In the courtyard, the noble guests were shaking their wine glasses, leisurely looking at the battle ahead.

The person with a slightly lower status glanced nervously at Vito's people, and looked at Clemenza and Tessio and the others with horrified eyes, and found that their faces were miserable and suddenly embarrassed, and they knew that today's things might not be good.

The last time Russell beat the FBI agents, he was applauded by everyone, because they didn't look down on the FBI agents, but they had no way to deal with them.

However, at this moment, Russell's subordinate Felisto is beating Bassini, who is Bassini?

One of the five major families in New York, the most powerful people in their work!

And what about Russell? Vito Corleone's 'nephew'!

If the Corleone family and the bassini family start a war, it will affect the other three families, and then the peace in New York will be broken, and once the war starts, it will not only lose people, but also interests......

At this moment, Russell stood at the feet of Brazili, lowered his head and lit a cigarette, and then put one hand in his pocket, staring at the blood washing his face on the ground with a villain look, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and his body was full of footprints.

Bassini, on the other hand, was holding his head in his hands to protect his face, and Felisto bent down to grab his hair with both hands, raised his knees and slammed them into his face!

Russell looked up and saw Clemenza and Tessio, both of whom were staring at him with a little puzzlement in their eyes, but they didn't step forward to stop him.

Why?

Of course, their level is not enough, this mutual fight belongs to the two top elders in New York, and the two of them, as Vito's subordinates, naturally have no reason to interfere, and once they interfere, they will be the first to be killed, because they can't represent Vito's godfather.

The two of them are also looking for Vito Corleone, because now only he can intervene, or his family can stop it!

At this time, the cigarette in Russell's hand was halfway smoked, and two people suddenly squeezed in from outside the crowd.

When Sonny and Tom came to the front, they were stunned.

The bassini on the ground was so miserable that his assistant fell to the side and was half dead, and he was grabbed by Russell's subordinate Felisto by the hair and kicked him!

Sonny's heart sank, and he secretly said that it was broken.

Russell beat Bassini in public, but he didn't take him seriously at all, let alone save face for him.

After today, the news of Bassini's beating will spread throughout New York, even in the newspapers!

If it is manipulated, the matter will expand even further, and eventually turn into a chaos in the New York underworld......

And the Zhengfu does not want to see this scene, so it will immediately make it clear to the five major families, and the territory, business, and interests will be lost at that time......

Sonny turned his head to look at Tom, who was also looking at him, and he could see the shock in Tom's eyes, and the confusion in his eyes.

Tom is an excellent military advisor and lawyer, but only in times of peace, and if the war starts, Tom who is too conservative will be exposed and used by those who want to take advantage of him.

When Sonny saw him like this, he knew he couldn't count on it.

There are two options in his head, one is to be fair and deal with things. But doing so would chill Russell's heart, and it would also make Barsinian resentful, and eventually it would start a war.

The second is to pull the bias, directly stand in line to express his attitude, no matter what fairness and justice, anyway, Russell is our relative, and he is also a godfather-level figure in Sicily, if Russell is really more powerful than his father.

Don't look at Sonny's fiery personality, in fact, when making choices at critical moments, he can always choose the right one.

Sonny hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Russell's arm, and asked, "Are you hurt?" ”

Russell nodded: "Yes, I was very badly hurt. ”

"Where? Where was the injury? Call a ambulance! My brother is wounded! Tom! ”

In the crowd, Tom was stunned and immediately nodded: "Okay!" ”

Next to him, Clemenza and Tessio were a little confused, but seeing that Sonny had made a choice, the two also stepped forward one after another, standing on both sides behind Sonny to express their support.

Russell took a puff on his cigarette, patted Sonny on the shoulder and said, "Sonny, my heart hurts, he actually asked me to lick his stinky shoes clean." ”

Sonny was stunned and looked at Barsiuni on the ground suspiciously.

He just said something disgusting, and you just beat him like this? Sincerely!

And Klemenza and Tessio in the back have been staring, and they have a general understanding of what happened.

Hearing this, he held back his laughter and didn't laugh out loud.

Russell Corleone, who made his first public appearance in New York, impressed everyone at the scene. Punching FBI agents and kicking Bassini, one of the five major families in New York.

It was as rampant as throwing a flare into the sky of New York, luring out all the hidden rats. And people who have never seen Russell and don't know his details have all labeled him as impulsive, irritable, arrogant, and unscrupulous.

And that's exactly what Russell wanted to achieve.

Sonny looked at him seriously and nodded slowly, "Let your people stop." ”

Russell tilted his head and asked, "What should I do if he wants me to lick his dirty shoes clean?" Sonny. ”

Sonny grinded his silver teeth, and he also knew that he was put on Russell's side, but he had already made it clear that he was on Russell's side, and he couldn't change it at this moment, otherwise he would offend both sides.

He walked over and kicked the assistant next to Bassini, turned his head to see Russell looking at him with a smirk, and then made up his mind to make up for it twice.

"Felisto, stop."

Felisto stopped and threw Bassini to the ground, and the embarrassed Bassini slammed into the grass, his bloody face covered in broken weeds.

The guests were stunned and stared at Russell and Sonny in confusion, wondering if they meant it or not......

"Ahem... Bah! Corleone ...... Well, that's good! ”

Bassini spat out the blood from his mouth, looked up and slowly got up, patting the dust off his clothes.

He looked at Sonny Russell with a grim look, then glanced at all the guests present, and turned to walk towards the door.

With the character of Bassini, he does not say words of revenge, because he is a natural conspirator.

Anyone with a discerning eye at the scene could see that he had hated the people of the Corleone family to death!

Bassini's assistant, who was lying on the ground, was still fainting, and he didn't look at it when he left, as if there was no such person.

For Bassini's assistant, if he did not fulfill his duties, it would mean losing the job, and the consequence would be to disappear completely......

He walked to the door and saw that the subordinates he brought were confronting one side, and immediately waved: "Leave." ”

“…… Be! ”

The subordinates hurriedly opened the car door, and someone wanted to ask where the assistant was, but they stopped.

At this time, I am not afraid of silence, but I am afraid of saying more!

After Bassini left, silence returned to the door, and in the blink of an eye Vito's men, Felisto's men disappeared.

In the courtyard, Tom, Clemenza, Tessio and the others are comforting the guests, so that the wedding that has gone wrong twice in a row can continue, so as not to disturb the joy of Princess Corleone's wedding.

Sonny was silent for a moment, then asked rectumally, "Russell, do you know who he is?" ”

"Bassini."

Sonny sighed a little helplessly, "You... You know, so you... I didn't expect you to have a worse temper than mine, okay, let's go in and talk. ”

Hearing this, he knew that Russell had a clear heart, and it seemed that the beating of Brazili was deliberate.

But why do you do that?

Sonny couldn't find an answer for a short time.

Inside the villa, Marlena and Mrs. Vito, and Sonny's wife, Sandra, did not come out.

They had heard a commotion outside the house, but they were still gossiping about their daily routines and didn't bother with anything outside.

It's not that they're indifferent, it's that they're all typical Sicilian women.

Men should take care of anything outside, and women only need to care about the little things at home.

"Russell is a good man, is your kid in New York?"

Marlena nodded, "Yes." ”

Sandra asked, "Did the kids go to school in New York after that?" ”

"No, the children will go to Sicily, which is their hometown."

Madame Vito nodded: "That's right, Sicily is our hometown, and children should have a complete childhood and not forget where their roots are." Like a seed, even though it took root in New York, it still came from Sicily. ”

Sandra paused and nodded: "Yes, Mom, I'll discuss with Sonny later to send the children back to Sicily as well, anyway, it's Russell's territory, and the children will be safe." ”

Mrs. Vito said, "This is a matter of the family, and we will discuss it with your father later." ”

"It seems to be quiet outside, and it looks like things are settled."

Marlena laughs and says, "My husband has a bad temper at times, and I hope it doesn't disturb Connie's wedding. ”

"Don't worry, Connie is also an empathetic girl."

At the door, Russell and Sonny walked into the villa and saw a man in a white suit sitting on the sofa.

Sonny introduced, "Johnny, my father's godson. This is Russell Corleone, from Sicily, who calls my father uncle. ”

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Hearing this, Johnny got up and shook hands with Russell, "Hello, I'm Johnny Fontan, and I'm currently working in Hollywood, so you can come to me if you need to." ”

Russell smiled and said: "There is just one thing I want to find a big star." ”

"Where am I a big star, the audience will forget about me in a few years."

"Looks like you're in trouble, what's the trouble?"

Johnny glanced at Sonny and said, "My godfather promised to help solve this matter, thank you for your enthusiasm." ”

"You're welcome, Uncle Vito and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, but we're both from the town of Corleone, Sicily, so we don't need to be polite to me."

"Okay."

Today, Russell's role in front of everyone is that he is a young man who has no city government, so his attitude towards Johnny is also a little more enthusiastic.

In the study, Sonny walked in and saw his father sitting at his desk with a straight face, holding a milk cat in his hand.

Russell stepped in and sat down unceremoniously in front of Vito.

Rubbing the armrests of the chair with both hands, he said lightly: "Uncle Vito, the people sitting in this position are all here to consult, right?" ”

Vito looked up at his face, constantly looking up and down.

I always felt that the young man in front of me seemed to be engaged in some conspiracy.

Unlike the first time we met, although the level of his speech at that time was not very clever, it was completely like a junior facing an elder. And now? He is more like a junior who has no rules in front of his elders......

"Yes, are you sitting here now trying to get a doctor?"

Russell got up and pulled one out of the humidor on Vito's table, expertly cut off the two ends, and lit them with a kerosene firer.

Call-

Spit out smoke.

"I do have something about business and would like to ask Uncle Vito for help."

Vito didn't see his rudeness, while Sonny and Tom looked at each other, Sonny was a little puzzled, but Tom saw something.

"You say, you call me uncle, if I can help, I will naturally do my best."

"I value your godson Johnny Fontan, and my clothing company in New York is lacking a somewhat influential star, so I want to ask him to endorse my company's brand."

Vito sat on the chair and tilted his head, stroking the milk cat quietly, and did not speak in a hurry.

In fact, he didn't understand Russell's words at all, not only him, but also Sonny and Tom, who were sitting next to him.

At this time, it was 1945, and Hollywood had just begun to develop, and the brand concept was not perfected, and the star effect and brand endorsement were not proposed.

And Hollywood is now just a few villas at the foot of the mountain, and the rich people of California despise the people who live in these villas, thinking that they are opportunistic locusts who do not do their jobs properly and make colored movies!

"Endorsement ......"

Russell nodded, "I pay him $50,000 a year, but he has to wear my brand's clothes to events and movies." ”

Vito understood a little and said, "Johnny will make his own decisions about this matter, but he has a problem now. ”

"Uncle Vito, no matter what trouble he has, haven't you already promised to help him deal with it? Oh, since that's the case, then I'll let Felisto go for himself. ”

Vito looked up at Tom and said, "Tom, you're going to California." ”

“… Good. ”

Vito put the cat on the table and said, "Now that we're done talking, it's time for us to talk about what we just happened." Why do you hit Brazili? ”

"It's very simple, because I accidentally stepped on his shoes, and he viciously asked me to lie down and lick him clean."

Vito frowned, "He probably doesn't know who you are." ”

"That's his business, I just do what I have to do."

Hearing this, Vito fell silent again.

When facing Russell, he could feel an invisible pressure, indescribable, but this feeling was real.

"Does Bassini know what you call Solazo? They have a business partnership in New York, right? ”

“… To be honest, I don't know. ”

"Then the Tartaglia family is also involved......"

Russell shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands and said, "You can't talk nonsense about things without evidence." ”

"You do have some skills, it's okay to beat up FBI agents until now, it seems that you have some connections in the Bureau of Investigation, and they are not small."

Russell stared at him and smiled, "It's not as strong as your relationship in New York." ”