Hard Luck Hank: Prince of Suck by Steven Campbell

Author:Steven Campbell [Campbell, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2014-10-17T00:00:00+00:00

Jorn-dole had taken his leave and I was still eating when three bosses approached me.

They were in some kind of trade alliance together and wore rich clothes and jewels. Wiessstauch was their bearded leader and did all the talking.

“Hank, you have a moment?” he said, taking a seat at my booth without me answering.

“I’m not in the mood—” I started.

“We had hundreds of thousands of thumbs invested in Judge Naeb and he suddenly kills himself? This puts us in space without a rocket.”

“Buy another judge, there’s plenty.”

“And is that one going to kill himself too? What’s going on here? You’re a member of this club. You’re one of us more than you are one of them,” he said.

“Who’s them?” I asked.

“Anyone outside this club,” he said.

“That’s like millions of people. You saying they don’t matter?”

“Don’t put words in my mouth, they matter. But we make this city. We make it run. Some feral kids digging through your trash don’t contribute. When your Kommilaire need new equipment do you go to the millions or do you come to us? We can’t be blindsided like this.”

“I don’t have nearly as much control over this city as you might think,” I said.

“Granted, and I understand you got things to do and work at a different level than we do. But gang wars are one thing, killing judges are another. And fighting Garm? What will that do to those millions you were talking about?”

“I’m not fighting anyone.”

If Judge Naeb had been on the payroll to the tune of hundreds of thousands, Wiessstauch probably knew him pretty well. Wiessstauch had made it clear that he didn’t believe the suicide story because he said “killing judges.”

I wondered how many other people didn’t believe it.

Wiessstauch ordered me some more drinks and rose from my booth with a smile.

“Stability is what this city needs. We’ve had enough murders don’t you think?”

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