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“So then it’s hardly ‘good authority,’ ” I dismiss with a chuckle.

“I’ve heard people refer to you as ‘pakhan.’ Is it true that you are the head of a Russian crime syndicate?”

I lace my fingers in my lap. “I’m a businessman, Mr. Quinn. That is all.”

“And what about the disappearance of Elias Vance?”

The name rings a bell, but I feign ignorance. “Who?”

“A young man on your payroll. He disappeared a