Chapter 50 Dangerous Abilities
The Apaches made quite a bit of noise when they fought.
He had just defeated Mista not long ago when Bucciarati and others who were searching nearby hurried over following the sound.
"this?!"
Seeing the shocking bloodstains on Abbacchio's body, Bucciarati's usually calm face showed a slight wave of emotion:
"Apache, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Apaki skillfully tore open the blood-soaked clothes and bandaged the wound with rags. "It just looks serious."
"That's good." Bucciarati breathed a sigh of relief, then shifted his attention to observe the ruins where a fierce battle had just taken place.
Soon, he saw Mista lying unconscious in the rubble after the collision: "Who is he?"
"I don't even know this guy's name."
"But what is certain is that he is a Stand user."
As he spoke, Abbazi briefly recounted how Mista had previously covered up for Li Qing and how he had fought with Mista.
"I see... Is he Li Qing's companion?"
Bucciarati walked forward and leaned over to carefully observe Mista's drowsy and unconscious face:
"This guy is very unconscious. I'm afraid he won't wake up for a while."
"In this case, if we want to get information from him, we will have to waste a lot of time waiting."
"but…"
He pondered for a moment, turned around and instructed Apache:
"Apache, replay this kid's actions over the past twenty minutes using the blues."
"Since he is Li Qing's companion, he may have had an encounter with the bald guy 20 minutes ago!"
"I see."
"As long as this guy has met Lee Sin, Melancholy Blues can indirectly find the [time] and [place] where Lee Sin appeared during the replay."
"Once these two elements are clear, we can follow the clues to find Li Qing's subsequent movements."
Abbacchio immediately understood what Bucciarati meant.
So, Apache immediately ordered Melancholy Blues to transform into Mista's appearance, and used the "fast forward" mode to quickly rewind Mista's movements over the past twenty minutes:
A minute ago, he was sitting on the side of the road talking to himself.
Three minutes ago, he got up from the ground, covering his slightly swollen cheek.
Ten minutes ago, he fell dazed on the road, as if he had just been attacked by someone.
Twenty minutes ago...
"Forehead…"
Seeing the amazing sight of Li Qing "borrowing" the motorcycle with one punch, Bucciarati and his companions all had strange expressions:
"Hey, hey...he doesn't even know Li Qing!"
"Is this guy out of his mind? Why would he help a guy who stole his motorcycle and risk lying to Apache?"
Narancia scratched his head and asked in confusion.
Everyone was silent and no one answered the question.
Because they actually know the answer - to help the good guys fight the bad guys, Mista's motive is that simple.
And the embarrassing thing is, they are the villains in this story.
"Alright, alright..."
Bucciarati broke the silence and said directly: "Don't waste time."
"Now that we've found our target's trail, let's quickly chase him down with the replay of Melancholy Blues!"
"clear."
Abbaki quickly changed the target of Melancholy Blues' replay to Li Qing.
Then, he looked at Mista who was still unconscious and asked with some concern:
"Bucciarati, what are you going to do with this guy?"
"He doesn't seem to have anything to do with this matter, so there's no need to..."
Apache hesitated to speak.
The passion organization is not a charity.
Bucciarati, who was gentle in front of ordinary citizens, never hesitated to use inhumane violence when dealing with gang affairs.
If Bucciarati intended to treat that kid as an "enemy of the organization," his end would be miserable.
“…”
Bucciarati thought for a moment and replied, "Take him in the car!"
"Take him in the car... where do you want to take him?"
Abbaki asked bluntly.
Although it sounded a little ridiculous, he couldn't help but worry about the fate of this enemy.
But Bucciarati did not answer directly.
He leaned over and lifted the unconscious Mista up from the ground, his gentle movements revealing a special tenderness:
"You can't just leave an unconscious person on the ground."
"Take him in the car first. If it's convenient, take him to the hospital to rest on the way."
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Following the trail where Li Qing left on his motorcycle, Bucciarati and his crew drove in pursuit.
Not long after they left the town that was almost in ruins, Bucciarati suddenly received a call - it was from Polpo .
"Bucciarati, what's going on?"
As soon as the call was connected, Polpo asked directly:
"Are the clues provided by those minions accurate? Have you found any trace of Li Qing?"
“Found it.”
Bucciarati skipped the process and reported the result truthfully:
"We have tracked down the target and are now pursuing him."
"If all goes well, we will be able to meet Li Qing in person soon."
"Hahaha…"
Polbo's slightly shrill laughter rang out from the speaker of the phone:
"Very good... Bucciarati, you are indeed my most trusted subordinate!"
"Then let's keep in touch. Once you find the exact location of the target, report to me immediately."
"besides…"
He gave two instructions step by step, but his tone suddenly became much more serious:
"Bucciarati, in addition to hunting down that bald guy, the boss has personally given you an order."
"An order from the boss himself?"
Bucciarati's expression immediately became serious:
"Just tell me what you want, I will do my best to satisfy you!"
The elusive boss is a feared and worshipped godfather of the underworld in the entire Passion organization and even in the entire Italian underworld.
Without knowing his boss' true character, Bucciarati naturally had the most sincere respect for his immediate superior.
However, this respect was immediately dimmed by the unreasonable order:
“It’s very simple.”
Polpo relayed the boss's instructions: "The boss wants to know the stand abilities of you and your team members."
"You want us to report our Stand abilities?"
Bucciarati's tone was very conflicted.
The battle between Stands is mainly a war of intelligence, and the ability of a Stand can almost be said to be the biggest secret of a Stand user.
To tell others about your stand abilities is, to some extent, like handing half of your life over to others.
For this reason, in order to take into account the established rules of the Stand users, the Passion organization never requires the Stand users within the organization to reveal their Stand abilities.
But now...
“It’s a different situation now.”
"You are just an ordinary combat team, just like the assassination team and the demolition team, you are just a group of workers who get paid and follow orders."
"But now the boss has taken a fancy to your ability to get things done. He wants to promote you to take over my position as Polpo and become the cadre who rules Naples."
"By then, the whole of Naples will be your 'fiefdom'!"
"You and your team members are nobles directly under the emperor, and are truly members of the Passion organization."
"Bucciarati..."
Polpo first gave his subordinates a big picture, and then said in a very subtle tone:
"The boss wants to entrust you with such a big business, but you still want to hide your Stand ability from the boss..."
"Is there some reason why we must be wary of the boss?"
These words are really hurtful.
From another perspective, what Polpo said makes sense:
Even a small civil servant has to have his family background carefully checked. If the big boss of this organization wants to promote someone to be a "provincial governor" to manage a city, how could he not know this guy's background?
"Okay... I understand."
Bucciarati thought for a moment, and finally decided to surrender his trust to his boss.
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"Bruno Bucciarati, alias 'Steel Fingers'."
"Pannakoda Fugo, stand-in name 'Purple Smoke'."
“…”
In a corner of Naples, Diablo, hiding in the shadows, carefully read the information that Polpo had just sent.
Even though I hate to admit it, but...
Diablo was scared.
This dark emperor who claimed to be invincible became cautious unconsciously after witnessing his own tragic fate on the Rolling Stone.
He didn't even fully believe in his own strength as he had before:
Polpo , Bucciarati's team, and some of the SS members who were rushing to Naples...
Diablo, contrary to his usual practice, chose to mobilize the combat power of the Passion Organization and go all out to deal with the enemy of fate that was a thorn in his side.
To be on the safe side, he deliberately put down his pride and used his status as a boss to pressure others, and learned about the abilities of those "chess pieces" in advance:
"Naranja Girka, stand-in name 'Aerosmith'."
"These are all good abilities... but they are far from threatening my Crimson King."
Diablo felt relieved.
Then he continued to read:
"Leo Abbazi, alternate name 'Melancholy Blues'."
"Capacity is..."
"This?!" Diablo's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly: "This ability... is too dangerous."
