old dream

Chapter 63 Lies
Until now, Colin was still in a trance. Just a few minutes after stepping into the Aspen Hotel, the efforts of the past few years seemed to have come to nothing.

The ban made by the patriarchal meeting at this time disrupted almost all of Colin's plans.

Those who violate the prohibition will be sentenced. There are always only two kinds of punishment, fine or shooting, and those "judges" who are big and three generally prefer to choose the latter, even if the problem is originally a family dispute.

As long as he is within five hands, this prohibition will restrain his actions.

But it was impossible to withdraw at this time.Because there is no such thing as quitting the family for the core members.Unless you change your name and escape to live in another city, there will be some eyeliners staring at you for the rest of your life.

This is control, but also protection.After all, knowing some secrets can always be a threat to those involved.Just leave you alone, too many people won't sleep well at night.

If they knew that corpses could actually speak, perhaps cremation would become more widespread.

But at the end of the day, the restraint of the ban itself may be a small problem.After all, if the rules are made, someone will break them. Not being discovered means no cost.

But as Luca describes, without the participation of the five hands, the underground wine market in Southstad cannot be established in a short time, and all the related transactions will become very troublesome.

Even if you have stockpiled a lot of spirits in advance, if you can't sell them smoothly, they will all become hot illegal garbage, and may even lead to death.

The ultimate goal of 80 Ori has become even more distant.Once the spirit element tide of this year's winter solstice is missed, the hope of cracking the memory seal will become slim in the next ten years.

These thoughts kept circling in Colin's mind as Luca stood by the window and spoke.It wasn't until Luca's words gradually brought a warning sign that he suddenly came back to his senses and restrained his flustered mood for a while.

I was too enthusiastic about this before, and it was inevitable that Luka's eyes would become subtler when he looked at him.

"...But I still think it's too costly and risky to give up such a potential piece of cake."

Colin tried his best to act like an irrelevant person who only cared about his family.

At the same time, he was still thinking quickly in his mind, is there no room for recovery in this matter?Or is there still a chance left in some unexpected place?

"No one can make money without five hands. This sentence is indeed applicable at present. But who can be sure that it will be the same in half a year?" Colin thought slowly and said:

"A man may remain unproductive, but a bloody industry will not. The unreliable will soon die or be abandoned, and after a few rounds of survival of the fittest, who can guarantee that they will never form order? Even if not for a few weeks, a few What about a month later?"

"If you let these people go completely, half a year is enough for them to be integrated. Once these people grow up outside our framework, it will be a threat to the five hands as a whole. And don't forget, the five hands only The underground in Southstad is dominant, what about the local Ankh gangs in the old town to the north? They are indeed weak, but will they be as restrained in bootlegging as we are? Even if they are restrained, they have the same determination as us strength and organization?"

Colin stared at Luka with piercing eyes. Although he was making a firm and smooth statement, he actually didn't have time to think about which direction these inspiring words would lead to Luka's decision-making, or what would he think of himself.

It's a pity that time waits for no one, and if you miss today, some decisions may be completely lost.

He still doesn't know how he should deal with this unexpected change. The direction he instinctively grasped in an instant is to let Luca participate in the bootleg trade in some form. .Otherwise, he will completely lose the opportunity to intervene in this game.

"In the end, the entire Stade may only be left behind by us? It is true that only the outlaws will choose to take risks at this time, but risks are often accompanied by corresponding benefits. What if these idiots win in the end?"

You can choose to wait and see, but not completely defenseless.Colin thinks this line of thinking is completely reasonable.

Luca stared into Colin's eyes for a long time, as if he hadn't heard what Colin was saying at all.After Colin said the above, the simple office fell into a long silence.

Suddenly, Luca asked:
"... Where have you spent all the rewards you've earned over the years?"

"..."

Colin suddenly realized that his shirt had been sticking to his back for some time, because cold sweat had quietly covered his body just now.

Although he hadn't mentioned it to Luca directly, Colin had never planned to hide the wine hoarding from him.After all, he was originally going to give him some care in this matter, and he even asked about the progress of the prohibition order not long ago.

Coupled with his unnatural reaction to this incident just now, Luca naturally began to wonder if he wanted to participate in the bootleg trade.

Unexpectedly, with the end of the patriarch meeting, there is one more thing that I need to hide from him.

Just when Colin was about to sacrifice his uncle again as a cover for the whereabouts of his funds, Luca shook his head to himself:

"You don't have to answer, I shouldn't have asked this in the first place. A funny thought flashed to me just now: 'You've been hoarding alcohol all these years.' But how is that possible? Unless you predicted prohibition years ago The order will be promulgated... If you had this ability, you would already be a giant businessman..."

Luka spread his hands with a smile, and Colin shook his head, but he couldn't smile at all.

Luca guessed right, but sometimes the truth is more absurd and unbelievable than the lie.

"The idea you just said is similar to mine." Luca said:

"I remember I told you that even if we don't get involved in the bootleg business, we should take action to clean up this wasteland. In fact, Marizio has similar plans."

"We will choose to sit on the sidelines, but we will not allow any moonshine merchant to grow up in Southstad. In the future, our business will have an extra piece, which is to keep an eye on the moonshine market, and we will clean up whoever shows signs of emerging. . Whether we do it ourselves or give it to the detective as a gift."

"There is one more thing about you, it's a good thing, I was going to tell you just now." Luca said:

"Capello was involved in the bootleg wine business before the patriarchal meeting. After all, most of their original financial resources have been transferred to us, and these people have always been unable to control their hands and feet, and the leaders are in urgent need of money to prepare guns and manpower for the war. "

"Although their representatives also signed the ban, Marizio felt that they would not be able to stop the bootlegging business in a short time. It's not easy to say this publicly, but he probably means that in the future, you will be there. The actions can be more extreme, and no one will ask anything afterwards.”

"At the same time, you can see it, Colin." Luca said, "We signed an agreement. If one person violates it, the whole family will be dragged down."

"Those who can really succeed in this industry must be low-key and trustworthy people, so you know what I mean."

(End of this chapter)