MISTAKE 137

Chapter 137: Threatening the Attorney General

The moment Justin ended the call with Daniel, lie swiftly dialed the office of a prestigious law firm he invested in. If he needed to mobilize legal aid as efficiently as the Mafia, they were the ones to call.

After a couple rings, an associate picked up. "Louis & Associates, how may I assist you?"

"Linda, it's Justin. I need you to assemble a team of your best. We have a situation," Justin instructed.

"Right away, sir. May I have some details on the matter so I can brief the team properly?" Linda asked.

"Family matters. It is an extraction. Agents are coming for Daniel's wife. If you can't extract her, you must not let be moved alone." Justin said.

"illegal warrants?" Linda asked.

"Very likely. They want her alone. No matter the means, don't let them take her," Justin ordered.

Linda's input on the other end indicated she understood the coded language. "I'll have Peter, Jessica, and the rest of the team ready to mobilize immediately." "Alright!"

"Understood, sir. If we can't get to her, how far should we go?" Linda asked.

"There is no limit," Justin said.

Chapratening the Attorney General

Attorney General Marcus Russo strode down the marble-floored hallway of the Justice Department, his polished shoes echoing across the room. It had been a long day of meetings. and political gatherings, and all he wanted now was a stiff drink and the solitude of his office.

As he approached the heavy oak door with his name and title boldly written on it, he loosened his tie slightly.

door open, his eyes immediately drawn to the leather armchair facing his desk. It

the place, was a figure Marcus had only ever seen in grainy surveillance photos and hushed briefings.

still on the doorknob. His mind raced through a dozen scenarios, none of them good. How had

Shaw's gravelly voice cut through the tension. "Good evening, Mr.

moved towards the panic button concealed beneath his jacket lapel, but Shaw's next words

laced with steel. "Not when I have information that could

eyebrows shot up, his finger pausing.

the desk lamp. "You heard me, Mr. Russo. I have

had to be a bluff. And yet... the very

want anything you have to offer, Shaw?" Marcus asked as his brow rose.

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"Because, Mr. Attorney General, you and the President aren't

Marcus said, his

that he and the president had a bad history, but

Russo. We both know that's not true. The president's been blocking your investigations, stonewalling your requests for additional funding. He's been undermining you at every turn." Marcus's jaw clenched. The old man was

said carefully, "why should I believe anything

my

not exactly known for

I don't waste my time on small matters, Mr. Attorney General. When I move, it's for something

tense silence fell over the room. Marcus found himself torn between his hatred for the Mafia and the Shaw family and the burning curiosity

exactly do you claim to have?" Marcus

you sure you won't sit

you have, Shaw,"

amusement vanishing. "Very well. The President of the country

the room. The Twelve Guns were a shadowy criminal organization that had been terrorizing the country for years. The Justice Department had been trying to crack their leadership structure for decades, but

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