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2023-02-12 10:00:51After that, Gambino ends the call. But he immediately makes another call, to inform another leader of La Marca about his intention to hold that meeting.
[When? Where]
“This Friday, 8 p.m. I plan to use Uncle Minh’s restaurant. I'll let you know later if anything changes.”
It’s a quick one. And the man on the phone just immediately cuts off the phone without saying any closure to their conversation.
After finishing with that one, only then does Gambino intend to get into the car. But then, he notices someone from afar in that same parking area.
Apparently, that man has been observing Gambino for a while. And Gambino holds the door, and stares back at that man with a solemn look.
He is Dennis Murphy, and Gambino is no stranger to that man’s face and his car. After all, Dennis was the one who prom
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