The head of each family and Gabriel were having a drink on the garden of Zhang's propriety. They talked essentially about business' related subjects then the two American came back inside.
Zhang: I'm glad that we found a new common interest in Los Angeles and Miami. Working with this two companies will extend our business here.
Salvatore: Those 2 majors are really well implemented with strong connections with the local authorities, and a solid reputation.
Zhang's brother: As we are only coming in America several months a year, it was important for us to have a trust partner like you here.
Salvatore: You can count on us, it's beneficial for all of us.
Zhang: Trust is essential for being successful in partnership.
Salvatore: And you know that I trust you. (He smiled.)
Zhang: Yes, and it's an honor for my family. And to repay that trust, I have good news for you, regarding your daughter.
Zhang's brother: We succeed to implement a spy in Tanaka's clan.
The attention of Salvatore and his eldest son was fully on Zhang.
Zhang: As you told me that the men you sent to keep an eye on the Tanaka was discovered again, we found a man working for them at a pretty high level that is linked to our group in China.
Zhang's brother: His wife is Chinese, and her brother works for us.
Gabriel: How can you be so sure that he will work for you, for us?
Zhang's brother: He knew Fumiko Tanaka; they were at school together. He had no news since years but when he heard that she was murdered and that the responsible was Tanaka's heir, he agreed to help us.
Salvatore: Thank you for your help.
Zhang: Raising children is not easy, and I can't imagine how you felt when her mother's family tried to harm her. I wished to have been of help sooner... who would have guessed that you had another child that you were not aware of... Fumiko Tanaka should have come to you sooner and request your help!
Salvatore: I would have wish too... anyway, thank you, both of you.
Zhang: Your daughter really found her place in your family... And she seems more lively today, but it's true that the day I met her, she had just lost her mother.
Salvatore: It was not easy at the beginning, my sons were not really welcoming with her and to be honest, some of them still need to work on their behavior, but she is now fully part of that family.
Zhang's brother: She is beautiful and talented; I am sure that you will receive a lot of marriage proposition when she will come of age... Good luck! (He smiled.)
Salvatore: Don't mention that; it's already giving me headaches!
Zhang: It's a step that every father of a daughter has to go through!
Zhang's brother: I am sure that you will find the good partner for her.
Salvatore: The later, the better!
Gabriel stayed silent during that conversation. He didn't like the idea of his little sister becoming the object of desire of men wishing to have a connection with his family by using her. He would kill anyone with vile attention toward her.
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A missing piece... The other half - A Mafia Brothers Story
General FictionSalvatore Smith meets a woman with whom he shared few nights after loosing his wife. It was 12 years ago, she was way younger than him, from a different country. He is a powerful man, Don of the American Mafia, leading his businesses with his 6 son...
