After a few moments, Miss Lavinia, who had changed into a brown slim casual dress, reappeared in front of the two of them.

Changing into the judge's robe, she has a little more affinity with the big sister next door, and on the bridge of her pretty nose, the thin golden legs of the glasses stretched out from the ends of the short brown hair around her ears, adding a bit of intellectual beauty.

"Come with me."

Lavinia's good restaurant, located deep in the alley next to the courthouse, twists and turns along the way, made Eremer wonder if she was going to lead them to a dead end, so that she could take advantage of the opportunity to kill them.

They sat in the corner of the restaurant.

After ordering.

Lothar was the first to speak: "Officially introduce yourself, I am Lothar of the Saluzzo family, and this is my partner, Eremer of the Saluzzo family." ”

Lavinia bowed slightly, and said, "Lavinia Bologna." ”

"Miss Lavinia, I looked into you."

Miss Judge was not surprised by this, but picked up a piece of beef with a fork with a flat tone, chewed it slowly, and then slowly spoke: "What did you find out?" ”

"You seem to be a coexistenceist."

The coexistenceists, to put it bluntly, mean that the wolf race and humans coexist on an equal footing, and in Lothar's view, this is obviously an idealistic and unrealistic idea, and it is difficult for a single nation to coexist on an equal footing, let alone two different races.

Miss Judge shook her head and said, "I'm not so naïve, I just think that if the wolf clan continues to act recklessly like this, sooner or later it will lead to destruction." ”

"I think so."

Lothar nodded: "In fact, if it weren't for the fact that neither Germany nor France wanted the other side to include the Apennine states under their rule, the wolf clan might have been crushed by the two great powers and turned into ashes." ”

Ranivia frowned, "What are you telling me about?" ”

Lothar smiled and didn't say anything more.

His knowledge of Ranavia was limited to inquiring about the news, not enough to talk about the revolution and even introduce it to the Wolves Federation of Texas.

Lavinia's tone was calm and firm: "No matter what your intentions are, it is impossible for people to be handed over to you to take away, in order to complete the tasks of the so-called family, you have no regard for the lives of ordinary people, and such people must be punished." ”

"Okay."

Lothar smiled, "Miss Lanivia, I agree with what you did, and as far as I know, you even sent a wolf clan to prison who was similar to Lorenzo's situation, but belonged to the Bologna family, which is enough to prove your righteousness and goodness." ”

"But you must not have a good time doing this, right?"

Lanivia was slightly stunned.

In fact, there have always been voices within the clan that regard her as a traitor.

If it weren't for the fact that the patriarch valued her talent enough and the laws of the city-state were already biased towards family members, I am afraid that she would have been expelled from the family long ago, and the "liquidators" of the family would have been sent to hunt her down.

After all, how could a family, which is known for its unity, tolerate such an act of "righteous annihilation"?

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Miss Lanivia, laws are always made by people, and the laws of the city-state, from the very beginning, have nothing to do with the word sacred, and even if you kill several people, even if you are punished at the highest level, you can only be imprisoned for twelve years."

Seeing that the other party fell silent, Lothar added: "This is still caught, in fact, the vast majority of family members, after the murder, there is no way to catch it at all." ”

"Is it really meaningful to uphold such a law?"

Lavinia whispered, "If you let Lorenzo go out like this, the people of the family will be even more emboldened, so no matter what you say, I will not change my decision." ”

Lothar picked up her glass and took a sip.

"But this is likely to trigger a conflict between Bologna and Saluzzo, plotting assassinations, shootouts in the streets, and fighting Saluzzo will not allow Bologna to provoke himself as a member of the Twelve Superior Families at this critical moment, and he can still retreat."

Lavinia was silent for a moment and said, "It's none of my business. ”

"So, you're only upholding the not-so-sacred code of the city-state?"

Lothar said in an aggravated tone: "Miss Lavinia, there are ten million peasants in the Apennines, at least a third of whom do not have even a wheelbarrow of their own, and it takes six months to bake bread once, and every winter, before they eat, they have to split the bread with an axe, and then soak it in water before they can barely eat. ”

"The city-state code, on the other hand, requires them to pay an annual tax on windows and doors in exchange for their air and sunshine."

"Even the church, which has long since declined, exhorts the rich to give relief to the poor in order to avoid the punishment of hell, and the so-called code of the city-state is trying to scoop the last lira in the pockets of the poor."

Lothar repeated: "Is it really to uphold such laws for the sake of justice and goodness in your mind?" ”

Lavinia's tone softened, "The Code of the City-State may be as you say, with some or that deficiency, but it is my duty to maintain the sanctity of the Code. ”

Lothar sighed, shoved the last sausage on the plate into her mouth, took off the cloth and wiped her mouth, and got up and said, "Miss Lavinia, it's a pity that we couldn't reach a consensus, but neither Saluzzo, nor myself, has ever thought of treating an upright, brave, and kind city-state judge like you as an enemy. ”

Lavinia frowned as she looked at Lothar's hand.

Hesitate for a moment.

She still held out her hand for him to hold.

"Lothar, I'm confused, are you really just a horn in the Saluzo family?"

Lavinia frowned slightly, in her eyes, this Lothar's aura was so strong that it was not like words, it was obvious that he had been in a high position for a long time, even if he was the patriarch of the Saluzo family, she would only sigh that this person would be so young, instead of doubting his identity.

"Of course, I never cheat on a beautiful young lady like you."

Lothar smiled and took off her hat.

Looking at Lavinia's distant back, Lothar suddenly stepped forward and opened the door for her, and whispered:

"Miss Lavinia, there is an old saying in the East, called a gentleman, which means that a person with outstanding talents should not be trapped in his profession. In my opinion, Miss Lavinia is perfectly capable of doing more. ”

Lavinia's eyes widened in surprise, her steps paused slightly, and without saying a word, she hurried out of the restaurant.

Elemer chased after her, a little puzzled, "Lothar, she didn't agree to release her, did she?" ”

"Yes."

"Then what are you doing so eagerly? Could it be that I really said it, you have a crush on her, right? ”

Seeing that Lothar did not refute, Elemer raised his tone: "You are crazy, Lothar, this is an important task given to us by Miss Valentine, if we just slip back like this, what will Miss think of us?" ”

"Or else?"

Lothar asked rhetorically: "Miss also said, even if the two of us add up, it is not enough for others to fight, do you still want to be rough?" ”

"No, I mean."

"She should always have weaknesses, such as friends and colleagues."

Lothar was stunned, raised her hand and patted Elemer on the shoulder: "You used to do this kind of thing a lot?" ”

"No, I've just heard of these methods, and they usually work."

"Don't do it."

Lothar shook her head, "At the very least, don't do that when you're partnering with me. ”

"Oh"

"No, why should I listen to you? We're on the same level! ”

"Because I don't like it."

Elemer was a little unconvinced: "Are you teaching me to do things? ”

Lothar looked at him with a smile on her face.

Eremer was stunned for a moment, then nodded stupidly and said, "Okay, I should give you face, but I will definitely put the responsibility for this matter on your head." ”

For a marginal family leader like Elemer, it was rare to encounter an opportunity to be valued by the above, and he just died down, and to be honest, it was quite unexpected by Lothar.

Lothar smiled, "Let's go, tell Miss what happened here, and our guesses." ”

"What are we guessing?"

Lothar said angrily: "Of course it's the characterization of this matter, that Miss Judge is most likely just spontaneous, and there is no mastermind of the Bologna family behind it." ”

Elemer looked dazed: "How do you see it?" ”

Lothar pointed to his eyes, "I can see it with my eyes." ”

The two chatted as they walked through the narrow alley where the restaurant was located.

"Elemer."

"Huh?"

"Did you feel anything was wrong?"

Eremer shook her head, everything was normal, and on the second-floor balcony overhead, there was a middle-aged woman drying laundry, humming a popular tune in her mouth.

Bang –

A gunshot rang out.

Rubble flying.

In the nick of time, Lothar stepped away from Eremer with a shocked expression.

The woman overhead dropped her half-dried clothes and expertly closed the windows and drew down the curtains.

Some of the restaurants that were open in the alley also slammed their doors and closed the curtains - they had seen too much of this kind of vendetta, and they were frighteningly skilled in dealing with it.

"Damn it!"

Elemer got up from the ground, and the attacker stood at the end of the alley, wearing a gray top hat and a covered face, and his eyes were full of surprise, as if he didn't expect that just two ordinary horns could dodge his own deadly gunfire.

"It seems that this task is really not that simple - to be exact, someone doesn't want to make it that easy."

Lothar sneered and admonished, "Elemer, go find the young lady and inform her to be on guard." ”

Actually, there is no need for this.

With a strong person like Valentine who specializes in assassination, the cost of assassinating her is too high, and Lothar feels that there is a high probability that there will be no problems with her.

Lothar just felt that a helper of Elemer's level, if he stayed by his side, not only would he not be able to help, but he would become a burden to himself.

Elemer's face changed, he wasn't very smart, but he wasn't a fool.

"Can you deal with him?"

Those who can hold this kind of magic gun are generally not top experts, but in Elemmer's opinion, it is definitely not something that Lothar and his fringe horns can deal with.

"Of course, I'm a family line."

Lothar urged confidently, "When I used to fight with you, I just deliberately let go of water to take care of your self-esteem. ”

As he spoke, the shining cross sword slowly appeared in his hand.

The other side.

Lavinia, who was almost at the end of the alley, looked particularly heavy on her feet.

Lothar's words made her a little confused—to be precise, she had always had a feeling of confusion in her heart.

Her teacher of law was also a very decent person at the beginning.

Until later

At first, he just opened the door for his family and relatives, and later, this range was extended to all kinds of so-called "friends", he was like a runaway carriage, going straight to the abyss of depravity, picking up all kinds of windfalls along the way, and rising step by step. Today, he has risen to the upper chamber of the Turin City Council and is the face of the power of the Bologna family.

Her classmates, once at a party, drunkenly scolded: "The conscience, responsibility, and duty he taught us at the beginning, when it was his turn, completely ignored it, he was a liar." ”

Later, her classmate, because he avenged a civilian who was oppressed by family members in court, did something similar to himself today, and was wiped on the street on a rainy night.

At the funeral of her classmate, she met her teacher.

With tears in his eyes, the teacher told him that he had tried to hold on to the righteousness and goodness in his heart, but the next morning he gave up when he saw three severed fingers of his son neatly placed next to the pillow.

"What can I do?"

"Lavinia, we are not family members like you, we are just ordinary people, they will not have any scruples when they attack us, even if we can all guess who did it, it is meaningless without evidence."

Lavinia didn't forgive herself for the teacher, but she didn't have much to blame.

"Lothar is right."

"There is no point in maintaining such a code."

"But what should I do?"

Bang –

She was a little distracted, and suddenly raised her head.

A dim yellow light mask appeared in front of him, and a bullet was embedded in it, and the majestic kinetic energy caused its metal warhead to burst and deform under this impact.

The attacker immediately retreated, and after chasing a few steps, Lanivia found that the other party seemed to have been prepared, and the retreat route was extremely tricky, and in a few ups and downs, it disappeared between the layers of buildings, and had to stop.

"Could it be Saluzzo's people?"

Lavinia frowned, and immediately denied this speculation - as long as you investigate it carefully, you will know that your strength can be ranked among the top three even in the entire Bologna family.

How could a mere centurion-level gunman pose a threat to his own safety?

Her steps suddenly stopped, and she quickly turned back.

If the purpose of the assassin was to provoke a struggle between Saluzzo and the Bologna family, then it is likely that the two emissaries of the Saluzzo family, whom she had just met, had also been attacked.

(End of chapter)