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.

his grip, and Marcus pushed the door open, his eyes immediately drawn

a figure Marcus had only ever seen in grainy surveillance photos and hushed briefings. Ray Shaw, the aging but still

dozen scenarios, none of them good. How had Shaw gotten past security? Was this an assassination? A

cut through the tension. "Good evening, Mr. Attorney General. Please

button concealed beneath his jacket lapel, but Shaw's next words stopped him

wouldn't do that if I were you," Rat said, his tone calm but laced with steel. "Not when I have information that

up, his finger pausing.

forward slightly, his aged face catching the warm light of the desk lamp. "You heard me, Mr. Russo. I have something

mind spun. This had to be a bluff. And yet... the very fact that Ray Shaw was here, in this office, said a lot

Marcus asked as his brow rose. You're

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Shaw's face. "Because, Mr. Attorney General, you and the President aren't exactly on the best of terms these days,

we," Marcus said, his

that he and the president had a bad history, but it was not

sound. "Come now, Mr. 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."

this is so," Marcus said carefully, "why should I believe anything you have is

my

Shaw. You're not exactly known for your

small matters, Mr. Attorney General. When I move, it's for something big. And this? This is bigger than

between his hatred for the Mafia and the Shaw family and the burning curiosity Ray had ignited. If there was even a shred of truth to what

you claim to have?" Marcus

"Are you sure

me what you have, Shaw," Marcus

amusement vanishing. "Very well. The President of the

were a shadowy criminal organization that had been terrorizing the country for years. The Justice Department had been

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