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Chapter 117 The Godfather (for Subscription)

The next day, Harry went to Falcone Manor with a large bag of salutes.

The Old Godfather's manor was not as large as Wayne Manor, but it had taller walls and more towers, a bit like the castle of a western lord.

In terms of defense against foreign enemies, it is stronger than Wayne Manor.

This is also normal. Wayne and Falcone have two different occupations, and their needs for housing are also different.

In the Falcone Manor, there are actually not many family members of the old godfather, all of whom are middle and low-level members of the gang.

Well, the old godfather's confidant and bodyguard, similar to the king's guards.

His son is a decent person who doesn't mix black, a doctor in charge, and almost never comes to this "Falcone Castle", and his daughter is not in Gotham at all.

"For the next two months, you stay by my side, and I will help you familiarize yourself with the Falcone family's business and operating model." The old godfather said.

"Have every family member who got a ruby ​​ring been taught by you personally?" Harry asked curiously.

"Not every one of them, but you are indeed not the first one." The old godfather glanced around at the maid in the living room and the boy in the black suit, and waved to Harry. The two came to the seemingly empty lawn in the back garden.

"Rule number one, never fully trust the people around you," he said in a complicated tone.

"Where's the cronies?" Harry asked.

"The second rule, you can have cronies, but you must not rely on one or several cronies.

If you have 10 cronies and eleven secrets, it is much safer to share ten secrets with them and keep one for yourself than to rely on only one person and tell him all the secrets. "

Harry nodded thoughtfully.

The old godfather returned to the previous topic, "When I started my business in the early years, I had many good friends and partners, and they either died of old age or died unexpectedly.

If their descendants have the idea of ​​getting involved in the business of their ancestors, I will bring them to the manor until they come of age.

Well, just like the ancient West, the lord would accept the son of the lesser lord under his command as a knight servant. "

Well, the old man is implying that he regards her as a confidant?

"Thank you BOSS for treating me with respect." She said seriously.

No matter what you think in your heart, your attitude must be sincere.

The old godfather didn't change much, just nodded casually, and while walking on the lawn in the sun, he said slowly: "What kind of business do you think the Falcone family will do?"

"All illegal business except Du Ping?" Harry asked.

The old godfather smiled strangely.

"Once, I attended a banquet with a Chinese friend, and the main course was a golden roast lamb.

My taste is a bit bland, so I didn't want to touch it at the time.

The host was very enthusiastic and cut off the fattest lamb ribs and put them on my plate.

He himself ate the juicy leg of lamb, and his assistant only touched the back of the lamb, and the other parts were divided among other members of the host's family at the same table.

After the dinner, when we left the restaurant full of wine and food, we saw a few homeless people in the garbage dump in the alley. They were holding the shaved sheep bones and screaming, and the wild dogs were waiting by the side.
In fact, Gotham is also a roasted whole lamb.

The ribs belonged to a top plutocrat like Wayne, and the leg of lamb belonged to a big political family, or a religious family like Archbishop Marvin.

In Gotham, I get a piece of lamb back.

Since I can go to the dining table and eat a clean piece of lamb back, why should I go to the garbage dump to find bones? "

After that, the old godfather gave a detailed account of his business and that of his family members.

The old godfather can eat mutton back meat. His current main goal is real estate. The stable country is hotels, bars, high-end clubs, spinach, Broadway theaters, movie theaters and other service and entertainment assets.

All normal business.

The family members under the command of the godfather have a little poor food, and they will be involved in some gray industries. For example, Sister Yu almost monopolizes Gotham's stolen goods sales channels, and the Russian Nikolay plays usury and underground gambling.

But the Falcone family does not touch the completely black industry. Even if someone does it, it is a personal act.

If it was before, Harley might still have doubts, but after hearing the old godfather's theory of dividing up the roasted whole lamb, she believed his words.

The reason is very simple: who wants to go to the garbage dump to eat other people's leftovers when they can have dinner at the table?

"This is different from the Heibang family I imagined before." She sighed.

"Hehe, we're gangsters not for the sake of fighting bravely, but to make money."

The old godfather counted with his fingers: "Take a piece of land from the government, pre-sell one-third of the house, get a sum of cash, divide the money into two, pay the land money, and ask the construction company to build the building. The whole process takes almost no manpower and material resources.

Two or three years later, when the building is completed, there will be a net profit of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

The speed of making money is faster than robbing banks, the cost is also low, and the income is more stable.If given a choice, fools would rob banks instead of real estate. "

Harry couldn't refute, sighed, and said, "We're all doing serious business, are we still considered Heibang family?"

"Of course, it's not black enough, how do we get the land from Gotham city and government? Just say now, for Arkham Island, isn't we fighting with Maroney in full swing?
even in other industries.
Fish has monopolized Gotham's stolen goods sales channels, and I helped Sass monopolize Gotham's sex industry, except for the hotels of the plutocrats like Hilton and Wayne, I monopolize all the leftovers."

"Understood? Monopoly is the guarantee of stable and high profits. But if you want to form an industry monopoly, how can you do it if you are not black enough or ruthless?"

One afternoon two days later, in Falcone's backyard chicken coop, Halle saw a penguin.

Short stature, just over 1.6 meters, half a head shorter than Harley.

Lame one foot, walk with a limp, very funny, like a clumsy penguin.

The most impressive features are the nose and teeth.

A sharp long nose that can pierce the screen and enter the third dimension.

Opening his mouth, he could see a mouthful of ragged big yellow teeth.

Oh, and weird finger hairstyles: waxed hair, with locks hanging over the forehead like dead men's fingers.

"Wow, you are Harley Quinn, the famous witch Harley!" Penguin was shocked when he saw Harley's presence, and then greeted him naturally.

"Hello, I'm Oswald Copperpot, you can call me 'Penguin'. Halle, you look younger than you see on TV. You're a girl."

"Hello, Penguin, your recent name is not younger than mine." Harry was also very surprised.

Penguin used to be Fish's umbrella boy, because he betrayed Fish, he was sent to Goldener to vote.

Gordon used a trick to let the penguin go.

Penguin didn't leave Gotham, but ran back the next day and became a leader of Maroni's.

In theory, Penguin should now be a traitor to the Falcone family.

But how did he come to the Falcone Manor, and even entered quietly through the back door, concealing his whereabouts.

"Cobbot is my undercover agent next to Maroney." The old godfather bluntly revealed the answer to Harry.

Then, he turned to the smiling penguin, "You don't have to worry about revealing your identity, Harley will never betray you to Fish and Maroni."

"Of course, BOSS, someone you trust will be fine."

The penguin smiled skinny, but it still looked a little fake.

The old godfather looked at Harry again, and said, "I still remember the first time I came to the manor, I told you that there are two reasons for letting Gordon go.

I only said one reason at the time-I am not an enemy with him, and the second reason is Coppert.

Cobbot wanted me to save Gordon.

I promised him, as for the reason
Coppert betrayed Fish earlier, and I was going to kill him with one shot.

He begged me to give him a chance to become Gordon's nomination. If Gordon kills him, he will die well and have nothing to say.

But he thinks that Gordon will let him go, and if he escapes, he will find a way to switch to Maroney.

As a traitor to the Falcone family, he must be able to win Maroni's trust and become someone useful to me.

I agreed with his plan and handed him over to Gordon.

As it turns out, Copperpot's brains are as good as yours. "

"You are the peerless twins of Gotham's young generation!" The old man said with a complicated expression.

Coppert straightened his back, complacent and smiling amidst the praise.

Harley does.
When she heard about the secrets of the penguins before, she still enjoyed it with great interest and looked excited, but the last sentence of "Peerless Twins" made her face slightly distorted.

"Boss, you are admiring me. I am a fledgling, and I am far behind Cobblepot."

"No, no, you are very famous in Gotham, a household name." Penguin said immediately.

"Okay, let you meet today because the next thing is related to the common interests of both of you."

The old godfather interrupted the business chat between the two, and said in a deep voice: "Gotham needs to restore calm, and the battle for Arkham should end as soon as possible.

Harley, hurry up and try your best to understand Nikolai's industrial operations. Coppert will kill him in two days, and everything about the Russians will be yours. "

"Uh, kill Nikola, why? Can he affect the ownership of Arkham?" Harry asked puzzled.

She thought the old godfather wanted her to cooperate with Penguin to kill Maroni.

Coppert said with a smile: "On the surface, Nicholas and Fish are at odds, but in fact the two have hooked up.

The conflict on the surface is just to cover up their dark purpose in private - to overthrow the BOSS and prop up Nikolai.

Of course, this is the wishful thinking of the Russians, and Fish is using him as a weapon.

If Nichola kills the boss, Fish will kill him immediately, and then ascend to the throne with the righteousness of helping the boss to avenge.

We kill Nikola now, not only get rid of a big enemy for BOSS, but also break Fish's arm. "

"This" Harry understands, it is a very complicated struggle for power in the black state, but
"Why don't you just let Boss Sass take action and get rid of Fish and Nikola?"

Cobbot shrugged and looked at Falcone, but he didn't take it seriously.

The old godfather sighed: "First of all, there are not just one or two family members who want my seat.

Nikola has not done anything too outrageous so far, killing him openly, although it can deter some people, it also reduces the cohesion of the family.

Secondly, Nicola is only a small role, and I value Fish more.

Like Harley you are now, I also invited the young Fish to live in the manor and taught her how to become the ruler of Gotham's underground world.

The time spent with her is longer than my own daughter.

I have always regarded her as a daughter, and I am willing to give her a chance.

Alas, I am indeed old, and I am starting to be sentimental, so I changed to the old days"

Shaking his head, the old man continued: "Nicholas is a Russian, killing him will make Fish more peaceful, and it's already worth it.

I would be very happy if, after I had warned Fish, she would turn around.

Finally, Harry, and Copperpot, you all have to keep in mind—try not to expose your weakness to outsiders.

If I let Victor do it, Fish and Nikola will of course lead their own people to fight to the death.

The two sides fought on a large scale, and the whole Gotham was watching the excitement. Maybe some people guessed—oh my god, two traitors appeared all of a sudden. Could it be that the Romans (named Falcon) are really old?

Otherwise, why can't he even suppress his younger brother? Has he lost his absolute dominance over Gotham? "

(End of this chapter)