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Chapter 26 Rise and fall secretly
2005 years.

Italy, Naples.

Private villa.

The lights in the conference room are bright.

At this moment, a family gathering is taking place here.

It was called a family gathering, but in fact it was just a gathering of gang leaders to discuss recent events and decide what the family should do next.

The family business has been doing well recently, and these leaders all have smiles on their faces.

Only the man in a suit in the middle had said nothing since the meeting began. He was puffing smoke from a cigar, and no one knew what he was thinking.

“Tommy Vercetti, ha!

Damn it, I didn't expect the cops to let him out so quickly!"

Santino Antonio has been in a bad mood lately.

He had a wide network of contacts and found out what was happening in prison.

Tea Bag, who had offended Tommy, died of "suicide".

Belick, who intended to commit murder, fell ill and became a vegetable despite failed rescue efforts. He was eventually given up on treatment due to the high medical bills.

Just a few days ago, the scheming Abruzzi also met with death when he slipped on the soap while taking a bath and hit his head on the ground.

Santino could guess who did it without even thinking about it.

Tommy Vercetti.

Yes, that guy must have done it.

Although the three unlucky guys have different identities and statuses, they have one thing in common: they have all offended Tommy Vercetti.

It was because of this that the three people died one after another.

Santino knew in his heart that he would be next.

After all, when Tommy was ambushed, it was he who was behind the attack and leaked the information to the rival family.

Tommy spent three years in prison for nothing.

Now that Tommy is back from prison, he will definitely investigate what happened back then. If the investigation leads to him, his life will definitely be over.

Thinking silently in his mind, Santino didn't pay attention to what was happening in the outside world.

Only when he heard someone calling his name did he wake up from his memories.

"Where were we talking about? Oh, right, it was about Tommy Vercetti being released from prison."

"Yes."

Sitting opposite him, Jaina looked deeply at her brother.

For some reason, she always felt that something was not right with Santino recently, and he was absent-minded at several family meetings.

However, on second thought, she felt that this was normal.

She heard that Santino had run into a big trouble these days. The business he was in charge of was attacked by unknown persons. Not only several of his men were arrested and imprisoned, but he also lost a large sum of money.

With so many worries, it's no wonder Santino is in a bad mood.

As for why Jaina knew it so clearly, the reason was very simple.

Because the so-called unknown person was actually Jaina herself.

It seems irrational for an elder sister to secretly harm her younger brother's property.

But considering that now is the time to compete for the family heir, it is understandable why Jaina did this.

Thinking back to the present, Jaina looked around at the leaders of the family and spoke slowly.

"Tommy will be out soon. What do you think of his position?"

Tommy spent three years in jail because he worked for his family.

According to the rules of the Mafia, Tommy will naturally get the compensation he deserves after being released from prison.

Even the most demanding person will not skimp on this.

The reason is very simple.

If those who have made contributions cannot be rewarded, who will work for the family in the future?

A family that doesn't clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments will never go far. After listening to Jaina's speech, the corners present were full of discussions.

Although most people agreed with Gianna's point of view, they believed that Tommy should indeed be promoted.

But there are still some people who question this.

These people's ideas are simple.

It's not that they disagree with rewarding Tommy, the key is that the noise Tommy made was too big and caused a huge sensation in the underworld.

Now that Tommy has returned, it is easy to attract some people's attention, and it may also have some bad effects on the Camorra family's business.

“It’s not a big problem, after all, so much time has passed.

As long as Tommy keeps a low profile, people will soon forget about him."

"I can't see it."

As soon as Gianna finished speaking, Santino refuted.

“Didn’t everyone read John Abruzzi’s report a few days ago?
Although the prison said it was just an accident, I think everyone here should know what happened. "

When he said this, everyone in the meeting room laughed quietly.

Slip on the soap?
What a ridiculous reason.

The leader of the Nostrada family died in such a ridiculous way.

Everyone knows there is a conspiracy here.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Santino continued to speak.

"Think about it, when the Nostra family sees Tommy walking around in their territory, what will they choose to do next? I don't think I need to say more, right?"

Santino's words caused many gang leaders to think deeply.

Putting aside the twenty or so gunmen, Tommy has already killed two gang leaders of the Nostra family.

The hatred between the two is not only as deep as the sea, but also has reached the point where it cannot be wiped out.

In this case, the Nostra family is bound to retaliate.

As the target of revenge, Tommy will definitely not surrender.

Many people will inevitably die in the battle, and the situation will escalate, causing irreparable adverse effects on the Camorra family's business.

When it comes to their own interests, the gang leaders can no longer sit still.

"Then what should we do?"

Seeing the various behaviors of the gang leaders, Santino felt that the time was ripe. After exhaling a large puff of smoke, he stated his solution.

"Remember we were talking about moving toward America, right? New York is the golden area now.

The Russians, the Mexicans, that shit, now even a bunch of random textile factory workers are getting a piece of the action.”

"But, Santino, I have to remind you that the local gangs in New York are not very friendly to the family."

A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.

The Camorra family is strong in Italy, but in New York, they are fighting away from home and it is difficult to suppress the local forces.

"That's why we have to send someone over to help us do the work."

Santino tapped the table with his fingers and said seductively.

Isn't Tommy Vercetti very capable? Well, I will give you the identity of a family agent and let you go to America to develop the market.

Of course, the family will not treat you unfairly.

All the territory you conquer will be ruled by you alone.

As for the family, at most we can get a small share of the profits.

If Tommy does a really good job, he can be promoted further and become the person in charge of the family in America.

Even if you don't do well, it doesn't matter. Just think of it as going out to avoid the limelight.

After a few years when everything is calm, it won't be too late to let Tommy come back. The family will still keep his previous position and continue to give him corresponding treatment.

Santino's move was so fair and aboveboard that even Gianna had no reason to say anything.

Faced with the approval of the gang leaders, the weak and powerless Jaina could only nod her head with difficulty and agreed to send Tommy to New York to expand the territory.

(End of this chapter)