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Chapter 108: One Useful Information

Author: Debbie Inks
last update publish date: 2026-09-21 16:06:22

Michael’s POV

“You have been inside that property before.” The federal investigator turned the photograph toward me and kept one finger against the lower edge.

I studied the image again. The house itself meant nothing to me, although the security installation did. A camera mounted beneath the roofline carried a housing I had seen on three other properties Victor had used through intermediaries, and the gate controller had the same narrow keypad beside a biometric plate.

“I have never been i
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