In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

"Yes." Although her speech was interrupted, the woman did not seem angry. On the contrary, she nodded gently and continued.

"This incident happened before I arrived. According to clues, it should have happened about two weeks after the Sarkaz arrived. I heard it was huge, burning half the mansion, and half of Colombia saw it... But strangely, during the final investigation, everyone found no signs of the fire at the Texas Mansion... Then, Salvatore Rey suddenly fell seriously ill and hadn't been seen for six months. Many people connected the two, and some even said the fire was a sign of Salvatore Rey's impending death... Of course, the Texas family has never announced Salvatore Rey's death."

The Sakota woman continued to speak, and her words made Lappland's expression more subtle.

After a while, she frowned.

"Collective hallucination?"

“That’s what we think at the moment.”

"Go on."

"Where were we just talking..." The woman stretched out her hand, touched her lips, and continued.

"Anyway, after working tirelessly to uncover the truth, and even finding the time to win the Colombian Dessert Eating Contest, I finally figured something out!"

"what?!"

Lappland's brows were furrowed, and his face was serious.

"These things may be related to Salvatore!"

The Sakota woman's expression gradually grew serious.

"..."

And Lappland also frowned at this time.

Salvatore Ray... is related to these things?

"Do you have any definitive evidence?"

Lappland felt that things were becoming increasingly confusing.

But the Sakota woman opposite was neither impatient nor anxious. Seeing that Lappland was so interested, she simply continued talking.

only……

"There's no definitive evidence yet, but all signs indicate that this is very likely related to the Sarkaz people."

"And it was Mr. Salvatore who facilitated the Sarkaz's entry into Colombia."

"Facilitate?"

"Yes." The Sakota woman nodded. "In fact, according to official documents, this group of Sarkaz have been roaming around Colombia for a year. However, due to various problems and prejudices... the citizens of Colombia have always been very discriminatory against these guys."

"As you know, it's really hard to survive outside of Columbia, so those Sarkaz have been relying on looting goods from mobile platforms to survive, which has caused their reputation to deteriorate."

"About half a year ago, Mr. Salvadore came forward to negotiate with the Sarkaz people."

"Everyone thought he could drive out those demons, but in the end, he came back and vigorously promoted the integration of the Sarkaz into Columbia City."

"This is something that a minority of Mr. Salvadore arbitrarily pushed forward against the will of the masses."

"Originally, due to Mr. Salvadore's reputation, everyone was somewhat dissatisfied, but they also considered that there might be other reasons."

"But with the Sarkaz coming into town and Mr. Salvadore falling ill, everything went wrong."

"Especially with the emergence of that cannibal legend..."

The Sakota woman frowned and her eyes became a little dazed.

"According to our investigation and research, there have been approximately seven confirmed reports of man-eating monsters this week, an average of one per day. Although the reported locations vary, it is certain that these monsters were created using some ancient Sarkaz technology."

"Currently, some scholars have conducted research and discovered that it is a secret technique belonging to the banshees. It is said to have the effect of bringing people back to life..."

"This incident itself is nothing, but if you consider the fact that Mr. Salvadore has been ill for almost six months and there's still no good news..."

The Sakota woman frowned slightly.

But Lappland on the side frowned.

"Do you also think he's the one behind this?"

"As a reporter, how can you make a decision based on the public's suspicion? That's not being a reporter! That's being a weather vane!" The Sarkaz woman frowned, but then she continued.

"Of course I don't believe this either... Mr. Salvadore is a trustworthy person. Not only me, but also she... No, it's okay."

The woman shook her head, then continued.

"In fact, when I first investigated this, I didn't think it had anything to do with Mr. Salvadore. But then I found a list of people who had frequently disappeared in Colombia over the past six months."

"The last places the people recorded above appeared were all near where the legend of the man-eating monster originated. Moreover, they all have one thing in common."

"What commonality?" Lapland asked.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the Sakota woman raised her head seriously.

"These people... have all been to the Texas Mansion within the past two weeks!"

……

"Father."

Although she had left the Inspectorate, Celinina was still somewhat worried.

She was not stupid. Although she was somewhat flustered because of her family affairs, she also knew that Lappland was not an impulsive person. She was most likely being targeted by someone, so she did something like killing someone in the street, something they would not do even in Syracuse.

The most important thing is that she still doesn't know who attacked them and why.

So she found her father.

"What's wrong? My sweet little wolf girl?"

Leonardo still had a gentle expression, his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a hint of a smile.

However, two or three things happened in succession in just one day, which made Celinina a little uneasy.

She did not directly tell him her purpose, but turned around and asked again.

"Father, I can't sleep..."

"Can't sleep? Why?"

Leonardo was a little surprised.

In his memory, Celinina has always been a very well-behaved and sensible girl. Even if there is a problem, she will try her best to solve it by herself and will never bother them.

Perhaps because this matter was too strange, he put down the document in front of him, closed it, put it aside, and then looked at the girl.

During this process, the girl also discovered that the giant wolf ring she gave to the other party had been worn on his hand.

It can be seen that he really likes the gift given to him by the girl.

"Is there something you're worried about?"

"It's because of Grandpa."

Celinina spoke, not looking at the man.

"Grandpa's condition... isn't it already very bad? I'm a little worried about him..."

As Cellinina spoke, Leonardo's body tensed slightly for a moment.

But after a brief silence, he also sighed.

"I understand, Celinina. You've always been so well-behaved and reassuring... But regarding your grandfather, I don't want to say anything discouraging, but the fact is, he's already quite old. In fact, for someone like him who's experienced so many ups and downs in his life, not many can live to this age."

"People of his generation either died along the way or long ago from illness... The fact that he managed to hold on until now, and even didn't fall ill until six months ago, is already a truly remarkable miracle."

"Even if the god of death lets him go this time, he won't have much time left."

"Chelinina, the hero's story will eventually come to an end..."

When Leonardo said these words, he couldn't help but sigh, and tears seemed to glisten at the corners of his slightly drooping eyes.

And Cellinina accurately captured these tears and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Then she asked again in a difficult tone.

"Father, are you... worried about Grandpa too?"

"This is a natural thing... Cellinina, I know you have seen me and him quarreling since you were a child." Faced with Cellinina's question, the man understood. He nodded and picked up the only decorative sharp blade beside him with emotion.

"But... no matter how much we argue, we are still father and son, and we are both people who work hard for the Texas family."

"I know that our ideas will never align. I also know that having witnessed that era, he wouldn't look down on me as just a businessman."

"From the very beginning, there was a thick barrier between us father and son..."

As the man spoke, he turned away with regret, as if he didn't want his girl to see his miserable appearance.

But he continued.

"Chelinina, you have been cherished by him since you were born. Can you tell me about him in your eyes?"

"..."

Cellinina was stunned.

After standing there and stammering for a long time, she lowered her head slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"I don't know either, Father..."

"Is that so... Oh, never mind." The man shook his head, his voice filled with emotion.

The two of them remained silent for a while.

Perhaps because he felt it was getting late, or perhaps because he felt there was nothing more to say, the man adjusted his expression, turned his head, and looked at Celinina gently.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

“…No more, father.”

At this point, Celinina didn't know what to say. She just nodded slightly and turned to leave.

And just as she opened the door, the man's voice slowly came.

"Good night, Cellinina..."

"...Well, good night, father."

Cellinina left the room.

And just after the girl left, the giant wolf ring she gave to the man, unknowingly, lit up its eyes...

A silver glow

……

Three days later...

Maria, who was working in the office, received the letter that was urgently sent from Colombia. After opening it, she carefully read the contents written on it and frowned slightly.

"What happened?"

On the side, Mrs. Sicily was a little curious.

She had never seen Maria look like this before.

"Lapland...she should practice her calligraphy."

After reading all the documents, Maria couldn't help but rub her eyebrows.

She knew that Lapland didn't like academic subjects.

Lappland also has its own style of fighting.

But she had never noticed before that even Lapland's writing incorporated such a unique style.

This is really... unique...

"Oh, I was just saying..."

When Mrs. Sicily heard that it was about Lappland, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

She looked at the woman in front of her as if she were looking at her former self.

"I've told you before that there are some things you can only understand after you've experienced them...Maria, you've changed a lot now."

If it were the Maria of the past, she probably wouldn't even lift her eyelids, nor would she want to deal with these things.

But now, she has been teaching those two children for three years.

Life in this world may not be long, but for Maria now, it is a very delicate memory.

In fact, this subtle emotion can cause her to have almost impossible emotional fluctuations.