The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

Marzamemi is very small.

It's only a few hundred meters from the dock to the village center, but Enzo drove the car like he was riding a bicycle.

When villagers cross the road, he stops 20 seconds in advance and waits until they have moved 20 meters away before starting the car again.

The traffic light cycles are longer than in big cities, making people feel disgusted!

The answer is always the same: This isn't my car, I'm not very familiar with it, don't worry.

Leo asked Lucia:

Are you in a hurry?

The implication is, how about we walk back?

Enzo's friend was in the passenger seat, while Leo and Lucia had to squeeze into the back.

The Fiat was so cramped that your arms and legs were practically touching... This was definitely Enzo's "prank".

Rukia shook her head, not finding anything wrong with the space, and looked out the window:

"I'm not in a rush, but I need to find out where Vera and the others are."

Leo also looked out the window:

"Okay, I'll help you look."

"What are you looking for?" A villager deliberately slowed his walking speed to "catch up" with Enzo's car.

Leo was momentarily dazed, unsure if the person was asking him:

"We're looking for someone to deliver the goods."

Passersby enthusiastically gestured:

"This way, this way, I'll take you there!"

Leo was even more dazed...

......

Guided by the villagers, Enzo parked his Fiat in front of a restaurant, with a delivery truck parked in front of him.

As soon as Leo got out of the car, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron suddenly jumped out from behind him:

"You're back? The lemon-flavored limited-edition ice cream I made today tastes really good, want to try some?"

Marco followed closely behind, frowning as he said:

"Why are you eating ice cream so early in the morning, Leo? Are you going out today? If not, come stay at my place for a while."

Andrei jogged over from a distance, pushed aside the two shopkeepers who were trying to steal customers, and examined Leo's body from head to toe:

"They said you just risked your life, how are you, little fox?"

Rukia exclaimed "Wow!" with envy.

Leo is very popular in Marzamemi.

The villagers were very welcoming to him.

Leo, on the other side of the car, also thought to himself, "Wow!"

Is there really such a thing as "heroic treatment"?

......

Rio has been in Marzamemi for a month.

Although the villagers already knew of his existence, the label of "outsider" had not been removed.

The most striking characteristic is that if they encounter children on the street, they will still immediately move away.

Although adults wouldn't run away at the sight of Leo, their eyes remained wary.

To this day, Leo's list of acquaintances consists of only a few shop owners and one or two fishermen.

But his relationship with these businessmen was just so-so.

You're pretty familiar with Marco, aren't you?

If you want to get the truth out of him, you'll have to resort to torture to extract a confession.

But after returning from the dock, the merchants visibly became more enthusiastic, and a few villagers even began to 'move closer' to Leo.

This is not hard to connect with the "spectacular performance" just now.

Leo was overjoyed.

If this is what "the treatment of a hero" is, then he wants to be a "hero" forever.

The system was right – this really is a great time to make a name for myself in Sicily.

Leo opened the system panel.

[Host: Leo Volpe]

[Identity: Anonymous]

[Reputation: 93]

[Faction: 1]

[Skills: Weakness Exploit, Torture Interrogation, The Beginning of Control]

[Family Member: Mad Orange]

We're getting closer to unlocking the title.

Moreover, through today's "fishing competition," Leo also gained an important piece of information—

Respect is a more lethal weapon than guns, money, or power.

If you want to develop your influence in Sicily in the future, you can't avoid the word 'respect'.

......

Rukia went to meet up with her colleagues.

Leo planned to rest today and went to Marco because he had just done strenuous activity and it wasn't a good time to eat ice cream.

Marco took over Andrei's job, giving a vivid and engaging account of the fishing competition to a few people who hadn't come to watch.

As someone directly involved, listening to a third party tell your story is actually quite awkward...

But the villagers were not easily warm to him, and Leo felt embarrassed to leave.

However, while the body remains, the brain can drift away.

He glanced furtively at the restaurant across the street, blaming himself at the same time:

How could I forget to say thank you again? What time are Rukia and the others leaving today?

Is there any chance I can still deliver some fish to her in time?

They cheered so enthusiastically just now, I'd feel bad if I didn't thank them.

But Rukia said she didn't want fish...

How else can we express our gratitude?

.......

"Still caught up in the fishing competition?" Vera waved her hand twice in front of Rukia.

Rukia has returned, but her heart is still wandering outside.

She's slow to react to anything, and she doesn't listen when you talk to her.

"No, no." Rukia turned her gaze away from the coffee shop across the street, picked up the purchase order, and looked at it. "Let me see, flour is at the bottom!"

"The pasta is here!" Vera protested loudly.

"Oh, pasta, right, pasta." Rukia turned to the next page.

Vera shook her shoulders:

"Wake up! After delivering to these shops and restaurants, we still have a truckload of dried tomatoes to take back. If you keep daydreaming, we'll be having dinner in Marzamemi tonight."

"Ah, a tomato!" Rukia looked across the street again.

I wonder how Leo's tomatoes are drying... I didn't have a chance to ask earlier.

"Rukia!" Vera shouted Rukia's name.

Rukia turned her head and asked:

"We might not even be able to go back for dinner, does that mean we'll definitely be having lunch in Marzamemi?"

Vera tapped Lucia on the head with the purchase order:

"Eat, eat, eat! All you ever think about is eating!"

......

Do you smoke?

"I don't smoke."

"Then why do you always come with me whenever I go out?"

"The chairs outside are comfortable."

"You should just go home and lie down, that would be much more comfortable. No, what are you looking at? Why are you staring at it like that?" Marco moved closer to Leo, trying to see what he was staring at.

Leo quickly looked away, afraid that someone would discover his 'little secret':

"What's wrong with you? Why are you kicking the customer out?"

Marco squinted at Leo:

"Did you catch Andrei's 'don't want to go home' disease? But Andrei has already gone home for dinner, why aren't you going back yet?"

Marco told three groups of guests about the "fishing competition," and Leo listened to it three times in the coffee shop.

At first, he thought the young man was so immersed in the atmosphere of being praised that he couldn't extricate himself, so he started to embellish the story and spoke even more enthusiastically, wanting him to have a good "pleasure".

But Leo remained completely unmoved, seemingly not paying any attention to him at all.

However, whenever Marco goes out to smoke, he pays extra "attention" and always goes out with him.

"Thinking about what to eat for lunch," Leo said, arms crossed, deep in thought. "I've used up a lot of energy today, so I need to figure out where to go and what to eat."

Marco gave him a suggestion:

"I see you and Enzo get along well. Why don't you go to the Lighthouse for a meal? It's his sister's restaurant."

Leo exclaimed "Ah!" and sat up straight.

"Is Elena Enzo's sister?"