Chapter 258
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“I brought the goods. They’re stashed right here. If you’ve got what it takes, go ahead and find them. But I doubt you’ll even get the chance. Today, I’m going to make sure you regret ever crossing me. Thiago, I didn’t think you’d actually show up. Throwing your life away for a diary and a handful of useless junk? It’s not worth it. I never thought you’d turn out as foolish as your dead mother. Today, you’ll learn what it means to wish you were dead.”
Suddenly, Harlan yelled at the gunmen behind him, “Break his legs!” The men glanced at Jay, then opened fire on Brenna and Thiago, who spun around and sprinted into the bushes.
“They’re so stupid, picking a place like this… It’s a perfect place for us to hide from the bullets,” Brenna said loudly, making sure Harlan and Jay could hear every word.
Jay’s face twisted in fury. He slapped Harlan across the face and bellowed, “You idiot! With all these bushes, once they’re hiding in them, how do you plan on finding them?”
Harlan rubbed his face and mumbled, “I thought this place was abandoned. I figured it’d be easier to kill them out here. I didn’t know it was such a good place to hide…”
Jay spat out a curse. “Idiot.”
With a wave of his hand, he sent his men to track down Brenna and Thiago.
Regret churned in Harlan’s gut. He saw now just how foolish he had been. Frustration boiled inside him.
In the thick of the bushes, Brenna and Thiago didn’t move a muscle. Each time someone got close, they knocked them out quickly and silently. Not a single sound escaped the skirmish.
Half an hour crawled by. None of the men sent to find Brenna and Thiago returned. A creeping sense of dread settled over Harlan and Jay, especially the latter. The last time he faced them, he barely escaped with his life, so he kept his remaining men close.
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He knew that if he ended up alone with Harlan, the fool would get him killed.
“Let’s get out of here now,” Jay muttered.
Harlan stepped in front of him, desperate. “Jay, don’t! We haven’t killed them yet.”
Jay slapped him again. “Idiot! Look around you. Can’t you see? Our men are already down!”
Unaware of Brenna and Thiago’s capabilities, Harlan shook his head in disbelief. “No way. Maybe they’re just too scared to come out. We have so many people with us. We can kill them.”
Jay stared at him, incredulous. He had never met anyone so thickheaded. “If you want to sit around and wait, go ahead. I’m out of here.”
“Stop! Don’t move!” Suddenly, dozens of armed police officers emerged from the bushes, weapons drawn.
Harlan stood frozen, completely blindsided. “I thought I told them not to call the cops!”
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