old dream

Chapter 35 Negotiations
Luca will most likely accept it.

The moment Arecio made his proposal, Colin made a judgment.

Chestalo needed to act to prevent a divided Capello from reuniting.

"So now, it's time to seriously consider my guesses about the truth about warehouse nights."

Arecio pointed to Colin and said:
"He's suspected of witchcraft."

"I keep bringing this up because before I talk about any cooperation, I would never allow someone who hides his suspicion of witchcraft to stay with Julieo. If my guess is true, then this person is also a threat to you. "

After a short pause he went on:
"I'm afraid this person is not necessary for us. As long as you have the heart, you won't be able to find out where he hid Juliet."

This is a murderous statement. If Luca can find out the location of Julio by himself, then whether Colin is dead or alive is no longer so critical.

When Arecio said these words, it was obvious that he wanted to get rid of Colin as a prerequisite for cooperation with Luca.

But now, the interests of the group and Luca's own life are in the hands of Aresio, and Colin is not sure what choice Luca will make.

Luka was silent as expected, with his left hand propped on the armrest of the sofa, his slender fingers rubbing his forehead, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Colin's heart sank slightly. If he planned for the worst and Luca finally chose to doubt or betray himself, what could he choose to do?
Do you continue to use Julio as a threat?
The dignified silence lasted for too long, and when even Colin thought that the "old friend" had been shaken, Luca laughed dumbfounded and said:

"If you knew his alternate identity, there would be no unnecessary doubts."

"Another identity?"

"The reporter at Holy One Theological Seminary. You must have heard about the screening of personnel in that kind of place... There is no requirement for origin, but it is absolutely impossible for people suspected of witchcraft to enter or leave. Or do you think that your test The means, but also above the measures of the seminary?"

"...I'm not that arrogant."

Arecio murmured, subconsciously considering the possibility that the flora could go wrong.

"I can't spare him to find Julie for now, so why don't we talk about some solid cooperation."

Luca lay down on the back of the sofa:
"Because of your superfluous words just now, I guess the little brother will not hand over Julio so simply."

…………

Then they talked for another half hour.

But Arecio no longer has the initiative, because his demands for Julio's safety are too obvious.

He is good at witchcraft duels, but the threat from gang members may not be less than that of a superhuman.

The firearms were neat and tidy, without any warning, and the traces left were nothing but gunshots and bullet casings.If set up in advance, it only takes three gunmen to fire unexpectedly to ensure that Giovanni will be killed - in fact, three days ago in the southern suburbs, Colin almost did it.

Arecio desperately needs Luca's power, but cannot provide a cure for the symbiotic bacteria.

So he can only make a final request:

"Write Julio's name into Cestalo's core list."

Thus, Giulio will be protected by other lampkeepers, and Cestalo will also have the right to intervene in Capello's succession disputes.

Luca agreed, the interests of all parties reached an agreement, and the conversation quickly came to an end.

After agreeing on the place to exchange the inhibitor next month, Arecio didn't stay long, got up and left in a hurry.

At this time, outside the stands, the curtain on the theater stage slowly opened.A clown with a strange appearance came up to the stage and told weird jokes in a funny and rhythmic tone.

From where Colin and the others were standing, they could even see traces of the clown's clothes being deliberately cut out of fit.But Colin actually didn't want to watch, thinking about how to deal with the possible situation if his suspicion of witchcraft was confirmed.

Luca seemed interested in the Joker's performance, occasionally laughing out loud, but never exaggeratedly like the rest of the audience.

Then, the laughter stopped without warning, and Luca put the cup on the long table, and Colin knew he was going to talk about something.At this time, he would put down what he was holding.

Luka was silent for a while, and said calmly:

"I didn't expect you to join Chestalo in this way and become Fang... But no matter what, my family will always welcome you."

"...And the reason why I think Arecio's suspicions are superfluous is not just because you came from a seminary to report, or because Craigie Dallozzo won't let you touch those things."

As Luca said, he fell into reminiscence a little:
"When my business first started, you helped me a lot. You were only fourteen or fifteen years old at that time, and you were not as high as my chest. Sometimes you jokingly raised the salary that should be paid, and you were not enough Here it is. A boy full of life and omnipotence, Lucky Star, who looks like he just jumped out of some children's adventure picture book."

"So I have always had high expectations of you, until now I occasionally feel inexplicably that my luck comes from you. If I can go any further, it must be because of your magical power. If anyone With you, everything will be possible.”

"I know this trust is blind, like a superstition, but people always need to believe in something..."

And you, will you betray my trust?

I don't know what wonderful jokes the clown on the stage told again, and there was a wave of screams and applause in the theater.Colin suddenly couldn't hear what Luka was saying, and only saw his lips moving.He could somewhat guess what Luka wanted to say.

So without waiting for the sound to subside completely, Colin said directly:

"Luka, maybe this shouldn't be said by me, but—"

"You can trust me like you used to."

The reason why he paused slightly was because he found that he couldn't say anything else at this time.

He did lie to Luca about the suspicion of witchcraft.

But fortunately, this matter had no interest in Luka originally, so he can say it with a clear conscience.

Luca saw the magnanimity in his eyes, so he breathed a sigh of relief and put his hand on the armchair again.

"In the Capello family, there should not be many people who can be recruited. After all, their philosophy is different from ours."

Some have dubbed them the Capello of the Beast, the most aggressive and impatient of the past five hands.

The reason Nevio is called the "mind" is because he is like the only one who thinks, his voice drowns out all the noise, instilling his will into the whole machine of violence.

And now, or since his gout worsened and became bedridden, the herd was out of control.

"I'm not going to put too much effort into this, because I never intended to get a foothold on five hands by this means, because a foothold is not enough."

"Giulio is still in your hands, and I will send someone to assist you. But the first goal is to weaken Capello as much as possible, and the people who recruit them are secondary, so you have to carefully distinguish who is reliable and which is by yourself. People are useless at all.”

"Keep your eyes open and accept people, because after this matter is over, they will be your team. Then you will leave Stade and go to another city in the name of Chestalo."

Colin was slightly surprised, but he did not expect that Luka had already begun to lay out outside Stade.And he is ready to make himself a frontier official.

"The destination is Danaro, you can take Craigie there too. After I control Stade, you will live like the newly appointed mayor..."

Luca suddenly stopped talking and looked in the direction of the door.

Even though the sound in the theater was noisy, footsteps could still be heard coming from far and near.There are a lot of people, and the pace is the same, about seven or so.

One of them was struggling, and the noise alerted those in the room.

Their footsteps stopped in front of the wing, and Colin glanced at Mr. No. [-], and found that he was sitting unmoved in his seat.

This is somewhat of a good signal, at least it proves that the comer has nothing to do with the extraordinary.

Luka stood up abruptly and looked at Colin.Colin calmly took out the revolver in the holster on his waist.Adjust the cylinder to the firing position.While standing up, he stared in the direction of the door.

But right away, he gave up his plan to confront the people outside with a pistol, and directly stretched out his hand to push Luca to the ground.And shouted to Mr. One:
"Get down!"

Because what was coming from outside was the installation of the large drum and a special sound of the bolt being pulled.

Colin knew that it was a portable machine gun that was still rare in the market. Currently, only one or two models were produced, but some people nicknamed it "typewriter".

No one dared to lay a hand on Marizio's territory, with the obvious exception of the ownerless beast.

Coincidentally, there was another rain of applause in the theater on the first floor, but it was immediately overwhelmed by the sound of six gunshots erupting in unison. The torrent of copper bullets instantly pierced through the door and poured into this small private room.

(End of this chapter)