Chapter 138 Lewis Hotel (Thanks to the leader Feiyanren)
McRobles walked into the Tartaly family's nightclub with the money. The place was closed today. Bruno had just been killed at the door. Not many people would come to spend money at this time. He returned the money to Tartaly. People from the Ya family kept complaining, "Damn it, this is the college tuition I prepared for my grandson, and now it's all over!"
This was said with sincerity. Not only that, his wife's sister got cancer in Ireland some time ago. It cost a lot of money to treat her. There were also funeral expenses. Now he could only hope that Shen Long would come back. Fulfilled his promise.
"Mr. Police Officer, what is the reason for your withdrawal?" asked John Tartaglia, who was the candidate sent by the family to replace Bruno.
"Oh, they used their high-level connections to make me leave." McRobles said vaguely. He told the truth, but he didn't name the high-level executives. John Tartaglia might have mistaken him for New York City. Among the top brass of the police department, who would have thought that the Corleone family would collude with a real boss like Edgar Hoover?
"Well, their response was very timely." John said regretfully. If it weren't for this episode, the old godfather would be dead now, but because of this, the Tartaglia family did not form an inseparable relationship with the Corleone family. In resolving the deadly feud, the Corleone family only lost a gold medal fighter, but they lost a direct member of the family. In comparison, the Tartaglia family's loss was even greater.
Of course, for John Tartaglia, the death of Bruno Tartaglia was not a bad thing, at least he got a lot of benefits from it, such as now that the nightclub is under his control.
John pushed the money back with both hands. Not only that, he took out another ten thousand dollars from the drawer and put it into McRobles' bag. "Dear Officer McRobles, let him let go of the past." , our Tartaglia family still cherishes our friendship with you.”
"This is against the rules. You can't take money without doing something." McRobles insisted on pushing the money back. As mentioned before, Officer McRobles is a principled person.
"We also need your help now. It doesn't have to be too much trouble, it's just a small matter." John pushed the money back again, this time he was extra determined.
"I won't go to the hospital again. The big shots have warned me." McRobles seemed a little hesitant. After all, this was 20,000 US dollars.
Another man's voice came from behind John Tartaglia, and Sollozzo came out from behind, "We don't want to go to war with the Corleone family, we just want to cooperate with them. I will talk again later." To negotiate with them, we need you to provide us with a safety guarantee, and then you will go to the negotiations with us."
"In New York, even the most powerful gangster can only stand there and stick his face out when the lowest patrol officer wants to slap him. The gangster will never dare to touch the police. Your safety is guaranteed. It's guaranteed, think about it, as long as you accompany Sollozzo for a while, the money will be all yours." John pushed the money back for the third time, but this time McRobles didn't push it back.
"I'm a police officer, and I don't want to hear something that's not suitable for me to hear." McRobles said hesitantly, keeping his eyes on the banknotes.
"I will talk to him in Italian. You don't understand Italian, right?" Sollozzo also didn't want his words to be heard by McRobles. After all, this was a crime.
"Ha, I don't understand a word of Italian." McRobles pretended to smile relaxedly, but he was getting more and more nervous. The reactions of Sollozzo and the Tartaglia family were exactly the same as what Shen Long said to him, This man is so terrible, no wonder he hooks up with Edgar Hoover.
"Bah bang bang!" Sollozzo clapped softly, "Then the problem is solved. I have sent someone to send a message to the Corleone family. I will let you know when the time and place are set."
"Okay, for Franklin's sake." McRobles took out a hundred-dollar bill and flicked it. The bill made a pleasant sound. He did not immediately ask for the address of the negotiation. He knew that this would arouse Sollozzo's vigilance. .
On the way back to the police station, McRobles parked his car next to a public phone booth with not many people around, went in and called Shen Long, and truthfully reported everything that had just happened.
"Thank you very much, and please notify me as soon as you know the address of the negotiation." The exact address was given in the movie and novel, but Shen Long could not guarantee whether Sollozzo would change his mind temporarily.
Soon after, Sollozzo's intermediary came over and made a request for negotiation. Santino did not refuse, but the two sides had differences on the issue of negotiators. Santino insisted on talking to Sollozzo himself, while the intermediary It means Sollozzo is only willing to talk to Mike.
"Mike never participates in family affairs, he doesn't understand anything, and his godfather doesn't allow him to participate in these. If you insist, then there is no need to negotiate!" Santino acted very tough.
The intermediary left after listening. About two hours later, he came back to Corleone's house and proposed a new plan. Sollozzo agreed that Mike would not come forward, but he was still unwilling to talk to Santino, "Then we both agree. Step back and let Fredo talk to Sollozzo about this!" the middleman said.
"No, I am the one in charge of the family now." Santino still refused, but not as firmly as before.
The middleman seemed to see hope and repeatedly emphasized that Sollozzo would never retreat. The two sides argued for a long time, and Santino finally gave in, "Okay, then let Fredo go, but you have to protect his safety." Safety!"
"No problem, from now on, I will stay here until Fredo comes back safely." The middleman is also a well-established member of the New York gang, and he is qualified to provide guarantees.
"Go to the hospital and call Fredo back!" Santino ordered, and at the same time he used all his channels to search for the address of the negotiation. Unfortunately, he didn't find out until Shen Long came over.
"Fredo, it's too late for you to regret now. We originally planned to find out the address and then go in early to hide the gun, but we haven't found out yet," Santino said apologetically.
Chapter completed!