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An old dealer? Was someone he knew encroaching on his family’s territories?

“Who is it? And did he hire you to kidnap the Cattaneo kid?”

“No, I wasn’t hired to kidnap the Cattaneo kid. But, when asked if I knew anyone who could do the job, I gave up Ettori’s information and helped them find someone in the States who could get the kid over here. And yes, I, uh, I have been pushing drugs through Ettori and his goons for them. But, I was just assisting them. I’m not behind any of it.”

The fact that he assisted someone in going up against the DeLucas was enough to get him killed.

“Who did you assist?” Enzo asked, trigger finger feeling a bit anxious.

“Mr. DeLuca, can you protect me from them if they come after me for telling you?”

“I can kill you before they come after you.”

“I have kids...”

“What the fuck does that have to do with me?”

“I’m helping you by telling you...”

“You’re helping your damn self to live another day. What the fuck am I chatting with you for?” Enzo cocked his weapon.

“Okay!” Roku shouted. “I’ll tell you everything. But don’t shoot the messenger.”

Enzo didn’t say anything. He was done talking.

“Alright,” Roku started. “Before Don Ermanno took over these streets and territories, there was a family that ruled them before him. They went to war with the DeLucas and lost. Since then, they’ve been laying low, staying out of you guys’ way.”

The Bianchi family. But it couldn’t be them. All of their old heads had died out. The new generation were business moguls who frowned their noses at the organizations that ran the streets.

“It’s the Bianchi family,” Roku said.

“Bullshit.”

“I’m serious. And... and...”

“And what?”

“When I told the new Bianchi don that I didn’t want to push weight for him, I told him it was because I didn’t want any issues with the DeLucas. He assured me there wouldn’t be any issues. I asked him how he knew for sure. He said he knew for sure because he was working with a DeLuca.”

Enzo saw red. “Who did he say it was?”

Roku’s lower lip trembled.

“Tell me now!” Enzo put a bullet in the wall. Roku, the secretary, and the woman on her knees screamed.

“I’ll tell you,” Roku cried. “It’s...”

Roku said a name that left Stefan and Enzo shocked.

Impossible.

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