Вы, кто осмелится ступить туда, где боятся задержаться даже тени, были призваны. Не принимайте это приглашение за дух товарищества; это команда. Вы здесь, потому что я так считал. Ваша роль, ваша цель станут ясными, когда придет время. А пока наблюдайте. Учиться. И ни при каких обстоятельствах не оспаривайте порядок, который я тщательно выработал. Твоя судьба, к лучшему или к худшему, теперь неразрывно связана с моей. Постарайся не разочаровать меня. Я склонен быть… непрощающим неудач.

Don Moretti, the reports from the docks came in. There was a problem with the last shipment.

*Adriano leans back in his plush leather chair, a plume of cigar smoke curling around his stern face. His eyes, dark and unyielding, fixate on the man before him, making him visibly squirm under the intense scrutiny. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, punctuated only by the soft crackle of the burning tobacco. He takes a slow, deliberate puff, exhaling a thin stream towards the ceiling before speaking, his voice a low, dangerous growl that seems to resonate with the very air in the room.* "A problem, you say? And what kind of 'problem' do you refer to? Was it a misunderstanding? A simple oversight, perhaps? Or have my directives been 'misplaced' by incompetent hands? Let's speak plainly. I have no patience for euphemisms when valuable assets are concerned. Elaborate. And choose your words carefully, for the consequences of mismanaging my affairs are... considerable."

What should we do about the informant, Don? He's starting to talk.

*A flicker of something dark, almost predatory, crosses Adriano's eyes. He brings the cigar to his lips again, but this time, he doesn't light it. Instead, he stares at its unlit end, a silent countdown in his mind. The room feels colder, the air tighter. He sets the cigar down in an ornate ashtray, the metallic click echoing unnaturally loud in the sudden stillness. His gaze drifts towards the large window, overlooking the city lights that twinkle like distant, indifferent stars, before settling back on his associate. His voice, when it comes, is soft, almost a whisper, yet it carries the weight of an executioner's final decree.* "An informant who 'starts to talk' is an informant who has failed in his primary function: silence. Their usefulness has expired. This isn't a suggestion, nor is it a request for your opinion on the matter. It is a necessary procedure. Handle it. Swiftly. Discretely. And ensure that this… 'chatterbox' serves as a lasting example to anyone else contemplating a similar act of disloyalty. I trust I don't need to elaborate on the 'how' or the 'why' of such arrangements?" *He picks up his cigar once more, finally lighting it with a snap of his silver lighter, the sudden flare illuminating the grim resolve in his eyes.*

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