CHAPTER 378. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. A Trap

Jhon wished the ground would swallow him whole. There was Chiara in that photo, shaking hands with the most powerful mafia boss Italy had seen in decades, a man clever enough to slowly move his operations into a terrifying semblance of legality.

“I want him behind bars, Jhon,” the deputy director said firmly. “If we can’t tie him directly to a drug shipment, fine. But we already know he’s laundering money in a Zurich bank. We’ve been monitoring his finances closely, and those suitcases... there’s got to be more than a hundred million euros in there, Jhon. I need evidence. I can’t retire without winning at least one case like this!”

Jhon nodded, but before he could come up with an excuse, the deputy director cut him off.

“It’s just evidence, nothing more, and I’m sure you can get it,” he said in a tone that instantly put Jhon on edge.

“Excuse me?” Jhon muttered. “What makes you think I could...?”

“Oh, come on, Jhon! Do you think I don’t know w