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What is it?

I happened to see Saluzzo Vino's legal team hurrying into the courthouse.

I asked around, and apparently not long ago the police suddenly showed up at one of the Saluzzo wineries and took Alberto away.

Venezia Trucking also got the cops at their door at the same time. The police and judges should be inspecting their factories right now.

Lavinia probably doesn't know about the weapons yet, but the car accident and port fire has already sent out a dangerous signal...

Leontuzzo's injured and still hospitalized even now. As Nuova Volsinii's Supreme Justice, she tries her best to get the situation under control.

She didn't use a direct method with us like she did with the other two... she went to camp to warn us.

In other words, an ultimatum.

Wait, about what Lyudmila just said...

Neither Alberto or Venezia Junior will willingly meet their demise.

Lavinia's in danger right now.

Those wise guys only followed her with no intentions to harm her.

We're in Nuova Volsinii after all, we got cops patrolling the streets. Besides, they have an even better time slot available...

You mean Carnevale...?

We could let the judge know.

Eirene stays still for a long time before shaking her head.

Are you still hesitant to let her know about the Truckers' Union? But can you really just stand here and watch something happen to her?

She's not a bad person at least.

You got it wrong, Lyudmila.

It's too late for us now to stay out of it.

If the famiglie dare make a direct attempt on Lavinia's life during Carnevale, there's no chance they'll let the Truckers' Union go. If that happens, we can only wait for the slaughter to happen.

I'm just thinking what I should do. I don't want something like what happened with Sommer to happen again...

Giving Lavinia a direct warning isn't the best choice here.

Lyudmila, did you see the weapons? How many were there?

Based on the amount I saw and total number of shifts on the schedule—

I estimate there's enough Venezia weapons in the city to arm several tactical squads with dozens of people in each.

We have more than two hundred registered members, but if we include ad-hoc staff and contract workers, we'll have several times the number of people.

I just realized the Truckers' Union is actually the largest organization in Nuova Volsinii.

Maybe we can manage it. Protecting a single person in the dark.

Do you really just want to protect that judge?

Sommer taught me one thing at least: no one can be trusted in this city but ourselves.

So we can only protect ourselves... even if that means resorting to violence.

When I was in Ursus, I knew someone with similar ideas. She lost herself in the end.

You want to stop me?

No... What happened with Sommer needs a proper ending.

But of course, he wouldn't want to see you lose yourself either.

Eirene, I guarantee you won't cross that final line...

I promise you I won't, Lyudmila.

I'm perfectly aware what I'm doing.