Chapter 17 - Escaping Through The Venetian Tunnels
Recognizing that his team was outnumbered, David led Arthur toward a heavy iron trapdoor hidden beneath a stack of canvas sails in the corner.
"This tunnel leads beneath the old Venetian walls straight to the public harbor!" David shouted, throwing open the iron hatch.
Arthur and David climbed down the rusty ladder into the cool, dark stone passageway just as bullets ricocheted off the iron frame above them.
They navigated the narrow, damp tunnel by the light of David's pocket flashlight, hearing the muffled explosions of gunfire echoing far behind them.
After five minutes of intense sprinting, they emerged through a concealed wooden door near the crowded fish market at the harbor's edge.
Arthur's security driver was already waiting at the curb in a reinforced armored sedan, idling the engine with the doors unlocked.
They dove into the rear seat just as the syndicate operatives burst out of the tunnel entrance into the busy market square.
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The driver slammed his foot onto the accelerator, speeding away down the narrow coastal highway toward the airport runway.
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