suit, steel-rimmed glasses, cropped hair. Josef Belov. Now what’s he up to?’
Belov looked to be around sixty, his face very calm, giving nothing away. Putin paused for a moment and listened as Belov whispered, ‘The man standing over there with the woman and the small man with very fair hair, his name is Ferguson. He runs the Prime Minister’s private intelligence outfit.’
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