“Do you honestly think I’d be a spy?” John scratched his head sheepishly. “I’m just here for the money, but I just so happened to run into you guys. Now that I’m here, not only will I not get my money, but I might be killed too. All I’m trying to do is make sure I get out of here alive by helping you guys.”

Scarface stared at him for a long time before narrowing his eyes again. “Are you being honest?”

“Of course I am.” John grinned. “I, like everyone else in this room, just want to stay alive.

“If you don’t listen to my advice, and those people find us…”

John did not need to finish his sentence; everyone in the room knew what would happen to them if they were found.

One of the men leaped off the bed. “Let’s do as he said, Scarface. We’ll all split up and each find a unit to hide in. It’s all a game of luck from here on out. Even if we’re found, we can’t reveal anything about the rest of us.

“This is far better than staying here and waiting for death to come.”

“But…” All of a sudden, one of the more timid subordinates piped up. “If we leave this old geezer behind and run away ourselves, Tyson will…”

later.” Scarface sighed and accepted John’s idea. “Let’s do as he says. You all know how to break locks, so find a unit each and hide there. When they come knocking, pretend you live here and claim the money for yourselves.

that, he glanced

were parked in

out of time. Everybody

and frowned. “As for this old geezer, we’ll just leave him behind to fend for

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together. I’ll

of the men who were about to leave all froze in their tracks. “Scarface, you can’t stay here

they were found, Scarface would

least if they find me, you’ll all have a bigger window of time to escape.” With that, Scarface waved and commanded,

strap John and Andy together, then scurried off as fast as

the room were

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