Ark, they don't revolve around you

Just like a monarch sitting high in the royal court, his back gives people a similar feeling of loneliness.

"Doctor," Lavinia said.

She knew she was wrong and wanted to apologize.

However, the man was too lazy to even listen, and did not stop, leaving only a tired voice: "The old man asked me to pass on a message to you."

"Lavinia, the vow is fulfilled."

oath.

That oath was what Bernardo had promised: no one in this city would be able to break the law, not even the head of a family.

Lavinia couldn't hold back her tears, and spoke hoarsely, wanting to at least say thank you.

But Zhuang Ning walked very fast.

This person, who was called an ambitious person, denounced as a hypocrite, and strongly denied by her, ended up being alone.

She chased after Zhuang Ning, but Zhuang Ning shook her hand off and looked at Bernardo's body in silence.

"A hero is someone who lives for his ideals and dies for his ideals, right?"

That was the last thing Lavinia heard. "But I am only a dirty, ambitious man, Lavinia, and my duty is to manipulate others into dying for me."

He suddenly laughed, let out a breath, and looked at the aircraft that came down to greet him.

He finally said, "Lavinia, perhaps you are right."

"I... am indeed not someone like you."

"Law, morality, nothing else matters, only victory. Only victory is the sweetest fruit." Zhuang Ning boarded the aircraft, "I'm going to find Texas."

"You've cursed me before, but I'm willing to believe her."

"I think I can still trust her. I can... still make Volsini a better place, right?"

His laughter echoed in the sky, arrogant and proud, and then gradually disappeared.

It’s as if after going through untold hardships, I was finally freed from the shackles and saw something better.

Lavinia was left alone, feeling as if she had fallen into an icy cave, wondering what a stupid thing she had done.

That cold gaze still remained in her consciousness.

She had wronged the doctor, but Zhuang Ning seemed to hear some truth in her words.

In the past two years, she had regretted it a lot, especially after meeting Texas and knowing that she refused to become Zhuang Ning's agent in Volsini.

In contrast, Zhuang Ning learned a lot from this city. In Volsiny, he was betrayed and ridiculed again and again, and was despised, slandered, feared and insulted.

In Syracuse, walking in the misty rain, Bernardo Bellone, who chose to trust, died a martyr.

Lapland Saluzzo, this crazy wolf wanted to kill him because of an inexplicable obsession, even though they used to be in a superior-subordinate relationship and cooperated well with each other.

Even though Zhuang Ning had been trying to get closer to her and get to know her, he still did it without hesitation.

So Zhuang Ning chose to tame the mad wolf with violence.

Lavinia Falcone, defender of the law, denigrates Jonning as a conspirator, a manipulator, and a toymaker.

She denounced her own sins with awe-inspiring majesty.

Zhuang Ning trampled on the law that she valued and treated it as waste.

As for Texas, this was the reason why Zhuang Ning came to Syracuse. They once leaned on each other. She said that she wanted to be Zhuang Ning's sword and shield, but in the end she chose to leave.

The reason was tiredness, and he also said that they were not on the same path, which shattered all the hard work that Zhuang Ning had made.

To this girl, Zhuang Ning wants to use reality to tell her that she can't escape.

Memories dissipate quietly like mist.

Feeling emotional from the recollection, Zhuang Ning still shook his head: "We didn't kill enough people back then."

"I shouldn't look at this city with normal eyes."

"Wolves are ungrateful and will only obey the strong. If wolves think this way, they will also transfer their own thoughts to others."

"Fortunately, it's not too difficult to tame wolves into dogs. All you have to do is break their spines."

He looked at the judge and grinned: "As for the law, it is just a piece of waste paper, because the law must be used by me."

He deliberately killed someone in order to announce to the whole of Volsinia his lightning-like return.

Next, he will continue to kill people, eliminate one stronghold after another, and make a big fuss to slap the faces of the twelve families.

What he had to do was simple.

It was too troublesome to deal with them one by one, so Zhuang Ning just wanted to gather all the people from the twelve families together and deal with them all at once.

Saluzzo, Rossetti, Sicily...what's the difference?

If it were two years ago, would I still be used like a weapon?

This time he really didn't want to waste too much time, so he decided to make a prompt decision once all the family members showed up.

——That’s what Zhuang Ning thought.

But there was a slight discrepancy between what he expected and, as expected, something unexpected happened.

……

……

Alberto couldn't understand.

He really didn't understand what the doctor was trying to do, but he was overwhelmed.

In recent days, news has been pouring in from all directions.

The Volsinian stronghold was uprooted, but that was all.

The key point is that the doctor was bold enough to travel to other cities using a flying vehicle.

Although it is called a journey, each time it inevitably results in the loss of many lives, including those of many family leaders and carefully cultivated direct descendants. It is heartbreaking to see each death of such a person.

But the more this happened, the more Alberto dared not to take action. Instead, he hid away like a coward.

But just because he is willing to hide doesn't mean other families are willing.

Families have their own traditions, and sitting down to discuss is a common practice. The topic discussed this time is naturally how to deal with it.

"What are we talking about? This is no longer a minor incident. Why should we tolerate an outsider doing whatever he wants in our territory?" an old man said hoarsely, "In my opinion, we should mobilize some Originium explosives and blow him to death."

"Do you think we don't want to? We've bombed it no less than ten times!" Someone from one family looked pained, "You bastards, you know my family is the closest to Volsini, so you run to our place!"

"You are not fucking wolves, you are worse than dogs! You said you would fight Zhuang Ning together, but you only used me as a meat shield!"

"All my people are gone, so I'm not a fucking head of the family. Whoever wants this seat can take it!" The man threw his hat hard and said hatefully.

Alberto was stunned: "Why is he going crazy here?"

Someone nearby said awkwardly, "Sir Alberto, you know, the doctor has been in Syracuse for a month. He used a week to wipe out all the strongholds of the families buried in Volsini, and then he began to invade the territories of other families..."

Alberto was getting more and more impatient: "I'm asking what's wrong with him?"

"Sir, it was you who suggested setting up the base in his city." The man said in a low voice, but he was not without annoyance. "Seeing this, Zhuang Ning has been running to his place every now and then in the past period of time."

"Last time, the Doc went to the casino and gambled away all his money, then he refused to pay his bill, so the Doc burned down his house."

"Technically speaking, everything in that city is his property. He must be... hurt."

Alberto sneered: "Those without a plan, even Saluzzo's territory has problems, when have I ever wavered?"

He rang the bell, signaling everyone to be quiet, then cleared his throat and said hoarsely: "Everyone, I know you are very dissatisfied."

"I am also dissatisfied, but we can't just look at the surface. The Doctor is weak and alone. Even if he has Texas, how can he dare to openly offend the twelve families?!"

"There must be a conspiracy behind this!"

A certain irritable man roared, "Conspiracy? So what if there is a conspiracy? I've been enduring it for a month!"

"One month? You have to endure it for a whole year!" Alberto sneered, "Now I want everyone to think about why the doctor, who is so weak in Syracuse, dares to offend all of us at the same time!"

This is why he called everyone here.

Alberto thought hard but couldn't understand Zhuang Ning's thoughts.

He admitted that the Doctor was powerful, but no matter how powerful a person was, would he really want to fight against the Twelve Families alone? !

At the opera house at that time, Alberto saw this clearly and asked the manager to test the waters.

Then the manager got into bad luck, his magazine was emptied, and now he is lying in the hospital wailing, probably he will never be able to stand up in his lifetime.

Who could have thought that a self-proclaimed decent person could be even more vicious than these old mafia guys!

But the more this happened, the more Alberto dared not to act rashly.

There must be a conspiracy! Although he couldn't think of any conspiracy, there must be one!

Someone raised his hand tremblingly: "Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that the doctor simply wants to kill us, or be killed by us?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Alberto sneered, "The doctor is not such a simple person."

So ostentatious, just to attract our twelve families to step up their efforts?

No, that can't be right.

Just like the last time Alberto was deceived by Bernardo, we must never just look at the surface.

"If the Doctor wasn't trying to provoke us, why did he do this?"

It's another question of the soul.

Alberto sat down, shook the ice in the glass, and took a sip of whiskey. "This is why I brought everyone together. Zhuang Ning is obviously forcing us to join forces, but now that Madam Sicily has no control, he has no advantage at all."

Everyone was speechless, wondering if the head of Saluzzo was being too cautious now.

But, when you think about it carefully, it is true.

The Doctor is such a cunning man, he must have a deeper conspiracy rather than just trying to lure the twelve families into attacking at once.

Alberto nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone, think about it. If you can't think of it, you are not allowed to leave!"

……

……

At this moment, Zhuang Ning, who had burned down another house, put down the diary in his hand and fell into deep self-doubt.

This diary was a product of his recent self-entertainment, and most of the content recorded was very casual.

E.g.

[October 10, light rain.]

It was a bit unexpected that my plan was disrupted.

I didn’t expect that people in my family have also learned about protracted warfare, so I started keeping a diary today to encourage myself.

I went to a steak house today and found it quite amusing to hear the owner ranting about “Dr.

After asking for the reason, I only heard the owner say that he was arrogant and lawless.

On one side, someone argued with the shop owner, saying that the doctor was the future of Syracuse.

The two sides started arguing, and it became a little unbearable.

So, he shot the owner twice when he served the steak.

You can't blame me for this, right? He is a member of the family, do you think he has hidden himself well?

You dare to challenge me in front of me? Besides, I already said I don't eat beef.

March 10th, light rain.

kill.

October 10rd, it rained heavily.

kill.

October 10rd, it rained heavily.

Kill people and eliminate a stronghold.

October 10, cloudy