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It was e behind the counter Apparently, he hadn&039;t heard the ruckus outside He was casually flipping through a newspaper, safe behind his bulletproof glass which sported two deep fractures Bullet impacts

I scanned the store There was a back roolass cooler and a Red Bull display along the way The ser as I approached the back door, which I promptly kicked in

There were two of the cards Rap h for the two goons to sit comfortably On the far wall, an open door led down a short hallway Two big handguns were sitting on the table They reached for them I did, too Unfortunately for them, I was faster

I pointed both weapons at them "Don&039;t move," I said

They didn&039;t move I left the room and headed down the short hallway There was a shut door at the far end Yellow light under the door I heard frantic shuffling inside

I picked up my speed, and threw a shoulder into the door and spilled into the roouns out beforea shotgun

He saw the weapons pointed at his face and made a very smart move He set the weapon down on the desk and held his hands up He was a handso, maybe twenty-five, maybe a little older His teeth were perfect and he earing a nice suit He looked, if anything, like a younghe wasn&039;t

"Sit down," I said

He sat, watching me closely, curiously Since there was nowhere for me to sit, I went around and sat on the corner of his desk, next to hi I heard some noise down the hallway, but I wasn&039;t worried about the noise down the hall My inner alarer here At least, not yet The smell of as not so prevalent in the back room

"We have a problem, Johnny," I said

"What problem?" he asked easily, smoothly, confidently

Johnny didn&039;t sound like a kid from the streets He ell-spoken Enunciated his words crisply He also watcheda hard ti A woman A white woman A lone white wo up No doubt it wasn&039;t co And so he stared and waited and processed

"You&039;ve been threatening local businesses," I said "Extortingpeople"

His eyes narrowed "You a cop?"

I swungthe ratty carpet "Nope"

"You with the feds?"

I smiled "Just little ol&039; me"

"Who are you?"

"Now, if I told you that I&039;d have to kill you"

He stared at me I smiled sweetly Sweat rolled down from inside his hairline and ood to him, and he knew it In fact, I could al this was surreal, to thinking his own life ht actually be in jeopardy