Ark Simulator, Don't I Have No Physical Form? Chapter 196

"Okay, I'll set off right now. After all, you're the boss."

Lappland smiled, stood up, and followed the route given by Su Rui to find the location of the Penance.

However, Lappland also had a question, "Why isn't this intelligence real-time location? The intelligence you gave the minister before wasn't like this; did the technology regress within a day?"

"That's because showing you the real-time location is useless now. If you can't reach that location before the time I give you, the Penance will leave to do other things, so there's no need to show you the real-time location."

Su Rui said irritably, highlighting the time point on Lappland's phone:

"Don't be late, you actually have plenty of time."

It was clear that Lappland got into the car he had found, and instead of hanging up on Su Rui, he started chatting with him:

"So, how have you been in Wolseini these past few days? Have you had a good time?"

"We've only been here for two days. We were attacked by a bomb shortly after we arrived on the first day. Vulpisfoglia killed the perpetrator, and we've been staying in the hotel ever since. But after Vulpisfoglia wakes up, I plan to take her and Suzuran to see the opera."

"Is it the new play, ' Death of Texas '?"

"Of course, only this play was interesting enough to capture my attention."

In reality, Su Rui was only attracted by the gimmick and wanted to see what Syracuse thought of the Texas Lineage.

"Then I look forward to your insightful opinion."

Lappland smiled mysteriously and, while chatting with Su Rui, arrived at the destination Su Rui had given him.

With Su Rui's help, Lappland arrived early in the back seat of the car Penance, quietly waiting for her arrival.

However, in order to prevent the Penance from discovering anything in advance, Lappland hid by lying directly in the gap under the car seat where he could put his feet.

"While your sudden appearance in the back seat might seem cool, the way you hid was rather unsightly."

"As long as the method works, there's no need to overthink it. For an assassin, killing the target is the most important thing. The elegance of the mafia in movies is just a cover for filth and evil."

Lappland lowered her voice as she chatted with Su Rui. On the real-time map on her phone, she could see that Penance had finished his work and was about to get into his car.

"Don't speak at this moment, or you'll be discovered," Lappland mouthed to Su Rui, then saw Su Rui give her a thumbs-up on her phone in response.

Back in his car, Penance sat in the driver's seat and took a deep breath. That's how it is in Wolseini, no, in Syracuse. Judges face too many obstacles, and figuring out the facts is a luxury.

Of course, for the other judges besides those Penance, there is also the danger to their lives.

Because for judges without connections, manipulating them is far too easy for the Syracuse mafia.

After all, once the judge leaves the courtroom, he can't stop family members who are dissatisfied with the verdict from wanting to meet in person, can he?

He took money from his family and deliberately sentenced some innocent people. When he went out, he might be stabbed to death by desperate people.

He refused to accept money from the family and delivered a fair judgment, but he might be killed by family members who were already prepared after he left the house.

Although in most cases there is no such dilemma, judges only need to accept the threats from the Mafia families and release the Mafia members who have committed crimes without even receiving money.

After Penance, Chizui looked up and was suddenly startled to see the white-haired Lupo woman sitting behind her.

Before Penance could react, Lappland's sword was already at her neck.

"... What is your purpose?" Penance a deep breath, trying to remain calm.

"I don't have any particular purpose, I just want to warn you, Penance, that there are some things that even you could easily find dangerous to investigate. After all, some people don't care about the family that's backing you up. If they get desperate, you could be in danger too."

"... I know, I've seen quite a few already, thanks for reminding me."

Volume 7, Chapter 430: Calling to Collect the Corpse

After threatening and Penance, Lappland got out of her back seat and turned to leave without saying anything more.

Looking at his phone, he saw that the Penance in question was looking in this direction through the rearview mirror.

Lappland asked softly, "Is that all it takes to solve the problem? How do you know she won't become even more suspicious of you after the warning? This judge doesn't seem like the type to be threatened."

"Actually, you are the most suspicious Lappland. Although you didn't leave any evidence, your presence by her side at this time is enough to prove that you have a problem."

Lappland shrugged. "Maybe you're right, but I'm used to it. It's just how I am, isn't it?"

The investigation into the murderer will take some time. No family will let the person behind the scenes get away with it. However, these guys are more focused on continuing to fight for the interests of New Wolseini than on revenge.

"Remember not to go too far. Follow Penance quietly. The judge is a nice person; be careful she doesn't get assassinated later."

"You want to protect her? Just because she's trying to uphold a meaningless justice in Syracuse?"

Lappland raised an eyebrow. "What if I stab her?"

"Her continued existence would be bad for those families, even a major obstacle. It's up to you to decide."

Su Rui answered Lappland's question casually; what to do next was up to her.

"... In that case, let her live. You told me not to go too far, wasn't it to protect her?"

A smile flickered in Lappland's eyes; she was more than willing to do anything to cause trouble for her family.

As Lappland turned her attention to her phone, she saw the information that Su Rui had displayed.

"Oh, that's very interesting. I hope our judge won't hold a grudge against me for this."

"She probably won't pursue the matter with you, but it's unlikely she'll remain friendly towards you."

That kind of thing didn't matter to Lappland, so she just smiled indifferently, then turned and quietly hid in the dark corridor.

After a fruitless investigation and being threatened by Lappland, Penance did not abandon her work but returned to her workplace, the courthouse.

Lappland followed behind her, occasionally dodging at Su Rui's prompting, and strolled into the workplace as if taking a Penance walk.

"This is the guy. He's holding a dagger, hidden in his sleeve. I bet he'll accidentally cut himself when he tries to draw it. What a clumsy fellow. Does the family actually use this method to assassinate others?"

Su Rui's voice came from the phone. Lappland carefully held the phone to her ear so that Su Rui's voice would be softer and not heard by others.

Su Rui's words made Lappland, as a member of the mafia, feel somewhat embarrassed. Lappland then curled her lip in disdain.

"Of course not. We in the Mafia have our own rules. Forcing unrelated people to become hitmen is a clumsy and inferior method. Moreover, such people lack experience, and as you said, all sorts of accidents can easily happen."

As Lappland spoke, she quickly caught up with Penance from behind, avoiding Penance movements to prevent him from suddenly Penance her.

Lappland's sudden appearance Penance Chizui, as did her colleagues.

Before they could react, Lappland had already swiftly plunged her sword into the amateur assassin's abdomen.

It could have been a one-hit kill, but Su Rui suggested that letting the assassin say a few more words would be more effective, so Lappland did just that.

Noticing Lappland's Penance, he turned and glared angrily at the man who had stabbed his colleague. "Is this a warning to me? What exactly do you want? This has nothing to do with them!"

"Don't be nervous, this matter can't be considered unrelated to him."

Lappland smiled and slightly distanced herself from the Penance, using the blade of her sword to pry open the left sleeve of the amateur assassin whom Su Rui had warned her about earlier, revealing a small knife inside:

"Take a look at this, and you'll know what happened."

"..." Penance glanced warily at Lappland, then bent down and took the small knife from the amateur assassin's hand:

"This is a small knife used by family assassins. What's going on?"

Faced with the Penance, and Lappland's ambiguous smile that suggested she knew everything, the amateur assassin sighed deeply and looked at the Penance:

"I am no longer a judge. My family gave me a condition; I have to do something, like take your life."

This man was clearly forced into becoming an assassin; he hadn't even considered how he was going to carry out his plan. After being subdued by Lappland, he became surprisingly talkative.

"I didn't know what to choose... So, I was originally thinking of letting you do it in front of me. Fortunately, this assassin helped me with that... Penance, I don't ask for anything else, but at least, could you occasionally take care of my family?"

"Don't say anything more. Your wound isn't serious. If you go to the hospital now, there's still hope."

Penance tried to lift his colleague up and then looked to Lappland, who was watching the scene with her arms crossed, for help:

"Stop looking and come help me!"

"No, don't waste your energy, Penance." Penance's wrist was gripped, and the dying assassin coughed up blood as he spoke:

"If I were still alive, things would be difficult for both sides. So let it be. At least my family is safe. Fortunately, I didn't go against my conscience. Although I accepted their employment, I didn't cause any serious consequences."

Penance dilemma, he could only put his colleague on the ground again.

"Is there anything we can do in this situation? Like, at least make his death a little easier?"

Su Rui's voice came from the phone. He was actually very curious about how this matter would be resolved, but Lappland didn't seem to be planning to react.

Upon hearing Su Rui's voice, Penance looked up in confusion, but since Su Rui's voice had been altered, she didn't recognize Su Rui.

Lappland casually offered a somewhat cruel answer, "The best course of action now is to wait until she dies, then call someone to collect her body, or wait for the family that coerced her to come and deal with it."

Volume 7, Chapter 431: Let's Go to the Opera

While hesitating to Penance, his colleague, who had fallen to the ground, had already stopped breathing.

Penance stood up with a complicated expression and looked at Lappland: "... Thank you for reminding me."

"No need to thank me. After all, your survival is good for me. Just focus on attracting the attention of those families, and be careful, many people want you dead."

After saying that, Lappland walked past the Penance. Since Su Rui had already spoken to the Penance's face, she no longer bothered to hide her words as she spoke into the phone:

"Alright, I've done what you asked for, and I've also Penance this person. Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"No, not now. One morning, the answer to the question of New Wolseini's ownership will be announced. By the way, some creatures you may only have heard of in the stock market will step onto the stage in a fit of rage."

"Really? Then I'll have to look forward to it."

Lappland let out a few somewhat extreme laughs, then left the courthouse under the watchful gaze of the Penance, leaving the Penance staring thoughtfully at her retreating figure.

"..." After seeing off her colleague's Penance, she took a deep breath and decided to find something to do to distract herself. It would definitely not be easy to figure out the current situation, but if she continued to suffer setbacks, she would definitely break down.

The opera house just happened to be showing a new opera, Penance to kill some time.

Meanwhile, on Su Rui's side, Vulpisfoglia finally woke up from her deep sleep after staying up all night.

When she came out of the bedroom, rubbing her slightly messy hair, Su Rui and Suzuran were having lunch.

"Mom's awake? We didn't prepare any for you, have some first, we'll order right away."

The thoughtful Suzuran the Vulpisfoglia immediately got up to walk towards the phone and tell the front desk to send up some more lunch, but Su Rui stopped her.

"We ordered quite a lot of food, so Vulpisfoglia can eat first. I'm already making a call."

"Okay." Although she didn't see Su Rui take out his phone, Suzuran knew that her father had special abilities, so Suzuran just nodded obediently and watched Vulpisfoglia sit in front of her and Su Rui, continuing to eat her lunch obediently.

"What time is it now...? It's 12:30 PM. Do you have any plans for the afternoon?"

"We didn't have any plans for this trip, but I'm thinking of going to the opera this afternoon. Would you like to come?"

"The opera house you mentioned before, the one in Texas?"

"Yes."

Vulpisfoglia nodded, while Suzuran stared wide-eyed at Su Rui: "Is Aunt Texas here too?"

"Of course, but Texas came along as a bodyguard because she got a job. If you happen to run into her, Suzuran, please remember to say hello."

"Okay, I understand."

After lunch, Vulpisfoglia and Su Rui took Suzuran to the parking lot behind the hotel.

As Su Rui walked towards the car, she gently pushed aside Vulpisfoglia and sat in the driver's seat, causing Vulpisfoglia to awkwardly reach out and grab Su Rui's wrist.

"Honey, let me drive. You can just sit in the back with Suzuran."

It's best not to let Su Rui drive as she pleases.

Su Rui shook her head, gently grasped Vulpisfoglia's wrist, then picked up Suzuran of the Valley beside her and placed her in Vulpisfoglia's arms.

"No need, just take care of Suzuran and sit in the back. I'll drive fine."

With that, Su Rui climbed into the driver's seat, then turned to Vulpisfoglia and urged her:

"Alright, hurry up. I didn't have any problems when I drove Suzuran back before."

Having never witnessed Su Rui's true driving skills, Suzuran twitched her ears in Vulpisfoglia's arms with some doubt and turned to ask Vulpisfoglia:

"Yes, Mom seems very tired. It's fine to leave the driving to Dad."

Vulpisfoglia just smiled helplessly, then sat in the back seat with Suzuran in her arms, and said with a hint of resignation:

"That's because before it was just you and him, Su Rui didn't drive so carelessly. Now that I'm protecting you, he'll start driving carelessly again."

Suzuran didn't quite understand Vulpisfoglia's worries, and just blinked in confusion, while Su Rui defended herself with some dissatisfaction:

"I just hadn't gotten the hang of driving before, and my driving skills will gradually improve."