Well, his 'size nines' are his shoes, but you have not supplied enough context to explain why he mentions them. Nine is a rather average shoe size for adult males.
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In this case size-nine are his shoes. In "He Died with his eyes open", chapter 10, by Derek Raymond (a wonderful novel) you can find this idiom meaning a cop.