The lawyer put his bag down once again and gave Dante his full attention with an attentive look on his face. The lawyer was now talking to the new boss of the family, so it was only right that he showed him the proper respect.
"I am not in any way capable of knowing what it is that goes through the minds of a man as great as George Lucas, sir. I have known George for more than fifty years now, and I have served him for twenty years, but I cannot presume to understand how he thinks. But the one thing I know for sure is that George does not make rash decisions regarding the fate of his company and this family. George was a very meticulous man who wanted the best for everyone around him, so you can be certain that if George chose you to become his heir, then it was because he believed this family would thrive the most under your leadership. And from what I have seen from all four of his children here today, I know for certain that he did not make the wrong choice. Now then, I must be on my way."
The lawyer stood up and gave Dante a low bow in respect. Dante nodded to the old lawyer's greeting, and he watched as the man walked out of the room.
Dante leaned forward and ran his hands over his face before he stared at the ground for a good long minute. Risa stood behind him with a slightly pained expression on her face. She could tell that he was genuinely confused about why George would choose him as the new boss, but she also knew that if there was anyone who could handle such a huge responsibility, then it was her master. In truth, Risa was happy that Dante had gotten the title of boss.
Risa had been thinking about the future and what could happen with the family now that there were going to be a lot of changes, and no matter how she looked at it, she didn't see the family progressing in the hands of Fredrick Lucas. No matter how good of a person Fredrick was, he just didn't have the brutality and leadership qualities that were needed in order to be a boss to a family like this one.
But her master had those qualities in spades! Not only did the men respect him, but he was also well-informed about everything that was happening both in the underground and in the main business! Dante Lucas might only be the head of the Cleaners, but Risa knew that without him, the entire Lucas family would fall to pieces in no time at all! So even though it was shocking, Risa didn't think that this was a bad choice at all! In fact, Risa knew that this singular choice might've just saved the entire Lucas family from ruin! Angelina's words about there being new enemies that Dante would have to face were true, but that wasn't a problem as far as Risa was concerned! Risa was going to continue staying by her master's side, and she would kill anyone who looked like they were trying to harm her master!
Risa stood behind Dante with her hands held in front of her, and she watched him get his thoughts back under control. Dante was staring at the ground with a faraway look, and he stayed in that position for the next minute without Risa being able to tell what was going through his mind at all. But suddenly, a phone rang from Dante's pocket, and Risa watched as Dante's entire demeanor changed. Dante got rid of every bit of concern or confusion that had been plaguing him, and he immediately answered in a calm tone.
"What is it?"
Dante knew that there was still work to be done even though he had just been given one of the most shocking news of his life. There were transports and imports that they had to complete, and the bribes for bringing in more ammunition for their upcoming war with the Bellagrini still needed to be organized properly! Dante would have time to dwell on why his father did what he did later!
The voice on the other end of the call belonged to Philip, Dante's right-hand man, and he spoke up quickly!
[Boss, there's a problem! An explosion just went off in our warehouse in the Third District! The entire west side is on fire!]
Ding!
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New Mission: Kill The One-Armed Grenadier
A mad grenadier has set fire to your warehouse and destroyed millions of dollars in assets. Find the grenadier and kill him and his men in order to complete the mission.
Rewards:
+10 Skill Points
+10 Stat Points
+1 Bronze Information Box
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Dante's eyes narrowed once he saw the mission tab opening in front of him! What the hell was a bronze information box? The moment Dante had this thought, another tab opened in front of him to display the required information.
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Information Boxes: These are unique rewards that contain information granted to the user by the system for the completion of a mission or task. Each information box contains information that could aid the user in the advancement of his path towards becoming the new Ultimate Boss. Boxes are divided into Bronze -> Silver -> Gold -> Titanium -> Mythryl.
The severity or difficulty of a mission will determine the color of the information box that is granted, and the higher the level of the box, the more important the information held within it.
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'That makes sense.'
Dante understood the system's message easily enough, and he stood up sharply as he quickly shifted his attention towards the attack! Dante's mind ran through what he had been keeping in that warehouse, and he cursed when he realized that it was the warehouse containing their shipment of foreign cars that they were planning to sell at an auction later this year! Those bastards dared to go after their warehouse in their own fucking territory!
Dante felt red-hot rage rising from his heart as he began storming out of the room! Risa struggled to follow after his quick pace, and Dante spoke angrily into his phone!
"Did you see who was responsible for it!? Are they still there!?"
[Yes sir, we're in a bloody standoff against some of the men that blew up the warehouse! They aren't wearing any colors from the Bellagrini or Romanov families, but there's about a hundred of them and they're stacked to the teeth with guns! There's no way they aren't from one of the two families! These bloody bastards aren't even counting their damn bullets!]
Gunshots and explosions echoed from the other side of the phone call, and Dante could immediately understand what Philip was trying to tell him! The attackers might not be wearing the colors of any of the two other families in the city, but they were using far too many grenades and bullets for them to not be from one of the families. No small-time gang would be capable of spending so much money on bullets unless they were being backed by one of the three major families! If this were a small gang, then they would have run away the moment they were done blowing up the warehouse!
'Is it the Bellagrini?'
Dante asked this question to the system, but the system didn't respond to Dante's question, and Dante clicked his tongue as he realized the system was not going to help him.