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After Kim Muhyuk left, Luis fell into deep thought.

He couldn’t decide whether he should tell Rafa that the man had said he would get him out of prison.

Several days passed like that, and then news reached the prison that El Chapo and El Mayo of the Sinaloa Cartel had died.

“Chapo, that dumb bastard. He could’ve just lived like an emperor in prison. Why the hell did he bother escaping? Don’t you think so, Luis?”

At Rafa’s question, Luis gave a faint smile and nodded.

“Yes. There really wasn’t any reason to go that far.”

Though he answered Rafa’s question, Luis’s thoughts were complicated.

“Now it’ll probably be Amado’s world.”

“Still, isn’t he just a puppet?”

Rafa stopped the liquor glass before it reached his mouth and looked up at Luis.

“A puppet? Is that how little you know Amado? Do you know how that bastard screwed me over?”

“......”

“That son of a bitch deserves to be chewed to pieces. I’m still bitter I couldn’t kill him with my own hands.”

Rafa still believed Amado had tipped off the DEA about the marijuana plantation.

“Luis.”

“Yes, Rafa.”

“If I sent you outside, could you kill Amado?”

“Send me outside?”

Rafa nodded.

“Yeah. I’ll get you out. Can you do it?”

“What method are you talking about?”

“There’s a perfectly good option called escape.”

The moment he heard the word escape, Luis’s body stiffened.

The instant he escaped, he’d spend the rest of his life on the run.

“What? Don’t want to?”

When Luis failed to answer, Rafa stared at him with vicious eyes.

Under that gaze, Luis hurriedly shook his head.

“No. Could you give me some time to think about it?”

“Sure. But I’d rather it not take too long. I’ll prepare everything. All you need to do is get out and kill him. Your ability to handle jobs is better than anyone I’ve ever seen, which is why I’m making you this offer.”

“Yes. I’ll give you an answer soon.”

“Good.”

“I’ll head out and get back to work.”

Rafa nodded, and Luis left the room.

Seeing him quietly sigh, some of Rafa’s other subordinates approached.

“What’d Rafa say?”

“He told me to escape and kill Amado. What do you think?”

“What? Is that even possible?”

Instead of answering, Luis shrugged.

“I mean, even if it’s possible, you’d spend your whole life running. Why would you... ah, right. You got life without parole. In that case, maybe it’s an option. So what’d you tell him?”

“I said I’d think about it. It’s not an easy decision. My family’s lives are on the line too. And I have no idea how much things outside have changed.”

At Luis’s lament, his companion patted him on the shoulder.

“That problem can be solved. I talked to a guy who came in recently. He used to be a sicario for the Sinaloa Cartel.”

“Really? Can I meet him too?”

“Of course. It’s not difficult. Come on.”

Thanks to his companion, Luis spent the day hearing detailed stories about the situation outside.

He learned that most of the fragmented drug cartels had gone under the Committee, and that the Committee’s decisions had effectively become the decisions of the Mexican cartels.

Naturally, that made Luis even more troubled.

But despite saying he’d give him time, Rafa kept pressuring Luis nonstop without waiting even a moment.

Eventually, Luis decided to contact Kim Muhyuk.

“Warden.”

Warden Carlos toyed with his coffee cup.

Sitting with his legs crossed, he glanced crookedly at Luis.

“What is it? Did Rafa order you to do something again?”

“No.”

“Then what is it? You can’t just come barging in like this. At least show basic manners.”

Ignoring the scolding, Luis got straight to the point.

“I want to contact someone outside.”

“What?”

“I want to contact the man named Charlie who visited before.”

At the name Charlie, Warden Carlos immediately straightened his posture.

“Charlie? Why him? I heard about him too. What’s going on?”

“...I don’t know. He told me to contact him.”

“Hm...”

Leaning back again, Warden Carlos stared suspiciously at Luis.

“Thinking about switching sides?”

“What?”

“Does Rafa know about this?”

The moment Rafa’s name came up, Luis’s face stiffened.

Seeing that reaction, Warden Carlos curled up the corner of his mouth.

“So he doesn’t know. That means you’ve got other ideas. But what could they be? I can’t stand unanswered questions. Don’t worry, I’ll keep your secret.”

After hesitating briefly, Luis told him the truth while leaving out the parts related to Rafa.

“He said he’d get me out. You know it too, don’t you? That I’ll never leave this place alive. Hearing an offer like that... shook me.”

“He said he’d get you out? That’s... ah, I guess it’s possible. He’s someone even the president personally looks after.”

Warden Carlos didn’t know much about Kim Muhyuk either.

But he did know one thing: the man had the Mexican government backing him.

With his influence and wealth, it didn’t seem impossible.

Carlos still remembered how shocked he’d been after opening the money Kim Muhyuk casually tossed him “for a staff dinner.”

Already calculating how much would fall into his own hands if he helped with this matter, the warden finally spoke.

“Alright. Wait here.”

Rising from his seat, Warden Carlos opened a drawer and took out a business card.

Returning to his chair, he picked up the phone and dialed the number.

After several rings, the call connected.

— Hello.

“Excuse me. This is Warden Carlos.”

— Go ahead.

“The Luis you mentioned last time says he wants to make contact.”

— Is that so? Put him on.

Warden Carlos handed the receiver to Luis.

Taking the phone, Luis spoke.

“This is Luis.”

* * *

I was organizing the schedule of things that needed to be handled once Manager Ma and I returned home.

Just as I was sorting through documents, Manager Ma’s phone rang.

“Who is it?”

“An unfamiliar number.”

“Answer it.”

While Manager Ma took the call, I returned to rereading the emails open on the laptop in front of me.

Quite a bit of work had piled up in the meantime.

“Is that so? Please put him on.”

At Manager Ma’s response, I lifted my head.

“Who is it?”

“It’s the warden from the prison where Rafa’s being held. He says Luis came asking to contact you.”

I gave a small nod, and Manager Ma resumed the conversation. freēwēbnovel.com

After exchanging a few more words, he handed me the phone.

“He says he wants to hear the conditions, Boss.”

I took the phone.

“This is Charlie. You want to hear the conditions?”

A heavy voice came through the receiver.

— Yes. If I do what you want, how will you get me out, and how will my safety be guaranteed afterward?

Luis’s voice was steady, but I understood the meaning hidden in his words.

If he liked the conditions I offered, he was willing to kill Rafa.

“Warden Carlos is next to you, right?”

— Yes. He’s here.

“Could you put him on first?”

A different voice came on the line shortly afterward.

— This is Warden Carlos.

“Warden. Could you step out for a moment?”

— What? Step out? No matter what, Luis is still an inmate.

“There are important things we need to discuss. I won’t forget this favor. You’ll be hearing good news soon.”

Instead of answering, I heard him clear his throat.

But it wasn’t hard to tell that it wasn’t a refusal.

“Thank you. Then please put Luis back on.”

Over the phone, I heard the warden speak to Luis.

— I’ll step outside. Call me back when you’re done.

Once the warden left, Luis’s voice returned.

— The warden’s gone.

“Then let me ask comfortably. Can you kill Rafa?”

— Yes. If that’s what you want, I’ll do it.

“How long?”

— I’ll finish it within a week.

I tapped my fingers lightly against the table while organizing my thoughts.

I ran through simulations, even considering the ripple effects if evidence surfaced after Rafa’s death.

No matter how I thought about it, this wouldn’t hurt me in any way.

It was an issue between the American and Mexican governments.

And the DEA director already seemed to know part of the truth anyway.

As my silence stretched on, Luis spoke again.

Perhaps he thought I disliked the timeline, because his voice sounded more subdued than before.

— Even moving as fast as possible, it’ll still take a week.

“Ah, I understand that. Before killing him, do you think you could extract information?”

— Information? What kind of information...?

“I heard Rafa possesses leverage against the government. I need to know whether it’s real or just fake bait.”

After a brief pause, Luis let out a low groan.

— I can’t do it alone. If it’s just killing him, I can handle it without the others noticing.

“Can’t you get help from the others?”

— ...If they’re paid, they’ll do it. And if their safety inside the prison is guaranteed.”

“Don’t worry about that. Compensation and prison safety will both be guaranteed in the Committee’s name.”

— Then you’ll have to give me more time.

“How much?”

— About two weeks. And I’ll also need the warden’s cooperation.

Two weeks...

I glanced down briefly at the notebook packed full of schedules before answering.

“Ten days. I’ll give you ten days. Can you do it?”

Silence briefly flowed through the receiver as though he was organizing his thoughts.

— If the warden helps, I think I can manage somehow.

“Good. Then let’s do it that way.”

— Then answer me this. What exactly will my reward be?

“Is there something you want?”

— You said you’d get me out of here, right?

“Of course. It’ll take some time, but it’s possible.”

— And after that, what am I supposed to do?

“Live however you want. If you want a new life, I’ll even give you money to settle down.”

I expected him to be overjoyed, but Luis gave an unexpected answer.

— ...Then can you make a place for me in the Committee?

“You want to become the cartels’ dog again? I really don’t understand. You actually want to return to that life?”

Voluntarily walking back into a life where your life was constantly threatened.

It was a mindset I simply couldn’t understand.

— It’s the only thing I know how to do.

“Hm. Is that all you want?”

— No. Until I’m released, I want everything Rafa used to enjoy to become mine instead.

“That’s just something to discuss with the warden. Nothing difficult about it. Is that really enough?”

— Yes. That’s enough.

Not very greedy. Or maybe smarter than I thought.

These were conditions well worth accepting.

“Alright. We’ll do it that way.”

— Are you certain? I’ll be risking everything.

“Hmm... call Warden Carlos back.”

If he couldn’t trust me, then all I had to do was make him trust me.

A moment later, the warden picked up the phone.

— Carlos speaking.

“Warden. I’m planning # Nоvеlight # to kill Rafa. And Luis will be the one carrying it out.”

— Excuse me? What did you say?

Apparently he hadn’t realized it was about killing Rafa, because I could hear him immediately interrogating Luis.

— Hey, Luis! Is that true?

— Yes. If I don’t kill Rafa, Rafa plans to help me escape so I can kill Amado.

— What? That crazy bastard crossed the line.

— Even if I successfully killed Amado, my family and I would spend the rest of our lives under the shadow of death. In the end, I have to kill Rafa if I want to survive.

Rafa wanted Amado dead?

Just how had he planned to get close to Amado?

— Wait there a second.

After ending the conversation with Luis, Warden Carlos spoke to me again.

In that brief span of time, his voice had become noticeably exhausted.

— So you’re asking me to look the other way?

“No. I need your help.”

— Not just ignore a murder, but help with it? I’m the warden of this prison!”

“I know. But the compensation will be worthwhile. I’ll send someone tomorrow. Look at that first, then decide.”

At the mention of compensation, I heard Warden Carlos swallow dryly.

This was why greedy people were easy to deal with.

— How exactly am I supposed to help?

“Luis will explain that. I don’t know his plan either. Just help him with whatever he asks for. I’ll make sure nothing falls back on you, Warden. The Committee guarantees that. And you know keeping ties with the Committee will make running your prison easier too, right?”

— ...I’ll decide tomorrow.

“Good. Then let’s do that. And Luis.”

Luis took the phone again.

“Rafa wanted Amado dead?”

— Yes. He told me to escape and kill Amado.

“Even so, getting close to Amado wouldn’t be easy... which means he must have had some kind of method.”

— I don’t know that much.

What kind of confidence made Rafa say something like that?

This was worth digging into.

“Look into that too. I’ll trust you and wait. And along with the gift I’m sending the warden tomorrow, I’ll also send something you can use to persuade your fellow inmates. Meet with them together.”

— Yes. Understood.

“Then let’s speak again after everything’s finished.”

After ending the call with Luis, I immediately gave Manager Ma instructions.

“Manager Ma. Send two employees to the prison where Rafa’s being held. Give the warden a hundred thousand dollars. Give Luis another hundred thousand.”

I’d already cast the fishing line.

Now all that remained was to wait.