Chapter 32: Sylvis
After finishing their meeting with Arthur, Montolo, Dior, and Russell get into the car and leave.
After Tony's death, Montolo ascended to power, and Russell became Montolo's bodyguard and chauffeur. But at the same time, it was also Arthur's eyes that spied on Montolo. In this meeting with Arthur, Russell and Arthur didn't say a word, not even eye contact, because they didn't need to. Dio, who accompanied him, couldn't tell that Russell was with Arthur at all.
Russell sat in his black Toyota Camry, Dior sat in the passenger seat, his fat body pressed the suspension down as soon as he got in the car, this guy was too heavy. Montolo sat in the back seat, which was the safest position in the car, and the co-pilot was always the most dangerous, and it is not known how many gang members sat in the co-pilot, strangled with a rope by the killer in the back or shot through the back of the head.
"Go to Imperial Port and meet Silves."
Sitting in the back seat giving orders, Montolo took a cigar from his bosom, lit it, and smoked it with impunity. In the past, he was afraid to smoke cigars in Russell's car, and Russell did not like the taste of cigars. Now he's the boss. Russell started his car and headed for Imperial Harbor on the banks of the Hudson River.
Montolo comfortably took two puffs of his cigarette, and the car was filled with smoke, and he opened the window to let the wind blow in, letting the smoke drift out. It feels good to be the boss, the throne of power is really attractive, it brings not only money and power, but more importantly, the feeling of standing at the top.
When most of human desires can be satisfied, they will begin to pursue this ethereal feeling, as if floating in the clouds overlooking all beings. Of course, this feeling is mostly just an illusion, but for this fascinating illusion, I don't know how many people are willing to pay with their lives.
Montolo took a puff of his cigarette and said to Dio, who was sitting in front: "Dior, if you have clothes and TV recently, keep an eye on them, and prepare two for Arthur." ”
Dio turned his head and said, "Arthur? Why? It's good to leave him alive, but what else do you want to give him? ”
Montolo glanced at Russell, who was driving, and Russell was expressionless and didn't say a word, never knowing what he was thinking. Montolo couldn't wait to rub his cigar on Dior's fat face, and said fiercely: "You can do whatever I tell you to do, there are not so many whys!" ”
Dior obediently shut up, but he was very unhappy in his heart. Montolo and he were both Tony's cornermen, and although he had the lowest status, he was nominally an equal. And the two are brothers-in-law, and they are very close on weekdays. Now that Montolo is the boss, he completely overwhelms himself and threatens himself with the name of the boss.
Dio would not hold a grudge against Montolo for this, they were in the same boat, but instead he would settle the account on Arthur's head. These gang members have such a brain circuit, they have a big temper and a clear brain, so they often do some unbelievable things and hurt innocent people just to vent their anger. If you want to provoke them when they are angry, then I'm sorry, it's likely to cause unjustified disaster.
The car has driven to Wall Street, an ordinary street only a third of a mile long and 11 meters wide, but it is the financial center of the United States and the world. The banks, insurance companies, and trust companies set up by the New York Stock Exchange, Morgan, DuPont, Rockefeller, Citigroup, and other consortia are all gathered here, and they use the dollar to manipulate the operation of the world economy. It was 1994, the U.S. economy was booming, the World Trade Center was standing tall, and after the end of the Gulf War, the world economic system with the dollar and oil as the core was firmly in the hands of the Americans. And the well-mannered financial practitioners who commute to and from the high-rise buildings of Wall Street are the puppeteers behind the clouds.
And behind the scenes of the puppeteers, there is still a group of people who can see the other side of these well-dressed people, that is, the mafia. The Luciano family's supply of illicit drugs includes Wall Street. The financiers, who have had enough of women and good food, need something more exciting to expand their lives, so it's the turn of the Luciano family. Sylvais is the Luciano family's head of the illicit drug trade, and he controls a small area in the southeast corner of Manhattan, but it is also the richest in the United States.
Providing illicit drugs to those in power was a significant source of income for the Luciano family. Although the profit margin and total volume cannot be compared with those gangs that sell cocaine and other drugs in large quantities, this income is better than stable and safe. Especially in terms of security, neither the state police, nor the FBI nor the Drug Administration have extended their tentacles to Wall Street, and Silvers has an important say in the Luciano family.
Russell drove across Wall Street and further southeast, three more streets to the Imperial Port Ferry Terminal, home to a boat charter company owned by the Luciano family and where Sylvais had his office. The yachts docked at the dock are trading places for the elite of Wall Street and Broadway to enjoy fun.
The three of them got out of the car, and the little brother who was squatting in the store saw Montolo and hurriedly got up to salute, and Montolo had a cigar in his hand, nodded in greeting, and asked where Sylvis was. The younger brother told him that Sylvais was on board, and he pointed to the Hudson River outside the docks, where in the distance a white yacht rose and fell in the waves. Montolo asked his younger brother to call Sylvais and tell him to come ashore and talk to him about something.
Fifteen minutes later, the white yacht returned to the dock and two men got off the yacht. One is a middle-aged Italian man with curly hair and a square face, and he is Sylves. He was followed by a young man in a brown shirt and a gray cap, who wore a pair of sunglasses that made it difficult to see his face. Once ashore, he and Silves waved their hands and left.
After waiting at the pier for a long time, the three Montolo came forward, and Montolo took a puff of cigar and asked, "Who is it?" Male prostitutes? If you need to, you can go to my place, it's not very convenient for the boat to be rickety. ”
Sylvais wanted to take a sip at Montolo, but thinking that he had become the head of the family, he held back and replied in a hoarse voice, "One of my ponies, just make some deals." Why have you come to me? Found Tony's whereabouts? ”
Montolo shook his head and said, "I'm still looking for it, and I'll tell you as soon as I have news." "But I thought, if you really want to see Tony that much, then I'll send you to see him.
"I went to Staten Island yesterday to see Jackie, and the Gandolfil family has recognized my status." The first thing Montolo did when he came was to confirm his status to Sylves, and after receiving the approval of the family federation, no matter what Sylvas's opinion was, he could only hold it in his stomach.
Sure enough, Sylvais had a-eating expression on his face, and had to hug Montolo with a smirk, make a veneer salute, and congratulate Montolo on becoming the head of the Luciano family. Seeing Sylvis's appearance, Montolo was so upset. In the past, in the family, he and Sylvais competed with each other and always looked at each other unpleasantly. Sylvais was also the biggest obstacle in the process of taking over the family, and now he finally gave in, although it may be only temporary, but it was enough to satisfy Montolo's vanity.
"However, if Tony is found, I will still support Tony as the head of the family, and the Luciano family should still be surnamed Luciano." After saluting, Sylvais did not forget to add, disgusting Montolo.
Montolo agreed, thinking to himself that Tony would never return.
After confirming his status, Montolo, as the leader of the party, was about to do something practical, and he rubbed his fingers at Silvis. Sylvais understood what he meant, and he wanted to hand over a part of his business income to Montolo, and from then on, the Luciano family's "pumping" rights came to Montolo.
Sylvais led the three of them to the rental center, went to the accountant, and brought a sports bag to Montolo, which contained rolls and rolls of dollars. Montolo took the bag and opened it to look at it, as long as Sylvis was willing to pay, it meant that he recognized his leader, and he didn't particularly care how much he paid for the first time. And he knew that Sylves wasn't the kind of person who would run short of pounds. As the new party leader, he must show his humility and generosity.
As soon as he put his pocket away, Montolo tossed the bag of money to Russell and hugged Sylvais again. After the two embraced, Montolo and Sylvais talked about the third thing, which was what Arthur had asked him about Balmond. Montolo told Russell and Dio to step down, leaving him and Sylvis in the office, telling him that he was considering a relationship with Bamond in preparation for future drug intervention in the New York area.
Unexpectedly, when Sylvais heard Montolo's words, he showed an approving look, and he even got up from the stool quite excitedly, paced around the office, and said excitedly: "If you have this kind of thought, then I think you are worthy of being the leader of the Luciano family!" Gandofil, Gandofil, this shit-day family, we should have killed them a long time ago! Since they took power in New York, look at what is left of us Italians? He collaborated with the blacks, the Mexicans, and the Russians, and sold out all our interests! This bunch of crumbles, and that guy Jackie, who does he think he is? ”
It can be seen that Sylvais has a lot of opinions about the Gandolfe family and Jackie, and he surprisingly agrees with Montolo about contacting Bamond, much to Montolo's surprise. He had thought that Sylvais would have some connection with the Gandolfer family, but now it seems that this possibility should be very low.
Sylves was quite positive about the matter, saying that he was ready to plunge into the war on the supply of drugs. Montolo was busy calming down Silves, everything was just beginning, and the meeting with Bamond was just an attempt. The two talked again, and the previous contradictions between the two seemed to have been unraveled a lot.
The two came out of the office, and Silvais proposed to dine at Eurostar in the evening to celebrate Montolo's official promotion to the position of head of the family. Dio agreed, and Russell looked at his watch, and he said, "I'm going to go back first." After saying that, he left without a sound with the sports bag containing the money.
Sylves and others have long been used to it, Russell has always been like this, doing things alone, and he may not be able to say a word for a day.
"I heard Russell had a daughter?" Sylvis looked at Russell's back as he left, and said suddenly.
"I've heard about it, but he doesn't have a wife, where is the daughter? I don't think he likes women at all, and I've never seen him with women. Dio crumbled his mouth on the sidelines.
"Shut up, he's Russell, our Russell." Montolo knew who the girl was, but he didn't dare to say.
"By the way, any news from Casey? His wife called me yesterday. ”
"How do I know...... Maybe he eloped with Tony. ”
"Hey! Shut your foul mouth Dior! ”
"I have you to eat at night, I'll call a few friends to ...... together"