I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 751 Dawn

Chapter 751 Dawn (55)

At midnight, the fireworks over Salerno reached their peak.

Perhaps to celebrate leaving in 2008, the city government invested a huge sum of money in organizing this fireworks show.

2007 was so tough!

Life is tough for everyone.

Italy's economy has suffered a catastrophic blow.

Salerno, in particular, suffered greatly from this.

Salerno wasn't a particularly economically developed city to begin with, and with Naples nearby, it was essentially sucking away a massive amount of resources, including tourism. Salerno itself was a city that relied primarily on tourism and resorts, supplemented by some handicrafts and commerce, forming the three pillars of its urban development.

However, the financial crisis hit, severely impacting the tourism industry.

This can be seen from the fact that villas in Sunstone Bay are constantly being sold.

In previous years, the Salerno marina was very lively.

Especially in winter, all the boat berths are filled with yachts.

But this year...

I hope the bad luck of 2008 will pass quickly.

May everyone have a smooth and successful 2009.

……

At midnight, Liu Jin made a phone call back to China.

However, due to the time difference, it was already past midnight when he made the call.

As a result, I got a good scolding from my mom.

But I'm still very happy!

Diva was a little sleepy, so Monica took her back to her room to sleep.

Leslie and Liu Jin sat on the lawn chatting, while Jerome went into the security room to check the surveillance cameras.

"Old Zhang, aren't you scared?"

"What are you afraid of?"

"There really are bandits coming."

"Pah, pah, pah, you're such a jinx on the first day of the new year."

Leslie laughed and said, "However, if something really happens, I'd like to experience it."

"You really don't know what it means to court death."

"Aren't you even more so?"

Liu Jin was taken aback, then smiled.

Deep down, he still has a crazy, suicidal streak.

Otherwise, he would have already sailed away from Salerno and returned to Grüsán.

Thinking about it now, it seems...

I used to think that France was a dangerous place, but compared to Italy, France's security seems to be not so bad.

At least in Grysan, this kind of thing won't happen.

Yes, there are many factors that make Lions Cove safe.

But one of the most important reasons is Lions Bay's location, which is right on the border between France and Spain.

In other words, the Lion Bay area is jointly controlled by Spain and France.

Of course, there are also refugees who smuggle themselves in.

But compared to Italy, there are indeed far fewer.

The phone rang suddenly.

Liu Jin leaned over and glanced at it; it was Dimarco's number.

"Hey Marco, Buon Capodanno!"

"Happy New Year, Amos."

Dimarco sounded a little tired on the phone.

"Doctor, have you ever heard of the name Nordine Ben Alar?"

"Who?"

"A Moroccan, or more precisely, a Moroccan human trafficker, travels between Morocco and Belgium and controls the smuggling routes for refugees from Algiers and Tunisia. One-fifth of the refugees in Europe who come from ZD enter Europe through his routes."

"How would I, a writer, know these things?"

"Now you need to know something... I've caught a black man named Jerry Payer. He has an older brother named Pascal Payer, a Frenchman, who is a well-known stable boy in the Val-de-Marne department of the Île-de-France region."

Last year, Pascal clashed with Serbian Norbert Fehr.

Yes, it's 2009 now, which was last year.

Pascal and Alar had a close working relationship, and he planned to have Alar lead a group to land in Salerno and then enter France from Italy. In short, Pascal had suffered heavy losses last year, and Alar didn't have much money left. Pascal's brother, Jerry Payet, was sent to Salerno to act as their guide.

As it turned out, he happened to see your yacht enter the harbor.

After making further inquiries, he learned that you lived in Sun Stone Bay. Since you were Chinese, he decided to try and make money off you.

He contacted Alar, intending to have Alar's people take action.

Yes, that's exactly it!

So it has to be the Mafia, the local bullies.

The Mafia managed to find out about something that even the National Security Council couldn't get through to Meloni, but they got it all sorted out in a single day.

"You have Jerry in your hands?"

"He's dying... I'll take him to the mine later, there won't be any trouble."

However, Jerry's men have already gone to Morocco... I told my father about this, and he said that after dawn, he would send someone to Morocco to let the locals talk to Alar.

Don't worry, Alar is just a nobody.

Although the Marco family isn't as powerful as the Neapolitan and Sicilian families, they still hold some influence in Morocco.

"Marco, thanks!"

"Haha, treat me to a drink later."

Also, my father said he hopes to have the opportunity to have dinner with you sometime.

"It was an honor."

“Amos, enjoy your life in Salerno without worry. My father said that no one will disturb your creative process.”

"Haha, thank you for your consideration, Mr. Marco."

"That's enough for now, I'm exhausted. I'll find a place to relax later."

"have a good rest!"

Liu Jin hung up the phone.

Leslie looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What is the Marco family?"

"The local mafia."

"Dimarco, is that the gun shop where you picked us up the other day?"

"Yes, the executioner of the Marco family, and also the youngest son of old Marco."

"Damn, are you playing this wildly now?" Leslie's gaze towards Liu Jin was a little off.

Is it wild?

Then you probably don't know the details about Lao Zhong.

That guy was the mastermind behind the bombing of Lai Cheung-hwa in Hong Kong.

……

But no matter what, Liu Jin finally felt relieved.

Daiwa is asleep.

Monica came out of the house and casually patted the big heads of Julie and Adrian, who were lying on the steps.

Leon and Fanny stood guard at the entrance to the rocky path leading to the beach.

Julie and Adrian stood guard at the entrance of the villa.

Augustine, now Jerome's lackey, stands guard at the villa's gate.

"Is the matter resolved?"

"solved!"

Monica sat down next to Liu Jin and started talking about the phone call Dimarco had just made.

The sea breeze was a bit chilly at that moment.

She was wearing camouflage pants and a vest underneath, revealing her shapely figure.

However, he was wearing a gypsy shawl, with his legs on the chair and his body curled up in a ball.

"In Italy, it doesn't matter whether an ordinary person knows the Mafia or not."

But if you're wealthy, or involved in politics... you'll inevitably have intricate connections with the Mafia. Actually, the Mafia isn't as terrifying as people imagine. Perhaps it was twenty years ago, but now they're much more restrained.

Most Mafia families these days are all about making money.

He will be very friendly as long as you have enough reputation and wealth.

The premise is that you don't touch their interests... Their friendship with you doesn't necessarily mean they want something from you; they just want to build a good relationship.

Do you know Giancarlo?

Liu Jin lit a cigarette and took a puff.

Leslie sat on the other side of the table, listening to Monica.

"Who?"

Liu Jin was stunned.

But Leslie realized what he meant and said, "Giancarlo Giannini?"

"You know him?"

"Haha, he's the male lead in your first work, 'Being a Stepmother is Hard'."

"Oh, Leslie, how do you know so much about Monica? Was it because you were young...?"

"Shut up!"

Leslie cursed.

Monica couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“Eva should know him too; he starred in Casino Royale.”

"Really? I don't remember."

"But Leslie is right, he was indeed the male lead in my first film. However, that guy was no good. He and the film's director, Dino Risi, tried to sexually harass me. I was terrified, so I called my dad to complain. Then my dad went to the Russo family, who were very famous in the Perugia region at the time... not the Russo family of Naples."

Then someone from the Perugia-Luso family called the film set and talked to Risi for ten minutes.

After that, Risi and Giancarlo became much more well-behaved.

It sounds a bit like an American gangster movie.

Suddenly, a TV series flashed through Liu Jin's mind—a gangster TV series.

Bloodbath Gangsters!

However, the term "Peaky Blinders" refers to the British Razorback.

But can it be adapted?
The Bloody Gang could be the British Razor Gang or the Marco family of Salerno.

This kind of subject matter would definitely be doomed in China.

But if we put it in Europe, in Italy...

Liu Jin immediately became a little excited!

He heard interesting stories from Dimarco about the Neapolitan mafia, Salerno, and the Salerno mafia.

Okay, let's talk, let's talk!

Even if you have many friends.

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking, could I write a gangster novel based on the Marco family?"

Monica was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"If that's the case, the Marco family will be your friends forever."

"What's the story behind the Perugia Luso family you mentioned earlier?"

Monica scratched her head with both hands, her black hair a little messy.

"I don't know much about the Lusso family. After all, my childhood dream was to be a lawyer, and I had no interest in Mafia families."

Originally, I studied law at the University of Perugia.

But after graduation, I realized that making it big in that industry was even harder than making it big in modeling.

Liu Jin largely agreed with this point.

Chloe is a perfect example!

If her father hadn't been Alexandre Magnon, and if Mr. Alexandre Magnon hadn't been the president of the Paris Bar Association's council, could she have obtained her practicing certificate in Paris so easily? And become a lawyer so quickly?

Okay, even if she becomes a lawyer.

Without Manion's support, she could never have assembled her own team of top lawyers in such a short time.

All roads lead to Rome.

But sometimes you'll find that some people are born in Rome.

In that sense, Monica and Mara are somewhat similar.

They both graduated from law school, but ultimately neither of them chose to stay in the legal profession.

If it weren't for Liu Jin, Mara's situation would likely have been even more difficult than Monica's...

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Fanny, who was lying at the entrance of the path, suddenly cried out.

Immediately afterward, Leon also shouted.

Julie and Adrian at the villa entrance, as well as Augustine outside the small house by the main gate, all stood up and barked at the same time.

Jerome ran out of the cabin, wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying an HK416.
"Doctor, something's wrong!"