Chapter 10 - Gasping for air beneath a massive beast a desperate traitor tries shifting the blame onto rival families operating across the dark underworld streets right now.
Recollections of Marcus pinned beneath the Bullmastiff brought a fleeting sense of grim amusement to Salvatore's mind.
In his final moments before being bundled into the trunk of a secondary car, Marcus had screamed hysterically.
He had sworn on his mother's grave that the Russian bratwa was the true mastermind behind the hit.
Salvatore knew better; the Bratwa operated on brute force and contraband, not sophisticated financial board takeovers.
Only a corporate-minded accountant like Marcus could engineer a four-minute security blackout with such surgical precision.
The town car sped down the Eisenhower Expressway, weaving expertly through midday commuter congestion.
Chicago's towering skyline loomed ahead through the windshield, majestic and formidable against the grey overcast sky.
Salvatore adjusted his cuffs, smoothing out the navy blue fabric of his suit jacket with deliberate care.
"We have visual on the West Side warehouse," the driver announced over the internal radio channel.
"Cut the sirens; we go in quiet," Salvatore instructed calmly, his mind fully focused on the tactical approach.
The convoy exited the highway onto desolate industrial avenues lined with rusted corrugated-metal shipping yards.
Graffiti-covered brick buildings stood like silent monoliths guarding the forgotten corners of the sprawling metropolis.
Brun pressed his snout against the passenger-side window, tracking the scent of industrial grease and damp concrete.
The vehicle slowed to a crawl, turning down a narrow alleyway behind an abandoned meatpacking plant.
This was Marcus's secondary operational hub, where the illicit financial ledgers were supposedly printed and bound.
Salvatore checked his watch, noting that twenty minutes had passed since they left the funeral hall.
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The element of surprise was entirely on their side, and the foreign conspirators had no idea what was coming.
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