Detroit.

The news of the destruction of the North Shore Gang appeared in the newspapers the next morning. When Raymond woke up and had breakfast, his first reaction to the report was disbelief.

He knew the strength of the North Shore Gang. Hemiweis was running the gang very well, and he had sent David with sixty or seventy good fighters. How could they be wiped out overnight? Who had such great strength? Even he might not be able to do it.

Where's David?

What happened to David?

Raymond immediately called his guards and said, "Go to Los Angeles, find out what happened, and find out what happened to David."

"It's the boss."

The guard immediately set off for Los Angeles with a few people. After investigation, he learned a lot of information and immediately called Raymond to report.

"Boss, we found out that the North Shore Gang attacked the Jewish Gang last night. The police and HD security were dispatched, and Hemiweis's operation completely failed. Then the Bill Gang took action and wiped out the North Shore Gang. Now the North Shore Gang has been completely destroyed."

"What about David?" Raymond asked.

"Division Master David was killed and his body is in the hospital morgue," said the guard.

Raymond held the phone in his hand, his heart filled with anger. David had followed him for decades and was his most capable subordinate and chief military advisor. He never expected that he would fail in Los Angeles.

The dozens of subordinates he had carefully trained were also wiped out.

Raymond's first thought was revenge.

Take a few deep breaths.

He suppressed his anger. After decades in the underworld, his hot temper had been eroded a lot. As he got older, he now thought more and more carefully before handling things.

When the North Shore Gang attacked the Jewish Gang, the police and security companies showed up so quickly. There couldn't be a reason for this. Then the Bill Gang launched a full-scale attack on the North Shore Gang and wiped them out in a short time, which shows that they were also prepared.

The fact that the police, security companies and Bill's gang can be mobilized at the same time proves that the force behind this is very powerful.

If I send people to Los Angeles to take revenge, I can only send dozens or hundreds of people at most, and it may not succeed.

It seems that I cannot act rashly for the time being.

"Isaac, don't come back yet. Stay in Los Angeles for a while and investigate the whole thing. I want to know who is behind this." Raymond said in a deep voice.

"Okay boss."

......

Someone is investigating Hardy's situation, and at this moment Hardy has already gone to Las Vegas with HD security personnel.

This time, four planes were dispatched to Las Vegas. Hardy brought Lanster, Richard's sniper team, Neil's explosive team, Chris's machine gun team, and Matthew and Leo's combat team.

There are more than one hundred people in total, and they are all the best.

At the same time, Andy's economic advisory team was also brought along.

As for Henry's intelligence team, they had already driven to Las Vegas the day before yesterday. Planes were parked at the Las Vegas airport one after another. Dozens of cars and trucks were parked at the airport. All of them were found by Henry.

The combat team members unloaded a large amount of supplies from the plane and loaded them onto trucks.

It took a full 20 minutes to finish.

The convoy set out.

Henry and Hardy were riding in a car and said:

"Boss, I rented a manor. It's located between downtown Las Vegas and the airport, about 5 kilometers away from the city. The manor is big enough for us to stay here."

"Has the intelligence team collected any useful information in the past two days?" Hardy asked.

"We have only gathered some superficial intelligence. The bodies of Mr. Siegel and Boss Fred are now in the hospital morgue. The police have classified their deaths as homicides, but they have not found the murderer."

"Someone came forward to take over the Flamingo Casino. It is said that they have Mr. Siegel's share agreement in their hands, which is a legal takeover. The construction of the Flamingo has been completely stopped, and all the workers have withdrawn. The other party only left 30 to 40 people to look after the place. We have also found out the background of this guy. He is from the San Francisco Seldon family of the Mafia."

Hardy knew the Selton family. Their patriarch was Leib Selton. The Selton family was now one of the major gangs in San Francisco, and its strength was similar to that of the previous Jewish gang.

Hardy thought that the Selden family's intervention at this time was probably due to instructions from other families.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, we have also discovered that the five major families in New York have simultaneously strengthened their power in Las Vegas, and their casinos have added a lot more staff than before."

There are now more than 30 casinos in Las Vegas. Without exception, all casinos that can be opened here have powerful backing. The five major families of the New York Mafia all have casinos in Las Vegas, but their scale is far smaller than that of later generations. They are small casinos with only a dozen gaming tables, even smaller than the underground casinos in big cities.

These people built casinos here for money laundering rather than profit. Gambling is legal in Las Vegas, and gamblers can exchange cash for chips in the casino. People from their own gangs use the money they earn from other channels to gamble crazily in the casino and lose all the illegally earned cash. The casinos, on the other hand, receive this money and turn it into legal income.

In fact, it is a relationship of transferring money from left hand to right hand.

The current permanent population of Las Vegas is no more than 20,000 people, and there are only tens of thousands of tourists each year. If these casinos really wanted to make money from these tourists, they would have closed down long ago.

When Siegel built the casino in Las Vegas, he naturally had the idea of ​​money laundering. Not only could he launder his own money, but he could also launder money for other politicians, companies, and celebrities. Of course, attracting tourists to gamble and make money was also one of his ideas.

His ideas were a little ahead of their time, but before he could realize his ideals, he was killed.

"How much?" asked Hardy.

"Each family has added 20 to 30 people, and the Corrion family has nearly 50 people." Henry said.

Now the four major families and the Corrion family are at war, and it seems the battlefield has extended from New York to Las Vegas.

“Henry, use all your strength to monitor the casinos of the five major families and the Flamingo Casino. As for the casinos of other families, you should also keep an eye on the news. They may be involved.” Hardy said.

The Mafia Commission has 24 families, each of which has casinos in Las Vegas, so each of these casinos represents the power of a mafia family in a city.

The relationships here are complex and intricate.

Siegel used to be here. Relying on his status as a mafia elder and his previous reputation, and the fact that Los Angeles is the closest to Las Vegas, other families all acknowledged that Las Vegas was Siegel's territory.

But now that he is dead, everything has changed.

Las Vegas has become the lamb that all major forces are fighting desperately for.

Take back Flamingo Casino?

Don't be in a hurry.

The casino is there and it won’t move away, and no one can take it away.

The key now is to collect more information, sort out the complex relationships, and then make plans that are more beneficial to yourself.

Our ancestors have long taught us a truth: "Plan carefully before taking action, and you will gain something if you know when to stop!"

The next day.

Lanster brought people to the Las Vegas City Hall to apply for the establishment of the HD Security Las Vegas branch, which was quickly approved.

HD Security rented a three-story office building in the most conspicuous location on the main street in the city, and hung up a large light box sign.

"HD Security Defense Company!"

This sign is even bigger and more conspicuous than those of casinos.

Many people from the casino came out to watch the excitement. They were all amazed and laughed and said, "Haha, they opened a security company in the casino. Are they going to protect our casino?"

"HD security is very famous. Didn't you hear that they teamed up with the police to wipe out the North Shore Gang two days ago?"

"Wasn't it Bill's gang that took out the North Shore Gang?"

"I heard that HD security made the greatest contribution. They killed most of the North Shore gang members. No one dares to doubt the fighting ability of HD security."

After the company was established, Hardy went to visit Mayor Goodman of Las Vegas.

The night before coming to Las Vegas, Hardy called the Corrion family in New York and talked to Mike about what had happened in Los Angeles in the past two days. He also asked about the current situation of the Corrion family.

The war between the Corrion family and the other four major families is very fierce. Basically, if you touch my industry today, I will kill your people tomorrow.

Hardy tells Mike that he is heading to Las Vegas.

The old godfather took the phone and told Hardy the basic situation of Las Vegas, letting Hardy know how deep the water in Las Vegas is. At the same time, he told him that he had some relationship with the current mayor of Las Vegas and could introduce him to him.

I have to admire the old godfather's connections.

However, without this network, the Corrion family would not have been able to open its own casino in the casino city.

Hardy met with Mayor Goodman and they had a pleasant chat. Mayor Goodman welcomed Hardy's investment in Las Vegas and HD Security's stationing in Las Vegas.

Hardy introduced the situation and past achievements of HD Security to Mayor Goodman, especially its achievements in maintaining public order in Los Angeles. Mayor Goodman had read the reports and learned that Chief Ed of Los Angeles had praised HD Security to the sky.

Mayor Goodman said, "It is indeed a good idea to have a security company assist in maintaining public order. I will propose this to the council. You know that the approval of the funds requires the approval of the council."

Hardy smiled and said, "Mayor Goodman, the council's discussion will probably take quite some time, maybe one or two months at the shortest, or a year or two at the longest. I have a suggestion. Before the council agrees, HD Security will temporarily take up the post for free. First, we can contribute to the maintenance of social order in Las Vegas, second, we can get familiar with the environment, and third, we can demonstrate the role of the security company. What do you think of this?"

"Free?"

"Yes, it's free."

If it doesn't cost any money, then for HD Security to become a supplementary force for the Las Vegas Police Department, it only takes a word from Mayor Goodman.

It’s free and worth it.

"Okay, I'll call Director Steve right now and have them sign an agreement with HD Security." Goodman said happily.

To thank Hardy for his contribution to order in Las Vegas, Mayor Goodman invited Hardy to lunch.

afternoon,

Lanster went to the police station to visit Chief Steve of the Las Vegas Police Department, and the two sides signed an agreement that HD Security would supplement the Las Vegas Police Department. In the future, HD Security would be responsible for patrolling and handling violent incidents in Las Vegas.

The terms are similar to those signed by the Los Angeles Police Department.