While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

Chapter 101 The Five Great Gangs of New York

The "Happy Street" area is not large, less than one percent of five square kilometers.

In theory, if Tom avoids them and uses only the remaining land, it won't affect the construction of the factory at all.

But if we cede five cities today and ten cities tomorrow, then we can have a night's rest.

In the American jungle, not fighting back is a sign of weakness; the other side will not stop there, but will only push their luck further.

Even before the factory is built, all sorts of people will come to cause trouble.

After dropping Ava and Kane off at their apartment, Tom called Vito's godfather.

Let heroes investigate heroes, let good men investigate good men, let the mafia investigate the mafia.

Just two hours later, Vito returned the call.

The forces operating the "pleasure district" on William's land were mainly five mafia groups:

Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese.

On the surface, they appear similar to other gangs, their main businesses being: exploiting young women who own businesses, gambling addicts going bankrupt in brothels, and ruthless activities in Türkiye.

But the difference between the most powerful and the least powerful lies in their scale and influence, as well as their secret accomplices.

Unlike the previous small mafia groups in Queens and Brooklyn, these five families all have city councilors and local family influence backing them.

The reason they didn't take over Queens and Brooklyn was simply because those two areas were too chaotic, and the owners behind the scenes were afraid of too much trouble and getting into a mess.

Tom has now forcefully unified the two counties, integrating them with lightning speed.

The five major mafia groups have no reason or opportunity to intervene.

The five major mafia organizations have a complex and powerful network of influence behind them, with almost every major family in New York involved.

Even the old guard of the Vanderbilt family has murky ties with the Big Five Mafia.

Otherwise, the five major mafia groups wouldn't dare to occupy the Vanderbilt family's idle land.

Adam Vanderbilt, the owner of the Vanderbilt family's engineering and real estate companies, has frequent connections with the five major Mafia organizations.

If it weren't for his special status, Adam would have contacted the Big Five Mafia to get rid of Tom when he negotiated with a gun.

The five major mafia groups are similar to Tom's gang; they are simply dogs working for politicians.

Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner.

Tom understood this, and after hanging up with Vito, he called Adam directly.

As soon as the call connected, Tom said directly, "William owns properties belonging to the five major Mafia organizations. Don't tell me you didn't know that."

It's 3 PM now.

"At 5 p.m., I will go to your company's conference room, and I will also meet with the heads of the five major mafia groups."

"Otherwise, they will see five city council votes that will forever oppose their proposals."

After Tom finished speaking, he hung up the phone immediately, not giving Adam a chance to speak at all.

Even when Adam called back, he wouldn't answer at all.

Tom tapped the table, pondering the reactions of the various families and how he should respond.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon when Tom drove to the Vanderbilt One office building.

Downstairs, the parking lot is full of all kinds of top-of-the-line luxury cars.

Tom's five dissenting votes still pose a significant threat.

Tom entered the conference room, where there were about thirty or forty people sitting.

Apart from Tom's faction, all twenty other city councilors were present.

Tom walked over to Adam and patted him on the shoulder.

Adam understood and immediately gave the main seat to Tom.

Tom didn't sit down immediately, but looked at the veteran councilors present and said, "Since I became a councilor, I've basically been slacking off."

"Abstain from voting on motions where the situation is unclear, and vote in favor of motions where the trend is clear."

"I will continue to do so in the future."

"And I want to clean up all the illegal businesses on the land of Hero Pharmaceutical Company."

"I've given you my terms, do you agree?"

Tom's words sparked controversy, as everyone disapproved of his arrogance.

The first to speak was an old man from the Vanderbilt family.

He is both a city councilor and a highly respected core member of the Vanderbilt family.

His conflict with Tom also included the struggle for the headship of the Vanderbilt family.

The old man said, "Young man, do you really think five votes can influence the overall situation?"

"What use are five tickets if the twenty of us unite to kidnap someone!"

Tom didn't speak; instead, he scanned the entire room.

The meaning conveyed in their eyes was quite clear: it was all about you?

They also united.

At this moment, another city councilor from the Astor family stepped forward.

The Astor family, once the kings of American leather, unfortunately saw their previous head die on the Titanic, and the family gradually declined.

The city councilor from the Astor family said, "Mr. Tom, you also have similar brutes working for you, who specialize in doing dirty and tiring jobs."

"You have to reward them so they'll work hard for you."

"That small place won't affect your factory construction."

Suddenly, he changed the subject and said coldly, "Moreover, you, me, and every city councilor here have made public security one of our election promises."

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"If a large-scale gang war breaks out, Mr. Tom, can you really withstand it?"

Everyone present understood what he meant.

The five major mafia are just sitting there, what can you, Tom, do?

Don't even think about using government power to eradicate them; we won't let the dogs be easily eliminated.

Direct bloodshed is not an option either; votes are more important than anything else, so public security is also more important than anything else.

If a large-scale gang war really breaks out, we will definitely unite and besiege you, Tom.

When faced with shared interests, we can set aside our prejudices and unite against external threats.

Tom understood perfectly, and swept his finger across the crowd, asking, "Is that what you all think?"

The silence that everyone responded with was a firm statement.

Tom nodded and continued, "In other words, as long as there isn't a large-scale gang war."

"You don't even care whether your dogs live or die?"

The crowd remained silent; silence itself was a form of expression.

They wouldn't risk a bloody battle with Tom for the sake of their dogs.

The five major mafia groups are not their bottom line; law and order are.

Tom had probed their bottom line and knew that there was no point in continuing the meeting.

Would you bother with an opponent whose bottom line you know?

Tom had already come up with a plan.

Who says the demise of a gang requires government intervention or the violent elimination by another gang?

Tom got up and left his seat. Before leaving, he said to everyone, "I have a little suggestion for you: find a new dog as soon as possible."

"Within a week, your original five old dogs will disappear."

With that, Tom closed the door and walked away.

Everyone in the meeting room, except Adam, chuckled softly.

Without relying on government power or resorting to gang warfare, what makes you think you can make the five major mafia groups disappear?

Only Adam felt that Tom wasn't arrogant, but rather confident.

Tom might actually be able to take down the five families within a week without alerting the government or disrupting public order.