Chapter 11: New Home
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In Josh’s impression, the most famous things in Turkey were kebabs and ice cream.
Only after looking at the menu did he realize that there were quite a variety of dishes, but the main cooking method was still grilling.
However, there was no rotating kebab, which became popular globally later on.
He ordered a swordfish kebab, a beef kebab, and grilled eggplant for his main course. He didn’t order anything else because the portions of Turkish dishes were quite large.
Margaret’s order was simpler. She only asked for a lamb chop and a salad.
After the dishes arrived, Josh couldn’t wait to start eating. He had only had a hotdog from a street vendor for breakfast and was starving.
While Josh was enjoying the food with the beautiful woman, there was a commotion in the south of Chicago because of him.
It was still the old warehouse, but it was now crowded with more than a dozen people.
One of them was a middle-aged Italian man with a gloomy face, holding a cup of coffee, sitting behind a desk. He was Eddie Scapelli, the number three person of the Morretti family of the Chicago Mafia.
And the original owner of the warehouse, a black-market dealer named Mike, was kneeling in front of the desk. There was also a car thief named Joe next to him.
Judging from the looks of their bruised and swollen faces, it was clear that they had received a warm welcome from Eddie’s men.
The atmosphere in the warehouse was very heavy. As a high-ranking member of the Mafia, Eddie Scapelli was undoubtedly an anti-social figure. He had followed the current head of the Morretti family, Carlo Falcone, since the Prohibition era of the 1920s.
Of course, they were about the same age as Josh back then.
After almost twenty years of hard work, the two of them had grown from small bootleggers on the streets to the top bosses of the Chicago Mafia, with countless lives on their hands.
Facing such a ruthless person, Mike and Joe were terrified.
Even Mike regretted taking this deal.
Just as the two were anxious, another one of Eddie’s men walked into the warehouse.
“Boss, we have news. Someone saw the car leave the city from the west, and it hasn’t returned.” The man whispered to Eddie.
Eddie nodded, then stood up and walked over to Mike and Joe.
“My men have received the news. It seems that you were not lying, and the other party is indeed not a local. They have already left Chicago. It will be difficult to retrieve the car.” Eddie spoke slowly.
“Eddie, Boss, since you have already investigated and found out the truth, can I leave now?” Upon hearing Eddie’s words, Joe’s chubby face squeezed out an ugly smile, trying to please him.
But Mike, standing beside him, looked at him like he was a fool.
Did he really think he would be let off just because the truth was revealed? This young man was too naive.
If the Mafia followed the rules, then what would the Mafia be?
“Heh heh, leave? Sure. The car is worth eight thousand dollars. Mike will pay half, and you’ll pay half. Come up with the money, and you can leave.” As expected, Eddie sneered and laid out his conditions.
“What?” Joe was dumbfounded. Four thousand dollars, he was just a small-time thief. Where could he get so much money?
“What ‘what’? That’s right. I can’t find the person who stole the car, but the car was lost in your hands. You didn’t protect what you were supposed to, so it’s your responsibility.”
“Don’t think I’m unreasonable. I’ll give you a week. I don’t care if you steal or rob, just come up with the money. Of course, if you can get the same car, that will work too.”
“After a week, if I don’t see the money, I’ll take you to fill the lake!”
“Don’t even think about running away. I will have people watching you and your family. If you dare to run, I guarantee that more than just you will die. Of course, Joe, I know you don’t have any family, but you have friends. You wouldn’t want your little buddies to be implicated because of you?” Eddie patted Joe’s face and spoke in a menacing tone.
After speaking, he left the warehouse without looking back, and his men followed suit, leaving behind Mike and Joe, whose faces were pale.
That was eight thousand dollars.
For the big shots in the Mafia, that was just a small change, but for people like Joe and Mike, who were just peripheral members of the Mafia, they may not be able to save up that much money even if they didn’t eat or drink for several years.
And the other side only gave them a week.
“What should we do?” Joe’s voice trembled as he asked Mike.
As far as he was concerned, he was the most innocent. He was just there to sell a stolen car. He didn’t make much money but got caught up in this mess.
“I don’t know. Figure it out yourself!” Mike avoided Joe’s pleading gaze and said with a dodgy look.
Unlike Joe, Mike had access to a lot of information on black market car deals and had some savings. He couldn’t come up with eight thousand dollars, but he could probably manage four thousand. So, taking on half the responsibility was a stroke of luck for him. If he had been the only one there when Josh stole the car, he would be in trouble now.
Now, he just had to bear the pain, but at least he wouldn’t die.
As for Joe, he didn’t care about all that.
Of course, if Mike knew that it was because of Joe stealing the car that Josh Kane came after them, he probably wouldn’t be thinking like that.
Josh didn’t know what happened in the abandoned warehouse; even if he did, he wouldn’t care. After all, you had to pay the price for what you had done. It was that simple in the world of adults.
At that moment, he was following Margaret to visit his new home.
Chapter 11: New Home
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In Josh’s impression, the most famous things in Turkey were kebabs and ice cream.
Only after looking at the menu did he realize that there were quite a variety of dishes, but the main cooking method was still grilling.
However, there was no rotating kebab, which became popular globally later on.
He ordered a swordfish kebab, a beef kebab, and grilled eggplant for his main course. He didn’t order anything else because the portions of Turkish dishes were quite large.
Margaret’s order was simpler. She only asked for a lamb chop and a salad.
After the dishes arrived, Josh couldn’t wait to start eating. He had only had a hotdog from a street vendor for breakfast and was starving.
While Josh was enjoying the food with the beautiful woman, there was a commotion in the south of Chicago because of him.
It was still the old warehouse, but it was now crowded with more than a dozen people.
One of them was a middle-aged Italian man with a gloomy face, holding a cup of coffee, sitting behind a desk. He was Eddie Scapelli, the number three person of the Morretti family of the Chicago Mafia.
And the original owner of the warehouse, a black-market dealer named Mike, was kneeling in front of the desk. There was also a car thief named Joe next to him.
Judging from the looks of their bruised and swollen faces, it was clear that they had received a warm welcome from Eddie’s men.
The atmosphere in the warehouse was very heavy. As a high-ranking member of the Mafia, Eddie Scapelli was undoubtedly an anti-social figure. He had followed the current head of the Morretti family, Carlo Falcone, since the Prohibition era of the 1920s.
Of course, they were about the same age as Josh back then.
After almost twenty years of hard work, the two of them had grown from small bootleggers on the streets to the top bosses of the Chicago Mafia, with countless lives on their hands.
Facing such a ruthless person, Mike and Joe were terrified.
Even Mike regretted taking this deal.
Just as the two were anxious, another one of Eddie’s men walked into the warehouse.
“Boss, we have news. Someone saw the car leave the city from the west, and it hasn’t returned.” The man whispered to Eddie.
Eddie nodded, then stood up and walked over to Mike and Joe.
“My men have received the news. It seems that you were not lying, and the other party is indeed not a local. They have already left Chicago. It will be difficult to retrieve the car.” Eddie spoke slowly.
“Eddie, Boss, since you have already investigated and found out the truth, can I leave now?” Upon hearing Eddie’s words, Joe’s chubby face squeezed out an ugly smile, trying to please him.
But Mike, standing beside him, looked at him like he was a fool.
Did he really think he would be let off just because the truth was revealed? This young man was too naive.
If the Mafia followed the rules, then what would the Mafia be?
“Heh heh, leave? Sure. The car is worth eight thousand dollars. Mike will pay half, and you’ll pay half. Come up with the money, and you can leave.” As expected, Eddie sneered and laid out his conditions.
“What?” Joe was dumbfounded. Four thousand dollars, he was just a small-time thief. Where could he get so much money?
“What ‘what’? That’s right. I can’t find the person who stole the car, but the car was lost in your hands. You didn’t protect what you were supposed to, so it’s your responsibility.”
“Don’t think I’m unreasonable. I’ll give you a week. I don’t care if you steal or rob, just come up with the money. Of course, if you can get the same car, that will work too.”
“After a week, if I don’t see the money, I’ll take you to fill the lake!”
“Don’t even think about running away. I will have people watching you and your family. If you dare to run, I guarantee that more than just you will die. Of course, Joe, I know you don’t have any family, but you have friends. You wouldn’t want your little buddies to be implicated because of you?” Eddie patted Joe’s face and spoke in a menacing tone.
After speaking, he left the warehouse without looking back, and his men followed suit, leaving behind Mike and Joe, whose faces were pale.
That was eight thousand dollars.
For the big shots in the Mafia, that was just a small change, but for people like Joe and Mike, who were just peripheral members of the Mafia, they may not be able to save up that much money even if they didn’t eat or drink for several years.
And the other side only gave them a week.
“What should we do?” Joe’s voice trembled as he asked Mike.
As far as he was concerned, he was the most innocent. He was just there to sell a stolen car. He didn’t make much money but got caught up in this mess.
“I don’t know. Figure it out yourself!” Mike avoided Joe’s pleading gaze and said with a dodgy look.
Unlike Joe, Mike had access to a lot of information on black market car deals and had some savings. He couldn’t come up with eight thousand dollars, but he could probably manage four thousand. So, taking on half the responsibility was a stroke of luck for him. If he had been the only one there when Josh stole the car, he would be in trouble now.
Now, he just had to bear the pain, but at least he wouldn’t die.
As for Joe, he didn’t care about all that.
Of course, if Mike knew that it was because of Joe stealing the car that Josh Kane came after them, he probably wouldn’t be thinking like that.
Josh didn’t know what happened in the abandoned warehouse; even if he did, he wouldn’t care. After all, you had to pay the price for what you had done. It was that simple in the world of adults.
At that moment, he was following Margaret to visit his new home.
