"No, Mr. Ban is dead," Barter replied, maintaining the same aura that he had always had concerning Mr. Ban to Shadow from when Shadow first left jail.

Barter was smart.

Even though he was upset that Shadow asked him that question, he knew best not to show off an attitude that will confirm Mr. Ban bring alive. He knew that Shadow was suspecting that Mr. Ban was alive, that was why he was asking.

"You don't need to lie to me, Barter. We are brothers. If Mr. Ban is alive please tell me so that I will abandon Don Black and that Greg of a cunt," Shadow said, and he meant every word of it.

Barter glanced at Shadow secretly.

He could tell that Shadow was being dead serious but he couldn't just give Mr. Ban out like that.

"Shadow, you are thinking too much," Barter replied, still acting as if he didn't know what Shadow was talking about.

"Barter, I'm not a child, okay? If Mr. Ban us not alive, then how come we were faced with such a heavy resistance. I bet you that you cannot have carri