Corrion Estate.

The old godfather shaved in front of the mirror, combed his hair carefully, and applied hair curlers to make his hair look smoother.

Don't let your opponent see any sign of arrogance.

He wanted to tell everyone that he was still the once powerful Vito Corrion.

When we arrived at the living room, Tom, Mike and Fredo were all there. The old godfather looked at the three children and smiled.

"Don't worry, there will be no danger in this meeting. They will not resort to violence during the negotiations, otherwise it will violate the most basic rules of the committee."

"Tom, you go with me." said the old godfather.

Tom took the old godfather's suit from the hanger and helped him put it on from behind. The old godfather's injuries had not yet healed completely, and it was still a little difficult for him to stretch his arms.

After getting dressed, the old godfather looked at himself in the mirror and smoothed his white hair. He felt that he was still able to fight.

Tom accompanied the old godfather to the hotel arranged by Basini. Before getting off the car, the old godfather took a deep breath to make himself look more energetic.

The car door opened and Vito Corrion got out and walked towards the hotel conference room.

The door to the conference room opened, and the old godfather saw Emilio Basini, the patriarch of the Basini family. Basini smiled at the old godfather and said, "Vito, long time no see."

"Yes, we haven't seen each other since the last committee meeting. I thought you would come to my birthday party last time, but you went to Cuba." The old godfather said with a smile, his tone like he was chatting.

Glancing at the hall, I saw that almost all the family leaders were there, more than twenty in total, filling up the conference table.

The old Godfather also saw Philip, the patriarch of the Tattaglia family, in the crowd. The Corrion family and the Tattaglia family had the deepest hatred. Sonny killed Philip's son Bruno. Sonny was killed in the explosion. The old Godfather knew that it was Philip who did it.

Philip still looked at the old godfather with unfriendly eyes.

The old godfather looked at the other family heads. Some nodded slightly at him, some had indifferent expressions, and some fiddled with the cigarette holders in their hands.

The old godfather knew in his heart that today's meeting was not an easy one, and he might be besieged by other families, just like the previous few months of war.

Walking to his seat, Tom pulled out the stool for the old godfather. After the old godfather sat down, Tom sat on the chair behind him.

After everyone sat down, Basini stood up and said, "A lot of things have happened recently, some of which are unpleasant. Each family has suffered losses to varying degrees. The original intention of establishing the committee was to resolve conflicts between families, so today's meeting was held."

"At this meeting today, I hope to put the issues on the table and work together to solve them, rather than continue the endless conflict."

Basini looked at the old godfather and said, "Vito, do you have anything to say?"

The old godfather pursed his lips, spread his hands, and said with a serious expression: "How did things turn out like this? I don't know. It's so unfortunate and so unnecessary."

"I was assassinated, the gunman shot me with 12 bullets, Tattaglia lost a son, I lost a son, it's all very sad."

"We have been fighting for several months and have suffered heavy losses. I think it is time to stop. It will not benefit anyone if we continue."

After the old godfather finished speaking, he looked at Philip, the patriarch of the Tattaglia family, to see what he would say.

But before Philip could say anything, Basini spoke first.

"Vito, I want to tell you the cause of this matter. The cause is that all the families want to run the drug business."

"The Corrion family holds all the power in the legal and political circles in New York, but you are unwilling to share it with everyone. Vito, you are not a good friend. You must let us share the profits and make money together."

"Of course, we're using your connections and are willing to pay you."

"Sollozzo attacked you, that was Sollozzo's business. He is dead, but the business is still there. You also know that business is not doing well now, and each family needs a better source of income."

After saying this, Basini glanced at the other family leaders.

At this time, someone stood up. It was Nicholas Silvera, the Mafia boss in Kansas City, a short, fat black man with curly hair.

The guy, with a cigar hanging from his lips, said to the old godfather: "Mr. Vito, I don't believe in drugs either, but this is definitely a good business. My men bought them back for three or four thousand and can sell them for 50,000."

"Sometimes, I can't control my people from doing this business because the profit is too high. You can ask the families present here how many people are willing to do this business."

After the little black fat man finished speaking, he glanced at the bigwigs at the conference table, and these bigwigs nodded at him one by one.

They are all making their stance clear and are willing to do this business.

After Kansas City Mafia boss Silvera finished speaking, the leader of Boston City also stood up and said that this business should be done.

People from other families nodded after hearing this.

Tom sat behind the old godfather and swallowed softly. He had deeply felt that because of refusing to get involved in the drug business, the Corrion Family had been excluded by all the families here.

He raised his eyes and looked at the old godfather.

This is the father who adopted and raised me.

He suddenly had a feeling.

The old godfather was like a lion in his twilight years, and the people in the house were a group of hyenas who were forcing the old godfather to surrender.

Otherwise they will attack in droves.

Bite the old lion king to death.

The old godfather remained expressionless throughout, and no one could guess what he was thinking. After these people finished speaking, everyone looked at him, waiting for his statement.

The Godfather's next statement may affect the future direction of the entire mafia, whether to continue the war or to make money together.

The conference room was silent for more than ten seconds.

The atmosphere was somewhat frozen.

The old godfather pursed his lips and finally spoke.

“I agree to do this business.”

As soon as the old godfather opened his mouth, many family patriarchs showed joy on their faces, and the stubborn old man finally agreed.

"But I have a few conditions."

"What conditions do you want?" asked Basini.

The old godfather glanced at Philip, the patriarch of the Tattaglia family, and said, "Philip's son is dead, and Sonny is also dead. This matter ends here."

"My second son and my youngest son were assassinated one after another. I must get a guarantee here that no one will touch them again. If something unfortunate happens to them in the future, whether they are shot to death, have a car accident, or are sent to prison for some mess, or even struck by lightning, I will blame everyone present here. The Corrion Family will avenge at all costs."

"I mean at any cost, including the destruction of the Corrion family." The old godfather's eyes showed sharpness and scanned every family patriarch present.

At this moment,

He became a lion again, a lion who would risk his life for his children.

Those present here know that

Although the Corrion family has suffered a blow, it is still strong and is fully capable of destroying any family or even several families present with a desperate attack.

Basini looked at Philip and winked at him.

It means that he should agree quickly.

Basini's purpose was clear: as long as the old godfather agreed to sell drugs and use his family connections to protect his interests, nothing else mattered.

Philip stood up. "I agree."

The old godfather and Philip looked at each other for two seconds, then they walked together, shook hands, and reached a verbal agreement.

"Vito, what else do you want?" asked Basini.

The old godfather looked at Basini and said, "I remember you said just now that you were willing to spend money to buy my relationship, right?"

"Yes."

When it comes to money, Basini doesn't care that much.

"I have a request. Regarding the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas, I heard that you, Basini, Tattaglia, and Stratage, hold 39% of the shares of the Flamingo Casino, and the other 61% is in the hands of Jon Hardy. I want those shares." said the old godfather.

Everyone else in the room was stunned; they didn't expect Vito to make such a request.

Then they thought of the young man named Jon Hardy in Las Vegas. After the Corrion family casino was attacked, Jon Hardy immediately led people to attack the four major family casinos.

They even did something more ruthless than them and blew up the casino.

The other families immediately remembered that Corion had such a powerful foreign aid.

When the old godfather said that he agreed to provide political resources for the drug business, these people felt that the Corrion family had indeed been deceived and had surrendered under the pressure of the other families. They would probably never be able to raise their heads again.

Think of what Jon Hardy did.

They suddenly felt that even if they attacked the Corrion Family together, they might not be able to completely destroy it. As long as there were still people in the Corrion Family, they could use Jon Hardy's power to take revenge, or even rise again.

This is a very scary thing.

The biggest fear of gangs is not doing things cleanly.

The backlash they encounter is often fatal, and they also understand the principle of 'if you fail to kill the snake, you will suffer from it'.

Leib Selton, the patriarch of the San Francisco Selton family, who was attacked by Hardy, hated Hardy in his heart. He said, "Mr. Corrion, do you have any evidence to prove the ownership of the shares of that casino?"

The old godfather glanced at the gang and said calmly, "Some people think that they have sent people to occupy the Flamingo Casino. Even if they have taken over the place, if this world is so simple, there would be no such thing as a contract."

Under the instruction of Basini, Seldon sent people to occupy the Flamingo Casino. The more than 40 people sent were all killed by Hardy and were framed as robbers. All the families present knew about this. In fact, everyone knew what they wanted to do, which was nothing more than fighting for interests, but in the end they failed to beat them.

The fact that the old godfather wants a stake in the casino is obviously related to Jon Hardy.

At this time, Philip said somewhat unhappily: "I invested 800,000 in the Flamingo Casino, and I'm just giving it to you for free."

The old godfather frowned, "So you mean to say that you want to use my connections for nothing?"

Basini blinked. "Well, to show my sincerity, I'm willing to give up my stake in Flamingo Casino."

After saying this, he looked at the other two family heads.

The patriarch of the Strachi family, Kolobo, nodded in agreement. Philip had no choice but to grit his teeth and bleed himself.

Although Hardy did not attend Mafia Commission meetings, his influence extended there.