章 170: 153 Tom's Gift

Jimmy didn't take the briefcase but asked, "Tom's estate lawyer? What happened to him? Did something happen?"

James: "Yes, the estate lawyer. The lawyer said that Tom's family received a notification from a government department that Tom had died on a mission.

According to the will he left beforehand, his estate was left to his family, but there was a wooden box for me. Your briefcase is in that box, and it has your name on it."

Jimmy looked down at the briefcase; there was a distinct mark etched with a utility knife blade or something similar on one corner of the black briefcase, To Jimmy.

James took a bottle of wine and two glasses from the shelf, set them on the table, opened the bottle, poured two glasses of wine, and handed one to Jimmy.

With his right hand, James picked up his own glass, looked down at it, and said, "Tom and I come from two families that have been on good terms for generations. Our fathers served together, and I knew Tom for decades.