America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 67 The Strongest Mafia in San Francisco!
Hugo deftly lit a cigarette for himself and then returned the cigarette pack and matches to Li Yu.

After the two of them had been smoking for a short while, Hugo said softly:
"Mr. Li, thank you so much for tonight."

"You're welcome. I'm just doing this for myself."

Are you looking for a white male with a red skull tattoo on his neck?

"That's right, have you ever seen someone like that?"

Hugo shook his head.

Li Yu was already used to others shaking their heads, so he didn't feel regretful.

Since he had already entrusted Nekoyashiki with the task of gathering information, he could simply wait for Nekoyashiki's news.

After taking a deep drag on his cigarette, Hugo continued:

"Anyway, I really owe you a lot tonight."

"Whether it's eradicating the 'Fighter Gang' or escaping police pursuit, things have become much easier."

"The 'ten times the ammunition' I promised to compensate you will be prepared immediately, and from now on, you will always enjoy a 8% discount when you buy weapons from me."

Li Yu raised an eyebrow and asked in a half-joking manner:

"Oh? Is that really true?"

Hugo smiled:

"It's definitely true. I'm always generous to my friends."

As the two talked, the cigarettes between their lips were almost burned out.

"Mr. Li, please get in the car, we'll give you a ride."

Li Yu nodded and stuffed the cigarette butt into his homemade portable tobacco pouch—another of his principles for smoking was to avoid littering cigarette butts as much as possible.

After a while, Olycia had regained some of her strength.

She pulled a handkerchief from her pocket, wiped her mouth, and muttered irritably:

"Damn it... I threw up everything I drank tonight... I'll definitely have to make up for it when I get back..."

At this moment, upon seeing Li Yu striding back, Olympia, who had been portraying herself tonight as a crazy person who "drove while drinking" and "charged into enemy lines with two pistols," froze like a small animal encountering its natural enemy, her delicate body shivering violently.

Fortunately, Li Yu did not go to the driver's seat, but instead consciously went to the trunk, which made her secretly relieved.

However, just before getting into the car, Li Yu glanced at the driver's seat in front of him and then changed to a joking tone:

"Why don't I drive? That way we can get back faster..."

"You get to sit in the back!" *2
Before he could finish speaking, Hugo and Olycia interrupted him in unison.

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The next morning—

San Francisco, Bay Shore Precinct —

The police officers, pretending to be working diligently, gathered in twos and threes, exchanging "intelligence".

"Hey, have you heard? Last night, the leader of the 'Fighter Gang' was killed."

"That 'Redthroat'? He's dead?"

"Yes, I heard his death was horrific; his head was blown apart by a shotgun." "Was he killed in a gang feud?"

"Definitely. The murderers stormed into his private villa through the front door and killed him and all his bodyguards."

"I heard that the murderers were not only excellent marksmen, but also very skilled drivers, driving their trucks like race cars. Last night, the officers who were in charge of chasing them almost wore out their tires, but they still couldn't catch up with them."

"Tsk tsk tsk... The day before yesterday, the Black Robe Patrol was wiped out, and yesterday the leader of the 'Fighter Gang' was killed. The internal strife in Chinatown is still going on... San Francisco hasn't been very peaceful lately."

"Fortunately, 'Redthroat' died in the neighboring jurisdiction, which is not under our Wangan Precinct's jurisdiction. We are already busy enough, and we really don't have the extra energy to investigate other cases."

"Let's talk about what happened in our jurisdiction. I heard that two more members of the Pastor family died in our area yesterday. Is that true?"

"Oh, that's true. I went to the crime scene yesterday. The two men were dead in a dark, dilapidated alley. Their bodies were riddled with dozens of bullet holes from submachine guns, and blood was splattered all over the ground. They died a horrible death."

"Was it the Rossi family who did it?"

"Who else could it be but the mad dogs of the Rossi family?"

The Rossi family and the Pastor family—the two most powerful mafia families in San Francisco.

To introduce these two families, we must first start with the infamous Prohibition Act.

There are many reasons why the US government would enact such outrageous laws.

The messing around by "feminists," the underhanded machinations of beer manufacturers, the instigation of Puritans... In short, the birth of Prohibition was purely accidental, and irrefutable proof that "the world is a giant makeshift operation."

This law not only failed to ban alcohol, but instead led to the rapid growth of various mafia organizations across the country.

Smuggling a shipment of alcohol from Canada into the United States can make you a fortune! It's incredibly lucrative! More profitable than loan sharking or running a casino!
The Rossi and Pastor families of San Francisco rose rapidly to prominence, and their family power expanded at an astounding pace, riding this wave of opportunity.

After Prohibition was enacted, the bootlegging market in San Francisco was quickly divided up by these two families.

With their business scopes completely overlapping, and each wanting to seize more profits, their rivalry and infighting become a matter of course.

Six months ago, the two families launched an incredibly bloody "gangster war" for control of San Francisco's bootlegging market.

Just recently, this war finally came to an end.

Don Rossi, the leader of the Rossi family, used his ruthless heart and cruel methods to completely defeat the Pastor family.

The core members of the Pastor family were all killed, leaving no survivors.

With this, the Ross family completely monopolized the San Francisco bootlegging market and took over the territory originally held by the Pastor family.

The area under the jurisdiction of the Wangan branch was once the territory of the Pastor family.

Since last week, the Ross family has been sending key members to take over the new territory while simultaneously purging the remaining members of the Pastor family.

As a result, San Francisco residents have recently been finding mutilated corpses in inconspicuous places such as streets and alleys... Without exception, they are all members of the Pastor family, including women and children.

Everyone in San Francisco knows the Rossie family is involved in bootlegging. Most of the bootlegging currently circulating in the San Francisco market originates from the Rossie family.

Everyone in San Francisco knew that the Rossie family was on a killing spree, slaughtering people and showing no regard for the law.

All of San Francisco is hoping that the police will take action soon to stop the Rossie family's atrocities.

But for reasons that cannot be explained in detail, the San Francisco police force has always been all bark and no bite.

While verbally declaring "we will never tolerate evil," they remained unmoved, maintaining a tacit understanding with the Rossi family to "keep to themselves."

Just then, a series of shouts coming from Sheriff Johnson's office drew the attention of the officers who were slacking off.

The police officers looked in the direction of the sound, and then revealed smiles of varying emotions—some helpless, some sarcastic.

(End of this chapter)