Chapter 161: Please Forgive My Ego [3K Asking for Subscription]
The time of the negotiations was announced in two weeks.
During this time, Chen Jun had been in full swing, and no one knew what his complete plan was, not even the old godfather Vito Corleone.
Hagen knew one thing, he knew that the people of the five families would not end well, they were not just messing with the Corleone family, but a powerful interest group united around the Corleone family.
Who knows what William Corleone spends 40% of his shares?
A new gold-swallowing giant with hundreds of millions of sales has just been put into production, and everyone will be concerned about the shares of such a family, and William shared it very interestingly, and they accepted it on behalf of choosing friendship and owing favors.
This is the method that the old godfather often used to solve other people's troubles and accept favors.
Mike had been in the Corleone family all this time, and he could vaguely guess some of his plans, as William had him make a few phone calls to Washington.
He didn't know the specific details, but after the phone call, he checked the names, all of them were members of Congress or justices, and they were huge influential figures in the United States.
There is no doubt that he has accepted all the connections of the old man Vito Corleone, and even the circle is still expanding.
Mike, who has been in Washington for more than half a year, knows one thing very well: "The relationship between the upper echelons of politics and law is comparable to that of ten organizations." At present, all the gangs, the backward reward and punishment mechanism, the review mechanism, and the way of making money are simply miserable, and they will eventually be swept into the dustbin of history. ”
In the office, Chen Jun sat in his position.
Inside the room, the curtains were opened, and these days were exceptionally clear compared to the different dimness of the past, and the sunlight shone in in patches, hitting the sofa chairs to exude a warm atmosphere.
Fred sat across from him, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth:
"William, seriously, the decision to move the Corleone family to the west is simply stupid." He pinched the thick wine glass and gulped down the wine, "You don't know that there are a lot of people down there who are giving me feedback on this problem right now, and they are very dissatisfied with you. ”
"So what?"
Chen Jun smiled, comfortably rested his foot on his left knee, and looked at Fred, who had been a little energetic recently, with a smile: "They are dissatisfied with me as a leader and want to drive me down?" ”
"That's not what you mean, you have to understand them, after all, you have a lot of responsibility for the current situation?"
"Are you accusing or teaching me a lesson?"
Chen Jun suppressed his smile and looked at it expressionlessly: "When will the people of the Corleone family shoot inwards and help outsiders teach their brothers a lesson?" ”
Fred was stunned, his eyes widened, he didn't answer, and instead said: "You may have misunderstood what I meant, I mean that we may need to consider methods appropriately, such as trying to meet the conditions of the five major families such as Bazini....."
Chen Jun raised his hand to stop his next words, and said with a smile: "Go down, it's almost time to negotiate, you are responsible." ”
Fred was a little annoyed: "Your attitude is wrong, what do you mean?" ”
"Could it be that I betrayed the Corleone family? If it weren't for your actions, would the Corleone family come to where it is now, the old man took all the faults for you with the only remaining majesty, is that how you respect his inheritance? ”
"Many people think that you saved the Corleone family in the first place, but I think there is a lot of luck in it, Sonny and Hagen are no less than you, and you finally broke away from the Corleone family in self-exile and fled to Sicily as if it was a show to please the old man."
"You've always thought so?"
Chen Jun was not angry and put down his foot on his knee.
Fred didn't answer again, turned around and left: "I will try to minimize the Corleone family's losses in this negotiation, this time you just watch carefully, and I will save it." ”
The door slammed shut.
Chen Jun gently shook the whiskey inside the amber glass, and the sunlight reflected the dazzling golden yellow through the glass.
He chuckled, drank the wine from his glass, and walked out of the office as well.
Now that everything is almost completely finished, he is in a good mood, more relaxed than ever.
Marlena put her arm around Chen Jun and walked slowly in the garden of Corleone Manor, the sky was clear, and the insects and birds in nature sang from time to time.
"What's wrong?"
He could clearly feel Marlena's low mood.
"Nothing?" Marlena shook her head, "You're going to negotiate with those people tomorrow, is it dangerous?" ”
"It's not dangerous, I'm sure." Chen Jun clenched her hand and said calmly, "Don't worry about me, no one can do anything to me." ”
Marina's worry still didn't subside, and she asked softly with a brow, "Can you not go?" ”
"I have to go this time, maybe it's the last time, and I won't have it again."
"Is it really the last time?"
"Yes, how could I lie to you?"
Chen Jun said with a smile, and the two walked hand in hand in the winding garden, enjoying a rare quiet and private warm time on weekdays.
**
Several cars slowly drove out of Corleone Manor and drove smoothly down the boulevard of Long Beach.
Chen Jun's car was protected by many car guards to avoid accidental collisions, and in the car sat Fred with a faint smile on his face in addition to him.
In the past two weeks, the friction and dispute between the two gradually expanded, and there was no longer anything to say to each other.
In the car, Chen Jun looked out the window, on the bustling streets of New York City, people were walking with smiles on their faces, and the billboard of the huge high-rise building in front of him hung a poster of the latest movie "Ecstasy".
Johnny Fangtan's tough face and Vivien Li's stunning face reflect each other, attracting many movie-loving people to enter the theater lively.
According to Johnny's report, the movie "Ecstasy" was a great success, accumulating a super high box office of 15 million during this time, and because it won the Oscar, the movie was very hot.
For these, Chen Jun has no waves.
He looked around again, the large pharmacies that flashed from time to time, the promotional posters outside were also hanging with a series of new drugs from Koch Pharmaceuticals, and the drug bulletin board was followed by a series of professional recognition and evaluation in professional journals, such as "The Lancet", "Physiological Review", "Nature", etc., although ordinary people don't know what it means, but just buy it.
For the promotion of pharmacies, Hagen has formulated a certain profit plan, so that Koch Pharmaceutical can be placed in the most eye-catching position of patients, and at the same time, the pharmacy staff will also get a corresponding commission for promotion, and this is only a part of the marketing, in other channels, TV advertising, radio placement, newspaper publicity are all flying all over the sky.
The car moved slowly, and Chen Jun's heart gradually calmed down.
Having arrived at Docio's Brooklyn Cathedral, Chen Jun and Fred got off the bus, and Tricio was there early to greet him.
"The people of the five major families will come later."
Thesio looked at his watch, greeted Chen Jun into the church, he looked over, the solemnity of the Gothic church, the mottled historical traces filled those walls, and the recitation of Bible poetry faintly came from the surroundings, as if to make this church sacred.
'It's safe in there, I've defended a lot.'
Thesio saw Chen Jun stop and said in misunderstanding.
"I'm relieved."
They walked into the church, and there were no believers in it, just a classic cross sculpture.
Chen Jun sat quietly in the third row and didn't ask anything.
The priest nodded slightly, but he also remained still, his eyes fixed on the statue.
The clock ticked by.......
Fred and Thesio, who had been holding their breath and keeping quiet in the church, frowned, why hadn't the head of the five families come yet?
Suppressing the anxiety in their hearts, the two still sit, but after a morning passed, they still did not wait for the arrival of the family.
Have they all broken their covenants?
Thesio waved his hand to signal his subordinates to come over and told him to inquire about the news, but before he could whisper a few words, the four subordinates in black clothes with blood spots all turned pale and ran in in a panic: "Mr. Thesio, I just learned the news that the car that the head of the Tartaglia family was sitting in exploded as soon as he went out. ”
"What?"
Thesio stood up suddenly, his face startled.
"The head of the Bazini family was shot dead on the way here." Another subordinate took a breath and said.
"The head of the Curio family was taken away by the police officer for questioning before he left the family door, and there is no news yet."
"The head of the Strazy family arrived in the Brooklyn area, was hit by a large truck, and was hit and killed." The other two subordinates continued.
Buzzing~
Buzzing~
The voice that filled my head seemed to be torn apart by thunder.
The heads of the five major families in New York, except for the Corleone family, are all dead now, and one death is unknown.
Fred's hands and feet were cold, his whole body was covered with goosebumps, and he almost fainted.
"No!"
His voice was hoarse to low, as if he had choked on blood clots, his body trembled violently, and he turned his head to look at his younger brother William Corleone, who was calmly looking ahead, without a trace of reaction, now think about how ridiculous his previous behavior was.
Thesio's face was as white as paper, miserable and unshapely, losing the color of human blood, staring at the black-uniformed young man sitting in the front row with wide eyes, he suddenly understood everything.
Such a terrifying strength has not been triggered, and it is only now that it has been fully revealed, like a pitch-black iceberg, slowly revealing his bottomless huge size.
His heart seemed to be shattered by this pitch-black iceberg in an instant, his cheeks twitched, his fists clenched until his nails were buckled into his flesh, anger and unwillingness made his face quickly engorged, and Thesio jerked out his pistol from his waist, showing agility that did not match his age, and aimed the muzzle of the gun like a black abyss at the young man who was not moving like a god in front of him.
The trigger was pulled, the hammer cracked in milliseconds, and the bullet shot out with the smell of gunsmoke.
The characteristic sound of metal gunsmoke pierced the silence and calm of the church.
Thesio only felt cold all over his body, and the sky was spinning, and his body slowly collapsed.....