All Heavens Film and Television: Starting from Caring for the Widow of a Comrade-in-arms

Tom asked casually: "Isn't this a member of the Buccio family? Why are you here?"

"Who knows," Philisto replied.

"It looks like he's in trouble."

"Who knows."

"I heard you built a factory in New York?"

"Who... yes."

"..."

The three came to the door of the study, and Philisto knocked on the door, "Godfather, Tom Hagen and Felix Buccichio are here."

"Come in."

When Tom heard Philisto call Russell Godfather, his eyebrows raised. It felt like he was calling his father, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.

At the same time, he is also very clear that anyone worthy of the title of "Godfather" must be respected, admired, and loved, just like his adoptive father Vito.

And the location of Russell Cheng's godfather is Sicily, the motherland of all mafia in the world.

Tom stepped into the study room. When he saw the man sitting in front of the desk, his expression froze. His heart was as astonished as the waves hitting the rocks, the wind swept the dark clouds, and the flames burned the forest...

Chapter 138 Wedding Invitation Letter, Betrayal Will Die

The fate of Tom Hagen is typical of the period of Prohibition in the 30s. Many people were ruined, their wives and children were separated, and their families were destroyed. The streets were full of paper fragments flying in the sky, children wandered in the streets, and men and women jumped down from tall buildings in batches. , At that time, the corpse collection team was so busy that their front feet couldn’t catch up with their back feet. They had a few holes in their socks all day long, and blisters appeared on the soles of their feet...

And Tom is one of the street children, but he is also lucky, because he suffered from serious eye disease and fell on the street, he met Sonny Corleone, the eldest son of Vito Corleone.

He brought Tom home, who had only met once, and when Vito saw Tom, he just asked Sonny a question.

is he your friend

Sonny replied: Yes, he is my good brother.

Immediately, Tom stayed at Vito Corleone's house and ate hot pasta and jam that night. He shared a room with Sonny at night and had a bed of his own.

Vito sent him to the hospital, cured his eye disease, and then gave him reading, taught him how to be a man, asked him to test his certificate, and personally held a wedding for him...

It can be seen from this that Tom has a strong affection for Vito Corleone and attaches great importance to family.

And now Tom's public identity is a lawyer, but he actually serves as a military advisor for the Corleone family!

Vito trusted him a lot, apparently treating him like his own son.

At this moment, as soon as Tom walked into the study door, he looked at Russell with a dull and dull gaze.

Although he had seen Russell's profile information on paper and knew his age, he had never seen Russell's photo.

This made Tom dazzled when he saw him for the first time, because he was too young and handsome...

The most important thing is that his eyebrows and eyes have a kind of seriousness without anger and prestige, which makes people's heart tremble when they see him, and his face is also serious...

And this kind of aura, he had only seen in Vito Corleone.

Behind Tom, Felix of the Bucchio family stared down at the floor, never looked up, naturally he didn't see Russell's face clearly.

Felisto beckoned Tom to sit down. Tom bowed slightly in respect and sat across from Russell with a desk in between.

This gave Tom the illusion that he had gone to Vito for errands... the feeling was indescribable.

"Hello, Your Excellency Corleone."

Russell nodded slightly, and said to Philisto: "Take the Buccio family boy to clean up, he looks worthy of being a man, you son of a bitch!"

Tom blinked, and Vito's face suddenly appeared in his mind, as if his godfather was lecturing his juniors.

But looking at Felix, his age seems to be similar to that of Lord Corleone in front of him.

Philisto dragged Felix out of the study.

Russell turned to look at Tom, took out two cigarettes from the cigarette case on the table, and handed one to Tom.

"Do you smoke?"

"Your Excellency Corleone, I... yes, but I'm being disrespectful."

Tom took the cigarette and lit it, but saw that Russell was just holding it in his mouth and hadn't lit it. He was about to get up when he saw Russell put the cigarette on the table.

"What does Mr. Antolini want you to see me for?"

Vito Corleone's original surname was Antolini. He fled from Sicily to the United States in 1901. When he was inspected by the disembarkation immigration, the recorder named his surname after Vito's village name "Corleone". The recorder was excited for two seconds by giving the Italian immigrant a new name.

This surname has been used by Vito to this day. The purpose is to commemorate and remind himself that he is only an immigrant in the United States, and his real home is in Sicily.

When he heard Russell addressing Vito with his original surname Antolini, he was taken aback for a moment, and immediately tasted the mint fragrance in the cigarette, which rushed straight to his heart.

Tom wanted to smoke the cigarette and put it out, but he was reluctant to throw it away after tasting it.

Tangled with Vito's surname, it was also forgotten.

Instead, he took an envelope from his briefcase and placed it on the desk.

"Connie, the youngest daughter of my godfather, Mr. Corleone, will hold a wedding in ten days. You and your family are cordially invited to attend."

Instead of looking at the invitation, Russell asked, "How does the cigarette taste?"

"Very good, I like mint."

"These are Sicilian cigarettes, only sold in Italy. If you like them, take some back and smoke."

"Thank you for your generosity."

"You're welcome. Although you are of mixed Irish and German descent, you grew up in a Sicilian family and are considered half-Sicilian."

"Thank you for your recognition."

At this time, Felisto knocked on the door with Felix and walked into the study. Felix, who had changed into clean clothes, still stared down at the ground.

Russell glanced at Tom's face, "I will attend the wedding of Vito's little daughter, thank you for his invitation. Philisto brought Tom some Sicilian specialty cigarettes to take home."

"Ok."

Tom got up to say goodbye, followed Philisto to get the cigarettes, and then drove away from the manor.

He was in a depressed mood, because he was exhausted by Russell, and all the things he wanted to ask were suppressed by Russell's aura.

But he looked at the co-pilot's cigarette, but frowned.

He could deduce what Russell meant, and he should be looking for a partner in the United States for cigarettes.

Why not do it yourself?

You must know that the United States is a country with heavy taxes, and imported cigarettes are not popular in the United States. In addition to the complicated and complicated labor, you have to pay taxes to the old United States...then the profit becomes minimal.

It is better to export directly in Sicily, the rest is profit, and all transportation, labor and other costs are saved.

Back at Vito Corleone's manor, Tom described the whole process in detail.

Sitting on a chair, Vito tasted Sicilian cigarettes and sighed: "The taste of cigarettes is very good. I miss the days in Sicily very much. Tom, what kind of person do you think Russell Corleone is?"

Tom was stunned and shook his head: "To be honest, he has an innate aura, very majestic, and people will feel scared when they see him. But when chatting with him, I feel that he is very easy-going, different from ordinary people. No difference."

Vito flicked the cigarette ash, raised his head and said, "I don't know if you've heard the story that there are thousands of shepherds in Sicily, but only one farmer. Russell Corleone is that farmer, and he There are not only shepherds, but also countless flocks..."

"Then will he be our opponent?"

Vito shook his head and extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and said: "No, he accepted the invitation letter and gave you the taste of his hometown as a gift when you left, which means that he will not be our enemy, because he never thought about it from the beginning to the end. Snatching gray business in New York, poor Tattaglia and Basini have a meeting about it..."

"He is willing to cooperate with us, but it can only be business that is lucrative, such as tobacco and alcohol. I heard that the black pearl of the Duke of Sicily tastes good?"

"Yes, his subordinate Philisto mentioned it, but he didn't present it as a gift."

Vito said with a smile: "He will bring the black pearl at Connie's wedding, that is his gift."

"He mentioned your real name, Antolini."

Vito frowned and said, "Perhaps his parents have seen me or heard of me... Many people in Corleone Town know me, and it's not unusual for him to know my real name. Send a telegram to Tomasino and let He went to find out who Russell Corleone's parents were, or if they were from Corleone Town."

"Ok."

In the 20s, when Vito returned to Sicily for revenge, he was assisted by Tommasino on both sides, for which Tomasino had his leg broken.

But now Tomasino has made money working under Olijato, so he can tell Vito that Russell has come to America, but he can't completely get rid of Russell's details, because that means betrayal.

And betrayal will die!

Therefore, no one in Sicily dared to disclose Russell's privacy to outsiders, and those who knew all pretended to be dumb.

Even Vito's spies in Sicily couldn't get any private information about Russell.

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Peninsula Manor, study.

Russell sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, a cigarette in his hand, and calmly stared at Felix Buccichio in front of him.

"You should fight back like a man, instead of spending the rest of your life in a daze!"

Hearing this, Felix slowly raised his head.

Before, he was sent to pick up Russell at the pier by his father. At first he thought Russell was the same as those New York mafia, so he was very reluctant. When Philisto asked him to leave, he didn't even think about it. I thought and left.

However, in recent days, he heard some rumors in his family, saying that Russell Corleone would not snatch the business of the Mafia, would not bother to join them, and would not use unconventional means to achieve his goal...

Felix knew very well that he missed an opportunity, so he came to the manor and stood at the gate for many days, wanting to see Russell, just for a chance.

But now...

"You also suggest that I kill those two people? Only killing is what a man should do, and only killing can be like a man?"

Russell asked indifferently: "What is your occupation?"

"lawyer."

"Why go to jail?"

"Because two businessmen and my friend jointly defrauded a lot of money, and I became a scapegoat."

Russell raised his finger and pointed at him, "So is your lawyer's license still available?"

"Of course...but no one wants to hire a lawyer who's in jail for financial fraud."

"I can hire you."

Felix was taken aback, and then joy spread to his face.

"Really? No, I'm not questioning you, I'm just... not sure."

"I have two companies. You can serve as a legal consultant for one of the companies with a salary of $1 per week. Would you like to?"

Felix was a little dazed, the joy just now subsided immediately, he weighed carefully, and finally decided: "Yes!"

"Before you send those two businessmen and your lawyer friend to jail, your weekly salary is $1, and when you send them to prison, your weekly salary will reach $1000, plus other benefits .”

Felix was stunned, then bowed deeply, gratefully said: "Thank you, Honorable Corleone, I, Felix Buccichio, would like to follow in your footsteps..."

Before he could finish his words of loyalty, he was interrupted by Philisto who was beside him.

"Currently, you seem unable to follow in the footsteps of the godfather. Felix, you are from the Buccichio family. Regardless of whether you have been an assassin or participated in the family business, your surname is Buccichio. So, you You must know that the godfather takes you in at great risk, understand?"

Of course Felix knew what this represented, it represented a pool of pure water, with one corner blackened by him.

"clear."

In the "Godfather" movies, Felix was the scapegoat twice.The first time was financial fraud, and the second time was to replace Mike Corleone for killing Solasso and Rawski, and to obtain the benefits from Vito Corleone for the Buccio family.

His fate has long been doomed, and he was born to be a scapegoat.

That's because no one was optimistic about him. When he shot and killed the businessman and lawyer friend, the whole family was shocked. At the same time, they were thankful that he was a member of the Buccio family, and the hot blood was not in vain.

Now, he has seized an opportunity at a critical point in his life, and if he seizes it, he can change his destiny.

"Philisto taught him how to do things. As a Sicilian, your style of doing things should not be too cowardly, especially as the legal consultant of my company."

Felix paused, obviously missing Russell's words, but Philisto would teach him a lesson later.

At present, Philisto's subordinates have received news about Solaso, and heard that he is in a casino in New York. After Russell knew the news, he asked Philisto to take his subordinates back to monitor Gentlemen of New York.

Sooner or later, Solaso ​​will show up, no later than the end of September, because in the movie, just a few days after Connie's wedding, Solaso ​​found Vito Corleone's house.

As for Solaso's collaborators, there are too many... not only in New York, but also in Las Vegas and California.

evening,