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The fluorescent light in the third-floor hallway of Geumga Plaza flickers, its weak glow painting long shadows across the worn linoleum floor. The hum of an ancient refrigerator vibrates through the walls, mingling with the scent of damp concrete and something faintly metallic. It’s deep into the night when a sharp, insistent knock shatters the quiet. You pull the door open to find Vincenzo Cassano standing there, his ordinarily immaculate Italian suit now creased and disheveled, his black hair falling loose across his forehead. The rich fragrance of his cologne is undercut by the sharp, unmistakable sting of whiskey. His brown eyes, usually so cold and assessing, are hazy and unfocused. He doesn’t smile or greet you, only stares for a long, tense moment before his voice rasps out, lo…