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I looked him square in the eye. ‘What’s the word on the street with Brendan Ferres?’
Gary reacted. ‘Snake Ferres?’
‘Yup.’
He shook his head. ‘You have got to be fucking kidding me,’ he said finally.
I shook my own head.
‘Well, the word is he’s hung like a donkey and has a striking cobra tattooed on it.’
‘I wasn’t talking about the size of his Johnson, Gary.’
‘Yeah, well, it gives you an idea of his intelligence. His pain threshold too, come to think of it.’ He grimaced and then grinned. ‘He had the head of the snake tattooed on his bell end, for Christ’s sake!’
I didn’t grin back. ‘Ferres might be mixed up in a bit of business.’
‘And?’
‘A bit of business I’m going to sort.’
Gary looked at me to see if I was being serious. I was.
‘Have you completely lost the plot? He’s Ronnie Allen’s right-hand man.’
‘I know exactly who he is.’
‘You can’t go up against Allen, Dan. Not even you.’ He shook his head again. ‘Especially not you.’
‘Brendan Ferres has waltzed into this particular dance. I can’t walk away from it, Gary.’
‘Quite right. You shouldn’t walk. You should bloody run!’
‘A student was kidnapped last night. Chancellors University.’
Gary reacted, shaking his head. ‘That’s not Ronnie Allen’s style. Kidnapping. Never heard that.’
‘Maybe he’s branching out.’
‘Can’t see it.’
‘Brendan Ferres was seen going into the building earlier in the day. The building the students had just left before being assaulted, and one of them taken.’
‘Maybe it’s coincidence.’
‘I don’t believe in that kind of coincidence.’
‘They happen, Dan. And for the sake of your health I suggest you start believing in them.’
‘One of the girls was abducted. One of them was cut with a knife. And one of them had a baseball bat taken to the back of her head.’
‘Jesus. Even so, Dan. Let it go.’
I shook my head. ‘The girl someone took a baseball bat to was Chloe. It was Chloe Smith, Gary.’
He took it in for a heartbeat and then his jaw set. ‘You need backup?’
‘No. This is my shout.’
