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The vehicle was totaled

"Dao," I said to Sanchez

Sanchez uncuffed Peterson The assemblyman was still woozy from the blow to the head His hair was ruffled and his face was red, and it looked like hea button on his shirt He looked fro seeood situation When he spoke, there was real fear in his voice, along with much nastiness

"Do you have any idea who I am?" he asked

"You are Richard Peterson, county assemblyman and respected citizen You are also a wife beater and a child abuser who rapes his own children Is there anything I missed?"

He looked at me briefly, then lumbered over to the creek and looked down at his Escalade "You can&039;t prove any of it," he said, still looking down Heif he wasn&039;t still dazed

"I&039; on? You want hed and leaned a hip against the fender of his vehicle

"No," I said "You have been tried and found guilty, Mr Peterson Now comes the punishment phase I will allow you to defend yourself"

"It&039;s two against one, hardly fair"

"My compatriot is here for entertainment purposes only"

"Compatriot?" said Sanchez

"Yeah"

Peterson sizedquickly Sas on his brow, and spreading quickly under his pits

"You&039;re bigger than er than most"

"Not me," said Sanchez

"We&039;re even," I said to Sanchez "Besides, we&039;ve already had this argument before, which is why I said most"

I turned back to Peterson He backed up If he bolted and was fast enough I could be in trouble with un and pointed it at Peterson again

"No running," said Sanchez

"You didn&039;t give your children a chance to run, did you?" I asked "When you beat the on?"

"I as: first, to convince you of the error of your ways, and second to convince you to, uive up the error of your ways"

"Poetic," said Sanchez

"Shut up, I&039;o"

"I can tell," said Sanchez

I said to Peterson, "I a to have a beating unlike anything you&039;ve ever had in your life You will tell the authorities you suffered your injuries in a car accident, resulting fro You will stick to this story or a letter written by your daughter Annette detailing your sexual tendencies toward your own children will be mailed instantly to all the local papers Do you understand?"

He stared atHe looked like he needed a drink of water

"And if you ever so ain, your next car accident will be your last Are we clear?"

"Lesson learned, I swear I mean, hell, you&039;ve scared the shit out ofmy pants here"

"Practically," I said to Sanchez "Then I&039; your touch," said Sanchez

"Put your gun away," I told Sanchez

Sanchez did and continued grinning and watching us A squirrel ran along a tree branch overhead We were far from Carbon Canyon Road The air was fresh and scented with ht back, which is more than you deserve"

"Fuck you, asshole," he said

"That&039;s the spirit"

He looked froht hand lashing out I maneuvered myself in time to take the majority of the blow offlike a jab, which broke his nose

"Fuck," he said, holding the bleeding mess

Next, I did what I do best I tackled him low It was a quickskills He landed hard on his back, and his air whooshed fro devil

I hauled Peterson up and walked him over to Sanchez&039;s car and placed his left forearm on the fender

"You broke Annette&039;s ar "The bitches deserved everything they got Fuck you and fuck the hout the woods Birds erupted from nearby tree branches

Sanchez looked away

Peterson cried out, grabbed for his ar shot

I went to work on him, and when it was finally over, when Sanchez finally pulled asping for breath