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Claudius chuckles. “We just do things a little different. I trust that you’re going with instinct and I’m following. However, I will say if I see something that looks off.” He tucks a lock of his hair behind his ear.
From as long as I’ve known him he’s always had long hair, and he’s grown it longer too. It’s so long it’s swishing over his elbows. Long hair and long black leather coat billowing out in the wind like the angel of death.
I haven’t always known him with the cross on his cheek though. I knew him before that happened. It’s for his first wife. His enemies blew her up.
Him and his crew have been through a lot. We have too and as we grow in assets it just gets worse. That’s my take on things.
Doesn’t matter what it is that’s happening it always seems to come back to that.
The Fontaines never came for Claudius though, not like they have with us. It’s like fucking high school when you pick on specific people and leave others alone.
“Claudius,” I begin and he looks to me. “The Fontaines, what the hell is your take on them?”
He laughs. “I don’t know where to start with that answer. What exactly do you mean? Do you want me to tell you what I think about their government links or them in general.”
I sigh. “Both. They got to feds. Mobsters don’t deal with feds.”
“Salvatore I don’t even like that word, but I have fed associates who are useful. I hated it like nothing else when I first took over business but I understood. Anyway, that’s not the point here. I agree that the problem with the Fontaines is the government link. It’s their support system. What would be good for everyone is to find out who the fuck it is.”
“Don’t I know it. Claudius …” My voice trails off. I’ve been thinking about it all since Vincent’s speech. Thinking about everything in its entirety. “It feels more like this plan with Stephanou is more them. I mean only them, without the government link. It’s too elaborate and well thought out.”
So much got me thinking about it all.
“I agree. I have been thinking about that too. We don’t tend to go after the guys who leave us alone but realistically it’s those ones you have to worry about. Never know what it is their planning or who they’re making their plans with.” He surmises.
I nod agreeing and that’s the part that’s making me think.
Who is the government link? The Fontaines only tend to surface when they can pack a punch, other than that their sneaky bastards who worm their way around to come up with the shit like what’s happening now.
I agree that when you have government on your side it’s power, but if the government link they had was so powerful wouldn’t they have been able to crush us already?
“Claudius it feels to me like the link they have might just have some power. Not a lot though. Enough to keep them doing what they’re doing with business and covering their backs, but when it comes to the streets it’s a different story.”
He looks to me with that smirk and nods. “Salvatore, consider this. If we were dealing with the Antonellas, we’d all be dead. Every last one of us.”
I glance at him and blow out a breath.
The Antonellas are what we call an assassin family who are far worse than the Fontaines. Stephanou and his crew are sick fucks but the whole Antonella clan are psychotic. All of them.
That’s not what gives them the power though. It’s their own government ties. A few years back Claudius and his men had a run in with them and it was revealed that they were working with the governor. We knew from back then that that was just a piece of the puzzle.
Claudius smiles again. “Salvatore. Whoever the Fontaines are working with just want money. Rest assured it’s that. Money and power and they’re happy with their association with their mobster friends as the bitches that do the dirty work. I don’t think they’re interested in starting a mafia war. Government don’t get down like that. they don’t need to sneak around unless they can’t do shit and they’re few who can’t do shit.”
“So you think it’s more the case of them not wanting to have any trouble with us?”
“Maybe. I feel like it could be a bit of both. This situation though.” He spreads his fingers. “I think it’s the Fontaines using their company benefits to get shit down. Shit they want done. Rest assured though if you can rock the fucking nest and cause a stir you take them out and down and they can’t do anything anymore.”
That would be really good. Again it’s the question of how. How do we do that?
And really now’s not the time. it’s a separate issue. Another thorn in our sides that needs to be pulled out.
Stephanou and his assholes are the priority.
A bullet whizzes past my ear, I swear I hear it before I see it hit the ground in front of me.
Like fuck, do we all snap to into action though.
The people around start screaming and running into the buildings, taking cover.
