Baojian

Chapter 540 Taking advantage of the fire to rob [big chapter]

"Albert, haven't we seen each other for five or six years?"

Bai Zhentian looked at Albert with a smile, and said, "You look good. It seems that the air in Sicily is very good, and it's very suitable for people to live in..."

Bai Zhentian knew that the power of the Luciano mafia family has been in the hands of Alessandro for the past few years. As Alessandro's father, Albert lived in Italy for eight months out of the year. His hometown is Sicily.

A trace of displeasure flashed in Albert's eyes, but he concealed it well, and said with a smile: "The air there is really good, Bai, I will invite you to be a guest when I have time!"

There is a proverb in Western countries, which roughly means that power is more addictive than drugs.

Albert was like this. After decades in charge of the family, he was actually usurped by his son. It was not Albert's junior high school when he returned to Sicily, so after hearing Bai Zhentian's words, the godfather of the mafia was naturally unhappy.

"Okay, I will definitely go there when I have time!"

Bai Zhentian laughed out loud when he heard the words. The reason why he said that was actually to remind Albert that the current Luciano family is different from before.

"Bai, come and taste our Italian specialties, it's not that you have delicious food in China!"

Albert has been in charge of the Luciano family for so many years. Naturally, it is not easy for him. Seeing that the kitchen started to serve food, he said immediately: "This red beef stewed with red lantern chili is a specialty of Milan. There are also sausages. , the taste is very good."

"I said old friend, are you too stingy?"

Seeing the beef sausage and spaghetti on the table, Bai Zhentian said dissatisfiedly: "Truffles are produced in Italy, I said you don't serve any, it's not as good as this restaurant in the MGM Hotel."

Yesterday, he was brutally slaughtered by Qin Feng, and Bai Zhentian was feeling unhappy. Seeing that the dishes served here were all ordinary Italian dishes, he immediately became dissatisfied.

"Bai, I came in a hurry, I wonder if there are any ingredients here?"

Albert gave a wry smile. He knew that Bai Zhentian from Hongmen was very difficult to deal with. Now that he saw him, he really lived up to his reputation. He was so picky about food.

In order to show his sincerity, Albert beckoned to the waiter and asked in front of Bai Zhentian. Unfortunately, there were no expensive truffles here.

"Old friend, there is really no way."

Albert spread his hands and said, "Well, when I go back, I will send you a catty of truffles, and they are all top-quality white truffles. What do you think?"

"One catty?" Bai Zhentian shouted exaggeratedly: "Albert, based on our friendship, at least five catties should be given away, right?"

"Five catties? Bai, do you think truffles are Chinese cabbage sold in the market?" After hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Albert's eyes widened suddenly, and he wished he could strangle Bai Zhentian to death in front of him.

You know, the value of truffles is higher than that of gold, and a catty of truffles costs tens of thousands of dollars. Who would have thought that this greedy Chinese would not be satisfied?

"Okay, then give me two catties!"

Bai Zhentian took a step back, and muttered: "I'll eat something casually today, Albert, when you come to San Francisco some other day, I'll treat you to Chinese food..."

He said to eat whatever he wanted, but Bai Zhentian's movements were not slow at all, he took a knife and fork and put half of the stewed beef in front of him into his own bowl.

As for the other half of the plate, Qin Feng had already eaten it all. If Bai Zhentian had been slower, he might have lost even this small half of the plate.

"Hey, brother, are you so hungry? Didn't I treat you to a big meal yesterday?" Bai Zhentian expressed his dissatisfaction with Qin Feng's behavior of silently bowing his head and eating wildly.

"Well, hungry!"

Qin Feng's mouth is full of food at this time, how can he have the time to talk to Bai Zhentian?After raising his head and replying, he stretched out his hand and stuffed another sausage into his mouth, watching that the plate of sausage was almost finished by him.

"Hey, I told you to keep two for me!" Seeing that the sausages were about to disappear, Bai Zhentian stretched out his fork and forked it into the plate. The old and the young actually fought over the food on the table.

"What... what's going on here? Could it be that people in the Hongmen don't have enough to eat?"

The actions of Qin Feng and Bai Zhentian made Albert, Alfonso and his son dumbfounded. Before they could recover, the table had already been emptied by the two of them.

"Uh, old friend, I'm really hungry. Look, this dish is gone."

Picking up the napkin and wiping his mouth gracefully, Bai Zhentian looked at Albert, as if the person who was gobbling it just now was not himself at all.

"No...it doesn't matter, I...I'll let the kitchen work again!" Albert came back to his senses and stammered.

"Well, let them eat a little more, we are not full yet!" Qin Feng took a toothpick and said while picking his teeth. He looked exactly like a street hooligan.

"Alfonso, ask them to serve another table for six people..." Albert glanced at Bai Zhentian, saw that he also nodded, and asked his son to inform the kitchen.

At this time, Bai Zhentian was already [-]% full, picked up the tea set in front of him and poured a cup of tea for a few people, and said, "Old friend, I am going to participate in a gambling game with an Arab prince recently, I wonder if you are interested? "

"Gambling? Bai, you know I never gamble."

Albert shook his head. Facing Bai Zhentian, his patience was almost at its limit. Now that the New York Mafia is at a time of life and death, how could he have the time to gamble with Bai Zhentian?
"That's such a pity, old friend, those who participated in the gambling game are all big shots..." Bai Zhentian had a regretful expression on his face, as if he wanted to persuade Albert again.

"Okay, Bai, let's talk about business."

Albert finally couldn't stand Bai Zhentian's nonsense, and said, "Bai, I believe you have guessed why I invited you here, right?"

"What do you mean by asking me?"

Bai Zhentian seemed to be taken aback when he heard the words, and said with a confused face: "Old friend, it's not because you called me here this time because we haven't seen each other for many years, do you miss me? Besides this, is there any other meaning?"

"I...I miss you to death!"

After hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Albert spit out the cup of tea he just drank into his mouth. Originally, he had no friendship with Bai Zhentian, and he hadn't had any contact with Bai Zhentian for five or six years, and he didn't even get through a phone call.

And even if Albert and Bai Zhentian have friendship, he still likes women, otherwise he wouldn't have raised a Russian mistress and ejaculated that traitorous son of Alessandro.

"Old friend, I'm glad to see you too!"

Seeing Albert's blushing face, Bai Zhentian poured him another cup of tea, and said, "Don't get excited, we're all old, and we'll have plenty of time to sit and drink tea and chat together in the future!"

"I'm talking about your sister?"

Albert was so depressed that he almost didn't vomit blood. He has always been known in the Mafia family for his hot hands and black belly, but he didn't expect to meet a more shameless guy today.

Taking a deep breath, Albert calmed down and said, "Okay, Bai, you know why I'm looking for you."

"What's the matter? If you don't tell me, how would I know?"

Even Qin Feng couldn't stand Bai Zhentian's smiling face, this old guy was so good at pretending, he stretched out his hand to ask for favors from others, and insisted on being begged by him to speak out.

"Bai, you know what happened recently, right?" Albert knew that the other party was pretending to be deaf and dumb, so he asked directly.

"What happened recently? Oh, I see."

Bai Zhentian made a look of sudden realization, and said, "Old friend, you mean the fight with Shankouzi recently?"

Seeing Albert nodded, Bai Zhentian went on to say: "I have long disliked those Japanese, fortunately you Italians have formed an alliance with them...

That Mussolini back then was purely out of his mind, so how could he form an alliance with the Japanese?Did you suffer a lot in the end? "

"Stop, stop!"

Hearing that Bai Zhentian brought the topic up to World War II, Albert's forehead suddenly showed veins. He would really suspect that Bai Zhentian's IQ had a problem, and he could divert the topic in less than three sentences.

"Bai, I'm looking for you this time because I want to cooperate with you."

Seeing that Bai Zhentian was so difficult, Albert didn't care too much, and said straight to the point: "You also know that this incident has caused us a lot of losses, and I even lost a son because of it, Bai, I need you friendship..."

"My friendship? Don't you want Hongmen to help you defend the territory?"

Bai Zhentian smirked and said: "Old friend, it's totally fine, if you want someone or a gun, as long as you say a word, I'll help you right away..."

"NO, NO, Bai, I don't need either of these!"

Albert was taken aback by Bai Zhentian's words. He had already received a solemn ultimatum from the US government. If the gang fights happening all over the US did not end, then the mafia would no longer have the soil to survive in the US.

Albert knew that although the United States talked about laws, the laws were also made for the rich.

But the United States is also a country of rogues. When the law cannot solve the problem, they are unscrupulous in playing rogues. The war between Iraq and Yugoslavia that just ended is the best proof.

So at this juncture, how dare Albert provoke trouble?If that's the case, he will really push the Mafia to the point of no return.

"Old friend, what kind of help do you need from me?" Bai Zhentian spread his hands and asked in confusion.

"Bai, I need Hongmen to come forward and help us maintain the existing order in Las Vegas, Washington, New York and other cities..."

With Albert's face, after saying the above words, he felt a fever on his face. It always sounds absurd to ask outsiders to maintain order in the traditional territory of their gang.

But Albert had no choice. After the mafia and the Yamaguchi-gumi fought, the power of the mafia in various places was extremely weak.

Under such circumstances, many small local gangs have begun to move around, and the mafia's drug business and network have been hit hard.

The main profit point of the mafia in the United States is drugs. This is a matter of life and death for the mafia. Albert can't just sit back and watch this happen.

But the five major mafia families in New York are now closely watched by the relevant departments of the United States, and they can't send people from their hometown in Italy, so after thinking about it, Albert can only find allies.

"Help you maintain order?" Bai Zhentian raised his eyebrows and said, "Old friend, I can't agree to this matter?"

"why?"

Albert didn't expect Bai Zhentian to refuse so simply, he quickly said: "Bai, we can pay enough, whether it's five hundred million or one billion dollars, you can make a price!"

The mafia's drug business in the United States is as high as 400 billion US dollars a year, and the Luciano family can account for one-tenth of it, which is 40 billion US dollars.

They have been operating in the United States for decades, weaving a huge sales network, and now this network is facing destruction, so Albert is in a hurry.

So Albert is willing to pay any price for this. The hundreds of millions of dollars is just what he said in passing, and Albert didn't expect to be able to negotiate so easily.

"It's not about the money."

Bai Zhentian shook his head, and said: "Old friend, you know that Hongmen hasn't been involved in the drug business since the 80s, we can't break this rule..."

In the early days, Hongmen often fought with the Mafia and other organizations because of the drug business.

But when the current chairman took office, he adjusted Hongmen's development strategy. He invested a large amount of money in legitimate businesses and ended drug sales in the United States.

Of course, Hongmen also has a drug business now, but they have expanded their business to Europe and other countries, which not only avoids risks, but also allows the relevant US departments to relax their monitoring.

Of course, Albert knew this well, and this was also the reason why he dared to let Hongmen help them take over the site temporarily, because he was not afraid that Hongmen would go into the drug business by himself after taking over the site.

"Bai, I believe that in this world, anything can be discussed."

Albert interrupted Bai Zhentian who was rambling on, and said seriously: "I am very sincere today, I can consider any conditions you put forward..."

"Thinking about it doesn't mean you can agree!" Bai Zhentian squinted at Albert, after talking to him for so long, the old fox finally spit out.

"Bai, then you have to speak out first and listen."

Albert smiled wryly. If Hongmen opened his mouth and asked for 100 billion US dollars, then he really couldn't agree, because the money he earned in the early years had already been dispersed and invested in various fields.

"Okay, then I'll say it, but if I say it, old friend, you have to give me this face!" Bai Zhentian smiled, and he reckoned that he had almost whetted the other party's appetite.

If you keep talking nonsense, I'm afraid Albert will really be in a hurry, and the gain will not be worth the loss, because in the United States, there are still some weak gangs such as the Mexican Gang and the Vietnamese Gang.

"You said..." Albert nodded.

"I don't want money, not even a penny!" Bai Zhentian said.

"No money? Then what do you want? A drug sales network?" After hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Albert's face really changed for the first time.

"No, I've said it before, Hong Men won't get involved in the drug business in the United States." Bai Zhentian's words made Albert's heart return to his stomach.

"I want some of your organization's shares in Las Vegas!"

But Bai Zhentian's next words made Albert stand up from his chair, waved his hands and said, "Bai, this is impossible, you must know that our shares in Las Vegas cannot be transferred of……"

Although the drug business is the lifeblood of the mafia, the shares of Las Vegas casinos are also extremely important to the mafia organization.

Because Albert needs casinos to launder money, launder the billions of dollars of funds every year, and then invest them in legitimate businesses in various countries.

If there is no operation of the casino, the large amount of black money that Albert earns every year will become black money, and perhaps it can only be smuggled to his villa in Italy to wait to mold.

"Old friend, don't get excited."

Bai Zhentian had anticipated Albert's reaction long ago, and said lightly: "More than one casino in Las Vegas has your shares. I don't want the shares of MGM Casino, but the shares of Taj Mahal Casino, yes It's not that important to you, is it?"

The Taj Mahal Casino that Bai Zhentian mentioned is an Indian-style casino, even larger than the Luxor Casino, with nearly [-] employees.

"Huh? You know we have shares in the Taj Mahal Casino?"

After hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Albert couldn't help being stunned for a moment. They indeed own [-]% of the shares in the Taj Mahal Casino.

It's just that this share is too small, and he doesn't have much say in the casino's board of directors. Albert can't control the board of directors to help them launder money. It can only be regarded as a pure investment.

Of course, don't look at only [-]% of the shares, but if converted into US dollars, these shares are worth billions.

Bai Zhentian stared into Albert's eyes and said, "Old friend, it's just such a small request, it's up to you whether you agree or not!"

"Is this a small request?" Albert stared back. The shares worth billions of dollars were just a small request in Bai Zhentian's mouth?
Bai Zhentian shook his head and said, "Compared to your organization's losses in drug channels, this is really nothing, right?"

After hearing Qin Feng's words, Albert sighed and said, "Bai, even if you can get this share, you still can't control the Taj Mahal casino. Those Indians are very stubborn."

The Taj Mahal Casino was originally invested and built by Indians. Although the equity of the casino has become very loose over the years, the Indian consortium still holds [-]% of the shares and has a great say.

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about that." Bai Zhentian smiled lightly and said, "Our Hongmen is only interested in the gambling industry, and we don't want to control any casino."

"I believe you are really a ghost."

Albert rolled his eyes when he heard that. Over the years, Hongmen has always wanted to intervene in the Las Vegas casino. Almost everyone knows it, but the traditional forces in Las Vegas have long been formed, and they cannot enter.

Moreover, those Western gambling tycoons, because of the gambling kings of Australia Island, are also very repulsive to Chinese entering the gambling industry, so Hongmen has never found any good opportunities.

"Helping friends is also a virtue..."

Bai Zhentian said: "Old friend, as long as you agree, I guarantee that your organization's traditional sites across the United States will not be challenged."

Naturally, Bai Zhentian didn't ask for Taj Mahal's shares for no reason, that's because since the opening of Taj Mahal Casino in 1990, Hongmen has been secretly absorbing the shares of the casino.

For nearly ten years, Hongmen has absorbed [-]% of the shares from various small shareholders. If the shares in Albert's hands are added, Hongmen's shares in the Taj Casino , will reach [-].

Don't underestimate the [-]% stake. In the case of Taj Casino's loose equity, the [-]% stake is already a force to be reckoned with in the board of directors. It's something Albert can't do , they can do it.

As long as he has the right to speak on the board of directors, Hongmen can send some of his own people to serve as the top management of the casino. Although he cannot completely control the casino, it is not a problem to launder some dirty money every year.

"I want to think about it, Bai, you really opened your mouth like a lion."

Albert kept comparing the gains and losses in his mind. He found that no matter how he calculated, the drug business occupied an absolutely important position. If the drug business collapsed, the loss would be far beyond the casino's annual dividends of hundreds of millions.

Thinking of this, Albert's face is constantly changing, and he is naturally unwilling to hand over billions of dollars in shares.

"Old friend, you can think about it slowly, I'm not in a hurry at all."

Bai Zhentian sipped his tea slowly, and said leisurely: "I heard that the Vietnamese gang in Washington has been rampant recently, whether it's provoking your mafia or the Yamaguchi-gumi?"

Bai Zhentian got the news yesterday that the Vietnamese gang, driven out of San Francisco by Hong Men, robbed the drug business of three nightclubs in Washington yesterday, and it was heard that some people died in the conflict.

"Bai, you...you are taking advantage of the fire!" Hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Albert finally broke out, slapped the table and said, "You...you are too much."

"Hey, I said old friend, don't be angry!"

Seeing Albert's angry face almost distorted, Bai Zhentian said slowly: "Aren't we discussing this? You are completely free to disagree with my request, it will not cause us any loss..."

"You...you, okay, let me think about it again!" Although Bai Zhentian's voice was quiet, it defeated Albert and made him sit back on the chair heavily.

Because what Bai Zhentian said was right, he asked for this matter, if the other party didn't take advantage of the situation and rob him, then he would not be a member of a gang, but a charitable one.

"Sir, there is another sturgeon, may I serve it now?"

When Albert was struggling, a chef with a plate appeared at the door of the back kitchen, but his chef's hat seemed a bit too big, covering most of his face.

"Huh? There's something wrong with this person."

Just when the chef spoke, goosebumps on Qin Feng's body suddenly exploded, and his body tensed up. This was his instinctive reaction to danger.

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