Nevertheless, Ada and a small leader of the Timai organization had been contacted in advance, and that little leader, as they had budgeted, was on duty at the moment.

Ada saw the leader in the car and went down immediately.

The two guttered a few words, and then the leader climbed directly into the cab of Shen XIXIII's car.

Shen Thirteen knows in his heart that he has a ready envelope and there is not much money in it. It's only $500, but it's a lot of money for this little head.

The head put his finger in the envelope, tied 20 small sums of dollars one by one, and...