Where I'm from, everyone pays protection, no matter what the business is. Keep the enforcers out of someone's business, keep the gangs out, and protect them from other... competitors.
[ Hell, that's what they'd always done in the lanes. It had never stopped, no matter who had been in charge. ]
I suppose other places could do it differently.
Hence starting with some place innocuous first, to see how deep the need goes. Besides, this guy isn't going to suspect anything.
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[ He admitted, but even so... ]
Where I'm from, everyone pays protection, no matter what the business is. Keep the enforcers out of someone's business, keep the gangs out, and protect them from other... competitors.
[ Hell, that's what they'd always done in the lanes. It had never stopped, no matter who had been in charge. ]
I suppose other places could do it differently.
Hence starting with some place innocuous first, to see how deep the need goes. Besides, this guy isn't going to suspect anything.