Alvin looked at the dejected Alexei and said helplessly, "You bastards and scumbags deserve all the trouble you're in..."
As he spoke, Alvin watched Alexei grow even more dispirited and let out an irritated sigh...
Alexei had shed blood and earned his stripes for Hell's Kitchen, too...
He meant nothing to the world, but he mattered a lot to Hell's Kitchen!
As long as he was kept in check, the entire underground arms market in New York would be, too.
Because he wouldn't recklessly sell weapons to lunatics just for the money...
There was a reason Chief George had put up with him for so long. To the police, this guy was a top-tier informant...
He never blabbed about Gang dealings, but if anyone tried to stir up trouble in New York, he'd be the first to stop them.
There was precedent for that...
If Alexei fell, Hell's Kitchen would be thrown into chaos for a while, one way or another...
No matter how capable Alvin was, he couldn't stop the Gang bosses from trying to carve up the arms trade.
He definitely had to help Alexei out...
But the tricky part for Alvin was figuring out how far to go. He couldn't let people get the impression that he would throw his full support behind the black market.
As Alvin thought, the whole Restaurant fell silent...
"Church," who had been hunkered down in a booth, covered his little Girlfriend Sarah Ross's mouth to keep her from speaking too loudly. Then the legendary CIA Agent looked around at everyone with contempt...
Sarah Ross cautiously peeked at the quiet Restaurant, then leaned close to "Church" and whispered, "What's going on?
They look like they're waiting for a verdict..."
"Church" nodded. "A bunch of greedy parasites are hoping for the King's mercy...