You don't even want to call me godfather

"Godfather, what are you doing there?"

Just as Koshe was about to say something, a voice interrupted him.

It was the scout who came to look for him after seeing that he had not returned for a long time.

Koshe looked at Theresa, then he looked at Scout. It was obvious that Scout really couldn't see Theresa's existence.

"No, it's nothing. I just went to the window to get some fresh air."

Koshe found an excuse to get away with it. He turned his head to look at Theresa, and Theresa smiled and waved at him.

"Well, see you next time, Godfather of Syracuse."

Theresa said.

Koshe followed the scout and left.

As he turned the corner of the corridor, he took one last glance at Theresa.

He saw her standing there alone, and he saw her lonely expression.

……

"East" Welfare Home.

A purple shadow climbed in from the window of the first-floor lobby. She landed on the ground silently, looked left and right, and then walked quietly towards the lounge opposite the library.

"Sister Iris?" Suddenly, a childish voice came from behind her, "Why are you back so late?"

Iris froze for a moment, her golden eyes turning back to dark purple in an instant.

"Well...my sister went out to buy some flower seeds." She turned around slowly and looked at the little girl sitting on the stairs awkwardly. "But Lisa, why are you still awake so late?"

"I can't sleep. I miss my mom," the little girl named Lisa said in dissatisfaction. She was wearing pajamas, with nine pale yellow fox tails swinging back and forth behind her. "Sister Iris clearly said that mom would be back soon, but Lisa has been waiting for several years and has not seen mom. Sister Iris lied."

"..." Listening to Lisa's complaints, Iris' eyes flashed with sadness and concern. She walked to Lisa's side, sat down on the stairs next to her, avoided the few tiny Originium crystals on her shoulders, and hugged her in her arms, "Be good, Lisa, sister didn't lie to you. Mother said she would come back. Before that, Lisa just needs to be a good child and wait here obediently."

"Really?" Lisa leaned in Iris's arms. She raised her head and looked at Iris with her pure eyes. "Sister Iris didn't lie to me?"

"Well, I won't lie to you. I promise."

Iris said, stroking Lisa's light yellow hair.

"But... Lisa has always been very well behaved..."

Lisa's expression was a little aggrieved. She lowered her head and looked at her knees, with her two little hands clenched and placed on her knees.

"Believe me, sister. Mother will definitely come back...definitely..."

After her "mother" left, she and Lisa were the only ones living here.

Obviously, four or five years ago, this orphanage was a place full of children's laughter and joy, but after that incident...

Iris raised her head and looked towards the closed door of the welfare home with a gloomy expression.

Mother...where have you been?

When can I come back?

PS: Your Highness, the lonely one.

I believe that any reader who has read the operator's files should know who Lisa is, so I will not explain it here.

Readers who know who Lisa is should also know about Lisa's parents.

PSS: Group number: 441306664. I found that some readers seem to have a different understanding of the current plot from mine. If you are willing, you can join the group to discuss.

Chapter 91: Chills

When Koshe left Rhode Island, the sky was already beginning to turn pale.

I don't know why, tonight went by so fast.

Dealing with government affairs these days has messed up Koshe's biological clock, and his room has been temporarily given to Hong to live in.

As a godfather, it doesn't seem right to sleep in the study every day, but Koshe doesn't care. He doesn't crave for particularly good sleep quality.

But for wolf hunters like Hong, Koshei would rather they live a more comfortable life.

Although it was impossible for him to take in all the wolf hunters, he would try his best. After all, he still remembered the surprise that Hong showed at the softness of the bed when he lay on it for the first time.

He didn't know how the other wolf hunters, except Iris, had lived like this all these years, where they lived, and what they ate.

But perhaps, this is one of the few kindnesses he has shown to others.

It is not a condescending gift, nor is it a pretentious kindness, but a connection between people.

Koshe walked on the snow and returned to the mansion.

Before he turned on the light in the living room, he already saw a pair of pale golden eyes staring at him in the darkness.

"Destiny?" Koshe recognized her as his sister and asked, "Did you just come back? Why haven't you gone to rest yet?"

"No, I've been home for a long time," Destiny said, squatting on a chair in the living room, a little dissatisfied, "But my brother came back so late without saying anything. I thought something happened to him."

"What are you thinking about? How could anything happen to my brother?" Koshei changed into slippers and walked to Dedestini. "How was the operation last night? Is your body able to adapt?"

"..." Destiny looked at Koshei with some suspicion in his eyes. After a long while, he replied, "It's okay. Although a gunfight broke out, those government bastards can't touch me at all. Killing them is no different from killing chickens."

"Ah, yes, is that so..."

Koshe touched his nose awkwardly. You know, he was almost shot dead by Luo Lao last night. Now listening to Destiny's words, he always felt a little weird.

"Ah..." Destiny sighed. She got down from the chair, stood in front of Koshei, and looked up at him. "No matter how much my brother hates the government, he shouldn't work so hard. Your health is your capital. If your health collapses first, then everything will be gone."

Looking at Destiny who was worried about him at the moment, Koshe felt a little touched. He stretched out his hand and pressed it on Destiny's head.

"Don't worry, your brother is sensible." Koshei rubbed Destiny's head, not caring that Destiny's hair was messed up, and said, "Okay, I should go to rest soon. Destiny should also go back to your room and rest early."

Seeing the faint dark circles under Koshe's eyes, Destiny was filled with worry, but she finally had to give in.

"Yes, I understand, brother."

……

In the morning, Koshe was awakened by a series of rapid knocks on the door.

He walked out of the study in a daze, leaned against the wall, and walked to the entrance.

"Who is it?" He opened the door and saw the man wearing a large hood. The face under the hood was someone he was familiar with. "Providence? How did you--"

"Look what the fuck you did! Kosh-E!"

But before Koshei could finish his words, Providence threw the object in his hand towards Koshei's face.

Koshe suddenly came to his senses, he turned his head to avoid the sudden attack, and was about to question when Providence suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his collar.

"Have you abandoned your principles now? Even innocent people are being implicated?"

Looking at Providence's face that was distorted with anger, Koshei remembered something.

Should... they be here to hold that old government official's wife accountable?

"Listen to me, Providence, this is an accident." Thinking of this, Koshe quickly formed an explanation in his mind to cover up the existence of the cub. "Calm down first. We can talk about this slowly."

"Speak the truth! Don't you *Syracusan curse* feel any guilt after doing such a thing?!"

But Providence was unusually irritable today. He grabbed Koshe's collar excitedly, as if he wanted to lift him up.

Seeing that Providence had entered a state of not listening to people, Koshe bit his lip, and a trace of restlessness appeared in his heart.

"Calm the fuck down! Providence!"

Koshe grabbed Providence's hands, easily relieved his strength, let go of his hands, grabbed his collar instead, and took a few steps forward.

Providence's back hit the door, closing it in the process.

Koshe didn't want people outside to notice what was wrong inside, nor did he want anyone to know that government official Providence had come to see him at some point in time.

"Listen to me, Providence, I don't know when that woman appeared there, and I was almost killed by that old man. Yes, I did kill an innocent person by mistake, but that old man, his name, his face were not on the list you provided. If your list was complete, do you think this would happen?" Koshe grabbed Providence, stared into his eyes viciously, and said, "From the beginning, you have been hiding something from me. Do you think I didn't know it, Providence? This is my home, don't be so arrogant."

"..." Seeing Koshei getting angry, Providence's momentum also weakened for a moment, but he immediately thought of something and glared back without showing any weakness, "Then tell me, what about the daughter of that family? What did that child do to make you kill her like this?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Providence realized something was wrong.

Because there was doubt, puzzlement, and a little confusion on Koshe's face.

"What are you... talking about?" Koshe looked at him unreasonably. "What daughter? What child?"

"You... don't know?"

Providence's expression froze, as did Koshe's.

"But...if it's not you..." Providence's face showed disbelief and fear, "then who else could it be..."

The two looked at each other and felt goosebumps on their backs at the same time.

"Brother? What are you doing? Why are you making so much noise?"

At this moment, Destiny's voice suddenly appeared, interrupting the argument between the two.

She stood at the top of the stairs, watching them.

"No, it's okay, Destiny, go back to your room first, I have something to talk to this friend."

Koshei loosened his grip and let Providence go.

Destiny looked at the two people in the awkward atmosphere with doubt. She pouted and went upstairs again.

"So...what the hell is going on here?"

Providence complained, grabbing his hair in frustration.

"Let's go to my study first. Maybe we need to talk about this matter."

Koshe walked to the wall behind him and picked up the object that Providence had just thrown at him.

It was a fairy tale book, but it was stained with blood.

Chapter 92 Internal and External Troubles

In the study, Koshe and Providence sat opposite each other, looking at the blood-stained fairy tale book on the table, both in silence.

"Is it possible... that there is a traitor in your family?"

Providence asked tentatively after thinking for a long time.

"That's impossible," Koshe rejected his idea immediately, saying, "The only one who knows about our relationship is Jose. When I contacted Jose last night, he was also fighting with your government. How could he know about the existence of the child? Besides... you also know that Jose is not the kind of person who would harm a child."

"So...what exactly is going on with this matter..."

This gave Providence a headache. Even though he was known as the brain of the government, he could not figure out the truth of the matter.

Even Koshe, the only person present that night, did not know the existence of the child. Who else could have killed an innocent child without Koshe's knowledge?

Koshei's fingers drummed rhythmically on the table, constantly recalling what happened last night.

But no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out. But looking at Providence who was also troubled by this, another question suddenly arose in Koshe's mind.

"Speaking of which, Providence," he looked into Providence's eyes and asked, "Shouldn't you also give me an explanation about this list?"

Providence remained silent. He had anticipated the day when Koshe would find out about this, but he had not expected that it would be exposed so quickly.

"This matter...actually there is a reason. I hope you won't be angry about it, Godfather."

"You said."

Koshe spread his hands to show that he was willing to listen to his explanation.

"In fact, there are many 'worms' within the government. They have long relied on their status as government officials to act recklessly," Providence explained, clasping his fingers in front of him. "When William was still in power, he did not discipline them at all, which made them even more lawless. They are like priests with special fetishes who do not hide their evil nature at all."

"So you are using me as a pawn to help you eliminate corruption within the government?" Upon hearing this, Koshe sneered and said, "Providence, Providence, I didn't expect you to be so bold."

"No, I dare not, Godfather, please listen to me." Realizing that Koshe was unhappy, Providence continued to explain, "When William was alive, he was their biggest supporter. After William died, they thought it was you who cut off their retreat. The person who attacked your...your lover before was a 'worm'."

"What does this have to do with you giving me an incomplete list?"

"Of course, Godfather, you may not know that even within the government, there are two groups of people. One group is the 'parasites' who support William, and the other group is the 'peace faction' who hope Syracuse can be stable. I belong to the latter," Providence said, looking down at his hands. "You may not believe it, but among the 'peace faction', there are even many people who hope that the government and the family can be stable in a state of non-aggression, instead of fighting each other like now, and no one can feel at ease."

"Well... this is indeed a bit unexpected for me," Koshe sighed. He roughly understood Providence's intention. "But what about the old man I met last night? He didn't seem to be disgusted with me, but with the entire family and the Mafia."