CHAPTER VII
NEW WORK
Without even stayed an hour to the tension and the thousands of coffee drunk in order to study the plan to follow, Trovaperdi went to work with the hated tram.
In the office, albeit reluctantly, with a false smile greeted his former employees, now, and his colleagues saw in the distance, through the glass wall, Santino sat quietly behind his desk in equal distribution of the papers to be distributed to its employees.
Santino, Trovaperdi seeing that he had entered the studio did not just call and stood before him, pretending that nothing had happened the day before, he said: - Good morning Richard. This is your work today -. Then he handed him a folder, less bulky than those Trovaperdi used to give to his former employee, and glanced furtively to see the reaction of the latter.
Trovaperdi, pretending nothing too: - Thanks, Doc! Can I go now? -.
The fact that contact with the title of doctor hated his employee while he was calling him by name, gnawing horribly, but Trovaperdi could not help but play the part in order to uncover the plot that was plotting against him.
Before leaving the room, Trovaperdi could not help but notice two of the three items that he used to lay on the desk: the precious box of Cuban cigars and the keys to the Maserati. They were there, right where he put them!
- Now the only missing the keys to my apartment - he thought and while blending these words in mind, frightened almost reached into the pocket of his trousers.
- There they are! - He said, pulling a shot of relief.
Santino, having heard the last word spoken aloud by Trovaperdi said: - Here they are? What? -.
- No doctor ... I thought of the practice - said Trovaperdi to divert the attention of Santino and left the room.
All employees of the study, Maria Luisa, and Charles Giancarlo, as well as he had to play their practices and were now returning to their seats.
Trovaperdi, sitting behind a small desk hated Santino, opened the allotted practice and pretending to see the contents carefully, think about how you would have cause to enter his room and rummage through the drawers in search of mysterious correspondence.
However, after Santino had closed the door of his room to get to call the attention of Trovaperdi was snatched from the comments that its former employees were doing.
Charles, seated behind his desk, placed before Trovaperdi, starts to speak softly, glancing at room Santino: - As usual! There workload and his revelry behind us! -.
The thought uttered aloud by Charles Trovaperdi very surprised as he was convinced that everyone was on the side of Santino to get it off. He could not explain why he had lied to the police and then speak ill of his accomplice.
- Maybe they're still playing! - Trovaperdi thought to himself, even before Mary to intervene, as if to endorse a speech he had begun Carlo: - You really reason Mario! - And pointing to the large falcon that Santino said he had given: - Does it seem possible that I can finish this practice by tomorrow evening. Maybe he does not know that I have a family to care! - He said, looking towards the room of Santino.
- At least if you deign to give us from time to time, a paltry increase the work it would weigh less - said Gianluca.
- But all this work is unsustainable even with a miserable and very hypothetical increase in salary. We will go out of his head as he did with poor Richard! - Charles said, looking sympathetically Trovaperdi.
- The work he has assigned to that poor man in those days it was really inconceivable, just from the complaint. I believe that Richard is left out of my mind - says Louise, the secretary, although he had lighter tasks, such as his salary, he controlled the division of labor studies.
Carlo, Riccardo watching again: - At least have him count the thrashing! - And smiled.
Trovaperdi, more and more amazed at the speeches that employees were doing, nodded to the signs that Mario was placed behind the front desk, while he thought - but spoke to Santino that objectively, as an employer is less severe than me! Who knows what they said when I was there behind that desk -.
Then, from the speeches that employees were also realized that the work assigned by the moderate Santino was excessive in relation to family needs and that the economic conditions of his new colleagues.
- In this I was wrong - he said to himself Trovaperdi and determined to be less severe with his staff when he could take his place - and think what you wondered how, for the first time, had called "collaborators "its employees.
Amazed by such understanding, Trovaperdi, almost to herself she thought - But now I only think of my mission. The economic problems and the families of my employees come after -.
Mario, at one point, he said: - Silence is coming out! - And everyone threw a glance toward the bedroom door of Santino, who at that time came.
- I'm going out for a moment. You still do your homework - he said the keys to the Maserati in hand and then turning to the secretary said - if you call me Luisa Luiss marks on a card the name of the person who wants to introduce -. Having said that he left the studio.
After the first moment of anger at having seen his car keys in hand to Santino and professional relationship that was treating her with an important customer, Trovaperdi thought that this could be an opportune moment to enter into his old room.
As soon as they were all immersed in their practices, Trovaperdi, pretending to have left a document in the room Santino got the thing trying to be as real as possible.
Once in the room, they gave a quick look around Trovaperdi.
The paintings on the wall with his qualifications were replaced with those of the hated Santino. On the desk all the folders and business cards bearing the name of Santino Redemption. Everything seemed engineered to the smallest detail and indeed the police who had made the visit could only have been misled.
Trovaperdi was also relieved that the police were corrupt.
Then he opened the desk drawers but saw then that Charles and Gianluca were watching him.
- I need more time. I can not stay over now everyone else will start to get suspicious! - Think before you quit without having found the evidence he wanted.
He sat at his desk, thinking to stay until after the end of the study, so you can rummage through all those papers and study without having to constantly look around.
At the end of the day, in fact, when everyone was leaving, Trovaperdi showed up still struggling with the grass so that assigned by Santino Charles, before he left he said: - Richard who makes you do. Come away otherwise you will get out of the new crazy! -.
Trovaperdi, amazed at the interest of his neighbor's desk said: - You are kind Carlo, but I prefer to end this practice to get a bit of work early. See you tomorrow! -.
As soon as the two were greeted, Santino appeared in front of his desk: - You still here are you? -.
Trovaperdi, refraining from the throttle, he exclaimed: - Doctor I have yet to forgive me my behavior the other day and to express my gratitude for keeping me in the studio I can not help but finish the practice that has given me in record time -.
Santino, surprised but pleased: - You stay in the studio tonight? Are you sure? I have no urgent need to see completed this practice -.
- No, not center! - Trovaperdi said - It is a gesture of my gratitude. I'll stay in the studio to make you forgive me for what happened yesterday -.
Santino, a bit not to contradict him a while to get a rematch was agreed with the decision to Trovaperdi having bowed and closed the office door leaving him alone in front of his practice.
A smile appeared on the face of bad Trovaperdi soon as it was only in the studio and saw his plan come true.
- Well! - Said with the same tone of voice that was heard several times by Dr. Gazzanti, almost as good luck for the solution of difficult cases.
A flying make sure everyone had left the door of the building and there was the danger of sudden falls in the studio, Trovaperdi rushed into his old room and opened the drawers of his desk.
- Damn thief! - Cried whe
n she saw that in the central drawer missing the pile of bills that Luiss had given him before the unthinkable happened.
Trovaperdi at that point, he stopped to see sad but determined his old desk: - There, I put my things. Aha! - Said pulling out of his pocket the keys to his apartment and placing his desk as he had done, or almost like a superstitious gesture reminiscent of his old life.
- Even if you miss the cigar box and the keys to the Maserati, that brings me equally well - he exclaimed, with a confident face, before pulling off the side of the desk drawers all the cards you are in, with great patience began to read all papers carefully, eager to see what was happening, regardless of exhaustion for the rest of the night failed predecessors.
The hours passed but nothing useful emerged from the many cards that Trovaperdi he began to read at night.
- You can not! I can not believe that there is nothing. How did - he said slowly, before going to sleep without even realizing it with his head on the cards he was reading.