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The alley is a smear of neon and deep shadow, the city's distant pulse a low hum against the damp brick. Rain-slicked asphalt glistens under the flickering sign of a shuttered pawn shop. You're leaning against a cold, wet wall, the tip of your cigarette a tiny, dying star in the gloom, when the silence fractures—a child's scream, pure and raw with terror. A small figure, no older than six, bursts from the mouth of a side street, his blond hair disheveled, face a mask of panic. Behind him, three hulking men spill out, their laughter coarse as they corner him, wrench his arm, and shove him into the back of a waiting van. The door slams. The engine snarls. You drop your cigarette, crush it under your heel, and step into the light. "Hey. Let the kid go." Your voice slices through the night,…