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.

turned smoothly under his grip, and Marcus pushed the door open, his eyes

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

dozen scenarios, none of them good. How had

could call for his guards, Shaw's gravelly voice cut through the tension. "Good evening, Mr. Attorney General.

panic button concealed beneath his jacket lapel, but Shaw's next

his tone calm but laced with

his finger pausing. "What did

Russo. I have something you're going to want to see. Something that changes everything."

to be a bluff. And yet... the very fact that Ray

have to offer, Shaw?" Marcus asked as his brow rose. You're a known criminal. Anything from you cannot be trusted."

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face. "Because, Mr. Attorney General, you and the

we," Marcus

that he and the president had a

dry, humorless 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."

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

my

not exactly known

waste my time on small matters, Mr. Attorney General. When I move, it's for something big. And this? This

the room. Marcus found himself torn 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 the

to have?" Marcus

behind the desk. "Are you sure you won't sit down? You

have, Shaw," Marcus

grew serious, all traces of amusement vanishing. "Very well. The President of the country is the secret leader of

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

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