The Showdown at the Warehouse
General Manager Liu’s face, a sweating, pale mask under the dim warehouse lights, twitched in disbelief. Beside him, the slick-haired henchman, Zhang Wu, and on the other side, Chloe Bennett and her assistant, Xu Qingqing, were all frozen in stunned silence.
The Mustache Man, leader of the hired muscle, stood rigid, his hand hovering near the grip of his old .45, not daring to draw it. He couldn’t afford to offend Ethan Cole? What the hell was that supposed to mean? The air was thick with the stench of cheap warehouse dust and unspoken fear.
General Manager Liu finally stomped his foot, his fury making him tremble. “Damn it, I’ve shelled out five thousand USD for you lowlifes, and you two-bit cowboys—,” he sputtered, pointing a shaky finger at the Mustache
