Kapitel 38: Chapter 38

“I heard it, indeed. I never doubted you would pull it off.”

“Who’re

the heavies?” Curtis asked. The two musclemen stood at ease now, laughing with

the young dark-haired woman and Bryan. “They’re not cops either?”

“Good

grief, no,” Eddy said. They’re rugby friends of Lee, Rob and Mick.” He waved at

them and they both grinned and blushed. “Chosen for their brawn as well as

their…” Eddy cast another quick, mischievous glance in their direction.

“…beauty. I just thought they’d add some credibility to meeting Nick. And,

hopefully, scare the shit out of him.” He grinned again and his cheeks pinked

as Nuri kissed his ear. “I believe Donald Trump said, ‘when someone challenges

you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough’.”

“And

what the lion cannot manage to do, the fox can,” Nuri added.

“Oh,

is that one of your grandmother’s ancient, quaint proverbs?” Eddy asked

excitedly.

“No,

Mr Amsel in the German café said it,” Nuri said. “I think he was talking about