Chapter 182 All Roads Lead to Rome
"The number you dialed is currently busy. Please leave a message after the tone."
When I dialed Li Qing's number and got a busy tone...
Diablo received a call from that man:
"Polnareff, we haven't talked for a long time."
“…”
Diavolo was silent for a while, his mood was very complicated.
Faced with this unexpected change of circumstances, he, who had always done things flawlessly, actually seemed a little confused.
"Polnareff?"
The man on the other end of the phone raised his voice slightly, as if he had vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Diablo reacted immediately.
He quickly turned on the voice-changing software on his computer, adjusted his emotions to get into character, and finally spoke into the phone in an extremely enthusiastic tone:
“Yo!”
"Jotaro, long time no see."
Diablo must have put a lot of effort into this role to ensure that Polnareff wasn't discovered by his best friends so many years after his "death".
Through his investigation, he learned about Polnareff's past experiences and interpersonal relationships, and even learned to imitate his personality and tone.
At this moment, in order not to be discovered, he even took the initiative to greet Jotaro on the other end of the phone like an old friend:
"I heard that you were studying for a doctorate in oceanography."
"Why, what do you want from me now?"
Diablo's acting is indeed very good.
Sure enough, this time, Jotaro Kujo still didn't notice:
"It is indeed something."
"Polnareff, you have been in charge of Europe."
"I remember you tracked down the Italian passion organization a few years ago. It is said that the organization is related to [Arrow], right?"
"Ah...yes."
Diablo continued with his previous lie:
“I was tracking it down before.”
"But you know, I later found out that the Passion organization was just an ordinary mafia, so I never paid any attention to it again."
"No, it seems you are mistaken."
"The boss of the Passion organization is called Diablo. He doesn't seem to be an ordinary mafia."
Jotaro said the name in a calm tone, which shocked Diablo.
"Di, Diavolo?"
Diablo held his breath nervously:
"Where did you hear this name... I haven't even heard of it."
"Oh, that's it..."
Jotaro briefly recounted how the name came to him:
The biological and chemical attack that occurred in Naples yesterday has attracted the high attention of the US Navy.
A bald secret whistleblower pointed out that the mastermind behind this incident was Diablo, the boss of the Passion organization.
However, in order to avoid exposing the fact that they took the opportunity to put the blame on Country XX, the U.S. Navy secretly outsourced the investigation mission to the CIA. At the suggestion of Vice Admiral Colt, the CIA outsourced it to the SPW Foundation. At the arrangement of Mr. Joseph, the SPW Foundation outsourced the job to Jotaro Kujo.
“shit!”
When Diablo heard the name of the "bald informant", he couldn't help cursing in his heart.
"Hahaha…"
He hurriedly adjusted his mood and said hypocritically:
"Then just leave it to me!"
"Jotaro, you must be very busy with your investigation in Japan, why don't you leave it to me..."
Diablo was just trying to trick the other party into subcontracting the work to himself.
But Jotaro said to himself:
"Indeed. Speaking of which, my investigation here has just reached a critical moment."
"Recently, I was in a small town called Morioh Town in S City, and I just dealt with a Stand user named Angelo."
"Before he died... um..."
Jotaro's tone suddenly became a little strange:
"No, he's not dead yet."
"In short, I got an important piece of information from Angelo."
"His Stand was created by a mysterious person using an arrow, and that mysterious person mentioned the name Dio in front of him - and this mysterious person is now in Morioh Town."
"Come to think of it, just yesterday, I even felt..."
"That's perfect!"
Diablo had no interest in listening to the legendary stories happening on the other side of the earth.
Now he just wanted to send Jotaro away as soon as possible, make him stay in the remote town called Morioh Town and not cause trouble for him.
Oh, and we have to find a way to prevent Lee Sin and Jotaro from getting in touch...
Diablo felt a headache.
He was like sitting on a leaky boat, and could only try his best to plug the hole in front of him:
"Jotaro, the [arrow] that appeared in Morioh Town is equally important."
"Leave the investigation in Italy to me. You just stay there. Don't worry. I will definitely catch that Diablo."
"this…"
The voice on the other end of the phone paused slightly, as if he was thinking of saying something.
And just at this moment…
Diablo heard Jotaro's voice from the phone:
"Sir, the plane is about to take off."
"Please turn off your phone as soon as possible."
“…”
"Jotaro, are you already on the plane?"
"That's right."
"Where are you going?"
"Rome."
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After making an appointment with Polnareff to meet again in Rome, Jotaro Kujo quickly hung up the phone and turned off his cell phone.
Diablo fell into a long silence.
“It’s over…”
He saw no hope at all.
Not only will Jotaro come with good intentions, but he will also come earlier than he expected.
This guy is already on the plane.
He will arrive at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport almost tonight.
And at that time, as long as his mobile phone is turned on, Li Qing and Polnareff will be able to contact this invincible man.
These powerful and terrifying enemies will gather in the ancient city of Rome. Just like the barbarians who invaded Rome thousands of years ago, they will easily knock the emperors of the old era off their thrones.
"what to do…"
At this moment, Diablo even thought about running away.
He wanted to abandon everything he had built over the years and run away when the enemy was at the gates.
"No!!"
The thought of running away just arose in my mind.
Diablo felt that kind of shame and humiliation:
"I really can't do this. I can't just...run away like this."
"If I turn and run away when I hear the enemy's name, my dignity will disappear with it."
"I am the King!"
There was a surge of anger in his heart, an anger he had never felt before.
This is a king's final stand for dignity in a desperate situation:
"Yeah, that's right... I still have a chance!"
"That Polnareff said that he holds a power that can change the world."
"And that power is related to [the arrow]!"
Diablo couldn't help but think of the important information he had just eavesdropped.
Since that power can give Polnareff the confidence to definitely defeat him, it should also be able to give him the confidence to defeat Lee Sin and Jotaro.
"The arrow, the key to gaining strength is the arrow."
"Among the arrows known now, the one I gave to Polpo has been destroyed, and the other one is in Morioh Town on the other side of the earth..."
"The last arrow, the one closest to me, is in Polnareff's hand—"
Diablo quickly stood up and packed his things.
He pushed the door open and looked far to the north:
"In Rome!"
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Pisa, the technical team's base.
Jotaro's phone call was completely unreachable.
At first it said "on a call", but later it just turned off.
"It looks like we can't get in touch for now. Leave him a message on voicemail."
"Just tell him that his friend who cares about Daili is in trouble, and ask him to contact us as soon as he turns on his phone."
Li Qing asked Thomas to leave a message for Jotaro, and then simply gave up trying.
He turned around and asked Giorno and Bucciara:
"The mysterious man never revealed his name, and the number he provided could not be dialed."
"What do you think, can he be trusted?"
"It's a bit suspicious." Bucciarati said bluntly: "The sudden emergence of a "power that can definitely defeat Diablo" sounds as suspicious as a drink handed to you by a stranger at the school gate."
"But..." He changed the subject: "Even if it's suspicious, we have to go."
"That's right."
Giorno nodded, without a trace of fear on his face:
"If this is really a trap, then it would be exactly what we want:
"The biggest headache for everyone right now is that they can't find Diablo. It would be great if he could show up on his own."
"Ha ha."
Li Qing smiled easily.
He quickly made the same decision as his companions:
"In that case, Thomas!"
"You stay here to maintain the operation of the technology team and help us collect intelligence."
"Everyone else, set off now—"
Li Qing turned around and looked at his companions one by one with a confident and determined look:
"Let's go to Rome!"
