“Don Matteo, it’s not good news!” A man shouted as he entered a room in an underground casino owned by the Edwins.
“What happened upstairs? Is anyone alive?” Matteo, the Don of the Edwin Family, anxiously asked.
“Negative, Don. All of our relatives and women in the family have been killed!” The man who entered reported as he carefully closed the door.
Matteo stood up from his seat before slamming his hand on the table, a look of pain and bitterness on his face. “Damn! Who dares to attack my family? Don’t they know we are under the Sicilian Family’s protection?”
“Don, I think our enemies know that we are under the Sicilian Family. We are their primary target; I overheard one of them say to strike at the root before the head, if I’m not mistaken, they were referring to the Sicilian Family as the head,” the man explained.
The Don’s eyes widened before a chilling vision took over him. “What did you say?!”
“I heard them say that the Sicilian Family is their main target but-”
“How did you manage to come back if you heard them?” Matteo asked in fear, a cold sweat running down his forehead, cutting off the man before he could finish speaking.
“I ran here and-” the man paused before his eyes widened in fear.
“You fool-”
Boom!
Something kicked the door and it slammed loudly before Matteo could finish his sentence.
“Today is the end of the Edwin Familia!”Matteo said without hope.
More than a dozen armed men entered, each wearing badges indicating their respective families.
“Matteo, Matteo, Matteo. The Don of the Edwin Family, would you like to know why this is happening to your Edwin Familia before you die?” The man in shades said, holding a rifle in his hand, clearly the leader of the group.
Matteo’s eyes widened. “Who are you? What has the Edwin Family done to you?” Edwin asked in fear.
“It seems you don’t remember,” the man said before removing the badge from his shoulder and placing it in front of Matteo, “take a look, maybe it will jog your memory,” he grinned.
Matteo seemed confused before looking at the badge, and when he saw it clearly, he trembled in fear, knowing the symbol on the badge and the terrifying memories associated with it, but what scared him more was the fading existence of the Edwin Family once that badge appeared.
Matteo laughed like a madman and suddenly lost his composure. “This is my redemption for the wrongs I did in the past,” he said before kneeling and laughing.
“Take him,” the leader ordered before two men grabbed Matteo and took him out of the room.
He followed them out before nodding to the remaining men inside. As soon as the leader left, a loud gunshot could be heard from outside, indicating that no one from the Edwins had been spared.
A few minutes later, all of his men emerged from the room. A man approached the leader holding the Edwin Family’s ledger, containing all the records of their illegal transactions and other crimes, then the leader took the ledger.
“Let’s go,” the leader said before leaving the place filled with gasoline.
As they all left, a man threw a lighter in the area, and the whole place was immediately engulfed in flames. At high noon, the entire Edwin Family’s fortress, along with their other properties and families, burned down. The Edwin Family was wiped out in a short span of time, and no one knew who was behind it.
Although these places were burned where Edwin Familia was erased, the authorities did not care, thinking it was justifiable for them; even so, the firefighters acted to contain the fire from spreading.
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In the office of the chairman at Luca Group, Lucas was seated, waiting for the good news from Lorenzo.
Ring!
Lucas’ cellphone rang, showing a call from Lorenzo. Lucas answered and immediately heard Lorenzo’s respectful tone.
“Boss, Edwin Familia is clean now, we have their ledger in our possession. Everything you said was correct, there is a traitor in the group recording their transactions in the ledger last month, as well as this month and last week. The motive of this person is unclear, but I’m sure the Sicilian Familia is unaware of this. I think this person is rising up to take your position and the entire Luca Group,” explained Lorenzo from the other end of the call.
Lucas grinned, “I know who this person is. Truth be told, I have long suspected him. It’s fortunate that he doesn’t know my true identity, otherwise, if the Sicilian Familia finds out, our long-standing plan will be ruined. Most likely, this person thinks of me as just a business tycoon, which is why he reached out to the mafia for help in fighting me.”
“This person is too ambitious, not satisfied with what you’ve provided. Based on the ledger, Edwin is unaware that they are being used by this person. It’s a good thing I haven’t taken him to the underworld, or else we wouldn’t know the consequences. Boss, what do you want to do with this person?” Lorenzo asked, awaiting Lucas’s orders.
“Just keep calm, I will handle this person. Let’s not startle the snake, as we may still gain useful information,” instructed Lucas.
“Boss, there is another thing. When I found out this person is connected to Edwin, I immediately investigated and discovered he also has protection from the Mercado,” Lorenzo added.
“I never thought he would be able to use these two weak families against me, nevertheless he will be disappointed now that Edwin is destroyed.”
“Excellent, the traitor and the former traitor have joined forces. Let’s observe the Mercado first, I will handle this venomous person. Remember, do not be caught off guard. If Mercado suspects you, do not immediately engage in battle. Remember the priority,” said Lucas.
“Yes boss, we have standby personnel surrounding the Mercado Family. The Mercado Family is more cautious than the Edwins, however, this will not be difficult for our people,” Lorenzo said.
“You all need to be careful, continue observing the movements in the Sicilian Family. They probably already know what happened to the Edwin Family, and if I am not mistaken, they might be conducting some investigations. Be vigilant, watch the movements of these two families,” ordered Lucas.
“Yes Boss!” Lorenzo respectfully replied.
Lucas ended the call before standing up from his chair and walking towards the window, gazing at a certain place while flashing a peculiar smile.
“It seems I will be able to utilize the men of One Eye and Lucio early,” said Lucas, looking sharply at a spot.