No Negotiation? Then Forget It! (Two-in-One)

Capone Bege spoke in a relaxed manner. When he finished, he raised a hand and removed the cigar from the corner of his mouth, a faint smile appearing on his face.

In his negotiations with Jonathan, he considered himself the side with the advantage.

Granted, in terms of sheer strength, his family was utterly incapable of comparing to a behemoth like the Marines. Even this refined-looking vice admiral before him was not someone Capone Bege was confident he could easily defeat if they truly came to blows.

But so what?!

His family had operated in the West Blue for years, its influence deeply entrenched. The Mafia's existence was already tightly woven into the most basic livelihood of this country. If the Marines moved against them, they would inevitably shake the entire nation.

Capone Bege knew that was absolutely something the Marines did not want to see. That was precisely why he could remain so relaxed and composed before Jonathan.

At the same time, Capone Bege was a smart man. He knew he absolutely could not push the Marines too far. If he truly enraged them, they might just make up their minds to wipe them out completely.

Although Capone Bege was confident he could escape the Marines' pursuit, the power his family had built up over so many years would inevitably be destroyed by the Marines. Likewise, Capone Bege did not want matters to reach that point.

It was precisely because both the Marines and the Mafia had their reservations that this negotiation had taken place.

And in Capone Bege's eyes, his demands of the Marines were actually quite reasonable. After all, he did not think he was asking much of them. He merely hoped that the Marines taking over the Heavenly Gold would provide some convenience for his business,