After making sure all the guests had left, Leo immediately closed the church door, and locked it from the outside. He then ordered 5 of his best guards to guard in front of the door.
"Hear! Inside is a secret meeting being held. So make sure no one else enters the church. If anyone dares to try, drag him out of the church area, and immediately shoot him right in the head. Clear?"
"Yes Sir! Clear!"
Leo nodded, then he went around the area, making sure it was sterile.
Meanwhile in the church, now there are only 3 people left. Mister Capone, Mister Rio, and also Miss Selena, the leaders of the mafia group sat in the front row of seats, talking.
"Tch! I'm the worst when I have to wait like this," Miss Selena grumbled, taking off her high heels. His feet were allowed to breathe for a moment, touching the cold brown marble floor.
"Hahaha… hey, be patient a bit. You should know, Mister Adam also needs time to prepare for this once-a-year routine meeting." Mister Capone was amused. Why couldn't that woman be a little patient?
"Yes, but how long will it take? I'm very busy and shouldn't be wasting my time like this." Miss Selena rolled her eyes after taking off her sunglasses. "Tch, how boring."
"Miss Selena, I don't think it will be long. You know, we are all equally busy. So, Mister Adam must understand very well and will not let us wait too long," said Mister Rio very politely. Of the four mafia leaders, he is indeed the softest in speech.
"Tch!" Miss Selena was indifferent, she was most irritated when advised.
Not long after, 2 church servants appeared who came over to them. Both are beautiful white girls, about 19 years old, wearing a blue nun's dress and a white hood covering their heads. Each of the girls carried a small torch in their hands, and they approached, nodding very politely.
"Please follow us, sir, madam. Mister Adam is waiting inside," they both said at the same time.
Immediately the three leaders of the mafia group stood up and quickly followed the two girls.
With only small torches lit half to death, they walked through the dark church aisles, until they could see their shadows swaying against the walls. Arriving at the end of the hall, they descended a staircase, it was getting darker, then walked straight until they came to a large iron door, they stopped.
One of the girls took a key from her pocket and opened the metal door.
" Please come in, sir, madam. Mister Adam is waiting inside." The two girls smiled coldly.
The three mafia leaders quickly entered the room, until...
BANG!!
CLICK!!
CLICK!!
The iron door was closed and locked again.
Immediately Mister Adam stood up and greeted his three guests with great enthusiasm.
" Hahaha, welcome, welcome. Oh, sorry to keep you guys waiting. I have to prepare a special dish for all of us first. So come, come, please have a seat…"
"Hm, no problem, Mister Adam. We appreciate your kind welcome," Mister Rio smiled kindly. He then sat on a chair whose name was written on it, then he looked away for a moment to see every detail of the decorations in this room.
This room is small, measuring no more than 4x4 square meters. But although small, the decorations that are arranged in such a way make this room very beautiful, reminding Mister Rio of the heyday of the ancient Byzantine empire.
The painting of naked people holding hands, naturalist style, that filled each side of the wall made Mister Rio nod for a moment. What's more, the crystal chandelier that hangs charmingly in bright yellow, makes this room quite warm and bright.
Meanwhile, right under the crystal chandelier, there is a round table made of sturdy mahogany. On top of that, there are various special dishes, ranging from whole roasted chicken, mutton, and fresh vegetables, along with top-quality bottles of wine, even with small candles burning around.
And four large chairs around the round table, and now everyone is sitting comfortably.
"Ah, Mister Rio, you seem like an admirer of art?" Mister Capone felt the need to comment because he found the handsome man who was in awe at the painting all around the room.
"You are right, Mister Capone. I am a collector who has a private gallery. And what a coincidence, my gallery is specifically to accommodate ancient paintings in naturalist style like this," he answered politely.
"Oh, apparently you are a polite but perverted man," said Miss Selena suddenly. "No offense, Mister Rio, but I don't know, what's so interesting about painting naked people like this? Isn't this painting the same as a pornographic image?"
Mister Rio smiled faintly. " Of course, it's different, Miss Selena. Even though they are both naked, pornography is deliberately made to make people lust. Meanwhile, this naturalist painting will not arouse our lust at all. And of course, there is a hidden message from the painters. That is, they want humans to appear before God without wearing anything. Without his oversized robe, without the epaulets pinned to his uniform. Because all humans before God are equal. Therefore, with this painting, it is as if we are being satirized so that we can face God with a bare heart."
PLOK!!
PLOK!!
PLOK!!
Mister Capone clapped his hands with satisfaction, "You are indeed adept at understanding the value of art, Mister Rio. I was so amazed by that."
"Ah, you are praising too much, Mister Capone. I'm just a connoisseur."
" Tch! Can we finish the small talk? Why not just go straight to the main topic of conversation? I still have other events after this!" Miss Selena looked displeased.
Mister Capone, who had been holding back his anger all this time, was now furious. He even hit the table. "Why can't you be a little patient? Whereas in the past, before you took his place, I thought Mister Franco was a man of good manners and very pleasant. And that's very different from your more delinquent behavior!"
"Oh, so you miss my husband? Tch! Please just dig his grave, or if necessary, I will help you to meet him immediately!" Miss Selena was furious. Even though she was a woman alone, there was no fear at all with the three Misters who were here.
The situation became tense. Luckily Mister Rio took the initiative to mediate.
"Sorry, I think this is enough. It's true what Miss Selena said, we should just get straight to the main topic," he said softly, smiling and nodding at Mister Capone, asking the man to relent, sitting quietly.
Mister Capone finally took his cigar and burned the tip. "Fuuhh… well, let's get started. So what do you want to talk about as the first topic?" he said as he threw smoke into the air.
Mister Adam stood up, asking for the first chance. Mister Capone nodded. Mister Rio welcomes. While Miss Selena seemed unconcerned.
"Yeah, so I guess, for the topic that we should first discuss is about...