The room was dimly lit.
Simon sat on the chair, feeling uneasy about what kind of treatment he would encounter next. He guessed that the people who arrested him might be gangsters, but he couldn't guess who they were.
The door opens.
Bill came in with a few people.
"Hello, Mr. Charles Simon."
Simon looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, "Who are you?"
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Bill. I came here today to see Mr. Simon because I have something I want to discuss with you."
Simon suppressed his emotions: "I don't know what you want to talk to me about."
Bill smiled.
"Before discussing with Mr. Simon, there is something I want to tell Mr. Simon. Dani is dead. He died in Colombia."
Simon's face changed.
Dani was his boss. If Dani died, what would happen to the Spanish gang? But then doubts began to arise in his heart. In his mind, Dani was a very powerful figure. How could he be killed so easily?
"Why, you don't believe it?"
Bill said this and took out a cash check from his pocket.
Simon recognized the check immediately.
Because this is what he came up with and gave to Dani.
When he saw the check he had no doubts anymore.
Bill put away the check and continued with a smile: "I also want to tell you that your casino was robbed, the drug trade was attacked, and Burstein's death were all caused by us."
Simon was shocked.
These attacks caused heavy losses to the Spanish gang. Dani has not been able to find out who did it, but he didn't expect it was these people in front of him.
"You, what do you want to do?" Simon asked anxiously.
"Mr. Simon is Dani's military advisor and is in charge of all operations of the Spanish gang. My request is very simple: hand over all Spanish assets." Bill said.
"No, I don't have that power. Dani is the core of the gang. No one else will listen to me." Simon said helplessly.
"Of course we know this. We need your cooperation from now on. If you cooperate well, your wife and four children will continue to live happily."
Hearing about his wife and children, Simon's already not-so-strong mental defenses collapsed instantly, "No, no, no, don't touch my family, I'll cooperate with you."
Bill smiled.
"Very good, you made the right choice. Now call all the leaders and ask them to gather at the financial company for a meeting. Tell them that there is an important announcement." Bill said.
Simon obediently called the contact.
......
The Spanish gang's financial company is an independent office building. Late at night, cars drove into the yard, and people got out of the cars and greeted each other when they saw familiar people.
"What did Simon do so late at night?"
"I don't know. He said he had something important to announce. What kind of important thing could he have?"
"I guess the boss asked him to notify us. Let's go, it's almost time, let's go up quickly."
The Spanish gang originally had twelve leaders, including Cook. He was the first one killed by Hardy. Later, he killed the leader in charge of the casino, killed another during a drug deal attack, and later killed two leaders who were investigating Hardy.
All in all, more than one-third of it was done.
Seven leaders were sitting in the conference room. Soon Simon came in and sat in the main seat. Behind him were two young men, one of whom was wearing a blindfold.
"Simon, why did you call us here so late? You said you had something important to announce?" a leader said impatiently.
Some people here have followed Dani from the beginning. Simon came much later than them, and only climbed faster than them because of his accounting skills. They have no awe of Simon and others.
Simon calmed himself.
He glanced at the group and said, "Boss Dani has handed the Spanish gang over to me. He has already found a good place to raise them. Now I am the boss of the Spanish gang. From now on, I have the final say on everything here."
When the seven people present heard this, their eyes widened in shock, and then someone stood up and pointed at Simon and started cursing.
"How is it possible? It's absolutely impossible. I don't believe it."
"Simon, are you still awake and talking in your sleep?"
"I know the boss went to Columbia to buy goods, but how come you turned it into leaving for retirement? That's bullshit."
One of the guys stared at Simon fiercely and shouted:
"Simon, you're planning to take over the Spanish gang while Boss Dani is out. I'm going to kill you now."
As he spoke, the man reached for his gun.
But just as he took the gun out of his belt and before he could raise it, there was a bang, and a bloody hole appeared on the guy's head.
The one who fired the shot was the one-eyed man behind Simon.
At this time, two more leaders drew their guns, and then there were two more gunshots. The two men also fell down. Three people died in succession, and the remaining four leaders were finally subdued.
"Simon, don't kill me, I agree that you can be the boss." The leader in charge of Jiyuan shouted loudly as soon as he saw that something was wrong.
No matter what the situation is, staying alive is the most important thing.
At this time, the door opened, and more than a dozen young men with serious expressions and strong bodies came in from outside. Some of them carried away the body, while others controlled the remaining four leaders and forced them to leave together.
In the next room,
Hardy is smoking with Lanster.
After the meeting, Lanster asked Hardy, "What are you going to do next?"
Hardy smiled.
"It's very simple. Let our people gradually take over the Spanish gang's industries. Currently, the Spanish gang also operates loan sharks, underground boxing rings, and brothels. As for the casino, Simon said that the decoration is almost done. We will open it when it is finished."
"Those leaders of the Spanish gang should be dealt with accordingly, and as for their subordinates, they should be kicked out after taking over the business."
Kill the leader, and the Spanish gang will be disintegrated. As for those subordinates, there is no need to kill all of them. Hardy is not a murderer who enjoys killing people. As long as the goal is achieved, it's fine.
Lanster looked at Hardy with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
It can be said that Hardy's plan is much better than their previous plan. The most important thing is that it can take over the entire Spanish gang quietly without causing any major unrest or conflict. This is very important.
And the industries received in this way will be more complete and more valuable.
Hardy did not take part in these matters, which were entirely handled by Bill. He tried his best to train Bill as the second boss.
The next day.
The guy who delivered drinks to the nightclub and bar was replaced. The people in charge of the nightclub and bar asked why they were replaced. The guy who delivered drinks smiled and replied that they were sent to take charge of other businesses and now we have taken over here.
The people responsible for security at bars and nightclubs at night have also changed.
The underground boxing ring has a new manager. The boxers in the underground boxing ring are not trained by the Spanish gang, but mainly come from some boxing gyms or clubs. The underground boxing ring only provides a gambling platform, and the change of supervisor has no effect at all.
Taking over Jiyuan was even simpler. Originally, there was a manager and a few subordinates raising a group of chickens. Now the manager has changed, but the few chickens are still there, and it has not affected the business at all.
As for the loan shark company, Simon was originally in charge. He knew this area better than anyone else, and it was easy for him to take over.
In just a few days.
The Spanish gang underwent a major reshuffle. All the original leaders disappeared and were replaced by new people. This was all done quietly and outsiders did not notice it at all.
The only one left was Simon.
That day, Lanster knocked on Hardy's office door, followed by a guard holding a cardboard box.
Lanster had the guards place the cardboard box directly on Hardy's desk and then let him leave.
"What?" Hardy asked curiously.
"Good stuff. We found a hidden room in Lanster's villa. There is a safe inside. These are the things in the safe. We brought them all to you." Lanster said with a smile.
Then he motioned to Hardy to open it and take a look.
Hardy opened the lid of the carton and first saw several stacks of banknotes on it.
Lanster said, "Fifty thousand in cash. I guess this is the life-saving money Dani left for himself."
Next are some proof of assets, such as the certificate of the villa, documents showing shares in other companies, such as a film company, an agency company, etc.
There was a small cloth bag next to it. I weighed it and it didn't seem heavy, but I was surprised when I opened it. There were more than a dozen diamonds of various sizes in it. The small one was probably one carat, and the big one was estimated to be five carats. There were white diamonds and pink diamonds, all of which had been cut and reflected colorful light under the sunlight, which was very beautiful.
After putting the diamond away, Hardy discovered that there was a file bag at the bottom. It was quite thick and a little heavy when he picked it up, which meant that there were a lot of things inside.
Hardy opened the file bag.
I found a bunch of photos inside.
There were all kinds of men and women in the photos, posing in various postures and communicating in different places. Hardy thought to himself, could these be photos of actors from Dani's small movie company?
I didn't expect Dani had a hobby of collecting these photos.
At this time, Lanster took out a photo from the pile and placed it in front of Hardy.
In the photo,
A man in his forties is having a frank and pleasant conversation with a woman in her twenties.
Lanster pointed at the man in the photo and said, "This man is Los Angeles Councilman and Deputy Mayor Michael Johnson. I don't know who the woman is, but she is definitely not his wife."
Lanster found another photo from the pile of photos. It showed a middle-aged man in his fifties with a very beautiful young girl next to him.
“This man is the director of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.”
"There are a total of eight sets of photos here. Each person has several or even dozens of photos. I haven't figured out who these people are yet, but I can be sure that they are all well-known figures in Los Angeles." Lanster said.
Hardy looked at the photo and a smile appeared on his face.
I really have to thank Dani for leaving me such a rich legacy. If we were not related by blood, Hardy would have really thought that Dani was his second grandfather.
Ha ha ha ha.......