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Chapter 131 Fight, fight

This was the first time that the exhausted Romans began to consider the possibility of peace between the two sides.

He found that after the great battle with the Maroni family, the losses on both sides were too great, outrageous.

This was no longer the petty back-and-forth of "you rob my warehouse, I'll smash your casino" fight. The price of this struggle often involved the loss of core family members, and even the temporary closure of a profitable illegal business chain. The Maroni family's fortune was smaller than Falcone's, and while Maroni's remaining strength was rapidly weakening amidst this back-and-forth, Falcone's losses were far greater.

Business, both sides have no business to do. If it weren't for the Wayne Group and Harvey, Gordon has been helping both sides to clear the tentacles of other gangs that have infiltrated Gotham, perhaps Gotham City would be facing a melee now.

But this is not a good thing, because the territory and manpower controlled by the gang have been confiscated by the judicial system, and the Wayne Group is a super giant that has the ability and willingness to take over. Therefore, its current actions seem to be protecting its food rather than helping.

While the two gangs still have strong control over Gotham and still retain most of their strength, and while there is still a possibility for both sides to recover after stopping the fighting, Falcone wants to negotiate, and confronting each other is at least better than both sides suffering losses.

However, some people do not want the two sides to stop fighting.

In Wayne Manor, the fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and a conversation was taking place beside the fireplace.

"According to an informant, Luigi and Falcone seem to be planning a meeting for peace talks."

"Peace talks? Should we let them negotiate?"

Harvey flipped the coin in his hand with interest and looked at Bruce beside him.

"Not now?" Bruce shook his head. "Not suitable. We need to make them weaker so we can suppress them firmly. Then we can bring in those powerful figures who are deeply tied to them and let others take over. This will give Gotham a complete overhaul."

"no problem."

Gordon held a cup of black tea in his hand and looked at the two people talking, and couldn't help but speak.

"I don't know why you're willing to help us spend so much effort to improve Gotham's environment. So many of your Gotham City reconstruction plans are long-term investments. In the short term, Wayne Group will have to pay a huge sum of money."

"Long-term investments always have long-term benefits," Bruce replied. "You might not know this, but I heard that Gotham's gangs are busy studying the law lately—even they have this kind of vision."

"Of course I know—it's truly bizarre. I've been in Gotham for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen anything like this. Harvey, what you've done lately is beyond my wildest dreams."

"It's dog-eat-dog, because they want to bite each other anyway." Xavi tossed the coin high in the air. "If we didn't have Alberto as our trump card, our plan would probably have come to an end."

"Even up to this point, it's already astonishing enough." Gordon shook his head. "By the way, when did you two become so close?"

"Ever since I heard about Dr. Thomas Wayne last time—I used to have some opinions about Mr. Bruce, but since Christmas, I've begun to learn to put aside my prejudice and look objectively at this 'playboy' who's trying to make Gotham a better place."

Wayne raised an eyebrow: "Harvey, I can hear you."

"Ah, sorry—but then again, now's not the right time to play the Alberto card, is it?"

"It's really not suitable."

"So, which card to play?"

The three of them turned their gaze towards the man who was eating biscuits and drinking tea.

"Why are you looking at me?" Ma Zhaodi washed down the snack in his mouth with black tea. "I'm just here for some snacks. What do I have to do with this?"

"You helped me with the monitoring," Harvey said with a smile. "This card is yours." Ma Zhaodi took another biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth. "Don't you really understand these riddlers? Want to play cards? I'll take Bamboo Thief Six."

"Sophia"

In the office, Falcone pushed a court summons in front of his daughter.

"They will begin against you now, my Sophia."

"Dad, I'm not afraid of them." The tall Sophia showed no fear at her father's words. "I've been to prison before, so going to prison again won't be a big deal."

"Sophia, you're very brave." Falcone's face showed a look of relief. "In that case, how about doing something for me that you haven't done before?"

Sophia leaned forward and answered the Roman, "Father, whatever you command, I will do for you."

"Very good, very good." The Godfather patted Sophia's shoulder gently: "In that case, go and kill someone for me."

"Who?"

"Maroney—Sal Maroney."

Sophia's body froze.

"Yes, father," she said. "However, Sal Maroni helped us deal with Harvey Dent. Perhaps he can still be our ally."

"Betraying his father, betraying his family, and forming an alliance with his arch-enemy?" The Roman said with a half-smile: "This is the first time I've heard of Sal Maroni being this kind of person."

Sophia was silent immediately.

At this moment, the Godfather reached into the drawer and took out a small audio player. He pressed the play button on it, and the voices of a man and a woman talking suddenly came out from inside.
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"I went to jail for you, Sal."

"I didn't quack like a duck, I didn't ask you to do anything in return, and when the police found me, I didn't tell them your name."

"I missed you, Sal—I thought about you every night I was in jail."

"Sophia, you have to know that I don't trust Falcone, and I don't trust Harvey Dent. I agreed to this all because of you."
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The conversation between the two ends here.

"I've been wondering how my reliable daughter managed to convince Sal Maroni to attack Harvey Dent in court. My impression is that she's quick with a gun, but not so good with her tongue. That day, I was prepared for the news of Maroni's death."

"Father."

"I never thought that the Falcone and Maroni families could produce a pair of Romeo and Juliet. Sofia, do you really want Sal Maroni to live because he can be our ally?"

Faced with the Romans' questioning, Sophia was speechless and just lowered her head even lower.

"I originally thought that this war should not continue, but it seems I was wrong."

Falcone waved his hand with a cold expression. "Go, Sofia. Go to prison and reflect on your actions for a while. When the two families have decided the winner, you can come out."

"I want to show Maroni that he can't steal the Falcone family away with such shameless means!"

(End of this chapter)