"What do you mean they escaped?" The mayor was in a meeting room that night, along with the city council, to discuss important matters in the city.
"Okay, just keep an eye out," he said. He dropped the phone.
"The consigliore has escaped," he said. "What?" they exclaimed.
"How?" one of them asked.
"They said a man broke into that space and rescued them," he answered.
"Your villa is the most secure villa, sir, and you have guards that are well-trained for this purpose, not to mention the trucks and countless henchmen that are close to that place, so how the hell can a man break in and rescue them?" he asked.
"Anyway, the guards inside are dead, and we don't know their whereabouts," he said.
"It's no use crying over spilled milk. I will inform Sir Matio so that he can search around for them while you also make sure you use all your connections to search for them. We must find them before the three mafia families get them. The assets are very important. It's just a pity that we have to involve him; he will think that we are not capable," the mayor said regretfully.
Meanwhile, back in those three mafia families, the spy they sent to keep an eye on Laura all came back with just one reply: She has been rescued by a mysterious man.
The jeep drove back to the Maurinez Plaza as they parked in the parking lot. Laura walked out with her face slightly pale, but the blood had stopped coming out of her wound. Lucia also walked down and assisted her while Wallace walked down with his hands in his pocket. He saw seven people waiting at the entrance.
"You two should make your way upstairs first and wait for me," he said, as they made their way past the neighbors. They looked at him with strange gazes.
"We haven't had the time to greet you when you arrived, so we waited for you to arrive, and luckily you arrived, so welcome," one of them said.
"There will be a meeting tomorrow afternoon," he said, and he made his way past them upstairs, where he saw Laura and Lucia waiting for him.
"That will be your place; we will start talking about our next plans tomorrow," he told them.
"Just treat your injuries and rest tonight," he said and entered his place.
The night passed just like that, peacefully, for them, but for the three families and the mayor's office, both the municipal and metropolitan levels, were restless because they found out that Laura had been rescued, while the Mafia wanted to find the reasons she had been rescued.
Morning arrived, and Wallace was woken up by Antonio. He was not able to sleep until six a.m., and Antonio arrived around eight a.m. He knocked on the door.
"Wait for me at the office," he told the latter and freshened up before donning a black shirt and trousers with his coat and walking out of his house. He took out his phone and called Lucia; the two were ready. They also made their way out of the apartment before they all headed for the office.
They opened the door and saw the luxurious office. Antonio looked at Laura, surprised, and looked at Wallace questioningly. Wallace just went towards the couch and laid on it.
"Good morning, ma," he greeted Laura.
"He's my boss; I told you before, so you should also respect him," she said.
"But..." he wanted to talk and was interrupted.
"Didn't you hear about the accident at the Sabine Hills?" she asked.
"Hmm," he nodded.
"He caused that accident when trying to rescue me," she said. Antonio looked at the nineteen-year-old kid who didn't even have a bit of a mustache, not expecting him to be that terrifying.
"But with all our properties, he can't be trusted," he said.
"You will understand as we continue to work," she said.
"We must be united at this time," she said.
"Lucia, get me a wine with a cup," he said.
"Hmm," she nodded her head as she went and soon came back with a wine and a cup. He poured the wine into the cup.
"What will be our next move?" she asked.
"Since you are in charge of the deed, and you are his adopted daughter, so since your head's children and his family are dead, you should be able to legally take over the properties," he said.
"Hmm," she nodded.
"You will be the ones in charge while I will be the boss behind the scenes. I don't know about managing, but you should know about it. You will have to go through the trouble of being the lawyer and also the one that will be in charge of controlling the properties until a trustworthy person has been found," he said.
"The first move should be the Storm Engineering Corporation. They've been slacking off for too long, so you should call to have a meeting with the CEO. After all, we have fifty percent of the shares there. If we can get them, we can also use the chance to deal with Ostovos. Call them to start a meeting about taking over," he said.
"Hmm," she nodded.
"It won't be easy, as the old man controlling the company won't want to hand it over," Antonio said.
"We don't want it to be easy. We will take them to court, and then they will try to use force, which will give us an excuse to wipe him and his minions out and also take over the company. That will be our first move. The Maxus Corporation will then get our message, and we will use the chance to deal with the countless small mafia organizations and take back possession of our nightclubs," he laid out all his cards.
"This is a very risky move. We are against the three main mafia families and the government, and the court will be on their side," Antonio said.
"There's no problem. We already know that we will be dealing with them, and here we are. As for the judge, I know that he will definitely want to twist the facts, so we have the reckoning against him," Wallace said.
"We can just use the reckoning to destroy everyone, then," Antonio said.
"That will be very foolish. If the Italian government knows that we have something that we can use to control the company, do you think they will think about the interest of the citizens? They will go all out to destroy us, and they might get other countries where we have our branches to join in. We are aiming to make the Carlos family rise up again and become an unshakeable hegemon, not only in the country but all across the world. We cannot make such a risky move," he said.
"What gives you that confidence?" he asked.
"Do you want to know?" Wallace asked.
"Hmm," Antonio said.
"But if you know, you must fully join us, then," he said, as he looked at the latter.
"I'm already part of the Carlos family, and even if you don't talk, I won't leave," he said.
"I just want to see where we can die or whether we can pull through," he said.
Wallace looked at Laura and nodded at him. Laura smiled and took out a pen. Very soon, the pen started to freeze. Antonio's face widened when he looked at that.
"How?" he asked.
"Since you've known the secret, will you be part of my soldiers, then?" Wallace asked.
"What are you planning to do?" he asked.
"You see, I have enemies that are after me. Their strength surpasses your imagination, and I had to go through some things that changed me totally. I just want to find out about what I am and prepare for the future. I don't have an ambition of taking over the world, but the world is not as peaceful as you think it is," he said.
Antonio turned silent as he looked at Wallace and switched his gaze between Lucia, Laura, and him.
"If I don't join, what are you going to do?" he asked.
"Shut you up forever, so you can choose," Wallace said.
"Anyway, I'm part of the Carlos family already, and since you are the leader, I'm under you," he said.
"I live and die with the Carlos family," he said.
"What should I do?" he asked.
"Your mouth," Wallace said, as he walked towards him. He cut open his finger, and his blood dripped into the latter's mouth, along with the dark drop. The dark drop went towards his soul, which is like a flame, and merged with it, and just like before, the evolution started.
The guy was in immense agony as he felt the pain ripping through his entire being. After some minutes, he successfully passed through the evolution.
"How's it?" Wallace asked.
"I feel power," he said, as he clenched his fist.
"What about your ability?" he asked.
"I can see my surroundings, even where my eyes can't see. I have a strange sense that can pass through and observe everything going on in this building," he said.
"You will be Laura's guard, then, but you are not allowed to tell anyone, and you are not allowed to use your powers or let anyone know about your inhuman physical capabilities. Antonio is still okay, as he can always use his clairvoyant ability. That's the reason I want you to protect Laura. You can supplement it with firearms and a little bit of your physical prowess. Three of you must always have firearms on you," he said.
"Okay," she answered.
Just like that, their activities for the day had been determined. Antonio and Laura would head to the Storm Corporation, while Lucia and Wallace would meet with the tenant, and at night, they would gather.