Terra Hotline, crime simulator

No.16 The rebellious girl Lapland

"Good day, guests from the Bello family, come and enjoy the Saluzzo family's special mille-feuille."

In the luxurious reception room of the Saluzzo family's territory, Richard and Lavinia were not personally received by the head of the family, Alberto, but instead met the eldest lady of the family, Lapland.

"My partner and I don't like the red tape between families. Where is your father? Doesn't the master come to greet the guests in person?"

Lavinia said straight to the point, no reward will be given for no reward. In Syracuse, even if the other party just gives you a piece of cake, you have to be prepared to repay the debt.

"As the head of the family, of course that old guy has the responsibilities of the head of the family. For example... think about how to use the 47 lives of your Bellone family to make a bigger bet."

Lapland's expression really deserves a beating. Richard, who is familiar with the plot, understands that at this time, the madman Lapland is just a rebellious daughter. She has gradually come to know that Syracuse is a quagmire, but she But I can't do anything, or I don't know what to do.

Lavinia raised her eyebrows. She understood that the white-haired Luper girl in front of her wanted to provoke her and see how she and Richard would react.

Although she didn't understand why she did this, Miss Judge still showed no emotion.

"If you can represent your father, we can also talk directly. The premise is that you should understand the responsibilities of the head of the family."

"Tsk."

Lapland stuck out her tongue boredly, her expression became serious, and she crossed her legs. She wanted to imitate her father's sitting posture, but no matter how she did it, it made her very uncomfortable.

So she simply collapsed on the sofa, talking to herself or to the two people opposite her.

"Family, family, interests, ambitions and hopes... are really as boring and disgusting as this rainy season."

Then she narrowed her eyes at Richard and Lavinia.

The former was sitting on the sofa in the same casual and lazy posture as himself, eating mille-feuille, while the latter was sitting upright.

She had her sights set on the former, Richard's tail to be precise.

Lapland once heard his father say that the tail is the second face of the Luper tribe. If you carefully observe the tail of a Luper tribe, you can infer his mood.

Miss Judge's tail was swinging on the sofa with a slightly impetuous frequency, while Richard's tail... damn, it was like a rubber pendant.

This judge's clerk is more dangerous and more interesting than the judge himself. Maybe this man is her bodyguard.

Realizing this, Lapland also stopped wagging her tail and said with a smile:

"Sir, how does the Saluzzo family's mille-feuille taste?"

Richard wiped his mouth and burped. He was a little full after eating. He did not answer Lapland's question, nor did he bother to communicate with the rebellious girl. Instead, he directly spoke:

"Twenty-seven members of the Bellone family died, and three members of the Rossetti family died. How many members of your family died?"

Lapland was stunned when he heard this, and then burst into laughter that was not reserved at all.

"Hahahaha... It's so interesting... The old man always thought that he had a decisive influence in Volsini. To be honest, he didn't say that he had more deaths than the Rossetti family. Just three people..."

After seeing Lapland's reaction, Lavinia next to her asked with her eyes how Richard knew that the Saluzzo family had also been attacked by unknown killers.

But Richard just patted her hand and suppressed her doubts. What he meant was:

Leave it to me next.

"Six people in your family died? But your tone sounds full of schadenfreude. You don't care about your family at all?"

Richard asked.

"Only six people died. Without comparison, there is no harm. But a total of 27 people in your Bellone family died."

"I'm not from the Bellone family. I don't belong to any family. I only serve Lavinia."

"But you should know that she is from the Bellone family, and you have already developed a connection with her family..."

"So what? Don't you know whether your connection with the Saluzzo family makes you proud or disgusting?"

Richard interrupted her, and Lapland's eyes widened slightly, as if his inner thoughts were spoken directly by someone.

"Sir, can you tell me what your name is? I believe everyone has their own story."

"Mikey Richard, just call me Richard, trust me, you won't want to hear that name any time soon."

Richard looked directly into Lapland's gray eyes, and Lavinia next to him tugged

She tugged on his clothes, signaling him to bring the topic back to normal.

"Back to the topic, the eldest daughter of the Saluzzo family, we are not your elders, and we have no time to play this boring rebellious house game with you. If you want to find out something from me, just ask directly. ask."

Lapland adjusted her sitting posture slightly, and she found that she had to overturn all her previous speculations about Richard.

"Richard, that's great. I remember your name. What I want to ask is, as judges, have you found the murderer?"

"No, we can't collect much evidence in such a short time. Why, are you eager to avenge your family?"

"Yes, revenge, tooth for tooth..."

A smile appeared on Lapland's lips, and he continued:

"This murderer has brought shame to our family. If he falls into my hands, I must let him understand that 'death' is the greatest relief for him. So, if you have any information about the murderer, please be sure to tell me."

"Really? Is that really the case?"

Richard crossed his fingers and said unceremoniously:

"If I guess correctly, what you are really thinking is: Why wasn't I the murderer of those 36 people?"

Lapland put away her smile and stared at Richard coldly. Lavinia next to her felt a chill coming from her eyes.

"Richard! Watch your words..."

Lavinia pinched Richard's thigh, frowned and whispered.

But Richard's words continued.

"Miss Saluzzo, you are envious and even envious of the murderer because he did what you failed to do, mocked the Syracusan law itself, and despised the existence of the Sicilian lady.

Compared with him, you are just a troubled adolescent girl with no place to vent your anger. "

No.17 The Good Man Richard

The air was quiet for a second.

"You...think you know me well?"

After a long time, Lapland asked about this sentence.

"I don't know you, but I understand people like you. On the one hand, you are forced to accept the old-fashioned family education, and on the other hand, you are thinking about how to cut off all these connections, but because of some kind of emotion, maybe family affection, Such as this, it has been impossible to do this for a long time.”

Richard once again picked up a piece of Senso pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it, and said:

"To answer your initial question, your Saluzzo family's mille-feuille is no different from other families' mille-feuilles. It tastes so bad that it's contaminating my taste buds."

To Lavinia's expectation, Lapland was not angry. The coldness on her face seemed to disappear, replaced by a kind of indifference.

Then there was a sneer, then a low laugh, and finally Lapland's unconcealed laughter resounded wantonly in the conference room, even louder and freer than the laughter just now.

"Ha ha ha ha......."

Richard and Lavinia looked at each other, and then they both looked at Lapland until the latter was laughing so hard that he almost couldn't breathe.

"...Haha... Richard, right... The world outside of me is full of idiots, but there are also people who will bring me unexpected surprises."

Lapland wiped the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of his eyes, adjusted his sitting posture, and his tone returned to the same as before:

"So Mr. Richard, do you have any guidance for me, a troubled adolescent girl?"

Richard longed to pull out his pistol and tell Lapland: The path to salvation lay within.

But in the end, he lowered his eyes and his voice was like a whisper:

"I've given you life advice, so who's going to give it to me? Forget it, I'm going to use the bathroom."

Regardless of whether Lavinia and Lapland heard what he was saying, he stood up and walked toward the bathroom.

"Love, Miss Judge, praise love. To be honest, you have a good partner, but does your family know that he is not willing to be loyal to them?"

Lapland asked Lavinia curiously.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Saluzzo, but this is my personal matter."

Lavinia stood up and walked out of the conference hall. She turned back and left a message to Lapland:

"If Saluzzo is attacked by an unknown killer again, please report it to the judge immediately and don't hide the truth like before. After all, this time is not a small fight between families."

"Okay, okay... walk slowly without seeing you off."

Lapland dealt with it casually, watching Lavinia's background move away, she whistled, and a shadow appeared behind her.

"Anton, I want to know all the information about this clerk named Richard and the relationship between him and the judge."

"Okay, Miss."

Shadow responded.

..........

After shaking, Richard fastened his belt, when he found a white hamster trying to slip away from his feet.

Richard grabbed it. If he guessed correctly, it was Lapland's pet, and one day in the future, it would die at the hands of Alberto.

It was from that time on that Lapland understood that the more he cared, the more painful he would be.

This truth.

But the mole beast was innocent, and Mikey Richard was a good guy, so he picked up the lost little guy, threw it into the toilet, and pressed the flush button.

[You released a mole beast, and the stage simulation reward has been unlocked: Ritter (mouse)'s mask]

[Ability: Can turn the gun in hand into a silenced Uzi, which can be used even without Origin Stone skills. ]

He washed his hands as if nothing had happened and left the bathroom. Richard found Lavinia waiting for him outside.

"I didn't expect that the Saluzzo family was also attacked. And why do I feel that what you and that young lady said were all nonsense?"

Lavinia and Richard walked to the car together. The latter shook the water on his hand and said:

"My dear judge, sometimes it is better to talk nonsense with your own opinions than to expound other people's truths."

"...What you said makes sense. I originally wanted to return to the court before lunch, but it seems that before I knew it, it was already noon."

"Then let's stop by for lunch. Those mille-feuilles really don't fill you up."

Richard found a newspaper pinned to the car door. When he opened it, the headline in black text came into view:

"A huge murder occurred in Volsini, 27 members of the Bellone family were killed on Northwest Street!No family has claimed responsibility for this incident so far! 》

Lavinia also put her head over and took a quick look. She had to say that the newspaper office was really fast.

"If this case is not solved, I am afraid that all the citizens of Volsini will not be able to sleep well in the future."

Lavinia said with a sigh.

.......

After enjoying lunch with Lavinia in a familiar pizzeria, the two returned to Volsini Court.

This is the first time Richard has come here. Generally speaking, students who graduate from school start as lawyers or clerks, but Lavinia is a special example. She has family connections, so she can directly Become a judge.

This is part of the reason why her colleagues are jealous of her.

"Good afternoon, Judge Lavinia. The file of the new case has been placed on your desk. By the way, President Bortolotti wants to see you. He is already waiting for you in your office."

"I understand, Alyssa, no one called me when I left, right?"

"No, remember there is a dispute case between two families waiting for you to come to court tomorrow. The court session is at three o'clock in the afternoon."

"okay, I get it."

A clerk carrying a pile of papers hurried past Lavinia, and she glanced curiously at Richard behind her.

"Lavinia, did they leave all the work to you? Or did you ask for it? I feel it's the latter."

"Richard, the bureaucracy within the court is more serious than I thought. If you want to change it, you must do more practical things."

Pushing open the old office, a middle-aged man with gray temples stood in front of the window waiting for them.

"Good afternoon, Mr. President, what can I do?"

The president of the court turned around and said in a respectful tone:

"Mr. Bernardo has just informed me that yesterday's massacre case will be handed over to you and you will have full authority to handle it. Mr. Bernardo said that he is not comfortable handing it over to other judges."

"......ok, I get it."

Lavinia nodded, and the president's eyes moved to Richard. Lavinia quickly introduced: