Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 361 [Winston's Summer]

Winster.

Winster is in the midst of summer.

However, the wind on the West Coast is definitely cooler and clearer than the wind on the Gold Coast.

In addition, Winster is far north, so summers in Winster are not nearly as unbearable as in the capital.

Ethan has been away from Winston for almost two months.

However, thanks to Ethan's swift and thorough actions and the capable people he left behind, the situation has improved significantly.

So even though he was away for more than two months, Winster was still Winster.

The power in the Winster underground remains firmly in the hands of the Poletta family, and no one dares to challenge it.

Even during Ethan's absence from Winster, Velen, as the interim manager, managed to expand outwards.

With sufficient financial and military support, plus covert official assistance.

The underground forces in Itasca, the city closest to Winster, have almost completely submitted to the Poletta family.

The fat man, Sindorei, who had once done bootlegging with Ethan, was a pragmatic fellow. He didn't put up much resistance and almost reached an agreement with Velen without any resistance.

Ethan already knew about this, and he naturally praised Velen for his vigorous old age.

Within the family, Velen's prestige had reached a level sufficient to support his position.

Originally, everyone was somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Lun's management.

Externally, with the surrender of the fat Sindorei, the disloyalty of those who had turned against him was extinguished.

Even without Ethan, there's still Velen.

This is where Weiren is proud.

During this period, he was quite happy, and everything was going well.

Moreover, the young master is coming back.

This was the happiest thing for him during this period.

Although wielding absolute power is an alluring thing, and no one can resist power.

But in front of the young master, she could give up anything.

Velen is preparing a grand welcome dinner for Ethan; after being away for so long, he must make the young master feel the warmth of home.

However, as he was busily preparing for the banquet at the Poletta Manor, he saw one of his subordinates, Jimmy, walking quickly toward him with a cold expression.

"Boss..."

"What happened?"

"Something's happened in Aitaska City." "Oh?"

Five minutes later.

Velen encountered Zola, a hulking figure who had risked his life to charge from the city of Eitasca.

Speaking of Zola, Velen was practically a sworn brother to him.

That bootlegging deal was the one where he risked his life to send Zola away.

Before discussing the matter of surrender, Velen had a good drink with Zola in the city of Aitaska.

Now, the burly Zola lies in the car, covered in blood and barely alive.

Velen had already brought the family's private doctor. While the doctor treated the big guy Zola, he leaned closer and asked, "Zola, big guy, hey, can you hear me?"

"...We were attacked. They came from the southeast. We don't know whose men they are, my boss..."

Zola spoke with difficulty, but he kept trying because his boss was in trouble.

"It's okay, take your time, don't rush."

Wei Lun patted his hand to calm him down.

Gradually, Velen roughly learned what had happened.

The incident started the day before yesterday when a group of people from the southeast came and said they wanted to buy illicit liquor.

This business is now the sole domain of Fat Sindorei in Itasca, which is one of the reasons he is willing to submit.

When the other party bought wine, the fat man, Sindorei, naturally welcomed it with open arms.

Because the other party wanted a large quantity and was very generous, the fat Sindorei was not stingy either, and hosted a banquet at the best hotel in Itasca City to treat them to dinner.

To everyone's surprise, halfway through the meal, the other party suddenly flipped the table and pulled out a gun.

The fat man, Sindorei, was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

The big guy Zola was originally in charge of delivering the goods, but he learned about the news halfway there and wanted to rush back to save the day.

However, the opponent was clearly well-prepared, with not only fierce firepower but also great strength, including several top-tier fighters.

Injured, Zola was forced to seek help from Winster. Velen nodded in agreement; they had to help, otherwise the reputation the Poletta family had worked so hard to build would be tarnished again.

What kind of powerful family can't even protect its own underlings?

Just as Weiren was preparing to muster his troops, the phone rang at home.

The sound was very abrupt.

Wei Lun immediately guessed who was calling, but he still answered the call.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Mr. Weren, is that right?"

"you are?"

“We have Fatty Sindorei in our hands. If you don’t want him to die, come to Aitaska City to talk.”

"Who are you?"

"Just a bunch of businessmen."

"What do you want?"

"Come on in, we should at least meet first, right?"

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone before Wei Lun could reply.

Wei Lun frowned.

He realized that the other party wasn't after the fat man Sindorei, but after him.

Or rather, it was aimed at the Poletta family.

who can that be?

Gangs in other cities, or...

For a moment, Weiren was at a loss.

During this period, the Poletta family did indeed prosper, but they also offended many people.

Instead of making a decision immediately, he sent someone to inform Vincent of Saint Quantico, and also notified other influential members of the family.

Such matters must be decided by everyone sitting down together, especially when the young master is not around.

In the evening, Vincent rushed back to the family estate as quickly as possible.

When he arrived, the others were already waiting.

"What do you think?"

So he stopped talking and just asked directly.

Because I imagine everyone has already discussed this.

"We'll talk about it when the young master returns."

It was Wein who spoke.

This is the safest idea. Ethan is already on his way back, so there's no need to make a decision now.

When the young master arrives home, all problems will naturally disappear.

Ethan has that kind of magic.

However, at 7 p.m., the phone rang again at home.

“Mr. Velen, our patience is limited. If we don’t see you in Aitaska City by tomorrow, Fat Sindorei is dead, and of course, so are his men.”

Wei Lun did not speak.

But the other party didn't stop, and continued, "Remember, only until tomorrow."

The call was then disconnected again.

This phone call once again forced the family members to sit down.

"This is clearly a trap."

Eugenid, who was in charge of finance, immediately spoke up.

"I don't recommend it to you, Velen, anyway..."

His meaning was clear: a fat Sindorei, dead is no big deal.

"I go."

Velen shook his head.

"When I leave, Vincent will take care of things at home. Vincent, look after the house."

(End of this chapter)