You don't even want to call me godfather

During that nearly one-year period, murders involving the Cascade family alone accounted for the majority of all recorded incidents.

This country is really dangerous, Koshei has thought so more than once. For a long time, those remnants of the Cascade family, who acted radically but were overly smart, were more difficult enemies for the Cascade family than the government.

When choosing assassination targets, they pay more attention to whether the person is "more effective in the political field" rather than family selfishness.

His father always told him that with enough manpower and time, the remnants of the rebels could be completely eradicated from Syracuse.

But in fact, he knew in his heart that no matter how many people he had, it would not be enough. This country was far more complicated than he had imagined.

How could old Mr. Bligh, who was very kind to him, have imagined at that time that the archaeological excavation industry engaged in by the Bligh family would be digging up those primitive firearms that had never been unearthed.

He never imagined that politics could be so complicated and yet so life-threatening.

Now that he is in Lateran, he has realized this even more deeply.

Especially when the sword that could take his life at any time was hanging over his head, he truly felt these things.

Trading one life in exchange for reducing the killing of important people is a very good deal. This is what politics is all about.

"Click."

After hanging the crossbow arrow on the bowstring and tying the quiver to his waistband, Koshe stood in the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror and taking a deep breath.

In the black car outside, Kule loaded his rifle, opened the door, and ran towards the back of the hotel.

"It's time to get moving."

After Bo Yi said this, she turned around to look at Abraham, then stepped on the accelerator and drove towards Kule.

Inside the hotel, three figures walked up the stairs under the horrified eyes of the front desk clerk. They reached the second floor and stood in front of Koshe's room.

"call……"

Koshei kept taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm himself down. He could feel the danger approaching.

At the same time, the sound of a car stopping was heard outside the window.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Koshe's thoughts.

"Dong dong dong."

The same unchanging rhythm kept knocking on their door.

"Godfather, it's me, Ou Ya," Ou Ya's voice came from outside the door, accompanied by a knock on the door, "The cleanup operation has begun, and the higher-ups have ordered us to protect you closely."

Iris sat up from the bed. She had just woken up, pulled out a dagger, hid it behind her, and slowly walked towards the door.

'No, open that door.'

Suddenly, a deep voice appeared in Koshei's mind.

It was a voice that Koshe was very familiar with, so familiar that Koshe was frightened by the fact that the voice had just appeared at this moment.

'No, open that door, Koshei, and stop her.'

Koshe immediately understood something. His eyes widened, and he rushed out of the bathroom and ran towards the irises at the door.

"No! Get out of there!"

He reached out his hand, trying to grab Iris, but Iris turned her head away at the news.

But it was the sound he made that let the people outside know their location.

"Click."

The previously damaged door lock was opened effortlessly, and a silver figure stood in front of Iris. Before Iris realized something was wrong and turned around, the muzzle of a gun was pressed against her abdomen.

"Boom!"

Along with the sound of artillery, blood foam splashed forward. Iris's body was uncontrollably pushed back. The hands hidden behind her back also swung to her sides, and she threw the dagger towards the source of the attack.

"iris!"

Koshe caught the iris, and a feeling of numbness surged into his brain.

After taking the cannon head-on, Iris's abdomen was cut open with a huge hole that almost cut her in half. The high temperature of the cannon burned the wound, and she didn't even bleed.

"Ding!"

The dagger thrown by Iris before she fell was deflected by the gunner's gauntlet. He walked into the room, looked at Koshe who was kneeling on the ground holding Iris, and raised the muzzle of the gun.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the window glass was broken, and Kule broke into the room through the window, aiming the muzzle of his gun at the musket and firing a series of bullets.

The musketeer calmly raised his hands to cover his face. When the gunfire stopped, he put his hands down, only to see something thrown at him.

He caught it subconsciously, but before he could react, a bright light burst out from the thing in his hand.

“Bang!!”

The light of the explosion was so bright in the night.

Before the explosion, Koshei was dragged out of the window by Kuler and landed precisely on the black car downstairs.

Kuler took the damage of the fall for him, and the moment he steadied himself, he jumped out of the car, opened the door, pushed Koshe into the car, and got in himself.

"Boye, drive quickly!"

Following her urging, the car, which had not been turned off, started running immediately and drove out of his sight under the gaze of the musketeers at the window.

Chapter 71: Inside

"Ha ha……"

In the car, Koshe looked at his bloody hands and chest, gasping for breath.

Iris... Iris she...

The sudden death of the people around him completely disrupted Koshe's thoughts. He slowly bent down, hugged his head with both hands, and breathed rapidly.

"Koshe..."

Kule looked at Koshei in such a state, and even she could not think of any words to comfort him.

Abrhan looked at the top of Koshe's head through the rearview mirror in the car. He took a deep breath, clenched the rifle in his hand, and looked out the window.

"Don't think," just as the atmosphere in the car was about to reach its lowest point, Bo Yi, who was driving, suddenly said, "Thinking will make you more uneasy. Empty your mind, relax your thoughts, and calm yourself down first."

Koshe didn't respond, but his breathing gradually slowed down, as if he had taken Bo Yi's words into account.

After a long time, he loosened his hands that were grabbing his hair, stood up, leaned back in the chair, raised his head, closed his eyes, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

Although his heart was still beating violently, he slowly opened his eyes and began to understand the current situation.

"You are... Kule," Koshei regained his composure and first saw the person next to him. Then, Abrhan's face came into his sight through the reflection of the rearview mirror, "and... Abrhan."

"Boye, we haven't met before," Boye was driving towards their base, his eyes constantly moving forward and in the rearview mirror, "Now is not the time to shake hands and get to know each other, but you just need to know that we are here to save you."

"Save me... why?" Looking at the fallen angels in the car, Koshei was deeply puzzled. "I am not familiar with you, why would you take such a big risk..."

As he spoke, Koshei suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Kuler.

He remembered what he had said when Kuler broke into his and Iris' room when they first checked into the hotel.

No, wait, that's impossible. This is too unbelievable.

He was absolutely sure that this was his first time in Lateran, but Kule told him that she had experienced what Koshe was about to experience countless times, and that they had already known each other through those experiences.

But... Kule did mention at that time that after the International Conference ended, someone would break in.

She also mentioned that... she failed last time...

Could it be that what Kuler said was true...

"If I have to explain, it will be hard to do it right away," Bo Ye's thoughts were clear, and he made the priorities very clear to Koshei. "The main goal now is to ensure that you stay alive. When everything is over, I will naturally explain everything to you, but before that, please trust us."

“…Yes, I understand.”

Koshe also knew that now was not the time to ask questions. The fact that Kule rescued him while facing the muzzle of the cavalry's cannon was enough to make him trust them temporarily.

……

"Ben Hong, are you okay?"

After the bomb exploded, the gunners were not affected at all. They even went to the window and watched the black car downstairs leave.

Ou Ya used his body to block the impact of the explosion for Ben Hong, just like when he faced He Xi's suicide bombing in the elevator shaft. A thin layer of substance attached to his skin, protecting him from harm.

"No, I'm fine." Ben Hong removed his arms that were covering his head, stood up, and looked at the back of the musketeer in the room. "He ran away."

"He can't escape," the musketeer turned around, stepped over Iris's body, and brushed shoulders with Ou Ya and Ben Hong. "No matter where he flees, he can't escape Lateran's 'eyes'."

After saying this, the musketeer ignored the two men and walked downstairs alone.

"What should we do now?" Ben Hong dusted herself off and looked at the walls that were covered with cracks from the explosion. "Does this count as a mission failure?"

"No, not yet. The mission is valid until the target leaves Lateran." Ou Ya took off the protective material on his body, walked to Iris's body, half squatted down, looked at her scattered long hair, the huge hole in her abdomen, her eyes that were unwilling to close, and frowned. "I'm just worried about the Godfather's methods."

"means?"

Ben Hong made a puzzled sound, but Ou Ya, who was concentrating on Iris and had his back to her, did not notice. At this time, Ben Hong reached behind himself and silently pulled out a short bayonet.

"A person who can become the ruler of a country does not only rely on his subordinates. He must be strong and have some tricks up his sleeve," Ou Ya sighed. He reached out his hand to help Iris close her eyes, then stood up. "What's more, what concerns me is that the one who came to rescue him just now was a fallen angel. Such a secret mission would not be leaked, so I suspect that there is a high possibility that they have an insider in the notary office."

"Ah, yes, it is indeed scary to think in that way."

There was something wrong with Ben Hong's tone. Before Ou Ya's brain could process what was going on, he heard hurried footsteps rushing towards him.

"Ah-"

Just as he turned around after hearing the sound, a short bayonet had already pierced his chest accurately.

"Ben Hong, you..."

Ou Ya's eyes widened. He immediately realized what had happened. Just as he was about to say something, Ben Hong twisted his wrist, and the blade stirred inside his body, forcing him to spit out blood.

The knife pierced his lungs, and blood rushed into his lungs. Let alone speaking, he even had difficulty breathing.

"Ahem--ho...ho..."

Blood kept gushing out of Ou Ya's mouth and nose. He was sure that other internal organs must have been ruptured, but it was no use thinking about it now.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ouya."

Ben Hong drew his knife and quickly stepped back a few steps to prevent Ou Ya from attacking.

why?

Ou Ya wanted to ask this question, but he couldn't.

He fell to his knees, his vision becoming increasingly blurred, the scene before his eyes gradually filled with deep red. He raised his head with difficulty, staring at Ben Hong with anger and confusion.

Looking at Ben Hong's evasive eyes and her action of raising the camera and pointing it at herself, Ou Ya seemed to suddenly understand something.

Ah...yeah, he should have thought of that earlier.

Mo De, that guy, can change people's emotions and memories. A woman as cruel and ruthless as her, even if she is your own sister, will surely be used by her.

After so many years of life and death, Ou Ya realized for the first time that he had never doubted the people around him.

When he learned about what Mode and Xila had done to his daughter, he should have thought of Ben Hong, who might be Mode's insider.

only……

As the camera flashes went off, Ou Ya smiled with blood on his face, and his body fell uncontrollably to one side.

Ben Hong... you have a sister like that, it's really...

No matter if it's him who is being victimized or you who is being used.

They are so pitiful to each other.

Chapter 72: A Big Fight

"Quick, get off the car."

After stopping the car in front of the base, Bo Ye got out first and rushed to the door.

The rest of the people got out of the car one after another and followed him into the house.