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“Paul. I have a family and I run a business. I’m not a spy, and I’m not a killer.”
“You’re the one who made the save, Tom.”
“Look, I don’t give a damn. That was just doing what a man had to do. I’m only here because the PM requested it, okay?”
“Not every man risks his life, Tom. Not every family man or businessman has the instinct and fearlessness to act. The PM has asked for you, Tom, to volunteer. Think about it mate, you’re a world figure now. You can enter any country on the briefest of security checks and the flimsiest of pretexts. You just disarmed a terrorist working only on instinct!”
“I just got lucky. The right place at the right time. That’s all.”
“No, Tom. That’s not all. You’re now a challenge. Half the corrupt organisations in the world, whether they’re fronts for te
