Maybe it was because of the jet lag, or maybe it was something else, Celia couldn't get a good night's sleep last night.

I woke up at seven o'clock in the morning in a completely unfamiliar bedroom on the second floor of the villa.

After some openness after the early hours of last night, Celia reluctantly admitted that she would work with Emily, mainly because she was really too busy to be alone now, and instead of letting her boss realize about this and divest her authority to someone else, it was better to take the initiative to find a collaborator herself.

However, after only chatting with Emily for more than ten minutes, Didi's voice sounded on her.

This is a summoner temporarily equipped by Simon's security team, similar to the appearance of a BP machine, which Celia used once a few days ago in Ohio when she saw a girl. Watching Emily leave at that time, Celia was a little sour.

With a little malice, imagine what she would be called upstairs for.

Absolutely do not admit that I have some taste.

Then, he continued to sit in the living room until about one o'clock, only to realize that Emily had been in charge of the rooms in the villa, and she did not know where her bedroom was.

It's still a hot summer in August in New York, and in northern Ukraine, the temperature at night is less than 10 degrees Celsius, so it's likely that you can catch a cold if you make do with it.

Without the permission of a little man, she didn't dare to go up to the third floor, fumbled around the second floor for a while, found her luggage in a bedroom, and then rested.

After washing up, I left the bedroom and looked at my watch, seven o'clock.

It was quiet in the villa.

Just like last night, she secretly listened to the bed, this villa is so well soundproofed, and the surroundings are peaceful.

When I went downstairs, I realized that everyone who should have gotten up had already gotten up.

Emily is busy in the kitchen.

Celia also knew that her boss didn't have high requirements for food, but she wasn't used to strangers preparing meals for him.

Pretending not to notice that Emily was still visibly wearing some kind of rosy face, Celia stepped forward to help prepare breakfast, pretending to ask inadvertently, and learned that the man was out for a run.

Hmph, I definitely didn't last a few minutes last night, otherwise I wouldn't have the energy to go out for a run.

Of course, I also know that I am deceiving myself.

In the position where she can always reach the top of the pyramid of this world, Celia's deepest feeling is that most of the people in the upper positions have very strong energy, whether it is the Ministry of Defense where she used to work, or the current Westeros system, there are many guys who only sleep four or five hours a day.

Celia resisted her curiosity and didn't ask, and Emily didn't mean to explain.

However, it wasn't until the man came back from a run, and the three of them had a simple breakfast together, that none of the six girls from last night showed up, apparently resting in the upstairs bedroom.

After breakfast, Ken Dixon, who was in charge of Simon's security this time, entered the villa with two other entourage, carrying a special lockbox in his hand, which Celia had also seen and knew that only Simon could open the box.

Simon and Dixon entered a study on the first floor to chat secretly, and there were two bodyguards guarding the door.

Celia returned to the second floor with interest, sorting out her boss's next agenda.

Simon will spend two more days in Ukraine, having already visited the UFS military base yesterday, and will personally go through the various layouts of the Westeros system in Rivni today and tomorrow, including the UMFS family community, some of the factories acquired by Komorov, and some important meetings.

Many of the industries here are insignificant compared to the vast Westeros system.

Simon will stay here for a total of three days, so it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the layout of the military field of the Westeros system.

While looking through the planning plan of the UMFS family community, Emily walked into the living room with a pot of coffee, and after she poured two cups of coffee, she sat down next to her, Celia handed Emily the information of several factories under the Aldecker company in charge of Komorov, and said, "You can take a look at these first, and you will be responsible for explaining them to the boss in the afternoon." ”

Emily agreed to take it, knowing that her boss was beginning to fulfill the tacit agreement they had reached last night.

Flipping it open on her lap, sensing Celia's scrutinizing gaze sweeping past her, Emily smiled at the corners of her mouth and raised her arm, five fingers spread in one hand, and two fingers erected in the other.

This is, seven?

Celia was slightly stunned, then understood, rolled her eyes and said, "It seems that you like this very much." ”

Emily retracted her gesture and looked down to read the information, obviously deliberately with a little smugness in her tone: "The boss wants it, why did I refuse." ”

Celia couldn't help but say, "Six, not enough?"

Emily's tall figure in a black OL suit gently swayed a few times on the sofa, her movements seemed unintentional, but with a touch of style, and said: "It's all little chicks, and they can't do anything, so I can only teach them." ”

Celia teased, "I remember you had a boyfriend. ”

Emily looked up, smiled even more, and nodded, "yes." ”

Celia knew she had made a mistake as soon as she spoke.

Emily is still single after all, and she, on the surface, is in a very happy family situation.

Fortunately, Celia is not the kind of woman with a thin skin, she directly ignores what she just said, and no longer explores the absurdity of her boss last night, and turns the topic to business, occasionally giving birth to some curiosity, wondering what the young man downstairs is doing at this time.

Simon was looking through the details of the Stefano family.

These days, through the gathering of information by the Westeros family intelligence team, Simon already has a deeper understanding of the mafia organization 'Glorious Society' in the southern Italian region of Calabria.

Compared with Sicily's 'Our Cause' and Camora' in Campania, the current stage of Glory is still far from the top mafia, and the structure is loosely organized, and internal strife is constant.

That's just for now, though.

According to some trivial information in my mind, because the early rafters of 'Our Cause' and 'Camorra' have been attacked by the Italian government for many years, resulting in the loss of one and the other, after the new century, the Glory Society will gradually be on a par with the Sicilian and Campanian mafia, and extend its tentacles to the whole world.

That's an afterword.

Moreover, with Westeros' interference, whether the Glory Society can still rise according to the original timeline depends on Simon's attitude.

The reason why Simon decided to launch this shock without much hesitation was also because the Glorious Society was not strong now. If it was 'Our Cause' and 'Camorra', which were still strong, he wouldn't have taken the plunge.

Two years ago, the assassination of Giovanni Falcco, the famous Italian anti-black judge, who planted a ton of explosives and blew up the sky, was the work of Sicily's 'Our Cause'.

However, since then, the Italian government has so far arrested thousands of gang members, including the current godfather of our cause, due to the backlash of the media and public opinion, and the Falco assassination has become a sign of the decline of the Sicilian mafia.

In fact, it can also be seen from this that the gangsters are vulnerable in the face of the will of the government.

To be high-profile is to look for death.

As for the Stefano family in Calabria, the strength of the six major families in power in the Glorious Society at this stage can only be regarded as medium, and although the second civil war of the Glorious Society ended three years ago under the mediation of other mafia forces, the two distinct factions have not really reconciled.

These are all elements that Simon can take advantage of.

The Stefano family made their fortune in the 70s by reselling cigarettes, and now only four of the six brothers who initially beat the world remain, and the other two died in gangster vendettas.

At this stage, if you don't take into account the mistress and illegitimate children who have been quietly dug up by the Westeros family, there are a total of 27 people in the entire Stefano family, and there are four remaining six brothers in the starting family, the eldest Giorgio Stefano is 59 years old, the youngest Dimitri Stefano is 35 years old, and the current godfather is Horace Stefano, who is the third in line, 46 years old this year.

Since the Stefano family dared to send bullets to their women and children's homes, Simon's decision was to directly evaporate the entire Stefano family.

In fact, the Italian mafia also has a law that will cause trouble to the family.

Over the years, not to mention the mafia's infighting, but the public report of an 8-year-old boy who was thrown alive into the sulfuric acid barrel, the so-called disaster to his family, in Simon's opinion, is a joke.

Downstairs in his study, Simon and Ken Dixon discussed details and, based on various feedbacks, sent a series of encrypted emails to various groups in Italy from his laptop that he carried with him, and finally sent Dixon away and had a video call with Sophia.

The city of Rivni did not have access to the internet, and Simon's security team set up a special satellite communication system on the estate.

In fact, for this operation, the Westeros system will have a layout in Italian politics, the media and even the gangs, so as to ensure that the whole thing will not have unexpected sequelae to the greatest extent.

Different layouts are naturally handled by different teams.

Strictly follow Simon's 'split execution' strategy.

It was so busy until nine o'clock that Simon left the study, Sergei Komorov had already arrived, and everyone left the manor in the center of the city and rushed together to the west of Rivni, where the planned UFMS family community was located.

Back in Rivni last night, it was already dark. I don't quite see what is going on around the city.

This time, the black Mercedes sedan shuttled through the wide road of Rivni, and as far as the eye could see, it was a withered one.

In the back seat of Mercedes, Celia sat next to Simon, noticed the man's gaze, and took the initiative to say: "Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population of Rivni was close to 300,000, but according to recent statistics, there are only about 220,000 people left in this city, a small number of whom fled to Western Europe through Poland, and most of them moved to the countryside. ”

Simon nodded slightly.

Celia didn't need to explain more, he knew what was going on.

Ukraine's GDP has plummeted by more than 30 percent in recent years, and the rapidly crumbling industrial and agricultural system has led to severe material scarcity, with many city dwellers having to move to the countryside to become farmers to support themselves in order to avoid starvation.

It is always difficult for ordinary people to think about why there is such a thing as starvation in a modern civilized country.

In particular, Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, not only supplied the entire Soviet Union, but also created a large amount of foreign exchange for the former Soviet Union through the export of agricultural products.

In such a country, if you grow any food in the land, it seems that there should be no material deprivation and starvation of the people.

Russia, which occupies the world's largest territory next door, does not seem to be doing the same.

So, why exactly?

The answer is simple.

It is the 'modern civilization' that everyone subconsciously relies on that has led to all this.

As far as agriculture is concerned.

Modern agriculture is far from being a backward, inefficient and self-sufficient agricultural civilization in the feudal era, but is closely linked with the economic system of the whole country.

Because modern agricultural production requires a large number of industrial substances such as fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery.

The collapse of the country's economy will first seriously impact the modern industrial system, and the fertilizer and pesticide machinery factories will fall into losses due to economic recession and currency depreciation, and the output will inevitably be greatly reduced, so that they cannot supply the agricultural production needs of the whole country.

Perhaps a farm with 10 hectares of land is likely to be reclaimed only 1/12 of it, and only need to ensure the self-sufficiency of their own family and their relatives and friends, and cannot afford to think more.

When this phenomenon spreads to the entire country, it is conceivable that the consequences will be catastrophic.

At this stage, Ukraine's GDP has plummeted by only 30%, but due to the all-round collapse of the industrial and financial system transmitted to the most vulnerable agricultural system, Ukraine's grain production has actually plummeted by more than 50% compared to the former Soviet Union.

Therefore, it is only natural that there should be material deprivation of people starving.

In Simon's memory, until more than 20 years later, because the whole country has never been fundamentally stabilized, Ukraine has not been able to become the breadbasket of Europe again, and a large number of urban dwellers still need to allocate a lot of time to take care of their rationed farmland in the suburbs in order to ensure basic material needs.

At this stage, Russia and Ukraine are in exactly the same situation.

In my memory, many people always joke that the goal of 'give me 20 years' has not been achieved, but compared with Ukraine, which is still politically turbulent, economically withered, poor and full of oligarchs more than 20 years later, the Russian people are definitely very lucky to meet a leader who is really thinking about his country and nation.

Simon, of course, has no intention of helping Ukraine change the status quo.

In fact, the more turbulent the country is, the better it is for the layout of the Westeros system.

Like this one.

Because of the collapse of the economy and the exodus of the city, the Westeros system was able to easily carve out 30 hectares of land west of Rivni to build a UFMS family community.