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By the time Karr got himself situated in Bangkok, the Art Room had managed to track the detonator he’d found in Myanmar to a manufacturer in Singapore and from there to Taiwan. From there it had gone to Thailand, purchased by a Royal Thai Construction Company — owned by a holding company that also owned the Bangkok Star Imperial Hotel, the same hotel Karr had visited upon his arrival.

“Kinda symmetrical,” Karr told Telach.

“I know. On the other hand, as Johnny Bib himself pointed out, a handful of big companies own everything anyway, so there’d be connections somehow.”

“He didn’t tell you how many companies?”

“Actually he did. But the number is suspiciously prime.”

Karr laughed and checked his watch. It was going on six.

“Think I can catch Mr. Bai before cocktails?”

“He’s there. But once the ball starts rolling—”

“It’ll gather no moss.”

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