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Trench had followed the exact same routine as Gorilla: kicked the door open, dropped to a knee and raised the De Lisle ready to scan and attack. He was greeted with the sight of two men, one small and balding and the other tall and dark, clambering out of the window and onto what he assumed would be a balcony terrace.
The smaller man seemed to be protecting his bigger compatriot, half pushing him and half pulling him out of the escape route.
Trench raised his weapon to get a clear aim and in that moment, almost as if there"d been some kind of ingrained survival instinct at play, the smaller man turned in one fluid motion and fired.
The rounds from the handgun came rapidly in a sustained volley and had the desired effect of making Trench flinch and driving him back behind the cove
