American variety show: The Godfather, the Peace Ambassador, what the heck?

Chapter 36 Stop fighting!
Becoming a high-ranking officer is not an easy thing; some people serve as soldiers for decades and never get promoted, even in their old age.

Qualifications are one factor, but ability is another.

The ability to make money, or the ability to engage in power struggles. But no matter what kind of struggle it is, it will eventually evolve into the distribution of benefits.

Marigio then chatted with Luca about some recent events. "The Bonano family is having a tough time lately. Frank has taken over a lot of the market for Galant, and their drugs simply can't compete with Blue Magic in New York."

Carma Galant, the head of the Bonanno family.

Margio continued to complain, "Serves him right! Garant refused to share the drug business with other families back then, and now no one is willing to stand up for him. We'd rather work with Frank than go to that miser Garant."

Luca was speechless. You guys might as well go find Galant; at least that guy keeps his mouth shut and won't betray anyone.

Frank confessed everything.

But Luca wasn't surprised by the collaboration between Dominic and Frank, because the second boss was also a rare card.

[Character Card: Dominic Catano (Unlocked)]

Dominic: B

[Source: American Gangster]

[Skill: Drug Trafficking]

[Bond: Familiarity]

Dominic, the second-in-command of the Lucchese family, is also the family's public figurehead and a drug lord!
Marigio followed Dominic around. Back then, Marigio was able to rise to the top because of Dominic's guarantee and support.

In theory, Luca would need Dominic's support to become a gang leader—the second boss was not only a drug lord but also ran a variety of other businesses, but the most profitable of them all was drugs.

For Luca, who doesn't touch drugs, gaining the trust and guarantee of the second boss will be quite difficult, unless he can earn a lot of money from other channels and convince the second boss of his earning ability.

Thinking of this, Luca picked up his glass and took a swig.

He doesn't deal drugs himself, so why is he hoping for Dominic's help?
It would be better to hope that Dominic goes to jail, or better yet, remove him from his position as the second-in-command, making room for other family members to rise in rank.

Luca wouldn't mind giving it a push.

According to Luca's plan, this drug war would follow the trend of the times, secretly helping Richie sweep away New York drug dealers, defend peace, and generate system rewards to improve bond learning skills.

With the police winning the war on drugs, Dominic's drug business will certainly suffer a severe blow, cutting off a vital source of income for his family.

This is exactly the situation Luca wanted to see.

Firstly, he doesn't want his family to continue in the drug business, and if he comes to power in the future, he will definitely get rid of the drug business.

Secondly, when everyone else is struggling to make money, Luca can make a fortune through other channels, which gives him considerable influence, allowing him to gain the favor of higher-ups, enhance the family's reputation, and ultimately rise to a leadership position or even higher.

He, Luca, will become the next cash cow for the family!
Be the most dazzling star! Be the most powerful figure!

As for where the money comes from?
Wall Street's superficial friends are adept at exploiting retail investors, and Jimmy is also learning from Jordan's experience—before the dot-com bubble bursts, the US stock market will have a period of great prosperity.

If you seize this opportunity, you can make a fortune in the stock market.

Luca also knows about some other shady businesses, such as gasoline taxes, or even digging up American national treasures.

Are they waiting for McLean's arch-enemies to come to New York and steal the Fed's gold so they can reap the benefits?
He wouldn't hand it over to the state like Richie did.

Once you get it, it's yours.

There are plenty of ways to make money, so Luca is not worried at all.

In the days that followed, the opening of the tire shop greatly boosted the drug trade in the Bronx, and drugs are one of the things that most easily incite crime and conflict.

Luca, of course, wouldn't stand idly by. Other places were too far away for him to manage, but in Little Italy, he wouldn't allow anyone to break his rules.

In just a few days, Luca defended peace all the way, and his skill fragments quickly rose to 80.

The harvest is gratifying.

He also took the opportunity to learn Matilda's other skill—[Dexterity], an auxiliary skill that can increase the efficiency of learning assassin skills.

Adding assassin-related skills later will save some skill points.

Luca Greco

【技能：枪械精通LV6→LV7、暗杀精通LV6、格斗精通LV6、驾驶精通LV4、无耻之徒、贪婪之徒、无害伪装、愤怒之罪、神经麻痹、心灵手巧.】

[Current skill points: 0]

[Remaining Skill Fragments: 30]

Inside the supermarket at this moment.

Turning off the panel, Luca snapped out of his reverie and asked Uncle Biao, who was drinking tea in front of him, curiously, "Uncle Biao, where did Matilda go?"

Shouldn't he be working part-time at the supermarket at this time?

Uncle Biao said with a smile, "Nancy took her out for a drive."

Luca was speechless.

How did that little brat end up hanging out with Nancy?
He had met Nancy a few times; she was Uncle Biao's neighbor, a sexy Chinese-American woman, a biker gang member, and a motorcycle enthusiast. If his nephew had come to New York earlier, according to the original storyline, they might have had a chance encounter.

However, this woman caused my nephew a lot of trouble; several conflicts were caused by her.

As a peace ambassador, should he help his nephew resolve this issue beforehand? Just as the two were drinking tea and chatting, a phone call suddenly came through to Luca's phone.

Jimmy: "There's a fight among the police at the tire shop."

Luca paused for a moment, "Who did the police shoot?"

Jimmy: "Police fighting police!"

Luca: "???"

What the hell?

Drug dealers have been fighting frequently lately, but this is the first time police have fought each other.

"Stop hitting! Stop it! Stop fighting like this!"

Jimmy arrived at the scene even faster than Luca—he had received a "report" from nearby vendors and shopkeepers.

He knew both sides of the fight. One of the groups consisted of two police officers: one was Rich Roberts, a familiar face from the street drug bust, and the other was David Mills, a rising star in the police force who had been praised at a previous police press conference.

On the other side of the brawl was a policeman named Truber and his men.

"Get out of my way!"

Truber shoved aside Jimmy, who was trying to break up the fight, and started grappling with David again, throwing punches. However, David, in a fit of rage, unleashed his inner power, becoming incredibly strong, and even several police officers couldn't subdue him.

Richie, who was standing nearby, also got angry and rushed in to help David.

When Luca drove to the scene, he found a group of police officers fighting each other.

[Character Card: Truber]

[Truber: C]

[Source: American Gangster]

[Skill: Extortion by Public Authority]

[Bond: Follow]

Luca raised an eyebrow.

Hey, isn't this the biggest drug middleman for the New York Police Department?

In the original storyline, the three drug dealers who appeared more frequently were Frank, the black drug lord, Dominic, the distributor, and Truber, the corrupt cop.

If the DEA's middleman was the dead Stan, then the police department's biggest middleman was this guy.

Truber's methods are comparable to Stan's. Every time he raids a drug lab, he takes the drugs out of the evidence room and takes them elsewhere to dilute their purity.

Afterwards, they would sell them back to the gangs and drug dealers who had been robbed.

He would snatch it first, turn 1 kilogram into 5 kilograms, and then sell it back through another middleman. The gangs and drug dealers, because of the power he held, had no choice but to accept it.

New York police uncover secondhand drug trafficking – middlemen profit huge sums from the difference.

But Truber didn't dare mess with the Mafia, which shows he had some self-awareness. He only liked to extort money from French gangs or other small gangs.

A bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong.

Luca wasn't interested in him either. The other party's skills had a prerequisite: being an official. Extortion and blackmail would increase the success rate.

Peace is of little use.

Richie got into a scuffle with a policeman, trying to snatch back the bag from his hand—which contained his money.

Moreover, all the money had serial numbers and had been registered with the court in advance.

This money was specially approved for use to buy drugs.

Yesterday, Richie disguised himself as a drug addict and used the money to buy drugs from a dealer, agreeing to pick up the goods the next day. Then, following the trail, he and David, who had just joined the group, tracked the drug dealer to the tire shop.

He had a feeling he was going to catch a big fish today!
But to everyone's surprise, Truber's group of police officers also set their sights on the drug dealer.

These corrupt cops stormed into the tire shop, gave the drug dealer who was delivering the money a good beating, and then brazenly robbed him of the money.

They just openly robbed them, taking advantage of the fact that the drug dealers dared not resist.

Richie quickly stopped them, showed his identification to prove his identity and the source of the money, and hoped to get it back.

However, he was met with sarcasm from Truber, which David, with his short temper, could not tolerate, and a conflict broke out on the spot.

Truber shoved David aside and sneered, "Mills, I hadn't seen you lately. Turns out you've been hanging out with the honest Roberts. What, you're willing to selflessly hand over any money you find to the Federation?"

"Hahaha!" A group of policemen laughed loudly, their laughter extremely grating.

“Roberts, do you know who ended up with that million?” Truber continued to mock Richie, staring at him. “You don’t expect the police department to donate that money to charity, do you? You idiot! Keep pretending to be high and mighty, no wonder you’ll never get a promotion!”

Upon hearing the word "aloof" again, Richie's expression changed several times, turning from pale to ashen. He recalled the day at the police station when Truber called him aloof, and how the entire police station seemed to have tacitly accepted it.

Just then, a loud shout came from among the shopkeepers and passersby who were watching:

"Luca the pigeon is here!"

(End of this chapter)