The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 252 Decent Sicilian

Angelo Brontë, an Italian immigrant, is not sure whether he is a Sicilian, but he is indeed a Mafia man.

He and his family dominate everything in Saint-Denis, and even law enforcement agencies dare not easily provoke them.

A few days ago, a police officer was murdered by unknown persons because he was investigating him privately.

But on the surface, Bronte was an outstanding and generous businessman, often sponsoring schools and children, and raising funds for poor families and lonely elderly people. In addition, he is also very keen on politics, frequently appearing in various social occasions in Saint-Denis, and has a good relationship with many government officials such as Mayor Henry.

Not a tiny bit better than a certain gang of desperadoes who only know how to run around.

It was clear that the local snake was gradually becoming a local emperor, but Bronte was not happy at all.

Because recently, his status has been challenged, whether it is the white side or the black side.

The sudden demise of the Braithwaite family caused a heavy blow to his bootlegging business.

Although the new people in charge of Rhodes Town said that they could continue to supply goods, Bronte felt that he was a decent person and could not cooperate with anyone who wanted to.

He killed my supplier without even saying hello to me. I don't want to lose face?

It's just that no one's face is as important as money. If you want to continue to cooperate, you can, but you have to add money.

Unexpectedly, the other party directly rejected his proposal and cut off all previous contacts with the Brontë family.

Although Saint-Denis and Rhodes Town are in the same Le Moyne, they are two places after all. It is somewhat unrealistic for a local snake to go to another place to take revenge on another local snake.

So Bronte decided to endure it for a while and come back for revenge when she found the opportunity.

Just because he was willing to temporarily put aside the holidays did not mean that the other party was also willing. Not long after, a mysterious gang appeared on the streets of Saint-Denis. They usually liked to cause trouble for the Bronte family and sell private wine and so on.

Guess what? The moonshine they sold was exactly the same as what Bronte used to sell!

Whether it was a big deal or a small matter, Bronte couldn't bear it.

So he also sent his men to cause trouble for the other party.

As a result, the fate of those men was that they either disappeared inexplicably, fell off their horses after drinking, or simply fell into the swamp outside the city. When they were found, their bodies had been eaten by crocodiles.

No matter how many people the family has, they can't handle the bottomless pit across from them, which can't be filled at all.

Bronte came up with a plan, if the black one is not enough, I will make the white one.

This trick did work at first. The territory controlled by the mysterious gang was raided by law enforcement officers an average of 1.3 times a day, and the seized illegal liquor would eventually find its way into Bronte's hands.

The other party seemed unwilling to conflict with the officials and tried their best to avoid it every time.

It's a pity that Bronte's good times did not last long.

Everything took a turn for the worse when the Leon family moved to Saint-Denis.

The mysterious gang seemed to suddenly have a backbone and began to encroach on the Bronte family's territory. Every time they succeeded, the always ruthless mafia met them like a mouse meeting a cat.

Countless incidents of bloodshed broke out between the two sides, but only Bronte's men were bleeding.

Finally, the chief of police couldn't bear it anymore and called Bronte.

Stop it, there is nothing wrong with dividing the world equally.

Bronte asked the director if he had ever made such a call to the other party.

The director said no, because Mayor Henry was having afternoon tea with the other party's boss at this time.

Then, Bronte realized that the world had changed. In the past, he, a rich and well-connected 'outstanding businessman', was a favorite among politicians, but now, a man with more money and more powerful people than him came to Saint Denis. family.

The most outrageous thing is that he is from a noble family and he is just an Italian guy.

As for how Bronte discovered the identity of Leon's boss behind the scenes, it is actually very simple.

First of all, the two are neighbors, and secondly, the Nether Dog does not carry anyone on his back when entering and leaving Li Ang's mansion.

No one can compare to black or white, and his territory is still being eroded.

There is no other way. Let's negotiate for peace. What the director said makes sense. There is nothing wrong with dividing the world equally.

But when Bronte and the children who had followed the Di family's carriage were preparing to pay a visit, they were told by the Leon family's burly and inhuman butler: My master is not here, please come back another day.

This change took a full half month.

The once prosperous Bronte family was already hanging on to its last breath, its candle in the wind, and Bronte himself looked like a dying old man.

During this period, all his official friends stood by and watched, and the director directly broke off relations with him.

They even gave back part of the black money they had collected previously.

When Bronte and his family seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, Leon finally agreed to see him.

"Mr. Brontë? Please feel free to take a seat."

Leon sat on the sofa, holding a newspaper and reading it with gusto, completely ignoring Bronte's extended hand.

After fighting off the fake vampires, he fell in love with reading newspapers.

I didn't pay much attention to this when I was playing games in my previous life, but now I think it's actually quite interesting.

Many follow-up plots of the main and branch plots, as well as some news reflecting the style of the times, can be found in newspapers.

For example, the loss of the lion in the British circus, the shootout between the Fan Gang and the Cornish private army in Valentine, the beginning of the popularization of electric lights in the United States, the improvement and invention of household appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, the prosperity of the Guama Island sugar industry, etc.

Leon concentrated on browsing the news, while Bronte and a few children stood aside awkwardly, not even daring to breathe.

I don't know how long it took, but he finally raised his head.

"Mr. Bronte is here today. Is there something wrong?"

Bronte was relieved and quickly pushed the children forward: "I apologize to this kind gentleman for your previous rude behavior."

As soon as the words fell, several children's gang members immediately fell to their knees and slapped themselves as hard as they could.

While fanning, he said sorry pitifully.

It wasn't until their faces were red and swollen from being slapped that Li Ang said slowly: "Although they usually sneak around, do evil things, and have a very bad mouth, I'm not going to get angry with a bunch of kids, so let's stop."

The naughty children were relieved when they heard this. According to past experience, as long as they pretended to be weak and pitiful, they would be able to escape punishment.

Adults are easy to deceive!

But then, Li Ang said again: "Bayek, there is no need to buy flower fertilizer. Find someone to dig a hole in the garden."

"Okay, sir." Bayek glanced at the naughty children coldly, as if he was measuring how big of a hole to dig.

Bronte was dumbfounded, and the children were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they were shaking like chaff.

After a few long seconds, Li Ang suddenly said with a smile: "You're just kidding, I'm not a bad person."

"There is a shortage of workers in the Annesburg mining area, so send them all there. Seeing that you are quite young, you should try to support yourselves with your hard-working hands instead of being idle all day long."

Li Ang had no psychological pressure at all to deal with these naughty kids, not to mention that they had already broken away from the category of naughty kids and became a group of real criminals.

In addition, the use of child labor has always been legal in the United States.

When the crying children were led by the ghost dog, Li Ang finally focused on Bronte.

"Have you been trying to find someone to assassinate me recently?"

The look in his eyes, as deep as the abyss, made Bronte sweat profusely and frightened: "How... how is it possible?"

The mafia leader was quibbling while mentally cursing the person who betrayed him.

However, Bronte was not betrayed by anyone. He just didn't find the right person.

You can't use your own people to assassinate the opponent's boss, as it will be easily detected, so Bronte actually contacted Dutch and the others through various gang connections.

At first, Dutch agreed happily.

After all, assassinating a mafia leader is easier than drinking water for the Fan Gang, and there is no need to even dispatch Arthur.

Until he heard that the leader's name was Li Ang and that he was from Rhodes Town.

Now, no matter how much money Blanc promised, Dutch was unwilling to do it. He didn't want to seek death, and at the same time, he deliberately revealed the news to Sadie.

Sadie went to the city to find Li Ang. After Leon found out, he agreed to meet Bronte.

"It's okay if you don't. I understand that Mr. Bronte is a decent man and would never do such a dirty thing."

"Okay, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it's okay."

"Butler, see the guests off."

Bronte now completely forgot that he was here to negotiate and hurriedly left with Bayek.

He felt that if he stayed here any longer, he would be the one buried in the garden and used as flower fertilizer.

As soon as the mafia left, Li Ang called for the ghost dog.

"If Mr. Brontë wants to be decent, give him respect."

"Yes." The Nether Dog took the order and left.

Later, Li Ang returned to Great Blessing.

Aqina was invited to attend the mayor's dinner, and the three sisters went with her. He was the only one at home, so he could only find Xiaomei to relieve his loneliness.

The next day, somewhere on a street in Saint-Denis.

Arthur, who was sent by Dutch to investigate the situation in the city, saw the newsboy shouting hoarsely while trying to sell the newspaper in his hand. He couldn't bear to pay for one.

The headline above reads:

[Member of the Saint-Denis Chamber of Commerce, famous philanthropist, and wealthy man: Angelo Brontë committed suicide by taking poison in his mansion in the early hours of last night. The cause of the suicide may be related to the recent series of failed business practices. Mayor Henry and many government officials expressed regret and claimed that Saint Denis has since lost a conscientious man of action.

Brontë had always been controversial during his lifetime, with accusations that he was linked to an illegal group involved in smuggling and extortion. ]

Arthur chewed his teeth after reading the news.

This was done too quickly. Last morning Shadi entered the city, and no one was there at night.

After sighing, he continued to read the newspaper.

After all, they all cost money, so you have to read them all. Maybe you can find something useful in them.

Since losing his position as Sheriff, Arthur's life has been relatively difficult.

A desperado like him always spends money lavishly, and the little savings he saved in Rhodes were squandered in no time.

When I went to Valentine to meet my ex-girlfriend Mary a few days ago, I didn’t have much money to buy gifts.

The only good thing is that Mary's husband died of illness not long ago, and she didn't know where she found out about his pardon. She hoped that he could take the opportunity to quit the gang and the two of them would move to another place to live together.

Arthur naturally refused, and Mary was very sad.

The so-called failure in love and success in the workplace.

After reading the newspaper, Arthur actually found two pretty good opportunities.

First, a cruise ship named the Grand Corrigan will be anchored in the port of Saint Denis for a few weeks. During this period, there will be a gambling night on the ship, attracting many wealthy entrepreneurs and ladies.

Secondly, the tar smelting plant under Cornwall's name has been very profitable recently. The person in charge exchanged the money earned by the plant for a large number of bonds to express support for the federal government. Anyone who has ever been a desperado knows that this kind of bearer bond is easier to sell than gold, silver and jewelry.

After all, Cornwall has been robbed so many times, so why not do it again.

Having made up his mind, Arthur put the folded newspaper back into his bag and prepared to go back to Beauty in the Grove to tell everyone the good news about these two getting rich.

If we don't find a way to open source, the gang will be unable to reveal the blame.

Dutch had a whim yesterday and wanted to rob the tram station in Saint-Denis. He didn't know who inspired him.

Arthur's job as police sergeant was not in vain. He knew that it was impossible to store too much cash in a place like the train station and tram station. Instead of robbing it, it would be better to rob a carriage and sell it to the black market in Emerald Ranch.

Speaking of which, the Cornwall Tar Works is located in the heart of the earth.

Thinking about it, Arthur rode out of the city center.

And not long after he left, a young woman with an upright appearance wearing a long skirt appeared where he had been.

Her name was Mary Lington, a widow.

"The back of that man just now looks like Arthur? But what is he doing in Saint Denis? Did I see it wrong?"

Mary withdrew her distant gaze and rearranged her long skirt.

Continue towards Flavian Street.

She has an interview today. The employer is a big noble from Europe. He wants to recruit a housekeeper who is quick and familiar with Saint Denis.

After her husband's death, Marie lost her financial resources, so she and her brother moved back to Saint-Denis to live with their father.

If her ex-boyfriend was a desperado, then her father was an old bastard.

He drinks and gambles all day long, living in vain and completely ignoring the life and death of his two siblings.

Seeing that all the valuable things in the family were pawned by her father, Mary decided to find a job in order to support herself and her brother.

Although being a housekeeper doesn't sound very respectable, the pay is generous enough.

Moreover, in this era where women's status is low, she has little choice.

Walking to the wealthy area of ​​Flavian Street, Mary found the Leon family's mansion according to the address.

After informing the armed guard of her arrival, she was taken into this extremely luxurious manor.

In front of the main house, an expressionless butler was waiting for her.

Under the cold glance of the other party, Mary suddenly became nervous and said softly: "My name is Mary Lington, and I'm here to apply for a job."

"I know." The butler didn't say much: "Come with me."

Mary followed the housekeeper silently.

In the spacious living room, a tall and handsome gentleman was chatting and laughing with three beautiful ladies. Next to him, on a high-backed sofa like a throne, sat an extraordinary lady.

The word 'majestic' came to Mary's mind for no reason, and the appearance of the three sisters made her even more ashamed.

"Mary Lington? Lift your head so I can see."

The lady holding a long cigarette stick spoke.

The other people in the living room stopped chatting and focused their attention on her.

Mary became more nervous and raised her head nervously.

The majestic lady looked her up and down and said, "Turn around."

Mary felt like a chosen animal, but eventually she did as she was told.

"Well, it looks okay." Madam moved her scrutinizing gaze away from her: "How do you feel?"

The handsome gentleman said, "It's really good. Let's stay."

After he finished speaking, the three ladies also said they had no objection.

The noble lady seemed a little helpless at the man's casual attitude, but she finally decided to hire Mary: "I hope you can be half as smart as Elena."

"Bayek, take her down and teach her the rules. She will officially come to work tomorrow."

The butler heard this and invited Mary outside to talk.

During the entire conversation, Mary was completely in a state of confusion, and her head was still dizzy until she walked out of the manor.

However, she got some valuable information.

She has a rival named Elena, and the madam likes this maid very much; the butler is named Bayek, whose last name is unknown; her main job in the future is to take care of the daily life of the madam and the three young ladies; this family and the rumors Like, very, very rich.

In the end, in this unique aristocratic family, it is the gentleman who can really call the shots.

　The original plan was to add more updates, but I'm lazy, so I'll do it tomorrow.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)