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Vito's mind is whirling with all that's happened. He recalls the meeting he had with Luca, Dante and Joe four days ago.
Luca and Dante were against the idea of going to war. It wasn't that they didn't believe he could win, because he could. The Russos could have every Mafia under the sun on their side and Vito would still win.
That is why people would prefer to be on his side and not in his way. Luca and Dante believed that it would cause unnecessary bloodshed and deepen the hatred between the two Mafias.
Joe understood though. Joe sat silently while Luca and Dante argued, although Joe already knew that he would follow Vito in whatever he chose to do. Joe knew how much Vito's Mother had meant, and still meant to Vito and Francesca.
To disrespect her memory the way they had was unforgivable. And Vito was never a very forgiving man. He didn't care what it took, he was going to tear the Russo family apart and squash them like the bugs they were.
Vito was pulled from his thoughts as the car came to a stop. He stepped out of the car, running a hand through his hair. Vito couldn't deny that he was concerned about Kitty. He hadn't seen her in four days and though he'd never say it aloud, he missed her presence.
"Boss" Joe came to a stop next to him "talk to me, Joe" Joe told him what had happened and who was in charge of the operation.
Despite being a Mafia Don, Vito hated drugs. And because of that, he enforced that his Mafia didn't deal with drugs. At all. Drugs wasn't something his Mamma would be proud of him for doing or dealing with.
Vito also enforced to any and all Mafias who wanted an alliance with him that if they wanted him as an ally they'd have to give up the drug trade.
So when he found out that one of his supposed allies had been using a warehouse that belonged to him as a storage place for drugs he immediately ordered that the operation be put to a stop.
His men had done well. They caught all of the men involved while they were moving the drugs and had killed all but one. Vito stepped into the building.
A man sat tied to a chair, his face bloody and his nose broken. Vito stood before the man, removing his suit jacket and rolling up the sleeves of his shirt.
"I'm going to ask you this once only and if you do not comply I will burn the flesh off your stomach. Who do you work for?" The man spat blood at Vito "I won't tell you" Vito sighed. This really was boring. They always said the same thing and the result was always the same.
"Open his shirt" the guard did as instructed. Vito held out his hand and Joe handed him a blowtorch.
"This will hurt" Vito flicked the switch and within minutes the smell of burnt flesh filled the room. The man screamed and begged him to stop. But Vito was not here to show mercy and he wanted answers.
Vito flicked the blowtorch off and handed it back to Joe. "Tell me and I'll free you" the man sobbed "Jaques Levesque" Vito nodded and turned to Joe.
"Take as many guys as you need. Kill anyone who doesn't co-operate but I want Jaques alive." Joe nodded "yes Boss" before leaving.
"Please. You said you'd free me" the man begged. Vito nodded. Pulling his gun out he lifted it and shot the man. A bullet to the head.
Vito put his gun back and turned to leave. "Boss!" He sighed and turned back around. Two of his men dragged a boy along with them.
The boy struggled but couldn't get free. "We found him around back" Jack said. The boy couldn't have been older than nineteen. His hair and face were filthy and his clothes were worse.
"What's your name?" Vito asked. The boy looked up at him, slightly surprised "Danny. Danny Phantomieve" Vito nodded. "What were you doing?" Danny shook his head rapidly "nothing. I didn't know this land belonged to anyone. I've been living in this warehouse for a week or so."
Vito felt something akin to sympathy for the boy. He saw something in him. Potential. "Let go of him" he ordered. Vito's men did as they were told.
"Come" he said to the boy "you'll stay with me. I'll find a use for you later but for now let's get you cleaned and fed." Danny scrambled after Vito.
Vito couldn't wait to hear what Joe would have to say about this. Danny got into the car and Vito made a call. He wasn't going to let Danny into his home without knowing anything about him.
So Vito called one of his best friends who could run a background check for him. The phone was answered after three rings "What the fuck do you want, Vito? It's four in the goddam morning" Vito chuckled "Sion, I need a favour."
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