America's King of Poetry

Chapter 17 Kidnapping

Arthur hasn't gotten much else so far, and he already has three sons (godsons). If he continues to accept this, the name of American Whitebeard will not be able to escape.

To deal with people like Montolo, the method of carrots and sticks is still very effective. After getting the promise of the family boss, his whole spirit improved.The previous hesitation disappeared completely, and he had already started planning in his mind how to kill Tony first, and how to integrate the family business later.

Of course, Arthur will not completely give up control of the Luciano family, but he does not want to personally participate in family management and specific affairs.With the help of Russell and Abramo, he is not afraid of Montolo's backlash, and the power of the family will be his next good help.Arthur has to build his own business while finding all the remaining playing cards.

He had a strong sense of crisis in his heart, and he felt that behind the playing cards, there was a force pushing him.He wants to find this power and figure out what's going on, and this process is not enough for him alone.Collecting all the playing cards and finding the corresponding person is the most direct way to find out the facts.

As he was thinking in his heart, Russell drove the car and finally arrived at Tony Luciano's mansion, which was also Arthur's home back then.

This is a villa located in the Jiekeli District of Oyster Bay Town on the north shore of Long Island. The Jiekeli District is an overall medium-sized residential area in Nassau County, with more than 4000 households.The law and order here has always been very good, and the educational resources are abundant. It is the first choice of many rich and not particularly rich families.

The bosses of gangsters are in such a position. They must be richer than ordinary middle-class families, but they are an order of magnitude worse than real capitalists.It can also be seen from the scale of this villa that it is not very large. It has two floors, a steeple, a classical Mediterranean style, and a pale pink exterior wall, which is quite warm under the illumination of street lights.There is a garden with a swimming pool, and the landscape trees are well trimmed around the iron fence. There is a four-flower tree near the swimming pool, which is full of white and pink flowers, which match the color of the villa's exterior wall.

Outsiders will not know that the owner of this warm garden villa has been the residence of one of the five largest families in New York, the leader of the Luciano family, for a long time.

Arthur had the impression that there were servants at home when he was a child, and there would be parties at night. Luthor invited his friends, business partners, and some official figures to drink and chat by the swimming pool or in the living room. Many shady transactions were completed here.Of course, that was in the 70s. Later, the gang business was cracked down by the government, and the income shrank sharply. When Tony bought the house back, many servants were fired and parties became rare.Everyone is very careful about public contact with gangs, and doesn't want to be photographed by the FBI with a gang boss.

Now, Tony's family has a maid, an old butler and two bodyguards.Tony had a wife when he was young, who died early, and he has remained celibate since then.The two have a daughter, far away in San Francisco.He owned several properties in Manhattan and had two lovers, though according to Russell Tony didn't live with them very often.Many times, a lover is more like a brooch on a dress to him, and it would be weird not to wear it.He would lead his lovers to some gatherings and activities, and he would give enough gifts and money, but he rarely stayed with them, and he did not take them back to his mansion.

Arthur was a little skeptical, Tony was an old glass guy, and the role of the lover was for decoration and cover.

Russell parked the car by the road outside the courtyard, turned to Arthur and said, "Arthur, Montoro and I got Tony into the car."

Arthur nodded, let Russell and Montolo get out of the car, leaned down and hid in the back seat, waiting patiently.

Montolo followed Russell out of the car and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. Montolo was still a little nervous. He didn't know Russell's plan.And he didn't expect Arthur to stay in the car alone. Wasn't he afraid that he and Russell would go to Tony and betray him?But Montolo didn't dare to tell Russell about this idea. He noticed that Russell had an absolute loyalty and trust in Arthur, which he couldn't see in Tony.

Russell rang the doorbell. While waiting, Montolo couldn't help asking quietly, "What should we say later? How can we get Tony out?"

Russell glanced at Montolo and said coldly, "Abramo is not dead."

"What?" Montolo thought that Abramo was dead. He was just thinking about how to divide up the property in New Jersey after he became the head of the family, but he didn't know that this vicious jackal was still alive.If he knew that Abramo had "surrendered" to Arthur like Russell, his jaw would probably drop in shock.

At this time the door opened, the two entered the courtyard, and two bodyguards came out to greet them.Tony's bodyguards are all arranged by Russell, and to ensure safety, they will be replaced every six months.

Russell asked, "Is the boss still asleep?"

A bodyguard replied: "No, he's in the wine cellar and he asked nobody to disturb him."

"There is something very urgent. Call him and say it's Russell."

There is a wine cellar in the basement of the mansion. In addition to storing fine wine, it also has all kinds of living facilities, which can be used as a temporary shelter.It was built during the Cold War in the 60s, so it took into account the refuge function after the nuclear war.There is an internal phone in the wine cellar to communicate with the outside. The bodyguard immediately entered the house and called Tony.

Russell and Montolo were waiting in the living room. The maid and the old housekeeper had already gone to bed. Except for the two bodyguards, the cook and cleaner were all part-time workers hired from the housekeeping company. The whole house seemed empty and lonely at night.Montolo felt a little restless, pacing back and forth on the edge of the carpet, waiting for a few minutes felt like hours.

For him, tonight was a coup d'état. He changed from a minister who wanted to kill the former prince to show his loyalty, to a rebel who wanted to fight back and help the prince to avenge, and was promised to be a great treasure.Montoro was not Russell, he was a real person, even though he had made up his mind to stand by Arthur, he still felt nervous.

Finally, there was a "squeak" door opening sound from the next door. Tony came up from the cellar. He entered the living room and saw Montolo and Russell with puzzled expressions.

"Russell, Montoro? What's the hurry?" Tony looked very unhappy. He opened his hands to the two and asked in a rather stern voice. Obviously, the arrival of the two disturbed some of his elegant mood.

Russell got up from the sofa and said, "According to the news, Abramo is not dead."

Tony frowned, and said to himself: "What? Didn't die? How come?"

He asked Russell anxiously, "Didn't you kill him with your own hands? Could it be that Arthur lied?"

Russell replied: "Besides us, there were a group of people who wanted to kill Abramo. The killer shot Abramo's house from the construction vehicle, but he didn't kill Abramo. It was his lover who killed him."

When Tony heard the news, his whole body started to burst into flames. Like Montoro just now, he stepped on the carpet and paced back and forth.On the contrary, Montoro calmed down a bit, went to the wine cabinet and poured a glass of wine, took two pieces of ice, and handed them to Tony.Tony took a sip from the glass and asked sharply, "Where's Casey? Where's Casey?"

Russell replied: "Casey went back to Manhattan to make preparations. He said that the war might start again. He asked me and Montolo to come and pick you up in Manhattan and live in a private house for a while. You will be more dangerous here."

This is Russell's excuse to coax Tony to leave. In fact, he is the safest in this mansion.The law and order in Jieke District is very good, and the people who live there are either rich or expensive. Once a major murder occurs, the police and the Bureau of Investigation will definitely intervene with all their strength.Surveillance cameras are everywhere here, the flow of people is very low, outsiders are easily noticed, and the probability of being assassinated here is very small.

But Tony was obviously dazzled by the news that Abramo was not dead. He thought that everything would be fine and he could have a peaceful life, but he didn't expect that not only did he not get rid of the thorn in his side, but instead expanded the situation.Abramo, who was assassinated and also lost his lover, will definitely retaliate wildly, and the future will not be easy.Thinking of this, he could no longer calm down and judge whether Russell's suggestion was correct or not. He trusted Russell and Casey, and the two capable men said so, of course he had to make a decision.

"I'll change a piece of clothes, and I'll leave with you right away. Oh, yes, the cellar... Forget it, let old Larry take care of it, I'll call him tomorrow." After finishing speaking, Tony went upstairs to the cloakroom to change clothes, hurried downstairs, and left the house with Russell and Montoreau.He didn't have the slightest doubt until he got in the car.In fact, if he was more careful, he should be able to detect Montolo's nervousness.

Montoro didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and he didn't report to him about killing Arthur. He poured a glass of wine for Tony and himself, just to calm his nervousness.

When the three of them walked up to Russell's Toyota Camry, Tony complained, "Why didn't you drive in? Damn it, it's still a long way to go, and you have to be careful when you get in and out of the car, dammit."But Tony Wan would never have imagined that Reaper was hiding in the car, on the back seat of the car.

Arthur crouched in the darkness, Tony just opened the door and sat halfway in, he suddenly got up, grabbed Tony's arm and pulled him in!Tony reacted quickly. He sensed something was wrong. He grabbed the door frame with his other hand and tried to break free. As a result, Montolo rushed to unscrew Tony's hand from behind, covered Tony's mouth and pushed him into the car.Following him, he himself got into the car, and closed the door with a bang.

Russell immediately started the car, and as soon as he stepped on the accelerator, the tires made a sharp "squeak" sound, and drove towards the direction of Oyster Bay.

(End of this chapter)