By ten o’clock in the morning, they were already installed in Ramón’s shop. Sitting on metal chairs painted in the colors and logo of Pepsi Cola, Torcuato Garduno, Pascual Ortega and Macedonio Macedo were drinking beer, avid for news of how things were going, for every detail of how Ramón intended to eliminate his enemy. After the usual round of nonsense, Pascual decided to ask Ramón straight out: “Have you decided how you’re going to kill him?”
“No”, answered Ramón.