Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Difficult Character
The supper lasted until the wee hours of the morning, and several of the bigwigs were very drunk, especially Montolo.
As a figure who has just become the leader of the Luciano family, entertaining all the bigwigs in New York and New Jersey on his own turf has to be said to be a recognition of his identity. Montello was in great need of this recognition, and he had not had a particularly good time with the family lately. Sylvais was at odds with him at every turn, and Dio, the guy who was strong on the outside, didn't know what he was thinking about every day.
This party made Montolo's position in the family more solid, and he thought so anyway, so he was worried that Arthur had been doing the little actions of the Gandolfer family behind his back. He had just met twice with Bamond in Queens some time ago, and Bamond wanted the Luciano family to provide some cheaper supplies.
The Luciano family does have another source of goods, which is a special source of goods from Canada, which is not large, but the quality of the goods is very high, hidden and stable. But this source of goods is in the hands of Sylves, and Montolo does not know the details of the specific route, price, connector, supplier, etc. The other people who knew about the route were Casey and Tony, but they both died.
So Montolo was not particularly keen on Arthur's idea of using Barmond to bite a hole in the Gandolfil family's drug market. The most important thing for him is to consolidate his position as the boss. Unlike Russell and Abramo, Montolo and Arthur have no spiritual connection, and his submission is purely out of interest and a little friendship.
And these, in the face of power, will become worthless.
The drunken Montolo ran to the back kitchen, put his arm around Arthur's shoulder, patted him on the stomach, and said with a mouth full of wine: "Tonight's dish is good Arthur, very, very good." And Jackie appreciates you, and I can see that maybe you shouldn't be a cook here, you should come to the family, come to the family. ”
Arthur was tidying up the kitchen utensils, he broke free of Montolo's arm, and said coldly: "You are drunk Montolo, go back early." ”
Montolo showed annoyance on his face, grabbed Arthur, and continued to say with a big tongue: "Arthur, Arthur, you should come to the family, there is no one from the Luciano family, how can you call Luciano the family?" ”
The reason why Arthur has nominally not participated in the family's affairs, in addition to keeping a low profile to protect himself, is also because if he joins the family affairs, Montolo as the leader of the party is theoretically his supreme leader. Even if Arthur is called the godfather in private, Arthur must respect and be loyal to Montolo on the surface, which Arthur does not want.
Although he is a cook, he is a chef with pursuit, dignity and energy.
Hearing Montolo make such an impertinent request with the help of wine, Arthur finally got annoyed and picked up the rolling pin from the board and whipped it down on Montolo's shoulder and back. After a few strokes, Montolo's mouth hissed in pain, but he didn't dare to scream, and his brain finally cleared up.
Arthur pointed a rolling pin at Montolo's nose, completely devoid of the respect he had when serving food and pouring wine, and said in a vicious voice: "If you don't know who you are and where you are, I'll beat you to death with a stick." Do you know what it's like to be beaten to death with a stick? It's normal to have no skin on your body, including your head, and the mortuary can't save you. ”
The Montolo wine that was hiding in the corner with his arms raised finally woke up a little, and he nodded busily, "Sorry, sorry, I drank a little too much and said something I shouldn't have said." ”
Fortunately, no one came in at this time, otherwise the new leader of the Luciano family would have been shocked to see the new leader of the Luciano family being whipped by a cook with a rolling pin.
Arthur put down his rolling pin and asked, "How's things going with Barmond?" Got in touch yet? ”
Montolo replied: "Barmond is interested in our goods, but... But some of our goods came from the Gandolfil family, and the rest was in the hands of Sylves, who refused to reveal the information of that line. ”
Montolo shook the pot at the right time and slyly kept Sylvis in front of Arthur, Arthur had been suspicious of Sylvais before, and it would be best for Montolo to get Arthur and Russell to get Sylvis. But Arthur kept Russell on Sylvester during this time, and he didn't make any moves except for his disagreement with Montolo, and there was no sign of any secret communication with the other families.
"I will find a way to deal with this matter, and the supply matter must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Also, what do you think about the 'online gambling' that Jackie proposed, and are you interested? ”
At the dinner, Jackie put forward the concept of "online gambling", hoping that the bigwigs of various families could participate in it and use the emerging Internet to make the gambling business go to the world.
To be honest, Arthur really admired Jackie's brain, in 1994 the Internet was still a new thing in the United States, mainly used in public affairs such as national defense, stock market, government affairs and corporate affairs, and the development of the personal field was still in its infancy. And Jackie Gandolfeld has realized the huge role of the Internet in gambling, pornography and even the drug trade, and has to say that he is a genius.
Arthur himself also has considerations for development in this area, he thinks why not borrow Jackie's resources, let him develop and develop, and grab it in his last breath?
Montolo didn't understand Arthur's thoughts, he shook his head and said, "I don't know what this guy is talking about, the Internet, Intel, the new gadgets of young people I don't understand." ”
Arthur didn't expect Montolo to understand, and said, "Deal with him, and if he offers to cooperate, don't refuse." Also, Tony's villa will be sold as soon as possible, and the funds obtained will be collected by the family. Be careful, don't be fooled by Jackie's appearance, he could kill you at any time! ”
According to the news obtained from Abramo, at the right time, Jackie could kill Montolo at any time and assist the people he can control to take the position. Who exactly is this person, Abramo didn't get any information from Jackie. It could be Silvis, it could be Dior, or something.
Hearing Arthur say this, Montolo felt a chill behind him, he had already shook hands and made peace today, could it be that this was all a smoke bomb released by Jackie? He was a little confused, and he didn't dare to fully believe Arthur's words. Sitting in their seat, the only person who can really be trusted is himself.
After calming down, Montolo told Arthur that Dior had recently intercepted a batch of Panasonic TVs shipped from Japan at the cargo terminal, and that he could pick up one if needed. Arthur nodded, motioning for Montolo to leave through the back door, and he continued to stay in the kitchen to clean up the waste.
Looking at the empty dining room, Arthur thought of Jackie and his half of his teeth, a difficult character to deal with.
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Jackie Gandolfe and Luca Abramo split up and left the Luciano restaurant before their car pulled over to the Elephant Park near the bridge after crossing the George Washington Bridge to Fort Lee. It's a children's playground that closes in the wee hours of the morning, and the giant Ferris wheel stands there in a lonely place.
Jackie and Abramo each got out of the car and climbed over the railing to enter the amusement park, both of whom were middle-aged, but both were quite good. Jackie was still chewing on a cigar in his mouth, and his addiction had always been great, and he took two puffs before he said to Abramo, "Luca, what do you think of that young chef tonight?" ”
Abramamo knew that Jackie was talking about Arthur, and his heart moved, but he had to pretend not to know Arthur, and replied cautiously: "The dish is well done, and it is very thoughtful." I just don't know how to respect, and I dare to bet with you. ”
Jackie smiled, the wrinkles on his face and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes that could trap mosquitoes, he took the cigar from his mouth and said, "Arthur, his name is Arthur Luciano, and he is Tony's nephew." The former eldest of the Luciano family, the son of Luthor Luciano. To be honest, I suspect Tony's death has something to do with him. ”
Abramo was shocked, Arthur had hidden it well, and Jackie could still find clues. Luckily, Jackie didn't know that Abramo was Arthur's henchman and had absolute loyalty. Jackie showing his heart in front of Abramo is no different from showing his heart to Arthur.
"However, I don't care how Tony disappeared, some things happen when they happen, and there's no point in dwelling on the truth." Jackie and Abramo walked over to the merry-go-round, stepped over the fence outside, sat on a wooden horse, and rode up in a decent manner.
To be honest, for Jackie, Abramo has never seen him very clearly, he kills people without blinking, but at the moment his childlike innocence is overflowing.
After riding for a while, Jackie asked Abramo again, "How does it feel to gamble, is it profitable?" ”
Abramo took over part of Jackie's gambling business, the gambling market is indeed huge, the income is high, and the key is that the risk is relatively small. Recently, the Gandolfer family has been pondering how to bring gambling to the Internet, and of course, there is not only gambling business, but also credit card fraud and telecommunications fraud.
"Yes, especially in basketball, the odds are really accurate."
In the past, Abramo didn't care much about basketball, but recently he watched more and more basketball games with his son, and found that the odds and scores opened by the casino were quite accurate, and the dealer was sure to make a profit. The $1,000 bet I made for Hunter last time made a small profit, and now Hunter is trapped in it and can't get out.
Jackie laughed again, revealing half of his front teeth, he pinched his nose and said, "Basketball is nothing, football is the real big head." However, basketball is easier to control, and if you want to control football, it will be very troublesome......"