Make Our Family Great Again – Chapter 37

The killer who had hidden in the Academy to kill me was discovered and dealt with.

It was news that shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

After living in this world, occurrences like this weren’t rare at all.

“What?!”

However, Elena’s reaction was quite intense.

“That must have been sent by that Russo guy.”

“….”

Viola’s expression became awkward at the mention of a killer being sent by the Russo Family.

The truth was, Darius Russo was far more foolish than Viola had thought… and that wasn’t her fault.

“What if it wasn’t sent by them?”

But Felicia presented another possibility that could exist. According to her, the Russo Family had the most friction with the Felini Family.

Based on that, it could be the work of someone hoping for a war between us and the Russo Family.

“For instance?”

“It could be the Vipers that Viola mentioned.”

In response to my question, Felicia said she had heard from Viola that it might be the doing of the returning Vipers in this city.

“It’s possible.”

“Just considering the possibilities, there are quite a few candidates.”

After answering Viola, I looked at Elena to check her mood.

“….”

The intense emotion she had just shown had considerably settled, and she was still listening to our conversation.

“If the killer hadn’t died, we might have been able to extract some information. What a pity.”

Torture and extracting confessions were both Felicia’s specialties.

If Elena had tortured the killer, she would have beat him to a pulp right up to the point of death, but Felicia would use more non-violent means.

The confession disguised as the earrings dangling from her ears was a perfect example.

“Elena, what should we do?”

“…For now, whether it was the Russo’s doing or not, we have to get back at them for what they did.”

In a way, it didn’t matter whether the Russo Family had sent the killer or not… what mattered was that whoever sent them wanted a war between us and the Russo Family.

It was clear that Russo had sent the killer not just to scare me.

We had to prepare for an offensive against the Russo Family.

“Viola, I hope you can help us.”

Coincidentally, the right person for this task was right in front of us.

Under my father’s orders, the caporegime from the Russo Family, Viola Carmen, had been monitoring and keeping an eye on them.

She reacted positively even before Elena finished speaking.

“Yes, of course. Killing someone who was once my boss is always welcome.”

From what she said, it seemed she didn’t have good feelings toward the Russo Family.

“I plan to leave the command of the war against the Russo Family to someone else.”

“Is that so?”

Her loyalty to my father was unquestionable. The issue was her loyalty to me and Elena.

I thought her biggest role in the war would be as an advisor.

She probably knew more about the Russo Family than anyone in the Felini Family.

“So who will be leading this war?”

With Viola’s question, Elena naturally turned her gaze toward me.

“It can’t be helped. Then I’ll have to leave the advance into the Central area to someone else.”

“I’ll handle that.”

“I think it would be better to focus our resources in one area.”

“No, it’s important to strike at the Russo Family, but occupying the Central area is also crucial.”

Viola seemed to question whether we had the capacity to conduct two wars simultaneously.

Fortunately, we had Financial King J. P. Hagen on our side. In fact, we had decent earnings from drugs even without Hagen’s help.

“Viola, what we have coming back is the right choice.”

I briefly mentioned to Viola that Financial King Hagen was backing us.

“That man, huh?”

“This chaos is interfering with his business. The ones who can clean up this mess the fastest are us.”

“That sounds like something a Financial King would say.”

“Right, Luke. I won’t be sending drugs to the Russo Family.”

“Yeah, that’s how it should be.”

As soon as Viola finished speaking, Elena declared that she would cut off the drug supply to the Russo Family.

Now, drugs were only to flow to the three families out of the Five Families, excluding the Carmen and Russo Families.

“Thanks to Russo being foolish, we’re gaining an advantage.”

Felicia remarked this while referring to the idiocy of attacking before even receiving the first shipment of drugs from us.

After confirming the rough schedule for what was to come, we parted ways.

*

Upon returning to the Academy in an armored vehicle, more Wolves than usual approached me.

“What’s going on?”

“My lady ordered us to keep a close watch on you.”

Sarina seemed to have issued various instructions just in case.

“It’s fine. By the way, where’s Kambara?”

“He’s in the office.”

As I headed toward the office according to the Wolf’s words, both Sarina and Kambara were there.

“Sarina, I’m sorry you didn’t get much rest.”

“What for?”

“We’re going to war with the Russo Family.”

BANG—!

As soon as Sarina heard my words, she slammed her hand on the desk.

“Ah! Why the sudden outburst?”

Thanks to that, Kambara nearly toppled over in surprise. I instructed Kambara to prepare all but the minimum of the forces stationed at the Academy.

“…Brother, it’s not just us going, right?”

“Of course not. Others will be coming with us.”

Vincent Lumini, Fabio Carini, Armo, and Viola Carmen.

Plus Sarina and Giovanni. I was going to have six caporegimes moving with me, which was a considerable force for an underboss of a family.

“So Armo isn’t going with the lady but with Luke instead?”

“Instead, Salmo and Carso will go to Elena’s side.”

Anthony Salmo, Carso, Richard Vanella, Carlo Eccelotti, and Samia Zakaya.

There were five caporegimes keeping watch over Elena. One of them was even a Consigliere.

It was fortunate that the Gollymen led by Zakaya would be accompanying Elena. While the Wolves under Carso had their threats, the Crocodile Men were equally formidable.

“Then I’ll prepare my subordinates too.”

Sarina seemed unable to contain her overflowing enthusiasm. While she headed to her area, Kambara gathered the forces stationed at the Academy and contacted each caporegime.

“Kambara, let Viola and Giovanni head to Carini’s territory.”

“…Should I gather the remaining caporegimes to Mr. Lumini’s area then?”

“Yeah, do that.”

Kambara acted as if he knew what I wanted to say without me needing to actually say it.

I planned to move with Sarina, Armo, and Lumini, while Giovanni would go with Viola and Carini. It was preferable to cross the bridge from both directions and secure the northeastern part of the city.

Even if war broke out, it would be in the northern and northeastern parts of the city, not the eastern part.

Of course, it couldn’t be avoided that it would take a certain amount of time.

Viola and his people were just unpacking in their new territories.

But I instructed that each caporegime gather at a designated place following my orders through Kambara. Sarina complained about the other caporegimes’ slow preparation over the next few days, but it was unavoidable.

Elena was busy focusing on preparing to advance into the Central area.

Moreover, I had to resolve the ongoing disputes between the two caporegimes, Eccelotti and Zakaya, before the significant task ahead.

Elena directly intervened and mediated the conflict between the two, so if they pulled any stunts again, it would be my turn to confront them next.

…Fortunately, such things did not happen.

However, the problem arose elsewhere. It seemed like a trivial issue but, in some ways, it was a sensitive one.

The day I was staying with Felicia, Elena was on her way back to the hotel after doing some shopping, even though today wasn’t her day.

Of course, there were bodyguards and Wolves keeping watch over her.

Nevertheless, a man audaciously approached her.

“Mrs. Felini, our boss would like to see you for a moment.”

“…What?”

Elena liked the title given to her but was baffled by what followed.

Before her bodyguards and Wolves could start beating the man, Elena asked.

“Who’s your boss?”

“Solomon. It’s Dom Solomon.”

“….”

The Solomon Family. Elena was well aware of them.

Because they were the ones her father had dispatched to the Sanchez Family.

Rarely did the rough Sanchez allow the independence of the Solomon Family, so he had dismissed them under that condition.

“We’ll drive you to the Lupus Carlton Hotel.”

The man was smiling warmly. However, the expressions of Elena and those around her were deadly serious.

Just the fact that he maintained his smile in front of them revealed his audacity.

“….”

Though Elena wasn’t keen on it, she wanted to hear what he had to say.

As soon as the man opened the door, the person in the backseat of the car welcomed her.

“Mrs. Felini. It’s a pleasure to meet you, the Godfather’s daughter. I am Dominico Solomon. Please, get in.”

After entrusting her bags to the bodyguards, Elena boarded the car. The vehicle then smoothly started moving in the direction of the Lupus Carlton Hotel.

Since the hotel wasn’t far away, the time for conversation was limited.

“I’ve been wanting to meet you. Do you remember seeing me at the Godfather’s funeral?”

“No, I was too out of it back then.”

“Oh, I see.”

“More importantly, if my husband finds out you put me in your car during the daytime, he won’t be pleased.”

Elena’s words were simple in meaning.

If you don’t want to anger my husband, then give me some enticing news.

“I was hoping to discuss that. I heard a small Spider has returned to you recently?”

“….”

“I would like to do the same, but unfortunately, I have now become one of the bosses of the Five Families.”

“You’re one of the bosses of the Five Families?”

“Yes, the Carmen Family led by that woman, Carmen, has been replaced by my family.”

Hearing Solomon’s words made Elena scoff.

Seeing her creating another ally in this way, it seemed Sanchez wasn’t completely stupid.

“So what’s your business?”

“I would like to propose a partnership. My family and I made 9.2 million pounds last year solely from the scrap business. If you supply us with drugs, we would give you 5% of our scrap business.”

“….”

“Of course, we would pay you as well. Just like with the other Five Families.”

Elena didn’t respond immediately. She left with a statement saying she would think it over, and as soon as the car reached the hotel, she got out.

Later, Elena visited Felicita’s Room and shared what had just happened with Felicia and me.

“….”

That motherf*cker. I immediately stood up.

“Luke? Where are you going?!”

Elena called out to me urgently, but I was already in the elevator.

I headed straight for the culprit responsible for this. If it were the involved person, Dominico Solomon, I would’ve killed him on the spot.

Thus, I arrived at a restaurant in the western part of the city.

It was a place where the bosses of the Five Families gathered together.

There, I found Eddie Sanchez, who had arrived earlier after receiving my contact.

“You’re here.”

Sanchez said as he looked at me entering the restaurant.

“….”

I mentioned to him what had occurred with Elena today. Sanchez looked dumbfounded.

“What did that bastard do? How is that even possible?!”

“Are you guys doing such things nowadays?! Kidnapping someone’s wife on the street?!”

“Hey, Wolf. We don’t touch women and children when we work. That’s our rule…”

Sanchez’s words trailed off because the waiter placing his ordered food brushed against his hand.

“Get out of here! Everyone out!”

Sanchez ordered the waiter as well as all the people inside the restaurant to leave.

Without caring about that, I said what I had to say.

“Just as a courtesy to the bosses, I’m letting you know. I’m going to kill that Solomon bastard.”

“Hey, hold on. You can’t kill a boss.”

What, is it okay to kill the Godfather then? Anger was boiling up inside me, but I kept it to myself.

“Just sit down.”

“….”

“Sounds like you’re preparing for a confrontation with the Russo Family already. Do you really need to go that far? That Rita Carmen woman is already giving me a headache!”

“Then keep a better eye on Solomon. If he pulls something like this again, just know that after Russo, the remaining Five Families are next.”

“Stop it. I’m with you on this. Solomon’s actions are causing me embarrassment too!”

“….”

“But… although Solomon did something wrong, he didn’t touch a Moon Wolf, did he?”

BANG—!

I slammed my hands on the table in front of me.

“Listen, Sanchez. Are you going to just let someone who grabbed your wife on the street get away with it?”

Besides, Elena was the boss of the family.

“Wolf, I will make sure to take care of Solomon.”

It seemed Sanchez finally understood the seriousness of the matter. He promised me he would confront Solomon himself.

For now, that was enough, and I took my leave.

Thus, only one Golem filled with fury remained in the restaurant.