After a week of coma, the old godfather finally woke up. After the doctor examined him, he smiled and said, "Mr. Vito, you are very lucky. You were hit by five bullets and still recovered so well. From now on, you just need to rest and recuperate."

"Thank you, doctor. I believe that it was your superb medical skills that saved me." The old godfather said weakly.

The doctor walked out with a smile, and family members rushed into the ward.

The old godfather's wife was the first to step forward and kissed her husband. "Vito, I'm so glad to see you awake. I was terrified when I heard that you were attacked."

Then the children came over. The old godfather saw that his eldest son Sonny, second son Fredo and youngest son Mike were all there, with his daughter, son-in-law and adopted son Tom standing next to them. The old godfather nodded with satisfaction.

No matter what happens, he is not afraid as long as his family is with him.

After the relatives visited, the women left, leaving only the men in the room. The old godfather looked around at his children and several of his men, and asked weakly, "Tell me what happened after I was attacked."

"Dad, the doctor told you to rest more and not overwork?" Sonny said.

The old godfather waved his hand gently, "I'm just lying there listening. It's okay, Tom. You are the military advisor, so you can speak."

Strictly speaking, Tom is a military advisor and his status in the gang is much higher than Sonny. It was only when the old Godfather was seriously injured that Sonny had some say. Now when the old Godfather asks about gang affairs, Sonny even has to rank behind Tessio and Clementa.

Tom is a lawyer by training, and he spoke clearly and logically, starting from the time when the Godfather was attacked, including how he was captured, forced and threatened by Sollozzo. He told him everything.

The old godfather frowned when he heard that Sonny had sent people to kill Bruno, the son of Philip, the patriarch of the Tattaglia family.

Later, when Mike heard that Sollozzo wanted to negotiate, he took the responsibility and killed Sollozzo and the sheriff in the restaurant, even using explosive methods such as explosions. The old godfather was a little surprised and looked at his youngest son standing next to him.

The youngest son has always been against the family business and hates using underworld methods, but this time he did such a thing.

Then Tom talked about a series of suggestions that Mike put forward after he came back from killing someone, such as exposing Sollozzo's identity as a drug dealer in the newspaper, exposing the sheriff who accepted bribes and became the drug dealer's thug, and letting Sonny and Tom call other families to temporarily stabilize the affairs of each family. The old godfather looked at his youngest son even more differently.

Obviously,

After the incident, the eldest son Sonny was obsessed with revenge and murder. He did not see the impending family crisis, nor did he have any idea to solve the problem.

The second son, Fredo, is too weak and timid to be suitable for gang life.

However, it was the youngest son who was the most rebellious and unwilling to accept his arrangements, who stepped forward and cleverly resolved the family crisis.

More importantly, he exonerated himself and the whole thing was done perfectly.

After Tom finished speaking, the old godfather closed his eyes. No one in the room dared to disturb him and they all stood there waiting quietly.

After a while, the old godfather finally opened his eyes and said weakly but firmly: "Sonny, you have to leave. I know Philip very well. He is a vengeful guy. You ordered the killing of his son, and he will definitely take revenge."

"You should go back to Xixi and live for a while. When things here are completely resolved, come back when I ask you to."

Sonny was very reluctant.

New York is a real glamorous world. Compared to this, Sicily is just a rustic countryside. If he goes back to live in Sicily, he will be suffocated to death.

As for his subordinates, the power he had built up before leaving would probably slowly dissipate.

"Father, I..."

The old godfather looked at Sonny with a firm look in his eyes, "Sonny, you are my son. I don't want anything to happen to you, so you must go back."

Sonny felt his father's determination. He did not dare to disobey and lowered his head and said, "Okay, father. I will go back to Xixili."

The old godfather nodded and said, "Okay, I'm a little tired, you guys go out."

Everyone walked out.

Suddenly the old godfather called Mike again, "Michael, please stay here. I have something to ask you."

The others went out, leaving only the old godfather and Mike in the ward.

The old godfather looked at his young son kindly and asked, "Mike, are you hiding something from me?"

Mike knew what his father was asking.

shake head.

"I didn't hide anything from my father. After the incident, I had a deep sense of crisis and called Hardy from Los Angeles to help me."

When the old godfather heard Hardy's name, he understood everything.

Mike must have had someone help him with the things he did. If it wasn't someone from his family, then it must have been an outsider. If it was Hardy, it would make perfect sense.

"When I was unconscious, I vaguely heard someone talking. At that time, I just thought the voice was familiar. Now I finally remember it was Hardy."

Mike nodded.

"I called Hadi for help, and he chartered two planes from Los Angeles that day and brought 70 people over. A lot of things happened later, and Hadi analyzed the situation for me and studied countermeasures. In fact, most of the ideas I followed were from Hadi."

The old godfather nodded faintly.

"Mike, you are lucky to have found a true friend, and you have to cherish this kind of friend, understand?"

"Yes, father, I understand, because true friends are so hard to come by."

......

Two days later,

Sonny went to Cicilline and lived in the home of a local gang leader, where he should be safe.

Two days later,

Fredo was sent to Las Vegas.

There are now more than 30 casinos in Las Vegas. The Corrion family also has a casino in Las Vegas. The scale of the casino is similar to other casinos, with an area of ​​several hundred square meters and a dozen gaming tables.

Nothing like the Flamingo Casino.

Fredo is a coward and is not suitable for real gang fighting. It is better to let him go out early and get involved in casino business.

Now, Mike is the only one left by the old godfather's side, but Mike does not appear to be involved in family affairs.

......

This day.

Mike brought Hardy to the old godfather's ward.

The old godfather looked at Hardy and smiled, "Hardy, thank you for your help to the Corrion Family."

After a few more days of recuperation, the old godfather was in much better spirits than before.

This time, Hardy did help the Corrion Family resolve the crisis. He sent people to protect his safety, helped Mike kill Sollozzo, and devised strategies to stabilize the other four major families, allowing the Corrion Family to survive the most dangerous period.

"You're so polite. I'm Mike's friend and this is what I should do." Hardy said with a smile.

After chatting about some family matters, Hardy suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mr. Vito, do you know anyone in the military logistics department?"

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"I heard a piece of news a few days ago that the war is over and the military is interested in selling a batch of obsolete aircraft. The price should be very cheap. I want to buy a few of them," said Hardy.

"Where did you hear this?"

"A friend of mine told me that the military has not made this news public. Or maybe they have no intention of making it public and it will be bought by someone privately. That's why I asked you if you have any connection with the logistics department." Hardy said.

Henry had already found out about the plane.

During the war, the United States manufactured a large number of aircraft, more than 200,000. Now that the war is basically over, a large number of aircraft are lying idle.

The military recently made a decision to sell some of these idle aircraft to foreign countries, keep some in stock, prepare some for sale, and dismantle and scrap the rest.

When Hardy came to New York, he was tempted to buy a few passenger planes for his own use. He asked about the prices. For example, a new C-47 aircraft costs about 200,000 US dollars, but the price of a second-hand aircraft is much lower than this.

And there is no need to wait in line for production, you can use it after a simple modification. After eavesdropping on the phone call of Chief Basini and learning this news, Hadi thought about getting a few obsolete aircraft from the US military. The performance of these aircraft is actually not bad at all. It is said that this type of C-47 aircraft was still in use until the 21st century.

The old godfather smiled and said, "I actually have a friend in the Logistics Administration. How about I give him a call and then you go talk to him?"

"Okay, thank you very much."

The old godfather shook his head and said, "Don't thank me."

This sentence was exactly the same as what Hardy had said before, and then both the old godfather and Hardy laughed.

In front of Hardy, the old godfather made a phone call. The other party was a little surprised when he received the call from the old godfather, "Vito, I saw in the newspaper that you were assassinated. Now you can call me, it seems that there is no problem now?"

"Yes, you won't die for the time being." said the old godfather with a smile.

"Why did you think of calling me?"

"I heard that the logistics management department is going to sell a batch of aircraft. I wonder if this is true?" asked the old godfather.

"You are really well-informed. This is true, but the Congress has not approved the specific quantity yet. The number of planes to be sold and the specific price are still uncertain. Moreover, it involves the reform of the logistics management department and the merger of institutions. It's a bit confusing. Why, do you want planes?" the other party asked.

"A very close friend of mine wants to, Darrell. How about I let him contact you?" said the old godfather.

"Haha, no problem, just let him contact me."

After hanging up the phone, the old godfather said to Hardy: "The person I called is Darrell Williams, a brigadier general, one of the most powerful people in the Logistics Administration."

"The Logistics Administration is in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. You can go there to find him and he will tell you the details. If it can be sold, I believe you will definitely have a share," said Hardy.

Hardy got the contact information, said goodbye to the Godfather and left the hospital. Mike got in the car with Hardy and asked, "How much do you plan to buy?"

"At least two. If the price is cheap, buy as many as you can."

Mike was surprised and asked, "Are you planning to start an airline?"

“It’s not impossible.”

If there are enough planes, Hardy really plans to set up an airline. Anyway, he has to find someone to be responsible for buying two planes. If the number is large, it would be nice to just set up an airline.

Even if there are no passengers, carrying cargo is still a good business. Now air cargo transportation is not expensive at all compared to trucks, and the speed is much faster. It is definitely the future direction of cargo transportation.

What,

Don't understand operations.

That's even simpler. There are so many airlines in the United States. Why not just acquire one, use all of its management team, flight qualifications and other resources, and add your own investment. I believe there will definitely be development.