Chapter 20 - A Mysterious Package Arrives At The Front Doorstep
Vincent moved cautiously through the darkened hallway, his pistol drawn and ready as he approached the grand foyer.
The heavy oak front door stood slightly ajar, a cool night breeze drifting in from the moonlit courtyard outside.
No guards were in sight, but a small, plain cardboard box sat squarely in the center of the marble entry floor.
Vincent approached it with extreme caution, checking for tripwires or remote detonators before kneeling beside it.
He used the barrel of his sidearm to lift the cardboard flap, revealing a single item resting inside.
It was an old, scorched pocket watch bearing the Kane family crest, ticking loudly in the silent foyer.
Pinned beneath the watch was a handwritten note scrawled in unfamiliar, jagged red ink:
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“The debt isn't settled yet, Vincent. Welcome to the real syndicate war.”
Vincent’s blood ran cold as he realized the attack in Chicago was only a local skirmish in a much larger global conflict.
