Mr. Consultant

All these things can be traced back to an earlier time, when Xavier returned to the brownstone building after sending Sandra back to the apartment as agreed.The young master, standing in front of the door of Giuseppe's office, had a fruitless topic in his mind.

He thought that since Sandra had gone home, should he also go back to his room and terminate this wonderful cohabitation relationship with the consultant.However, in terms of some practical issues, it is actually unnecessary to do so, and it may even create some suspicion of trying to cover up.

However, Xavier was still worried about whether Giuseppe, the hysterical workaholic, would communicate with him in a pleasant manner while cursing in his heart.In the past, this kind of thing would never have attracted his attention. After all, unlike Giuseppe, he did not install bugs in other people's hearts.But now he is a little hesitant, hesitating whether to take the initiative to bring this matter up.

"Xavier, are you standing there to be a hanger?" Giuseppe raised his head and glanced at the young master while reading the documents, and then criticized sharply.The pen in his hand was still moving quickly, and the gold-plated nib made a brushing sound on the paper.And in his peripheral vision, Xavier was still standing where he was, and he didn't seem to have any intention of leaving or entering.

Giuseppe had no choice but to stop what he was doing, pushed the pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, stared ahead with his gray-green eyes, and prepared to have some daily conversations with the young master, nothing practical courtesy,

"You sent Sandra back?"

"Ah, yes." After listening to Giuseppe's words, Xavier immediately recovered from the meaningless question.He nodded and repeated the grateful thanks from Sandra to the advisor.

Giuseppe regretted it a little, if he knew that Xavier stood still in front of his door because he was only in a daze, and not because of some terrible intention.He would never have such an easy conversation with that young master about a topic as thin as the air in the Himalayas.He felt that he might have fought more wits and courage with Xavier, and then had some kind of subtle delusion of being persecuted against the young master.He always felt that Xavier had bad intentions, that he was harboring evil intentions, and even the way he looked at him seemed to have creepy feelings.

Hey, it's a pity that Giuseppe still doesn't know what kind of feeling that is.

However, Xavier, the subject of many of the above sinister speculations from the consultant, thought of a somewhat stupid but thought brilliant method while repeating those Sandra's words.The reason why this method is a bit stupid is that in the final analysis, there is really no need for it to exist.With Xavier's personality, with Giuseppe's personality, they are all characters who say what they say.

And according to the extraordinary tolerance that the consultant had for him, even if Xavier stayed in this office for ten or eight years, he would not utter more complaints.However, out of his pathetic self-esteem, out of his ridiculous self-deception, Xavier actually thought about a strategy and tried to implement it perfectly in front of Giuseppe.So, he put on a nonchalant look and said to the consultant:

"I'm going to take a shower."

Then, of course, he went into Giuseppe's bathroom.Xavier had calculated well, and if Giuseppe expressed the slightest confusion, he explained that there was no hot water in his room.And if the consultant has no objection to this, it means that, at least so far, he will not drive Xavier out.

It's just that the young master still overlooked one of the most important possibilities.Giuseppe, the hysterical workaholic, was so overwhelmed with paperwork and approvals that he didn't have much time for shit like where he lived.Therefore, the consultant, wishing that he would disappear in front of his eyes immediately, only waved his hand after hearing what he said, telling him to go away immediately.

But Giuseppe would never know that Xavier actually breathed a sigh of relief for this, and even secretly delighted to the point where his mouth was full of smiles.Of course, if Giuseppe noticed so many twists and turns in this matter, he would definitely let the young master go back to his residence and spend a lot of time clarifying this terrible misunderstanding between them.

And it happened when Xavier walked into the bathroom, 10 minutes later.Luca, the baby-faced youth assistant, appeared at Giuseppe's door in a dark gray blended suit and leather shoes.For some reason, there was an unexplained panic in his expression, and even a little unspeakable fear.He walked up to Giuseppe, bowed his head and whispered to him:

"Advisor, the second in command came to say that the officer from the East District wants to see you."

"What..." Giuseppe was baffled by what he said. He frowned, trying to let Luca explain the origin of the matter to himself, "Why is he the second in command, why is he a member of the Eastern District? After all, I Did you do something that deserves the attention of the cops?"

"Oh no, consultant, most of this matter has nothing to do with you. According to the second-in-command, the agents in the East District found your business card on the body of a seriously injured woman, and out of respect for Barone, They first contacted the steward of the East Side, the second in command himself, to get permission to visit you. They seem to think that there is some kind of connection between the badly injured woman and you."

When Giuseppe heard the word "business card", his head buzzed, and those ominous premonitions were like a tsunami, destroying all his thoughts in an instant.He remembered, Sandra, that, out of kindness, he had given the woman his business card when he said goodbye.But it shouldn't, it doesn't make sense, he's got Alfonso under his control, how can anyone be violent to an innocent woman?

"East District?"

Giuseppe subconsciously repeated Luca's words. He felt that the whole thing was weird, and he was deeply worried about Sandra's situation.He hoped it was just an accident and not some planned attack, otherwise he would never forgive himself for his arrogance and negligence.But right now, he still had problems to solve, so he rubbed the bridge of his nose and signaled Luca to explain things to him in detail.

"The second-in-command also said that the cops are on their way, so I hope you can prepare. They seem to have reached an agreement to come here as ordinary visitors, and promise that you will not be forced to answer any questions, and will not treat you cause any adverse effects."

"Forget it, do you really think that Gustavo would believe such naive nonsense?" Giuseppe glanced at Luca, as if dissatisfied with his cowardly reaction.But he immediately thought that this might be the reason why the second-in-command contacted Luca. After all, if this matter was put in front of him, he would not be as nice as he is now anyway.

Frustrated, Giuseppe found himself a role model of something difficult to deal with in the eyes of family figures.As for Luca, he misunderstood the melancholy look on the consultant's face as helplessness for his stupid behavior.The poor assistant immediately became terrified, a hundred times more terrified than when he was in front of Giuseppe's door. He was so terrified that he almost couldn't help apologizing loudly, but he still tried his best to suggest in a normal tone:

"Consultant, I'll go downstairs to meet you right away. Do you want to bring them to the office?"

Giuseppe listened to his words, tapped the table with a pen, and glanced at the bedroom door, realizing that Xavier was still inside.God, he didn't want Xavier to know about it!Moreover, this desire also contains some unclear and complicated emotions.First of all, he was afraid that the young master would get angry and commit some kind of irreparable crime.Second, as stupid as it was, he still instinctively refused to admit his mistake in front of Xavier.Again, Giuseppe did not want the family leader to have too much involvement with those notes, leading to some unnecessary relationships.

And at the very end, despite the slight, barely observable possibility, he worried that Xavier would resent him for it.He blamed himself for his swearing, and developed a considerable sense of shame about it.This embarrassment softened his expression and tone, and he said to Luca:

"No, let them go to your office, we have a meeting there. If the young master asks, just say that we have an account to be settled."

The head of violence on Chicago's East Side was a tall woman with red lips named Kate.She is about 30 years old, with shoulder-length blond hair that is pressed behind her ears, and she is wearing a woolen, light gray straight skirt suit, which is quite smart and neat from the appearance of her dress.

At this moment, she was sitting on the leather sofa in Luca's office with her subordinate who seemed to only be able to take notes.She took the hot water offered by the baby-faced assistant, took a sip, and began to explain to Giuseppe what happened:

"You know, in this kind of time just after the holidays, everyone is afraid of accidents. So we sent more people in the jurisdiction, and one of the patrolling agents received a report that some gangsters were beating up in the corner of the alley. Woman. After that, our people rushed to the scene and found your business card from the woman. Originally, because of this business card, we could go directly to the building to seek your cooperation, but because of Gustavo I believe there is a better solution to this matter."

"Sandra..." Giuseppe didn't seem to hear what Kate said, that slightly threatening tone.He just raised his eyes, looked at the woman, and asked in a slightly Italian accent, "Sandra, how is she?"

Kate was puzzled by Giuseppe's inappropriate concern.She didn't think the advisor to the powerful Mafia that dominated South Chicago was a character who would show mercy for someone else.She mistook Sandra for his lover, or some relative, so her tone softened,

"Her injuries were serious but not life-threatening."

"Thank God!" Giuseppe crossed his chest like a devout Christian, he seemed relieved, and asked with a little sorrow:

"Sandra is a good person. I don't understand. Who would hurt her like this?"

Kate nodded, understanding his grief.Moreover, she also read a certain restrained emotion from those gray-green eyes, which made her more sure that Giuseppe must have had a considerable friendship with the woman named Sandra.

"But sir, before I disclose this information, you must assure me that you will not take any act of retaliation."

"Detective, you know, I can't make any promises lightly. But I promise, if this matter has nothing to do with our business, North Chicago's business, I can not seek revenge on those sons of bitches .”

Kate knew that this was already Giuseppe's biggest concession, and that the consultant also had a lot of ways to find out the content of the case, so she whispered as if to compromise:

"According to the information provided by eyewitnesses, the perpetrator is most likely a drug dealer in the northern lakeside area."

"Damn!" Giuseppe cursed in a low voice, and explained with a sincere expression: "I have no impression that Sandra had any feud with those drug dealers, and I don't remember that she is an addict. Is it possible that they are admitting their mistakes?" Did you hit someone, or did you shoot at random when you were too high?"

"This still needs to be investigated."

In this way, Kate ended the conversation with Giuseppe. She believed Giuseppe's words and believed that Sandra should have nothing to do with those drug dealers.She talked to the consultant again, said a few superficially polite words, and expressed her friendship with Gustavo, then stepped on high heels, and left the building with the subordinate who was holding the notebook the whole time.

But obviously, Giuseppe didn't fully explain Sandra's matter.That poor woman, of course, had nothing to do with the North End drug dealers, but Giuseppe did, and so did Alfonso.It's just that the consultant doesn't understand why the drug dealers in the North District, who are under the restraint of Maldini, would retaliate against such a trivial matter as introducing business to Alfonso?

This question has been haunting him until the moment he returned to his office——

The bedroom door was open and Xavier was missing.

Giuseppe's heart was beating wildly, and the blood rushing into his head was about to burst his veins.He grabbed his overcoat and sprinted to Xavier's room, which was across the corner.After witnessing the empty room, he rushed down the stairs and questioned the doorman with an expression that looked like he was about to eat someone.Trembling from the public telephone in front of the brownstone building, he sent an order to Cesare, and then drove an unassuming Ford to the warehouse area north of the lake.

For the first time in my life,

Giuseppe wanted to make a wish to God.

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Double update today! (Actually, this is yesterday's debt)