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“Actually, I grew up in the livestock business and it was far more profitable in Australia”

“What brought you to the US?”

“I’ve been an American for more than half my life now”

“I see,” the felloled “And you helped these boys with Trouble, I take it?”

“He’s one of the founding fathers,” Allister interjected, jabbing his thuhborhood behind the bar “Is that where we’re going?”

The fellow narrowed his gaze on Allister before studying eachunder his breath, he said, “Let ?”

“No” Allister spoke for all of theuns”

“If you say so” He sat down in his car but left the door open while he adjusted the steering wheel and seat position “If you want to stand by that assuht have a cause for a weapon or two, follow hly recommend you follow me Seth isn’t an amateur, fellows More ihborhood These streets are so the toughest And they’re armed”

“You mean on’t find lemonade stands on every corner?”

The et a cool drink for a quarter in these parts And the only thing youthe corners here are hookers”

“Good thing we aren’t looking for those,” Ryan said

A few minutes later, they collected weapons and ammuni

tion Afterward, they slowly pulled out of the parking lot, tailing the club’s owner

“I don’t like it,” Derek said “These guns are hot We could be holding murder weapons for all we know”

“That’s probably a given” Ryan refused to think about where those guns had been “At least we’re going in armed”