A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 392 The Banker

Arthur is now temporarily living in Trelawney's house. After sending Linda to settle down, in order to solve the subsequent financial problem, Arthur took Carmen to find Lil Formo overnight.

What Ben wanted to do was to make sure how much of the money Lonnie brought could be returned to Brighton.

Unexpectedly, after arriving, Lilfomo told Arthur the news that the bankers from the previous deposit banks wanted to see him.

"Did they say why they wanted to see me?"

Lilfomo nodded and said:

"I asked, and they said they wanted to give an explanation for the money that was taken away from you, Mr. Morgan."

This is really the sun rising from the west. You know, after Forman's death, they had no intention of showing up.

"When did this happen?"

"Hmm..." Lilfomo thought for a while and said:
"That was about the time word spread about Maranzano's death."

What's interesting about Arthur is that the timing of these bankers approaching Lilformo is interesting, and on the other hand, Lilformo's answer is interesting.

A normal person's answer to Arthur's question would be a few days ago, or a specific day, rather than telling him that it was after the news of Maranzano's death spread.

Is Lilformo euphemistically saying that he knows that Maranzano's death is related to Arthur?

"Mr. Lilformer, do you have something to tell me?" Arthur asked directly with a smile.

Seeing that Arthur heard what he said, Lilfumo showed the same smile, and then said:
"Mr. Morgan, people in our industry are always better informed, and I happen to know more than others. However, please don't worry, my professional ethics will allow me to keep this secret well. of."

When a person comes to you with your secret and says he will keep it secret for you, there is a high probability that this guy will then ask you for some benefits.

Sure enough, under Arthur's gaze, Lilfomo continued:
"Mr. Morgan, our current short-selling scale is very large, and you seem to have some minor problems with your funds. In this regard, I actually..."

"Mr. Lilformo, please take your time." Arthur interrupted Lilformo directly. After gesturing to Carmen to give him a cigarette and lighting it with Carmen's fire, Arthur continued:
"Before we talk about this, let's talk about what you know."

"Mr. Morgan, it's no longer interesting for you to do this..."

Seeing Lilfomo's somewhat forced smile, Arthur adjusted his tone and said seriously:
"What's wrong? Is it possible that when we use other people's secrets to blackmail others now, we don't have to let the person being blackmailed know whether the other person really knows something?"

"Mo..."

Although Arthur said that he wanted to talk to Lilformo, in fact, he didn't mean to let Lilformo finish talking at all.

"Look, I'm not from New York, and I'm not sure I know enough about Mr. Maranzano, but I know a little bit. I heard that he has a lot of weight in the underground world of New York. But for such an important person, he died at home. Mr. Lilformo, do you know anything about the way Mr. Maranzano died?"

How could Lilformo know how Maranzano died? He knew that Maranzano was dead. The New York police said that the villa caught fire. He just guessed that Arthur set the fire.Before Lilfomo could answer, Arthur continued:

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Maranzano's villa was on fire? Tsk, what a pity."

Lilformer, who until now had no idea what Arthur wanted to say, finally had a chance to speak.

"Mr. Morgan, arson is a felony, especially since it also led to the death of Mr. Maranzano. The revenge of his men is far more terrifying than the law."

Seeing Lilfomo's serious look, Arthur laughed happily. After looking at each other with Carmen, Arthur said:
"Indeed, after all, Mr. Maranzano's face was smashed by a hammer. His men who were lucky to survive should indeed take revenge, and not only arson, but also shelling, 12-pound field artillery..."

Lilfomo, who became more and more confused as he listened, frowned and asked:

"Mr. Morgan, what are you talking about?"

"Aren't you well-informed? Go and inquire. After you have inquired clearly, if you still have the idea of ​​blackmailing me, then you can talk to me again."

After saying this, Arthur went on to explain what he had to do to Lilformo, and then left with Carmen, leaving Lilformo, who was still confused about the situation, standing there wondering where he was. Something went wrong.

……

Last night was somewhat too late, and it wasn't until the next morning that Arthur made an appointment with the bankers who wanted to meet him.

When they came to the appointed western restaurant, several bankers in suits and leather shoes were sitting on one side, and one of the men representing them was sitting and waiting for Arthur at a table with empty chairs opposite.

"Mr. Morgan, nice to meet you." The man stood up and extended his hand, a smile on his face, professional and friendly.

"I don't know what to call him?" Arthur shook hands with the man and sat down directly.

"Kilitjo Haber."

After exchanging names, when Harper sat down again, the other people sitting beside him had no intention of coming forward to chat except for watching.

Seeing Arthur looking away, Harper smiled and explained:
"Mr. Morgan, please don't pay attention to them. In order to make the communication between us today more efficient and reduce unnecessary noise, you only need to communicate with me. I can fully represent them."

Arthur nodded, sighing in his heart that he was worthy of being a banker, but he valued efficiency, and said:
"In that case, let's talk straight to the point. You can talk, I'm listening."

In response, Harper just smiled politely and then went straight to the point:
"Mr. Morgan, today's meeting is mainly to resolve any misunderstandings that may exist between us. You know, regarding the fact that the funds you deposited in our banks were taken away, in fact we are also victims. , maybe you think it’s nonsense for me to say this. After all, you lost real money, but we didn’t seem to have lost anything. However, compared to money, we lost something more important, that is, our bank’s Credibility.”

Look, isn't this quite clear? The problem is, it's not like they didn't know the truth before doing it, so they did it anyway.

"So? Does Mr. Harper want to say that since we all have losses, let's just smile at each other and let this matter go?"

(End of this chapter)