"The client paid top dollar for us to do this right. If we screw it up, we don't get the money. Stop talking nonsense and get ready."
With that, he stood up and walked over to Janina, looking down at the trembling woman.
Janina struggled against her ropes, her eyes wide with terror.
The moment she saw the tools in the box, she knew what they were planning.
They weren't just going to kill her.
They were going to dismember her.
That was the only conclusion she could draw. A few days ago, she had been scrolling through social media and stumbled upon a news report about a dismemberment case.
Now, her mind was flooded with gruesome images from that story.
"You beasts! You'll rot in hell for this! Even if you kill me, I'll come back as a ghost and haunt you!" Janina glared at the men, her voice filled with venom.
Seeing the hatred in her eyes, John bent down and grabbed her chin.
"Don't blame us for being cruel. Blame yourself for crossing the wrong person. If you want to haunt someone, go haunt them."
He shoved her face away and turned to Dylan. "Get the cutter and the grinder ready."
Dylan gave him a thumbs-up. "Don't worry, boss. Leave it to me. I'll make sure you're satisfied."
John thought to himself that when the time came, he wouldn't have the guts to do it. He was genuinely afraid that Janina would come back as a ghost to haunt him.
With that thought, he looked over at Dylan, who was fiddling with an electric saw. "Come here a second."
Dylan put down his tools and trotted over to John. "What's up, boss?"
John handed Dylan a knife. "You're the expert. You do it."
At his boss's words, Dylan's eyes lit up. The feeling of being trusted and valued gave him a surge of confidence. "Don't worry, boss. You can count on me."
John nodded in satisfaction and left the cabin.
Now, it was just Dylan and Janina in the room.
Dylan held a large butcher knife, waving it in front of her face. "Do you know what this is for?"
He pulled a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his pocket.
He took out a cigarette, put it to his lips, and flicked the lighter.
The flickering flame danced in the wind before being extinguished.
He tried again.
And again.
After several attempts, he still couldn't get it lit.
Frustrated, he ran a hand through his hair, put the unlit cigarette back in the pack, and shoved both the pack and the lighter back into his pocket.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Two claps of thunder suddenly cracked through the sky, startling him so badly that he scrambled back inside the cabin.

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