Chapter 9 Departure
Da da da
The crisp sound of leather shoes colliding with the stone floor echoed in the empty corridor.
Victor, with his blond hair hanging casually, was wearing a luxurious black cloak and walked leisurely along the spacious but deserted corridor. The high dome was covered with classical murals.
Perona, a pink long-haired girl in a black gothic skirt, followed closely behind him. Even in this corridor, she refused to put down the small umbrella in her hand.
The footsteps stopped, and the two stood in front of a lacquered wooden double door.
Squeak~~~quack~~~~~!
With a harsh friction sound that was slightly sour, the door was slowly pushed open by Victor. What comes into view is an empty but closed stone chamber with no windows or torches. Only the dim light from the corridor outside the door illuminates the room. In the middle is a solid square iron prison. A short, fat man wearing tattered suit trousers, with his bare upper body covered with bandages, sat in the middle of the cell with his eyes closed, and he was none other than Capone Becky, who had been defeated by Victor.
Perona trotted to the side of the room, lit the candle placed on the small raised platform on the wall, and then pulled a chair and placed it directly in front of the cell.
Victor sat on the chair, looked at Capone Becky who seemed to be asleep, and said gently: "Mr. Becky, why did you come here? You agreed to join us 'Coral' after the battle. "
"Yes! I gave in at that time!!" A look of anger appeared on Capone Becky's face. He rushed to the cage, grabbed the steel fence and roared at Victor: "But there is no 'card' in the agreement. The purpose of the Capone Gang's merger into Coral is to disband all the Capone Gangs! You are not annexing us, but you want to completely destroy us!! I put all my efforts into forming the 'Capone Gang'! And you The bastard ruined everything with a flimsy agreement!"
"So you attacked Dr. Rulta who healed you? He is a real gentleman." Victor smiled, took out a box from his arms and opened it, and there were two top-quality roots from Veeve Island cigar.He handed the matches and cigar box to Capone Becky, but the other party hesitated and took them.
Victor just watched quietly as Capone Becky lit the match and put the cigar on the fire skillfully but a little impatiently. It wasn't until Becky took two puffs of the cigar and showed a satisfied expression that he said gently: "Mr. Becky, I know there are some misunderstandings between us, so you see, I am here and want to communicate with you."
Becky's face was shrouded in smoke. He was silent for a few seconds and then asked: "A gangster who doesn't care about money, women, or power. Mafia Victor, what are you planning?"
Victor leaned forward slightly, smiled and said softly, "This world."
Capone Becky was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He smiled so wantonly and wildly that Perona, who was standing behind Victor, looked annoyed.
After a long time, Becky finally stopped laughing, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said sarcastically: "Oh Victor, my dear boss... You are indeed young and talented, but your strength is inferior to those monsters. , nothing.”
Faced with such naked ridicule, Victor was not angry. He stood up and walked to the cage, leaned over and whispered a few words to Becky. The mere words made Capone Becky's face turn pale in shock. He took a few steps back, looked at Victor in shock and murmured: "You are really crazy... crazy..."
This time it was no longer sarcasm, but panicked self-comfort.
Victor showed a playful smile: "Mr. Becky, is this all you have? Come on, the magnificent era is coming, take my boat, and you will have the opportunity to see the scenery of the pinnacle of the world."
Capone Becky puffed away at his cigar, while Victor waited patiently for his reply.
After a long time, Becky threw the butt of the cigar to the ground and asked in a hoarse voice: "What are your plans?"
A smile appeared on the corner of Victor's mouth: "First, let's go to the Kingdom of Flowers."
"The Kingdom of Flowers? The Kingdom of Martial Arts? Can I ask where we are going and what we are doing, boss?" Becky put on a tattered suit jacket.
"There is the 'power' I need." Victor watched Perona open the cell door and responded to Capone Becky.
Early morning two days later.
"Boss! Take me with you! I will definitely not hold you back!"
A conspicuous large merchant ship was moored at the Sound Wharf in the north of Alghero Town. On the wharf, a group of gangsters in black were seeing Victor off, while a little skinny monkey introduced himself excitedly to Victor.
"Stupid monkey Mim! My brother is going to the Kingdom of Flowers to discuss arms business! You are not allowed to cause trouble!" Perona was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and yelled at the skinny boy. She would have taken action if Victor hadn't stopped him.
The skinny little boy called Mim ignored Perona at all. He just looked at Victor with admiration and said excitedly: "Boss Victor! Please, I will definitely be able to make a difference! I, I have been practicing for a long time. Yes! Look!" As he spoke, he hurriedly rolled up his sleeves to expose his dry little arms, trying to squeeze out some muscle.
Capone Becky, who was standing behind Victor, curled his lips in disgust, and asked in a low voice to the black-haired man beside him, "Kransner, what's the matter with this little monkey?"
The man being questioned had black hair shawl, wore a black windbreaker and a gentleman's hat, and held a pure wooden civilized staff. He replied with a smile: "Mr. Capone may not know much about Mim. He was originally an orphan from the slums of Narva Town. He was caught stealing bread once, but Boss Victor rescued him. From then on, he Worship the boss as an idol.”
Things are not as simple as Kransner said.At that time, Mim was almost starving to death. He couldn't bear it anymore and had no choice but to take the risk and steal some food from the notoriously mean and stingy 'Dodoberry Bakery', but was discovered by the boss because his hands and feet were weak from hunger.Just when he was about to be beaten to death, Victor, who went to the local area on a mission, discovered and rescued him.
Victor paid Mim double the bread money in advance, bandaged Mim's wound with his own hands, and left him all the packaged food he bought from the restaurant.Abandoned since childhood, Meme, who doesn't know what love is, feels "caring" and "warmth" for the first time.He did everything possible to find out about Victor's background, and secretly took a passenger ship to Alghero Town to join the "Coral" organization, and through hard work became the cadre Victor's subordinate.
On the pier, Victor is helplessly coping with Mim's entanglement.To be honest, he didn't really want to take Meme to the Kingdom of Flowers, not because he looked down on Meme, but because the journey was really dangerous.In addition to the necessary crew members for the voyage, Victor only brought the new advisor Perona, the new warehouse manager Capone Becky, and the cadre Klansner Edmund.The latter is a very powerful cadre in the 'Coral' organization, but it's a pity that he was suppressed by Pipin in the past.
Victor thought for a while, and asked Mim with a straight face: "If you insist on boarding the boat, then you must agree to one condition - you must obey Perona's orders unconditionally."
Mim turned his head with difficulty to look at Perona who was sneering, and bowed fiercely to Victor: "Please don't worry, boss!"
Victor nodded, then turned his head to look at the white-haired old man who had been standing quietly by the side, and said gently, "Mr. Wen Delu, I will trouble you to take care of the gang during my absence."
"Please rest assured, Boss." The old man bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "I wish you prosperity in martial arts on this journey."
Victor showed a smile. This old man was very smart and probably guessed the real purpose of his trip.
"Okay, everyone board the boat! Let's go to the Kingdom of Flowers!"