Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 147 Sealing Fee

"Mr. Luciano is a member of the Tammany Society?"

Without caring about the truth or falsehood of what Luciano said about the reform of the Tammany Association, Colin asked rhetorically.

"Do not."

Shaking his head lightly, Luciano pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I was just entrusted. The current chairman of the Tammany Association, Hines, happened to know me well, so I was entrusted to replace you with Mr. Luper. Clear up the misunderstanding."

Since the 1930s, Luciano has been in frequent contact with the Tammany Association. He has openly communicated with Tammany leaders at many major political rallies, and successfully established the Tammany Association, the most powerful political and economic force in New York City. , into your own umbrella.

In exchange, he naturally needs to eliminate some unnecessary troubles for the association, such as Colin's report on the "Messenger".

In fact, since the death of the former chairman and leader of the association, Charles Francis Murphy, the Tammany Association has inevitably fallen into the embarrassment of recession.

In particular, the occurrence of the Great Depression led to the exposure of some problems within the association.

The bribery scandal of former mayor Jimmy Walker revealed by Colin has had an impact on the political map created by the association in New York City.

At the beginning, the association spent a lot of energy in order to support a New York mayor.

After briefly explaining his relationship with the Tammany Association, Luciano looked at Colin in front of him, smiled and said, "How about it, Mr. Looper, as the key newspaper that exposed the report of the mayor's bribery, the Courier You are deeply trusted by the public, and it is precisely because of this that the Association expects you to resolve the misunderstanding and return the Tammany Association to a clean slate."

Luciano pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to make his smile look friendly.

However, he ignored that the scars on his face could not do this at all.

The scars on Luciano's face are the result of a murder a few years ago.He was kidnapped, beaten, stabbed and dumped on a Staten Island beach by three men.Though seemingly dead at the time, yet somehow he miraculously survived, only to have the scars and droopy eyes permanently scarred on his body and connections as a result of that attack.

It is precisely because of that kidnapping that Luciano was nicknamed Lucky Charlie.

As the media that reported the incident said, Luciano was lucky to survive, and God knows how he survived such a fatal situation.

As far as Colin knows the history, in the near future, the Tammany Association will completely withdraw from New York City and even the stage of history due to the attack of the political map.

Therefore, at this time, choosing to help Tammany is not a smart move.

In particular, from a certain point of view, the relationship between him and the Tammany Association is still from an opposing position.

Therefore, in the face of Luciano's so-called please, he did not show much emotion, but calmly gave his own answer.

"With regard to the Tammany Association, I will find time to do an investigation. If everything is really as Mr. Luciano said, I will clarify the misunderstanding through the Courier."

Luciano was not dissatisfied with Colin's reply, he stretched out his finger holding the cigar to signal to the bodyguard behind him, who quickly walked over with a paper bag.

Taking the brown paper bag and handing it to Colin, Luciano said with a smile.

"Tammany would love to make friends with an impartial media person like Mr. Looper."

The thin layer of kraft paper bag can't block the attention of Colin [Super Perspective], even if it is the weakened version of the ability in the real world.

Through the paper bag, he can clearly see the thick stack of banknotes inside, which is estimated to be about 30 to [-].

Once Colin accepts this sum of money, there is no doubt that he agrees to Luciano's statement and helps the Tammany Association clarify or whitewash everything.

In the current situation, if Colin is someone who is not determined, or if he really accepted the hush money from the Tammany Association.

However, Tammany apparently ignored that he was no ordinary newspaper.

The part of the "Courier" that makes money is not news reports, but the continuous serialization of "Superman" comics.

Although the hush money given by the Tammany Association was a lot, it was far from enough to shake Colin's position, not to mention that what he needed was not just the 30 to [-] in the kraft paper bag in front of him.

"if so."

Looking back at the kraft paper bag in front of him, Colin looked at Luciano in front of him: "Mr. Luciano, please tell the Tammany Association that the "Courier" reports have always only pursued the truth, so I am sorry to refuse this offer. 'Gift'."

Seeing that Colin refused the kraft paper bag he handed over without even looking at it, Luciano's drooping eyes moved, and the expression on his face changed slightly, and he glanced at the calm looking guy in front of him.

To be honest, Colin was a little surprised by his neither humble nor overbearing attitude.

Few people can maintain such a firm attitude under such circumstances.

Silently taking back the paper bag in front of him, Luciano smiled as if nothing had happened: "If that's the case, then I won't bother. I believe Mr. Luper will investigate the truth and give the association an answer."

As he spoke, Luciano turned his head and gestured to the leader behind him.

"Send Mr. Looper home."

Nodding his head, the leader immediately came to Du Kelin and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sorry, Mr. Luper, I still have things to deal with. I hope we can meet again in the future."

"I also hope to have that day."

Behind him, the game in the Polo Stadium was getting better, and Colin left the game scene without looking back during Luciano's farewell.

"Boss, are we..."

Looking at the back of Colin leaving, a bodyguard standing behind Luciano asked in a low voice.

"unnecessary."

Shaking his head, he rejected his subordinate's proposal.

Luciano smoked a cigar and turned his attention back to the game on the court, and said slowly: "I have done what I should do, the next issue is something that Tammany Association needs to deal with, not us."

For Luciano, the Tammany Association was just a disguise for him to hide from others, not a real desire to get involved in the issues of the Association.

In particular, with the resignation of the former mayor, the weight and role of the Tammany Association in Luciano's heart have been greatly reduced.

If it weren't for the association itself still retaining a huge political power in New York City, Luciano might have already started thinking about the next umbrella object.

(End of this chapter)