Chapter 463 Finally Becoming a Man
Joanna's disease was cured...
Luke used electroshock therapy.
After resting for a few days, Joanna and Luke went to Venice together.
Although the scenery here is beautiful, Luke's actual experience is not very good.
It's humid, the river water smells bad, there are many mosquitoes...
After staying for 3 days, Luke didn't want to stay here anymore.
Joanna was in high spirits.
“I’ve wanted to come here for a long time, but I’ve never had anyone to accompany me.”
Looking at the pitiful Joanna, Luke softened his heart.
Or accompany her on a boat ride in Venice, tasting all kinds of food and seeing the scenery.
The two were enjoying themselves on a gondola (a special small boat in the local area) when they heard a loud noise not far away.
A small building by the water collapsed.
The nature of watching the fun is not only shared by Chinese people, but also by Westerners.
It's just that in some places, it's dangerous to watch the fun.
But in Italy, there are no such concerns.
Luke was curious and asked the boatman to row over.
As a result...Luke met an "acquaintance".
The boatman was explaining to the two of them.
"That was a building that needed to be demolished. It seemed like they were quite efficient and blew it up ahead of time."
But Luke knew that it was not an early explosion.
There is a big difference between being blown down and directional blasting.
The boatman doesn’t understand, but Luke does. He is a “professional” at playing with bombs.
Only a small part of the destroyed building was exposed above the water.
After Luke asked the boatman to come closer, he came to the wreckage of the building that sank to the bottom of the water from the building next to it.
Bond was crying over a dead woman.
Luke watched from the side for a long time and finally sighed.
This guy has transformed from a spirited young man into a real man.
He finally became a man and no longer a "boy".
The Venice police arrived quickly.
But Joanna was on the boat and saw her man standing silently for a long time behind another man, so she communicated with the police here.
As an Italian aristocrat and now Italy's most powerful business queen, Joanna has a very powerful network of contacts.
The police stood guard outside and did not disturb Luke and the other man.
In the end, Bond just cried silently and said no more.
Luke saw that it was almost time, so he walked up and patted her on the shoulder.
"Let her rest in peace soon. Leaving her like this will cause her to freeze to death."
Bond glanced at Luke and nodded.
"Thank you."
He picked up the woman and prepared to leave.
When Luke saw Joanna looking at this place not far away, he knew that he didn't need to worry about the police.
He looked at Bond and said:
"Don't worry about the police. I'll take care of the rest for you. Bury her first."
Luke then took Bond onto the boat he had come in.
The police really didn't care that Bond was carrying a dead body.
Joanna is awesome.
Luke does have some taste in choosing women. At least the women who have long-term relationships with him are very sensible.
Joanna said nothing and asked nothing.
She helped arrange whatever Luke said.
Finally, Joanna arranged a private plane for Bond to take her girlfriend's body to Matera.
This is an ancient Italian city with very beautiful scenery.
The dead woman was Vespa, the accountant who followed Bond to the Montenegro Casino.
Joanna was really helpful in Italy and everything went very smoothly.
On the hillside of Matera, there is a small town and a lake at the foot of the mountain.
Bond chose a very good burial site for Vespa.
In the past few days, Bond said no more than five sentences, and three of them were to Luke and Joanna: Thank you.
Luke didn't ask Bond what exactly happened. Now that he was gone, there was no point in asking.
Just patted Bond.
"If you want revenge, then go ahead. You are already a mature man. If you can't avenge the woman you love, then what's the point of being powerful?"
Bond nodded and glanced at Luke gratefully.
When Bond was in the casino, he originally thought that Luke was a gigolo who was kept by Queen Selene.
But now when I saw Luke for the second time, I found something was wrong.
Not only did Luke have a new woman around him, but his temperament no longer looked like a pretty boy, but more like a big boss.
But Bond doesn't mind having more friends.
Even if we cannot fully trust someone who can help others in times of crisis, at least we owe him a favor.
Now, Bond remembered this favor.
Luke thought Mrs. M from MI6 would tell Bond her identity.
But unexpectedly, Mrs. M kept her mouth shut and Bond looked like he knew nothing about it.
Luke didn't need to explain.
That's all the help I can offer at this point.
Bond will handle the follow-up matters himself, and he won't care about it anymore.
I toured the ancient city with Joanna.
I have to say that the scenery of this small town is really beautiful.
Joanna and Luke had a great time here.
Bond went to find Luke on purpose before leaving.
"I didn't have time to thank you last time."
This refers to the abduction of him and Vespa by Sif.
Luke waved his hand and didn't care.
"It was Sifo who took action last time. Your girlfriend was taken away by him in the hotel parking lot. The hotel has an obligation to ensure the safety of its guests."
Bond knew that the boss didn't care about this matter, but he still said thank you.
Luke knew that Bond accepted the favor.
Luke thought about it and finally told Bond.
"That Mr. Bai is not a big boss, but a pawn. Their influence in Europe is very large. You should be careful. I can't say anything more."
In fact, it’s not that you can’t say it, but that there is no benefit in saying it.
Selene and Joanna both have some connection with the underworld in Europe.
The Blofeld that Selene and I met on the yacht last time, it was obvious that this gang of guys was hiding deeper, and they were also the type that could deal with both black and white.
The upper circles seem extremely white, but below them are all people involved in the underworld.
The method was not very sophisticated. In Luke's opinion, it was just simple and crude.
It's just a slight beautification, but in reality it's still the Western bandit logic.
Luke is still a genuine Chinese at heart.
The Qin family's approach is obviously different from that of traditional Westerners.
Many of Mr. Qin’s previous operations were to teach Luke.
Luke gradually understood.
Such methods as moistening things silently, turning one's hand to make clouds and rain with another hand, etc. are just means.
The purpose is to assimilate you and tie you onto a ship.
Even if I eat meat, I must also let you at least have some soup.
Draining the pond to catch all the fish is not the Chinese philosophy.
Therefore, Luke’s current deployment generally does not involve the use of force.
Unless it's an "investment".
And he alone is enough.
In the end, Luke was a good guy and arranged a private plane to send Bond back to England.
After returning to Rome with Joanna, Luke also prepared to go to England to see Elika.
She has been supervising the construction of an oil pipeline in Türkiye for a long time, and it was recently completed.
Just when I was thinking about Elika, Marco brought news.
Angelica needs Luke's help with something.
