Chapter 301 Corleone Changes His Destiny

"Hello? Mr. Corleone?"

Old Corleone's hoarse voice came from the other side of the phone: "Wang, we haven't seen each other for half a year, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern. It just so happens that I recently got a batch of good wine. We can make an appointment to have a drink together."

"I have already prepared wine here, waiting for you to come over." Old Corleone laughed: "This Saturday, my youngest daughter Connor is getting married. I hope you can come to attend, so we can have a good drink. "

Wang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I won't go, Mr. Corleone. Many of your friends don't know me. My skin color and appearance will inevitably cause trouble for you. It's better not to cause trouble on such a happy day. OK, I’ll let Leo go to the wedding with my gift for your daughter. How about we get together on Sunday afternoon?”

"Okay, that's it. Goodbye, King."

"Goodbye Mr. Corleone."

After saying that, Wang Yan hung up the phone, frowned and thought for a moment, thinking about what to do next.

It is now the end of August 45. At the beginning of the month, the United States surrendered two big babies, the little boy and the little fat boy, to kiss Little Japan. Now that all matters have been basically negotiated, we are just waiting for Little Japan to surrender. It was also at this time that the youngest daughter of the Corleone family, Connor, got married. He naturally knew about this scene. This was the beginning of the plot of The Godfather.

I just don’t know how it will unfold this time. After all, he cooperated with the Corleone family. The old Corleone wisely began to transform and clean up, and followed his operation. After four years, the current Corleone family is not what it used to be. .

As far as Wang Yan knew, the Corleone family had officially broken away from the gangster circle. Its two leaders had separated and started a new family of their own. They only retained some elite personnel as bodyguards. Of course, the old Corleone's influence is still there, and if he wants his two leaders to do something, it is still very easy to use. But that's not an order, it's an exchange of interests.

Of course, that is to say, whitewashing is just another way to better protect yourself and your property. To say that it is really clean, how is that possible? Besides, even if the Corleone family cleanses itself, it is not favored by the upper class. Although they may have started in a dirtier way, a bunch of dirty people come together to redefine dirtiness.

Fortunately, Wang Yan gave him face and never abandoned the Corleone family. He managed to survive today by relying on the lion's share of the bodybuilding pills in his hands. If the plate were not so big, it would take 5,78 years to turn around. How could it be possible to get rid of it in just four years? You know, the original second-generation gangster leader Michael spent most of his life and was about to die before he could do it.

Now the Corleone family is very glorious and has been promoted to the capital. However, during the transformation, it abandoned a large number of industries and continued to get involved in new industries, resulting in a significant loss of strength. But now they are involved in high-quality industries that have been in business for 180 years. Especially now that the war is over, a new wave is coming. In less than five years, it will be far better than before. And although the overall strength has declined, they have mastered stronger political and capital network resources. If you count the pros and cons, they may be even stronger.

During this process, other big families must have discovered it and figured it out, but they didn't care. They thought that old Corleone was confused and crazy. After all, if you don't make money during the war, how about laundering and transforming? It didn't matter to them whether they could turn around or not. On the contrary, they were secretly happy as they watched old Corleone continue to cut down various industries and open up various industries. They couldn't defeat old Corleone, admitted it, but couldn't they defeat his leader? So the recent Nyuyue and its surrounding areas are still quite chaotic.

Of course, they would not have thought that the Corleone family had already turned around and was basically successful. They are even more inadequate. They have not even heard of the name of Jianjian Pill. This is the tacit understanding of the upper class. If you are not qualified enough, you don’t even know if you have money. However, this situation will not last long. It can last for four years, which is good. It is inevitable that some people will leave.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?"

The childish voice brought Wang Yan back to his senses, and he looked at the third child, Xier Wang, who was less than two years old in his arms with a smile: "I'm thinking about what we should have for lunch."

Sil clasped his hands and thought seriously, raised his head, and looked at his biological father with the big eyes inherited from Marlena: "I want to eat barbecue."

"Well... you are too young to eat more." Wang Yan pretended to think, and then changed the topic: "But dad just wants to eat, so I will let you satisfy yourself."

After laughing, he walked out of the study and went downstairs with his third son, who was squealing happily.

It was even more lively outside, with the three-year-old eldest son, the two-year-old second son, and the one-year-old daughter behind them, who were screaming and jumping around inside and outside the house.

The good thing about having more children at home is that there is no shortage of playmates. The bad thing is also about having too many children, which is too annoying. Putting the third child down in his arms and letting him stumble around to play with the children, he ended up sitting on the sofa with his arms around Marlena, who was smiling and watching the children play: "Let's have barbecue for lunch."

"Okay, I'll get ready." As she spoke, Marlena got up and went to the kitchen to clean up.

Wang Yan grabbed him and said, "I've just finished breakfast. If you're in such a hurry, we'll do it later."

Malena leaned on Wang Yan's shoulder, looked at the four screaming children, and sighed: "My dear, life is so good now. I couldn't imagine living such a life one day before."

"It will get better and better, Marlena. It's too early to say these words now. The future life is something I can't even think about." Wang Yan looked at the children in front of him: "What I'm thinking about now is What, you know, Marlena?”

"What?"

"I want them to grow up quickly, get out of here, and not disturb our two-person world."

Marlena smiled gently: "Then you have to wait a long time."

Wang Yan said nothing more, the two just leaned together and watched their children playing. Of course, they couldn't stay quiet for long. After a while, the four little ones ran over and took them out to play together. For a long time, Wang Yan and Marlena prepared the ingredients for the barbecue. The father-in-law took his four grandchildren and granddaughters to avoid their enthusiastic help. Amidst the curling green smoke, the family ate the barbecue lively. , drinking beer.

In addition to having to worry about the baby when it's just born, it's also relatively worry-free when it gets older. Life is pretty good now, basically every day is like this, laughing and joking.

The main reason is that he has nothing to do. Although various researches have been launched for a long time, compared with the new century, the industrial foundation, scientific foundation, etc. are far behind and have not developed to that point. Moreover, he has recruited some of the smartest people in the world. He doesn’t have to do anything. As long as he conveys the goals, direction and general research process, these people can achieve it in a short time. This is a superior person. The benefits of mastering resources.

The same is true. Except for occasionally going to the West Coast to check on women who are about to enter the entertainment industry, most of the time is spent at home with my wife and children. Other business matters are handled by someone. He gives instructions and that's it. Occasionally, he handles some subordinates who are ambitious and make small moves. It's serious and leisurely.

The only thing he needs to worry about is the longevity laboratory owned by that consulting company. This requires his personal participation to deceive people. Overall, it was very relaxing.

Seeing that he was so idle, Marlena wanted to have children while she was still young. Anyway, more children meant more blessings. In these days, almost every household had a bunch of children. He still refused forcefully. After all, he already had four children, which was not enough. It was not good to have too many children. It would dilute the energy and love of his parents, even though he didn't have much love in the first place... He was no longer the same person as before. Mr. Wang was excited and happy watching his child's new life and growth...

In the blink of an eye, a week passed and it was Sunday.

After having lunch at home, with his younger brother driving, Wang Yan once again went to the small fortress of the Corleone family.

The head of the Corleone family, Vito Corleone, received the notice, and just in time, he took his eldest son Santino, second son Michael, and Tom Hagen to wait at the door of the villa.

Without needing anyone else, Tom took the initiative to open the back door. When Wang Yan, who was wearing a close-fitting suit, tie and big leather shoes, got out of the car, Vito enthusiastically stepped forward and hugged Wang Yan: "Wang, my friend ,haven't seen you for a long time."

"Long time no see, Mr. Corleone." Wang Yan patted each other on the back naturally: "Is your daughter still satisfied with the gift I sent?"

"Oh, I think your good intentions were in vain. She is a vulgar person and cannot understand the oil painting you sent. But after knowing its true value, she happily accepted it." Vito said His daughter joked, turned around and invited Wang Yanxiang to walk aside: "The weather is very good today. Let's go to enjoy the cool weather and drink under the grape trellis."

Wang Yan nodded happily and followed him, chatting and laughing, to the umbrella next to the grape trellis with plump grapes. In the process, Vito naturally introduced his second son to him.

After picking a ripe grape and tasting it, Wang Yan sat on a chair and asked, "It tastes good. Did you grow it yourself?"

"My wife and Santino's wife planted it together. We occasionally helped. They are both virtuous traditional Sicilian women." Vito shook his head with a smile: "But in the future, when I hand over the rights, maybe I will consider growing a grape myself and making some wine, and then you can come and taste it.”

Wang Yan laughed: "Your body has been well maintained in the past two years. In my opinion, as long as nothing happens, you can live for another twenty or thirty years. I don't know how long it will take to drink the wine you brewed." ”

Who wants to die if they can live, especially if they don’t lack money or status. For so many years, this old boy has never stopped taking health pills. He exercises for an hour every day. His condition is much better than four years ago, and he has regained his vitality.

Vito waved his hands repeatedly: "Perhaps soon. No matter how you say it, Wang, I am indeed old. I have never relaxed for a moment since I set foot in the United States at the age of twelve. If possible, I also want to enjoy my old age early."

Santino and Tom on the side looked at their energetic father and secretly curled their lips when they heard this. It doesn't matter to Tom, he picked it up, and it doesn't matter to Michael, he has always been disgusted with the illegal and criminal activities that his family engages in. However, Santino, the eldest son, is very disgusted with the family's transformation in recent years. He believes that they relied on those things to get started. Without those, they would have no foundation. But the arm couldn't twist the thigh, so that was all. He no longer has the subordinates of the past, and he no longer shows off his authority everywhere. Apart from a few bodyguards, he works in a construction company all day long, which is boring.

"You're right. I hope you can get what you want." Wang Yan picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, then motioned to the three people who had no say on the side, took a sip of wine together, and asked strangely: "Why didn't you see Zhan Ke?"

"His health is failing and he needs a good rest. Now Tom has taken over his work. And Tom is more suitable. He is a practicing lawyer. He has done many things in the past few years, which is very good."

Wang Yan nodded, clinked glasses with Tom, and congratulated him on his promotion.

According to the original point of view, Zhanke is already dead now, and it will not change because of his appearance. On the contrary, he may be even more damned. After all, Zhanke, who had participated in the transformation of the Corleone family from beginning to end and knew many truths, had no need to live. As for the body-building pills, Vito only has five bottles every month. He must take one bottle himself. Zhanke doesn't have the mouth to tolerate the other 100,000 bottles of pills.

After chatting for a while, Vito cleared his throat and talked about serious matters: "Wang, I wonder what you think about drugs?"

Wang Yan chuckled: "Now the price of a bottle of medicine is 65,000 US dollars, and the cost is more than 40,000. The monthly output is 45 bottles. I earn 20,000 for each bottle, so I can earn 20,000 US dollars per bottle. Nine hundred thousand. And this is not the actual price. You also know the specific premium. Now that the war is over and countries have begun to resume production, a trip of my fleet costs millions of dollars. The land I control, the food I sell, Trees, stones and other various materials can also make a lot of money every month."

"Leo's casino has a turnover of hundreds of thousands every day, and Hollywood film and television companies have also produced several popular movies in recent years. I also have a construction company in my hands, and I have worked in Nuoyue, Peanutton, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. They develop real estate and build shopping malls in other places, and they make a lot of money from everything. They take risks and work hard for a year, but they are less than a fraction of what I make in a month, and this does not include the lives lost in the process. Mr. Corleone , what do you think I should think about drugs?"

Vito took a sip of wine: "I think so too, Wang. It's just that someone recently made an appointment and is contacting other families to do this business. They want my political resources and want a light sentence when they are caught. . He should also be looking for Leo, right? He controls the ports and land transportation channels in the West Side of Manhattan, and there is no way around it. Didn’t he report to you? "

As Wang Yan said, the Corleone family has all other industries except for the consumption expenditure of strengthening pills. Although it is not as large as Wang Yan, it is still very profitable. Definitely not a gang of gangsters, they can be compared to the traditional ones engaging in gambling, loan sharking, smuggling and collecting protection fees. Even if the future of gangsters is taken into account, drug smuggling is still the same. It is definitely not as much as they make, and they do not take risks. Besides, he cut off his wrists and cut off so many properties to bring the Corleone family to where they are today. How sick must he be to step back again?

"Tell me, there is a man named Virgil Sollozzo. He is said to have bred conch in Turkey and processed conch in Sicily. Now it is about to be shipped to the United States for distribution. I have asked Leo to reject him. Over there in Sicily We are searching his factory." Wang Yan looked at him with a smile: "As far as I know, Sollozzo has united Tartaglia, Cuneo, and Bazzini, and has also contacted some mafias in other places. They were tempted and determined.”

"It doesn't matter if Leo refuses. After all, they can transport smuggling by land at the dock. But they are afraid of being caught and locked up for decades. It's a pity that those big families don't have strong personal connections, and your Corleone family relies on politics. If capital is dominant, they will not give up easily."

As soon as he finished speaking, Santino slapped the table on the side: "Then kill those sons of bitches, we are not afraid of them."

"Sit down, Santino, what are you doing? Is that woman sleepy?" Vito's voice was slightly louder, and he restrained the raging eldest son. He saw that the other side didn't say a word from beginning to end, just silently. The third son who was observing Wang Yan nodded. Fortunately, there was still a successor.

Wang Yan has naturally known about Michael's observation for a long time, and the current situation is different from the original. Michael was opposed to his father's arrangements for him, and he did not want to get involved in family affairs, but now the old Corleone has transformed in advance and has completed most of it. It can be said that the Corleone family is now a serious business family. So since the family is running a regular business, Michael doesn't have to worry about anything outside the family. He can just work in the family business, which is a hundred times better than working hard outside.

Being scolded by his biological father, Santino sat there drinking angrily.

Vito turned his head and looked at Wang Yan: "You are right, Wang, they will not give up easily. I had clearly refused before, but Sollozzo still insisted on seeing me. He wanted to convince me in person, but this was Impossible. And if I don’t agree, if their independence movement personnel are caught, they will definitely not be able to keep the secret, and their business will definitely not be able to continue. I know them, and they will definitely find a way to make me agree. "

"So what do you want to do?" Wang Yan glanced at Santino, indicating that it was a weakness: "Strike first?"

"I have this idea, but you know, King, the power in my hands is not enough to fight against several other major families at the same time, so I need your help."

"No, no, no, Mr. Corleone, your thinking has gone awry." Wang Yan waved his hand to the confused Vito and said, "We are not the mafia, we are law-abiding citizens, we pay taxes to the government, and we support the army. , the police, we are responsible for the infrastructure construction, and we have contributed to this prosperous America. Now, there are criminals who are endangering the lives and safety of us and our families, and affecting our production. And our friends in the police department, our congressman friends, they Political achievements are needed. Therefore, these criminals must be dealt with the harshest blow."

"Of course, we must give the most severe warning to those who provoke us. The strongest person in the Mafia now is Bazzini, and he is the one who can jump the highest. And he has done many evil things. He needs to Go meet Satan. Oh, and Sollozzo should be like Bazzini. They should go to Satan's empire to make a fortune. Their fault is not to smuggle reading materials, but to ask us to help them smuggle. This is wrong. Letting these two careerists die will deter other people who want to drag us into trouble."

Vito woke up and realized that he was indeed thinking in a habitual way and ignored the role of his good friends at this moment. The main reason is that although he was strong in the past, he has not developed to the level he is now. Although he has taken a step forward in recent years, he still needs some maintenance through backdoors or other aspects, giving people money and medicine, but he really has not let those Good friends have acted like Wang Yan said. This move is quite good. On the one hand, he feels the taste of power, on the other hand, he scares the gangsters. On the other hand, it can really add political achievements to his friends, which is a good thing.

"Wang, my friend, you are right. This is indeed the most labor-saving way and a good way that can benefit everyone." Vito raised a glass and invited Wang Yan to drink together: "Cheers."

"Cheers." Wang Yan drank it all in one gulp.

From the moment Vito helped him sell the pills, the fate of the Corleone family had changed. He had no grudge against Vito. Although there were some conflicts at the beginning, they were resolved and they really helped him. There is no harm in reciprocating a favor by changing your fate.

He continued to talk about a few things, and stayed at Corleone's house until dinner, declining Vito's invitation to have dinner with him. Wang Yan returned home by car, and prepared dinner with Marlena as usual, and then A family of seven eats in a hurry every day...

In the following days, Wang Yan has been paying attention to the development of the situation.

Old Corleone was relatively safe. He didn't want to take action directly, so he decided to give them a chance. So that night, he notified everyone involved in the extensive reading business, including Sollozzo, and made it clear that he would not care if he wanted to do extensive reading, but do not drag him into it.

But it is a pity that Sollozzo still insisted on meeting the old Corleone, and the Tartaglia family frequently tried to make connections. And people from other families are still fighting for Leo. If they want him to participate, they must get the five major families to work together to get this business done.

In fact, we can't blame other families. The beautiful sword is there waiting for them to pick it up, but they are unable to ensure safety and need the help of the Corleone family. The Corleone family doesn't help, saying they don't care about this or that, it doesn't matter. It's important that the Corleone family doesn't let them make money. Besides, this is a handle. The Corleone family is not involved. What if there is any conflict in the future and they are targeted? Therefore, the Corleone family has to do it if they don't want to.

Old Corleone naturally understood this truth and knew that these people were hopeless, so he simply did not hold back. He accepted Sollozzo's request to meet and resolutely refused. At the same time, people investigated the recent actions of Sollozzo and Bazzini, contacted officials from the state government, city government, and top leaders of the police department, and sent some criminal information on several major families. Of course, it was not a matter of life or death. , but it is enough to let several big families work hard and make the officials' reports look good. It is scheduled to start on the second Monday of September to combat illegal crimes in Nuoyue City.

At the same time, Old Corleone certainly understood that several major families had people in the police station, but they could not bribe the top brass. After all, if they had that ability, there would be no need for the Corleone family to join. Therefore, this is a high-level raid with tacit understanding, ensuring that they will be caught by surprise and their strength will be greatly reduced.

Soon, Luca Brazzi, the most notorious killer of the Corleone family, personally killed Bazzini. The other Bazzini, Don, who was the former leader of the Corleone family and now separated from the family, asked three elite men to kill Sollozzo.

When other families, including the Bazzini family, gathered together to study how to take revenge and how to make the Corleone family pay the price, the police gathered urgently and went directly to the three big families with clear goals. Gambling, brothels, smuggling channels, etc., attack accurately.

Overnight, the police cordoned off most of the venues of the three major families, arrested thousands of people, and the police stations in various districts were overcrowded. Of course, it was not just a single contract, the surrounding areas controlled by the three major families were also scanned. There are so many black industries that have not paid taxes and are illegal gains. It can be said that they will be abolished directly. Even if the gangster leaders of several big families are fine, they won't be able to make any waves in a short time.

And all this was accomplished by old Corleone making a few phone calls one after another. This is the function of power. He has been hiding behind the scenes all his life, and has seen the power of power with his own eyes. Even with his temperament, he can't help but feel elated, which is very satisfying. Of course he won't show it, he's just silently happy in his heart.

After this turmoil, the violent Santino became honest. He knew that no matter how famous he became, there was no way he could compete with this kind of power. He also knew that his biological father had always favored his younger brother as his successor, but he had nothing to say about it. Anyway, he knew nothing but murder and violence. Now he was fine, he had endless money, and he went to the company to play around every day. Majestic, train and train the little secretary, and occasionally go out for a date with others, which is comfortable.

Michael, who was new to family affairs, also knew how terrifying that oriental man was. After all, he knew that his family was in this situation thanks to Wang Yan's help. But no matter what, his biological father can still live for a long time anyway. He just needs to work down-to-earth, and it's not time for him to worry about it.

As for the second son of the Corleone family, he is a waste and cannot participate in the core of the family, so let’s not mention it.

With such a big movement, Leo would inevitably suffer a disaster, but the loss was really insignificant. Afterwards, the Corleone family gave Leo some compensation. The other three major families plummeted, and he could take the opportunity to expand his power.

In fact, if Wang Yan hadn't stopped him from moving around, the five major families would have been nothing more than a joke, of course, including the hundreds of people from the security company. But these things are not what Leo should think about. It is good for him to just be a puppet and live without any shortage of money.

Wang Yan is just a spectator, and these things have nothing to do with him, so he still stays at home with his wife and children, occasionally giving instructions on the situation of various companies and laboratories, and spending most of his time studying natural science on his own. After all, What he wants to understand is to have a basic understanding of all subjects.

The days passed like this day by day, plain, fulfilling, and warm...

Thanks to the five elder brothers (Hu Zhicheng) (Gang Dan Reading) (That Leaf of Maple Love) (Yu Ming Taoist) (Fat Dayu) for their continued support.

I would like to express my daily gratitude to the good brothers who vote monthly for their support.

Thank you to all the brothers who recommended me for your support,

Thanks to the big brothers who read silently for their support.