.

Gaudí's words can be counted as nonsense - he came at an inopportune time, of course, at an inopportune time. But again, he came at the right time, and it was time for Nancy to suspect that he was doing it on purpose.

But who knows, maybe that's it. Maybe this shrewd and capable old fox really came here at this time, but how did he accurately grasp the situation in the room? Had he been eavesdropping outside the room all the time?

Nancy imagined the image for a moment, and then a bald head with sparse hair appeared in front of her eyes—it might not be Gaudty's, but it could be. Nancy likes to maliciously figure out the reasons behind other people's actions, and she has never seen Gottie take off his hat.

Saren and Satsuma, the uncle and nephew, like Nancy, turned their heads to look at Gotti in the same way. Their responses are varied, and of course. Satsuma's face was a businessman's professionally polite, gentle smile, while Saren was an ice cube poured entirely from cooled molten steel.

Even though he had been prepared, Gotti still felt a little uncomfortable. If this is in his own family, it is okay, even in the face of the eldest lady or the old family owner, he is confident that he can ensure that he will maintain his composure and not show timidity in any situation, no matter what the situation. There is no ghost in my heart, so I am naturally not afraid to knock on the door.

But that's not the case now, he's not in his own family now, he's not in his own family now—even though he told himself he is, everyone present is not stupid, and they all know what the effect of his actions is. He had just intervened very sharply in the housekeeping disputes within other families, and had smashed it at a critical juncture.

This opportunity was lost, and now this moment will never come again. At least not again today.

Gotti felt like she was about to be distorted and battered by those two completely different gazes. He coughed dryly, raised a hand, and made a common, common, and very versatile gesture.

"I didn't mean to bother you, you two." He said, turning his gaze to Nancy inside—he saw the girl standing there with her hands behind her back, as if she were an innocent passerby—but he continued, "I'm here to make sure there's no further misunderstanding between us." ”

He beckoned to Nancy. Although he didn't say much, his meaning was already very clear.

Nancy was immediately reluctant. Her mouth pursed, and she quickly came behind Saren almost step by step, and hugged Saren with her hands around her waist. "I'm not leaving. The little master wants to be with me! ”

“……”

Salen's face changed, and it was a wonderful change and change, and there seemed to be more than one specific reason, it was many. Even Satsuma raised an eyebrow.

Gotttie's face suddenly stretched longer. "My princess," he said in a calm tone, "the Golden Galleon has made up for their mistakes, and they have reached a bargaining agreement with the Eldest Lady. There's no reason for us to keep messing around. ”

"What?"

Nancy blinked in surprise, then immediately turned her head to look at Satsuma in realization. Satsuma smiled at her, but the smile froze as Nancy grinned at him silently.

If it's an ordinary girl doing this action, then needless to say, it's naturally very cute, just like a kitten who "whines". But if it's Nancy......

Satsuma touched his nose and turned his head, not knowing what was going on in his mind. In short, his face is not too good.

"Really...... Is that so, can't the little master go with me? ”

Nancy lowered her head and "sadly" drew a circle between her fingers on Salen's back. And with each swipe of her fingertips, Salen's body shuddered. In Gottty's view, the poor young man's forehead was sweating and he looked tense and endured with all his might.

He could probably understand what the little guy was like, almost no different from being held in the arms of a giant bear with a motherly nature overflowing and sticking out his tongue and licking it.

But in the end, the bear let go of his newfound cute toy. She let go of her grip on Saren and took two steps back, but the next moment Saren relaxed a little, she suddenly lunged forward and grabbed him by the neck from behind. Salen's fur was about to explode, and she almost jumped on the spot.

"Goodbye, young master. It's a pleasure to be with you. ”

With her mouth in Saron's ear, Nancy whispered, gentle as a hot spring in the mountains, which made Salen's stiff and cold body feel a trace of warmth. He blinked, trying to turn back, but Nancy's arms around him tightened a little tighter to keep him from moving.

"Don't worry, we'll meet again." The girl grinned, and raised her eyes to glance at Satsuma not far ahead, "You're already in my sight...... has entered the sight of the eldest lady. I think if I have time, the eldest lady will be happy to make a special appointment with the old 'old friend'. That's normal, isn't it? ”

“……”

Saren is silent, Satsuma is silent. Neither of the two high-ranking officials of the Golden Galleon spoke, but watched Nancy walk with cheerful steps and jumps towards Gotti at the door, and then disappeared into the light of the corridor outside.

Gotti turned his head to look outside, then turned his gaze back inside, looked at Uncle Satsuma and his nephew, smiled politely and nodded.

"So," he said, "the two of you continued." ”

With that, Gotti left and closed the door to the room.

“……”

All the outsiders are gone, and now only their own people are left, which should be the best thing to talk about. But Saren and Satsuma are not, the two of them are staring at me with big eyes, you look at me, I look at you, both of them keep their mouths closed, and the atmosphere falls into an awkward silence.

Eventually, it was Satsuma who broke the silence.

"I think you're still immature in every way, but you're not entirely wrong. My dear nephew. He coughed dryly and said, "So I will give you this qualification and treatment - whether you are an official member of the family or not, I don't count, only the head of the family has the final say, and of course the punishment for what you did today." And my task is to send you to him. ”

“…… That old fellow," Saleen pursed his lips, "he finally wants to see me?" ”

"There's no one who doesn't want to see their children," Satsuma said, looking at Salen with his eyes, "unless there's some special reason." ”

“……”

……

"Special benefits?"

"I guess that's what I said, but I don't know much about it. It's just the tactics of some businessmen. ”

Nancy and Gotti sat by the second-floor window of the large reception room, looking out at the vast waves of the Barblair Inland Sea. Nancy had done a simple wash, washed off the blood, and changed into new clothes—provided by the Golden Sailboat, of course—and felt a sense of peace and contentment as she sat comfortably in the milky white world of the second-floor platform, which was spacious and empty, and had nothing but the booth by the window. She squinted comfortably, no different from an ordinary young girl who came on vacation with friends.

Gotti looked at her and extinguished the burnt cigar in his mouth in the ashtray. Ordinary girls would certainly not like this taste, but these two ...... No troublesome questions.

It was as if the Golden Galleon had told these guests that they had arranged some special plan to move them all to another, more comfortable and luxurious place. Of course, this will make the Golden Galleon suffer a little, but the guests will be happy. In order to maintain efficiency, the whole family of machines is now up and running. ”

"Where did you know that?"

"Julius told me." Gotti lit another cigarette for himself - he seemed to be in a state of exhaustion without biting something in his mouth, especially when doing this kind of business, "The manager you let go, remember?" He's been here until you come back. ”

"Why is he here?"

"Let's get some ice cream."

“…… Then I hope you've satisfied him. ”

"Of course." Gotti looked out the window, "It's a small thing." ”

Looking at his appearance at this time, Nancy's eyes were a little straight, and she held the hot coffee cup in both hands, and licked her lips with her tongue.

"You know what," she whispered, "I think the eldest lady is right, you are really a very special person. ”

"Am I?" Gotti turned her head to look at Nancy and smiled with interest, "I think so too." I felt that I could be unique with a baritone that I had in the world. ”

Nancy shook her head. "That's not what I meant—that's not what Miss."

“……”

Gotti felt a toothache. This child of the underworld is really strange, sometimes smart like an old monster who has lived for an unknown number of years, and sometimes stupid as a roast suckling pig.

"And what do you mean?" He asked, "What did the eldest lady say about me?" ”

"You are a person who 'has independent thinking and self-will,'" she said. Nancy said seriously, "So she trusts you." ”

"......" the corners of Gottie's mouth moved, and his gaze shifted, "It's an honor." ”

Being said so bluntly by a stupid girl, even with Gottie's face felt uncomfortable. This is no less awkward than being confessed by a little Lori at an age, which is really uncomfortable.

"By the way," said Gotttie, as if suddenly remembering something, "what did you mean by that sentence you said to Salen when you left at the end?" ”

"A confession of love."

“……”

Seeing Gotti's elongated face again, Nancy laughed.

"Just kidding!" She said, pursing the corners of her mouth and lowering her eyes, her gaze narrowed, "That's right, it's a joke...... It's here. ”