San Marco district, Barbarigo House

"Bang!"

Whitebeard dragged to his chest, and Marco, who looked quite majestic in appearance, slammed his fist the table.

"Emilio is dead, Silvio is dead, and now you tell me that you don't even know who they are?!"

"What's the use of the Barbarigo family raising you bunch of shit!"

Marco, who was panting rapidly, was not only angry in his heart, but also frightened.

The enemy hiding in the shadows unknowingly assassinated two core members of the Barbarigo family one after another, except that they knew that the other party might be related to the thieves' union, and knew nothing else.

Marco wasn't stupid, not to mention Emilio who had been sniped from a distance, it wasn't the first time he had seen the hole in Silvio's forehead, he and Silvio had seen it on a fellow Templar assassin assassinated by the Assassins a few years earlier.

'Hidden Blades, are they the damned Assassins!' ’

Marco's horror was almost palpable, but when he saw the strong bodyguard standing behind him, Marco's emotions finally calmed down a little.

"Dante, from today onwards, you must always follow me, and if you find someone approaching without permission, no matter who the other party is, you will be cut first!"

The man Marco called Dante was a middle-aged man with a blank look, and it took several seconds for Marco to give his order before he reacted, and nodded stupidly.

"Yes, master."

Marco didn't seem to be worried about Dante's intelligence, but was confident in his protection, and when Dante answered, he nodded with satisfaction and returned to his usual calmness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, both of these assassinations must have been carried out by the Assassin Order, and I have reason to suspect that the Assassins, who dealt a heavy blow to the Templars in Florence last year, have sent someone to sneak into Venice."

"But don't worry." Marco sneered and said, "The Assassin's rash attack on Venice will surely cause the wrath of the Governor, so let's take this opportunity to give our dear Governor the last of his strength." ”

"Carlo."

Marco turned his head to look at a noble official in a floppy hat, his cheeks and figure were relatively thin, and his eyes gleamed with unease.

"You're a member of the Council of Ten, and I need you to tell Mocenigo about the dangers of the Assassins and get him to call martial law for the entire city."

"I'm going to see if the rats, who are used to hiding in the corners of the city, can continue to move in this high-pressure situation."

Carlo took a deep breath and bowed his head in reply, "I try my best, but Mocenigo has his own set of views on the Templars and Assassins, and I can't guarantee that I will be able to convince him." ”

Outside the core of the Barbarigo cabal, a fat, honest-looking aristocratic man dozed off in his chair.

Noticing his unproductive appearance, Marco smiled contemptuously and took Dante out first, and the others dispersed after discussing countermeasures.

It wasn't until the conference room was empty that the fat man suddenly opened his eyes and silently looked at the direction where Marco left, with a complicated look flashing in his eyes

'Marco, your blind trust in Dante will one day lead you to taste the consequences of failure. ’

'Dante does have extremely strong fighting power in a head-on conflict, but ...... That doesn't mean he can defend against the pervasive Assassins. ’

……

When Lu Xiao returned to the Thieves' Guild, Antonio was discussing something with a strong man who looked chattering and a middle-aged beautiful woman who still had charm.

"Lu, come here, I'll introduce you."

Antonio waved to Lu Xiao warmly, grabbed his shoulders and pointed to the two companions beside him.

"The man who is nervous about his sword is the leader of the Venetian mercenaries, Bartolomeo de Alviano, and if you don't care about this guy's fetishes, he's a relatively easy guy to get along with, a powerful warrior, a leader with great leadership qualities."

"Hey! I heard that! ”

Bartolomeo retorted loudly and dissatisfiedly: "I'm not a fetish, Bianca is a good companion who has accompanied me for many years, I just cherish my weapons!" ”

Antonio waved his hand noncommittally, ignoring Bartolomeo's protest, and bumped into the beautiful woman to continue to introduce to Lu Xiao: "This is the leader of the Venetian courtesans and the boss of the Rose Chastity, Theodora Contanto. ”

Teodora smiled at Lu Xiao and bowed: "Hello, Lu, I have heard a lot of rumors about you from other members of the Brotherhood, welcome to Venice." ”

Lu Xiao was a little incomprehensible about Teodora's nun dress, but now was not the time to discuss it.

After completing the introduction of the Venice Triumvirate, Antonio first expressed his gratitude to Lu Xiao for getting rid of the two major enemies of the people.

"The deaths of Silvio and Emilio will be a devastating blow to the Barbarigo family, but as long as Marco is alive, our plan will not be entirely successful."

"I have just received a reminder from Agostino, the inner counsel of the Barbarigo family, that Marco intends to impose martial law on the whole city with the help of the Governor, forcing us out of the corners of the city to fight them head-on."

"Agostino?" Lu Xiao asked with some surprise, "Is that the Barbarigo clan you said was inclined to assassins?" Are you sure he can be trusted? ”

"I'm sure, come with me first."

Antonio directed Lu Xiao to his office, and the first thing that caught Lu Xiao's attention was a rather intricately made wooden model of the San Marco district.

Antonio proudly says: "This is a full-scale model that I have spent years producing, and it should have some effect on your next move." ”

Lu Xiao shook his head and said, "Even if we fully understand the structure of the San Marco District, we can't tell Mocenigo about our goals and the Templar conspiracy without entering the Doge's Palace. ”

"Instead, the Templars could use the Barbarigo family's connections in officialdom to brazenly indoctrinate the Doge with harmful Assassin remarks, which would be very detrimental to us."

Teodora softly reassured, "Don't worry too much, although the governor of Mocenigo has been forced by the power of the Barbarigo family to open up a lot of privileges to them, he is not an incompetent person. ”

"It's almost impossible to get Mocenigo to issue martial law with great fanfare just by the words of Carlo's family, Marco underestimated the governor too much."

Bartolomeo added in a gruff voice: "At this point, we can only take the way of breaking the boat." ”

"My mercenaries and Antonio's thieves will help you distract the guards on the periphery of the Doge's Palace, and it is up to you to bypass the defenses inside the Doge's Palace and reach Mocenigo."

"Lu, then."

Antonio threw a small bag of light and fluttering unknown objects to Lu Xiao, and when he started it, Lu Xiao smelled a hint of plant fragrance from the small bag.

"This is the evidence that we took advantage of the riots to find out from Emilio's dock cargo warehouse, and handed it over to Governor Mocenigo for testing, whose professional advisers will prove for us the use of these herbs."

"And."

Teodora handed Lu Xiao a scroll of information: "This is a list of smuggled goods that my girls have recorded after overhearing Emilio and Silvio's conversation, which should also convince Mocenigo to add some leverage." ”

Lu Xiao sighed: "It seems that I can't go if I don't go, but Antonio ......"

"I know."

Antonio smiled understandingly, "The information on the Assassin's Tomb and most of Altaïr's scattered Codex, my thieves have already checked it. ”

"Now you concentrate on dealing with the current crisis, and when this commotion is over, I will give you all the information you want."