Are you kidding me!!
Back then, under his uncle's command, he, Pablo Escobar, couldn't stir up any real waves at all.
Not to mention that this Vice-Chairman Luke, who treated his uncle like a dead dog.
That ascent to the higher position completely made Pablo Escobar understand the difference between him and the person in front of him.
He no longer dared to harbor even the slightest scheming thoughts and instead did his best to obediently act as a tool.
Being a tool actually wasn't a bad thing.
At the very least, Luke's attention was basically focused on the Hunter Association.
And within the mafia forces here in Ambrossa, in most cases, it was still under his control and command.
He used to serve under his uncle; now he has simply shifted to serving under Luke.
What's more, the freedom, authority, and execution rights Luke gave him were far greater than what his uncle ever gave him.
Pablo Escobar wasn't stupid. He understood his current situation very clearly.
Therefore, he followed Luke without any complaints, diligently reporting everything.
For example, the matter this time about the head of the Nostrade family, Light Nostrade.
To be honest, when Light Nostrade came to him back then, Pablo Escobar was actually quite surprised.
After all, regarding Luke's existence, one could say that basically nobody in the outside world knew anything.
Maybe those high-levels in the Hunter Association vaguely knew something, but they had no solid evidence, and since they had no conflict with Luke, they saw no need to dig deeper.
As for others who knew, either they were Luke's own people, like the Phantom Troupe, or they were ones who understood Luke's methods, such as Elder Veyron or Ging Freecss, who had guessed the truth.
Other people who knew about the connection between Luke and Ambrossa were truly very few.
When Pablo Escobar heard Light Nostrade mention this matter, his first instinct was to silence him and get rid of him.
But then he reconsidered, what if this guy had backups prepared outside?
Once Light Nostrade died, the backups outside might spread the information, and then he would've screwed up badly out of good intentions and end up being held responsible.
Furthermore, Pablo Escobar felt that Light Nostrade seemed to possess some strange channels or methods.
So, thinking it over, he decided to spare his life and hand him over to Luke to handle.
Those professional hunters seemed to possess mysterious abilities.
Letting them deal with something like this would be the safest choice...
"Looks like my judgment was right."
When Pablo Escobar heard Luke's praise, he responded humbly while feeling relieved inside.
After the two chatted for a bit, the subordinates outside brought Light Nostrade in.
Seeing this, Pablo Escobar tactfully excused himself.
Before leaving, he even remembered to close the door behind him, leaving the entire room to Luke and Light Nostrade.
"You are Light Nostrade, correct?"
Luke looked him over, the man who still bore traces of fear on his face, appearing rather young, around his thirties.
At this moment, this man was still far away from what he would become nine years later, that high-ranking underworld figure just beneath the Ten Mafia Dons.
He had not yet developed that outwardly calm, seemingly all-knowing appearance.
Right now, Light Nostrade was merely a small local boss in some city.
And the reason he dared to come to this city and bring up Luke to Pablo Escobar was naturally that…
"I bet correctly!!"
At this moment, Light Nostrade looked at the mysterious man seated in the head seat.
In the midst of his fearful gaze, a flash of ecstasy appeared.
Behind the famed Pablo Escobar, there truly was an even greater mastermind!
His daughter's prediction had once again hit the mark.
Thinking of this, he subconsciously tightened his grip on the thin sheet of paper he carried in his chest.
After Luke questioned him, he immediately bowed and responded: "That's right, my lord, I am Light Nostrade!!"
He wore a flattering expression.
Before Luke continued questioning, he very quickly and cleverly took out that thin paper from his chest.
"The reason this small one knows of your existence, my lord, is not because anyone leaked anything."
He respectfully offered the sheet with both hands.
"It is because this small one has a daughter with a very special ability."
"She can offer guidance and foresight regarding this small one's future, helping me walk on the correct path."
As soon as Light Nostrade finished speaking, he felt the weight in his hands lighten, and the paper flew out on its own and floated before Luke.
"Night is merely the agent of the sun. With the insignificant rays bestowed by the sun, the night sky gains its scattered stars."
"The dark night is the best time for ambition to bloom."
"Rest assured and act boldly, your ambition is destined to make you hear the echoes of the future."
"One thought is heaven; one thought is a puppet. Everything lies in a single thought..."
Luke only skimmed over it, and the lines, like a classical poem, entered his eyes.
Aside from these contents, there were also directional hints pointing toward Ambrossa.
Combined with the text and the sudden rise of Pablo Escobar, it was easy for Light Nostrade to connect the dots: Behind Pablo Escobar, there must be someone else!!
Otherwise, how could someone utterly unknown, merely a nephew under the previous Mafia Don, suddenly gain overwhelming strength to compete with other Mafia Dons?!
If not for the hidden support behind him, how could this be achieved?!
Relying on his daughter's fortune poems, Light Nostrade reached this conclusion… Especially the line: "Rest assured and act boldly, your ambition is destined to make you hear the echoes of the future."
There was no denying it, Light Nostrade was a man of great ambition and drive.
He would never let slip any chance to climb upward.
In the original storyline, he had already become the head of the Nostrade family, a renowned underworld powerhouse, when the Ten Mafia Dons planned to form an assassination squad and learned the Shadow Beasts had been annihilated. He wanted Kurapika, who had captured a member of the Phantom Troupe, to join them so he could rise in the underworld.