Chapter 208: Maurice Singleton’s Home
"Sir... how... how can you let me go?" After a night’s drive, as the sky was just beginning to brighten the next day, Maurice Singleton, who was driving, suddenly spoke with apprehension, also glancing at Yusuf Zuck from the rearview mirror.
Hearing Maurice’s words, Yusuf Zuck was momentarily startled but then chuckled and said, "What do you mean by that?"
"Sir... I think... I think there’s no reason for me to be alive because you killed our people, you exposed all your secrets to me, so to prevent leaks, you’re going to kill me, right?" Maurice was streetwise, and if a man of over fifty couldn’t figure this out, it would mean he’d lived his years in vain.
Yusuf Zuck fell silent for a moment and then slowly said, "Dead men tell no tales, do they?"
The color drained from Maurice’s face as he said, "I swear by God’s name, I will never reveal any of your secrets, sir!"
"Who is God?" Yusuf Zuck asked earnestly.
Maurice took a deep breath, "Then how can you let me go?"
Yusuf Zuck did not plan to let Maurice go; he kept him to serve as his guide, as his chauffeur, because he needed to return to Las Vegas.
"I can’t think of any reason to let you go," Yusuf Zuck said, shaking his head and speaking the stark truth.
"Then let me make a suggestion, and you can see if it works, sir," Maurice pointed ahead and said, "The city ahead is called Rodeo City, it’s my hometown, my wife and daughters live there, and my younger daughter is just about to go to Beijing in China. She’s going to spend four years at university there. She adores Chinese culture and her biggest dream is to travel all across China. Can I entrust her to you for protection?"