Page 24 of Long Live the King


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“I’m not sure I understand. Maybe you should explain it to me again.”

“What’s there to explain?”

“Everything. I don’t get why you put it there.”

“I put it there so they’d find it.”

“What? We decided to take it so it couldn’t be returned, and now you want them to find it?”

“Look, I’ve been a part of this a long time, alright? I know what I’m doing. I have a plan, and I’m sticking to it.”

“Don’t give me that bullshit. This has been a part of my life a long time, too, so don’t presume to know more than me. I learned from the best.”

“If that’s how you want to think of it, fine. Just remember that it was you who came to me about dethroning Dominic, so I don’t care if you’re pissed off about the process of getting it done. In the end, the goal is to get it done. Right?”

“Yes, but the goal is also to make sure he doesn’t die. If he ends up dead, then all of this is for nothing anyway.”

“Finding the truck and the money isn’t going to kill him. Why are you so paranoid?

“Why? You know why!”

“Ugh. Look, letting them find the truck was part of the plan. It needed to happen. It’ll make the Commission suspicious about what the fuck he’s doing. I don’t expect you to understand, but I know what I’m doing. This is about moves and countermoves. As long as I stay a step ahead, then it’s fine. You just gotta trust me.”

“If you want me to trust you, then you have to do things that make sense.”

“Just because you lack the ability to understand it doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense. I know what I’m doing, and I promise you it won’t be long before all of this is over and we won’t have to deal with him anymore.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing. Don’t worry about it. The ball’s rolling, and I’m not stopping now.”