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As his enemies bled out, Perrine turned toward the crowd His face was covered in blood, his linen uniform, the blade of the cane knife The women ere still conscious were co ues

Perrine lifted the fallen microphone

“Please I know all this is shocking, ladies and gentle the dripping cane knife for eht because I was in hiding that I was no longer valid That they could take as mine”

He turned and looked at the dead men behind him and s

miled

“Has anyone ever thought ly? I cannot be defeated I cannot even be diood news is, you are not as obstinate as these here, whoood news is that noith the last of our detractors eliminated, we are one”

Perrine smiled

“Don’t you understand? We all work for Los Salvajes now We have ambitions that transcend mere Mexico In the next feeeks, you will see what I a about I know this is a sad moment You see this now as butchery, I can tell

“But soon, you will change your iven you You will co, and you lucky few are being let in on the ground floor”

Perrine checked his Rolex

“Does anyone have any questions? Comments?”

He looked around Not surprisingly, the only hand he saas at the end of the dise at his feet

“Excellent All relevant parties will be contacted in the next few days with instructions,” Perrine said “You are all free to go now Have a nice day”

CHAPTER 8

THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, WE’D just done theout of the vehicles back at our placedust rising in the distance to the north By the nize was approaching slowly