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On the flight back to New York, Chen Jun was not in a relaxed mood and kept wanting to doze off, but unfortunately he failed.

The pressure is overwhelming, and the Corleone family is in a state of adrift. One wave may capsize the ship, and of course the wave must be huge.

It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening when we arrived in New York. We had just gotten off the plane and it was pitch black outside. It was hard to see anyone five meters away. What made me feel bad was that it was still raining heavily.

Tick ​​tick tick, the strong wind picked up the raindrops and poured them directly on the person, soaking the corners of his clothes.

After getting in the car, listening to the pounding rain, Chen Jun's mood suddenly calmed down. Marlena held his hand, or perhaps out of a woman's keen intuition, she had a premonition of what was going on.

It's not simple.

Marlena proposed to live in a villa on the top of the mountain. Chen Jun patted her hand and comforted her saying no, this time he would take her directly to Corleone Manor.

When we arrived at Long Beach, the Corleone Manor was crawling like a giant beast. It was brightly lit. From a distance, there was no darkness at all.

The black iron gate opened and the car drove in. Chen Jun took Marlena's hand and entered the Corleone family hall. He could feel her embarrassment and nervousness under the gaze of the servants.

Now he could only give her slight comfort, but couldn't do much, because he obviously saw many Corleone family members in black uniforms inside, and they all looked at him one by one, questioning, joking, and gloating...

Chen Jun did not enter the office first, but called the housekeeper and told her to put Marlena in his old room. Then he slowly walked into the old corner mahogany office.

Everyone is there, old godfather Vito Corleone, Fred, Mike, Luca Brazzi, Clemenza, Tessio.

They were distributed and sat in everyone's position. Although it seemed a little loose, there was a clear and orderly order.

The old godfather Vito Corleone was closest to the desk, with Luca Brazzi, Clemenza and Tessio below him, while Mike and Fred were surrounding him as relatives.

The exclusive seat in the office was empty, and no one sat on it. It seemed that they were just waiting for Chen Jun.

"The smell of cigars here is too strong. It should be ventilated."

Chen Jun waved his hand to dispel the thick white fog on the tip of his nose, walked to the office window, opened a corner, and slightly let out the fresh air with moist rain.

The godfather's face was calm, Luca Brasi's face was expressionless, Clemenza and Tessio were each slightly startled, and looked at each other, and most of their resentful expressions disappeared in the blink of an eye.

They didn't expect that William's first words would be like this, they didn't expect that his expression would be so relaxed and leisurely, and they didn't expect that his aura would change drastically. It was so sharp and deep that it was difficult to predict the measure.

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He now gives people a very complicated feeling, like an elegant gentleman holding a martini in one hand, and a professional executioner wearing a noble suit holding a butcher knife in the other hand. He needs to be awe-inspiring. Due to his years of experience in gangs, Clemenza and Tessio

I chose to calm down my anger for the time being.

Mike sat behind his godfather, feeling vaguely curious and surprised. Even though he had spoken to William before in Washington, he never expected that William would grow to this point.

With just one sentence, one action, and one look, the two generals of the Corleone family, who had suffered heavy losses and harbored complaints, were easily silenced.

"Don't be restrained. If you have anything you want to say or vent, you can talk to me. I promise that by tomorrow I will have forgotten your anger towards me, and our relationship will remain the same as it was at the beginning."

Chen Jun pulled out the desk chair, sat on it, crossed his hands on the desk, and looked at Clemenza and Tessio.

"We don't have real anger, William." Clemenza said first: "We obey the assignments and orders given to us by the Corleone family, just like we have been fighting with our godfather since we were young until now. We remain loyal.

Nothing has changed for a moment, even though the Tartaglia family and the Bazzini family are now plundering us and causing us heavy losses, we still insist on waiting for your return."

"You are the successor of the Godfather and the head of the Corleone family. You have not told us about the Corleone family's industrial focus plan before. We can understand it. After all, you promised us to split off the Corleone family and establish your own.

The family's beautiful vision has also given us generous assets, and we are very grateful."

"But we need an explanation. Although this explanation comes very late, it is not only for us, but also for the people under our command."

Clemenza usually has a fiery personality and can suppress his temper. It is not easy for him to say so many words in one go.

Chen Jun pondered for a while, and just about to explain, the godfather on the side said directly: "The plan to transfer the Corleone family is my intention. William is just the executor of my plan. He does not need to explain it."

Clemenza shook his buffalo-like head and wanted to speak, but finally endured it. The godfather chose to use his remaining majesty to take the blame for him. He could only endure it, otherwise he would definitely offend two people.

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Chen Jun thought for a while and looked at Tessio who said nothing, "What about you?"

Tessio looked at the godfather and then replied: "I don't want to vent any anger to you about our losses in this war, but what I want to say is that the Corleone family should move when they are strong, not when they are strong.

When we are weak, we should consolidate the organization, temporarily stop the Corleone family's transfer plan, gather strength, and regain our lost territory."

This is Tessio's usual style, calm and restrained. When he worked under the old godfather, he could always come up with many methods.

"The current situation is very bad. Just today, the Bazzini family has opened two bookkeeping offices in Brooklyn. The police chief in charge of formulating the protection list of the branch gave me this news. As you know, my territory is in Brooklyn.

I guess in a month I won’t even have a place to hang my hat there.”

Tessio continued: "However, there is no way to alleviate this situation. The Corleone family has a strong political and legal network. This is something they have always expected to share with us, and we own a lot of assets in New York.

, with these two big chips, they will sit down and talk rationally."

"This is a good method. Will you act as their contact person?" Chen Jun said with a smile.

"I would like to, but I can't represent the Corleone family. I begged Fred to try to contact them. This sends a friendly enough signal."

"William, I hope you can take my opinion into consideration."

"Well done." Chen Jun nodded and looked at Fred, the nominal second brother, "How did they treat you? Did they say anything rude to you?"

"Fortunately, they didn't say anything harsh. They also have the intention to negotiate. Maybe they just want to eat a piece of the Corleone family's flesh. Under the current situation, we may need to satisfy them." Fred shook his head.

"Um."

"What are their conditions?"

"The old man's shares in the olive oil company, his real estate hotels, chain wine companies, as well as some sites and bookkeeping points in the hands of Clemenza and Tessio."

"Aren't they afraid of dying if the lion opens its mouth?" A sinister smile appeared on the corner of Chen Jun's mouth.

"William, our current situation is very dangerous. You need to know that we didn't have to do this before." Fred said softly.

There was something in these words, and Mike was a little strange. Looking at the inexplicable smile on the corner of William's mouth, he felt a chill in his heart. Then looking at the godfather's peaceful eyes closed, paying no attention to anything, and Tessio's expression of sighing, he slightly noticed something.

Not good.

Chen Jun breathed out: "I know."

"You continue to keep in contact with them, determine when to negotiate, and try to minimize the necessary losses."

Fred nodded. Tessio and Clemenza were relieved to see the situation turn around. Although they were not satisfied with the situation, they left after talking for a while.

Chen Jun looked at Luca Brasi who remained calm: "How is your loss? Is there any accident?"

"No, I strictly followed your plan, the losses were very small, and I basically preserved the strength I had."

"That's good, I believe you."

Chen Jun patted Luca Brasi on the shoulder and kept a faint smile, "Make sure you follow the plan. I hope you can surprise me. Go down. I want to talk to Mike."

Luka nodded and left. Chen Jun looked at Mike, who was still sitting next to him: "Are you still getting used to being in Washington for more than half a year?"

"Very good. I live a good life there. I have a wife, children, fine wine, and singing. It's simply paradise. If it hadn't been for Hagen's call, I wouldn't have known about the current situation the Corleone family is facing.

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"Is there anything I can do?" Mike looked at the calm godfather and sighed: "You walked the most difficult road for me, resisting the pressure and facing all the darkness alone. This... I don't see

No, I am a dark person. In fact, I have seen a lot of filth in Washington. I am no longer that Mike, what do I need to do?"

"I don't want you to do anything. You just serve as a good assistant to Eisenhower. I hope you can become the president in the future. I can do everything here. This was agreed upon in the office. Have you forgotten?"

"Now it's just a repeat of the previous situation. I've already succeeded once, and it's not difficult this time." Chen Jun smiled: "You still have a child? Why didn't you tell me? When was it born?"

"In the first two months, she was a very beautiful little girl." Mike heard that he changed the topic and did not press any further.

"I will give her a gift."

After a long conversation, and a long chat about feelings, Mike closed the office door.

In the dim office, the smell of cigar gradually faded away, leaving only the godfather and Chen Jun sitting alone.

"The spy has been found. I really didn't expect it to be him."

"I never took the initiative to investigate. I planned to bury everything in my heart, but he took the initiative and insisted on jumping out."

A faint sigh sounded in the office, and the godfather trembled slightly.