Chapter 9: For Flaira
Ferro stared at the boy, who didn't shy away from it.
"Do you know what I see in your eyes?"
Douglas didn't answer the question, saying too much at this time is tantamount to wrong, he just kept a serious look, and there was no trace of emotion in his eyes.
Douglas actually had some guesses about the godfather's anger, so he wouldn't show his feet under such tentative questioning.
However, the eldest lady obviously does not have such a calm mentality.
Caught between her father and her lover, Freira was somewhat at a loss, and in desperation, she got up and leaned over to Ferro's side.
"Father, what are you doing here?"
"It's a family problem, Freira, don't interject."
Ferro reached out to block his daughter behind him, continuing to stare at the boy.
"It's only been three years, and you seem to have forgotten the kindness of your family to help you back then."
Douglas: "Don't dare, I swear that everything I do is for the future of Osiris, for you and the eldest lady, I am still willing to give everything as I did three years ago." ”
"Is that really the case?" Fellro's tone remained unchanged, still deep and terrifying, "What if I asked you to give up the Golden Rose and give up your current status? ”
In response to the godfather's question, Douglas did not hesitate at all, and knelt down on one knee.
"If it's your decision, I'll do my best to comply."
The boy's tone was firm, but he wasn't worried at all... Although Fello was caught off guard by his sudden arrival today, it can be seen from many details that the godfather did not mean to deal with Douglas immediately.
At the very least, if this old guy really wants to kill the killer, he will definitely not choose to provoke trouble in front of Freira, let alone give the boy a chance to get close to him.
- Even when he was young, he was a well-known master in the West Sea, but now Ferro is old after all, and Douglas is not sure that he will win the fourth young master's silver arm, but if the opponent is only the godfather himself, there is no suspense.
It is impossible for a scheming man like Ferro not to take this into account, so his harsh rebuke of the teenager was at most a warning.
As for the purpose of the warning, it is likely to be related to Douglas's seeking cooperation with the Capone family.
Fellro: "Oh, that's beautiful. ”
Douglas: "That's all from the bottom of my heart, but I must also make it clear to you that if I had the privilege of continuing to serve the family in my current position, Osiris would have grown even further." ”
"Development?" The godfather snorted coldly, "I'm afraid that before that, Osiris will be ruined by you fools who fornicate with foreign enemies!" ”
"How dare you, if you're referring to the previous contact between Golden Rose and Capenbecky, I can explain it to you."
Douglas hung his head respectfully, but when he talked about cooperation, he turned slightly in the direction of Flella - Ferro obviously understood what the boy meant, and this was to ask the eldest lady to avoid it for the time being.
This is the wish of the Godfathers. After all, the potential interests of the family are at stake, and there is really no need for his most beloved daughter to be involved in these dangerous matters.
"Freira, you go back to your room first."
"But Father..."
Freira didn't understand what the contradictions and disputes were between the two men in front of her, and out of worry, he wanted to argue about something, but at the godfather's insistence, the eldest lady finally left the restaurant.
When Ava closed the door to the restaurant for her master, the atmosphere in the room changed subtly...
"Stand up and talk about what you're going to do with someone else."
This time, Fellro's voice was noticeably calmer... In the absence of outsiders, many of the things that support the scene can be omitted, and there is no need to shout hoarse in one-on-one conversations.
Like his son, Fello actually admired Douglas's abilities very much, and he never thought that the young man in front of him would do such a stupid thing - even if he did betray the family, he must have used far more clever means than that.
Therefore, the godfather is willing to listen to the other party's explanation.
"Yes, thank you for your understanding." Douglas buried his head a little lower before he stood up and straightened his clothes briefly: "As you know, my subordinates have developed a method to purify 'gold dust', and based on this technology, I want to find a partner with enough money and manpower to carry out mass production." ”
"So why are you looking for Capenbergi? Can't the family provide the conditions you want to produce? ”
"I have two main reasons for this." Douglas organized the language for a moment, and then continued.
"First of all, the so-called drug production itself is actually a disguise, the important thing is not who provides the supply, who is responsible for production, or even who directly profits, I hope to use this incident to push Osiris one step higher in the territory of the five divided forces."
"You're ambitious." Fello glanced at the boy again.
"That's what you should do as part of a family. Or you can think of it this way, I'm not willing to live like those insensitive rice worms, I'm not willing to only live my ambitions in the slums where resources are scarce, I hope... No, I need the Osiris family to step on a bigger stage. ”
Fellro: "I don't want to listen to these empty words, as things stand, I just see that you are betraying the interests of your family. ”
The gold dust business in the Crescent Kingdom and nearby island chains has always been the exclusive property of the Osiris family, which is no different from other gangster forces.
In this case, Douglas, as a member of the family, actually handed over better products to outsiders for production and sales, which is undoubtedly digging into the corners of his family.
Ferro paused with his crutches: "Plan, I want to know what you are going to do next." ”
"Yes, I'm going to do next..."
Taking a few steps closer in the direction of the godfather, the boy whispered in Ferro's ear explaining his plan.
His diction was simple and straightforward, typical of the underworld from beginning to end, and in a short time he made the outline of the entire operation clear to the Supreme Leader of Osiris.
It has to be said that Douglas's plan is bold and direct, and it has a bit of a bit of a coincidence and a bit of ingenuity, which is very much to Fellro's appetite.
But as a godfather, there are other things that need more attention from Ferro than whether the plan is reasonable.
"The plan itself is perfect and the purpose is clear, but can you explain why you would want to approach the Capone gang first without informing the family? Do you think I'm too old to handle this kind of thing? ”
For the mafia family, loyalty is a quality that is more important than competence... Regardless of whether Glass's actions this time are really for the sake of family profit, he has already committed a taboo since he chose to go his own way.
It may not sound very reasonable, but it is an iron rule that cannot be ignored.
In response to this problem, Douglas gave an explanation of only five words.
"For Freira."