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Chapter 104

ผู้เขียน: A novel by Nancy
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The black Mercedes glides down a cracked road, its tinted windows reflecting the gray sky. Out here, the houses are more like ruins—walls broken, roofs collapsing, silence stretching too wide. Wade likes places like this. Forgotten corners of the city where no one dares to ask questions. Places where screams vanish before they ever meet the air. No police, no curious neighbors, no cameras. Only silence—his favorite kind of witness.

When the car rolls to a stop, Ace opens the door. Wade steps out, smoothing a crease from his suit sleeve. Black is already scanning the area, ever watchful, but Wade barely acknowledges him. He doesn’t need to. His men know their roles.

The house before them is a shell, its walls cracked, its windows broken, its paint long surrendered to decay. Perfect camouflage. Wade purchased it years ago, hidden under three different names. Few know of the basement. Even fewer live to tell it exists.

The three descend into the underground chamber. The air is damp, the
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