Chapter 126 Las Vegas
Shen Long didn't take action against Mike Robles immediately. He knew that it would be better for some pieces to be left there for the time being, and it might bring big surprises to the opponent at some point in the future. This is similar to his persuading Hoover not to arrest Elizabeth-Bentley is the same, there is an enemy who thinks we don't know, but we do know someone is there, you can get more information about the enemy through him, and if you kill him, the enemy can find another We don't know the bottom line of people.
He just let Phillips and Albert continue to stare at this guy, trying to find out what he talked about with Bruno Tattaglia, what price the other party paid, and what promise he got; They also collected information about the Mike Robles family.
He is an Irishman, and the reason why he desperately made money was to support his four sons to go to college. The Fordham University they attended was a private school, and the tuition fees were not low. With his normal income, he could not afford to support them together; It was to help relatives who stayed back home in Ireland, which made him and his wife enjoy the regal treatment every time they returned to Ireland, and those relatives did everything they could to make them comfortable, which McRobbs enjoyed very much .
Maybe this will be a breakthrough. Shen Long wrote down all the information one by one. Mike killed Officer McRobbs as a last resort. Under normal circumstances, killing a police officer will usher in the common hatred of all the police, which will make The Corleone family and indeed all the gangsters in New York suffered.
If it hadn't been the last step, Shen Long didn't intend to do this. It would be irrational to kill a policeman in any place except Mexico. He believed that there would be a better way to solve the matter of Officer Mike Robles.
Carefully collecting information, not letting go of any potentially useful clues, Shen Long even took the time to follow Mike Robles for a period of time. He watched how Mike Robles blackmailed the merchants in his jurisdiction and how he took money from the gang leader. Money, how to get along with family members, how to treat superiors and subordinates.
After synthesizing those materials, Shen Long slowly pondered over this person's personality and temper, gradually came up with new plans, and worked out several sets of targeted plans.
This matter took him a lot of time. After he finished his work, he thought he could stay at home until Christmas. Unexpectedly, his godfather gave him a new task, "Go to Las Vegas and meet Mo Green, his big plans are in trouble right now, and this is a great opportunity for us to get involved in Las Vegas, and the Molinari family on the West Coast will provide you with security."
"Go now? It's almost Christmas, can't we wait until after Christmas?" Shen Long became nervous. It was on Christmas Eve that Sollozzo attacked the Corleone family.
"Yes, let's go now, before Haimen Ross can't get out, he and Mo Green are good friends, if he raises enough funds, we will have no chance." The godfather insisted that Shen Long now just leave.
Haimen Ross worked with the godfather when the Corleone family was running the olive oil and bootleg wine business. Both the olive oil business and the bootleg wine business needed a lot of trucks, and Haimen Ross had a good hand in repairing cars. The cooperation was very pleasant, but after he accumulated enough capital, he went to Miami, and now he is the godfather of Miami.
It's just that his current business is not as big as the Corleone family, and it's a bit unrealistic to leverage Las Vegas' business in the short term, but as long as he is given a little more time, he will raise the money.
And the Corleone family has accumulated terrifying wealth through these two decades of accumulation. They own expensive real estate in the center of New York, and the entire building is in someone else's name, but it is actually owned by them; Wall Street, they owned two brokerage buildings, the banks on Long Island through which the Johnny Movie Studios needed money to send to their partners in California, and a couple of clothing companies.
This is only a legitimate business, if it is added to the gambling industry that is secretly manipulated, it will be too scary; since it is operating the gambling industry, it is impossible for the Corleone family not to intervene in Las Vegas, Shen Long quickly calculated in his heart, This is another test that the godfather puts on himself, this test is more critical than the one in Hollywood, and he cannot refuse.
"Okay, I'll go back and get ready, and I'll leave tomorrow." Shen Long agreed, Tom Hagen sent him materials, he called Albert Neri and Rocco Rabon into the room, and told them again I told them to continue to pay attention to the situation of Mike Robles, Sollozzo and the Tattaglia family while they were away from New York, especially when it was close to Christmas.
"At this time, everyone's attention will be on the festival, and the defense is likely to be lax. If Sollozzo wants to attack, this is the best time."
Like last time, he flew to Las Vegas with Willy Chichi. On the plane, he closed his eyes and began to sort out information about Las Vegas and Mo Green.
Las Vegas comes from Spanish, which means "fertile green grassland", because Las Vegas is the only oasis with spring water in the surrounding desolate rocky desert and Gobi area. Because of the spring water, it gradually becomes a road station and railway station.
The gambling industry here originated at the beginning of the century. At that time, gold and silver mines were discovered nearby. Countless gold prospectors rushed here, and casinos and brothels prospered. After the gold mines were mined, the place returned to silence.
After the economic crisis, Roosevelt’s New Deal began to be implemented, and the construction of the Hoover Dam not far from Las Vegas began. Countless workers flocked here again, and they began to gamble when they had nothing to do. There were too many people involved Well, the government can't handle it at all.
The local government simply took advantage of the economic crisis in 1931 and announced the legalization of local gambling, trying to tide over the difficulties in this way. Many investors flocked to Las Vegas, and Mo Green was one of them.
At that time, he brought his lover to Las Vegas to play. His lover complained that it was too hot and dry. This sentence ignited the inspiration of Mo-Green. The Hoover Dam not far away can provide abundant electricity for this place. With electricity, water can be brought in, and the air conditioner can cool down the temperature!
As long as you build a huge luxury hotel here, you can definitely bring yourself countless money; Mo-Green is a man of action, he can do whatever he thinks, and he spends a lot of money to build his own hotel, but now he has encountered a big problem .