Sinmonger Chapter 5: Negotiations before the war

Many years ago, "Wishbone" was just a southern-style restaurant selling diced cheese, but no one could have predicted that in the 22nd century, wishbone became synonymous with luxury hotel chains on the North American continent. .

In Chicago, Wishbone has two branches, in the Loop and Michigan Avenue, which are popular with the city's financial oligarchs and aristocrats.

On this day, in the luxurious box of Wishbone Restaurant in the Loop District, the two second bosses of the Lucches family and the Genovese family were going to get together for a meal. Of course, they didn't go to the banquet alone, a few seasoned gunmen and a bodyguard, which are necessary for the gangsters to negotiate.

The idea of ​​this meal was proposed by DeWitt. He asked Joseph to send a person with status to bring Sonny to the dinner with him, and to communicate with him about the night of Valentine's Day. After listening to a certain plan of DeWitt alone, Joseph agreed and sent his cousin Tommy Galliano, the second boss of the Lucches family, to be the negotiator.

Joseph seems so confident in DeWitt's plan that he even secretly instructs Tommy to talk less during the negotiation and let DeWitt talk to the other side. As for Sonny, Joseph only said one word to him: "My dear nephew, my request to you about this dinner is simple, keep your mouth shut!"

As for the Genovese family, in order to show their solemnity, Frank Genovese, as the second boss, was obliged to prepare for the banquet, and they were actually quite surprised. According to common sense, with the relationship between Sonny and Tony, after such an incident, the Lucches family should stay put and try their best to clear things up. Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly called to the head office (the Genovese family apparently has many legal properties) and said that they wanted to invite your boss to dinner. Could it be that Joseph's old fox finally decided to kill his relatives righteously, and handed over Sonny to quell the trouble?

It's not impossible, but it's more likely that the Hongmen Banquet is more fortunate than for luck.

Frank has always been suspicious. People born in this era, no matter what kind of education and what beliefs they are instilled in, when you really start to understand the world and history, you will understand that those traditions and beliefs are fundamentally unreliable. . Pure violence can crush everything, even religion has been destroyed by the empire, what are the mafia people still holding on to?

So in addition to his accompanying men, Frank also ambushed many gunmen around the hotel, ready to fight at any time.

The result of victory will be recorded in history, as for the means, it is left to the loser to tangle. The death of Tony and Joe was just the last straw that broke the camel's back. Tonight, it is likely to be the beginning of a war. The two most powerful families in Chicago may finally have a winner.

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February 17, 7 p.m.

Several extended Lincolns are heading towards the Wishbone Hotel. Sitting in the cars are the bigwigs of the Lucches family and their accompanying men.

And in one of the cars sat two informal members of the family, so-called partners in the Mafia's mouth.

DeWitt and Mike attended today in formal attire, but Mike's face was very ugly. In fact, he didn't want to come, but DeWitt found a very good reason. You have the opportunity to hack the Genovese family. Information on a large number of senior members, why not come?

Mike's already pale face, but at this time his face was even more sweaty: "You know, I keep coming up in front of my eyes, the driver suddenly turned around and shot us with a silenced pistol, or the luxury car we were riding in suddenly exploded. scene."

"You watch too many movies," DeWitt replied immediately.

"I don't quite understand what you want to do tonight," Mike said.

"Aren't you pretty smart? Guess what," DeWitt said.

Mike's mouth twitched: "I can think of three situations, one, you put the dung pot on Sonny's head, push him out to the Genovese family, and let others deal with it. It's the best policy; second, you admit that you did everything yourself, tell the story of the black and black, apologize, return the money to the family, and ask the other party to spare your life in the face of the Lucches family, This is the middle strategy. Whether you can survive or not depends on the reaction of the other party. Third, it is naturally the last strategy. It is also because I don’t know you very well, and I expect you to do things, such as disdain at Jay Nuo. The second boss of the Weise family said, 'I did it, you idiots, I won't repay the money. Today is just to let you know, and I will recognize it when I see you in the future, and take a detour'."

"Hehehe..." DeWitt laughed: "Your Chinese is very good, I thought you were just an Asian born in North America."

"Nonsense... Chinese and English are taught in schools all over the world, so I'm a top student, and proficiency in two languages ​​is a minimum. Besides, I just feel that using Chinese at this time can more vividly show your personality. ..." Mike said: "Don't talk about it, can you tell me in advance which way you plan to take. Although I think any of these three scenarios are very likely to end in gunfights and massacres, but At least I hope to be mentally prepared."

DeWitt said: "What can I tell you?"

Mike said; "How about it? Get under the table at a faster speed, what do you think?"

DeWitt said: "It's a good idea, but I think after the situation escalates, things like grenades may join the battle, and then you can't get anywhere."

Mike laughed dryly: "Well said, look at this, before the conflict escalates, you hint that I will leave the table and go to the toilet for a long time."

DeWitt replied very simply: "No way."

While the two were chatting, the car had stopped, and a hotel waiter opened the back seat door: "Welcome to the Wishbone Hotel, gentlemen, and I wish you a nice night."

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The atmosphere in the box was indescribably weird. In the past, the godfathers in the city negotiated. Although they sometimes went to hotels, they usually talked in spacious rooms, smoking cigars.

But tonight, at an exquisite square table, there were four people at the table, Tommy Galliano and DeWitt on the Lucchese family's side, and Frank Genovese on the Genovese family's side. Se and his confidant bodyguard, Gypsy Ernie. Everyone else, including Sonny, who was already full of anger, who had always followed his thug Gava, and Mike, all stood around and watched.

This box is not very big. The two groups of people have to stand apart and guard each other. The four of them have to eat in this kind of staring and tense environment. This scene looks really quite funny.

"It's a **** good idea to ask dozens of people to come out to eat together, isn't it? It is said that Hong Kong gangsters in the late 20th century did this, but they didn't go to high-end hotels, and the weapons they carried were cold weapons. "Mike said to Gava who was beside him, his tone seemed to be complaining and joking.

Jawa glared at him with fierce eyes: "Do you want to be torn to shreds by your own people?"

Mike had no choice but to shrink his neck and shut his mouth. It seemed that he couldn't find a common language with this rough guy.

The hotel waiter's psychological quality is very good. When he came in to serve the food, he was calm and calm, and he said the name of the dish with a smile, what should he do, and his hand pouring wine was as steady as a mountain, and he did not forget to ask: " Is there anything else I can do? Sir."

After the eldest brother was taken out, DeWitt stuffed something in his mouth and said, "What's the matter, gentlemen? Why don't you use a knife and fork? Is it unpalatable?"

Frank looked sullen, thinking that DeWitt was just air, and said to Tommy, "Who is this kid?"

Tommy replied bluntly; "Joseph said he was a consultant."

This sentence was like thunder, and except for a few people who knew in advance, the mafia people in the whole house caused a lot of commotion.

Frank's expression only changed slightly, and he quickly regained his composure: "Are you kidding me?"

DeWitt interjected again: "Hey, gentlemen, did you know that it costs forty bucks to order a milkshake here? That's milk and ice cream, no wine, just some sliced ​​fruit. For forty yuan, and you are indifferent to the dishes in front of you, are you kidding me?"

Frank couldn't take it any longer, turned to DeWitt and said, "If you tell me how to eat again, kid, I'll screw your head off and hollow out the milkshake for forty bucks later."

DeWitt said: "That's right, this is the proper attitude in negotiation. Then, let me tell you all the issues you are interested in at once. First of all, I don't care if you believe it. No, I'm a consultant anyway. Secondly, on the night of the 14th, your money is with me now, and I'm not going to give it back to you. Finally, your men are all dead, and I take responsibility for it. Is there anything else you want to know?"

"Hehehe..." Frank suddenly laughed, laughing loudly: "Tommy, do you have anything to say?"

Tommy is calm: "He's our partner now, that's all I have to say."

"I think you know what that means," Frank said.

Tommy replied: "Of course I know, it's you who don't know the situation. You don't seem to understand your situation at the moment."

Frank snorted coldly: "Loop District is not your territory, old friend, are you so sure that you are the only one who ambushed people in the hotel?"

DeWitt said: "Your confidence comes from the twelve gunmen you prearranged in the two rooms at the end of the corridor, and fifty-five in the parking lot and two blocks nearby. ."

Frank was stunned for a moment. What surprised him was not that the other party knew about the ambush, but that DeWitt could tell such an accurate number of people. Could it be that he has a traitor by his side? This terrifying assumption made Frank, who didn't trust anyone by nature, almost mad. His face was instantly covered with haze, and he stared at DeWitt and said, "You know it's very specific."

DeWitt nonchalantly pointed at Mike behind him with the fork in his hand: "That four-eyed man hacked the phones of a few of your subordinates on the way here, I know everything, look, he's taking it now. I'm doing something with my PDA."

In an instant, everyone in the room turned their attention to Mike. Originally, he seemed out of tune with the other people in the room. He looked like a college student playing with his phone on the wrong set. Now everyone finally has A sense of comprehension.

Mike really wanted to take advantage of the situation and strangle DeWitt from behind, but he just thought about it. The reality is that he giggled twice, made eye contact with Frank, and waved and hit. call.

DeWitt continued: "Mr. Genovese, having said this, according to my estimation, you are about to overturn the table. This is a situation that everyone can foresee, so I suggest you to take a break first, and then Listen to me talk about some of the more substantive content, which is the focus of today's discussion with you."

"Oh? What else are you going to say? Mr. 'Consultant'." He said the word "consultant" in a sarcastic tone.

"First of all, I would like to state that I have no grudges against the Genovese family, and my intention is not to destroy you. Of course, judging from the progress of the current plan, it is inevitable to destroy you. If today you or Who among your subordinates can go back alive, you might as well explain to Mr. Samuel Genovese directly that you are just an experiment, and I myself have no intention of targeting you.”

Even Frank wanted to punch him in the face himself, but DeWitt said lightly, "Anyway, after tonight, Lucches and Genovese are going to fight, I'm sure You will lose a lot tonight and fall apart in a very short period of time. But Genovese is a huge group, you still have a lot of serious business, and you have a lot of industries under your name, these are all resources that can be used, Just imagine if you all die, then these properties will soon be swallowed up by the Empire, and then I will be difficult to deal with, so I can give you a chance now, Frank." DeWitt ate his plate. Last bite of food: "Now ~IndoMTL.com~ is this very moment, and you still have a chance, on behalf of your brother, to accept unconditional surrender."

Frank seemed to have gotten too angry, and he laughed angrily: "Tommy, hehehe... Where did Joseph get this kid, is he a comedian? Are you crazy? Hahahaha." He Suddenly the table was turned over: "You killed our people, robbed our money, started a war, and then asked us to surrender before paying any **** price?" Gun, bodyguard Ernie moved faster than Frank, he had raised his gun and aimed at Tommy Galliano's eyebrows.

"Looks like the answer is 'no'." DeWitt shrugged, not caring about being pointed at a gun, and pressed a remote control button already hidden in his cuff.

In just a second, the entire hotel was plunged into darkness, and the sound of shattering vessels echoed in the darkness. Every piece of glass in the hotel, whether it is a lamp tube, a wine bottle, a mirror, a window, or a chandelier, all burst and shattered at the same time, and the people in the hotel fell to the ground as if they were hit by some invisible shock wave. Many people had bloodshot eyes, and in some severe cases, blood flowed from their nostrils.

But everyone in the Lucches family stood unharmed. Everyone took out the liquid lighting guns they had prepared in advance, and many blue-cyan lights were lit up in the dark box again.

The Genovese family's hands fell to the ground without exception. Although a few were still able to move, their vision was blurred, they couldn't find their balance at all, their heads were buzzing, and they didn't stand at all It is possible to resist.

"Oh? That Ernie, is he really capable..." DeWitt muttered to himself, he had already scanned the corners of the box at a very fast speed, only Frank and Ernie didn't know traced.