Chapter 125: Godfather's Decision

After receiving this call, Shen Long immediately packed up his things and returned to New York. In fact, he already knew about this matter, but it was inconvenient to mention it to the godfather without evidence. Now that Albert Neri found clues, he could finally talk to the godfather said.

Still in the godfather's study, he sat behind the chair as usual, listening to Shen Long's report, "Recently, one of my subordinates, the policeman that Tom fished out of prison a while ago, found an interesting news."

"There is a police captain named Mark McRobbs in the police station. He has four sons who are all studying at Fordham University. Coincidentally, Bruno Tattaglia is also studying at this university. He and Mike Robles One of the officers' sons was a classmate and they developed a good personal friendship during college."

"Bruno returned to New York after graduating from college and opened a nightclub. The McRobbs family often had fun there. Every New Year, Bruno would send exquisite invitations to Police Officer McRobbs and leave them in the nightclub. Get the best seats, invite them to enjoy the show, introduce them to the stars who come to perform."

"Accordingly, Officer McRobbs will occasionally help Bruno with minor troubles, such as removing the stain on the file of a nightclub employee, usually some pretty girls."

"In view of what just happened, I think it is necessary to make arrangements in advance for Officer Mike Robles." In the movie, it was this guy who captured the bodyguards of the Corleone family outside the hospital after the godfather was assassinated. If Mike hadn't arrived in time, the godfather would probably have died; he was the one who provided security for Sollozzo afterwards, but Mike didn't care about his identity as a policeman and shot him dead.

However, Mike also had to flee to Sicily for refuge. After all, Mike Robles was a captain police officer, and killing a policeman has always been a big taboo of the gangsters, because it will lead to serious revenge from the police.

"The 'money grabber' from Ireland?" The godfather quickly retrieved the information on Mike Robles from his memory. In his mind, he had a record of all the people in New York who could have an impact on the Corleone family's business.

"Yes, that's him. Albert said that this guy has been wandering around the patrol area with his father who was a policeman since he was a child. Every time he came back, his pockets were full of money. From then on, he decided to grow up to be a policeman. Cop, by the looks of it now, he's far better than his father." Making money is a trade that the McRobbs family has inherited.

The rank of captain is not low. There are tens of thousands of police officers in New York, and only a few hundred people can become captains. Generally, they are the director of a certain branch or the backbone of a higher-level organization. There are many subordinates who have the power to wipe out Corleone. Business within the family jurisdiction, if used properly, could cause serious losses to the Corleone family.

"Fredo, dealing with such people is not just a matter of sending some money. We need to establish friendship with them, just like you did with Mr. Hoover." The godfather took this opportunity to remind Shen Long, "Then this Let the person be in charge of you, don't make any moves yet, keep your people staring at him to see what he will do, you can also find Phillips, he happens to be a detective in the McRobbs branch. "

The relationship network of the Corleone family is so dense that connections can be found there. In the movie, it was this Phillips who leaked the restaurant that Mike Robles had booked, so that Clemencer could hide the gun in the bathroom of the restaurant in advance. Mike borrowed Taking the opportunity of negotiation, he went to the bathroom to take out the pistol and killed Mike Robles and Sollozzo.

"Okay, I'll go find him when Phillips is on vacation." Shen Long agreed. He didn't choose when Phillips was working, which might expose himself.

"Well, it's always better to be careful." The godfather waved his hand, indicating that Shen Long could go out. This incident reminded him of his eldest son Santino.

In 1939 the Corleone family moved their family from downtown New York to Long Beach,

At that time, there were only four houses here, which were occupied by Gianco Abbandando, Santino and the godfather, and the remaining one was vacant.

About a week after moving here, three workers who claimed to be boiler inspectors in Long Beach Town came to their home. These three people did not know the details of the family. They went to the basement to see their boiler and claimed that there was something wrong with the boiler parts. , which will cost $150 to replace.

This was a popular blackmail method at the time, and at this time the godfather just wanted to train Santino as his deputy, so he arranged for him to handle this matter. Santino listened to the workers' request and immediately asked the bodyguard to point a gun at him. They beat them with sticks and forced them to fix the boiler and clean the basement.

Asked the address and owner of the company they belonged to, found the owner in person, and warned him not to send anyone to Long Beach again.

This method of handling did not satisfy the godfather. Violence is an indispensable method for the family, but it must not be abused. Santino's method is too direct and lacks the subtlety of Sicilian style.

Later, the godfather strengthened his cooperation with the local police and obtained the information of all criminals in this area. In less than a year, Long Beach became the best law and order in a town of the same size in the United States. This is ironic, but it is true.

During this process, the godfather adopted a very ingenious method, which was completely different from Santino's method, making those criminals and fraudsters have to accept his conditions. If it were Santino, it is unknown how much money Long Beach would have. Blood.

From then on, the godfather felt that Santino might be a good legion commander, but he was definitely not suitable to be the patriarch of the family. Fredo had been very mediocre before, so he turned his attention to his youngest son Mike. But Mike didn't have much interest in family affairs, and he joined the U.S. Army and went to college without telling him, which disappointed him very much.

But recently, Fredo has undergone a radical change. He is very experienced in handling affairs, and he is not in a hurry or haste.

Then let's observe for a while to see whether he has changed on a whim or has really changed. The godfather made a decision in his heart, slowly got up and picked up the record that Shen Long had just put on his desk, put it in the record player, and poured it down. Take a glass of wine and return to the chair to sit down.

After a while, the familiar voice of Nino Valenti and the familiar Sicilian folk song came from the record player. The godfather closed his eyes slightly and leaned back in his chair. He liked the gift from Johnny very much. .