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Gao Yi, after contacting Peterlov, of course had to seek out Sherkin as well.
He first phoned Sherkin, and having gotten the address for the meeting, Gao Yi went directly to see Sherkin.
Though Peterlov was Russian, his primary label was that of a businessman, a middleman, or perhaps a broker, or an agent; in any case, the most evident concept associated with him was business.
Consequently, Peterlov was very polite and unassuming, sometimes simple in certain respects.
Sherkin, on the other hand, was different.
Sherkin didn't live in a luxurious mansion, and he resided outside the Green Zone, but his security arrangements were considered luxurious.
Although he lived in a riverside villa as well, Sherkin's villa was battered and ragged, with walls that even bore the marks of old bullet holes. Yet the men guarding Sherkin's villa were four stocky Caucasian strongmen.
