“我来这儿是想帮你个忙，” 马龙冷冷地说。“如果你不想被打扰，那就算了。”
“I came up here to do you a favor,” Malone said coldly. “If you don’t want to be bothered, forget it.”
冯?弗拉纳根阴沉着脸看着他。“好吧，该死，我很抱歉。什么事？”
“Von Flanagan looked at him gloomily. “All right, damn you, I’m sorry. What is it?”
马龙把右手伸进口袋，放在那里。“这不完全是帮忙，这是个交易。” 他清了清嗓子，用最有说服力的语气说。“冯?弗拉纳根，如果我能找到一把特定的枪并把它交给你，你会检测一下它是不是射杀了冈布里尔和那个女人的那把枪，并告诉我检测结果吗？”
Malone slipped his right hand in his pocket, kept it there. “It isn’t exactly a favor, it’s a trade.” He cleared his throat and spoke in his most persuasive tone. “Von Flanagan, if I could locate a certain gun and turn it over to you, would you have it tested to find out if it’s the one that shot both Gumbril and the woman, and let me know the result of the test?”
“当然，” 冯?弗拉纳根迅速地说，“当然，当然，当然。枪在哪里？”
“Sure,” Von Flanagan said quickly, “sure, sure, sure. Where’s the gun?”
“等一下。你能同意在二十四小时内不问我从哪里得到这把枪吗？”
“Hold on a minute. Will you agree not to ask me where I got the gun for a period of twenty-four hours?”
冯?弗拉纳根不悦地盯着他。“我不能这么做。这是允许你隐瞒证据。”
“Von Flanagan stared at him sourly. “I can’t do that. It’s allowing you to withhold evidence.”
马龙耸了耸肩。“好吧。当我没提过。” 他开始扣上他的大衣。
“Malone shrugged his shoulders. “O. K. Forget I mentioned it.” He began fastening his overcoat.
“等一下，” 警察说。“别这么着急。” 他皱着眉头说，“二十四小时。我可能会这么做。是的，也许我会这么做。” 他抬头看着马龙。“这把枪在哪里？”
“Wait a minute,” the police officer said. “Don’t be in such a rush.” He scowled and said, “Twenty-four hours. I might do it. Yes, maybe I might do that.” He looked up at Malone. “Where is this here gun?”
马龙从口袋里掏出枪，放在冯?弗拉纳根的桌子上。“给你。”
“Malone drew the gun from his pocket and laid it on Von Flanagan’s desk. “There you are.”
冯?弗拉纳根盯着枪，又看看马龙，然后再盯着枪。接着他小心翼翼地拿起枪。“这可能就是那把枪，” 他几乎不情愿地说。“是的，有可能。要确定并不难。” 他带着突然浮现的得意洋洋的表情看着律师。“你可没说不能追查这把枪的主人。”
“Von Flanagan stared at the gun, at Malone, and back at the gun. Then he picked it up gingerly. “It could be the one,” he said almost grudgingly. “Yes, it could be. It won’t be hard to find out.” He looked at the lawyer with a sudden expression of gleeful triumph. “You didn’t say anything about not having the ownership traced.”
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