In the meantime, he bullied the last of Cordovas men into dragging the bodies of their compadrés into the house. He didnt argue about it, just snapped orders in his old Army platoon leader voice, and got results.
There was something over forty thousand dollars in a lockbox. After hammering the padlock off, he rough counted the money and passed it out to the dispirited remainder of the village, who began to look substantially happier with cash in their hands. The two boys were peering furtively at their elders, very nervous with the thick wads of currency.
Anyone steals from the boys will answer to me, Willis said, swinging the shotgun significantly in their direction. You men take what you want from the house, but quickly, understand?
There was much head nodding about that, and a
