Tom Hagen's fate is typical of the Prohibition period of the thirties, when many people were ruined, their wives and families were torn apart, the streets were littered with paper fragments, children wandered the streets, men and women jumped down from tall buildings in droves, and the corpse collection team was busy with their front feet and back feet, and their socks were torn all day long, and blisters were born on the soles of their feet......

Tom is one of the street children, but he is also lucky enough to fall on the street due to a serious eye disease, only to meet Vito Corleone's eldest son, Sonny Corleone.

He brings Tom, who he only had a relationship with, home, and Vito only asks Sonny a question when he sees Tom.

Is he your friend?

Sonny replied: Yes, he is my good brother.

Tom stayed at Vito Corleone's house, where he ate hot pasta and jam that night, and shared a room with Sonny in the evening, with a bed of his own.

Vito sent him to the hospital, cured him of his eye disease, and then provided him with education, taught him to be a man, gave him a certificate, and personally gave him a wedding......

From this, it can be seen that Tom has a strong affection for Vito Corleone and attaches great importance to his family.

And now Tom's public identity is a lawyer, but he is actually a military advisor in the Corleone family!

Vito trusts him and apparently treats him like his own son.

At this moment, Tom had just walked into the study door, and looked at Russell's gaze a little dull.

Although he had seen Russell's profile information on paper and knew his age, he had never seen a picture of Russell.

This made Tom shake his eyes at the first sight, because he was too young and handsome......

The most important thing is that his eyebrows and eyes have a kind of seriousness that is not angry and self-threatening, which makes people can't help but tremble when they see it, and his face is not smiling......

And this kind of aura, he has only seen in Vito Corleone.

Behind Tom, Felix of the Buchzio family stared down at the floor, never looking up, naturally not seeing Russell's face.

Felistto beckoned Tom to sit down, and Tom bowed in respect and sat across from Russell, with a desk in between.

This gave Tom the illusion that he had gone to Vito to do something...... There are no words to describe the feeling.

"Hello, Your Excellency Corleone."

Russell nodded slightly, and said to Felisto: "Take the boy from the Buchchio family to clean up, and look at his appearance, he is also worthy of being a man, coward!" ”

Tom blinked, and Vito's face popped up in his mind, like his godfather speaking to his juniors.

But when you look at Felix, he seems to be similar in age to the Lord Corleone in front of him.

Felisto dragged Felix out of the study.

Russell turned to look at Tom, took out two cigarettes from the cigarette case on the table, and handed Tom one.

"Do you smoke?"

"Your Excellency Corleone, I ...... Okay, but it's irreverent. ”

Tom took the cigarette and lit it, but saw that Russell was only holding it and did not light the fire, and he was about to get up when he saw Russell put the cigarette on the table.

"Why did Mr. Antonini ask you to come to me?"

Vito Corleone, whose original surname was Antonini, fled from Sicily to the United States in 1901, and when he was inspected for disembarkation, the recorder named his surname after Vito's village, 'Corleone', and the recorder was excited for two seconds because he had given the Italian immigrant a new name.

This surname is still used by Vito, in remembrance and to remind himself that he is only an immigrant in the United States, and that his real home is in Sicily.

When he heard Russell call Vito by his original surname Antonini, he was stunned, and immediately tasted the mint fragrance in the cigarette, which went straight to his heart.

Tom wanted to take a puff and extinguish it, but he didn't bother to throw it away after tasting it.

The entangled Vito surname was also forgotten.

Instead, he pulled an envelope from his briefcase and placed it on his desk.

"My godfather, Mr. Corleone's youngest daughter, Connie, will be married in ten days' time, and you and your family are invited to attend."

Instead of looking at the invitation, Russell asked, "How does the cigarette smell?" ”

"It's good, I like mint."

"This is a Sicilian brand cigarette that is only sold in Italy. Since you like it, take some back and smoke them. ”

"Thank you for your kindness."

"You're welcome, although you are of mixed Irish and German descent, you grew up in a Sicilian family and are half Sicilian."

"Thank you for the recognition."

At this time, Felisto knocked on the door with Felix and walked into the study, and Felix, who had changed into clean clothes, still stared down at the ground.

Russell glanced at Tom and fixed his gaze on Tom's face, "I'll be attending Vito's youngest daughter's wedding, thank him for the invitation." Felisto brought Tom some Sicilian cigarettes and brought them back. ”

"Okay."

Tom got up to take his leave, followed Felisto to get a cigarette, and drove away from the manor.

His mood was very depressed, because he was deflated by Russell, and all the things he wanted to ask were pressed back into his heart by Russell's aura.

And he looked at the co-pilot's cigarette and frowned.

He could deduce that Russell meant that he was looking for an American partner for cigarettes.

Why not do it yourself?

You must know that the United States is a country with heavy taxes, and imported cigarettes are not popular in the United States, in addition to complex and complicated labor, you also have to pay taxes to the United States...... Then the profit becomes very small.

It is better to export directly in Sicily, and the rest is all profits, and the costs of transportation, labor and other costs will be saved.

Back at Vito Corleone's estate, Tom described the whole story in detail.

Vito sat in his chair and tasted Sicilian cigarettes and sighed: "The cigarettes taste very good, I miss my days in Sicily very much." Tom, what do you think Russell Corleone is? ”

Tom was stunned and shook his head: "To be honest, he has an innate aura on him, which is very majestic, and people will be afraid when they see it." But when chatting with him, I felt that he was very easy-going, no different from ordinary people. ”

Vito flicked the ashes of his cigarette and tilted his head and said, "I don't know if you have heard the story of thousands of shepherds in Sicily, but only one farmer. Russell Corleone was the farmer, and he had not only shepherds, but also countless flocks of sheep......"

"So will he be our opponent?"

Vito shook his head and extinguished the cigarette in his hand, saying, "No, he accepted the invitation and gave you the taste of his hometown when you left, which means that he will not be our enemy, because he never wanted to rob New York of the gray business, poor Tartaglia and Basiuni even had a meeting for this......"

"He is willing to cooperate with us, but only in the light of business, such as tobacco and alcohol. Heard that the Duke of Sicily's black pearl tastes good? ”

"Yes, his subordinate Felisto mentioned it, but he didn't give it away."

Vito laughs, "He'll bring Black Pearl to Connie's wedding, and that's his gift." ”

"He mentioned your real name, Antonini."

Vito frowned and said, "Maybe his father has seen me, or heard of me...... A lot of people in Corleone know me, and it's not unusual for him to know my real name. You send a telegram to Tomacino and ask him to find out who Russell Corleone's father is, or if he is from Corleone. ”

"Okay."

In the 20s, when Vito returned to Sicily to take revenge, it was Tomasino who assisted the left flank, for which Tomacino broke his leg.

But now that Tomacino is working under Oriatu to make money, he can tell Vito that Russell has come to America, but he can't completely get rid of Russell's background, because that would mean betrayal.

And betrayal will die!

Therefore, no one in Sicily dared to reveal Russell's privacy to outsiders, and those who knew it all pretended to be dumb.

Even Vito's spies in Sicily couldn't get any private information about Russell.

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Peninsula Manor, Study.

Russell sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding a cigarette in his hand, and calmly stared at Felix Buchchio in front of him.

"You should fight back like a man, not spend the rest of your life in a mess!"

Hearing this, Felix slowly raised his head.

Previously, he had been sent to the docks to pick up Russell by his father, and at first he thought that Russell was like the New York mafia, so he was very reluctant, and when Felisto asked him to leave, he left without even thinking about it.

In recent days, however, he has heard rumors in his family that Russell Corleone will not rob the mafia of their business, nor will he disdain to be in their company, let alone use unconventional means to achieve his goals......

Felix knew he had missed an opportunity, so he came to the manor and stood at the door for many days, wanting to see Russell just for a chance.

But now......

"You also suggested that I kill those two men? Only killing is what a man should do, and only killing can he be like a man? ”

Russell asked, "What is your profession?" ”

"Lawyer."

"Why did you go to jail?"

"Because two businessmen and my friend jointly defrauded a lot of money, I became a scapegoat."

Russell raised his hand and pointed at him, "So can your lawyer's license still work?" ”

"Of course...... But no one wants to hire a lawyer who is in prison for financial fraud. ”

"I can hire you."

Felix was stunned, and then the joy spread to his face.

"Really? No, I'm not questioning you, I'm just ...... Not so sure. ”

"I have two companies, and you can be a legal counsel for one of them for $1 a week, would you like that?"

Felix was a little dazed, the joy just now immediately sank, he weighed it carefully, and finally decided: "Yes!" ”

"Before you put those two businessmen and your lawyer friend in jail, your weekly salary was $1, and when you send them to prison, your weekly salary will be $1,000, plus other benefits."

Felix was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply, and said gratefully: "Thank you, honorable Lord Corleone, I, Felix Butschio, am willing to follow in your footsteps......"

Before he could finish his words of loyalty, he was interrupted by Felisto, who was beside him.

"At the moment, you can't seem to keep up with the godfather. Felix, you are a member of the Buchzio family, whether you have been an assassin or not, you have been involved in the family business, your surname is Buchchio. So, you have to know that the Godfather is taking you in at great risk, you know? ”

Felix certainly knew what it meant, a puddle of pure water, blackened by him.

"Understood."

In the "Godfather" movie, Felix is the scapegoat twice. One is economic fraud, and the second is to replace Mike Corleone for killing Solaso and Lawsky, and get the benefits of Vito Corleone for the Buchchio family.

His fate was predestined and he was born to be a scapegoat.

That's because no one thinks well of him, and when he shoots and kills his businessman and lawyer friend, the whole family is shocked, but at the same time glad that he is part of the Buchzio family, and the hot blood has not been shed in vain.

Now, he has seized an opportunity at the node of his life, and he can change his fate if he grasps it.

"Felistto taught him how to do things, as a Sicilian, you can't be too cowardly in your style of doing things, especially as a legal consultant for my company."

Felixtoon paused, obviously he didn't understand what Russell meant, but Felistto would teach him a lesson later.

At present, Felisto's subordinates have obtained the news of Solazo, and heard that he is in a casino in New York, and after Russell learned the news, he asked Felisto to take his subordinates back and spy on the regular customers in New York.

Sooner or later, Solaso will appear no later than the end of September, because in the movie, just a few days after Connie's wedding, Solaso finds Vito Corleone's door.

As for Solaço's collaborators, that's too many...... Not only in New York, but also in Las Vegas and California.

evening

Marlena sat on the couch with Cachirino in her arms. Russell sat on the other side and hugged Lily Mansha, and the eldest son, Victoria, rolled on the ground and played with blocks.

"The day after tomorrow, we're going to a wedding."

"Wedding? Am I going too? ”

"You're my wife, of course you're going. The newlyweds' father sent us an invitation letter that said it was Mr. and Mrs. Corleone. ”

Marlena blinked, and asked in a good mood, "Whose wedding is it?" What gifts are we going to prepare? ”

"I've got a gift ready, two bottles of Duke Black Pearls and five hundred dollars ......"

Russell gave Vito Corleone an general account of his family, and emphasized the familiarity between his father and Vito.

"What should I do?"

"You don't have to do anything, you just need to make casual small talk with the women of the Vito family, such as interesting stories about me when I was a child......"

"They're going to think I'm a big mouth," Marlena said. ”

"No, that's the information they want."

"Good ......"

Marlena pointed to the drying room and said, "There are two colors of clothes there, which one do you think I look good with?" ”

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"Whatever you wear, it's going to overwhelm the bride."

"Ahh So what to do? ”

"Who made you naturally beautiful?"

Russell hugged Mansa and leaned over to kiss Marlena on the face.

Then the two of them put the child in the stroller, and then beckoned Civina and Federica to come out to soothe the child, while they returned to the room.

In the room, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

Because under Russell's gaze, Marlena was wearing white suspenders and standing at the end of the bed with a pair of high heels.

She felt a sense of oppression, as if she was about to be banished......

Against the backdrop of the moonlight, the two bid farewell to this journey with a wonderful experience.

The result was satisfactory to both parties.