‘You can’t badge this cop. You can make his life very unpleasant for a while, and get him moved somewhere for a while, maybe, but you can’t badge him. He knows too much about too many people. No-one’s saying he doesn’t deserve it, but if you make his life unpleasant, sooner or later he’ll come back. And when he comes back, he’ll disturb your happiness again. Probably forever.’ ‘Are you saying we shouldn’t do anything about this?’ Ali asked. ‘I’m saying that if you go up against this guy, be prepared for a war. Don’t underestimate him.’ ‘I agree,’ Arshan said quietly. ‘What?’ Ali and Jaya asked
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