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Chapter 179  Throne and The Mud

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Kenji stepped onto the top floor, the clean leather of his shoes clicking against the polished marble. He walked straight past the empty receptionist desk without a glance, placed his palms against the tall oak doors, and pushed them open.

Ichiro sat perfectly still behind his mahogany desk.

"Take the visitor's chair," Ichiro said, his voice gravelly and low.

"I'll stand," Kenji replied, stopping dead center in the room, arms crossed. "Sitting makes me soft."

Ichiro brought his cane down hard a
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    Rain lashed against the warehouse window. Hugo tossed a thick manila folder onto the metal table.Dominic just stared at it."Open it," Hugo said, pulling out a chair.Dominic flipped the cover. Inside were three high-res aerial photos. Men in tactical gear swarmed the North District freight yard, loading crates into transport trucks."Shinjiro Takahashi," Hugo said, tapping a face in the corner of the third shot. "The North yard is his now."Dominic leaned in, studying the perimeter."He moved his primary assault team there," Hugo added. "They didn't touch Pier 4."Dominic's eyes moved across the photo. Pier 4. Taro and Yosuke cut off and butchered. The backup squad walking into a kill box."We bled for this bastard," Dominic said.Hugo watched him. "What?""Shinjiro used us to clean his own house," Dominic said, pressing a hand flat on the picture. "Taro and Yosuke reported directly to Ichiro. Shinjiro wanted them gone. He used our bullets to do it."Hugo's mouth tightened. "We were

  • Black Network   Chapter 179  Throne and The Mud

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