Shadow Empire

Chapter 428 Two things

In the huge study of the Tita family manor, this was once Sarifu's favorite place to stay.

There are many bookcases with many books in them. Sitting here is like sitting in a small library.

He fits those people's stereotypes and prejudices very well - people without higher education tend to prefer to make themselves look cultured.

It's true that he has not received higher education, and he does like to make himself look more educated, and there's nothing wrong with that.

There are many tables, chairs and sofas in the study. He also likes family members to sit together and discuss problems when they have something to do.

Sitting in his previous position now was his eldest son.

Salifo's cousin Bosen sat next to him.

A big family is like a super complex group company, and they run more than just a criminal business.

Families of this level often run several or even dozens of criminal businesses, and so many criminal businesses involve a lot of content that one person cannot handle all of them.

So basically the core members of the family will bear some of the burden.

Just like Francisco's uncles and aunts, when Paul was there, he was only responsible for some core businesses, and other businesses were also left to these brothers and sisters.

Bosen serves as the second-in-command and butler in the Tita family, but he does not have much emotion about inheriting the position of head of the family.

Sarifu was a family head who did not care much about hierarchy, so there was no clear class hierarchy for the core members of the Tita family.

We are all family. Although the bulk of the income goes to Sarifu, they can also get a lot of benefits and have no complaints.

"Bandy asked us to stop. His attitude was very tough. If we didn't stop, we would probably be targeted by them."

“So, I want to hear your thoughts.”

The Tita family has actually suffered heavy losses in the past six months.

People always say that business is like a battlefield, but in fact, the fights between gangs are the real battlefield.

Bosen also chimed in, "If we are only dealing with those bastards of the Cassia family, our problem won't be that big, because Francisco and Alberto will work with us."

"But if the Bandi family is added to the mix, our pressure will be enormous. They have a great influence in Jingang City, and the impact could be multifaceted."

"So, we discussed it and decided to see what everyone thought."

In the past six months, many peripheral and core members of the family have been killed. It will take at least three months, or about half a year, to replenish them.

Winter is about to come, and it is not very convenient to replenish manpower after winter, so they actually have to rest until the end of spring and the beginning of summer next year before they can have the ability to withstand pressure.

Sarifu's son also said with a gloomy face, "My father's death makes me feel so sad that I don't want to die. Every night when I close my eyes, my mind is filled with thoughts of revenge!"

"But our current situation is not very good. Many of the people my father brought with him during the negotiations died. We are now..."

He glanced at Bosen, who continued, "The maximum number of people we can mobilize now is about a hundred."

"If this group of people are defeated and wiped out, then we will have no resistance at all!"

Cheng Yan, a family member in the room, said, "I can mobilize some more people from other places, about 20 people."

Several people also mentioned that they could still squeeze out some manpower, and they were working together to take revenge on the Cassia family.

Bosen shook his head. "I have an idea now. I must have a frank chat with you."

"The Cassia family is now in the midst of civil strife. I think if we put too much external pressure on them, it is very likely that the civil strife in their family will end prematurely."

When the others heard this, they all nodded and agreed with his idea.

External pressure is often the best choice to divert internal problems. When a family is facing life and death, it is an inevitable choice to give up some personal grudges and work together to overcome difficulties.

Seeing that they all nodded, Bosen continued, "The Cassia family's gunmen were all hired cheaply from Yalan. They only lost money. If we are determined to continue the war with them, we will also be under great pressure."

"This will cause great losses to the family!"

"After all, after the war begins, it's not just our people who will suffer losses, but also our industries."

"So our idea is to let them continue their internal strife. As long as their internal strife does not end, and they fight among themselves, their strength will continue to decline."

"And we can regain our strength through recuperation and become strong again."

"They are getting weaker, and we are getting stronger. The gap in strength will soon be eliminated, and we may even surpass them."

"Besides, a temporary ceasefire will help us deal with Bandy first. When we become stronger again, Bandy won't be able to continue asking us to do this and that like he does now."

When the others heard this, they fell into deep thought. Bosen and Sarifu's son looked at each other. They thought that there was a high probability that everyone would accept this result.

In fact, if you say there is hatred, that is for sure, but to say that we cannot wait even for a day is not necessarily the case.

Salifo did die, but so did Rick, so in a way it seemed like they had made a profit?
Of course it is wrong to think this way, after all, a family leader has died, but from a higher level it is indeed true.

A weak leader of the five major families and a powerful leader of the five major families were replaced by each other. Isn't this just the weak one taking advantage?
A fight to the death requires a target. Rick is already dead, so the hatred exists but it is not that strong.

The discussion among others soon yielded results, and some of them also accepted the idea.

Another cousin of Sarifu asked, "So what excuse can we find to start the war again next year or the year after?"

Bosen curled his lips and said, "Maybe by then they will be too weak to survive without our intervention."

"If we still need to take action, we can create an attack, such as if I was attacked."

"Bandy can't stop us this way. It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, because he will understand that this is our attitude!"

When a person would rather hurt himself than start a war, Bandy actually has no choice.

"At the same time, I will contact Alberto and Francisco. We will act at the same time. This time we want to take them down in one go!"

Everyone else nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door. A family member went outside the study. About ten seconds later, he came in with an incredible look on his face. "The purpose called and said that they accidentally damaged Sarifu's tombstone."

Everyone in the room was stunned. Even Sarifu's son stood up with his mouth wide open, unable to believe it!
For the federals, the tombstone itself is the final proof and sustenance of a person's existence!

If this tombstone is damaged, it would definitely be the worst news for some superstitious people!
"Why did you damage Salif's tombstone?" Bosen was very angry, but the man didn't know either.

He made a decision immediately, "I'll go check out the situation. He needs me at this time!"

But Sarifu's son stopped him, "Uncle Bosen, the family needs you more. Let me handle this matter."

"After all, the person lying there is my father. I will definitely handle it properly."

After thinking for a while, Bosen agreed.

Sarifu's son immediately gathered a dozen people and took four cars to the cemetery.

In fact, a long time ago, some of these big families liked to bury their dead in the family cemetery, which was behind the manor.

However, this habit is gradually disappearing, especially in situations like mafia families, where people die all the time, and no matter how big the manor is, it cannot bury so many people!
So in the end, most of them still choose a piece of land in the cemetery and buy it as a whole to bury their family members.

However, it is not ruled out that there are still forces that continue to bury family members behind the house, especially some chaebols, who still follow this tradition.

Because they believe that doing so can bring them good luck——

It sounds funny, but they believe that if their deceased family members continue to stay with them, they will bless them with good things.

Tita's family bought a large cemetery, and Vito gave it to a cemetery management company for unified management. Usually, someone needs to clean the ground, wipe the tombstones, etc.

In fact, no matter how many people like a person when he is alive, as long as he dies and is buried in the ground, people will soon forget him. No one will visit him anymore, nor will they clean up for him or the environment, so this matter still needs to be done by managers.

Maybe the manager accidentally damaged the tombstone while doing something.

Sarifu's son and his group all carried weapons, but they were not too nervous because Bandi's request for them to negotiate was also the idea of ​​the Cassia family.

They are busy solving internal problems and have no time to continue the war, so they are unlikely to act rashly.

The convoy quickly left the downtown area and arrived at the cemetery next to the valley area.

Before the mayor fell out with everyone, he had considered continuing to expand the urban circle, so there is a high probability that this place will eventually be incorporated into the city's internal environment.

Some people have protested, arguing that wrapping cemeteries within city limits would prevent the dead from resting in peace.

This is actually a very strange phenomenon. On the one hand, they believe that their relatives have gone to heaven, and on the other hand, they believe that they are sleeping in coffins. It can only be said that the Federals are very sloppy when it comes to matters of faith.

Everything went smoothly when the convoy arrived at the special small cemetery. At the same time, they also saw a bulldozer in the cemetery and half of a tombstone that was broken.

Sarifu's son's eyes suddenly turned red. He cursed "Fuck" and rushed towards the tombstone, so much so that he didn't even notice how terribly quiet the area was!
The cemetery is on a hillside. The federals don't care about the direction of the tombstones or whether they are touched by the sun. Many cemeteries are exposed to the sun.

Just as the group entered the cemetery, several gunmen suddenly jumped out from behind the bushes on the hillside and pulled the trigger without hesitation at the people below.

Killing broke out at this moment!

Sarifu's sons never dreamed that they would be attacked here, and they immediately began to organize a counterattack.

But because many people were shot at the first moment, their counterattack was actually very limited.

Watching the family members around him fall one by one, the young man hiding behind the bulldozer could only accept this fact!

With a pale face, he was brought to his father's tombstone. They, father and son, would be reunited at this moment!
A gunshot rang out, and a lot of blood splattered on the remaining half of the tombstone. The young man who had lost his life fell on the protruding and decent coffin lid.

He lay there, just like he had lay in Salifor's arms when he was a child.

On the other side, Vittorio was talking on the phone in his villa, Bandy's phone.

"A child doesn't understand the difficulty of managing a family. He will just act recklessly based on his emotions."

"Alberto is not a good person. Who can believe that he did this just to repay Paul for the kindness he once showed him?"

"Anyway, I don't believe it, but there's nothing I can do. Cisco would rather trust an outsider like him than trust me."

"If we let them do whatever they want, our family will only get worse!"

Bandy on the other end of the phone kept agreeing with his views, which made him want to talk more.

In fact, everyone has the desire to talk, to complain, and to vent some dissatisfaction encountered in life and work.

But this world lacks a good listener who can patiently listen to all your complaints and soothe your emotions.

No one can do these things, so when someone is willing to do them, it makes people feel close.

"Vittorio, from my perspective as an outsider, you are the most suitable successor to the Pasretto family."

"You have extensive management experience, are familiar with family affairs, and have a lot of face between us, and we are all familiar with each other."

“Although Francisco is Paul’s son, he lacks some experience, he still needs to learn, and he is too young!”

"Do you know how absurd and ridiculous it is for me to sit at the same table with a child and discuss things that can change the landscape of this city?"

"You two should really discuss this and see if there are other opportunities for you to take on this role."

When Vittorio heard what Bandy said, his whole body seemed to melt. He liked these words, which completely touched his heart!

"You know me, Bandy. They always think I have a lot of problems and am an ambitious person."

"God, I do this without any selfish motives, all for the family!"

"Won't all of these belong to him in the future?"

He acted completely loyal to his family, but both he and Bandy on the other end of the line knew he was lying.

This would allow him to hold great power, and the more successful Francisco was, the faster he would die.

While they were chatting, someone suddenly said that Francesco was coming over, and Vittorio ended the call immediately.

"I need to talk to him again, we'll get in touch later."

Bandy called him not only to ask him to do his best to make the Pasreto family give up the idea of ​​continuing to fight, but also in the hope of achieving some cooperation with him.

The days when the five major families shared the world are over. Now the Kodak family is the only one in power, and it will not give other families a chance to rise again.

He would try to keep them fighting among themselves or destroy their chances of re-emergence.

He now understood that Jingang City did not need so many voices, one was enough!
Soon, Alberto and Francesco came to him. When Vittorio saw Alberto, his face was as ugly as it could be.

However, he still maintained outward politeness, asked the two to sit down, and had people bring them fruits and drinks.

The house was full of their people, Vittorio's people, and Alberto's people.

Vittorio was now very impatient with the two people appearing in front of him. He resisted the urge to tell them to get out and tried to make his tone as gentle as possible.

"What's matter?"

"My dear grandson?"

Francisco said, "I came to talk to you about the Cassia family."

Vittorio frowned slightly. "I don't think there's anything to talk about. We need time to recuperate, Cisco."

"We have to recruit some people to replace the ones we lost, and we have to consider the relationship with the island, and there are many other issues to resolve."

"Going to war will only make us decline faster, not better!"

Francesco glanced at Alberto before facing Vittorio again, "This is not the tradition of the Sumurians. We take revenge when we have a grudge, not endure it!"

"The Cassia family is almost finished. We can definitely give them a fatal blow!"

"I believe my family members will understand my thoughts. This is divine revenge!"

Vittorio also looked at Alberto, "Did you ask him to say that?"

He believed that Alberto was behind all this, so his tone was naturally very impolite, "This has nothing to do with you, Alberto, you have nothing to do with the Pasreto family!"

"Whether on the island or here, you are an outsider. I don't like your attitude of interfering in family affairs!"

Francisco said louder, "That's my idea!"

Vittorio raised his voice impatiently, "What do you think?"

"You have never been involved in family affairs, and you have always been in school. What ideas can you have?"

"Sisko, face the reality. You don't understand these things at all, and you don't know how to deal with family problems!"

"You should go back to school and study hard. Paul wanted you to go to college. Wouldn't it be good for you to fulfill his last wish?"

"Why do you want to get involved in these adults' affairs?"

"And you are being controlled remotely by an outsider who has no blood relationship with us to oppose these relatives who have been so kind to you since you were a child?"

(End of this chapter)