old dream

Chapter 222 Steam Room
Marizio's downfall was faster than Colin imagined.

The riots earned him a moment of prestige, but after the crest it was downhill.So Marizio must take advantage of the momentum to make people take a clear stand:
Should he follow Caruso who saved the immigrants, or switch to the four big families who take advantage of the dangers of others.

Many people received orders from the "big boss" Marizio, asking them to sever ties with the four major families, and even ordered them to rob the casinos and trucks of Lucca and Barain.

Although not as harsh as Luca, most people have only two choices: either completely cut off from the four major families, or become Marizio's enemy.

In today's Southstadt, no patriarch can protect himself and stay out of it.

But the result of this statement only put Marizio in a more unfavorable situation.

Because most of the Sindhi gangs chose to stand against him in the end.

Still because of the bootleg problem.

Among the middle and lower classes of each family, there is never a lack of loyal people who support Marizio.But the patriarchs above always consider more practical interests.

Under the overwhelming balance of power, the victory of the remaining four families seems to be within reach.

Therefore, the question of how to divide the spoils after Caruso's collapse was immediately placed in front of this temporary alliance.

There are only two contenders for the next "Big Boss", "old friend" Luca, and "playing cards" Barain Rizzo.

Luca holds the most cash profit, but the accumulation of financial resources takes time, and it takes time to transform wealth into power.

Therefore, in terms of secular force, at least within the scope of South Stade, Barain is still overpowering Luca.

Barain wanted to get things settled as soon as possible.

As the footsteps of the assassination contest approached, Luca received a call from Barain.He asked for an urgent meeting at an Otto bathhouse on South Sixteenth Street.And for the secret conversation between the two, people from Rizzo's family have arranged a single steam room there.

When Luka walked into the steamy room wrapped in a bathrobe, Barain was already sitting there, with three or two cold dishes in front of him, raw seafood on ice, and some wine.

The two briefly chatted about the progress and twists and turns of some assassination operations.For example, beside the big boss, a personal bodyguard named Pietro Morello has recently been added.This man was originally a lone wolf in Southstadt, a man who worked alone like Colin.If you want to kill Marizio, you must get rid of this person first.Because this guy is very clever, he can smell the gunpowder before the bullet is shot out of the barrel.

But both of them knew in their hearts that these matters were by no means the subject of today's secret talk.Seeing the snow-white fish fillets in the cold plate curling and deforming slightly in the steam, Barain opened his mouth first.

"I only take away the title of 'Big Boss'," he said:
"But the Chestalo family can enjoy the same status as the Rizzo family, each controlling half of South Stade."

It was a very practical and even generous proposal, but Luca flatly rejected it without thinking about it.

"I have to be the only 'big boss' here."

Luca says:
"Because I am the only patriarch who has the ability to take back everything from the Sincilians from the 'Heinrich' in the north."

Barain choked on the answer.

In his opinion, usurping Marizio's power is already a daring thing.Not to mention getting out of South Stade and confronting the "Lieutenant" who is in the limelight.

"It's not good for us to go too deep into the old city."

Balain used these words to maintain his face, but just found an excuse for his complacency.

Luka smiled indifferently, and did not argue with him on the "Lieutenant".Instead it goes on to say:
"If you insist on that title, of course you can take it. I just don't guarantee it." He said:
"After everything is over, you will not be the next Marizio."

Luka's upper body leaned forward slightly. Instead of his gentle and harmless appearance, he said to Barain who had become the patriarch more than ten years earlier than himself but had achieved nothing:
"I'll tell you one simple thing: whoever is in that position is my enemy except myself."

Barain's expression twitched slightly. He had been with Luka for many years, but suddenly he felt that he had misjudged the other party.

The milder side of "Old Friends" is just a disguise.Once such a person has accumulated enough strength, he will even be more condescending, fierce and arrogant than the young Marizio.

The more restrained and self-disciplined a person is, the more ambition and desire they have.

Barain picked up a cold plate and threw it against the wall, staining his bathrobe.At the same time he let out a rough growl of protest and curse.

But Luka just watched him calmly, because it was just a sign of incompetence.

After a while, Barain gasped for breath and stopped, sat back on the row of chairs, and did not mention the question of who owned Nanstadt.

So after two more drinks, Luca got up and tightened the straps of his bathrobe.

He walked out of the single room of the steam room first, but found that the surroundings were strangely quiet.

Because this Otu bathing place has been quietly cleared.

After all, it is a place arranged by the Rizzo family, so it is not surprising.

But Luca didn't stop, as if he was completely unaware of the danger, and walked towards the lobby as usual.Because Chestalo's people are just outside the baths.If Balain wanted to do something, he himself would not want to leave easily.

The space here is too small, so the firepower of both sides is basically equal, unless.

Unless someone uses extraordinary power.

"Do you know where you lost?" Barain said behind Luka, his voice still panting:

"You think you are very courageous, but you still dare not violate the 'hometown'."

Luka, who has yet to use his supernatural powers in the civil war of the Cincili gang.

Obviously, the lighting system has existed in name only, and the "hometown" of Cincily has long lost its direct binding force on the patriarchs here.

A man with a strange mask came out of a bathroom.A hired wizard probably mastered some common rituals.

Luca looked back at him, with almost nothing between them.The wizard is about to pull the trigger of the ceremony. In this environment full of water vapor, what he is preparing is likely to be "Blue Fang".

But Luca just said calmly:
"I abide by the promises of my hometown, not because I fear or respect them."

The hired wizard pulled the "trigger", only to find that nothing happened.Because the Lingsu connection has been quietly cut off.Luka's shadow was cast on the wall, and following his words, a dark figure gradually emerged from the shadow.

It's another wizard.

How ignorant.

Since he was able to rule the underground redstone trade, how could he be powerless against the extraordinary?
If Barain only used secular force to fight, there might still be a glimmer of life.Unfortunately, he broke the rules first.

Why abide by these old rules?
"Because sooner or later, I will go back there." Luca continued.

In a completely opposite identity from when I left.

It seemed that there were a few straight steel wires moving in this narrow passage, flickering for a while, but there was no sound.

Then Barain's stunned head fell to the ground.

Even the misty water vapor was cut away.

(End of this chapter)