America's King of Poetry

Chapter 31 Underground Emperor

Arthur is very short of money now, and the old ghost Schmidt keeps talking about giving bonuses, but he hasn't paid them yet.

Montolo took out his wallet from his pocket, sponsored Arthur a hundred dollars, and said, "I will notify you when Dior has the goods, and I will let you get them as soon as possible... Oh no, someone will send it to you."

Dior was in charge of transportation in the family, which included highway robbery and theft.As one of the largest ports in the world, New York has a huge cargo throughput every day.While monopolizing the transportation business, the mafia guards against itself and steals high-quality goods shipped from all over the world.Although profits cannot be compared with drugs and gambling, as the oldest criminal subject, theft can always bring some unexpected joy.

Arthur nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Don't let someone give it to me, it's not good, I'll go get it myself. By the way, there is another important thing to tell you, there is a man named Balmond..."

Speaking of Balmond, Montoloto thought for a while with his chin, and finally remembered the Mexican who was with Luther many years ago when he went to the police station to bail Luther.The little gangster at the beginning has now become a powerful gang leader in Queens.Arthur asked Montolo to contact this Balmond and arrange a meeting to discuss distribution channels.

Montoro showed embarrassment, he clenched his chin, and said: "The drug business in Manhattan is all in the hands of the Gandolfiel family. We have a fixed share, and we will share a sum of money and some goods. But if you talk directly to the distributor below... there will be big trouble."

The Gandolfield family controls nearly half of the drug supply in the entire New York metropolitan area, which is equivalent to the largest first-level agent in New York.There are many secondary and tertiary agent dealers below, and these dealers have to get goods from the Gandolfield family to sell.The Luciano family also has a part of the drug business, the source of the goods is from the Gandolfiel family, and they also have their own channels.But the Luciano family's business only covers its own territory, unlike Gandolfield's tentacles all over the New York area.

If Balmond is allowed to negotiate with the Luciano family, it means that he will directly compete with the Gandolfield family for the first-level agency rights in the New York area.Montoro just received the approval of the Gandolfield family yesterday, and he was beating drums in his heart to let him confront the Gandolfield family in the core business so quickly, and he didn't know what Arthur was planning in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, I just let you get in touch with Balmond to establish some friendship and relationship. We need to make some preparations for the future. There is no immortal empire in this world, is there? Also, don't let anyone know about this, except Russell. Anyone!" After speaking, Arthur held Montoro's hand, and then gave Montoro a kiss.

Montolo accepted Arthur's salute, and it could be seen that Arthur still didn't trust Dior very much.The fat man waited impatiently, he kept kicking a garbage bag with his feet, and finally broke the garbage bag, and the stinking kitchen garbage leaked out, splashing his feet.

"Fuck!" Dio cursed, shook his feet, and went back to the kitchen through the back door to wipe his shoes with a rag.

Arthur and Montolo finished their confession and returned to the back kitchen. Dio and Arthur had a face-to-face meeting.Before coming, Montolo told Dior that there were some things to discuss with Tony's nephew, which had to do with the ownership of the restaurant.Dior believes that Luciano's restaurant is owned by the entire family and will not be attributed to Arthur because of Tony's disappearance.Seeing Arthur, Dio raised his chin, grabbed Arthur's shoulders and rubbed them twice, and said, "Be a good boy, cook is a promising profession."

After finishing speaking, Dior swaggered away from the back door. He must have thought that Montolo had settled Arthur, and that the management and ownership of the restaurant had been taken over by the entire family.

Arthur snorted coldly, and didn't bother with the fat man.He listened, and vaguely heard the conversation between Montolo and Dior outside:

"What did you say to Arthur inside..."

"...No... Didn't say..."

"...you stop talking nonsense..."

"I see…"

Then, the three left.

……

Abramo drove Angelo to school early in the morning.

Angelo was unhappy along the way. The so-called knowing a son is like a father. Abramo knew that his son was unhappy not because he suspected that his father was a mafia, but because his father forbade him to drive to school.Some time ago, Angelo was arrested by the police for drunk driving, and Abramo had a connection with the police station to get him out, otherwise he would definitely be punished if he was stabbed at the school.

But Angelo didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. He said that all his classmates at school did this, and some of them smoked marijuana.Abramo was so angry that his car keys were confiscated and he was not allowed to drive to school anymore.This made Angelo, who was used to having a car instead of a car, very crazy. How could he pick up girls without a car at school?

When I arrived at the school, I was still unhappy to see Angelo, so Abramo said that he would return the keys to him next week, and that he should perform well in school this week. Then the cloudy weather turned clear, and Angelo grinned, showing his snow-white teeth, kissed Abramo on the cheek and entered the school.

"I'll pick you up tonight, Madison Square Garden, front row seat!" Abramo reminded Angelo partingly that he spent a lot of money to buy those two tickets.

After his son left, Abramo sighed while sitting in the car, blaming himself why he was always so unwilling to discipline his son, so that he spoiled him too much and made him too self-willed.With such a personality, he will definitely suffer a loss when he leaves school to survive in the society in the future.But Abramo thought of his father's early death, did not enjoy much fatherly love, and suffered a lot. He vowed never to let his children suffer the same pain.

After figuring this out, Abramo no longer struggles. His mind is now much clearer than before.He had things to do before starting the car, leaving school, and watching the game in the evening.

More than an hour later, Abramo arrived at his destination, an ordinary house on Staten Island.After parking the car in a parking lot, Abramo looked around to make sure there was nothing unusual before getting out of the car.Here in southern Jersey, Abramow has a small port handling and shipping business on northeast Staten Island that he inherited from his father-in-law.

But the real owners here are the Gandolfer family. They started out in the transportation and gambling industry. The large and small piers and truck fleets on the island all have the shadow of the Gandolfer family.In the past ten years, they have even replaced the Luciano family in Manhattan in one fell swoop, becoming the masters of the five major families.Their leader, Jackie Gandolfield, lives in this ordinary house with a gray roof and red walls, and controls the underground world of New York.

Abramo looked left and right, stepped on the grass, walked through a clump of beech forests, carefully came to the gate of the house, and rang the doorbell.There was a "click" sound from the microphone of the door control, and Abramo said to the microphone, "It's me, Luka!" After a while, the door clicked open, and Abramo got in.

The hall of the house was dark, the windows were all closed, and water-blue curtains blocked most of the sunlight.A well-dressed young woman walked down the stairs in front of her. After seeing Abramo, she greeted her and said, "Jackie is in the study upstairs. I'll pour you some drinks. What do you want to drink?"

"Oh, soda will do, thanks."

The young woman stomped on high-heeled shoes to the kitchen to prepare drinks, while Abramo unbuttoned his jacket to let himself breathe a sigh of relief.He couldn't help but think of the plot in the movie "The Godfather 2". Mike went to Miami to meet Haimen Ross in person, and Haimen Ross was the real murderer who sent someone to assassinate him.

Arthur reminded Abramo yesterday, "In order to defeat the enemy, you must know the enemy, and in order to understand the enemy, you must approach the enemy."

Abramo had known Jackie for years before he realized he didn't really know the man.Arthur is right, if you don't know him enough, how can you really defeat him?

Defeat Jackie Gandolfield, the underground emperor of New York.

Abramo made up his mind, walked upstairs quickly, came to the door of the study and gently knocked on the door, Jackie's voice came from inside, "Come in, Luka!"

Abramo pushed the door open, and the study was still dark.Jackie has a quirk. He is afraid of light and wind, so the windows in his house are always closed and the curtains are used to cover him.He doesn't like to go out during the day, and his activities are always at night, like a vampire, and like the nature of his work, he always hides in the dark and cannot see the light.

But Jackie's voice was cheerful and resonant. He laughed out loud when he saw Abramo, stepped forward and patted Abramo on the shoulder, and hugged him hard.Jackie looks ordinary, not as tall and stern as Abramo, with simple short hair, small eyes, a slightly hooked nose, and thick lips.His right front tooth is missing a piece, which looks a bit funny, but those who know him think that his front tooth is like a razor, which can cut the enemy's throat at any time.

Abramo tried his best to relax himself and not let himself show his flaws. The person standing in front of him was the person who used him and ordered him to be killed. Vera was killed by him.

And Jackie looked unusually relaxed, as usual.If there is no conclusive evidence in hand to prove that the Gandolfield family is behind the murder, Abramo will not place the target of suspicion on Jacky anyway.

After sitting down, the two chatted for a while. The young woman knocked on the door and came in, handed Abramo soda and Jackie a glass of whiskey, and then went out obediently and closed the door.

Jackie picked up the whiskey and took a sip, the smile on his face disappeared, and he who looked very kind at first suddenly became vicious.It's not pretending to be ugly with grinning teeth, but the ferocity emanating from the inside out, from the eyes.He smacked his lips and said, "I already know about you being shot. The identity of the gunman is still being investigated. It is estimated that more than one family is playing tricks."

Abramo took a sip of the soda water, but he couldn't taste the taste at all. His mind was spinning all the time, and he had calmed down his anger. What he had to do now was to go along with Jackie, let him relax his vigilance, and be sure that he didn't know the real behind-the-scenes instigation.

"More than a wave of gunmen came, and this time the losses were the heaviest... I don't know how long I can hold on. Three families are fighting against me. I don't want my family to be harmed. I have already lost a Vera." As he spoke, Abramo's eyes turned red, not pretending, he was indeed very sad when he thought of Vera.

Jackie put his arms around Abramo's shoulders to comfort him, and pretended to be sad: "This kind of thing should not involve people around you, it is really stupid and barbaric." He drank the whiskey in his glass in one gulp, "Tony of the Luciano family is missing. Montolo came here yesterday, and I recognize him as the boss of the family. This is an opportunity to completely kill the Luciano family."

Over the years, Jackie has worked tirelessly to attack and weaken the Luciano family, since it was Luther who killed his brother.

Abramo clenched his fists, and he was even more convinced that Jackie was the mastermind behind the scenes, dedicated to instigating several families to fight each other, and in the end he made a profit.Abramo was originally an abandoned child. Since he is not dead, he should continue to use it.At the same time, Abramo is also convinced that there must be an inner ghost in his family. Jackie's use of this method of killing the boss and supporting the inner ghost to control the other family is really too slippery.

"I need more support, funds, manpower, intelligence. Also, fund matters." Abramo wants to continue playing with Jackie, he needs to make Jackie bleed more.

Jackie got up, picked up a sticky note from the desk in the study, wrote a number, and handed it to Abramo, saying, "Call this person, and I'll give you a part of the gambling business. I've been working on something new recently, moving the gambling business to the Internet. Have you heard of the Internet..."

Jackie sat down and lit a cigarette, and started chatting with Abramo about his new idea of ​​gambling business like a normal person.

The room was still dim, and the sun outside was rising higher and brighter, but it was rarely able to pass through the water-blue curtains and shine into the room.

(End of this chapter)