American variety show: The Godfather, the Peace Ambassador, what the heck?

Chapter 216 Fireline Pursuit
After three years, our bond has finally reached the level of close friends.

Looking at Brian's "Abandon Darkness for Light" skill, Luca wondered if he had been influenced by this brat's skill.
This skill increases trust when infiltrating a criminal organization. After betraying them, you can gain additional trust from the criminals while simultaneously decreasing the official trust level.

Brian has now completely betrayed Luca, and in one fell swoop, he almost maxed out Luca's trust level.

In short, Luca now finds this kid pleasing to the eye no matter what, and this subtle psychological influence is something even Luca himself finds incredible.

Good heavens! You little blondie, you've really made it big to gain my trust, Luca!

"drive!"

Luca tossed the car keys to Brian. "Back to Los Angeles."

On the way back, Luca casually spent a total of 160 skill fragments to learn Arthur's [Infiltrator] and Brian's [Man and Vehicle as One].

Both skills are quite good. The "Man and Vehicle as One" skill is not only useful for racing, but also a life-saving skill after a car accident. At least in the future, enemies won't be able to kill Luca with a dump truck.

[Remaining Skill Fragments: 310]

The "See You Again" skill is now linked; you will receive a related skill buff when Brian leaves the field.

Luca's expression immediately became very strange.

Brian does have a rather abstract skill: leaving the field to buff his teammates.

In the original storyline, after Brian and Mia retired from the world of martial arts, Toretto was able to race against an aircraft carrier and even drive his car into outer space.

That's really a bit abstract and outrageous.

This skill is now working on me too, but only if Brian leaves the game.

Is this withdrawal a complete retirement from the entertainment industry, or simply maintaining a certain distance?

Luca thought to himself that he needed to find a time to test it out, but for now, he still needed Brian's involvement in Toretto's truck heist, so he couldn't let him leave the scene for the time being.

Over the next few days, the events in Vegas gradually came to a close.

In its subsequent report, the FBI only mentioned the brawl at the hotel, calling it an assassination attempt on Buddy. Regarding the hospital, it only stated that Buddy died on the operating table despite attempts to save him.

Not a single word was mentioned about Spallanzan, let alone the taboo word "Heller".

The matter has been settled. Regardless of what happened behind the scenes, what is presented to the public is simply that the assassin killed Buddy for the bounty.

Even the vast majority of people within the FBI believe this to be the truth. Only a very small number of people know the truth, but no one will speak out and throw mud at themselves.

On the Mafia side, more people know the inside story.

At least Luca's presence at the crime scene is definitely related to Spallanzan's death.

That night, in Beverly Hills.

Milano, the head of the Los Angeles family, and Luca met again.

Luca did not reveal the truth. No one would admit to Spallanzan's undercover identity now. With Spallanzan's death, this secret will be permanently sealed in the FBI's archives, never to be brought out again.

Even if Mirano told him, he might not believe it, so Luca simply denied it outright, "When I arrived at the hospital, old man Spallanzan was already dead. I was too late; I couldn't get Buddy's heart to be delivered."

Milano learned about these things from Spallanzan's men. Back then, Pigeon approached them, using the excuse of saving the old man, and rallied everyone to take control of the hospital, trying to forcibly take Buddy's heart from the FBI.

Milano had no idea what was happening in the ward.

I feel like Luca is talking nonsense.
However, since it was over, Milano didn't want to pursue it any further. Buddy was dead, which was a happy ending for everyone; Spallanzan, who wasn't going to live much longer anyway, couldn't be given a second chance, which was a bit of a shame.

Soon after, the Russians also arrived at the estate.

Upon learning that Luca had gone to Vegas, they also recalled a rather unfortunate incident that had recently occurred there: "One of our brothers got killed by the cops in a Vegas casino! Those damn cops, I'll make him pay with his life!"

Luca and Milano just smiled and offered a few words of comfort. Who hasn't had a brother killed by the police?
The Russian said, "That policeman is from the Los Angeles Police Department. I'm warning you, you'd better not interfere when I'm arranging for someone to take action."

Milano said it was no problem, and Luca casually offered a suggestion, "The man is dead, so it's best to accept the loss and move on. Killing a policeman would cause unnecessary trouble. Let that guy pay to save his life."

The Russians thought about it and agreed. Since the man was gone, they could take revenge in a different way: pay him to save his life, which would also be a way of giving their subordinates an explanation.

Your suggestion moved the Russian mafia, giving a narcotics officer a chance to live.

[Gain 5 skill points]

[Gained 2 Skill Fragments]

With a casual remark, Luca earned some skill fragments. He thought to himself that his status was rising and his influence was growing. In many cases, a single sentence could maintain peace.

Russians should also take their own opinions into consideration.

Towards the end of the conversation, the Russian brought up the gasoline issue, saying, "Hey Pigeon, haven't you caught any thieves yet? Another tanker truck was robbed the day before yesterday."

"Give me a little more time, I'm still investigating."

Luca wondered to himself, why are these robbers so fond of his tanker truck? It's happening in Detroit, and now it's happening in Los Angeles too.

Hopefully things will be settled with Brian soon.

In the past few days, Brian went to Toretto's auto repair shop again, keeping an eye on Toretto's car modifications while subtly probing for information, trying to find out when Toretto and his gang would make their next move, and then inform Old Pigeon to make sure they were caught red-handed.

"Mia, where's your brother?"

That afternoon, Brian strolled around the store but didn't see Toretto, that big bald guy, only Mia. "He went to buy parts for Luca's GTR," Mia explained without batting an eye.

Brian was suspicious. Should he purchase the parts?

Or did they go and rob a truck?
Which accessories?

When the topic came up, Brian talked non-stop, as if he knew exactly what a woman's bra size was, just as he knew every part of a car.

"Toreto's modification plan is a bit too conservative. Does he look down on Old Pigeon's driving skills? What good car can be made with this kind of modification?"

"Are you really upset?"

"I'm just stating a fact objectively. Your brother does know a lot about cars, but he doesn't know Lao Ge. Only I know what Lao Ge's driving style is like."

Mia looked at the talkative young man in front of her. It had only been a few days, but she felt that he seemed to have become more cheerful, as if he had let go of some psychological burdens and was more willing to show his true self.

It was also the first time she had seen Brian's undisguised respect and trust when he talked about another man.

"You seem to know your boss very well?"

Mia recalled that handsome man. Even though he was standing right in front of her, she could never see him clearly, as if there was a layer of mist between them. Unlike Brian, whose emotions were written all over his face.

“My boss and I have been through thick and thin together,” Brian said proudly. “You can’t imagine how many places we’ve brought peace to. Crime rates in places like New York, Detroit, and Boston have dropped so much, and I’ve done a small part in that.”

Mia: "."

When you're bragging, can you at least write something down first?
You don't need to try to attract my attention in this way anymore; I can see you no matter where you stand.

Mia wasn't particularly averse to this low-level flirting trick. She smiled and asked, "So, did you come to Los Angeles this time to defend the peace here?"

"Who says it's not?"

Brian continued, "Peace is needed here too."

This guy is such a braggart. Mia chatted with him for a while longer and then suggested, "Want to go racing tonight? Toretto's here too. You're not happy about it, are you? You can have a race then."

"I hope he doesn't lose too badly."

That evening, Brian drove his little green car to the racetrack area. Just as he and Toretto were having a great time racing, Luca called.

"Brian, where is Toretto now?" Luca asked seriously.

"He's right next to me; we were just racing together."

"Speeding?"

Luca asked疑惑地, "Besides Toreto, where are the others in his gang?"

"Most of them are still here."

Brian asked, "What happened?"

Luca said helplessly, "Another tanker truck has been robbed. Are you sure you're with Toreto and the others? Then it seems they weren't the ones who did it this time."

Brian paused for a moment. "I'm sure they were with me all night and didn't have time to commit the crime."

Since that was the case, Luca didn't have many questions. He gave a few simple instructions and hung up the phone before setting off for the scene of the incident.

Police have located the stolen tanker truck, but it is now empty of gasoline.

The person who called the police was a truck driver. The masked robbers stole his truck but did not kill him.

When Luca arrived at the scene, it was already surrounded by police.

"Did you get a good look at them?" Luca asked the driver.

“No, they were all wearing masks.” The driver shook his head and cursed, “Those guys each had a submachine gun. I even brought a shotgun to deal with them, but I was no match for them.”

Luca was also in a bit of a bind in this situation. If it wasn't Toreto and his group, then who else could it be?

If they keep fighting over it, how the hell will we be able to do business?

At that moment, a police car arrived at the scene, and a middle-aged man got out of the car.

Luca turned his head and looked at him with a slightly surprised expression.

[Rare Card Discovered: Vincent Hannah]

Vincent: A

[Source: Heat]

[Skills: Fire Tracking; Heat]

[Bond: Strangers]

Upon seeing this guy, Luca knew that this robbery was not so simple.

In Los Angeles, besides Toretto's gang of robbers, there is another group of even more skilled thieves.

(End of this chapter)