Chapter 263: Fighting Bears (I)
In the United States, there are nine mafia blocs.
In 1957, these nine forces established the National Committee.
The five major mafia families in New York control almost the entire committee, and the Gambino family, the strongest of the five major families in New York, is even more transcendent, so the godfather of the Gambino family is called the eldest of the bosses.
Now the new godfather, Cole, is the youngest boss in the committee, and he is still young, and it will take a long way to convince other families and become the eldest of the bosses.
The world of ordinary people is the law of the jungle.
The world of gangsters is more and more vividly embodied in this way of survival.
On the Gambino family estate, on the dry yellow meadow that surrounds the lake, Anne plays with two big white bear dogs, and the little girl loves this beautiful manor very much.
Yang Chen simply stayed and let Anne play for a few more days, at the moment he was enjoying the winter sunshine and fresh air, he was watching Anne play with the dog from a distance, with a smile on her handsome face, fortunately, this girl was a little heartless, optimistic by nature, and had not been affected much by repeated disasters.
"My childhood was as happy and carefree as hers." Cole, who accompanied Yang Chen for a walk, sighed with emotion, and the carefree Anne reminded the new godfather of the Gambino family of childhood.
That time is Cole's fondest memory.
As an adult, he was involved in the family whirlpool, and it was difficult to extricate himself, and even now that he has controlled the entire family and become a godfather, he still lives in various worries.
The instability of the family, the eyesight of other forces, and Yang Chen, the "partner" who made him feel pressure, were all factors that he worked hard for.
"Carefree is a privilege given to children by God, and adults who want to enjoy this privilege are mostly wasted." Yang Chen's smile gradually deepened.
People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries.
Cole nodded approvingly.
The two walked and chatted, knowing each other for more than a month, as if they had been friends for many years, in the manor, the bodyguards with fierce dogs patrolled met the two, and bent down respectfully, and after the two walked by, the bodyguards always paid special attention to Yang Chen, who strongly supported Cole's position.
"Benicio is my man, and in the future, the Gambino family led by you will continue to maintain the same tacit understanding with him as before, so that it can be a win-win situation." Yang Chen told Cole.
Benicio.
Cole's father-killing enemy.
People often say that the hatred of killing one's father is not shared.
But at this moment, Cole nodded yes without hesitation.
The hatred of ten years ago has faded a lot with the passage of time, and the temptation of win-win interests has made the only remaining hatred in Cole's heart disappear.
There are no eternal enemies.
Only eternal benefits.
In reality, there are so many family feelings that are distorted by interests, and interests can naturally resolve hatred.
The Gambino family's manor is very beautiful, but compared with Yang Chen's manor in Uganda, it is too inferior and has too many artificially shaped scenery, while Yang Chen's manor completely takes advantage of the magnificent natural scenery of the highland water town in East Africa.
At noon, Cole entertained Yang Chen in the banquet hall of the villa in the center of the manor, and all the main members of the Gambino family accompanied him.
"Cheers to the future of the Gambino family, toast to my dear friend Yang Chen, you have brought good news to our entire family, with your help and guidance, our family will embark on a more brilliant road." Cole took the lead in raising a glass and addressed Yang Chen with emotion.
More than 20 people who sat with him raised their glasses one after another, showing great piety.
Yang Chen didn't even dare to speak fluent English, smiled humbly, raised his glass, and took a sip of red wine like everyone else present.
Cheers.
The habits of the Chinese.
Europeans and Americans also say the same.
But at a formal banquet, no one poured wine into their mouths with their faces up, which was too ungentlemanly and unsightly.
Because tomorrow Yang Chen was going to take Anne out of the manor and return to New York, after dinner, Cole proposed to go hunting in the afternoon, and be happy.
Yang Chen didn't object, Anne was overjoyed, shouting that she was going too, Yang Chen, who was a little doting on this girl, smiled helplessly and promised to take her.
In the afternoon, three hardcore Wrangler off-road vehicles drove away from the manor and headed straight for the hunting ground 30 kilometers away.
This hunting ground is a natural forest area with a radius of more than 300 kilometers, with undulating mountains, lakes and streams, dense forests, and many wild animals, often infested with black bears and wild boars.
Maybe the United States is so vast and sparsely populated.
No one thinks the 300 square kilometers of hunting grounds are huge.
Also, a Yellowstone Park, nearly 10,000 square kilometers, subverts the concept of park as understood by Chinese.
After Christmas, a heavy snowfall made the hunting ground covered in snow and extremely enchanting, and the group parked their cars at the rest stop of the hunting ground and took seven snowmobiles into the forest area.
Yang Chen drove a snowmobile, took Anne, and galloped on the silver snowfield, the little girl who had never felt this kind of fun, shouted excitedly.
Snowmobile engines roared, and from time to time startled small animals scattered, including hares, pheasants, and birds, and the sound of gunfire.
Harvest a lot along the way.
Hunting, like carrying a gun, is legal in this country.
Even if you hunt scarce large beasts, you are not illegal, the SCI World Hunter Conference, the highest event for hunters in the world, was founded by the Americans, and there is an official shadow.
However, the animal protection organization in this country is worried about the survival of animals in other countries most of the time, and Yang Chen, who has not yet hunted an animal when he enters the hunting ground, is deeply ridiculous.
To go deeper into the woods, you have to hike, leaving three people to watch the snowmobiles and the prey, and the rest of the people head to the core area of the hunting ground, where predators often infest.
Yang Chen's gang not only carried shotguns to eat, but also carried camping equipment and satellite phones, ready to deal with emergencies, and when the sun was sinking, they finally found black bear footprints on the snow in a mountain col.
Bear.
There is a habit of hibernation.
But most of them hibernate in the winter when food is extremely scarce.
In areas with more prey, bears rarely hibernate and remain hunting throughout the winter.
Finding the trace of the bear, more than a dozen people, including Cole, showed excitement, they have killed people, how much fun it can be to kill small animals, and the beast is the target of this hunt.
Among these people are master hunters, looking for footprints and tracking them quickly.
Yang Chen hugged Anne and remained silent, most of the people who walked in front thought that the mysterious guy who helped Cole become a godfather was timid at this time.
The black bear footprints stopped under a tree, the people in a hurry did not see the prey, disappointed, the man who knew how to track the animal footprints, squatted under the tree, judged that the traces left by the bear were fresh, he frowned, subconsciously looked up at the tree, an adult black bear was covered by the dense branches of the cedar tree, was stupidly holding the trunk, staying seven or eight meters above his head, tilting his head, looking at him condescendingly.