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There seems to be pink mist hanging in the air.

The waiter in front staggered back towards the kitchen, his face full of horror, staring at Chen Jun's back in disbelief.

There were screams one after another in the restaurant, like fireworks burning at a grand party, and the screams always came very late.

Chen Jun wiped the fingerprints off the knife with a napkin, threw both into the trash can at the door, and then walked out and opened the door.

Sollozzo's car was gone, and the driver was nowhere to be seen.

At eight o'clock in the New York night, the cold wind was howling and it was a bit chilly. Chen Jun took out a box of cigarettes in his arms and lit them, but did not smoke.

As a doctor, he never liked smoking.

It’s just that in this era, the traces of the steel industrial revolution of the last century have not faded away. Brass street lamps, wet roads, street graffiti, and white slogans are all old and new, restrained and free.

This style somewhat reminded him of the rituals of Western knights in the Middle Ages.

When the cigarette is lit, the white mist full of nicotine flavor floats into the air, softly taking on various shapes.

The smoke burned quickly in the cold wind.

“Boring fun!”

Chen Jun chuckled secretly and put out the cigarette. He felt a little cold and shrank his neck. Because Sollozzo changed his plan on the way, and the people sent by Sonny and the others did not follow him here, he had to take a taxi to the Corleone Manor in Long Beach.

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When he saw them, Sonny was furious and slapped the driver who was following Sollozzo hard, leaving deep red marks on his face.

Tom Hagen remained silent and sat motionless in his chair.

When he opened the door, he saw Chen Jun, Sonny, Hagen and others who saw him.

"Thank God you are finally back, otherwise I would definitely send the whole family to hell."

"If they want war, I'll give them war!"

Sonny sounded very excited and gave him a bear hug.

"Feel sorry!"

Military strategist Tom Hagen stood nearby, "There was a flaw in my plan this time, and it is my responsibility."

"nothing."

"I'm back. Sollozzo identified the spy we arranged, otherwise your plan would be perfect."

"If it's wrong, it's wrong. There's no reason to shirk it!" Hagen said firmly.

Chen Jun didn't try to persuade him. Sonny and Hagen asked about the specific incident, and he told them everything about killing Sollozzo and Sheriff McCluskey.

"You can kill Sollozzo without a gun. That's amazing."

"Things are finally settled."

In the front, Sonny expressed his excitement with excitement, while in the back, the military advisor Tom Hagen sighed, "We should arrange a route for you to leave the United States now. If you want to go to that country, we will arrange it immediately!"

"No!"

"Kill him or her. William is a hero. All the Godfather's men will remember him. He shouldn't be sent away." Sonny defended Chen Jun.

"Yes, this merit is great, and it is an opportunity for William to ascend to the throne, but now we have to wait."

Military advisor Tom Hagen said solemnly: "No one has ever been able to escape unharmed after killing a New York police chief. The newspapers, the entire police department, the church, etc. will not let you go. The pressure is so great that you can hardly imagine it."

"Killing Sollozzo has cut off the huge source of reading profits for other families in New York. Now they will take the opportunity to unite. The Corleone family's current situation is difficult to suffer such a blow. William will find the connection between gangs and police across the United States.

Let’s join forces to hunt down.”

"It's difficult to keep him in our current situation. Maybe he needs to hide for a while. After the old man recovers from his injuries and the Corleone family's upper-level connections are restored, he will come back."

"Well, I know that."

"But I don't want to leave now. With the current situation, I want to do my part for the Corleone family before I leave."

Chen Jun said calmly: "In a few days, you can start arranging a route to Germany for me. There is business I want to do there!"

Choosing to agree to kill Sollozzo, Chen Jun was ready to leave the United States like the original Mike, but he decided to help the family do something before leaving. As for returning to his ancestral home in Sicily for a trial like Mike,

Lian, he even wants to do some business in Germany.

Now that Germany is defeated in World War II, countless national assets of Germany have been divided up. Taking advantage of his prophetic advantage and the power of the Corleone family, it may not be possible to gain some advantages.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be in the United States.

Sonny: "We don't have to leave. We can try to start a war. We have nothing to fear from anyone."

"Oh God!" Hagen looked at the calm Chen Jun, then glanced at Sonny who clenched his fists, and raised his voice:

"You understand the situation. Now we are at war. It is a real full-scale war. The war has already started when Sollozzo is killed. There is no threat in your words."

"Other New York families who have lost their drug profits because of Sollozzo will jointly ask our Corleone family to get them back."

"The Corleone family is taking a step back and the abyss is watching us. Now we have to consider how to break the situation!"

Chen Jun nodded slightly in his mind. Hagen had seen half of the essence of the problem, but not all of it.

The Five Families will lose their drug interests because of Sollozzo, but they want the Godfather's control over gangs across the United States and more.

"Sonny." Chen Jun patted his shoulder and smiled:

"In this critical moment, as members of the Corleone family, we have different divisions of labor. I have my job."

"Don't cause bloodshed for me. Hagen is right. In this situation, the five major families are bound to unite, and the political enemies from the top of the Godfather will also take action against us."

"It will be very difficult for the Corleone family while the old man is recovering. We are not afraid of head-on confrontations between gangs, but we have to worry about the methods of the Godfather's upper-level enemies."

"Those people are more threatening than ten gangs. The attack on the Godfather has destined his former partners to be in a wait-and-see state, so what we should do most now is to frighten the enemies at the top, and then shrink the power of the Corleone family, so that we can finally exert our strength better

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Although Sonny was a little reckless when it came to his temper, he was not stupid. Listening to Chen Jun and Hagen's analysis, his face became more solemn.

"Do you have a way?"

Hagen's eyes lit up, and he could vaguely see some ideas from these words, "The threats from the top are what I'm most worried about. Those people just want to hide the King Cobra in the dark. They usually look harmless, but wait...

You are deadly and greedy when you show weakness."

"I said we have different divisions of labor, and I need your help!" Chen Junjian said.

"you say!"

Hagen and Sonny answered almost at the same time.

"First of all, the first joint threat from other families. Only you, Sonny, can deal with it. Only you can control Clemenza under the godfather. Tessio, during this period, I hope we will maintain a defensive and offensive state.

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"Once several major families join forces to start a war, we can give up some bookkeeping points [gambling points], docks and other forces if necessary, but at the same time we must give them a huge blow, trade benefits for time, and let them know the pain!"

"Be careful, don't show off, don't overdo it!"

Sonny nodded calmly, "I will hand over the corresponding documents of interests, power, etc. to you."

"The second layer comes from the invisible enemies. I hope Hagen you can go into the hospital and ask the old man to make a list. This list must include people who can help us. If not, then he must be there."

list of enemies, and the evils at his disposal."

"I will send those things to my newspaper one by one. It should shock them."

"Send the incriminating evidence to your newspaper? How about we buy several newspapers? That won't be a problem. "Daily Headlines" is your hard work and cannot be destroyed easily." Sonny said.

"it's useless."

Chen Jun shook his head, "Compared to a local-level newspaper and a giant newspaper that radiates across the United States, there are many things involved and contained in it, and they will understand."

"Just destroy it. If you don't use it now, then when?"

"Listen to him, the influence here can make many people afraid!" Hagen said silently, "But why should I ask? The godfather is about to undergo a second operation. You can achieve the goal by asking."

"My contact with these has violated the principles he has always protected."

Chen Jun said quietly: "He won't be disappointed in me, but he feels guilty about himself, so just hide it from him. When I leave, it won't be too late to tell him after he recovers."

Sonny and Hagen both fell silent.

In the past, the godfather's guests and friends would come and go from time to time, but now there are only three of them in this old and ancient office.

**

Night, 5 o'clock in the morning.

The entire Corleone Manor fell into silence. Behind Chen Jun were the documents sent by Sonny and Hagen, which were piled up into a hill on the desk in the office.

He rubbed his eyes, rested for a while, walked to the window, and looked silently at the silver glow outside on the grass, and the cool morning dew.

Outside the window, several gunshots seemed to ring out in the noisy bar, bombs exploded on the empty road, blood was slightly dried on the deserted pier, and ripples appeared on the calm sea...

At this time, I don’t know how many people are sleeping in New York.

At this time, the world outside the window was already turbulent and dark clouds were pressing over the city.

What should he do now?

Will you be able to ride the waves and collapse?

Helping the building to collapse?

Or brazenly trying to hold back the sky and mend the cracks in the sky?

Chen Jun asked himself whether he was worthy of the above. The old godfather Vito Corleone was not dead. As long as he was not dead, he helped the family resist half of the attacks.

What's going on with the Corleone family now?

Internal and external troubles!

There are two major external problems: 1: The major overlord-level families in New York join forces to attack the Corleone family, and Sollozzo's death is an opportunity; 2: The old godfather brings glory to the name Corleone throughout his life, and in the process of becoming Don,

They have built up a large number of high-level connections, but at the same time they have offended countless people. Now they will definitely not miss this perfect opportunity.

Internal worries: The old godfather is getting older, but he has been slow to establish a new king. It is completely unclear who he really wants?

Sonny Corleone, the brave and powerful but reckless and irritable boss in the East, Tom Hagen, the godson advisor to the leader of the Irish gang who was promoted by his godfather at a young age and has been teased in the Corleone family, or Tom Hagen, the young man who has risen to prominence recently.

Son William Corleone.

Not only that, the two chiefs of the Corleone family, Clemenza and Tessio, control most of the godfather's armed forces. The old godfather is currently critically ill. Who can guarantee his loyalty?

The night was getting darker, and Chen Jun's eyes twinkled.

He really admired people like his godfather, who had infinite charisma. In this kind of situation in that Machiavellian novel, taking a step back would mean falling into the abyss, but in the Corleone family, there is no way to take this step back now.

Sonny loves his relatives and, like his godfather, puts his family first rather than his desire for power. The same is true for Hagen. He has always positioned himself as a consultant strategist to maintain the glory of the Corleone family.

There is not much Chen Jun can do, except to unite the two of them, use Sonny to suppress internal worries, fight against major families, use Heigen to balance external chaos, and connect people who can be connected.

With the trust of Sonny Hagen, he took the central position and conducted the first comprehensive dispatch of the Corleone family.

This should have been the godfather's power. Sonny trusted him and gave it to his cheap brother. Hagen trusted him and gave it to his competitor.

When Sonny and Hagen submitted the documents, he was lucky enough to get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the Corleone Empire for the first time.

This is also the first time he has intervened in the core affairs of the Corleone family, but the things inside are already shocking enough.

Phew~

Chen Jun took a long breath.

After taking his seat, Hagen carefully studied the list of names that Hagen had asked for from his godfather. After half an hour, he dialed the phone.

Across the street, in a relatively luxurious building in Chinatown, Los Angeles.

Wilde hugged his wife Wang Moli. They are both employees of the "Daily Headlines" newspaper. He is the vice president and his wife is the director of the advertising department.

When the bell rang, Wilde jumped up instantly. Wang Moli was also alarmed. When she heard the bell, she suddenly lost her sleepiness.

The two looked at each other in shock. Wilde couldn't stand it anymore and finally answered the phone. A cold voice came from the other side: "Get the paper and the pen."

"I said, remember!"

Wilde broke out in a cold sweat, and Wang Moli helped her husband get pen and paper.

When the first name was spoken on the other side, Wilde lost his grip and his pen scratched the page.

"What's wrong?"

"nothing."

Listening to the other person's slow narration, Wilde's pen became more and more stable, and finally the notebook was filled with ten pages.

The person on the other side still didn't hang up the phone, and said some irrelevant words, "In a few days, a 20% equity transfer letter will be given to you, and there will also be bodyguards, don't worry!"

After hanging up the phone, Wilde looked at the notepad blankly, the words were like thunder.

"Old man, what's wrong with you?" Wang Moli was stunned when she saw her husband, "You are dumbfounded. Are you scared?"

"A bit." Wilde smiled and then sighed:

"The ancients said:

The tiger and leopard are like colts, but they have the spirit of eating cattle; the wings of the swan are not yet fully formed, but they have the heart of the four seas;"

"Looking at these words today, they are indeed true!"

Wang Moli rolled her eyes at him, "When someone gives you equity, you brag about him and work hard for him, tsk tsk! Why don't you see how you were so cowardly before?"

Wilde ignored his wife's teasing and said with a serious face: "He told me part of the plan."

Wang Moli stopped teasing, "Do you think they can win?"

"Whether we win or not, it's hard to say, but I should be able to pass this hurdle." Wilde pouted, "Don't give up the shares you picked up for free. Let's go have a drink with some Hongmen brothers tomorrow."

Wang Moli understood her husband's ambitious character and did not dissuade him. The two of them woke up and were no longer sleepy, and the curtains outside the window were slightly raised.

"got windy!"