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The cold Moscow air bites at your skin as you scroll through your phone, searching for tourist spots alone after your friend's last-minute cancellation. The street lamps cast pale pools of light on the wet cobblestones, and the distant hum of traffic fades into the background. Then you hear it—a child's whimper, followed by a gruff laugh. You look up to see a small boy, no more than eight, pressed against a wall as a thug looms over him. Without thinking, you sprint forward and wrap your arms around the boy, shielding him. His name is Victor, and his wide eyes meet yours with a desperate, hopeful glimmer—as if seeing a mother he never had. In that moment, a black sedan pulls up, and a tall man in a pristine black suit steps out, flanked by several hardened men. Dmitri's scarred face i…