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## Chapter 28: The Hidden Criminal's Trap
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After days of observation and analysis, Lux came to a conclusion. A major illegal arms smuggling operation was about to take place in the coming days, between two rival gangs, both of which had been previous targets of Ajax the Butcher.
"This is my chance," Lux thought. "John will inevitably intervene. I'll be there waiting for him."
Lux devised a bold plan. Instead of searching for John, he decided to make John search for him, or rather, to put him in a situation he couldn't ignore. Lux infiltrated one of the gang's warehouses and sabotaged part of the arms shipment, causing massive chaos. He didn't destroy it completely but rendered it unusable, in a way that raised suspicions and made the two gangs blame each other.
Lux's plan was to create chaos and anticipate John's reaction. If John followed a certain pattern in targeting the corrupt, this chaos would attract him.
It wasn't long before news of the "mysterious sabotage" spread through the arms market. Tensions between the two gangs escalated, and they began preparing for an all-out war. Lux watched from the shadows, certain that John wouldn't miss this event.
On the night of the scheduled smuggling operation, the atmosphere was charged with tension. Members of both gangs gathered in an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city, their weapons drawn and ready to fight. Lux was hidden nearby, feeling the power of the tattoo on his arm glowing softly.
Suddenly, the shadows moved. Lux wasn't the only one waiting. He felt the presence of a hidden energy moving in the darkness, a cold and deadly energy. It was John, or Ajax the Butcher, who had arrived.