CHAPTER 45
ANDROMACUS WAS IN THE COMBINED place, he had agreed with Bernardo and Sandro that if he did not leave the place alive, Vitória would have the same fate, as soon as the agreement was finished, he would speak where they could find her, the deal was simple.
Bernardo arrived at Sandro's side, the three greeted each other respectfully.
–– As soon as I am safe and with no one on my trail, I will send them to release the little girl and she will be with her in her hands, just don't want to play smart by my side.
–– But what guarantees do I have?
–– There are no guarantees in the Third Reich, Detective, you should know that.
Sandro thought very well what he would say next, after all, he was not talking to anybody, he was a murderer more than a professional, he was cold and calculating, besides a religious fanatic, this is the worst breed of murderers that exist.
–– You know that from now on I have an advantage...
–– Detective, even if I wanted to, I could do something against my will, I'm here to take Bernardo to the master, after that, he no longer has any use for us.
–– Why Bernardo and not Henrique?
–– Because he is the last legitimate Templar in the world, you should already know that,
I know that...
BERNARDO WAS SITTING NEXT TO ANDROMACUS in total silence.
They arrived at a luxury hotel on Avenida Paulista, entered and went to the penthouse.
–– Welcome to my luxury suite, Mr. Garcia, I hope my servant has provided a pleasant journey.
–– Particularly, I don't understand why you brought me here.
–– I already said – interrupted Andromacus - you are the last in the Templar lineage still existing in the world.
–– And what does this have to do with me? As far as I know, Henrique also has Templar blood.
–– It has everything to do, you know that Mr. Garcia, and spare me on the comments about Henrique, you are a little vagabond without cause, you are special, you know very well that the Templars held incalculable fortunes and knowledge that can change the course of history, just as they did during the Middle Ages.
–– But...
–– No, "but", we kill countless people to get to you.
–– This is what I'm talking about. You say you know who I am, but you haven't said your name yet.
–– They call me Sebottendorff.
–– The founder of the Thule society, largely responsible for the Second World War.
–– I wouldn't have summed it up myself, but I would say that we were trying to show the world how it would be better if we governed it.
–– At the cost of millions of human lives.
–– I would not say that Jews and the other lower races killed by the Reich are human lives, but if you want to put it in those terms, I see no problem.
SANDRO WAS SITTING on the hood of the uncharacterized car in front of the hotel waiting for Bernardo. His cell phone rang.
–– Hello!
"I would like you to go up to the penthouse, without a gun and without a cell phone, please..."
–– Okay, but...
The cell phone was already dead.
SANDRO ARRIVED at the apartment and the door opened automatically.
I need one of these in my house...
–– Welcome, Mr. Palmeira, I believe you already know my real name.
–– Which of the three names do you want me to call you?
Claudiano Totti felt a guttural cold rise up his spine, but he happily accepted the challenge.
–– I didn't expect any less from the best detective in the world – he said with a smile on his face –, but that is not the case at this point.
–– For now, but I want you to know that you are not dealing with anyone.
–– I know that, that's why I'm keeping my promise, I've already released Bernardo and his daughter.
–– Particularly, Mr. Totti, I don't understand why you showed up, it would be wise to hide your weakness, after all, even though I know who you are, I still can't prove anything against you, I just followed the logic.
–– I guarantee that from the beginning I already knew who I was, but in front of you I say that I am only a pawn on this huge chessboard, my appearance was already programmed since the beginning of the operation, after all, what we are looking for is incomparably more important than that my life, or my name, I am but a mere instrument in the hands of the Reich.
Sandro knew from the beginning that the family lawyer had something, perhaps, not the head of the whole scheme, but a very important branch of that tree, now the game was turning to their side again, his ideas took him to that point, then it all became dark again, but he needed to find a beam of light.