Vito Corleone has worked hard in New York for decades, and must have amassed a lot of connections, and it is with the support of these connections that their family can stand tall in New York.

Russell has only been in New York for nearly two months, and his connections are only with the mayor of New York, senators, police commissioners, inspectors, law enforcement captains and others, but the relationship is not stable, after all, holding their handle in their hands is bound to make them panic, if it weren't for Russell's ability to calm their emotions, I'm afraid they would have stumbled long ago.

The biggest connections are FBI deputy director Cled and Hoover, although these two people can see the sky with their hands and eyes, but not in New York, but in Washington.

As the saying goes, county officials are not as good as current management, and that's the truth.

Vito knew the meaning of Russell's words when he heard this, which was to say that he was new to the city and that the relationship was not very stable, but there were some connections that could be used.

At this point, Tom got up just right and said, "Godfather, it's time for us to take pictures." ”

Vito nodded, looked at Russell and said, "If you don't mind, how about we take a family photo?" ”

"Of course, it seems that Uncle Vito treats me like family."

"From the moment I met you, I knew what you were planning, so it should have been a wise decision to treat you as family."

Russell was speechless, he didn't want to deceive Vito in the first place, after all, the drama he directed was easy to be exposed as long as he went to Sicily and asked casually.

As for the reason? Quite simply, because Russell Corleone's name is basically a household name in Sicily, and people know what a character the godfather is.

And now, in Vito's house, it has become a different face, how can one believe it?

It's okay to fool fools, but if you want to fool smart people, you need to make up for a little gap.

But Russell was too lazy to sew up, and it was enough to get things done here.

"Uncle Vito, thank you for saving face."

"I also thank you for saving face."

There was nothing wrong with two people of equal status respecting each other, and Tom nodded secretly, as if the doubts in his heart had been revealed.

Vito and Russell were in parallel, with the others following.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Mrs. Vito and Marlena were also there, and they just pulled their men and stood in the photo booth.

"Mike!"

Vito waved.

Mike walked over, thought for a moment and turned back to pull his girlfriend Kaiya over.

From this, it can be seen that he also has a strong family concept and cares about his family very much.

"Mike is my youngest son, have you seen it?"

"Nope."

Hearing Russell's answer, Vito turned his head to look at Sonny, who touched his nose and was embarrassed. Just now he was busy renewing the relationship with his bridesmaid Lucy upstairs, otherwise the conflict between Russell and Brazili would not have expanded.

Vito didn't speak, but looked at the camera.

Card-

Freeze frame.

When it was over, Vito beckoned Russell and said, "Let's take a separate picture." ”

"Okay."

After filming, Vito whispered: "The news you gave is very timely, and I accepted your love." ”

"What's the news? Uncle Vito. ”

Vito turned his head to look at him, "Started when you first came to the house and beat up an FBI agent at the door, right?" Or was it when Tom sent you an invitation? ”

Russell smiled: "I don't understand what you said. ”

"Okay, let's talk about something we can understand. You want to help me emerge victorious in the chaos that follows, right? ”

"Uncle Vito, I still don't understand what you're talking about."

Vito shook his head slightly: "It's boring to pretend like this." ”

"Mike! Come. ”

Vito beckoned Mike over and introduced, "This is Russell, according to his age he is your brother, he is the son of my Sicilian friend, and that friend saved my life." ”

Mike looked indifferent and nodded: "Hello, I'm Mike, thank your father for saving my father's life." ”

"Russell Corleone, you're welcome."

Mike was stunned when he heard the surname, tilted his head to look at Vito, and saw his father nodding, so he looked directly at Russell.

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Russell smiled and said: "I also said from the bottom of my heart, and you don't have to be polite. ”

Mike's personality is not innate, but influenced by his surroundings, and he is eager to change the status quo of the family in his own way, and the environment does not allow anyone to change.

In other words, if this is a game, then the developers and maintainers are making the rules of the game, and the people who live in the game have to follow the rules of the game, otherwise there will be bugs, and then the maintainers will have to wield a butcher's knife to clean up the ......

Mike has the idea of changing the family, and of course Vito has too!

Therefore, in recent years, under his leadership, the family has slowly swept out horse gambling and private lottery ...... Instead, he began to hoard large amounts of real estate, participating in stakes in two securities firms, three fashion centers, and two banks on Long Island.

Vito is also trying to whitewash and hand over a clean estate to the next head of the family, but it will take time......

From the conversation between Vito and Russell just now, we can see that he has figured out why Russell did this, and from Vito's perspective, he must think that Russell has mastered some very secret things, but he is unwilling and inconvenient to say it, so he can only guide him a little bit and remind Vito to pay attention.

So Vito confessed his affection.

Courtyard, due to Sicilian tradition, when marrying a daughter, as a mother's parent, you have to say some words of instruction to your daughter, but these words cannot be said very seriously, but must be sung in front of everyone.

Marlena was from the past, and after Mrs. Vito was dragged to the stage, she was also piggybacked on the stage and sang a few words in front of dozens of people, and Mrs. Vito also sang a few words, but the lyrics were too explicit to sing, so she had to be replaced by Vito's former military division, Co Abanito.

This old guy doesn't care so much, what lyrics he sings explicitly, anyway, they are all blessings and instructions from the elders to the children, and there is nothing to be embarrassed to sing.

The guests at the scene of the singing were enthusiastic, and there seemed to be a Molotov cocktail hidden in their chests and abdomen, and if they were not watered and extinguished, something would happen!

Sure enough, Sonny couldn't stand it first, and under the gaze of his wife, he and his bridesmaid Lucy walked up to the second floor of the villa again.

Sandra turned her head and bit her lip, being looked at by Marlena.

She whispered to Russell beside her, "Sandra seems to know about Sonny and Lucy. ”

"Well, you'll be comforted later."

"Okay, what do I need to pay attention to?"

"Just don't talk about Sonny and Lucy, just talk about anything."

Marlena nodded.

There was a lot of laughter in the courtyard, and there was a constant sound of gunfire upstairs in the villa, and Vito, the study downstairs, was reminded by Tom to meet Luca Blasi.

At first, Vito was a little reluctant, because it was really tiring to get along with such a monster, and every time he saw Luca, Vito mentioned all his mental response, for fear that he would not notice a certain detail and detonate the bomb.

After listening carefully to Luca's congratulatory message, Vito asked Tom to see him off in person, as he did with his confidants.

When Tom returned, Vito put down the sweat-wiping scarf and asked, "Is Russell gone?" ”

"No, he was drinking in the courtyard with Sonny, Clemenza, Tessio, and Freddie."

Vito sat down and touched his chin and beard, and said, "Invite him to the study, and we'll continue to talk." ”

"Godfather, what is he really planning? Beneficial and harmful to us? ”

Vito shook his head, "I don't know what he's planning, but I'm sure he has no ill will towards us." ”

"Okay."

Tom turned to leave the study and went to the courtyard to find a group of people drinking and having fun.

Under the bewildered gaze of everyone, Tom invited Russell to the study in public, under the pretext that it was Vito's wine bug that had been revived from hibernation......

den

Russell walked in and saw Vito sitting on a couch against the wall, with a bottle of red wine and two goblets on the table.

Tom walked out and closed the door with great discernment.

At the moment, there were only two people in the study.

"You may be seated."

"Uncle Vito, what is this for?"

"Let's talk about hearts."

Russell looked at his expression and winked playfully, as if he was coquettish in the face of his elders.

"You remind me of Mike when he was a kid, when he had a crush on a toy and winked at me like that."

Russell didn't speak, but walked over to him and sat down.

"I'm going to keep the Duke Black Pearl you gave me for my birthday, and now we're drinking French."

When Vito saw that he still didn't talk, he knew that he didn't want to pretend anymore.

He poured a full glass of wine, put it down, sat up straight and looked at him, and said, "How do you deal with Bassini's revenge?" I think he's going to attack you on your way home. ”

Russell took out a cigarette from his cigarette case and lit it, and said indifferently: "If he dares to do this, it will be his death!" ”

“…… Russell, Russell Corleone, this is who you are. ”

Vito was a little stunned, he didn't expect Russell to change so much before and after, one second he was still modestly pretending to be a junior, and the next second he became a ruthless godfather!

This made Vito, who never pretended, a little unacceptable for a while.

"Uncle Vito, I was just doing it for others to see, and I never thought of pretending to be in front of you."

"Since when?"

"Probably Tom came to my Peninsula estate."

"You did deceive me for a moment, but I know what you are doing in Sicily......"

"As I said, I never wanted to deceive you, we are family members with the same surname."

Vito stared up into his eyes, reached out and grabbed the glass.

"For the sake of the family."

"For the sake of the family."

Clink glasses and drink them all.

"So, you've counted everyone at the wedding."

Russell shook his head: "Not including Corleone." ”

"yes, so what's next for you?"

"I can't say at the moment, but when Solaso came to New York, he will inevitably find various families in New York to cooperate."

"Selling hemp?"

"That's right."

Vito shook his head: "I won't cooperate." ”

"Of course, Solaso and his partner will die, but you, as a strong family in New York, will definitely be involved, otherwise the other four families will not be able to sleep soundly."

"So your suggestion is?"

Russell shook his head: "My advice is not important, your thoughts are important." At present, I have the impression of the New York family as a young man who is very impulsive, arrogant, and has no one in his eyes......"

Vito understood what he meant.

"So, with the exception of the Buchzio family, the rest of us regard you as my nephew from Sicily."

"Yes."

The two chatted for a long time in the study, during which they talked about the current situation of the Buchzio and Tataglia families, as well as the Basiñi family.

Russell analyzed it according to his own habits, and both he and Vito thought that except for Butchchio and Corleone, the remaining three families could cooperate with Solazo.

Among them, Tataglia and Bassini are the most suspected.

"It's very comfortable to talk to you like this."

Russell laughed, "It seems that Uncle Vito lacks the company of his family. ”

"No, I mean it's comfortable to talk to someone like you, not you who call me uncle."

"It's awkward, but I'll take it as a compliment."

In the afternoon, the bride Connie and the groom Carlo left Corleone's house and returned to their lodgings.

Tom once asked Vito if he would arrange a position for Carlo in the family, and Vito replied that he would not do so, and let him go and work his own.

This also laid the foundation for Carlo's betrayal of the family in the future, but the main reason is that Carlo is a white-eyed wolf, and the blood of Erwuzai is in his bones.

In the evening, Vito organizes a dinner party within the family.

At the wine table, Sonny and Clemenza join forces to pour Russell, but they are dazed by Russell's drinking, and their heads are on the ground and their feet are in the sky.

When Russell finally left, there was no one left who could open his mouth to speak, and they were all holding on to the wall and gagging again and again.

In the car, Marlena held Russell's arm and rested with her eyes closed.

Originally, Felisto had deployed several routes on the way back, but Russell asked him to go back the way he came, just to give Brazili a chance to attack.

However, the road was unimpeded, and there was no one who touched the porcelain, which made Russell very helpless.

Since Basiuni chose to be a smart man, he can't force it, after all, no one wants to die.

Russell speculated that the reason why Brazili did not choose revenge was his identity, and if Solaso wanted to cooperate with Corleone, then nothing could happen to the Corleone family, otherwise the rhythm would be disrupted and the cooperation would be delayed or terminated.

Peninsula Estate.

Villa.

Felisto strode in from the outside and into the study.

"Godfather, a telegram from Oriyatu in Sicily."

Russell took the telegram and looked at it.

At this time, Sicily's air line to the Apennine Peninsula has been opened, and is currently in contact with European countries, Oriyatu said that Ancos first contacted France, England, and Spain, and the support given by these three countries is okay, at least in terms of cost.

Direct flights from Sicily to the UK cost only $300 per seat.

Expensive?

It's not expensive.

At this time, the war had just ended, and in addition to having no home to live in, people still had some valuable goods in their hands, and besides, the plane was aimed at the rich, and they did not cheat anyone.

Uncos took the time to go to Germany after the defeat, found a few large transport planes in Germany, and transported them back to Sicily by sea for some money.

The reason why they did not fly directly to Sicily was that Germany was full of Allied troops...... Germany has been divided into four pieces.