The Banquet, Part 2

As for the failure...

That means it was a failure...

But both of them had already made up their minds about this choice.

Without any hesitation, they walked slowly but firmly toward the door that had been opened for them.

Inside, the orange-red lights resembled flames!

They went inside without hesitation, and the heavy door slowly closed.

A thick, dark fog began to spread, gradually enveloping the small conference hall.

The pale blue moon hung high in the sky.

The gray-eyed Hunter glanced in their direction.

Then...

Gradually fading into the distance...

Although the girl had mentally prepared herself considerably before entering the room.

But when she actually saw all those rows of people looking in her direction, she couldn't help but swallow hard.

She especially noticed the scrutinizing gazes of those important figures, which made her legs tremble uncontrollably.

But she was lucky. Under everyone's scrutinizing gaze, Lappland and Celinina were completely unafraid of their stares and slowly approached the girl.

"How was your rest?"

Lappland was the first to ask a question.

"I... I'm fine."

Lavinia was unsure how to face her companions at this moment.

Although the old woman never mentioned her identity, judging from her thoughts, she was probably hostile to her family.

Since he had chosen to follow the other person, then what about his two friends...?

Lavinia looked up at her two companions with a worried expression.

But the old woman smiled and naturally walked to the right side of the main seat.

And directly opposite was an old acquaintance.

"You, your hair has turned so white?"

The old woman scolded him without any politeness.

But Salvadore on the other side just laughed heartily.

Aren't you the same?

"I'm more than twenty years older than you."

That just means you'll die before me!

"That's hard to say."

"Ha."

The two men, who were now considered the most senior in Siracusa, were talking. Although their language was crude and casual, completely lacking any atmosphere, no one else dared to say anything to them. They just kept their heads down, looking somewhat surprised and uncertain.

At this point... could the Texas Family be planning to betray us?

As one of the largest families present, if the Texas Family were to turn against them... it seems that only the Saluzzo Family could stop them.

So what does the current head of the Saluzzo Family think?

Everyone's eyes turned to that direction.

But over there... the man remained calm, seemingly completely uninterested in their conversation.

However, the other families, though filled with doubts, could only suppress them for the time being.

After all, the future of the family and the Gray Hall... depends on this one night...

Salvadore didn't keep the others waiting. After exchanging a few casual words and a smile, he abruptly got to the point.

"Madam Sicily"

"Old Saluzzo... did you kill him?"

Salvadore spoke, asking the question he already knew the answer to.

But...

"Yes."

In front of everyone...

In front of all the families.

Without any guards present, Madam Sicily sat upright with her hands folded in front of her, and spoke softly.

"I killed him... Do you need to confirm that again?"

She spoke, her voice... steady yet powerful...

Chapter 232 The Banquet (Part 2)

"I killed Saluzzo... What's wrong?"

Madam Sicily's voice was very calm, even excessively so.

In front of all those who wanted her dead, she gave them the answer they most wanted to hear.

Even so, everyone was somewhat at a loss.

They couldn't figure out what Madam Sicily was planning to do.

What trump card does she have to dare to speak like that?

Salvadore, however, seemed to realize something.

He slowly raised his head and looked deeply at the woman in front of him.

Then... he shook his head and laughed in a daze.

"I still remember what you said about me back then... an impulsive, crazy brat... but now it seems you're the crazy one."

As he spoke, he even personally opened a bottle of red wine in front of all the heads of the household and poured it for Madam Sicily.

Such intimate behavior made the other family heads waver.

Does the Texas Family mean... they're giving up the attack?

No... it doesn't seem like it.

All eyes then turned to the head of the Saluzzo Family, who sat in the main seat directly above.

The other party was calm at this moment, with his eyes slightly closed. He seemed completely oblivious to the friendly interaction between the Texas Family and the Gray Hall, simply waving quietly.

The waiters quietly placed the prepared food in front of each person.

Everything proceeded as if nothing had happened; the Saluzzo Family continued to receive this special guest with the highest honors.

For a moment, the atmosphere became strangely unsettling.

Meanwhile, the three children displayed different emotions.

Lavinia was so nervous she couldn't eat a single bite, while Celinina calmed down after a few bites and was trying to regain her composure. Lappland, on the other hand, didn't seem to care and quietly continued eating.

Inside the meeting hall, the patriarchs' trial of the Gray Hall continued.

"Madam Sicily... we all respect you very much."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting increasingly tense, the Losoloya Family became restless.

He was the first to break the silence, standing up from his seat and decisively launching an attack on Madam Sicily.

"But... you must know the significance of old Saluzzo to Siracusa."

"If it's a family feud, we won't say much, but... isn't an assassination a bit too undignified?"

He spoke, his words aimed directly at Madam Sicily.

But Madam Sicily calmly put the roast meat in front of her into her mouth, chewing slowly and deliberately. Finally, she took a sip of wine before turning to look at the man who had been left out for a while.

"Did my answer not satisfy you?"

"You..."

The head of the Losoloya family was clearly angry... Anyone would be unhappy to be left so carelessly for a while.

Especially since none of the people present were ordinary people.

It can be said that Madam Sicily's attitude was nothing short of arrogant and haughty!

But they didn't dare to make a move directly; they just gritted their teeth and stared at Madam Sicily.

Only after confirming that neither Saluzzo nor the Texas Family intended to speak did he purse his lips and continue his attempt to seize the moral high ground.

"Madam Sicily, I hope you can understand your current situation..."

The head of the Losoloya family continued speaking, his eyes narrowing slightly, revealing a sharp glint.

At this very moment, Sicily is at the mansion in Saluzzo, and everyone present is a member of the family...

It's fair to say that if the family wanted to take action, Madam Sicily would have had no chance of escaping!

"This... is not your Gray Hall..."

"But this is Siracusa, isn't it?"

Despite the threat, Madam Sicily remained unfazed. She merely glanced at the other person before falling silent and continuing to eat slowly.

Siracusa does not belong to you...

The head of the Losoloya family continued his reprimand.

"Then to whom else could it belong? To you?"

Madam Sicily continued to refute.

Seeing the other family heads' gazes turn hostile, she slowly stood up, holding the glass of red wine in her hand.

"Don't be so confident, you're human too... If your necks are broken, if your hearts are shattered, you'll all die."

"Once upon a time, I was just an ordinary member of the family, naively believing that in Siracusa, family would be everything..."

"To be honest, I had quite a bit of a favorable impression of Siracusa back then, and I felt the same way about you."

"At that time, I also had the idea of changing Siracusa... but it wasn't radical."

"But then, a lot of things happened..."

"A friend of mine showed me a lot with facts... For example, the so-called family is just a place where a bunch of madmen gather."

"The so-called rules of Siracusa are merely rules set by humans."

"If the family can set laws here... then why can't I?"

Madam Sicily spoke, she walked step by step to the center of everyone's attention, raised her wine glass, and swirled it slightly.

"Alright, children, we all know what this dinner party was all about... I've given you an answer: I killed Saluzzo. That's a perfectly good excuse. Do you still want me to start this night?"

Madam Sicily maintained her usual attitude, looking down on all the heads of the family present with disdain from beginning to end.

When she was just a Madam Sicily in Columbia, she was filled with awe for her family and held the heads of the family in almost sacred esteem.

But nowadays...

Even the head of the family had no choice but to sit at the same table with her and negotiate.

They have lost that terrifying facade; they are just a group of people... ordinary people, no different from themselves.

If that's the case, then why let these people plan the future of Siracusa?

Siracusa deserves a better future.

She knew she might not be a qualified leader, but she knew she was definitely better than these people.