I am Lapland’s rat!

Chapter 28 Going deeper

"what?"

Wu Xian, who was listening next to him, felt a sense of absurdity and disbelief.

Was it Swanov who hired the attacker to attack the Sofia convoy?

To be honest, because Sophia reported the crime just to confuse people within the Texas family, Wu Xian actually thought that there would be no results from the attack!

But now it seems that this result has made Wu Xian's brain even more confused.

Swanov was behind Sofia's attacker. In other words, Sofia came to the police station this time to confirm the progress of the case.

However, it is now impossible to find out the reason behind the attack, because the only clue and the only suspect, Swanov, has been killed by Lapland himself!

And Lapland managed to get away with it!

"But why did Swanov attack Sofia? And why, after so long, has Swanov met Sofia several times, directly or indirectly, but he didn't show any suspicion?"

Wu Xian thought that Lapland killed Swanov and successfully acquitted himself, indicating the end of this incident...

However, they seemed to have been drawn into a larger whirlpool from unknown time.

"Wait, that means the suspect who tried to attack my convoy died early this morning?!" Sofia reacted first and asked in surprise.

The police didn't tell her any news about this when they took her to the police station!

"Mr. Police, this..." Lapland also showed obvious shock.

This time she was able to show her inner surprise without performing.

"It's such a coincidence. Last night, news came from the Nulian City Police Station confirming that Swanov was the mastermind behind the attack on the convoy. We are preparing to arrest him this morning."

In the hall, Detective Li Boli and Police Film Officer looked at each other and said with a wry smile:

"As a result, the news of Swanov's death came first this morning, and it was a premeditated arson and murder."

"We can only consolidate the two cases now."

Obviously, Detective Li Boli was in charge of the assault case, while Police Filin was in charge of the murder case.

"What a coincidence. This is murder, silence, and evidence destruction!" Lapland took a step forward and said solemnly, "I never thought Mr. Swanov was such a person. How could he attack Sophia?"

What a coincidence.

Wu Xian also thought this was an amazing coincidence.

While Lapland was speaking, Wu Xian suddenly thought of something.

"Wait a minute, wouldn't the task force link the cause of Swanov's death to the mastermind's desire to destroy evidence?"

In other words, Lapland doesn't have to worry about the police station turning its attention back to her after failing to find the real culprit!

"Calm down, Miss Saluzzo." Sure enough, the Riboli police officer reassured LaPlande, "It's not yet certain whether it was murder or not. Please rest assured, Miss Texas, we will definitely find out the case of the attack and the murder case. The real culprit of the murder case will give everyone a satisfactory answer."

Judging from Detective Liboli's tone, it was obvious that he also felt that homicide was the most likely cause of Swanov's death.

Sophia: "..."

"So," the gray-haired girl who had been silent next to her blinked and asked, "Mr. Police, when you informed me to come to the police station this time, you actually wanted to tell me that the investigation of the case may be in trouble. A period of stalemate?”

Generally, the Colombian police will not specifically notify the reporter to come to the police station unless the case has made significant progress, the caller's help is needed, or the investigation of the case has reached a deadlock.

"...That's right. But if Miss Texas has any information she wants to know, I will try my best to answer it for you." Detective Li Boli said sincerely.

So Sophia took this opportunity to ask some questions, and since Lapland was one of the parties involved, he was able to take Wu Xian to listen.

As the police detective said before, the current clues to the attack are all focused on the dead Swanov.

Next, they will investigate Swanov's social relationships and communication records during his lifetime, hoping to find traces of Swanov's hiring and kidnapping, and to verify whether there is a new behind-the-scenes mastermind.

Similarly, the police will further investigate people around Swanov who may have a motive for the murder, and conduct forensic examination on Swanov's burned body with only bones left to verify the cause of Swanov's death.

……

Near dusk, Lapland and Sophia left the police station together.

When she got home, Sophia's sullen expression suddenly became a little weird:

"...Miss Lapland, you didn't kill Swanov, did you?"

After receiving the confirmed reply, Sophia's expression was a little bit dumbfounded:

"In this way, things will become very beneficial to us, Miss Lapland."

Lapland and Wu Xian: "?"

……

……

Cast Iron City.

Cast Iron City is one of Colombia's old industrial cities. It was built at the beginning of Colombia's pioneering and has always been known as the "marrow of Colombia".

Each of the 34 blocks outside Cast Iron City is equipped with several mobile mining platforms, which allows these mobile blocks to leave the center of Cast Iron City and conduct mining operations in the wilderness.

The outer areas of the Cast Iron City are therefore dotted with factories.

Despite this, thanks to the efforts of the municipal government, the city's central district has experienced rapid economic development, and there has been a significant transformation of economic production capacity from the secondary industry to the tertiary industry.

Nowadays, many high-rise buildings are rising in the central area of ​​the Cast Iron City. Between the buildings, green spaces, parks and large and small living facilities can be seen everywhere.

It was almost sunset at this time, and the windows on the exterior wall of the Texas Mansion at No. 6 Gratius Street in the central area of ​​Cast Iron City reflected the golden sunlight.

If you look in from the window, you can see an old man named Luper with mixed gray hair sitting at the main seat of the restaurant on the first floor.

The wrinkles on his face are mixed together, like deep ravines in the wilderness; under the sharp eyebrows like swords, his eyes show a slender and rational light; there is a scar at the junction of his chin and ear, But this scar did not disfigure his face, but made the old man's spine appear straighter.

He sat there like a stubborn stone tablet recording both great achievements and family tradition.

He is Salvatore Texan.

At this time, the plate in front of the old man contained a delicately arranged appetizer of tomatoes, garlic and herbs on toasted bread.

But he turned a blind eye to this and straightened the knife and fork instead of taking it.

Then, Salvatore looked at his daughter on his left calmly and with a hint of sullenness:

"Tremont's hornhead is dead."

Chapter 29 The new horn head

"..."

On the long table at the Texas family headquarters, there were only three people, Salvatore, Giorgia and Giorgia's husband.

Giorgia, who was sitting on the left side of Salvatore, couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing the old man's question:

"Yes, Swanov is dead. It is said that he died in a sudden fire in his room. I wanted to tell you after dinner, father."

Georgia actually knew that Salvatore must have also known the details of Swanov's death, but she was not sure what Salvatore's attitude was towards this matter.

Therefore, Georgia chose to repeat what Salvatore said, and at the same time couldn't help but sigh secretly.

I don’t know if this is a good thing for their family.

Ever since Cellinina left for Syracuse, the old man's thoughts have become increasingly difficult to guess.

Although her daughter Sofia will talk to her grandfather like Cellinina, Salvatore obviously likes Cellinina more.

And now Sophia has also left Cast Iron City. Although there are still some relatives in the headquarters of the Texas family, the only direct members are Georgia and her husband.

"...Hmm." Salvatore hummed noncommittally, lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

Georgia: "..."

Qiaojia now has a deep understanding of what the people of Yan country mean when they say, "Being with a king is like being with a tiger."

Salvatore is old and strong, unwilling to let go of power, and still stubbornly controls everything in the Texas family.

Even the eldest son Giuseppe only has one-tenth of the power of Salvatore.

He abides by tradition and requires his children who grew up in Colombia to follow the etiquette and rules of the Syracusan family.

Giorgia's brothers and sisters were disgusted with having to obey Salvatore's instructions in everything, so they fled Cast Iron City one by one and went to branches across Colombia to develop their own power. They did not come back until Salvatore called for a call or at the end of the year.

And is Georgia herself, who has been staying in the Cast Iron City, very loyal to Salvatore?

No, she has just been cautious since she was a child.

When Giorgia was born, she was still the youngest sister in the family. Her two older brothers, Giuseppe and Mossedi, suppressed her severely and tried to cultivate her into a flower vase.

And Georgia could only resist the will of her brothers by obeying her father.

Obey your father to dress yourself up, obey your father for political marriage, and obey your father to raise your children.

It wasn't until Sophia was born that Georgia saw a glimmer of hope.

She actually didn't expect to be able to sit on the throne of the head of the family, but she hoped that Sophia could at least get a part of the Texas family.

Because of this, in recent years, she has made great efforts to please Salvatore on the basis of the previous ones, and spent a lot of resources to enable Sofia to work hard to improve herself, in the hope that her daughter can enter the eyes of her father.

That's why Georgia is so nervous now.

After all, Sofia is in Tremont now!

Giorgia knew that the key to pleasing Salvatore was to "observe tradition."

In Salvatore's rigid concept, all members of a family, regardless of blood relationship, should help each other, be close, and never betray, and this is even more true among relatives.

If anyone in his family really betrayed his family, Salvatore would definitely be furious and use his strength to execute that person. Giorgia believed that even if that person was his biological child, that would be no exception!

Swanov is undoubtedly family.

If Salvatore reminds Sofia of Swanov's death...

In the restaurant, Georgia lowered her head, not daring to look at Salvatore's face.

"Georgia." And Salvatore just asked her to look up.

"It seems you don't know that the person who sent people to attack little Sophia was Swanov."

Salvatore's words were still slow, but there was an unstoppable meaning.

"Ah?!" Georgia suddenly raised her head, with surprise and heavy disbelief on her face.

"so be it."

Salvatore sighed steadily and said:

"I need an explanation for bringing Mosedi back."

"Then, Georgia, send a few people to Tremont yourself. Don't you want little Sophia to take power in advance?"

"The branch in Tremont can be hers."

After speaking, Salvatore focused his attention back on the Brussels Tower in front of him.

He closed his eyes first and clasped his hands together.

Georgia, whose eyes were a little excited and happy, and who was about to say something, also fell silent and followed Salvatore in praying the same before the meal.

After praying, Salvatore gracefully and slowly picked up the knife and fork, used the knife to gently cut off the crispy toasted bread, and used the fork to pick up the tomatoes and herbs on it at the same time, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Georgia also opened her eyes, and after thinking about it for a while, she began to talk about recent interesting things in Colombia:

"Father, I heard that two very young Ph.D.s have recently graduated from Tremont Polytechnic University..."

During the process of Giorgia's narration, Salvatore nodded from time to time and made some responses. At the same time, Giorgia's husband occasionally interjected a word or two and entered the topic.

——In the traditional table manners of Syracuse, special emphasis is placed on communication and a lively and intimate atmosphere during meals.

……

……

"—that's how it is."

A day after the incident, Sophia waited for the news she expected and told Lapland and Texas about it at home.

Swanov, who planned the attack on Sofia, died just in time when the police investigated him——

When this matter reaches Salvador Rey's ears, it will inevitably arouse his anger and suspicion of his second son Mosedi.