"Get out." Ray opened the car door and gestured for Richard to get out.

Richard froze for a moment, clearly not expecting Ray to let him go so easily. Then he hurriedly bowed and scraped as he got out. "Thank you, thank you. I'll remember your generosity for the rest of my—"

He never finished the sentence. A bloody hole suddenly burst open in the center of his forehead.

He stared blankly at Ray. In that instant, his eyes filled with venomous hatred—then the light went out. In the split second