"Escaped?" A face so hideous that its fat quivered with anger, eyes like green peas rolling incessantly, ford a grotesque yet chilling sight. "Useless!"
"Master Wolf, this opponent seems quite formidable. The assassins we sent out..."
"Find the failures and deal with them, leaving the police no clues."
"Yes, Master!" The servant respectfully exited the lavishly decorated yet sowhat garish room. The person called Master Wolf suddenly lost interest in the food in front of him. He pushed his chair back, moving his bulky body to another desk.
"Wang! Who have you provoked this ti? I hope you can give a clear explanation." Wolf lit a cigar unceremoniously. "Although your money looks very tempting, my brothers aren't sacrificing their lives for you for free for such shady dealings. et in an hour at the café in the central garden."
The central garden is known by the locals as such; for outsiders, it's the Fountain Center, also known as the Beautiful City Center Square, a favorite spot for couples.
A stretch Lincoln parked in front of the café, and Wolf entered accompanied by four bodyguards, but the person he was supposed to et did not show up on ti, making Wolf quite angry.
"Are you waiting for soone?" A face more beautiful than a woman's rose from the sofa, revealing an elegant smile.
"I recall this place was already booked!"
"Master Wolf, please have a seat! The person you invited cannot co to et you today; he's eting another important guest right now!"
"Who on earth are you?"
"A person who can be of so help to you!"
After lunch is the best ti for a nap. A special guest arrived at the convalescent ho. His handso appearance bore the delicate lines of an Oriental, with tightly pressed thin lips under a straight nose always wearing a faint smile. His dark eyes offered the sa courtesy to every lady passing by him.
"Hello, is there anything I can assist you with?"
"My surna is Xiao. Is Doctor Raphael in?"
"Raphael?! Ah, he's in the special care ward on the fourth floor. Do you need to call him for you?"
"Oh, no need. I can go up myself. Thank you for your help; it's a pleasure to et you!"
The special care ward on the fourth floor? Ha!
Before the other could react, Xiao Lin had already entered the elevator, indifferent to the whispers behind him.
Raphael sat alone in the special care ward. He had a hunch sothing would happen today, but he didn't expect it so soon. When Xiao Lin walked into the room, he was slightly surprised!
"Seeing Raphael's surprised expression, I feel honored. Is it unexpected that I didn't die at Wolf's hands?"
"Finding this place was only a matter of ti. Can I ask if the information was provided by our people or your people?" Raphael extinguished his cigarette, leaning on the windowsill.
"Answering your question, I think, would divulge much useful information to you, so I refuse to answer your question." Xiao Lin looked around the ward. "Where is Wang Zhantian?"
"I want to know where he is too. He's my patient but has disappeared without a trace, which is quite troubling!"
"Since the person I'm looking for isn't here, I accept your earlier invitation for a drink!"
"You don't seem surprised!" Raphael scrutinized Xiao Lin's composed deanor for a long ti.
"A person living constantly in fear does nothing more than hide. Although Palermo is a big city, for the gangs living here, what news can be hidden for more than twenty-four hours? So, I fully believe you don't know where your patient is."
"You are a formidable opponent!"
"Thank you for the complint, I appreciate it." Xiao Lin pointed to a glass house outside the building. "That place looks pretty good, we can go there, do you have wine and glasses!"
"Yes, I believe you've done so thorough investigation on , the future heir of the Xiao Family!"
Fine red wine is a collectible consur good, while Raphael is particularly fond of white wine, he likes that pale color that in the sunlight almost takes on an angelic transparency.
Today's sunshine is nice, making Raphael appear exceptionally calm. "You don't seem like the legendary killing machine, has my information network made a mistake?" Xiao Lin half-squinted, the sweet aroma of the wine emitting a strong fragrance, it was a good bottle of wine.
"That was a long ti ago, I am now the executor of the angels, a ssenger saving human lives!"
"Also a ssenger who manipulates lives behind the scenes?" Xiao Lin lightly tasted the wine, the smooth liquid slid down his throat into his stomach, a cool warmth spread from his abdon. "Raphael, I'm not here to find Wang Zhantian today, he is nothing more than a dying rat to , Wolf is your lackey, if you want to kill then get so better assassins, people outside know you were banished by Nicholas, but your other identity is as the current Godfather's black hand, the matters and people he can't handle fall into your hands, my kind angel, today I'm not here to warn, nor to negotiate, convey a ssage to the Godfather, helping Wang Zhantian is equivalent to opposing , Xiao Lin."
Upon hearing this, Raphael laughed heartily, as if he had heard a very amusing joke. "You are blatantly provoking our Italian Mafia! Know that every word you just said will anger a lot of people, including myself! The power of the Xiao Family is indeed frightening, I've heard of it long ago in the United States, but no family stands forever, there are many who want to trip you up, how many can you guard against?"
"However we guard, we still need to survive, Wang Zhantian committed a cri dostically and fled to you, I just want to quietly take him away, a move that benefits both of us, Sicily will still be your territory, of course, in the United States, I'll turn a blind eye to the gangs under you as long as they don't cross the line, everything can be negotiated, but if the Godfather insists on intervening in the matter between and Wang Zhantian, then that's a different story! This isn't just personal grudges hung up as official business, there's more than just a little problem, also, whoever is behind supporting Wang Zhantian, capable of moving the Godfather to intervene, that person will show their face sooner or later."
"I'll relay your words, the decision is up to the Godfather, we can't interfere, in the anti, I hope you and your friends can safely wait until that day, there are many who want your lives, I'm the most gentle one."
"Thanks for the advice, we'll live a long ti!" Xiao Lin stood up. "Your wine is good! Next ti if there's a chance, let you taste my collection, I really hope we're not enemies, don't have to be friends either, just strangers!"
"I hope so too, being your enemy won't be a comfortable affair."
Xiao Lin waved his hand at Raphael with his back facing him, he didn't head towards his car but hailed a taxi by the roadside to the square.
Hua Qingyi was leisurely scattering grains in his hand, flocks of pigeons surrounded him, sunlight on his face like a beautiful painting.
"Let's go!" Xiao Lin shouted to him from inside the car.
"Ah, still have limbs, and the aroma of wine, you had a good talk!" Hua Qingyi scrutinized Xiao Lin's body, looking left and right, getting close to sniff him intensely.
"Please take us to the nearest winery!" Xiao Lin pushed away Hua Qingyi's clingy body and began tapping his right hand constantly on his knee, signaling not to disturb him, Hua Qingyi, pursing his lips, chatted with the driver about everything from history to gangs, making the long route much more interesting.
Italians are a very open nation, they are warm and hospitable, full of romantic exotic flair everywhere. Xiao Lin had the driver stop more than ten ters from the winery, claiming he wanted to watch the planting area up close and let the driver go.
"Why are we here?" Hua Qingyi was a bit puzzled by Xiao Lin's actions, it was nearly dusk and impossible to get a ride back from here.
"There should be a natural cave nearby, we're going there!" Xiao Lin had already dived into the planting area on one side, the lush branches and vines made it hard to pass through.
"How do you get news outside the city, or did your negotiation with that guy break down?"
"Just had a glass of wine!" Hua Qingyi followed Xiao Lin through the muddy path, suddenly he changed direction and stopped there motionless!
"What is it?" Hua Qingyi asked softly, soon hearing human voices, the source was just three ters away. He looked at Xiao Lin, the latter just shook his head, possibly farrs or workers, signaling not to act rashly.
The so-called cave was actually a developed scenic area, a resting place for vineyard visitors. After waiting quite a long ti, the two eventually reached the place.
"I need to stay here for a while, as long as they can't find us, there will be large-scale searches, then we will have a chance to enter the center, Raphael didn't admit it was the Godfather's intention so whether Wolf privately accepted Wang Zhantian's request or not depends on Raphael's next move!"
"So Raphael hasn't agreed to Wang Zhantian's request?"
"That... that I don't know yet, but from the current situation, Wang Zhantian is not in the original position, so we'll only have to wait, don't contact anyone for now, the clues we have are enough." (To be continued. If you like this work, welco to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian), your support is my greatest motivation.)
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