After the Mafia Committee meeting ended, the old Godfather got into the car. His expression suddenly became much more depressed, as if the previous confrontation had exhausted his energy.

The old godfather closed his eyes and said nothing.

Tom looked at the godfather and told the driver to drive back.

The old godfather didn't speak a word along the way, but Tom knew that the godfather was not asleep, and his hand had been twisting the pipe.

The car returned to the Corrion Family estate, and everyone rushed out to greet them. They helped the old godfather back to the house. The old godfather looked at Michael and Fredo, as well as Clemensa and Tessio standing beside them, and said, "You guys come with me to the study. I have something important to announce."

Everyone quickly followed the old godfather into the study.

The door is closed.

The old godfather sat in his chair for a while, seemingly thinking, or organizing his words. After a few long minutes, he said:

"At today's committee meeting, I have agreed to do the drug business. In the future, the Corrion family will provide some political resources to protect this business."

Mike was surprised.

This was not like his father's style, but he didn't say anything.

The old godfather continued, "That's not the point. After this incident, I feel that the Corrion family's business needs to be relocated and cannot be kept entirely in New York."

"In the future, the Corleone family's business will focus on developing the casino business in Las Vegas, in addition to New York. I have obtained 39% of the shares of the Flamingo Casino from the other three families."

At this point, the old godfather glanced at Mike, then turned to look at Tom next to him, and said solemnly: "Tom, you are also my son. I have decided to let you take over the family business gradually. You have to pay more attention in the future."

Tom's eyes showed shock.

Gradually handing over the family business to me, does this mean that I will take over the position of the patriarch? !

Fredo, Clemmenza and Tessio all looked surprised, only Mike was calm, because he had never thought about getting involved in the family business from the beginning to the end. If his father had not been assassinated this time, he would never have gotten involved in the family dispute.

"Okay, you all go out, Tom, you stay, I have something to say to you." said the old godfather.

Everyone else goes out.

The old godfather waved to Tom, and Tom walked to him. The old godfather stretched out his hand, and Tom knelt on one knee and held the old godfather's hand in his hand.

"Father."

The old godfather patted Tom on the head with his other hand.

"Tom, you have been a military advisor for several years. You also attended the meeting just now. What did you see?" asked the old godfather.

Tom paused.

"I see that all the families are attacking you together for their own benefit. They are like a group of hyenas. If you do not agree to their demands, they will rush over and bite you together."

The old godfather smiled.

"You're right. To be honest, for a moment, I really felt scared. I haven't felt that way for a long, long time."

"If I don't agree, they will use more violent means to deal with the Corrión family next time, and the Corrión family may no longer exist."

"I compromised."

"You can see that when I said the word 'agree', many people had a triumphant smile on their faces."

"But sometimes, you have to compromise for the survival of the family. If you are in charge of the family in the future, you must remember this. Be tough when you need to be tough, and compromise when you need to compromise."

"Father~~"

Tom wanted to say something.

The old godfather patted Tom's hand to stop him and continued, "Fredo's personality makes him unable to shoulder the responsibility of a family. Mike is determined to develop a career outside the family, so you need to take on this responsibility."

"In fact, I hope that Mike can develop in the business or political circles. Tom, I have a request for you. After you take over the family, please help Mike with all your strength. If Mike develops, the family will also benefit."

The old godfather looked at Tom after he finished speaking.

Tom understood.

The old godfather wanted to be Tom's backer, use the family's power to protect Tom and push him to a higher position.

Tom did not reject the godfather's request.

As an adopted son, he is very lucky to be accepted by the family. It is right for the family to use its strength to help Mike. If Mike can be promoted to a higher position, it will also be a great protection for the Corrion Family.

"I promised your father that I would do my best to help Mike from now on," said Tom.

The old godfather smiled.

"As long as you brothers work together, I believe the Corrion family will have better development."

"You are still a little immature now. You attended the meeting today and you should be able to see that those family patriarchs are all old foxes. Tom, you still need time to grow up."

"In the next few years, I will slowly teach you to become a qualified clan leader and gradually transfer some political resources to you."

"Okay, Tom, let's stop here for today. Go out and call Fredo over," said the old godfather.

Tom stood up and went out to bring in Fredo.

Fredo closed the door, looking somewhat lonely.

"Father."

The old godfather waved to Fredo, and Fredo hurried over.

The old godfather looked at his second son, who was already in his thirties but sometimes still acted like a naive teenager.

"Fredo, you have seen what has happened in the family these days. You have been a filial child since you were young. You love your mother and me very much, and your father knows your character very well."

"Fredo, stay with your parents from now on. A simple life is actually happier. Your mother can't bear to lose another child."

Fredo's previous thoughts immediately dissipated.

In fact, he knew his own character very well and knew that he was not suited to fighting, let alone being the patriarch of the Corrion Family.

"Okay, Dad, I'll stay with you and Mom." Fredo grinned.

The old godfather waved to him.

Fredo bowed his head.

The old godfather kissed him on the forehead.

"Go and call Mike in." said the old godfather.

Fredo brought Mike in, and Mike walked to his father calmly and sat on the chair next to his father.

The old godfather looked at his little son carefully.

"The family crisis has been temporarily resolved. I told them that no matter what danger my children encounter in the future, I will blame them and take revenge at all costs."

"I got the shares of Flamingo Casino, 39% in total. Las Vegas Casino is a legal business, I give this business to you. Another shareholder of the casino is Hardy, who owns 61% of the shares."

"Mike, from now on, I will let Tom take care of the family business. You should focus on your own business, whether it is legitimate business or politics. It's up to you. I have already made an agreement with Tom that he will fully support you behind the scenes when he is in charge of the family."

Speaking of this, the old godfather looked at Mike deeply and said, "Michael, are you wondering why your father suddenly changed his mind and agreed to do the drug business?"

"I believe my father must have his own reasons." Mike said.

The old godfather gritted his teeth and said:

"I have been very strong throughout my life and have faced many ups and downs, but when faced with the death of my own child, I became unable to bear it. Sonny's death made me very sad."

"I can't lose any of you. At today's meeting, other families forced me together. I'm not afraid of others, but I'm worried about your lives. If I don't agree, they will definitely continue to retaliate crazily and assassinate you non-stop."

"If something happens to you all, then what is the point of my connections and political resources? They will all become worthless. I must give up something."

Mike felt a surge of anger.

Or rather, sadness.

His father has been his idol since he was a child. He feels even worse than his father when he sees his father being forced into such a situation by those families.

"Mike, from now on you will follow the path you choose. As long as you believe it is the right path, you will continue to follow it unswervingly."

"I will divide my personal connections and political resources into two parts. One part will be used for the family business, and the other part will be used for you. These two parts of resources will never overlap and will not be intertwined with each other. This way, you will always be clean."

Mike's throat twitched twice, and he tried hard to suppress his emotions.

"I will try my best, father."

......

Mike left the study and called Tessio and Clementza in. The old godfather gave the two old men some more instructions and told them what to pay attention to in the future.

If we fully launch the drug business, many changes will surely occur in the future.

After Tessio and Clementa went out, the old godfather closed his eyes and rested for 10 minutes. When he opened his eyes, he became more energetic and picked up the phone to make a call.

Soon the call was connected.

"Hardy, this is Vito."

"Hello Mr. Vito, is the committee meeting over?"

"Yes, it's over. The content of the meeting was just as I expected. I agreed to their request. In the future, the Corrion family will be involved in the drug business, and the previous conflicts will be written off." said the old godfather.

Hadi sighed inwardly.

It really is 'all about business.'

"Hardy, I used my political resources to exchange for the remaining 39% of Flamingo's shares. I want to discuss something with you." said the old godfather.

"Mr. Vito, please speak."

"I plan to keep this share, but I am willing to pay you 3 million US dollars as the money to buy this share. What do you think, Hardy?" said the old godfather.

Hardy felt a little surprised.

"Mr. Vito, your shares were obtained from the other three major families. You don't have to give me any more money." Hardy said.

The old godfather smiled and said, "Hardy, if it weren't for you, the Corrion family wouldn't have gotten this share, and you'd still need to worry about the future operations."

"The Flamingo Casino is a legitimate business. I have decided to give this business to Mike. From now on, Mike will only engage in legitimate business. I will slowly hand over the family affairs to Tom. Perhaps in the future, the Mafia will no longer have the Corrion family, but the Hagen family." said the old godfather.

Hardy was very surprised after hearing what the old godfather said.

Why did the Godfather suddenly choose to make Tom the head of the family? This is seriously inconsistent with the history of the movie.

It couldn't be that my appearance changed the course of history.

But after thinking about it, Hardy suddenly felt that the Godfather's choice was very wise. Tom was not a bad person. Even if he became the patriarch, he would not betray the Corrion family. Instead, he would become Mike's helper in the future.

As for Mike, maybe there will be better development.

In the original novel, Mike's ending was actually not good. He was dragged into a family dispute and did not follow the path he had originally envisioned. In order to shoulder the burden of the family, he had to choose to become the new generation successor.

But the road of life is very bad.

His wife didn't want him to engage in underworld career, his love disappeared, his brother-in-law betrayed him, so he chose to kill his brother-in-law, his sister broke up with him, and later Fredo colluded with other families to betray him, so he ruthlessly killed his second brother.

In fact, doing all these made Mike very painful. He struggled for half his life to whitewash his family, but in fact, it was even more to whitewash himself.

When his daughter was murdered in his later years, Mike lost his only spiritual support. He was heartbroken and died alone in Sicily.

In Hardy's view, the life of Mike, the second-generation Godfather in the movie, seems glorious and exciting, but is actually very miserable.

He once had glory and became the most powerful mafia leader on the East Coast, but these were not what Mike pursued. He had his own real pursuits, but in the face of the dark and cruel reality of life, he had to bow his head and endure it. This struggle kept him in pain.

The Godfather chose Tom, and Hardy thought he was very wise.

In the eyes of the old godfather, Tom's performance during this period was that Tom was very rational and could consider gang fights from a business perspective instead of acting on impulse.

Sonny is impulsive, Mike is decisive, Fredo is too weak, and Tom is calmer in comparison. He may not be able to make the Corrion Family prosperous, but he is definitely the best candidate to maintain the status quo.

Hadi smiled.

"Okay, Mr. Vito, I accept it. I will use this money to continue building the casino. I believe that the Corrion family's investment will be rewarded a hundredfold in the future."

The old godfather laughed heartily: "Okay, then I'll wait for good results."

This was the first time the old godfather laughed tonight.