"This revelation will change the lives of many people, you know," said the journalist, who had stopped a moment to write feverishly in his notebook.
"Yeah, I guess" he said, slyly, Herr Dobermann. "Changing the lives of others is my job. Worse, when possible. " Then with a gesture he checked off the little puma from his knees and stood up to the window. "But now it's getting late and I still have many companies to close down, from criminals to release, to bring down governments. I own the healthy. "
"But I still have a lot to ask! You do not ..." the reporter tried to protest, but Herr Dobermann silenced him by tapping his fingers on a black and white photograph of a hanged man: the last person who had bothered many years ago.
"I'm sure she knows the limit beyond which they go not to become so unpleasant and unwelcome. But I also understand his need to know and to know, then giving you a present." The reporter gasped: a gift? Perhaps a quick death?
"I will give you direct contact with many famous people. People now known, feared and respected, but that ten years ago there were none. And I mean useless people, pale, people whose obituaries people would wrap the fried fish for a long little worth. People who however had the chance to know me and then ascend rapidly to ERTICO of the social hierarchy. Manalabria Kabul Guglielmini Mazzu "Clelia Clelia" Massurana, Zeno Zenorini ... just to name a few. My secretary will give you a valuable list of addresses that they will send it directly to the most prestigious journalism awards. "There was a stunned silence." I know, she will wonder why I will make this gift. Well, I think it is high time that Italy really know the people who have in hand. Now go. "
When the reporter, almost kneeling, closed the door and stormed the office of the secretary, Herr Dobermann smiled. When Italy had known who were really the people that list their popularity would collapse, would be back in the mud that they competed ... and the only survivor would have been him. It routed the rival Italy would have been his last full.
(more. ..)
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