Chapter 130: Winter Is Approaching
The conclusion of the negotiation does not mean that they can return to New York immediately. After all, they still need to discuss the details and sign the contract. Shen Long reported the situation to Vito, and Tom Hagen immediately came from New York to take charge of these matters.
This made Shen Long feel a little anxious. It is now December, and the time for Sollozzo to attack the Corleone family is getting closer, but he has to stay in Las Vegas, and Tom Hagen They also came, and only Santino and Clemansha were left at home. They were good at fighting gangsters, and it was not enough to deal with more detailed matters.
Tessio is smart enough, but his mind is not consistent with the Corleone family. This does not mean that he has betrayed the Corleone family now. Before the old godfather fell, he would not dare to do so, but he can ignore some of his own something that has been noticed.
"Fredo, the godfather said that the result this time exceeded his expectations. You have done a great job, and you will be in charge of this business in the future." Tom said, regardless of the fact that the Corleone family invested two thousand dollars in Johnny. Ten thousand US dollars, only five million US dollars was invested in Las Vegas, but Johnny invested in batches, and the more important purpose was money laundering, and Las Vegas’s income may be even higher Some.
It can be seen that the godfather attaches great importance to Shen Long. Tom continued, "The godfather asked you to continue to pay attention to the situation in Las Vegas. If the prospects are as good as Mo Green said, maybe we will increase our efforts in the future. investment here."
Many of the businesses of the Corleone family in New York were developed through the opportunity of World War II. Now that the war is over, many businesses have declined. It is time to find new channels. This is the case in Hollywood and Las Vegas There are also reasons for other families to accept Sollozzo, and it is not just the Corleone family whose income has declined.
As unfortunate as the war was for the vast majority of Americans, it was not the same for this group of people who made a lot of money out of the war and naturally hated to see their earnings dwindle.
"I plan to go home before Christmas and come back next year. Let's finish the contract as soon as possible. I don't want to miss the family reunion." Shen Long said to Tom. The old Vito always valued family, and Tom knew it, so he So he will work harder to get this done sooner.
"Of course, no one will miss this festival." Tom agreed without thinking too much, picked up the terms submitted by Mo-Green and checked them one by one.
"Mo Green is not a real businessman. If the profit has not reached the agreed amount before the deadline, he will not be willing to give up his shares." Seeing the special gambling clause, Tom reminded.
"If there is no such clause, he will not agree to our acquisition of shares." Shen Long certainly understands this point. Mo Green is not a serious businessman, so is he? "But with this clause in place, we can gain the understanding of other families by taking certain measures in the future.
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The underworld also needs to talk about word-of-mouth, the godfather will maintain his own word-of-mouth very well, Shen Long also intends to do the same, if Mo-Green does not intend to abide by this agreement in the future, then it will be him who is in the wrong, and when the time comes to kill him, the other families He didn't say anything, and even said that Mo Green was not willing to gamble and was not a good gambler.
Regardless of the fact that after entering this world, Shen Long has been running around talking about business, he seems to be no different from a serious businessman, but when he really needs to do something, he will not be soft at all, anyway, he kills people who should be killed , He had such a realization before entering this world.
"Fredo...it doesn't look like you!" Tom Hagen was stunned for a while before he said, if Santino said he wanted to kill someone, he would not be surprised at all, but the person in front of him said this, It surprised him; no, if it was Santino, he wouldn't be so patient in negotiating with Mo-Green, maybe he would have done it by now.
In any case, Tom was surprised by the changes in the other party in the past few months. You must know that he had grown up with several Corleone children.
"I can't always live under the wings of others. People will always grow, and the family needs me to grow up as soon as possible." Shen Long shrugged and said, in the second generation of the Corleone family, the boss Santino is not a suitable person. As the patriarch, the third child, Mike, has always been not interested in family affairs, and believes that his changes will make the godfather and the elders of the family think about it.
Tom Hagen wisely ended the conversation, and it would be too sensitive to continue. He is the family's military advisor!
It took several days to negotiate the contract with Mo Green's lawyer, and the two parties signed their names on the contract. This matter was finalized, and Shen Long could leave Las Vegas and return to New York temporarily.
Bid farewell to Mo-Green, and set foot on the flight back to New York. When the plane was about to arrive, it could be seen through the window that it was snowing outside. Tom subconsciously tightened his clothes.
Even so, when they came out of the airport and were blown by the cold wind, Tom still couldn't help shivering. The temperature in New York is now ten degrees lower than when he set off from Las Vegas. Looking at the sky constantly As the snow fell, Tom couldn't help muttering, "Winter in New York is coming."
This made Shen Long look at him several times, and almost suspected that he had gone to the wrong set. Tom was a little confused. He thought there was something wrong with his dress, so he looked it up and down several times, and asked after confirming that he found nothing, "Is there anything?" what is the problem?"
"No, no problem, it is indeed winter." Yes, it will be Christmas soon, the Sollozzo and Tataglia families will attack soon, and the winter of the Corleone family is coming.
The car sent by the family stopped in front of them, Shen Long and Tom got in, and the car left the airport and drove towards Corleone's house in Long Beach.
When they got home, they saw that the servants and the security guards were already preparing for the Christmas decorations. The courtyard was filled with the atmosphere of the upcoming festival. No one realized that the Corleone family was about to face a big crisis.
The timing of his return this time was just right, and there was still time to prevent the misfortune. After Shen Long reported the situation to the old Vito, he had dinner with his family. Santino happily patted Shen Long on the shoulder and praised him, without realizing that What impact will Shen Long's success have on him.
After dinner, Shen Long called Albert Neri, Rocco Rabon and others over, intending to listen to the information they had collected recently and see if they could find anything useful.