Chapter 18 - THE AMBUSH ON FIFTH AVENUE
Two weeks later, Ethan was leaving a corporate meeting at his Wall Street offices in a black armored SUV.
As his motorcade turned onto Fifth Avenue, a heavy construction vehicle suddenly backed out, blocking the street entirely.
Two black vans pulled up behind Ethan's vehicle, trapping his security detail inside a tight urban alleyway.
Armed men dressed in tactical gear stepped out of the vans, carrying silenced automatic weapons.
Ethan's private driver immediately engaged the SUV’s reinforced security locks and alerted local law enforcement.
"Sir, we are surrounded! Stay down!" the driver yelled, pulling a sidearm from his shoulder holster.
Victor Montgomery walked slowly down the alleyway, wearing a long trench coat and holding a detonator device.
He stopped in front of Ethan's bulletproof windshield, tapping the glass with the tip of his steel cane.
"Step out of the car, Ethan, or I detonate the shaped charge under your engine block," Victor said through a loudspeaker.
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Inside the vehicle, Ethan remained completely calm, reaching for an encrypted satellite radio installed under his seat.
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