Have a good night.

Hardy suddenly felt an itch on his face.

Touch it with your hand.

Grab a delicate little hand.

Open your eyes.

It's already daybreak outside.

Sunlight shines into the room through the window.

Ava Gardner was lying on her stomach, half covered by the blanket, revealing her shoulders. She was teasing Hardy with her hands, but he grabbed her.

The woman looked at him with her big beautiful eyes.

"What's wrong, Ava, why are you looking at me like that?" Hardy asked the woman with a smile.

"Hardy, I just thought about it. It would be better if I could keep my agency contract with you. You have already set up an agency. I can just be your riding artist." said Ava Gardner.

"I don't have time to manage artists?" Hardy waved his hands.

"Then I'm freer. As long as you see any opportunity to think of me, that's enough." Ava Gardner said with a smile.

Hardy thought about it.

In fact, it is not difficult to set up a brokerage company. At most, you can just hire a few brokers.

"Okay, then I'll find some agents and set up a brokerage firm. Then I'll modify your contract so that the profits will be split 50-50. This is the treatment for a big Hollywood star." Hardy said to the woman.

"Thank you, boss." Ava Gardner looked happy.

Today is Christmas.

It was a day of city-wide revelry. Floats passed by on the streets, the shopping malls were filled with people, and the song "White Christmas" was playing on the gramophone.

While Hardy was enjoying his first Christmas in this world, someone else was not idle.

The Spanish gang's casino was robbed and they lost more than 200,000 U.S. dollars in cash. In addition, many of their men were killed in the bombing of the casino, so the casino had to be temporarily closed.

Dani sent people to search for the murderer and even issued a bounty order, but there is still no clue, which makes him very annoyed.

"Burstein, what about that batch of goods?" Dani asked his military advisor.

"It should be at sea already, still following the original route, with the big ship sailing to the coast and then using small boats to send it to the dock." said Burstein.

Dani twirled the cigar in his mouth and instructed, "This transaction volume is five times larger than in the past. We must ensure safety and there must not be any problems."

Having been in business for so long, Dani has become very familiar with the operation, but this time he still felt a little nervous.

After all, the trading volume this time is far greater than in the past.

"The personnel are ready. As soon as the goods arrive at the port, the transaction will be carried out immediately. The other party will leave with the money, and we will transport the goods to a secret location. It will take less than an hour." Burstein said.

"Well, we have to make sure everything is foolproof."

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Come in~!"

A leader under Dani named Cranston walked in and said, "Boss, I have a tip for you. It may be related to the robbery of the casino."

Dani has been investigating the casino robbery these days, but has no clues. When he heard Cranston's information about the casino robbery, he immediately became interested.

"What information?"

"My men have discovered something. Do you remember Bill from the Jewish gang? He's the guy who had a conflict with Cook."

"Are you saying that Bill did the casino robbery?" Dani asked with a frown.

"No, my men found out that Bill has been hospitalized for treatment after being beaten, and he has not been discharged yet. The information I learned is that after Bill was injured, someone took over Bill's territory. I heard that it was Bill's friend named Jon Hardy."

"Later, Jon Hardy gathered a group of men, all of whom had served in the Marine Corps."

"Then I wondered, was Jon Hardy the one who killed Cook? And since he had gathered so many men, was it possible that he would attack our casino?"

Dani's eyes narrowed.

Jon Hardy is Bill's friend.

Bill was wounded by Cook and was killed in a surprise attack that night.

Then this guy named Jon Hardy took over his place.

Later, he gathered a group of former soldiers.

They have trouble with their Spanish gang.

There is a motive to rob myself.

Several thoughts flashed through Dani's mind. He looked at Strategist Burstein and asked, "Do you think it's possible that this Jon Hardy did it?"

Burstein thought for a moment and said, "There is some suspicion."

Dani bit his cigar hard. He was still upset about the casino robbery. He said in a deep voice, "If there is suspicion, let's investigate it."

After saying that, he looked at Cranston and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Find out whether they were the ones who robbed the casino!"

"Okay, boss." Cranston happily accepted the task.

There is money to be made if there is a mission. If the investigation proves that it was indeed done by the man named Jon Hardy and his men, then he will have made a great contribution and will have a chance of promotion in the future.

The previous casino manager was beaten to death, and the casino has not yet opened for business. If this matter is investigated thoroughly by ourselves, maybe we can get someone to be the casino manager, which is definitely a lucrative job.

Dani stood up and said to Strategist Burstein, "Okay, let's proceed according to our previous plan. You will be responsible for it."

"I have a party with some big shots tonight, so we can't neglect those old men." After saying that, he picked up his hat and walked out.

Cranston and Burstein followed him out of the office. As they walked out, Dani and Burstein walked side by side, and Cranston followed behind. He vaguely heard Dani say something about the dock and deploying more manpower.

He didn't care what it meant.

After sending Dani away, Cranston got into his car. The younger brother who was driving turned around and asked, "Boss, where are you going now?"

"Return to the place of residence."

On the way, Cranston kept thinking about how to complete what Dani asked him to do.

Trying to figure out whether the casino robbery was done by Jon Hardy or not, and how to do it. There is no clue unless he admits it himself.

Back at the base, Cranston called the guy who provided him with intelligence, a thief named Nasi, who was in his fifties, thin and wretched, dressed in shabby clothes, and looked like a tramp.

Don't underestimate these guys living at the bottom of society. They are often the ones who know the most information, and what happens on the streets rarely escapes their eyes.

"Where do you think they're based?" Cranston asked.

"In the Jewish gang's territory, in a former sweater factory in the downtown area, there were about eight or nine people in total, but not all of them were in there," said Nasi.

Cranston frowned and thought of a solution.

However, due to his complete illiteracy, he could not come up with any constructive plans.

In fact, the simplest and most effective way is to rush in, capture those people, and interrogate them, and everything will become clear.

If you dare to resist, you will be killed.

If they didn't do it, it's very simple, just pretend it never happened.

So what if you've been a soldier? It's useless in a sneak attack.

He now had five or six people, and felt that the situation was not enough, so he picked up the phone and called his friend: "Beckerman, do you want to do something good?"

"What good news."

"I may have discovered the robbers who robbed the casino and reported it to Boss Dani. Boss told me to take full responsibility. If you join me, we can split the money equally."

What Cranston wants most is the recognition of the boss Dani, so that he can take charge of the casino. If he really gets the money, he doesn't mind giving him half of it.

Beckman became interested immediately after hearing this. If they were really the robbers, they must have a large amount of cash in their hands, and that would be great.

"Count me in!" Beckman said immediately.

"Then get ready, take your people with you. We're going to act tonight. Tonight is Christmas Eve, so let's give it a name, let's call it 'Operation Christmas Eve'."

Cranston said with some pride.

Time passed quickly and it was evening.

On Christmas Eve, the streets were brightly lit and crowded with people, shoppers and children. Two trucks drove through the streets into the remote downtown area.

This is a factory area with relatively few people living here, so even on Christmas it still seems quite deserted.

Two trucks were parked at the factory gate.

"We'll go in later. If anyone resists, shoot them immediately. But at least one or two people must be left alive. Do you understand?" Cranston ordered.

The men nodded one after another.

A nimble guy climbed over the wall and quietly opened the door, and a group of people rushed into the factory.