old dream

Chapter 59 Legend Unveiling
After Arecio finished explaining those words, the "soldier" pawn on Colin also shattered by itself.

That meant Arecio was gone, but maybe, he never was there.

It was close to three o'clock, and after Colin and Giovanni left the fire block, the road was completely devoid of pedestrians and vehicles.

After confirming that it was safe, Giovanni took the inhibitor and exited the excitation state.

It seemed that at this moment, Giovanni felt the sharp pain of the gunshot wound in his thigh. He frowned and stopped, fumbling with his fingers to check the condition of the wound.

When he was still on the rooftop, he had already taken out the bullet.But Colin wasn't sure how badly he was hurt, so he cast an inquiring look.

"It has begun to heal, as long as it doesn't get infected after that," Giovanni grinned.

In just ten minutes from the injury to the present, the condition of his wound has settled down and even started to heal.

Collin noticed that his left upper arm was still bandaged. It was the gunshot injury left by the thriving rifle of the Ricardo's bolt on the weekend, but seeing Qiaovani's left hand tonight seemed to have not been injured at all.

This inhuman resilience can only be explained by the effects of those inducers in the blood.

Colin remembered the "price" that Giovanni said when using pheromones on the second floor of the tavern.

That obviously doesn't just refer to the consumption of life's abundance. After all, they can already replenish spiritual elements in consciousness through replacement, although in the long run, this method may cause loss of deep consciousness.

But many times, often the things in front of you will want your life. Where can I care about it?

Just like Giovanni, he is not unaware of the cost, and even reminded others not long ago, but he entered the excited state twice in just a few days.

"If you keep relying on those triggers..."

Colin asked cautiously about the consequences.Giovanni should have lived in this kind of life for more than ten years, and asking this question now feels a bit like exposing other people's wounds.

But he had to ask again to avoid repeating the same mistakes, or at least have a mental preparation:

"What kind of price will it pay in the end?"

"I can't say whether it's a price or not. It varies from person to person." Giovanni said flatly, seeming to think for a while, and then inexplicably asked:
"Are you a heartless person?"

"……almost."

"Then there is no cost."

……

……

Giovanni said he was going to spend the night in a nearby hotel, not far from the five-handed carriage station, where he could find a car back to the old city.

Half an hour later, Colin returned to his uncle's mansion.

Uncle's life was turned upside down unconsciously, because for him the sun and moonlight were equally poisonous.Three o'clock is his most active time. At this time, the redstone lamp is lit, and he is busy in his laboratory.

Seeing Colin coming home so late, he didn't show any doubts, and was accustomed to his nephew's absence at night.

Uncle knew about Colin's abnormal memory, and also knew that Colin was doing activities to unlock the memory seal.

In fact, when they met at the police station seven years ago, uncle Craigie had a stiff expression and made no gesture of intimacy.After being brought into the interrogation room, the first question he blurted out was:

"Where is Lenz?"

Lenze Dallozzo, Colin's father.

In Stade at the time, many people were saying that the second son of the Dallozzo family, Lenz, had returned to his ancestral homeland to join the rebellion of Sennare and had died.

But Colin was completely unable to recall what he had experienced in the five years before he came to Stade, and naturally he could not tell the whereabouts of Lenz.

It was from this incident that Craigie learned that there was a seal in Colin's memory.

In the process of finding the cracking method, he also gave a lot of help.

Craigie even told Colin Theological Seminary's reporting structure to minimize exposure to wiretapping.

Although he still disapproved of Colin's involvement in the transcendent, since the purpose was only to unlock the seal, he had to make a slight compromise.

Craigie doesn't seem to have too much hope for Lenz's survival, but he still wants to confirm Lenz's clues by unlocking the memory seal.

……

Colin resisted the urge to ask Craigie, who is an expert in the biology of the imaginary world, about the shuttle demon, so as to avoid accidentally recalling that image as the topic deepened.

After an extraordinary battle with Giovanni and Arecio tonight, Colin gained a lot of important insights that couldn't be started anywhere else, but when he got home, he was completely afraid to replay.

He spoke to his uncle seemingly casually, saying that it was difficult to fall asleep recently, and asked for some tranquilizers for insomnia.

This is to avoid dreaming of things that should not be dreamed, and also because the spirit has been affected too much tonight, and there are some faint symptoms of weakness.

Until the meditation practice is effective, Colin may only rely on these drugs to sleep peacefully.

In this day and age, psychotropic drugs have not been properly controlled, and many people will become dependent on them if they are not careful.

Some products containing opium have also been disguised by various health care companies as magical recipes from remote countries, which are quite popular among housewives.

It's a bit funny to say that even these more serious problems have not been solved yet, but the authorities have controlled the wine.

"It's been almost a month, how is the market situation?" Uncle asked while looking for tranquilizers under the red light.

Colin knew he was referring to Prohibition and the underground liquor market.

In fact, Colin could have predicted the promulgation of Prohibition, and the participation of his uncle Craigie was indispensable.

Craigie still maintains some contacts with some dignitaries in the duchy, and personally participated in the research and discussion on the parasitic spirit issue.

Even if Colin could eavesdrop on the seminary's letters, at the level of Craigie, he could always get much more information from the top.

"Luca and the others should have finished their meeting." Colin said:

"If they decide to get involved in this business, next month at the latest, the underground wine market in Stade will be established."

"Then have you ever imagined that they would choose not to participate?" Craigie said.

"No, because it's unlikely." Colin decisively denied.

Patriarchs such as Luca and Marizio always say that "making money is not the first thing", but in this capital age, no matter what the noble traditions are, they are vulnerable in the face of profit.

If the upper level of the five hands chooses to block the financial path of all the Cynthili groups, then only themselves will be crushed.

Although the political background is completely different, the progress of this prohibition can still refer to the absurd decree of the former Lighthouse State in the 20s.

Almost overnight, it contributed to the true rise of the Mafia family and ultimately the legend of the Godfathers of Al Capone, Charlie Luciano and others.

That's why he can say with absolute certainty at this time:
An unenforceable ban would only bring about the germs of modern organized crime.

(End of this chapter)