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Chapter 60

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Having reached this conclusion, Eugene furrowed his brow.

If the recent attack was truly due to an internal information leak—

Those who knew Valentine was moving to the Long Island villa might not stop at the attack in front of the apartment. The route from Manhattan to the Luciano villa was predictable. There was a good possibility that other attackers were lying in wait somewhere along that route.

"Bullets?"

Valentine broke the heavy silence. Jerry picked up the handgun on the passenger seat to check it, then shook his head. So all they had left was the .45 caliber Valentine had captured and the few bullets remaining in it.

"I guess we should have gone to the candy store."

Jerry cast an anxious glance through the rearview mirror. Then he asked:

"Should we turn the car around now?"

"These guys shot guns in the middle of New York. They're not the type to hold back from attacking in front of the candy store."

"At the candy store, we could handle even several of these amateur gangs at o
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