"Destroyer - 025 - Sweet Dreams" - читать интересную книгу автора (Murphy Warren)

"Remo, what do you want?"

"No, sir, you first. After all, you called and you are my superiorЕ"

"Everyone is," Chiun snickered.

"Е you are my superior and I'd like to hear what's on your mind."

"Yes, well, remember I told you about the Mafia meeting in New York?"

"Of course, sir," Remo replied. He looked out at the sky and wondered why birds did not fly at night. Sure, they were busy going places in the daytime but didn't they ever have errands to run at night?

"Well, we've just learned that Arthur Grassione, the head Mafia hit man, and Salvatore Massello. the St. Louis head man, are on their way to Edgewood University outside St. Louis."

"Perhaps, sir." Remo said, "they've decided to mend their ways, to enroll as students, and live a new life." Remo counted seven sets of wing lights in the night-time sky. The sky was getting as crowded as the earth. Maybe birds only flew on off-hours.

"No, I don't think that's it," said Smith. "It cost us a man but we've learned they're on their wav to try to get some kind of new television invention. There's a professor there named William Wooley or Wooley Westhead or something like that."

Terrific, Remo thought. I want a house and Smith wants to talk about Wooley-headed college professors. He said, "I understand."

"Massello is a new kind of Mafia don," Smith said. "He's bright and subtle and chances are he's going to be the next national boss. Now if you can do something to stop himЕ"

"Certainly," Remo said. "Are you done, sir? Is that all?"

"Yes," Smith said warily.

"I want a frigging house," Remo yelled. "I'm tired of living in these frigging hotels. I want a house. If you don't give me a house, I'm quitting. Well?"

"If I give you a house will you promise always to be polite?" Smith asked.

"No."

"Will you promise to always carry out missions faithfully and without questioning my orders?"

"Of course not. Most of the time your orders are so stupid they're painful."

"If I give you a house, do you promise to take care of Massello and Grassione? And find out what they're after?"

"I might," Remo said.

"Do it first and then we'll talk about the house," Smith said.

"Will we talk about it yes or will we talk about it no?" Remo asked.

"We'll talk about it maybe," Smith said.

"Then maybe I'll take care of Grassello and Massione," Remo said.

"Massello and Grassione," Smith said. "Come on, Remo, this is important."