The Sorozzo affair was a trigger that neither side could deny.

According to the memories of many New York elders, the first official war between the Corleone family and the five New York families was when a bomb was dropped from under a whizzing car on the Corleone family's boulevard in Long Beach and exploded.

This is the other family's declaration of war against the Corleone family.

On that day, the day after the assassination of Solozzo and Sheriff McCluskey, all the sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in all the New York substations spoke at the same time: Casinos are strictly prohibited, sex is strictly prohibited, and secret agreements are strictly forbidden until McLauskey's killer is caught.

The whole city was raided, and all illegal businesses were paralyzed.

And that night, several families sent secret envoys to ask the Corleone family if they intended to hand over the murderer. The answer they received was that the matter had nothing to do with the Corleone family.

But almost all of Corleone's cronies knew that in the Godfather's office, many orders came out of there every day, with the exact same handwriting, and they did not belong to Sonny, not to Tom Hagan, the military advisor.

It was the handwriting of the godfather's youngest son, William Corleone, who sat on the sofa chair where the godfather often sat and exercised the authority that belonged to the godfather.

This is something that many people don't believe, and they can't figure it out, Sonny, who has always been short-tempered, will obey his younger brother William, and even Tom Hagen, a military advisor who is known for his wisdom and rigor, will obediently obey.

Objections have been raised, such as Thesio, the godfather's subordinate, but Sonny grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up, he could disobey William, but he had to obey Sonny, who had already established his authority in the gang.

Hagen, who was in the law firm, was also asked why, and he just smiled, did not speak, and was busy with his own business.

A lot of people were shocked, but there was also a wonderful thing that happened.

The godfather's third son, Mike Corleone, who was originally recuperating in the hospital, everyone knows that he is a good son who is loyal to his godfather, and although he was rebellious as a child, he heroically saved his father in the hospital.

Mike Corleone came out of the hospital with a cane and into the original godfather's office, and after staying for a while, his expression became complicated.

He appeared at Sonny's territory, and the two met, and when many thought he would officially get involved in the godfather's business, no one saw him the next day, along with his girlfriend Kai.

At the same time, after the bombing, many people knew that two members of the Corleone family had been shot dead in the restaurant.

An order came from inside the mahogany office, and three of the five families, the Tartaglia family, died.

Two of Corleone's allies of the dock guild and friends of the old godfather Vito Corleone died, and four of the leaders of the fashion guild opposite, but the Corleone family did not choose to take the territory by force.

The situation has become a back-and-forth situation, but the problem is much more than that, some time later, the Corleone family's new hotel in Las Vegas was seized, and the godfather's Zhanko olive oil was visited by the quality control department several times.....

As long as the people of the five major families know that this is a wealthy asset of the Corleone family on the surface, and some others are already doing it in secret.

But then the news from the Daily Headlines shook the whole country, detonating countless bombs, and the invisible battle was far greater than it was in New York.

No one outside knew what the result was, but an order was issued, and the major families in New York, along with the Corleone family's estate, were swept away.

The Corleone family's hotel was reopened, and the olive oil was no longer checked, but several printing sites of the Daily Headlines were burned, and several major newspapers accused it of disrupting the market.

The Corleone family didn't move, and New York seemed to be quiet.

**

The mahogany office at Corleone Manor.

The smoke filled the room, and the rich fragrance of cigars filled the room, so that Chen Jun couldn't help but open the windows of the room to breathe.

The original solemn and quaint office has a variety of drinks on the table, champagne in the ice bucket, and Scotch whisky, rye whisky, brandy and liqueur on the cabinet.

"Those people paid the price, and we paid an even heavier price!"

Tom Hagen took a sip of brandy to himself, which he rarely drank because alcohol slowed down a lawyer's train of thought.

An inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "But thankfully, this price is something we can bear, but they can't!" ”

"A big man who has gained godfather friendship is willing to act as an intermediary mediator."

"Fuck, it's shameless, why didn't you stand up at first, and now you know it hurts?" Sunny takes a sip of whiskey.

Tom Hagen said: "People are like this, you can't expect those glamorous big people to help us in times of crisis, the godfather is lying in bed now, we can't hold them down." ”

"But the mediator has one more condition, William must leave the United States." Hagen continued, "I consulted with William and decided to agree. ”

Sonny frowned, "Does William have to go?" We can protect him. ”

Tom Hagen shook his head slightly: "Now everyone knows that William sits in the command center of the office, and the "Daily Headlines" he founded do you know how many people have been killed?" ”

"The whole United States is shaken, many people have fallen because of this, this force is more powerful than the five major families, and they hate William to the core."

"We have paid a lot of price for this, just like the current newspaper office, which is almost half abandoned, accused by many giants, the newspaper has stopped operating, the internal people are panicking, and how many professionals have left jobs?"

"You don't know, William went out to help you three times, and all three times he was assassinated, without exception, the degree of professionalism is not comparable to those bad killers of the mafia, and once the bullet of a sniper rifle was only three centimeters from William's skull."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Sonny clenched his fists.

"Don't be angry, that's what I told Hagen not to tell you." Chen Jun smiled, "Don't be so pessimistic, I'm just going out for a walk, this time is too draining, let's treat it as a trip." ”

Sonny and Hagen heard this, and almost simultaneously glanced at the faint white hair on his head with their eyes.

During this time, the cooperation of the three of them can almost be described as crazy, but the most crazy and has reached the level of madness is his younger brother who sits in the center and commands.

For the first three days, Chen Jun hardly slept, and the average time he started working on documents was 6 a.m., and even at three or four a.m., the lights in the room were still on.

He receives more than 100 phone calls every day, and people he didn't know before had to memorize all the information sent to him before he could chat.

Sonny was shocked once again that one of his subordinates in his gang whose name he couldn't even name could be told by name at a glance at the time of William's inspection.

In the course of more than twenty days.

He only saw that his weight had dropped rapidly, his body had changed from being strong and active to being tall and thin, and his hair was a little gray.

"It's just an endocrine disorder, it's nothing." Chen Jun smiled, "We all work the same, but our division of labor is different, for the sake of efficiency, I have to spend time catching up with your progress." ”

They have paid no less than him for the Corleone family, during this time, he is not perfect, and the decisions he made are wrong, resulting in many people dying in vain, they carry the pressure for him, and sometimes there are surprising tricks to win, sneak attack and overturn many people from the five major families.

As for the personal hardship, it has to be attributed to his strengthened body, otherwise ordinary people are prone to sudden death.

Of course, it was not without gains, at least he made a personal mark on the Corleone family.

He never hid that he sat in the position of godfather and exercised the power of godfather, and Hagen and Sonny did not hide it for him.

Tom Hegen sighed, "You recuperate for a while, and you will come back after the godfather is healed." ”

"I'm not worried about that!"

Chen Jun looked at Sonny's unwillingness: "Don't blame Heigen, I once saw a sentence in the book:

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight [The one trying to wear the crown must withstand/bear the weight. 】”

"I have stolen the authority of the godfather, and I deserve the consequences."

"My small body can't withstand the pressure from all sides, so I have to rely on you, I hope you can exercise restraint during my absence, although the most difficult level is now over, but the pressure of the five major families should not be underestimated, listen to Heigen's advice, don't get angry easily, reckless."

"During this time, I found out that there are quite a few spies in the family, including those close to us, and I have given the list to Hagen, and he will take care of this matter."

"Okay." Sonny didn't ask who the close spy was, "So when are you leaving?" Where to go? ”

"Let's go to a foreign country...."

"William, the old man has woken up, and he wants to see you."

Clemenza, who suddenly pushed the door in, opened his mouth to say this, his face was covered with fine sweat, and it was obvious that the violent running was a burden for him.