The next evening, Basil Jaak and Yetta Astir met up with Ellis as arranged, ready to collect the goods from him.
"What! You're not joking, are you?" Basil Jaak couldn't help but exclaim upon hearing that Ellis temporarily couldn't supply the goods, "Ellis, you're not playing me, are you?"
Ellis responded with an innocent, wry smile, "You can't blame me, only those cops these days have been blocking everything so tight, my goods can't even get in."
Basil Jaak waved his hand dismissively at Ellis and pressed, "Ellis, don't tell me this useless stuff; I just want to know when can I get my hands on my goods?"
Ellis pondered and said, "It's hard to say, but I assure you, the moment the goods come in, I'll call you immediately, how about that?"
Basil Jaak hesitated for a moment, then nodded at Ellis, "Fine, I believe you."
