“I had thought about one, but I didn’t know where to buy it.”

“These are going to work for you,” Boris said, taking out two white short-sleeved T-shirts made of a fairly thin and light fabric.

“This are bulletproof?”

“It’s Russian technology. A bullet can break your rib, but it won’t go in. Wear them, your locker roommates won’t notice.”

“Do you want me to wear them on the court?”

“Why not shoot you at a football game? You should wear these shirts all the time.”

“And that’s why you wanted to see me?”

“I also wanted to ask you something. Did Ronald have any strange behavior before he was murdered?”

“I don’t remember anything from the previous days.”

“And the previous months?”

“I remember that some months before his funeral he went to London to recover from an injury. He came back changed, with a sense of urgency that he didn’t have before. He needed to eliminate the philosophical contradictions, and as soon as possible,” Alexandre said, but he left out the part about Ronald wanting to write a book and added, “He told me that he couldn’t tell me the real reason that had brought him to London, but he also told me something strange.”

“What is that?”

“That he wouldn’t let psychopath rulers who deceived innocent ruled get away with it. He said he would destroy them without them seeing him coming.”

“Did he say that?”

“Yes.”

“I read a lot of history. Did you know? In fact, I am a spy of history,” said Boris and added, “The mental clarity of a single man is worth more than the fog of a thousand corrupt people”, he said and he stood up, “I have to go. We will keep in touch. Is there anything else you want to tell me about Ronald?”

“No.”

“I’m leaving then. See you later.”