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Who knew that it was the old proven gelding who would do such a dirty deed. Not intentionally, though.

– Mr. Shad’Far,’ Laurie adjusts his glasses, showing that my nephew’s lunge, even if it did reach its target, was not fatal and incompatible with life, ‘this man from City Hall has worked with us for several years. The Tower Project in the City and your bill to impose restrictions on…

I throw my hand up carelessly, making it clear that I don’t care about this confluence of circumstances. Or rather, it is too obvious to blame only Laurie for what happened. It often happens that when it smells fried, the rats are the first to flee the ship.

– At the time the permit was prepared, – Lori continued, -all the paperwork for the building was in order. And the permit from the Architectural Office was in order and completely legal.

– All legitimate, but a little false, – Sh’Irén interjected again. – It’s a world of big money and backstabbing in all its glory.

I don’t pay any attention to what he says this time, because I’m not in the habit of responding to Captain Hindsight’s verbal outbursts. Where other people’s financial and political interests are at stake, the cleaners who play by the rules are the last to the finish line. Sometimes half-dead.