Out of the five great families, the Gambino family was the one that could not be offended the most. Compared to them, the other four families were considered "easy to offend." Of course, this was only in relative terms. In reality, none of the five great mafia families in New York were easy to offend.
This was especially so for the Gambino family. Even the law enforcement department did not want to offend them. Therefore, Xu Yun definitely did not want to offend them either. However, 80% of the people who dared to capture Gu Guolong and go against the US government were probably the Gambino family. If it were the other families, the US government would not have such a headache.
Xu Yun felt his scalp go numb. "Even if you don't tell me, I know who did it."
Of the five great mafia families in New York City — the Gambino family, the Genovese family, the Lucaise family, the Bonanno family, and the Colobo family — the Gambino family had the greatest power and influence. The founder of the organization, Gambino, was born in Sicily, Italy. In 1921, he smuggled himself into the US by boat and settled down in Brooklyn, New York. He then started his mafia activities. Gambino's activities included illegal casinos, loan sharking, kidnapping, drug trafficking, and the most prominent trait was that he used his control over the seamen's union to blackmail the laborers.
Over the past few years, the Gambino family's influence had expanded rapidly, negatively affecting the economic and social development of New York City and many other regions in the US. The five great mafia families had also divided the areas under their jurisdiction. Among them, the Gambino family's jurisdiction was the wealthy New York City and most of the docks in New Jersey.
From this, it could be seen that the Gambino family was not to be offended.
"Other than the Gambino family's current godfather, Randolph, no one else has the courage to ask the US government for one billion USD to ransom someone." Matthew said, "Based on what I heard, Randolph firmly believes that Gu Guolong has important secrets that the US government wants to know. Therefore, they won't let him go easily. "Asking for money is a small matter. The main thing is to show the US government who's boss. If the US government knows that the recent sanctions against them have been too severe, they'll bite back."
One billion USD? Damn, even Old Master Gu was shocked. Who knew if all of their businesses in Canada added up to one billion USD? The Gambino family really dared to ask for that.
"They probably won't be able to get that much money, right?" Xu Yun said.
Matthew sighed. "If they only want money, I'm afraid the US government would have relented. However, they made an even more outrageous request, which was for the US government to withdraw from the drug inspection operation in Brooklyn. After all, Brooklyn was the borough with the largest population among the five boroughs in New York. Due to the strict investigation and punishment of Manhattan and Queens a while ago, the Gambino family's interests were greatly damaged. That's why they want revenge. "
"This matter definitely won't be settled!" Xu Yun. Even a fool would understand this. If the government were to go along with this, they wouldn't be able to raise their heads in front of the Gambino family!
"That's why things are a little tricky." Matthew shook his head helplessly.
Xu Yun chuckled. "What's so troublesome about that? I've thought it through. It was better for Old Master Gu to be in the hands of the Gambino family than in the hands of the US government. At the very least, the godfather of the Gambino family, Randolph, is in the same line as Old Master Gu. One is a playboy family, while the other is a playboy society. To put it bluntly, they're both organizations that violate the rules. I feel that Old Master Gu will receive more respect in Randolph's hands. On the contrary, he won't be as popular in the hands of the US government. "
Matthew's jaw almost dropped when he heard that. You can even think about it in reverse?
"Also, snatching someone from the hands of the mafia should be easier than snatching someone from the hands of the US government, right?" Xu Yun smiled. "I feel that this will be more beneficial."
Matthew shrugged. "Why do I feel that it won't be easy?"
"Alright, let me think of a way to deal with the rest." Xu Yun said, "Matthew, thank you."
"Thank me? Haha … "Matthew laughed bitterly." Are you trying to embarrass me? All of this happened because of me, but I hid in the safest place and let Old Master Gu and Miss Gu be in danger. I even let you take such a huge risk to do such a dangerous thing … Brother Yun, you've really slapped me in the face. "
Xu Yun grinned. "Matthew, don't think too much. I didn't mean it that way. These are things that we can't predict. If you have any news later, you must tell me immediately. I'll talk to you later. My place seems to be quite far from New York. I might need some time to get there. "
"Don't tell me you're in Seattle?" Matthew asked in surprise.
Xu Yun nodded. "Do I need to praise you for being smart? If I'm not in Seattle, where else can I go? After I arrived in Seattle, I didn't sense the scent of a large number of US secret agents. I thought that since your home is in Seattle, there should be a lot of CIA secret agents here. It seems that I was thinking too much. "
"Brother Yun, if you need a car, I have a car parked at the airport. It's a red new model Accord. The key is in the password safe at the airport. The safe number is 1745, and the password is 010101," Matthew said.
Xu Yun was stunned. Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, they wouldn't have been able to get a black car last night. "Why did you buy a Japanese car?"
Matthew grinned. "My patriotism is not that irrational. I can prove my patriotism with my contributions. There's no need to be so radical about a certain country's products. After all, Japanese cars are easy to worry about. It's suitable for people like me who don't understand the mechanics of cars. It won't break down easily. American cars have a lot of small problems. We're not like the Americans. Everyone uses a wrench to fix their cars. Most of the small problems are solved by themselves. "
What he said made sense. Those who smashed Japanese cars under the guise of patriotism were no different from those Japanese who killed and robbed. They all liked to destroy other people's property and interfere with other people's internal affairs. Those people were definitely the classic "patriotic thieves."
"You're much better than those bandits who use patriotism as an excuse." Xu Yun smiled. "Then I'll go to the airport to get the car now. If it's still fine after I use it, I'll return it to you."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yun waved his hand and called Bai Xiaoye to the airport.
When Bai Xiaoye heard that they were going to the airport to get the car and drive from Seattle to New York, she was dumbfounded. "It's a direct flight that takes about five hours. The cheapest ticket is about five hundred dollars. You don't have to drive there just to save two people's tickets, right? It's only a thousand dollars. "
"Sister, you don't even have a passport with you. Why don't you go and buy a ticket and see if they can sell it to you?" Xu Yun rolled his eyes helplessly. "Do you think I want to drive there? It's hard to even get on a bus, let alone a plane. Also, the bus will take at least three days."
After all, it was a distance of four to five thousand kilometers!
Bai Xiaoye pondered for a while and decided that driving was the most suitable option. If she drove fast, she would definitely be able to get there within two days.
"Then there's no other way." Bai Xiaoye nodded. "We'll drive in shifts. Four hours each. It shouldn't be too tiring."
At this time, Xu Yun was already counting the fuel cost with his fingers. Luckily, it was a Japanese car. He could still save some fuel …
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