Chapter 68: An Unexpected Welcome Party

Location: Café Venosa – Midnight

After discovering that Valdiano had located them, there was no time to hesitate. Everyone at Café Venosa began to prepare their weapons in preparation for the upcoming attack.

Marco (in a decisive voice): "Well, we're in a disadvantageous position... but we have an advantage, we know they're coming."

Rocco (holding a small grenade launcher): "Do you think they'll bring us flowers? I don't think so, so let's prepare some surprises for them!"

Salvo (laughing as he puts a knife in his belt): "I love surprises, especially when they involve explosions!"

Fortifying the Café

Lucino (angrily as he cleans the café counter): "I won't let any idiots vandalize my place! If they want to fight, so be it! But at least, take off their shoes when they enter!"

Franco (joking): "Really, that's what you're worried about now?!"

Luccini (putting on a helmet): "If a fight is inevitable, we have to use every corner of this place to our advantage."

Luca Ferri (fiddling with his heavy weapons): "Finally, a worthy challenge! Let's leave a message to Valdiano that he can't play with us without paying a price!"

Colombo (watching his screen intently): "Five cars are approaching fast… with a fair number of men… They're heavily armed."

Marco (calmly, adjusting his jacket): "Then… let's start the welcome party!"

The first explosion

As soon as the cars approached the café alley, Franco pressed a small button he was holding… and suddenly one of the cars exploded, flipping it upside down, and debris was scattered everywhere!

Rocco (screaming happily): "Haha! I didn't expect this thing to actually work!"

Luca (shooting at the men trying to get out of the cars): "This is just warming up, let's see what they can do!"

Salvo (hiding behind the table and shooting): "If we survive this, I demand a vacation!"

Lucino (throwing a Molotov cocktail): "And I demand compensation for the damages!"

Lucchini (worried): "Have you forgotten that I'm a doctor? I'm supposed to save lives, not get into a gunfight!"

Marco (calmly, shooting two men): "Consider this a practical training in emergency medicine!"

The fight intensifies

Valdiano's men tried to fight back, but the café was well fortified, and everyone in Marco's gang was fighting skillfully.

One of Valdiano's men (shouting): "They're stronger than we thought! We need more support!"

Valdiano (on the radio): "Keep attacking, I don't want any of them to get out alive!"

Colombo (looking at his screen anxiously): "I have good news and bad news… The good news is that we stopped the first wave, the bad? There are more of them coming!"

Rocco (sarcastically): "Are they bringing an army or what?! Are we at war?!"

The trump card

Suddenly, a loud whistle goes off from one of the nearby alleys… and a group of men wearing black masks appear, attacking Valdiano's men from behind!

Marco (looking in surprise): "What is this?! Who are these people?"

Franco (raising his eyebrow): "I hope they are with us and not against us!"

Luca Ferri (laughing): "It seems that they are not with Valdiano at least!"

One of the masked men (in a deep voice): "I think it's time to return the favor…"

Marco (approaching cautiously): "And who are you exactly?"

The masked man lifts his mask slightly, revealing the face of one of the former leaders of the Zacrota gang, who had been missing for years…

Marco (surprised): "You…?!"

The masked man (smiling): "It seems the game is starting to get more exciting than I expected."

End of chapter.