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The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branch Ma

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · August 24, 1950 · 29 min · 3,912 words

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From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmundo Brian, as... Johnny Dollar, how big is the policy? Hey, you still haven't scared me, Al. Is there something you're leading out? Yeah, the... I sent flowers to the widow.

Edmundo Brian, in another transcribed adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Expense account, submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar, to... home office, Corinthian liability and risk, Hartland, Connecticut.

The following is an accounting of my expenditure during investigation of the Trans-Pacific Import-Export Company, South China branch. Expensive on item one, $1,200 fair and incidental expenses between Hartland and Hong Kong. I realized three minutes after I got off the plane that there is no longer any simplicity in Hong Kong.

The filter smallest one is a complicated problem. There is a shortage of transportation, food, water, and space. Both the island and the city of Coloon on the mainland have been swamped by the flood of millions of refugees moving out of the interior.

I have fought my way through the Jan streets and the offices of the American Council. For yes, it's true. Life is very difficult here. Where are they all going? Many of them don't know. Where is there for them to go?

Well, what do they do? How do they stay alive? Many of them don't. Yes, sir? They're the gentlemen from the States. Oh, yes, sir. Mr. Daller. Now, would you say to him, eh, please? Yes, sir.

Mr. Grover is ready to speak with you. Thank you. As per Connecticut, eh? Yeah, Tom's for it. No, no. I suppose it were. It's a pleasure, Mr. Daller. Grover? You're in charge of investigation, eh?

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