MTLNOVEL Chapter 234: Who is that?
It was actually the perfect time to actually get some outside perspective of him, because if Niam really heard about him, heard about the Bellini family, then James was curious what he can say, what he knows, and what the perception of the family to outsiders is.
"Bellini? Who is that?" He asked as he looked at Niam, like kind with the expression that he was clueless about it.
"The strongest mafia in the country…" Niam spoke immediately. "I have ties to him, he knows him and our father."
"Ohh really? And why should I fear a random name?" James asked again.
"Random?" Niam chuckled a little. "He is a demon, the devil himself. He killed so many people that nobody can even imagine it."
I didn't kill that much…
"If he that dangerous, it means it's a little fucked that you're using his name to threaten? What if he finds out?" James asked, and it was true.
In the world of the gangster, using another name this lightheartedly is just a dumb thing to do, and it has always been a dumb thing even in civilian life. Bragging with another name just shows that Niam is really just a desperate motherfucker who doesn't know shit about anything, the rules of the underworld, and how it works.
"My father helped him once, and he is sworn to help us too if needed!" Niam raised his voice, and James just got more mind-blown. This guy was lying on a whole other level, and to be honest, James felt disrespected by it.
Like why would a gangster, a drug lord of the country, need the help of a gang like their family, the Braccachi family? It was just so stupid and didn't make any sense… the desperate lying of Niam was obvious to everybody in the room, but he still pressed on with it.
"He was in alliance with the Agustus family as well, with the Silas and all of the biggest families. He even has his hand in the government… if you touch us, he will make your life miserable. You can't hide from him, nor can you fight back, he has thousands of men in his pocket who are ready to kill for him."
Now this was a sentence that surprised James, because it was true. Like even if he said a big number, it was true that he has a thousand people and that he has his hand in the government too… but the thing was, how the fuck Niam would know that when the family not even have alliance with anybody right now? Like they are literally a family that doesn't make connections with others, only if it's about money or drugs, but that too Hector does it in the biggest secret.
But now Niam was saying things that were true. How the fuck does he know about this?
"You're lying." James said. He wanted to know exactly how he acquired this information. "If I never heard about him, then it's all just a lie… you are pathetic."
Silence. Niam for a moment got frozen down because, well, first it was true that he was lying, but he needed to go with it and say exactly what he knows and how he knows… he walked into the trap of James… because he is dumb and can't read the room… at least he would have walked into the trap, but the doctor suddenly spoke which surprised James even more.
"He is telling the truth… I mean even I heard about that family… they are truly demons…" She said with her voice low as she looked at James, who didn't get it how the fuck even the doctor knew about them.
"Really… then why do I never hear about them, doc?"
"I-I only read articles about them on the internet… about that Hector and Ferucci guy… that they are serial killers and connected to the family… it's better to stay away from them."
Yeah well, even Bella and Hector spoke about the fact that they were up on social media even though not that much, small groups and journalists were talking about them because they look… well, kinda sus. The fact that they were always in fully blacked-out cars with expensive suits and outfits and more importantly that was telling was the firearms on them.
Nobody knows who took pictures of them, but on some of those, the guns were all visible. Not just that, but their outfits, they were almost always in suits looking like enforcers or like exactly what people thought about them… gangsters.
But the question in James's mind was how do people know or at least think that they are serial killers or have any blood on their hands?
The answer was easy but he didn't think about it for a second.
"I never saw them on the news." James said as he looked at the doc, who answered immediately and well, straight.
"They were the ones that killed the police chief and our mayor Takoi Mario… but it was swept under the rug and hidden from the public… at least that's what I have read…" She explained, and it made a lot of sense.
After Takoi was killed by Ferucci, all the investigations that were launched to actually do something to get whoever did it were closed off and it was said that not even a single piece of evidence was found. All the investigation was closed, not even one witness, and the crazy thing about it was the security camera tape… it was all deleted, not just in the police station but in the street too.
It was of course thanks to Hector's influence and connection, and well, to Linda and Stephen, who were there that day and they did everything after that to actually hide the fact that they let James walk out without even a touch.
But those journalists and fucking self-appointed investigators sniffed out that something was wrong, and they actually found pictures and videos about Hector and Ferucci. The main evidence for them though was information that leaked out from the police station… yeah there are always people who still believe in justice and they did what they thought the best is. It wasn't solid or concrete evidence, just some dots connecting Ferucci and Hector to some very horrifying and terrifying murder scenes and with that they dubbed them serial killers and players in organized crimes.
The good thing about it was that James was not even once photographed or videotaped, not even once. It was like a miracle knowing that he was always traveling in a convoy like presidents. Somehow, he was always missing from the bigger picture while Hector and Ferucci were being investigated by these worthless fuckers who thought they are detectives.
When James puzzled it together form him it wasn't a big thing to be worried about because the national emergency was ongoing, and even if it would pose a danger to the family, the government would act on it and delete all the posts or something like that, maybe publish a statement that it's all just imagination and they aren't gangsters or serial killers, there is no concrete evidence for that.
"You said it as a fact that they were the one, but I didn't hear anything about it, and even if they have government figures in their pocket, there is no way they can hide horrendous things like that." James said to the doc, who was, well, really said it as a fact like that was really what happened, which was kinda impulsive.
She too supported Takoi and his political view that he wanted to cleanse the city of the criminals… poor woman. Takoi got her too with this bullshit and in reality, he just wanted to stuff his pocket with drug money.
"Because it is a fact." Niam spoke again. "They are the strongest and most influential mafia in the country, maybe even the continent, and if you—"
"I heard enough, thanks." James said as he leaned forward and looked at Eva again. "So, heads or tails?"
He indeed heard enough and at the same time nothing. Niam literally said nothing with his words, he knew nothing about them, only that they are dangerous, and it wasn't entertaining James nor gave him answers… well, it did answer that Niam knows nothing important, nor the doc, just the surface of things.
"They will—"
"Can you shut the fuck up?" James raised his voice as he eyed Niam. "Just shut the fuck up for a moment, please, can you?"
In fact, he did shut the fuck up, because he just realized his joker card meant nothing and they were still in deep shit with their fuckup. His mastermind plan, that he will use a name he doesn't know shit about, was a trash plan.
"So Eva, heads or tails?" James asked again as he looked back at her, and he was running out of patience, like almost an hour passed now. He came here to chill out a bit, help himself, and it turned into a fucking shitshow.
"T-Tails…" She said hesitantly.
"Then—"
"He will kill you!" Niam suddenly shouted again, trying to press James again with his fucking lie. "He will find you and kill you and your whole fucking family! They will all die!"
Control it, James… control the anger… you are in the clouds, yeah, the clouds… they are not worth it… they aren't worth a bullet from you and the—
"Do you have any children?! They will kill her too like a fucking—"
It broke… that line and the control in James broke as the words came out of Niam's mouth.
Up until now it was fun and all games, but Niam fucked up… because first, he is using the Bellini name to threaten, and second, saying that they're killing children.
It was too much.