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Chapter 177: Unifying the Jianghu (Two in One)

"I agree!"

After Hammerhead was dealt with, Owl was the first to raise his hand and speak, taking the initiative to stand up for Tommy.

"I will be the first to vote in favor of Mr. Vercetti's proposal. I wonder what you think?"

Long before the meeting began, Owl had contacted Tommy and reached a certain degree of tacit understanding.

Coming out as the leader at this moment immediately put the other leaders in an awkward situation.

Moreover, he is not the only one here today.

Tombstone also stood out.

"Mr. Vercetti is extremely powerful and has many brothers under him. Who in the underworld doesn't know this?

Hell's Kitchen belongs to Mr. Vercetti, and rightfully so.

Not only that, I also suggest that everyone unite together and form a gang alliance, with Mr. Vercetti as our leader. I believe that with his leadership, our business will surely be successful and become more glorious! "

With the tombstone and the owl singing in unison, even a fool could understand what is going on.

Rattlesnake broke out in a cold sweat and muttered to himself.

"At the end of the day, the Italians not only want to swallow up the entire Hell's Kitchen, but also establish their own position on the road."

To be honest, he didn't want to agree.

No one wants to be controlled by others.

Is it okay if I don’t agree?

The hammerhead who dared to oppose has paid the price with his life. He is now lying on the ground unconscious. It is obvious that he is breathing in less than out, and he will not live for long.

However, looking at it from another perspective, today's incident is not entirely without benefits.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head.

In the past, everyone was free to fight on their own, but there were wars every few days, and each time we lost a lot of money.

If the FBI targets me again, it will be even more troublesome, and I might have to find a way to escape.

But if the Italians were the leaders, they might not have to worry about such problems.

There were reports in the tabloids that the Italian had been having an affair with the mayor's daughter.

Before this, no one took it seriously, thinking it was just unscrupulous journalists making up nonsense to sell newspapers.

What you hear is not as good as what you see. No one will take this kind of unfounded news seriously.

And now, the facts are before them.

Just recently, the largest financial information company in New York published a news report in the media, publicly supporting Tommy's cryptocurrency.

What everyone knows is that the founder of this financial information company is the current mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg.

Considering this, letting Tommy be the leader might really be a good choice.

The only thing that worries Rattler is whether Tommy's idea of forming an alliance is sincere or due to some calculation.

If he really believed that unity is strength, he wouldn't have to worry so much and could have agreed to it directly.

The fear is that Tommy is only using the name of alliance, but is secretly considering annexation.

"We are willing to let Mr. Vercetti be our leader!"

The situation is better than people.

Just by looking at the attitudes of Tombstone and Owl, you can tell that the three companies have reached a consensus.

If these people don't know what's good for them, they will only bring about their own destruction.

Realizing this, several gang leaders immediately raised their hands and spoke, bowing to Tommy.

"very good!"

Tommy nodded slightly with a satisfied look on his face, then turned around and asked the only person who hadn't spoken.

"So, Rattler, what do you think?"

"Ugh……"

There was no other way, Rattlesnake sighed and finally agreed.

"me too!"

As he said this, Tommy's smile became more obvious.

He stood up, glanced at everyone present, and made his final announcement.

"Since everyone has reached an agreement, our gang alliance is officially established from today!"

His voice was full of authority that could not be denied.

No rules, no standards.

Any organization that wants to last long must abide by certain rules.

Even gangsters are no exception.

Of course, Tommy had no intention of copying federal law.

Gang members are all lawless wildcats, and hoping to organize them into an elite army is doomed to failure.

Moreover, Tommy looked down on those gangsters and was too lazy to recruit those scum into his own team.

The fear of rattlesnakes is totally unnecessary.

What Tommy wanted to do was simple.

He just wanted to establish a code of conduct, which in short was the steps to solve problems when they occurred.

It is of great benefit to both gang leaders and gang members.

"This is the preliminary manuscript I drafted earlier. Please read it and tell us what you think of it."

Rattlesnake was closest, so he took the manuscript and read its contents carefully.

"You must keep your mouth shut. You can't tell the gang's secrets even if you are beaten to death."

"The gang is above the individual."

"You must not disobey orders from your superiors."

"You are not allowed to rebel and surrender yourself."

"Keep it a secret from your family."

"You are not allowed to carry out kidnapping activities without authorization."

"Fighting among gang members is strictly prohibited."

“You shall not seduce your friend’s wife.”

……

The rattlesnake was a bit surprised.

Because this treaty is very simple and not harsh at all.

He originally thought that Tommy, who held great power, would use his position to coerce others, take advantage of the opportunity to make rules to benefit himself, and force them to abide by them.

But now it seems that what Tommy did was more like fixing some conventional things in the form of a document, and the content was not very much.

More importantly, the words used are very simple, and as long as you know the characters, you can basically understand it.

This allows even the lower-class thugs to read and comprehend it, making it worth promoting.

"Okay, let's do this."

Rattlesnake expressed his agreement and passed the manuscript down, receiving the same round of approval.

"I have no opinion."

"agree."

“Totally possible.”

……

All the gang leaders present expressed their opinions, and no one objected.

With the approval of this gang, this gang code will become an iron law and be widely circulated in the underworld.

"Tsk, that's why they say Italians can be the boss."

Even as the leader of the alliance, he is still so disciplined.

Rattlesnake had some respect for Tommy.

If he were in Tommy's position, he would never act with such principles and would definitely seek huge profits for himself.

Of course, he also misunderstood Tommy.

The reason why Tommy didn't be greedy or take anything was not because he didn't want it, but because he simply looked down on it.

He was wealthy, had no shortage of money, and had plenty of ways to make money, so he didn't have to dirty his hands like these gang leaders.

Didn’t you see that he outsourced the flour business on his territory to Owl?

What he really wanted was a base of his own.

That's why he was determined to take over Hell's Kitchen.

As for the rest of the things, he didn't even look at them.

Let those people distinguish.

Annexation or something like that is even more impossible.

His Vercetti gang was being managed very well nowadays, there was no need to add more scum into it and damage the purity of the team.

Taking over Hell's Kitchen, establishing leadership, and establishing gang rules. After discussing these three things, the meeting was declared over.

The rattlesnakes went back to their homes.

Tommy naturally opened the door and left the conference room.

It was getting late, the moon was dim and the stars were dim.

The streets of New York are still busy and brightly lit.

Tommy got into the Mercedes, told Franklin the address, and then looked out the rear window at the bustling night scene outside.

He knew very well that today was just the first step and there was still a long way to go to truly control the underground world of New York.

Although those gang leaders seemed convinced on the surface, who knew what they were thinking?

However, he is not worried about this.

He has the ability to deal with those potential threats.

He would beat anyone who dared to cause trouble.

After two or three times, those people will learn their lesson and won't cause trouble again.

But no matter what happens later, with this meeting, those people should be able to have a few days of peace and quiet.

He also fulfilled his promise to Michael Bloomberg.

At this moment, the system prompt sound suddenly sounded in his ears.

[Congratulations to the host for achieving the "Boss" achievement in the series Underworld]

[Get 500 bonus points]

[Current points: 1300]

"It's really rare."

The completion of the new achievement made Tommy feel a little emotional.

As his status grew, he had almost unlocked all the achievements he could.

It is extremely difficult to unlock higher levels.

It was such a pleasant surprise to be able to unlock a new achievement today.

Moreover, with these newly acquired 500 points, his total points once again exceeded the 1,000 mark, allowing him to participate in the lottery again.

But before the lottery began, he checked his current character panel.

[Name: Tommy Vercetti]

[Character Card: Nobita Nobi (Crossing Rope, Sharpshooting, Sleep)]

[Abilities: Martial Arts Talent (Crippled Leopard), Super Endurance (Urban Superman), Super Defense (Indestructible), Super Resistance (Holy Lord), Super Reaction Speed (Flash Star), Super Strength (Mr. Incredible), Bio-Force Field (Superman)]

[Items: "Indestructible" cheats (Assassin Wu Liuqi), portal gun (Rick and Morty), delicious Krabby Patty ancestral secret recipe (SpongeBob), M500 revolver (Druby), silk bag (My name is MT), Nichirin sword (Demon Slayer)]

From all aspects, he now has comprehensive abilities.

Whether it is defense or attack, there is nothing missing.

The resistance is also very good.

If there is anything he lacks, it might be his agility, as he doesn't have super speed.

Plus, he couldn't fly.

The latter is easier to say.

Although he can't fly, he can jump big, which barely makes up for his shortcomings.

The former, however, cannot be solved for the time being.

By the time he fights the Speedster, there's a high chance that the embarrassing situation will happen where his brain reacts but his body can't keep up.

If possible, he certainly hopes that the prize he wins in this lottery will be one of these two. It would be best if he could get a character card directly and gain both superpowers at the same time.

But no one can predict something like probability, so we still have to wait patiently for the final result.

There was still some distance to the destination, so Tommy simply opened the system, spent one thousand points, and started a new round of lottery.

In an instant, his points plummeted and fell back to the three-digit mark again.

And this time the lottery results soon appeared in front of him.

[Ability: Extreme Survival]

[Source: Almighty Man]

[Source: "The Invincible Young Hero"]

"Yes, it's still an auxiliary ability."

Tommy was not too disappointed that he didn't get what he wanted.

After all, the result this time is pretty good. At least it is a useful ability, which is much better than those weird props.

Moreover, the importance of extreme survival is no less than the previous two.

As the name suggests, extreme survival is related to survival ability.

After acquiring extreme survival skills, Tommy's needs for food, water, and sleep are extremely low. With just a tiny bit of oxygen reserves, he can maintain physiological activities for a very long time, and therefore can survive in extreme environments such as space and the deep sea.

Overall, this ability is very good and greatly enhances his survivability.

At the very least, it enables him to have the ability to fight underwater and survive in space.

Although at this stage, extreme survival does not seem to be of much use, his steps will not be limited to the earth. Sooner or later, he will venture into the universe.

In addition, he has a portal gun that allows him to travel to other universes different from the main world.

When that time comes, extreme survival may come in handy.

"Boss, we're here."

While I was thinking about it, the driver Franklin had already driven the car to the designated location.

Tommy collected his scattered thoughts and stepped out of the car.

What appeared before his eyes was a luxurious lake view manor.

After his mansion near Central Park was destroyed, he did not repair it, but just paid a certain amount of compensation and moved to a new home, which was this estate.

Compared to the previous luxurious apartment, this manor is more spacious.

The area alone is 80,000 square meters.

The manor building is in Baroque style, with a construction area of about 125 square meters and a total of rooms of various sizes.

There is a main building in the middle of the manor, which includes the banquet hall, meeting hall and Tommy's private residence.

The buildings around the main building are mostly entertainment or leisure facilities, including personal horse farms, artificial lakes, large swimming pools and many other buildings.

Just by looking at the overall exquisite design, you can tell that the owner of the manor put a lot of thought into its construction and that the cost was quite high.

The selling price is even higher.

Tommy spent almost $60 million when he bought it.

Later, the redecoration and renovation cost at least tens of millions of dollars.

When you add up all the details, I'm afraid even $100 million wouldn't be enough.

Of course, he has now gotten rid of his previous poverty and is no longer in the embarrassing situation when he first arrived in New York and had to spend several million dollars in eight parts.

Not to mention the revenue from the Krusty Krab, just the healing medicinal baths alone can bring him hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue every year.

If you add in his other businesses, the figure you get would be an astronomical one, one that can only be described as horrifying.

Therefore, it is just a piece of cake for him to take out 100 million US dollars to purchase a luxury manor. It is no big deal.

Another thing is, only a bigger manor would make it easier for him to keep his mistress, right?
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(End of this chapter)