The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

As the crowd dispersed, Leo was pleasantly surprised to find that the "Kings Never Meet" quest had been completed.

After Rosalia helped him escape, he and Sandro did not exchange any words.

They had no chance to do anything to attract the attention of the "leader of the opposing force".

After thinking it over, I can only attribute the reason to that "cringeworthy" line.

"Did Sandro later ponder that sentence... and then remember me?"

Leo felt this possibility was somewhat abstract, unless the white-haired old man had a "two-dimensional" soul deep inside him.

"Leo!" Marco called to him from afar, "Nicholas's got some good stuff, wanna go check it out?"

"Here we are!" Leo put the question aside for the moment and caught up with Marco.

......

After dealing with Rosalia's matter, Sandro, who hadn't left the house in a long time, came to the dock, accompanied by Enzo.

"Why didn't you go out to sea today?" Sandro wanted to ask Enzo as soon as he saw him at the village entrance.

Enzo's shoes were stepped on again, so he found a clean spot on the embankment to sit down and look at the sea.

"The weather's been bad lately, it might rain. I'll rest for a few days and wait for the rain to pass before going out again."

Sandro looked down at him:

"The weather forecast said the rain wouldn't reach Sicily for several more days, so it's starting to rest now?"

Enzo threw a pebble into the sea:

"Who can predict the weather? Making money is a small matter; don't risk your life."

"You and Natale need to find a balance; one of you is overly reckless, and the other is overly afraid of death," Sandro shook his head. "You've wasted all your talent."

Enzo chuckled twice, looking towards the horizon where the sea meets the sky, lost in thought.

There weren't many fishing boats or fishermen at the dock at this time, so Sandro took a short break before heading home.

After taking a few steps, he remembered something and turned back to remind Enzo:

"Yesterday Natale asked me about applying for a commercial fishing license, saying that she heard it might be mandatory. Whether it's true or not, it's never a bad thing to prepare. Remember to come to my house in the next few days, and let Antonino show you the materials you need."

"Okay," Enzo readily agreed.

Antonino was Andrei's eldest son, and Enzo grew up with him.

Sandro, still uneasy, repeated himself again:

"Remember, don't put it off and then not go."

Enzo smiled and agreed:

"I won't forget, don't worry!"

Sandro walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then seemed to remember something and turned back to Enzo, saying:

"If you have the chance, go and look after that Leo."

Enzo looked up and asked curiously:

"You can't remember anything else with this brain of yours, how could you possibly remember that out-of-towner's name?"

Sandro also looked out at the vast sea:

"After Simon left, Rosalia rarely interacted with the villagers and always kept to herself. For someone as cautious as her to be willing to testify for an outsider means that the man named Leo had helped her in private. Simon doesn't like owing favors, so you repay him for him."

Simon had been a crew member on Enzo's ship, and the accident happened on Enzo's ship.

It was after that incident that Enzo became more afraid of death.

Sandro had repeatedly taught the fishermen of Marzamemi that once you're on the same boat, you're all one family.

He has a very poor memory and is always forgetful, but he never mispronounced a single name of his "family," even though the list had grown to include hundreds of people.

Even if he had only spent a day with him, or even if it was decades ago, Sandro could still accurately describe what each person looked like and what their personality was like.

Some people joked that he uses all his memory to remember people, so he forgets things.

Sandro asked him, "How can your family forget?"

Simon had been on Sandro's ship before he joined Enzo, so Sandro remembered what Simon's personality was like.

Simon disliked owing favors, and his wife Rosalia shared the same personality, influenced by her husband.

Simon was gone, and as captain Enzo, he had an obligation to thank Leo, who had helped his wife, on his behalf.

Enzo agreed very readily:

"Leave this to me."

After giving a few more instructions, Sandro slowly left, but returned after walking less than ten meters.

Enzo said, both amused and exasperated:

"You have a bad memory, and you're also a worrier. Tell me, what's on your mind now?"

Sandro's tone suddenly softened:

"Remember to visit your sister often."

The big guy rarely smiled, stood up and patted his butt:

"I was planning to go today. I ordered two chickens for her and Monica. They should have arrived by now. Let's go get the chickens and I'll take you home on the way, so you don't have to come back and tell me something later."

......

Sandro hadn't come out for a long time, and as soon as he left the dock, villagers surrounded him, and the conversation naturally revolved around what had just happened at the village entrance.

The villagers angrily denounced the two men as despicable and shameless, accusing them of not only bullying women but also trying to drag someone down with them, crying wolf and claiming that they themselves had been beaten.

Fortunately, Sandro was astute and prevented their scheme from succeeding.

Enzo, who was standing next to them, listened and then gave a strange smile.

Marzamemi, the man with the hardest fist, observed something more than others.

When Leo emerged from the crowd, Navas and his men shifted their feet stealthily, their faces showing the same unspoken fear.

That's the subconscious reaction of a punching bag when it encounters a boxer.

So the truth is, Leo not only hit them, but he hit them pretty hard.

You ask why Enzo didn't tell anyone when he discovered the truth?

It was Sandro who was being reasonable, not Enzo.

Sicily is a complex place where everyone has their own set of rules.

Enzo's rule was that whoever had the strongest fist had the right to set the rules.

"I just didn't expect him to be so skilled. It's not hard for one person to take on two people, but it's not easy to knock them down so quickly."

.......

Lighthouse Restaurant.

Monica has been home for a long time, but she still can't stop crying.

Firstly, he was frightened by the scene, and secondly, he felt guilty for not stopping those two scoundrels from bullying Aunt Rosalia.

Elena held her daughter in her arms and carefully checked her several times to make sure she wasn't hurt. Even so, she couldn't rest easy and said she would take her to see the doctor in town.

Upon hearing that she needed to see a doctor, Monica immediately stopped crying.

"I'm really not hurt. That older brother rushed over and protected me, then told me to come to the village to get help. Mom, look, I don't have a single scratch on me!"

Elena had just gone to the village entrance and knew that the "brother" Monica mentioned was a newcomer from out of town who had eaten there twice.

She was educating her daughter while simultaneously undergoing another physical examination:

"You were very brave today, but you are too weak now to help Rosalia. In the future, if something similar happens, you should come back to someone who can help you as soon as possible, understand?"

Monica nodded obediently:

"I'll remember that. Next time something like this happens, I'll go find that older brother!"

Monica was worried about Aunt Rosalia's safety, so she kept looking back as she ran, and she also caught a glimpse of Leo's "figure".

In the little guy's eyes, the older brother was flying!

It's completely different from how the village boys fight!

Elena coaxed her, saying:

"Okay, you did a great job today. I'll go get you some money so you can buy an ice cream."

The mother wanted to cheer her daughter up.

To everyone's surprise, Monica shook her head:

"I ate ice cream today. You said I could only have one a day, no more."

Elena, who was taking out change, paused:

"Did you have ice cream today? When? Where did you get the money?"

Monica sniffed, opened the sketchbook, and took out her paintbrush:

"That older brother treated me. At noon, Longo and the others went to buy ice cream, but I didn't have any. He saw that I didn't have any and bought me one. He said that my mother had given him bread before, so he gave me ice cream to even things out. He told me to take it."

Elena's first reaction was to teach her daughter not to take things from strangers.

But Monica mentioned "brother" several times in a short period of time, so she thought for a moment and sat down opposite her daughter:

Did you thank them?

Monica bit her paintbrush and said, somewhat aggrieved:

"Thanks, but I only said thank you and didn't mention anything else you taught me. You said... don't talk to strangers."

Her voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, until finally it was just a whisper.

Elena remained silent for a few seconds before speaking:

"Next time we meet, remember to thank him properly and make up for what you did this time, okay?"

"Thank you to whom?" A bald man pushed open the door and entered, his warm smile completely at odds with his muscular physique.

Monica put down her paintbrush and rushed towards him:

"uncle!!"