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Chapter 176: New Order (Two in One)

New York City.

The Krusty Krab.

It was late at night and should have been closing time.

But today the Krusty Krab is brightly lit and there are still many customers present.

Hammerhead, Tombstone, Owl, Rattler…

Those who can sit at this dining table are all well-known figures in the New York underworld, and all of them are well-known gangster bosses.

In other words, those who don’t have a certain level of strength are not worthy of attending this meeting, or even receiving an invitation.

It is obviously very difficult to gather so many people together.

They are all gangsters, and there are many conflicts between them. Some of them are even enemies.

But considering the identity of the initiator of the conference, everyone still gathered together to discuss the future of New York.

Time passed minute by minute, and ten minutes had passed since the meeting started.

Some people present could no longer sit still.

Representing everyone's thoughts, Hammerhead swallowed the rest of the burger in one gulp and spoke first.

"Okay, I admit that the burgers here are delicious, but the Italians are very late. When will they arrive? To be honest, I am beginning to doubt whether this is a trap."

"A trap? You're really making me laugh, Hammerhead. If you're scared, then go home. No one requires you to be present."

Tombstone's words were blunt.

Although both of them are members of the Maggia gang, their relationship is not harmonious and they often fight over the right to speak.

Seeing Hammerhead being timid, Tombstone couldn't help but ridicule him.

"What did you say? You said I was a coward?"

Hammerhead had a hot temper to begin with, and now being provoked by his old rival, he became even more furious in an instant. He immediately slammed the table and stood up, roaring angrily.

"Stop talking nonsense, Tombstone. If you have the guts, come out and fight me in single combat!"

"Come just come, who is afraid of you!"

Tombstone was not one to be polite either, and he also stood up from his seat.

The leaders nearby looked at this and instead of trying to dissuade the two men, they happily fanned the flames, as if they were afraid that the two men might not end up fighting.

"Good job, don't lose face, cheer up!"

For the Rattlers, they were free anyway so they might as well watch a good show.

It is not easy to see two gangsters fighting on the spot.

It would be even better if one of these two people was killed, as it would mean they would have one less competitor.

Just when Hammerhead and Tombstone were on the verge of a fight, the door of the Krusty Krab slowly opened from the outside.

A tall Italian man in a black suit and a wide-brimmed hat walked in.

Unlike the other gang leaders present, he did not have any subordinates behind him and came to the Krusty Krab alone.

Seeing him appear, several gang leaders at the scene immediately turned their eyes, and Hammerhead and Tombstone also became quiet.

"Tommy Vercetti?"

"It's him, the Italian, there's no mistaking it."

On weekdays, everyone has only heard of Tommy's name but has never seen Tommy in person.

Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they had to admit that this guy was indeed extraordinary.

Just based on the other party's courage to attend the banquet alone, he deserves to be looked up to.

No wonder this up-and-coming star has grown so fast.

In less than two years, this guy named Tommy made a huge leap forward and reached a level where he could stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone else, and even had the potential to surpass them.

Not only that, this guy is not following their old path.

This group of people are still engaged in their own old businesses, running shady businesses such as flour trading, smuggling, and underground casinos.

However, Tommy did not squeeze into the same track with them. Instead, he opened up a new and different path, set his sights on the Internet, a market that no one had ever paid attention to, and produced many projects.

The number of tricks and the huge profits are simply jaw-dropping.

Especially the idea of cryptocurrency, which made the gang leaders applaud.

There are many benefits to this thing.

First of all, because it is an online payment, the transaction speed is greatly improved, and it only takes a few minutes or even less.

At the same time, there is no need to worry about the possibility of receiving counterfeit money.

Second, cryptocurrency transactions use blockchain addresses, not real identity information.

The identities of both parties to the transaction are protected to a certain extent, and there is a certain degree of anonymity.

This ensures the security of both parties to the transaction and reduces the possibility of being discovered and tracked by relevant parties.

For a group of people like them who are sensitive about their identity, the latter is the most important.

With so many benefits, Tommy's cryptocurrency became a favorite on the street as soon as it was launched.

As the founder, Tommy also made a fortune from this and lived a life of luxury.

Several tombstones were jealous.

They also want to replicate Tommy's success.

Unfortunately, launching a cryptocurrency is very easy and can be done by just finding a few programmers, but if you want your cryptocurrency to be recognized by the public, you must have the endorsement of upper-class people.

This is something they cannot do.

After all, not everyone has Tommy's ability to invite the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, to stand up for him.

Because of this, no matter how envious they were, they could only watch from the sidelines and could do nothing.

"Why are you here so late, Tommy? Come on, I've saved a seat for you."

Seeing Tommy approaching, the owl stood up and walked over to greet him.

"Do I have a habit of arriving early?"

Without any formalities, Tommy sat on the main seat, glanced at everyone's faces, and began to preach directly.

"The reason we set up the stage today is because of Jin Bing's matter. Regarding the territory left by Jin Bing, I have proposed a plan for everyone to study.

Kingpin's territories are spread all over the East Coast, with the largest one in Hell's Kitchen.

How about this, I'll take out 50 million and divide it equally among you all, so each family will probably get a few million.

In this way, Hell's Kitchen will be ruled by me. As for the rest of the East Coast, I will not compete with you for it. You can discuss and divide it among yourselves. If you are willing, you can give me a little bit of the profit. If you are not willing, it doesn't matter."

"I object!"

As soon as Tommy finished speaking, Hammerhead immediately expressed his disapproval, slapped his hand on the table and said unconvincedly.

"You are kidding me, everyone knows that Hell's Kitchen is Kingpin's most important asset, with annual profits reaching hundreds of millions of dollars.

Now you actually want to keep all the money for yourself, and only give us a small amount of money. You simply don't take us seriously at all!"

"Well, what Hammerhead said does make some sense."

Beside him, Tombstone nodded in agreement. No matter how deep the previous conflict was, when it came to matters of interest, Tombstone did not mind "dying together" with Hammerhead and temporarily standing in the same camp.

"it is good."

Tommy looked at Hammerhead deeply, but didn't say much. Instead, he raised a finger and repeated the number.

"How about this, I'll make my final offer, and each of you will get an extra 5 million US dollars.

In addition, the flour business in Hell's Kitchen was contracted to Owl, and Tombstone was responsible for the smuggling.

I have finished speaking. Who agrees? Who disagrees? "

"I object!"

That's right.

This time it's hammerhead.

His name was Hammerhead, and his personality was just as Ironheaded as his name. He didn't notice Tommy's expression at all and raised his hand to speak again.

"You Guinean guy really amuse me. You want us to give up Hell's Kitchen for more than 10 million US dollars. Do you really think we are beggars?
Don't think you are great just because you have a few bucks. When I was on the street, you were still playing in the mud!"

Guineans are a derogatory term for Italians.

Hammerhead calls Tommy like that, which shows how much contempt he has for Tommy.

"Oh, it seems that Mr. Hammerhead thinks that I am incompetent and lack the strength to rule Hell's Kitchen?"

Being humiliated by Hammerhead, Tommy asked calmly with no expression of sadness or joy on his face.

"That's right! I'm telling you, I'm not going to play around anymore. You can hold this crappy meeting however you want. I'm going back now anyway. Let's see who dares to stop me!"

Hammerhead was also desperate, completely torn apart, and had no idea that he was in great danger, and spoke recklessly.

"very good!"

Seeing Hammerhead so arrogant, Tommy sneered and immediately took action with his hands.

Snapped!
As the crowd was watching, he slapped Hammerhead in the face. The latter had no time to react and was blown away in an instant. He spun several times in the air before he fell to the ground with a thud.

"Damn it, this is too much!"

This slap was really hard.

Half of Hammerhead's face was swollen, and it was unknown how many teeth he had lost. He even had a lisp when he spoke.

After lying on the ground for a long time, he finally woke up, glared at Tommy, and rushed over in anger.

"I have to let you know, they call me Hammerhead for a reason!"

As you can tell from the name, Hammerhead is not his real name.

His real name is Joseph Harrow. He suffered a serious head injury in a gang fight.

In order to save his life, doctors at the time adopted a bold surgical plan to transplant a steel skull into his brain.

Although he survived, he lost his previous memories and forgot everything about his life as Joseph Harrow.

Because of the existence of the iron skull, the newborn called himself "Hammerhead", and thus began his new criminal career.

With this iron skull, it is very troublesome for Hammerhead to go through security checks, and he often has to cooperate with security personnel in investigations.

But at the same time, he turned a disaster into a blessing. The iron skull gave him super strong defense, and even bullets could not blow up his head.

It is precisely because of this that rumors gradually spread in the underworld, describing him as an invincible monster.

Hammerhead was a little embarrassed at first, thinking that he was unworthy of such a big name, but he didn't want to sabotage himself, so he had to hold on.

Sometimes, if you tell too many lies, even you will be deceived.

Always hearing others' flattery, Hammerhead actually thought that he was invincible and that no one could kill him.

Now he bent down and lowered his head, charging like a real bull, challenging Tommy.

"Go to hell, you damned Guinean!"

In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Tommy.

It has to be said that Hammerhead is quite capable to be able to become one of the leaders of the Maggia Gang.

A full-strength headbutt is enough to easily knock over a car.

But facing Tommy, who could lift a truck with one hand, his strength was totally not enough.

It's almost the difference between an elementary school student and a doctoral student, or even greater than that.

Seeing the hammer's fierce headbutt, Tommy's expression did not change. He didn't even intend to stand up. He just sat there steadily and blocked the hammer with just a finger.

Hammerhead, who was confused about the situation, kept rushing forward with his head down. After he had walked for a long time without moving, he finally realized what was happening.

"This...how is this possible?!"

Hammerhead roared, his voice full of fear and unwillingness.

Unable to believe it, he tried again, but no matter how hard he tried, veins bulged on his forehead, but Tommy's finger remained motionless, like a towering mountain standing in front of him.

"Enough of playing, now it's my turn to take action."

With indifference in his eyes, Tommy flicked the trigger casually, his movements were careless and full of nonchalance.

However, the hammer head that was attacked by him suddenly changed color, and his body flew backwards uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string, and then slammed heavily into the wall of the Krusty Krab, causing cracks to appear on the wall instantly.

Looking at Hammerhead himself, he had fallen into coma after suffering the attack.

What shocked everyone present the most was that a deep pit suddenly appeared on the top of the Hammer Head, which was known as the "Hammer Head", and the entire thing was deeply sunken downwards.

"How dare you act so presumptuous in front of me?"

Tommy stood up and walked slowly towards Hammerhead, every step seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart.

The other gang leaders looked extremely serious at this moment.

They originally wanted to watch a good show, but when they saw the strength displayed by Tommy, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Of course, beating Hammerhead proves nothing.

The key point is that Tommy did it so easily, playing with the hammer almost like a game. The meaning here is extraordinary.

"Tom...Tommy, let's talk."

At the critical moment, Owl stood up and tried to smooth things over, hoping that Lord Tommy would forgive Hammerhead and spare him this time.

Tommy ignored the owl. He walked up to Hammerhead and looked down at the miserable guy.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it.

Let me tell you, I, Tommy Vercetti, am determined to take over Hell's Kitchen.

Anyone who dares to oppose today will be hammered."

Hammerhead, who was used as an example, is now lying on the ground, in a coma.

"Now, let me ask again, who is in favor of my previous allocation? Who is against it?"

Tommy's voice echoed in the Krusty Krab with unquestionable majesty.

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(End of this chapter)