Chapter 50 The Big Three of the Venetian Brotherhood
San Marco District, Barbarigo House
"Bang!"
With his white beard stretched to his chest, Marco, who looked quite majestic in appearance, slammed his fist on the table.
"Emilio is dead, Silvio is dead, and now you tell me that you don't even know who attacked them?!"
"What's the use of the Barbarigo family raising waste like you!"
Marco, who was panting rapidly, was not only filled with anger, but also panic.
The enemy hiding in the dark assassinated two core members of the Barbarigo family one after another without anyone noticing. Apart from knowing that the other party might be related to the Thieves Guild, no other information was known.
Marco is not stupid. Let alone Emilio who was sniped from a long distance, this is not the first time he has seen the small hole on Silvio's forehead. A few years ago, he, Silvio and others were together.
Seen on a fellow Templar who was assassinated by an Assassin.
'The Hidden Blade, is it really those damn assassins?'
Marco's panic was almost beyond words, but when he saw the strong bodyguard standing behind him, Marco's mood finally calmed down a little.
"Dante, from today on, you must follow me closely at all times. If you find someone approaching without permission, no matter who the person is, you will kill him first and then report him!"
The person Marco called Dante was a middle-aged man with a dull look. It took several seconds for him to react to Marco's order and nodded stupidly.
"Okay, Master."
Marco didn't seem to be worried about Dante's intelligence. Instead, he was very confident in his protection. After receiving Dante's answer, he nodded with satisfaction and returned to the calm demeanor he had shown in the past.
"Everyone, these two assassinations were probably carried out by the Assassin organization. I have reason to suspect that the Assassins who dealt a heavy blow to the Templars in Florence last year have sent people to sneak into Venice quietly."
"But please don't worry." Marco said with a sneer: "The assassin's hasty attack in Venice will definitely arouse the anger of the governor. Let's take this opportunity to let our dear governor exert his last remaining heat."
"Carlo."
Marco turned his head and looked at an aristocratic official wearing a soft hat. This man had a thin face and figure, and an uneasy look in his eyes.
"You are a member of the Council of Ten. I need you to tell Mosenigo about the dangers of assassins in a more embellished way and ask him to activate martial law throughout the city."
"I want to see if those rats that are used to hiding in the corners of the city can continue to act under this high-pressure situation."
Carlo took a deep breath, lowered his head and replied: "I'll try my best, but Mosenigo has his own views on the Templars and Assassins, and I can't guarantee that I can convince him."
Surrounding the core members of the Barbarigo Cabal, a fat nobleman who looked honest and good-natured sat in his chair and dozed off.
Noticing his unpromising look, Marco smiled contemptuously and took the lead to leave with Dante. The others also dispersed after discussing countermeasures.
It wasn't until the conference room was empty that the fat man suddenly opened his eyes, silently looking in the direction Marco was leaving, with a complicated look in his eyes.
'Marco, your blind trust in Dante will one day make you taste the consequences of failure.'
'Dante does possess extremely powerful combat power in a head-on conflict, but...that doesn't mean he can guard against all-pervasive assassins.'
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When Lu Xiao returned to the Thieves Guild, Antonio was discussing something with a strong man who seemed to be chattering away, and a beautiful middle-aged woman who still had charm.
"Lu, come here, let me introduce you."
Antonio waved to Lu Xiao enthusiastically, put his arm around his shoulders and pointed at the two companions beside him.
"The man who is nervous about his sword is the Venetian mercenary leader, Bartolomeo d'Alviano. If you don't care about this guy's fetish, he is still a relatively easy person to get along with.
A strong warrior and a leader with great leadership qualities."
"Hey! I heard you!"
Bartolomeo retorted dissatisfied and loudly: "I am not a fetishist. Bianca is a good partner who has accompanied me in battles for many years. I just cherish my weapons!"
Antonio waved his hand noncommittally, ignored Bartolomeo's protest, bumped into the beautiful woman and continued to introduce to Lu Xiao: "This is the leader of the Venetian socialites and the owner of Rose Virgin, Teodora Con
Tanto.”
Teodora smiled at Lu Xiao charmingly and bowed: "Hello, Lu, I have heard many rumors about you from other brotherhood members. Welcome to Venice."
Lu Xiao has some difficulty understanding Teodora's nun dress, but now is not the time to discuss this issue.
After completing the introduction of the Big Three in Venice, Antonio first expressed his gratitude to Lu Xiao for getting rid of the two public enemies of the people.
"The deaths of Silvio and Emilio will cause a heavy blow to the power of the Barbarigo family, but as long as Marco is still alive, our plan will not be completely successful."
"I just received a reminder from Agostino, the internal agent of the Barbarigo family, that Marco plans to use the hands of the governor to impose martial law on the entire city and force us out of the corners of the city to fight them head-on."
"Agostino?" Lu Xiao asked in surprise: "Is he the Barbarigo tribesman you mentioned who is leaning towards the assassins? Are you sure you can trust him?"
"I'm sure, come with me first."
Antonio guided Lu Xiao into his office. The first thing that caught Lu Xiao's attention was a rather exquisitely crafted wood carving model of the San Marco district.
Antonio proudly said: "This is a full-scale model that I spent several years making. It should be of some use to your next actions."
Lu Xiao shook his head and said: "Even if we fully understand the structure of San Marco District, we can't tell Mosenigo about our goals and the Templars' conspiracy without entering the Governor's Palace."
"On the contrary, the Templars can use the Barbarigo family's connections in the officialdom to unscrupulously instill harmful remarks about the Assassins to the governor, which is very detrimental to us."
Teodora comforted her softly: "Don't worry too much. Although Governor Mosenigo has been forced by the power of the Barbarigo family to grant them many privileges, he is not incompetent."
"It is almost impossible to get Mosenigo to issue martial law with great fanfare just by relying on Carlo's family's words. Marco underestimated the governor too much."
Bartolomeo added gruffly: "At this point, we can only resort to burning the boat."
"My mercenaries and Antonio's thieves will help you distract the guards outside the Governor's Palace. Whether you can bypass the heavy defenses in the Governor's Palace and reach Mosenigo depends on your performance."
"Lu, go on."
Antonio threw a small bag of light unknown objects to Lu Xiao. When he took it, Lu Xiao smelled a hint of plant fragrance from the bag.
"This is evidence we took out from Emilio's dock cargo warehouse during the commotion and handed it over to Governor Mosenigo for testing. His relevant professional consultants will prove the use of these herbs for us."
"besides."
Teodora handed a volume of information to Lu Xiao: "This is the list of smuggled goods that my girls recorded after overhearing the conversation between Emilio and Silvio. It should also convince Mosenigo to add more
Some chips."
Lu Xiao sighed: "It seems I can't do it if I don't go, but Antonio..."
"I know."
Antonio smiled understandingly: "My thieves have already checked all the information on the assassin's tomb and most of Altaïr's scattered manuscripts."
"Now you focus on dealing with the current crisis. When this commotion ends, I will give you all the information you want."