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That's what it looks like. Carl asked Donfly, asked his chief, asked what it meant to be in charge of the family, and the answer he received was not at all unexpected. This made him pause a little, and he sighed a little in the center of his heart.

He nodded, his mouth moving, his eyes lowered to the table, his hands crossed and twisted together.

Don Freery says Carl knows what he's talking about, that's for sure. Carl certainly knew what Don Fri was saying, and what Don Fri was saying was easy to guess and understand. The head of a family has always considered the interests of the whole family, not the gains and losses of a specific person in the family, and even in order to achieve this goal as perfectly as possible, they will sometimes even allow some obviously unfair bad events to occur within the family, in order to stabilize the overall situation. What's more, the matter in front of them now is not an unfair and bad incident.

Donfrey wanted Carl to give up on Jaime and hand over the boy to stop standing in his way, and let the little guy who was in some ways indeed responsible for all of this to bear the blame for all this. Of course, Donfrey didn't do this because he liked or hated the kid, or even because it was absolutely fair, he was just thinking about it from the point of view of profit - Carl was worth more than James. It is better to let Jaime accept the punishment than to let Carl accept the punishment, so that the family will not only learn the rules, but at the same time suffer much less damage.

But the drawbacks of this are also obvious. Carl is a veteran of the family, if he stands up and takes responsibility, although the end will be bad, but he can bear it, and he may return to his current peak position in the future. But Jaime was different—at his age, even if he survived, it would have had an immeasurable impact on his future development in the family. It can be said that he will not be able to raise his head and turn over in the family for a long time.

This was certainly not what Carl wanted to see, and Donfrie understood it. From the act of giving up this opportunity to show his face, you can see how much Carl values and loves his nephew, even now, when Jaime has messed things up beautifully, he has been doing his best to protect James. If it were normal, it wouldn't be surprising that Carl jumped out and took all the blame on himself. That's why he's feeling a headache and trying his best to persuade Carl here, because it's not the same as he had hoped.

But what Don Freery didn't know was that the meeting between him and Carl was not what he had thought from the beginning. On the surface, it seems that he is the dominant person in this meeting, but his reactions and words have been within Carl's calculations from beginning to end. Karl, who had danced many different dances over the decades with an unknown number of different people and different tunes, the old gentleman had long since controlled the tune of today's dance to his own rhythm.

He looked up, revealing that ...... once again Don Fly's most annoying and unbearable gaze, he looked at Don Frey sincerely and kindly, and laughed slightly.

"I have a special offer, sir. I hope you'll be able to listen to it. ”

“…… You cunning old bastard. Donfrey snorted, "Well, I'll hear what you're proposing." ”

If Donfrie hadn't noticed that Carl was wrong, then he would not have been able to sit firmly in the position of leader for so many years, and would not have led the ruthless characters in front of him and in the living room outside the house to lay the huge foundation he has now. Karl wasn't the only one who knew the art of changing dance steps – and certainly not just Donfrie or someone from the family. Bad guys are everywhere, after all, this is Stuttgar.

But Carl's first words were unexpected, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"I don't think Jaime and I will be able to bear any punishment from the family. I think it's good for all of us. ”

“……”

For a moment Donfrey felt that the old guy in front of him was crazy, and then for a moment he thought that he might have defected, and was about to take advantage of this opportunity to kill him, which is why he spoke so unscrupulously and spoke so loudly, and he was about to die anyway - but a big man is a big man, and he is more calm than ordinary people. He pressed himself into the chair and didn't move.

Then he looked at Carl for two seconds. He smiled.

"It can't be, Carl." He shook his head and said indifferently, "I said, even if I want to help you, I can't help you in this matter." You and Jaime - you two have made a mistake, and you have to give an account to the family, or I'll be the one who will give the account. ”

Karl remained motionless for a few seconds, and remained motionless for a few seconds after saying the words "as if insane" and "as if he had defected". So Don Freery knew, knew that he was really serious about trying to convey the original meaning of that sentence, literally, and not either of those two situations that were unusually bad in every way. Otherwise, the few seconds that stiffened the atmosphere and paused time would be the best time for him to make a move, and at this distance, he would probably have turned into a corpse by surprise and unprepared.

He was still alive, still panting, and still talking, which already showed that his worries were unnecessary. But it also means that he has another problem to solve - another more realistic problem.

"Of course, sir. You're right. Old man Karl first agreed with Donfrie's statement, then smiled, put his hands on the table, and moved his eyes a little cautiously, his eyes were a little brighter, "But let me be sure first—you still want to help us, don't you?" ”

Don Freey swore in his heart that if the old man looked at him with those Chihuahua eyes again, he would pull them out, and pull them out at once—he swore by the damned old detective Bullock's beard!

"I'm only thinking about the family, Carl, and you know that—so personally, I don't think there's any real use in punishing you or little Jaime now that it's come to this. This only adds to the family's suffering when there is already a loss, and it often doesn't work out later, and those who are loyal will still be loyal, and those who cause trouble will still be in trouble - but that can't be a reason, Carl. You see, there is a reason why some of the supreme truths in this world are supreme principles and why no one will question them, and 'if you make a mistake, you must pay a price' is one of them. There's nothing you can do to change that, you can only choose to obey, whoever you are, or else if everybody justifiably disobeys for one reason or another, our world will fall apart. ”

"I understand, sir." Carl nodded, his expression finally becoming serious, and he looked straight at Donfly, "But what if I can help you solve this problem?" ”

"What?"

"You want to help us, but you can't help us. That's the problem you're having right now, right? "I can help you solve this problem." ”

Don Freery looked at Carl, silent, discerning the message from the old man's face. Normally he wouldn't be able to do that, and it didn't make much sense to do so, because an experienced and well-trained veteran like Carl couldn't have been more familiar with these pediatric tricks. They have always used this trick on others, and it has never been the turn of others to play this hand with them.

But it's different now. Now Donfrey could tell that Carl's state was a little turbulent, because of what he was saying, what he was talking to, his heart was beating at a silent speed. Now this node is an unprecedented weak moment for him.

“…… Don't kid me, Carl. Donfrey spoke, his face motionless, "What the hell are you trying to say?" ”

"I want to say we can make amends, sir." Karl looked at the leader earnestly, "We can make amends, we can make up for the rest of the family without saying anything more - but we need a chance, and we still have time." ”

The space fell silent. Don Freery didn't respond to Carl right away, but just sat there, looking at Carl with his eyes squinted slightly. Then he sat up straight and leaned back in his chair.

"Let's be more detailed." He said.

It can be seen that although Carl's face does not show too much, he is relieved in his heart, the muscles of his arms are obviously relaxed a lot, and the fingers of his two hands are no longer crossed.

"After last night," he said, as he sorted out his words, "last night, at the Red Crocodile, after Jaime's failed operation and I rescued him, I noticed the man who had ruined our good deeds. That private detective who popped out of nowhere. ”

"I've heard," said Donfriew, "I've heard that Old Duroc was there. Then the detective was taken away by old Duroc. ”

"Long story short—the man's skills, and the weapon he used, caught my attention. I immediately looked into him...... The result was an unexpected discovery. ”

"What discovery?"

"He's looking for someone, looking for a woman — looking for 'this woman.'"

Carl placed his phone on the table and pushed it to Donfly. Don Freery picked it up and looked at it, and then his gaze changed suddenly. He jerked his head up and looked at Karl.

"It's ......"

"That's right, it's her."

“……”

"My proposal, sir," Karl said in a low voice, comfortably seated in his guest chair, "I will go out and investigate the matter myself, and finish what Jaime has not done, and send Tabilon into the graveyard once and for all...... I don't want anything, and the only request is to uncover last night's chapter and bury it once and for all—never to be pursued or brought up again. ”