Shadow Empire

Chapter 715 There are always villains
Alberto had been back to Sumurri Island for a long time, but he never found an opportunity to assassinate Christopher.

As a member of the Pasletto family, which has already made a name for itself in the "outside world", Christopher's "return" has given great face to the four major families.

No matter what people say about what happened between Christopher and Paul, the four major families are willing to protect him.

The reason is simple: they need to set an example.

As more and more Sumurians were distributed around the world, the orthodox status of the four major families on Sumurian Island was challenged.

Especially those who are the third, fourth or even fifth generation immigrants from Sumuli, they are no longer as awed by Sumuli Island as their ancestors were.

Many people do not think that Sumuli Island is a holy place for the Sumuli people. They lack respect and recognition for the four major families on Sumuli Island.

The four major families joined forces to create this situation—

Speaking of the migration of the Sumurli people, this is a very complicated historical issue. Sumurli Island itself is not very big. It is not like those huge lands that can accommodate countless people.

Sumurri Island has a limited area, limited output, and can accommodate a limited population.

In the middle of the last century, as the population on Sumurai Island grew and the environment on the island became worse and worse, a large number of Sumurai people began to immigrate at the initiative of the four major families and the national government.

They traveled to all the possible countries in the world, and the government at that time even sent them there for free on warships and cargo ships, just to get them off Sumur Island as soon as possible!

The Sumul people who left the Sumul quickly learned to unite in the struggles, and they began to take root and sprout all over the world.

The Sumurai people who immigrated at that time still maintained the most basic respect, even awe, for everything on the island, including the four major families.

But as a new generation of immigrants began to be born, they grew up in an environment that had nothing to do with Sumuli Island and the four major families on the island. They were born with a lack of a sense of belonging to Sumuli Island.

This situation has become increasingly serious, to the point that many young Sumurians living abroad now deny the claim that only the Sumurians on the island are orthodox.

There is no such thing as orthodox or not. Why should those of us from Sumurai outside obey the orders of the four major families on Sumurai Island?
Maybe the poor will listen because it is equivalent to giving them a new job opportunity.

But for those people in Sumuli who have come out of the bottom through several generations of accumulation, it is simply impossible!

I'm doing well out there, and now you say that I'm your subordinate and must work for you, so I have to go back and die?

That doesn’t make sense!
Young people, especially those in developed countries, are accepting more advanced and ahead-of-the-time ideas. They will not maintain the somewhat foolish reverence of their ancestors just because of "tradition".

They will deny and question.

For example, Paul from the Pasreto family directly refused the call of the four major families and did not recognize their orthodox status. This made some wavering people stand on his side, causing considerable damage to the authority of the four major families.

It is conceivable that the four major families of Sumuli immigrants all over the world can be controlled by a phone call, and the four major families that no one cares about at all are no longer so important either locally or in the world!
As the shadow of war loomed and chaos broke out within Sumuli Island, external war also broke out. The four major families needed this sense of belonging, identity, and obedience even more.

Christopher represents the return of the Pasletto family and largely sets an example for some people.

The Pasreto family is not a weak force in the Federation. Being one of the five major families in Jingang City, it is almost equivalent to the top gang in a state.

They have considerable influence on the Sumurians in the Federation and even the world. After Christopher returned, a group of Sumurians returned soon after.

This proved that his role as a role model was useful, and as more and more Sumulis returned, the four major families, even the hostile families, would not harm him even if they did not like him.

In particular, he killed Paul, the "rebellious man", and was regarded as the orthodox "executor", which slightly increased the influence of Sumurri Island.

This also leads to Christopher's special status on Sumur Island. Many people regard him as the guardian of tradition and orthodoxy and respect him.

The fact that he killed Paul also freed him from the vortex of "betrayal". He became the guardian of Sumuli's honor and glory. In other words, the four major families endorsed his killing of Paul.

This is exactly what the local rulers need, so it doesn’t matter whether he is telling the truth or not. What matters is that he stays alive and becomes a banner.

Currently, Christopher has joined the Bianchi family. As one of the four major families, the Bianchi family is currently a staunch war faction. The head of the family, Leonardo, advocates actively participating in the war and winning it to gain more benefits.

Leonardo even planned to run for prime minister of Sumuli, but unfortunately, his political enemies listed a series of things he did when he was young-

For example, there were photos of him in prison for murder, and explanations of why he should have been serving his sentence in prison but was not for various reasons.

All the atrocities that the Bianchi family had committed in Sumuli, kidnapping, extortion, murder, smuggling, all kinds of crimes...

His political opponents even asked all the Sumurians whether they wanted to elect a criminal as their prime minister, which would become the most shameful joke in world history.

Or should we choose a politician who may not be that good but is at least a normal one to be the prime minister?

People respect the four major families. Even the Prime Minister has to consider the reputation of the four major families when implementing certain policies on the island.

They were used to that kind of self-righteous humility and low-keyness. When someone exposed their fig leaf, the four major families became angry and embarrassed.

The candidate was shot by two gunmen while giving a public campaign speech and died on the spot after being shot multiple times.

Everyone knows that Leonardo hired someone to do this. Although he killed the stupid opponent who offended him, he also cut off his own path to running for president.

But he didn't care too much. As an active war advocate, as long as the war could be won, they could gain more and larger territories, even if he had done a lot of bad things that were considered bad by the people.

He could also become the next prime minister because of his victory in the war and the territorial gains that solved the problem of the Sumurians having too little territory.

He longs for war more than anyone else. Now the Sumuli government has indeed formed an army and is actively preparing to participate in the war.

After killing Paul and fleeing to Sumurri Island, Christopher seemed to have undergone some changes, at least he was not as stupid as before.

Not only did he marry one of Leonardo's granddaughters - he had many granddaughters, and this was just one of them. If calculated by "rank", she might be the tenth, or the twentieth?

Christopher has also been integrated into the Bianchi family. He usually lives in the Bianchi family manor and rarely appears outside.

Alberto, who had been looking for an opportunity, never found one to assassinate him. Perhaps Christopher also had some premonition and guessed that someone would come to kill him.

This is the tradition of the Sumurai people, revenge!

So he has always been very careful.

He would also usually inquire about the developments in Jingang City. He knew that Francisco, whom he had always looked down upon, had successfully ascended to the throne, and he also knew that Alberto's friend Lance White had become the new overlord of Jingang City.

He also heard that Alberto had been missing for quite some time, which was why he was cautious.

He always felt that Alberto was on Sumur Island, but now there were conscriptions and expeditions, and the internal strife within the four major families had just been settled. The control of the entire island was still a little chaotic. It was not an easy task to find someone who was hiding deliberately.

"So... still no news on these sons of bitches?"

Christopher, who looked much more mature, sat behind the table. He leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and held a cigarette in his hand.

The young man standing in front of him nodded and said, "We have people checking the dock and other places all the time, and no one has seen him."

Christopher frowned, "He must be near me."

He paused and sighed. The feeling of being tense was uncomfortable. In fact, deep down in his heart, he was very regretful.

After knowing the whole truth of the matter, Paul's death made him less extreme and he began to think seriously.

He felt mixed emotions when he realized that if he were Paul, he couldn't do better than Paul.

But it is meaningless to consider these things now. What he needs to do is to survive, live better, and gain higher status, power, everything!
"Is the lady back?" he asked after he was distracted for a while.

The young man in front of him shook his head, "My wife hasn't come back yet." Christopher's face showed some anger, he took a deep breath, "I know, let's go out first."

"I'll call you if I need you."

The young man left his study, and as the door closed, he slammed his fist on the table, "Son of a bitch!"

There was no emotional foundation between him and his wife, and he married such a girl just to gain the support of the Bianchi family. On Sumuli Island, without the support of the four major families, it would be difficult for him to develop.

It is not easy to gain the support of the four major families. Whether in the Federation, Sumuli, or other places, people believe that "marriage" can bring stable connections rather than swearing an oath.

Especially if his wife can give birth to several children for him, the family will give him more important jobs.

He and his wife have no feelings for each other. This is just a gangster political marriage. His wife has her own life and told him before they got married not to interfere in her private life.

She would not interfere with him. The only thing she could guarantee was that she would never give birth to a bastard.

And this sentence is equivalent to telling Christopher that she is cheating outside.

Christopher didn't feel that this was a loss before they got married, but after they got married, when she became his legal wife, she cheated on him outside, and people naturally laughed at him when they saw it!
But he can't control them, they will quarrel, even fight, and this can't solve the problem.

She would stay at home for a few days at most, and then run out to find her little lovers again.

The people of Sumur are romantic, passionate, and promiscuous.

This made Christopher a little hysterical about this matter. If someone smiled at him, he would be suspicious and think that the man had slept with his wife, so he gave him that disgusting and mocking smile!
He was almost unable to bear the torture from his wife!

This punch relieved some of his anger. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

He swept the ashes and broken cigarette from the table onto the floor, then lit another one and narrowed his eyes.

He had never suffered such great injustice and humiliation in his life, and he wanted to kill that woman.

And her lovers.

The phone on the desk suddenly rang, startling him.

He cursed "Fuck" and picked up the phone, "This is Christopher..."

There was no sound of anyone talking in the receiver, only a woman's giggle. They must be dancing because there was a clear beat.

And the scene should not be small, there were at least several different gasps.

He didn't react at first, but when he heard the woman say "Don't get it in there," his scalp went numb in an instant!

All his hair stood up like the hair on the back of a frightened, terrified and angry cat!

He was so familiar with that voice, it was his fucking wife's voice!

Before he could say anything, his wife asked again, "Honey, what are you doing over there? Come over to your mother..."

The call was then hung up.

At this moment, Christopher, who had never known what high blood pressure was, finally knew what it felt like.

His head felt like it was swollen, as if someone was blowing air into his head, and the flame of anger in his heart seemed to be able to burn everything!
Fake!

At this moment, he could even imagine everything that happened in that room. He could imagine the mental state of the person who called him. He must be laughing, mocking himself, a "superior person".

Fake!

From the moment he returned to Sumurri Island, he vowed not to let anyone look down on him.

anyone!
Under normal circumstances, he would have endured it, but he really couldn't tolerate this kind of "provocation from a lover"!

"Xiao De, come in!"

He yelled at the door, and soon the door opened a crack, and a young head poked in, "Are you looking for me?"

Christopher took another deep breath and tried to calm himself down, "Where is Madam tonight?"

The guy he called Xiaode hesitated a little, and Christopher added some anticipation, "You are mine, not hers!"

"You have no obligation to keep her secret!"

Xiao De was a little embarrassed, "At Mr. Doyle's place."

Christopher opened the drawer and took out the weapon and holster inside. He walked to the door and picked up a bulletproof vest and put it on. "Call some people, let's go over there."

Xiao De did not refuse. He went out to greet everyone, and soon two cars left Christopher's villa.

This was a big scandal, and although some people knew that his wife was a slut, he still didn't want to bring too many people with him.

And the people he brought this time were all his confidants.

Now his mind was filled with images of his wife messing around with those men, and he had ignored the dangers he had always been sure of, hidden on the island!

The two cars soon stopped outside a villa in the suburbs. It was said that the money to buy the villa was given by his wife to this guy named Doyle.

Strictly speaking, his wife actually knew Doyle earlier than he did. Of course, like the other lovers, she knew them earlier than she knew Christopher. He was the latecomer in the strict sense.

It makes sense that they don't bring him along to play!

Looking at the brightly lit villa and imagining that bitch and those sons of bitches having fun in there, Christopher felt his blood pressure rising again and his eyes turned red.

After the car stopped, he immediately opened the door and strode towards the gate of the villa.

Just at this moment, gunshots suddenly rang out from behind him, and he felt something suddenly push him from behind.

Christopher lost his balance for a moment and staggered forward, and suddenly broke open the door of the villa. He had to thank Mr. Doyle. If the door of the villa was locked, he would have nowhere to run.

He could feel a burning pain in his back, which forced him to take off his bulletproof vest. The dents on the vest made him realize that there was a high probability that he had a fracture.

The sound of gunfire outside became more intense, and his wife's screams and the men's exclamations were heard in the room.

Watching these people running down the stairs naked, Christopher, who had just climbed up, fixed his gaze on them again.

The woman standing in the middle of the group screamed, "Christopher, what the hell do you want to do?"

"Fuck you, and all of you!" He raised the pistol in his hand and pulled the trigger under the incredulous gaze of his wife.

She was pushed towards Christopher by the man who had just said he would love her ten thousand times. She looked down in despair at the black holes the size of her little finger nails on her body, then fell heavily on the stairs and rolled down.

She lay at Christopher's feet and held his feet with her hands, "Save me..."

Her eyes were filled with fear, no longer the condescending look of the little princess of the Bianchi family that she had in the past when facing him.

However, what greeted her was the black muzzle of a gun.

(End of this chapter)