.. Yes. Even if I have to force it out of you.Akamatsu (from outside): What... this is big. Why would an important person like Okubo be involved in th...s... this is far beyond the Battousai issue... I gotta tell Mr. Shibumi.Saitou (noticing Akamatsu' presence): Feh... (picking up his jacket) It's been a long time since I had to work this hard, and all of a sudden he spoiled all my fun. The conclusion will have to be postponed.Battousai: You escaped by a hair's breath.Saitou (with a faint smile):. But you are the first girl I have known who I thought might like it." Her mouth opened and she looked at him but she couldn't think what to say. The rowboat ran up onto the dirt and Bobby hopped out and pulled it further in so that Jasmine could step onto dry land. "There are a couple other boats on the lake. You think they are likely to come here?" "I doubt it," he said. "I've only a few times seen anybody land here. Don't know why, since I like the place a lot." Jasmine. "On another subject," he continued, "you mentioned that 'PeeJay' had obtained you from a guy who lives around here. How did that happen?"Angel smiled wanly, and said "My former Master is an amateur gambler. He has a liking for poker, and he usually plays well. Not long ago, he got into a game with several players who were better, or at least luckier, than he was. 'PeeJay' was one of those. He lost nearly everything he brought to the game, but on the last hand, he thought his luck had finally. One of them screamed as he was hit by a stray bullet. God, how dumb some people can be!There was chaos down there in front of the bank. Four men, in the traditional dusters and masks, were blazing away at some townspeople who were shooting back. One of the robbers (who else would be wearing a duster and a mask?) was holding a saddle bag that looked like it was very heavy. With all of this shooting, nobody was hurt, except for the idiot who had bumped into me. The robbers ran to their horses and.