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27-An Attempted Murder

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The traffic light turned green.

Aksan turned his car onto the expressway. It was already 9:30 PM. His body and mind were exhausted after a full day of meetings and business negotiations. What he needed now was some peace and quiet so he could get a decent rest, especially since tomorrow's schedule started as early as eight in the morning.

He even yawned widely, something he would never do in front of a client for the sake of professionalism.

Luckily, the Jakarta inner-city expressway was unusua
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