Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 310 The Shop's Secret

Behind Carter, police officers were setting up a perimeter, indicating something serious had occurred ar the shop:

I couldn't help but feel uneasy as I glanced at him. "Is it okay for me to be here?"

"Don't worry. All the cameras have been turned off."

That reassured me. He wouldn't put me at risk.

"You should've been inside. It's freezing out here."

I just wanted to see you sooner. He offered a soft smile.

For a brief moment, almost forgot how he used to be Why had I once thought of him as so frightening?

I gently pushed him toward the door. "What happened today?"

"I had some people stir up trouble at the shop. As soon as they heard we might call the police, they tried to pay to make it go away. But when money didn't work, one of them shut the place down."

I stopped in my tracks. "They were planning to force their way in?"

"Yes. A bunch of thugs, really. They didn't expect us to be prepared. We had backup waiting outside, and when the scuffle started, they ran into the underground tunnel."

I'd figured out where the tunnel was, but now I worried. With so many people around, I feared the decoy might have gotten into trouble.

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"Did anyone get hurt?" I asked, anxiety rising. I had only wanted to cause a bit of a stir, not out of hand.

Carter's face grew dark. My stomach twisted. "What happened?"

things get

"They're badly injured. They meant to scare them, but the situation escalated. They broke into a secret underground base. If that secret leaks, the whole shop is done for. That's why they never planned to let anyone leave today. "Do you remember the guy who used to fix our cars? He stepped in to protect them. He got hurt, but at least he's alive."

I remembered him well. I'd added him on WhatsApp, chatted with him a few times.

He hadn't been at the shop long, so he likely didn't know anything too important.

I'd gone through his posts. He was a cheerful guy, came from a small town in the mountains to support his family. He had a younger sister who was excelling in school.

He was kind too. When he couldn't afford to buy food for stray cats, he'd give them half-of his lunch.

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he was caught up in

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nd I hadn't witnessed the chans firsthand, I could imagine how dangerous it must have been. Once inside the dege, I to the

barricades everywhere, and the floor was stained

giving

made me nauseous. Carter's bodyguards were

were werely injured, the

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

the basement, Carter

there? What's the

to explain in just a few words.

I expected, the entrance

walls had only been roughly coated with cement, and the air was thick with a musty, rotten scent, mixed with the overpowering

his expression full of concern. "Are

replied, though

place

one of the paths. "Yes,

my steps as I

closer we got, the harder my heart beat. My palms were slick

said gently, patting the back of

As I stepped inside, I was hit by the sight of the

body lying here," I said. "This is

a man with

wearing gloves, opened a nearby

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The

of them made my tears

in this room. Skinning

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studied the assortment of tools. His anger was evident, and

motionless beside him, his gaze

place." I said, Trying to steady my voice,

below, and this was only one. I wiped away my tears quickly. "What's in the other

out soon enough," Carter

stepped into the next room, and the sight left

and unfinished. But this one was something entirely

sizes, an operating table, and tools that looked more advanced