The truth

"Wait. This is the face of the American Mafia's boss!" He whispered back to me.

"What? Fazio is mafia? How come?" I said to him silently.

"I hope I am not making you uncomfortable, have a sit. " His English accent was so fluent. I did not expect him to speak fluently. He was clearly a North American! This time, I was confused.

"Not at all. When we heard you wanted to see us, we were quite excited sir. "

"That is weird. You are speaking way too formal. Anyway, I am glad to have you here. There is someone I want you to execute." He said. I was shocked. Gladden and Johnson were murderers. That was why Fazio invited them over.

"It is okay by us if you give us some cash. " Hart played along while I was looking terrified. I did not know how to act, it was not in my blood.

"Sure, don't you trust me? Do not worry, Fazio will soon be here" He said. By this time, I was totally confused. If he was not Fazio, then who was he? That was the first question that came to my mind.

"Oh! I thought you were Fazio. " Hart replied still playing along. I did not know he was such a good actor.

"Of course not. I am American, Fazio is Italian. Don't you know? Oh! Look at you feigning ignorance. " The man replied as he smiled.

"Yes. But sir, you are the American Mafia boss. " Hart said looking more concerned.

"How do you know that? Someone might had told you. You really got a lot of information about us. Anyway, I am glad to tell you that we also got information about you villians. " He replied as he laughed. We also laughed with him. The man stood up and went inside urging us to wait.

"If he is not Fazio, who is he?" I whispered to Hart.

"I do not know. But, I think he must be related to Fazio in one way. Nevertheless, he is probably related to the Miami book company. " Hart whispered back.

"What? The more I deep, I become more terrified. I thought that company is weak, but look at the people standing behind it. Even the American mafia boss is there." I said.

"It is just an ordinary book company, I mean why is there so many people? The whole matter is confusing me. "

"They thought we are villains, what are we going to do if we meet Fazio right away?" I asked.

"What else are we going to do? Play along girl. We have to play along. Maybe the person we are assigned to execute might be related to the person related to Miami book company. We have to find something after all. " He replied to me.

"I thought Johnson and Gladden were couples, turns out that they are more than I could think of. " I thought. It was really a strange twist. Whether Fazio happened to be the founder of Miami book company or not, there was high probability that he would know someone who was.

        After waiting for an hour, a car drove in. It was clearly Fazio. One of the security men went to open the car door for him. He wore a Brioni black suit. I could tell from a glance. His appearance gave a killer's vibe. For a moment, I thought he would also be a Mafia. His looks clearly showed that he was an Italian. But, he was ugly. He moved closer to us, adjusting his hair, which had already been adjusted.

"We finally met. " He said with a strange English accent. He then stretched forth his hands requesting for a handshake.

"Oh! It is really nice to meet you. " Hart said as he shook his hands.

"Miss Gladden, I have heard a lot about you. I heard how you killed Cassio. Everyone knows how Cassio was difficult to defeat. I can not believe such a beauty could handle him. To be honest, you are very talented." He said, sounding like a compliment, but, in actual fact, it was not. Just how dangerous the real Gladden must have been to kill someone difficult to defeat.

"It is just like a tip of an iceberg. He is nothing but easy. " I said trying to play along as suggested by Hart. We bursted into laughter.

"Have a seat. " Fazio said.

"Fazio. How is it with Mia Jane? " Hart asked.  I was shocked to have heard him say such a thing. What if he knew nothing about her? Then, Fazio would notice that we are fake.

"You sure know a lot of things. Why? Did you make some research about me?" Fazio asked jokingly.

"No. It is just something I should know as your client. Or, don't you trust us?" Hart asked in return.

"Sure. I do. Anyway, what can I do? You have heard about Miami book company right? I am not sure if you know about the Miami Group. The whole group is run by my family. But, do you know what we do? We put ordinary people in charge of each. Why? To avoid being put behind bars. " He explained. I felt like slapping him. But, I could not do anything.

"Wow. You are so clever. I want to be like you. " He replied. I had a lot of things to ask him, but Hart insisted that we should take things step by step.

*That is how to run a business. You cannot put your family over a business, they will betray you. Strangers who rarely make hundred dollars per day are the best option. In that way, you don't die."

"Then, will those strangers not betray you too?"

"They have power but not authority. I gave them power but not authority. In that way, they cannot do anything to harm me. Even Mia Jane does not know who I am. The moment she knows, she will die. I will put another person in charge, I get the money, they die. That is how I raise my own funds. " He replied annoyingly.

"What about L'art book company? Do you know them?" I asked.

"Oh darling! You seems to be interested in book companies? Do you want to run a business? I will advise you not to. Your job fits you perfectly. "

"Not that. A very close person of mine wants to invest in one of the book companies. I am looking for the best choice. " Hart lied.

"If you want to invest , I believe my book Company is the best. It will be good if that person if yours become one of the shareholders in Miami Group. But, I do not know anything about L'art book company. Who are they? Are they some rivals?" He asked looking very much concerned about the whole issue.

"No, they are not. But, why are we suddenly talking about book company?" I asked.

"I do not know. You brought the topic. " He replied as he laughed.