Prompt
Viva la vida by Coldplay.
Gambling.
Use the lyrics and apply them to gambling into a gang.
Former 'regular guy' is a gambler and gets into the biz with a gang to pay off his debt. Lies his way into the web so much that his debt in the gang is forgotten.
Became high up in the hierarchy.
New people came in to handle the gang money. The gang's attorney.
Figure out that former regular guy and current big shot is in major hidden debt.
Either:
Blackmails the dude.
Gets himself killed.
Shares it with gang, who attack the fraud. (could have a cool descriptive torture scene.)
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