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right prices on the works. And that it was absolutely crucial to find the right
customers.
Dieter looked uneasy at the clock with the defective clockwork. In four
hours he was going to meet Wilkens, and it was all right.
Helga nodded eagerly, and Dieter sensed that one could get the young
lady to much, as long as she thought there was a prospect of a raise.
"I just had to groom me, then I'm ready Mr. Stormann," replied the secretary and
disappeared into the women's toilet.
He himself went into his small private office, where he found the safe, which he
routinely opened. He groped around a little until he felt the cool shaft on the gun,
a Colt 8 mm. Checked that it was secured before he put it in the inside pocket of
his jacket.
Then he went out to the men's toilet and tossed water in his face before
he looked at his own mirror image. He liked what he saw: The brown short-cut
hair, the gray, close-fitting eyes, the broad, muscular shoulders and many
centimeters of height - unlike his father. The morning routine with a series of
gymnastic exercises could be seen on his firm and slim body. The only thing he
didn't like about himself was that people always thought he was younger than he
was. It was as if the slightly childish and puppy-like expression would never
leave his face.
He repressed the annoyance of his young expression and boasted for himself
“I am strong. I am powerful. And soon very rich.”