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"Roant son of a bitch He thinks he’s smarter than everyone"

"That he does"

"He thinks he can do whatever he likes in this city and I suspect he'll welcome you into the fold if you approach hiround in security You could provide security for their operations in return for the off your family's business"

I considered

"Your uncle Donny had a love-hate relationship with the Roo to theo after the DA for arresting Donny and for Sean's death If you could get theainst the DA, we could use that to take Sergei down"

"I was going to try to keep as far as I could from the Ro how to get revenge "What are you thinking I should do?"

"Make the offer of services Use it to get in closer They'll understand your wanting revenge against the DA In the meantime, we'll coordinate with the local police to put some protection in place for your father and brother just in case anyone outed you, but then ant you to get in close to your uncle's old contacts in the family"

I considered "I’ to do whatever it takes to break ties between anized crime And if the Romanovs were involved in my uncle's arrest, then all the better"

"We want you to go undercover"

"I have no clandestine training"

"We have an excellent training program," he said fir Maybe a couple of weeks, tops"

"It's hard to be away for a couple of weeks," I replied "What's involved?"

"Basic clandestine techniques so you kno to handle yourself What we really want you to do is befriend your uncle's contacts in the Ro on," he said "Look, you're a soldier One of the best Special operations forces We'll send you in and you'll give him to us"

I sighed and took a sip “Everyone knows that I don't approve of my family ties to the e of heart"

Gladwell shook his head