Chapter 91 State's Weapon

Hugo kicked the door open and tossed a burner phone onto the table. It skidded across the wood, hitting Dominic’s hand."Talk," Dominic snapped. He didn't even look up from the board."Gary Pullan just pinged the dead drop," Hugo said. "Marco is moving. Twelve shooters, three vans. He’s heading for the East Pier."Lina stood up, her chair scraping the floor. "The East Pier? That’s Takahashi’s main hub. Is he fucking insane?""He’s got breaching charges," Hugo said. "He thinks he can blitz the lobby.""Kenji doubled the guards yesterday," Dominic said, finally turning around."Then let him write it," Lina spat. "Kenji will turn them into Swiss cheese before they even hit the gate."Dominic stared at the phone. He didn't punch the wall. He didn't pace. He just looked at the screen with a cold, predatory focus."Dom..." Lina started."He’s my blood," Dominic cut her off. "If he dies at the pier, we look like a joke. The Family looks weak. I’m not letting a bottom-feeder like Kenji have t

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Chapter 92 Sole Asset

Victor marched into the penthouse and stood over Kenji Takahashi, looking down at the man glued to his tablet."Marco is a corpse, Kenji," Victor said. "The Feds are scrubbing his blood off the pier as we speak."Kenji didn't look up. He swiped the screen, his face a mask of cold glass. "Dominic used the cops to do his laundry. It was a clean play.""A clean play? He’s making you look like a goddamn amateur," Victor snapped, leaning onto the marble desk. "The streets are laughing, Kenji. They see you folding."Kenji finally looked up. "And what do you see, Victor?""I see a power vacuum. And I see your investors looking for the exit." Victor’s grip tightened on the desk. "Dominic is clearing the board. Right now, I’m the only thing keeping you out of a body bag."Kenji’s smile was thin and lethal. "You’re here for a raise.""I want the Northern transit lines. All of them. And I take a forty percent cut of the revenue.""You're overplaying your hand, Victor.""You don't have anyone els

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Chapter 93 Instinct of the Cornered

Victor shoved the heavy steel shelving into the gap, metal grinding against concrete. He dove behind the barricade just as a hail of lead shredded the air where his head had been a second ago."Hold the line!" Inspector Moss’s voice crackled through the bullhorn. "Don't let him breathe!"Victor checked his rifle. Four rounds. Clack. He popped up and snapped off a shot. The bullet sparked off a tactical shield—useless."That all you got, Moss?" Victor screamed, ducking back as automatic fire chewed his crate into splinters. "My grandmother shoots straighter than your boys!""Drop the gun, Victor!" Moss called back. "You're out of friends and out of luck. Don't make me carry you out in a bag.""Come and try it, you bitch!"Victor pivoted, shoved his barrel through a gap in the steel, and fired blind. A scream erupted from the police line. One down."Target in sight," a sniper’s voice hissed over the radio. "Requesting green light.""Hold," Moss snapped. "I want him in a cell."Victor to

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Chapter 94 Iron Confession

The interrogation room door slammed. Moss dragged a metal chair across the floor.Victor didn't look like a kingpin anymore. He looked like a man waiting for a funeral. "Name," Moss snapped."You know who I am, Moss. Stop playing house." Victor leaned forward, his cuffs clattering against the table. "Open the folder. Let’s talk about why I’m still breathing."Moss flipped it open. Photos of the East Harbor bloodbath. "You’re looking at consecutive life sentences, Victor. Why should I listen to a dead man?""Because I’m the only one who can put Kenji Takahashi in the cage next to me," Victor sneered. "He didn't just pay for the hit. He signed the damn contract. Ink on paper. You think your Tokyo billionaire is bulletproof? I’ve got the ledger that says otherwise.""Paper trails don't exist in Kenji's world," Moss countered, though her grip on her pen tightened.Detective Miller slammed his fist on the table. "What about the cop Marco Moretti killed?""Marco was the trigger," Victor sn

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Chapter 95 Paper Cage

The door nearly came off its hinges. Ella slammed the manila folder onto the desk.Valentina didn't look up. "The Feds pulled the trigger," Ella snapped, her voice like a jagged blade. "You're at the top of the list. They’ve got a formal investigation notice with your name in bold."Valentina finally looked at the folder. The state seal looked like a death warrant. "What’s the damage? Don't sugarcoat it.""Racketeering, wire fraud, and bribery. They’ve got Davis in a safe house," Ella leaned in, her eyes wild. "The rat is singing every note he knows. He’s handing them your head."Valentina slammed the folder shut. Bang. "I should have buried that scumbag months ago. Where’s Kenji?""Takahashi is a ghost," the lawyer muttered from the corner. "His firm just issued a press release. They don't know your name, they don't know your family. He’s cutting you loose to save his own skin."Valentina let out a cold, sharp laugh. "Of course he is. Let the coward run."She stood up, her eyes narr

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Chapter 96 Concrete Irony

The deadbolt locked. Victor looked at Moss and laughed—a jagged, ugly sound that filled the cell."What's so funny?" Moss snapped, her knuckles white around her clipboard."You," Victor spat, leaning against the bars. "I spent ten years running from your badge. Now you're building me a fortress. You’re not my jailer anymore, Moss. You’re my personal bitch. And you're doing it for free.""This place is rated for an aerial strike," Moss said, her face a mask of cold stone. "You're safe.""I'm in a box. And so are you." Victor’s eyes narrowed. "Jane doesn't need a plane. She just needs one mistake. She already cashed the check for Blankenship. How long do you think it’ll take her to find you?"Moss didn't answer. She marched into the command center and grabbed the secure line."Talk," Dominic Moretti’s voice came through, low and lethal."Blankenship is a corpse," Moss said. "Jane took him in a federal bubble. You're the one who leaked the data, Dominic. You're the biggest target on her