XXIV
It was February 1940. Vincenzo Musumeci was on the ground floor of the factory, heading to the packaging department. With him was Adriano Baggio. The General had been in Rome and before returning to Africa he went to pick Peppuccio up, who received the call to come up.
“Dear Vincenzo. The country is going through rough times.”
“I agree. And with it the industry is starting to have serious problems; everything will affect the people. Us, for example, we are risking everything buying this new mill. But if Italy will declare a war statement, for whom will these machines produce? Will I find enough wheat in the countryside? What about then? Will our plants still be here to produce again?”
“I will tell you a secret,” Adriano helped him up. “The Duke of Aosta gave me the task to inform
