Chapter 130: Winter is coming
The end of the negotiations does not mean that you can return to New York immediately, after all, there are still details to be discussed and the contract signed, Shen Long reported the situation to Vito, and Tom Hagen immediately rushed from New York to take care of these things.
This made Shen Long feel a little anxious, it was already December, and the time for Solozzo to launch an attack on the Corleone family was getting closer and closer, but he had to stay in Las Vegas, and Tom Hagen was also here, and only Santino and Klaymansha were left in the house, and the two of them were good at gangsters, and it was not enough to deal with more detailed things.
Tessio was smart enough, but his mind didn't align with that of the Corleone, not that he had betrayed the Corleone family now, he didn't dare to do it until the old godfather fell, but he could ignore something he had noticed.
"Fredo, the godfather said that the result this time was beyond his expectations, you did a good job, and you will be in charge of this business in the future." Tom said, don't look at the Corleone family invested 20 million dollars in Johnny, and only invested 5 million dollars in Las Vegas, but Johnny invested it in batches, and the more important purpose was to launder money, and the income on the Las Vegas side may be higher.
This shows that the godfather values Shen Long, and Tom continued, "The godfather asked you to continue to pay attention to the situation in Las Vegas, if the prospects are really as good as Mo Green said, maybe we will increase our investment here in the future." ”
Many of the Corleone family's businesses in New York grew on the basis of World War II, and now that the war is over and many businesses are declining, it's time to find new channels, both in Hollywood and Las Vegas; Other families have decided to accept Solozzo for this reason, but Corleone is not the only one whose income has fallen.
The war is unfortunate for the vast majority of Americans, but it is different for their group, who have made a lot of money from the war and are naturally unwilling to see the gains diminished.
"I'm going to go home before Christmas and come back next year, let's get the contract done as soon as possible, I don't want to miss the family reunion." Shen Long said to Tom that Old Vito has always paid attention to family, and Tom also knows it, so he said that he would work hard to get this matter done as soon as possible.
"Of course, no one will miss this festival." Tom didn't think much of it, and immediately agreed, picking up the terms and conditions submitted by Mo-Green's side and checking them one by one.
"Mo Green is not a real businessman, and he will not be willing to give up his shares if the profit has not reached the agreed amount before the deadline arrives." Seeing that special gambling clause, Tom reminded.
"If there was no such clause, he would not have agreed to the fact that we wanted to buy shares." Of course Shen Long understands this, Mo Green is not a serious businessman, is he? "But with this clause, we can gain the understanding of other families by taking certain measures in the future."
The mixed underworld also has to talk about word of mouth, the godfather maintains his reputation very well, and Shen Long also plans to do the same, if Mo Green does not plan to abide by this agreement in the future, then he will be the one who will be at fault, and when the time comes, he will kill him, and the other families will not say anything, and even say that Mo Green is not willing to gamble and lose, and he is not a good gambler.
Don't look at the fact that after entering this world, Shen Long has been running around talking about business, it seems that he is no different from a serious businessman, but when he really needs to do it, he will not be soft at all, anyway, the people who should be killed are the ones who should be killed, and he had such an awareness before entering this world.
Fredo...... It's not like you! Tom Hagen was stunned for a moment before he said, if it was Santino who said that he was going to kill someone, he was not surprised at all, but the man in front of him said this, which surprised him; It's not right, if it was Santino, he wouldn't have negotiated with Mo Green so patiently, maybe he would have done it with him a long time ago.
Anyway, Tom was surprised by the changes in the other party over the past few months, considering that he had grown up with several Corleone children.
"I can't always live under the wings of others, people will always grow, and the family needs me to grow as soon as possible." Shen Long shrugged and said, in the second generation of the Corleone family, the eldest Santino is not a suitable person to be the patriarch, and the third Mike has always been not interested in family affairs, and believes that his changes will make the godfather and the elders of the family consider.
Tom Hagen ended this conversation wisely, it would be too sensitive to continue, he is the family's military advisor!
It took several days to negotiate the contract with Mo Green's lawyers, and the two parties signed their names on the contract, and the matter was finalized, and Shen Long could leave Las Vegas for a while and return to New York.
Saying goodbye to Mo Green, he stepped on the flight back to New York, and when the plane was about to arrive, he could see through the window that it was snowing outside, and Tom subconsciously tightened his clothes.
Even so, when they came out of the airport and were blown by the cold wind, Tom couldn't help but shiver, the temperature in New York is now more than ten degrees lower than when he set off from Las Vegas, looking at the snowflakes falling in the sky, Tom couldn't help but mutter, "Winter in New York is coming." ”
This made Shen Long look at him several times, almost suspecting that he had gone to the wrong set, seeing that Tom was a little inexplicable, he thought that there was something wrong with his dress, and looked up and down several times, and after confirming that he didn't find anything, he asked, "What's the problem?" ”
"No, no problem, it's indeed winter." Yes, it's Christmas soon, Solozo and the Tartaglia family will be attacking soon, and the winter of the Corleone family is coming.
The car sent by the family stopped in front of them, Shen Long and Tom got in, and the car left the airport and drove towards the Corleone house in Long Beach.
When I returned home, I saw that the servants and the security guards had already begun to prepare for Christmas, and the courtyard was filled with the smell of the coming holiday, and no one realized that the Corleone family was about to face a major crisis.
The time to come back this time was just right, and there was still time to stop the misfortune, Shen Long finished reporting the situation to Old Vito, and had dinner with his family, Santino happily patted Shen Long on the shoulder and praised him, not realizing what impact Shen Long's success would have on him.
After dinner, Shen Long called Albert Nairy, Rocco Rapon and the others over, intending to listen to the information they had recently gathered to see if they could find something useful.