But...
There was still no answer from the other end of the phone.
In the alley, the men and women lounging against the walls, smoking, all glanced curiously at Casper. Those intrigued by him even approached to chat.
“Hey handsome, you look a lot like someone I know,” a heavily made-up woman said, reaching out to touch his chest. “Like the man of my dreams.”
Casper grabbed her wrist and twisted it hard, the sound of bones snapping echoing in the air. The woman screamed in agony, drawing everyone's attention.
A group of people, both men and women, started to gather around.
“Look what we have here, someone looking for trouble, not fun.”
“Who do you think you are? Do you know who runs this place? You’ve got some nerve messing with Sister Mary.”
“Folks like you need a lesson from Rick, but he might be busy right now.”
“Strange day, first a beautiful girl, now a handsome guy.”
No sooner had this person finished speaking than Casper grabbed them by the throat.
“What girl? Where did she go? What did you do with her? Speak.”
“Hey, what are you doing ... ah ... you're choking me ...” The person struggled, quickly being rescued from Casper’s grasp by the crowd. “Who are you? If you’re so tough, go find Rick.”
Rick? Who was Rick?
“Who’s Rick? Take me to him, now,” Casper roared, leaving no room for argument.
The reluctant group looked at him, realizing he was not to be trifled with. “You’ve never heard of Ricardo? We can take you to him, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.”
Ricardo. A well-known underboss of the Falconridge syndicate. He had a reputation in the underworld.
Casper had never seen this man, but he had heard tales of him now and then.
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