The charm of Mr. De Luca

Last Minutes

Matteo was stunned to see the faces ready to strafe him with a shot. Their numbers were quite a lot, probably around eight or even ten people. They seemed eager to finish off Matteo right then and there. While Matteo still looks calm, but remain vigilant. Sharp, his eyes looked at them with great calculation.

“Stop that intruder!” exclaimed one of them, along with a loud explosion sound coming from outside the mansion. It made their concentration a little distracted and of course an opportunity for Matteo to attack. He shot his gun and hit one of them. Matteo continued shooting while settling down and looking for shelter. The girls who were in other parts of the mansion were shocked and scattered to hear the sound of explosions and also endless gunfire.

They shot at Matteo simultaneously. The only thing Matteo can use as a shield is a large flower pot overgrown with miniature palm trees.

Matteo returned their fire. That guy's bullet never misses. Three times he spewed bullets from his gun, three of Silvio's men immediately collapsed. Meanwhile, the palm tree used as a refuge for Matteo, is now full of holes everywhere.

However, Matteo was desperate. Dozens of people fought a man with one weapon. The chances of winning are very small.

In those moments between life and death, the idea crossed Matteo's mind.

The man looked at the gigantic, luxurious crystal lamp hanging on the ceiling of the mansion. That light, right above the dozens of Silvio's bodyguards standing. Matteo closed his eyes and shot towards the chain of decorative lights. Twice the shot, the chain of lights finally broke and fell on the gunmen who were attacking him, with a blind shot.

The men screamed in pain as fragments of the crystal rained down on their bodies and the iron supporting them fell on their heads. A golden opportunity for Matteo to sneak out of the carnage.

Matteo quickly ran up the stairs until he arrived upstairs. Matteo was a little confused when he saw that there were two passageways on his left and right sides. He hesitated to choose which direction he should take. Luckily Coco contacted him through an earpiece. Coco tells Matteo to take the right. Matteo according to him. However, he remained vigilant in stepping.

Strangely enough, there was no sight of any of Silvio's men. That made Matteo a little suspicious. His feeling said, there must be something wrong with the atmosphere that is too quiet up there. Silvio's men downstairs were not seen chasing him. Some of them were only lightly injured.

Matteo cocked his weapon. He turned to his left and to his right while inspecting and opening door after door of every room that was there. However, all that was seen were some frightened-faced women inside.

Matteo was able to confirm that the women were paid women who were Silvio's mistress.

“Amico! Straight through to the very end of the room!” coco's orders are guiding her back through the earpiece.

Matteo settles into the room shown by Coco. It was the most spacious room with the most magnificent door among the other rooms. Matteo tried to open the door, but it locked automatically. It takes a fingerprint and a pin number to unlock it.

Mateo is not lacking sense. He immediately shot the automatic lock section located under the doorknob, causing a spark.

The door opened and Matteo rushed in. He then spread his gaze around Silvio's luxurious room which felt so quiet.

“Amico! Why is the atmosphere too quiet?” matteo whispered through the earpiece.

“It looks like they are still alive, choosing to coordinate downstairs,” replied Coco from across there.

“Isn't that a little suspicious you think?” Matteo sounded doubtful.

“I can only advise you to be vigilant,” Coco said.

Matteo snorted in annoyance and started to approach the bed. The target was now a small, flat object that was the key to the secret room. The key just lies on the nightstand by the side of the bed. Matteo immediately grabbed it and pressed the black button that was in the middle of it. The wall facing the bed shifted slowly and revealed the contents inside.

Slightly stunned, Matteo entered the secret room. A pile of cash filled a giant bookshelf stuck on the wall with an unpredictable amount.

Next to the giant bookshelf, there is a special glass-walled shelf used to store gold bars. While across the shelf there are various types of weapons attached to the wall. One of them is Matteo's special-assembled weapon.

Matteo immediately approached his precious object that had been stolen by Silvio. He grabbed and lowered the weapon from its place, just as Silvio was standing at the entrance of the secret room.

“Gosh! Besides being stupid, you are also very reckless apparently, My best friend,” Silvio chuckled while clapping.

Matteo, who was holding two weapons in his hand, a small automatic pistol in his left hand and an assembled rifle in his right hand, immediately pointed the muzzle of the two weapons towards Silvio's standing.

“Really? Are you sure you're gonna shoot me here? Don't you see those who are willing to bet my life for me?” Silvio pointed at the dozens of black and heavily armed men entering the room and standing at the entrance of the secret room. They again besieged Matteo who remained standing gallantly despite having to face everything alone.

“One finger quote, you'll be a corpse!” threaten Silvio with his evil grin.

“If you shoot me now, you will lose your treasure,” Matteo shifts to the front of a giant shelf filled with cash.

“Good idea. You need a good place to die. All right, I'll obey. Now, come closer,” Silvio's word with all the weapons pointed at Matteo.

Turning his brain, Matteo placed his raft gun carefully beside his foot and the small gun in his left hand he threw it forward.

Matteo then raised his hand and walked over cautiously. Matteo arranged his steps in such a way. He approached step by step towards Silvio's men who were ready to execute him.

“Now or not at all!” matteo said to himself.

As fast as lightning, Matteo bent his knees and rolled in front of Silvio. He then grabbed the gun he had thrown. Matteo pointed the gun at Silvio's right foot and shot him. He also spewed bullets into the stomachs of some of Silvio's bodyguards.

Five people died instantly. Now there were only nine people left, and they were on standby to point their automatic rifles at Matteo. However, they have trouble shooting the man, as Matteo now hides behind Silvio's body.

Matteo grabbed Silvio's body which was in a weak condition. He wrapped his hands around Silvio's neck and made his former friend his shield.

“Okay Mr Moriarty, is there a last message you want to convey to your bodyguard?” teased Matteo with a satisfied smile.

Silvio raised his palm as a gesture for his men to immediately lower their weapons. “Retreat, I might as well face this man alone,” Silvio told his loyal guards.

“Yes, it sounds that much better!” Matteo walked backwards with Silvio's position attached right in front of him. Trudgingly, Silvio chose to follow Matteo's motion trying to get out of the room.

“You should just shoot me now,” Silvio said slowly.

“Then I will lose my shield, and not be able to get out of here alive? Oh no, Amico! I'm not that stupid!” reject Matteo with his cynicism.