It was a hefty weapon for the middle-aged man to carry. It was loaded with seven bullets. But the owner had another two fully loaded clips ready in his bag, just in case they were needed.

And who was he? The answer might surprise you. He was neither secret agent nor soldier. A criminal, no doubt. An underling of the Jakarta underworld in the pay of some overlord. Wrong again.

He was Alvin Lie (pronounced Lee), a prominent member of the House of