Hardy Empire 1945

Your boss?

Hardy asked in surprise.

Yes, the real boss of the Jewish gang, the master of the underworld in Los Angeles, and one of the founders of the Mafia, Mr. Benjamin Siegel, my boss.

Fred said Siegel's name with respect.

When the Mafia came to Los Angeles to start a business, Fred was one of Siegel's powerful men. After the Jewish gang established a foothold in Los Angeles, Siegel retired and Fred became the boss of the Jewish gang. .

Benjamin Siegel.

Hearing this name, Hardy suddenly remembered a movie he had seen before, A Lover of Bees, also called Pride in the World.

This movie is also a relatively well-known gangster movie, telling the story of Benjamin Siegel's experience in investing in the construction of Las Vegas.

Siegel was one of the mafia bosses, the head of the mafia killer group, and in the 1940s, the organization sent him to Los Angeles to expand its territory.

Siegel used his thunder to clean up other gangs in Los Angeles and set up gangs. The Jewish gang became the biggest force in Los Angeles in a short period of time.

However, after establishing the gang, he did not stand in the front, but launched Fred to manage the gang, and bought a film company himself and became a Hollywood celebrity, working with many top film company bosses, film producers, directors, Celebrities become friends.

Siegel is a romantic guy who has relationships with many actresses, female stars, socialites, and later met Virginia Hill, a beautiful woman, a little actor who is not well-known in Hollywood, and Siegel fell madly in love she.

When building the Las Vegas casino, he even appointed Virginia Hill to manage the finances. In the end, the casino failed, Siegel was killed, and Virginia Hill also committed suicide.

This is also the reason why the movie is named Bees, a love lord.

As Hardy pondered, the car came to a luxury estate in Beverly Hills, opened the gate and drove into the garden, and finally stopped in front of a three-story villa.

The butler leads Fred and Hardy to a luxurious office where they meet Benjamin Siegel.

Fred, come and sit. Benjamin smiled, then looked at Hardy, Is this the Hardy you said on the phone?

Yes, Mr. Siegel, this is Hardy.

Mr. Siegel! Hardy said respectfully.

Siegel smiled and nodded, It's a very strong young man, come and sit together. He picked up the whisky on the table and poured a glass for the two of them.

Siegel looks handsome, with blue eyes and looks gentle, but Hardy knows that Siegel is a guy who really kills without blinking an eye, even a somewhat crazy guy who once planned to assassinate Mussolini.

Siegel was very interested in Hardy, he saw Hardy's actions on the day of the robbery, and he admired the little guy's ability to do things.

Simple and neat, with strong ability to control the field, and high quality of his subordinates, he is definitely a talent who can do great things.

You know what, I was at the Spaniard's casino yesterday, Siegel said.

Hardy froze slightly.

Sorry, Mr. Siegel, for disturbing your interest, Hardy said.

Siegel laughed, I don't care, but Virginia was taken aback, and it was good to comfort her for half the night when she came back.

I saw all your actions yesterday. It was fast, accurate and efficient. The quality of your subordinates was high. It did not kill innocent people but shocked the audience. It can be said to be the most perfect robbery action I have ever seen. Your subordinates are all who?

They are all my comrades.

After the conflict with other gangs, it became more and more dangerous. I felt that there was a shortage of manpower, so I contacted my comrades, who are all brothers of the Marine Corps. Hardy said.

No wonder,

Having experienced the brutal war just now,

Those who survive are the elite.

And this Hardy is very smart. He just had a conflict with other gangs, and he knew that he would take the initiative to increase his combat power.

How much did you rob? Siegel asked again.

$210,000, Hardy said.

Oh, quite a few indeed.

Fred looked at Siegel, Boss, the gang's share should be 63,000. This money has not been recorded yet, and no one else knows about it. How do you think about it?

Siegel called Hardy to come with the money, and Fred already had a guess in his heart, so he asked this question.

Stay with me. I have a big funding gap now, so don't let other people know about this money. Siegel said bluntly.

Good boss. Fred said.

By the way, how's the red wine investigation? Siegel asked.

Fred paused slightly, No clue yet.

Siegel's face sank, I found a friend to clear up the relationship with the customs, the best result is to pay the tax and turn those wines into legal imported goods, the tax needs to be paid 200,000, and the goods will be 250,000, do you think we want this batch or not?

Siegel said with some displeasure.

Fred lowered his head.

Speaking of which, it was his responsibility.

As for whether this batch of goods is still available, he hesitated for a while.

Taxes are so high, and the price of gangs’ takeaways is generally cheaper than that of regular import channels. Even if the goods are taken back, they will not make much money inside and out. If the gangs are divided into 15%, the result may be some losses.

How to do business at a loss.

Siegel was a little disappointed by Fred's hesitation. Fred was an obedient guy. It was also because of this that he was chosen to be the head of Los Angeles' bright side, but Fred's pioneering ability and decisiveness were obviously insufficient.

When he handed Los Angeles to him, the Jewish gang was the same size, and it's still been the same over the years, without much development.

Turning to look at Hardy.

Hadi, if you encountered such a thing, how would you solve it? Siegel looked at Hardy and asked.

Hardy thought about it.

I won't choose to pay the tax and get seized by the customs. It can be regarded as a failure of this business. If I pay the tax and get the goods back, it will not only make no money, but also waste a lot of time.

But there is another way. If there is a chance, maybe we can get those goods out.

Oh, how do you get it out? Siegel became interested.

Fred also looked at Hardy.

The customs warehouse is not too tight. We can steal that batch of wine. It's a $250,000 business. It's definitely worth a vote.

Siegel shook his head.

Many people know that the goods belonged to the Jewish gang. If they were robbed, everyone would guess that it was made by us. I have already found someone before, and if we do it again, it will not look good on both sides.

Siegel rejected Hardy's approach.

Hardy thought about it and continued:

There is a more secure method. You can take a replacement strategy. Get a batch of empty wine bottles, fill them with worthless and low-quality red wine, pack the boxes, and then bribe the customs to swap the two batches of goods.

In the customs procedures, only a batch of smuggled red wine was seized, but they did not say whether it was true or false. Even if they were found, they would not be responsible.

Siegel's eyes lit up.

He thinks Hardy's proposal is indeed a very good solution. The seized batch of red wines are all top French red wines. The price of each bottle is tens or even hundreds of dollars, and the price of inferior red wine is only tens of cents. , the value comparison can be ignored.

As for the matter of bribing customs officers to operate, Siegel is also sure that he can give the head of customs a sum of money.

Siegel smiled and looked at Hardy.

Your idea is very good, Fred, you should have the documents of that shipment in your hand, and prepare fake wine according to the documents. I will contact the people from Los Angeles Customs. This matter should be possible. If it is done, we can restore it. Most of the loss.

After Siegel finished speaking, he looked at Hardy, and his eyes became more appreciative. This young man is not only strong in combat, but also very flexible in his mind.

Is a rare talent.

Hady, are you interested in movies? Siegel asked suddenly.

Hardy didn't expect Siegel's topic to change so much, and he almost didn't react.

Movie? I like it very much.

Siegel smiled.

Tomorrow night, my manor will hold a party. There will be many movie company owners, agents, stars, and some high-class people. You can come and have fun.

By the way, if you have a female companion, you can bring it with you.

Hardy said,

Is this a reward to yourself?

Still something else.

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