On this oil painting, there was a naked woman lying on her side. That's right, it was a naked woman who was completely naked.
The whole painting looked so lifelike that it seemed to have come out of the painting. However, you wouldn't think that this painting was erotic. Instead, it had a deep sense of art. That's right, a deep sense of art.
The most important thing was not how artistic this painting was, but that these big shots basically knew the name of this painting. The name of this painting was "Naked Woman Lying on Her Side". It was one of the most recognized paintings in the early 20th century. It was also Modigliani's masterpiece and had an important place in the history of art.
Before this, they all looked down on Xiao Bing and mocked him. They even thought that Xiao Bing's gift must be from a street stall. But who would have thought that Xiao Bing would take out such a shocking work of art. If compared to this painting, those gifts that they thought were valuable were simply rubbish.
What was a tycoon? This was a real tycoon. He could casually take out a world-class painting that was worth hundreds of millions of dollars!
Everyone was stunned. That's right, they were all stunned.
Then suddenly, Cohen slapped the table and stood up. His action almost woke everyone up from their stupor. Then, they looked at this mafia tycoon who had a furious expression on his face!
Everyone was thinking what else they could say about the Gambino family now. This Xiao Bing was definitely not an ordinary noodle restaurant owner. No wonder Caroline would rather offend the Gambino family and follow this guy. This man named Xiao Bing must be from a very, very, very, very big family in Huaxia.
But they still thought that even if Xiao Bing's family was very powerful in Huaxia and would indeed be of help to the Yith family, it would definitely not be as helpful as a marriage with the mafia. After all, Huaxia was too far away. No matter how powerful the other family was, they were still in Huaxia. They could not do anything about the things in New York.
Especially when everyone knew that a rich businessman who was not weaker than the Yith family, Doyle, was working with the mafia to pressure the Yith family. Doyle was also here today. He had been observing the development of the situation. Ever since Xiao Bing appeared, he had a smug look on his face. Before he came here, he heard that the Yith family was going to have a marriage with the mafia. He felt as if the sky had collapsed because if the Yith family allied with the mafia, they would definitely turn against him. The Yith family would not let him go. But he did not expect everything to change so quickly.
If they offended the mafia today, even if the Yith family really had a marriage with a big family in Huaxia, they would still be in trouble. So everyone still thought that the best result for the Yith family was to have a marriage with the mafia.
Kamble obviously knew this, but he was still shocked. He only reacted when Cohen slammed the table in anger. He immediately said, "Mr. Xiao, the Yith family is very grateful for your interest in my daughter. But I'm really sorry. The only one the Yith family really likes is Young Master Carey. I'm sorry."
Although Kamble still refused, he was not as arrogant as before after he realized that Xiao Bing's status in Huaxia was not ordinary. His attitude became much milder.
Cohen snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid you all think that he is some rich young master. You don't have to be so polite to him. In my opinion, he is either a liar or a thief. "
Everyone was taken aback. Why would Cohen say that? Could it be that he had some kind of evidence?
Xiao Bing could not help but laugh. What a joke. How could a famous painting given to him by the godfather of the Italian Mafia be fake?
Seeing how confident Cohen was, Caroline was a little worried that Xiao Bing might have bought a fake. But Xiao Bing said confidently, "Whether it's authentic or not, you can get someone to examine it."
Kamble nodded and turned around to order a servant. About two minutes later, an old man came out of the villa. Kamble introduced, "This is our Yith family's art master. When it comes to distinguishing the real from the fake, we ask the old man to do it."
Everyone was relieved that the Yith family was the one who provided it. The old man looked around the painting. The more he looked, the more excited he became. His fingers were trembling. He touched the famous painting gently and his eyes were shining. He said in a trembling voice, "This is authentic. It is absolutely priceless!"
When the others heard this, they all looked at Cohen. Caroline heaved a sigh of relief.
Cohen sneered, "If it is fake, then it will be fine. But if it is real, then this matter will be serious. Kid from Huaxia, tell me, how did you steal this painting from Mr. Pengeli's house? "
After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment. Then they were all extremely shocked.
Pengeli!
That was the godfather of the Italian Mafia!
He was an existence that was ten times or even a hundred times more terrifying than the Gambino family!
After all, the leader of the American mafia was actually an Italian. So, to put it bluntly, they were just considered a branch in Italy. At most, they would be called Boss Gambino or something. There was only one person in this world who dared to be called the godfather of the mafia, and that was the godfather of the Italian mafia, Pengelly!
Compared to Pengeli, these so-called bosses were nothing. It was easy for Pengeli to help them to a higher position. It was also very easy for him to remove them from the Mafia.
There was only one person who held the real power in the Mafia world and who had the final say. That was the godfather of the Mafia, Pengeli!
To these people present, all of them had great achievements in their respective industries. However, just the second boss of the Gambino family was already able to stand on equal footing with them or even surpass them. As for Peng Geli, he was an existence that was too far away and too high up in their eyes.
Now, Cohen actually asked Xiao Bing how he stole this painting from Pengeli's house. They did not know if it was real or not. If it was real, then this matter would be too big. This kid from Huaxia would not be able to walk out of New York, let alone a toad lusting after swan meat.
Cohen waved his hand and the two bodyguards behind him immediately stood behind Xiao Bing to prevent him from escaping.
Caroline said angrily, "Uncle Cohen, what do you mean by this? This is our Yith family. You can't just let your people do this, right? "
Cohen's face was gloomy. He said coldly, "This is no longer something your Yith family can handle. Today, let alone in the Yith family, no matter where he is, we will take him away. Does your Yith family want to be the enemy of the Mafia? Do you want to be the enemy of the Mafia's godfather? "
Kamble was so scared that his face turned pale and his body trembled. He said hurriedly, "No, no. Cohen, don't mind her. My daughter is talking nonsense. She's too young and doesn't know any better."
Cohen snorted and said, "Whether she's ignorant or not, if she gets involved in this matter, I'm afraid even I can't protect your Yith family. When that time comes, your family will be exterminated!"
Kamble almost collapsed to the ground. He hurriedly ran over and pulled Caroline away.
Johnson, the deputy director of the police, frowned. After all, he belonged to the government. Although the Mafia was powerful, Cohen was not taking him seriously by threatening to exterminate his family.
Johnson's face was gloomy. He asked, "Mr. Cohen, what do you mean by this?"
Cohen did not give the director any face. He said with a gloomy face, "Mr. Johnson, do you still want to make things difficult for the Mafia's godfather?"
Johnson opened his mouth. When he heard the other party mention the Mafia's godfather, he could not refute. He could only keep his face dark and not say a word. If he was on equal footing with the second-in-command of the Gambino family, then the legendary Mafia's godfather was too terrifying. He was an existence that he could only look up to.
Someone at the side asked, "Mr. Cohen, we really don't understand. What's going on? Does this painting belong to Mr. Pengelly? "
"Yes." Cohen sat down again and explained, "This painting was taken by Godfather Pengelly's son in Paris last year as a birthday gift for Mr. Pengelly. Because I was lucky enough to be there at that time, I saw this painting with my own eyes. This painting should be hanging in Mr. Pengelly's mansion now. How could it be in the hands of a Chinese? Although I don't know how he got it, I'm sure he stole it! "
At this moment, everyone looked at Xiao Bing with pity in their eyes. They thought to themselves, "You're courting death. I didn't expect you to be a thief. Obviously, you're very skilled to be able to steal from Pengelly's mansion. But now that you've been caught on the spot, thinking of the Mafia's methods, death would be a light punishment for you. You might even be skinned alive!"
Looking at the worried, mocking, and pitiful gazes, Xiao Bing suddenly smiled. He looked at Cohen and asked with a smile, "If I say that Pengelly gave it to me, would you believe me?" Cohen could not help but laugh. He said, "Our Mafia's godfather actually gave you something? And such an expensive painting? Do you know how much this painting is worth? 120 million US dollars! It's enough for an ordinary person to live for several lifetimes. And he gave it to you just like that? Who do you think I am? "
Cohen's eyes were fierce. He said, "You're dead today. Someone, take him back and bury him alive! About the marriage … Think about it carefully. If you really don't agree, hmph, you actually collaborated with this man to steal Mr. Pengelly's famous painting. Think about the consequences! "
Campbell's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. According to Cohen, if his daughter continued to be so stubborn, they would pin the crime of theft on their family? Although they were innocent, after all, their daughter was very close to the man. They could not deny it even if they wanted to.
If this crime was really carried out, it would not be as simple as whether the Yith family could continue to develop, but whether they could keep their lives.
Cohen looked at his daughter with a pleading look.
Xiao Bing was making a call. After a few seconds, he suddenly laughed at the phone. "Hey, Pengelly, your men are here to catch me. They want to bury me alive! Do you want to talk to them? "
Everyone was stunned. This Chinese man was talking to the Italian Mafia's godfather, Pengelly on the phone???
Or was he pretending to be pretentious and acting?
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