In the Doge's Palace, the pot-bellied Gutierrez paced back and forth.

The mansion originally belonged to a Spanish governor, but since the governor left, it has belonged to Gutierrez's family.

The furnishings in the room have hardly changed much, except that the flags on the walls have changed from the Spanish Empire to the Mexican Republic, then to the Mexican Empire, then to the Second French Empire, and finally to the Federative Republic of Mexico.

Although the regime outside has changed wave after wave, the Gutierrez family is as immobile as a mountain in Juarez.

In the eyes of Gutierrez, the current head of the family, what a bullshit song title, it's just a matter of changing the national flag.

Now, though, he's having a bit of a problem.

The first is that the eldest son of the Romero family has returned under the banner of Dias, this kid is in control of the village cavalry patrol, and he is at odds with him everywhere.

The second is that he is over half a hundred years old, has no children under his knees, and only has a spoiled daughter.

Gutierrez felt like his body and energy weren't as good as he used to be.

Back then, the wind was three feet long, and now the wind is a shoe.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"How did Thiago die?"

Gutierrez suddenly stopped, looked up at the officer standing in front of him, and asked.

Alvarez was still in the fugue, and was pulled back from the fantasy world by his boss, and stammered:

"Yes, I was stabbed to death. In, in the confessional room of the church, in the next compartment of the eldest lady's confessional booth. ”

Gutierrez frowned, unhappy with the reaction of his subordinate:

"How could he be there? What about Ariane? Didn't notice anything during the process? ”

Alvarez shook his head, he didn't dare to tell Gutierrez that the eldest lady couldn't say anything but scream when she mentioned it now.

"Well, there was also a priest who was also knocked unconscious. Stuffed in another compartment. "Still, he said he walked through the door of the confessional room, and when it was dark, he didn't know anything." ”

What a bunch of rubbish.

The muscles in Gutierrez's cheeks twitched.

"Did you say Thiago was killed in it, or was he killed and stuffed in?" He continued to pace around the room, muttering to himself.

"I think it's a threat." Perez, the housekeeper and staff member on the side, said cautiously.

"How?" Gutierrez glanced at Perez.

"What the murderer means, he can move the eldest lady at any time, this time he just killed one of our dogs to show us." Perez, based on his own inference, made up his mind.

Gutierrez felt that there was some truth in the butler's words.

"And who do you think it will be?" He asked.

Perez walked up to Gutierrez and whispered a name in his ear:

"Sergio Romero."

Gutierrez fell silent, and he began to think seriously about it, from all sides.

Alvarez and Perez glanced at each other, as if they had agreed on the identity of the suspect.

"Boss, or I'll send troops to arrest them!" The officer volunteered.

The scheming Gutierrez shook his head:

"I don't think Sergio will turn against us now, he is a soldier, but by no means a reckless man without a brain! It's not a good idea for him to turn the other cheek with us now. ”

"Also, are you ready to fight him in the city?" Gutierrez's piercing gaze swept over Alvarez.

In this city, there is another family sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, if he really fights with the Romero family, it is difficult to guarantee that the family will not take advantage of the situation.

"I can sneak attack, I'll ...... while they're not looking" Alvarez tried to save face, but was rudely interrupted by Gutierrez.

"Don't say it, I know it in my heart."

He turned to the butler, "How's the wedding for Ariana and that kid from the Prigo family?" ”

The housekeeper respectfully said to Gutierrez:

"The specific details have been discussed with the other side, and it should be set in two weeks. Location......"

"The cathedral in the city center?" Gutierrez guessed.

"Well, yes, but I'm still afraid that the eldest lady will have some psychological shadows, should you change the time and place?" Perez consulted Gutierrez.

"No, the time doesn't change, just two weeks later, on the eldest lady's side, I'll talk to her." Gutierrez said categorically.

You must reach an alliance with the Prigo family as soon as possible, and at that time, you will be invincible.

He gave the order to Alvarez, who was still standing in front of him:

"For the past two days, you've been staring at Sergio and his cavalry patrol to death! If they make any rash moves, report them to me immediately! ”

Gutierrez watched the butler and Alvarez leave the room.

He looked out the window, thought for a moment, and then walked out of the room.

Gutierrez locked the door to his room and went down to the second floor.

He found that the door to his daughter's room was hidden, and he walked over.

The consul came to the door of his daughter's room and looked through the gap in the door.

His daughter was sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to him.

She kept her head down, her hands in front of her, not knowing what she was doing.

Gutierrez gently pushed the door open.

But the wooden door made a "creaking" sound due to its age.

Ariana was alarmed by the sound.

She was like a frightened fawn, scrambled,

As the Archon walked past her, he noticed that she had tucked something into her corset.

Gutierrez did not debunk his daughter's small movements, but walked in front of her.

"Ariana, your marriage to Ricardo has been decided, two weeks from now." He told his daughter with a blank face.

The girl was struck like lightning.

She shook her head violently: "No, Dad, I don't want to marry him!" I just want to be by my dad's side! ”

Gutierrez watched his daughter's tears roll in his eyes, a little soft-hearted, and he said to his daughter earnestly:

"Daughter, you've grown up, you can't be willful anymore, I don't want the situation last time to happen again."

He was referring to Romero's elopement with his daughter.

"Oh no, Daddy! Oh! No! Ariana's tears welled up in her eyes.

She threw herself on the bed and began to cry.

If it is an ordinary father, I am afraid that my heart will be broken when I see my only daughter like this.

But Gutierrez is different, in the words of his wife, this man has no heart.

He softened his heart for only a few seconds, and then he began to feel an unprovoked irritability at his daughter's crying:

"Listen, Ariane, you're a member of the Gutierrez family, and then my daughter! On the day you got married, I don't want you to be crying like this! ”

But Ariana still lay on the bed and cried loudly, and the voice became louder and louder.

Gutierrez's expression was cold, but his heart was already extremely restless.

However, at this time, suddenly there was a noise from outside the window, as if someone was having a fierce quarrel at the gate of the courtyard.

"Perez! Perez! ”

Gutierrez finally broke out, and he opened the door of his daughter's room, yelling at the door.

His roar echoed throughout the mansion.

The butler, who was combing through the wedding guest list on the first floor, was startled by Gutierrez's roar, and he quickly put down his work and ran to the second floor.

"What's going on at the door?" Gutierrez's face turned pale.

The housekeeper had to go down from the second floor to the first floor to understand the situation.

After a while, he returned: "Master, it's the Crocodile Gang, they want to get back the body of their boss." ”

"Get out! Let them! ”

Gutierrez could no longer control his emotions, and he said to Perez word for word,

"If they don't disappear around my mansion within a minute, I'll have Alvarez send them all to the gallows!"

His daughter alone was enough to annoy him.

What's more, these are the same as the Night Pot, the Crocodile Gang without a leader.