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343. Deconstruction
Josiah’s unexpected call put Alex in a pickle.After their violent altercation at the steel mill, Josiah hadn’t even answered Alex’s last twenty texts. Yet now, he apparently wanted to provide him with critical information about Ross Spencer.And what made things even more concerning was the fact that Josiah wanted to meet Alex at a deserted construction site instead of texting him the details or visiting his motel.It could only mean one of two things: someone was already onto Josiah, and he was trying to maintain appearances, or he had ulterior motives in mind.Whatever it was, the opportunity to obtain more information about Ross’ uranium mining deal with Angelo Velasquez was simply too big to ignore.Going against his better judgment, Alex eventually decided to make the trip to the construction yard and hear Josiah out for himself.Alex headed out of his room and turned his keys in the lock before taking the rear exit.The back door of the motel opened onto a dusty parking lot, wh
342. The Mayor’s Web
The video recording made Angelo sweat even in the cool comfort of his air-conditioned cabin. He knew if this got out into the open, it would completely destroy his public image.Alex could easily leak the whole recording online, but the fact that he had chosen to hold back for now made Angelo nervous.It could only mean one thing.Alex was planning to use this video as leverage against him and put him on a leash.This would not only keep Angelo and his cops in check but also prevent him from using the media to peddle narratives against him.Angelo was still thinking of a way to deal with Alex when his phone rang. It was Oleg on the other end of the line.“I think I told you not to contact me again. Are you simply ignorant or too dumb to follow instructions?” he muttered, seething with frustration.“This is important. We are in a deep mess. The Taxicab Commission found contraband in three of our cabs.”“I told you to stash the moonshine away, you damn fool!”“It wasn’t moonshine. They
341. The Art of Escalation
“Did you just threaten a cop, you bastard?” The senior officer pressed the gun closer to Alex’s head. “This can get ugly real soon for you. And you don’t want to go down that hole!”“I know who you’re working for. It’s Angelo Velasquez, isn’t it?” Alex shot back, snapping toward the officer in front of him. “How much does the mayor pay you for your services? I hope it is enough for an early retirement?”The two other cops looked at each other. They were supposed to keep Angelo’s name out of it. But now that Alex had already figured things out, they hesitated.The senior officer, however, stuck to the script.“You son of a bitch! Don’t you dare talk crap about the mayor. He is a good man.”Alex scoffed at his words.“A good man? Sure, maybe for pigs like you, whom he feeds every day.”“I swear I’ll just pull the trigger. I don’t even care about who you are!”Realizing the senior cop was about to lose control, his partner quickly intervened.“Sergeant Davos. I think we should take it do
340. Piggy Trail
Both Alex and Dustin knew that by hurling a direct accusation at the mayor, they were inviting his wrath. But they were prepared to face the consequences just to expose him to the public.Once the investor conference ended, Alex got back in his sedan and asked the driver to head for Reddington Square, so he could grab a quick bite before heading back to his place.As the car rolled out of the parking lot, Alex noticed one of the security guards at the entrance reach for the radio and mutter something under his breath.He saw the gray and blue company logo on the guard’s cap, and it immediately struck him that this guy belonged to the same security agency that had been in charge of guarding the warehouse he had burned two nights ago.Something tingled in his mind as he felt it was simply too much to be a coincidence.Halfway down St. Kramer Road, Alex felt eyes on him at the three-way intersection.He didn’t turn back, but glanced through his side window to make it less obvious.Throug
339. Storm in a Steel Cup
It had started with Dustin Hoffman getting off the hook, and now the Taxicab Commission was investigating the cab drivers operating in Cobalt Cove. Angelo realized this wasn’t a mere coincidence.Someone was pulling the strings from above, and only one person came to his mind.“It’s Alex…Alex freaking Verlaine!” he muttered. “Listen up, Oleg! Stash all the moonshine away. Do whatever it takes to get rid of the damn bottles. If they get their hands on the moonshine, you won’t be able to wriggle free from this one.”“Most of the crates are stashed away in our garages outside the city limits. But…”“But what?”“A few drivers were scheduled to make deliveries tonight. They are carrying a couple of bottles at least.”“Call them up and tell them to dump the bottles at once!” Angelo yelled back sharply. “Alex knows about us. I don’t know how he figured it out, but he knows that you have my backing. He is going after your drivers to dry up my funds. And we cannot let him get the upper hand. D
338. Miracles of the Magic Lamp
Dustin punched the street lamp in front of him and cursed aloud.“Screw it. Screw it all, damn it!”His knuckles reddened as the impact bruised his skin, but he clenched his teeth to supressed his groan.“Damn you, Angelo!”The manager came running to his assistance.“Mr. Hoffman, you look hurt. Let me call you an ambulance!”But Dustin stared daggers at him and grabbed him by his collar. “Shut the hell up and give me your damn phone!”The pale-faced man quickly pulled out his phone and handed it to Dustin without question.Dustin snorted hard and dialed Angelo’s number from memory.“Who is this?”“It’s me, your friend, Dustin Hoffman.”“Dustin? What’s the matter? You sound flustered. Is everything okay?”Dustin suppressed a sardonic chuckle and replied, “You know what’s wrong. You set the department dogs on me. Call them off, Angelo. This is too much.”“What are you talking about?” Angelo continued with his pretense of ignorance. “I don’t understand anything.”“They shut down all my
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