Frank: "???"
Damn it, barbarians are barbarians, illiterates.
Raine felt a headache, but still explained, "You can think of this as a smart mechanical device that you can carry with you to protect your safety."
"Tonight, you eradicated the Cent Family. This is both a pledge of allegiance and a meritorious deed, so I bestow it upon you."
Frank was overjoyed after hearing Raine's words.
Then, under Owen's extremely envious gaze, Frank re-hung the White Bone Bead around his neck and, without a word, began to happily drink his tea again.
It was a bit bitter, but it felt really good after drinking it.
Frank had a soldier's demeanor. After learning what he wanted to know, he remained very silent.
At the same time, Frank also knew that to get more, he would definitely need to do more things and let the BOSS see more of his loyalty and usefulness.
A soldier's duty is to obey, and this is what he should show most.
Being arrogant about one's achievements and demanding rewards is not feasible.
Seeing this, Raine also nodded inwardly and said, "Frank, you are now the Action Guard Captain of the Sullivan Family, and also the Security Director of Presbyterian Hospital. I need you to take up your post as soon as possible, and at the same time recruit a team that can satisfy me."
"Yes, BOSS!" Frank readily agreed, then asked, "BOSS, how many people should I recruit? Is there a limit?"
Raine raised an eyebrow and said, "For now, two hundred people, and they must be elites."
"The rest can be trained by you in the Late Stage. An action force cannot rely entirely on external recruitment."
"If necessary, we will establish our own training Base in the Late Stage."
After receiving Raine's instructions, Frank indicated that he understood, did not continue to ask, and remained silent.
And after completely subduing Frank.
Raine then looked at Owen and said, "Owen, have you brought the gains from this operation?"
When the boss asked, Owen dared not delay and quickly took out a stack of documents from his backpack.
Immediately, Owen honestly said, "BOSS, this is the Osborn stock authorization letter you requested. The Cent Family holds a total of 2.3% of the shares in Osborn Company, and after being processed by the clean-up crew, they can be transferred to the BOSS's name at any time."
"At the same time, the Cent Family has twelve bars, three clubs, and one casino in New York City, including a lot of cash, diamonds, and channels, etc. The clean-up crew is already processing them as quickly as possible."
"In addition, the clean-up crew found a small problem when dealing with the Cent Family's assets."
Raine's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said, "What problem?"
Owen dared not look up and said, "BOSS, it's about the transaction at Polo Park this evening."
Raine raised an eyebrow and said, "Russian Mafia?"
Owen shook his head, becoming even more nervous, and said, "No, the Russian Mafia was the buyer in the transaction. The transaction was not completed. Once we release the news of cleaning up the Family, the Russian Mafia will not fall out with us over a few lives."
"The real trouble is that batch of goods, worth over two hundred million U.S. dollars. The owner of the goods is the Irish Mob."
"Howard Cent was helping them ship the goods."
"And the entire Hell's Kitchen knows that the Irish Mob is Kingpin's loyal dog. It's said that he even licks Kingpin's feet. To recover the goods, the other party will definitely come looking for us."
A sharp glint flashed in Raine's eyes, and he said coldly, "Then we'll hit back and let them know who the Daddy is."
Chapter 13: First Meeting with Norman Osborn
In the Underworld, the lower the level, the more chaotic it is, with no rules whatsoever.
But once one's status and position reach a certain level, they tend to be much more restrained due to the benefits brought by their vast Family and business.
For example, Kingpin, as the largest underground force on the entire U.S. East Coast.
Under normal circumstances, unless his fundamental interests are touched, he wouldn't go mad and start an all-out war.
At most, he would send a few assassins or something to secretly cause trouble.
What's more, this wave of eradicating the Cent Family.
Raine had a very sufficient excuse and justification. As a boss of the Undertaker Family, being assassinated by a former subordinate, cleaning up the Family was not excessive at all.
As for the two hundred million U.S. dollars worth of White goods confiscated from the Cent Family.
These White goods, at most, could only be traced back to the Irish Mob.
Kingpin could only silently swallow this loss.
After all, in this Hell's Kitchen, the distribution of resources in the underworld is also very particular.
Kingpin's use of the Irish Mob to frantically ship goods was itself a matter of taking more than his share, and it couldn't be brought into the open. Otherwise, if he angered everyone, Kingpin's position would be unstable.
And as long as Kingpin's forces could not act openly.
The mere Irish Mob was nothing to fear.
He wasn't afraid before, and now with Frank, a great general, Raine was even less worried.
The next day.
Frank took the authorized account Raine gave him and began to recruit people.
As a former Marine Corps Chief Instructor, recruiting two hundred elite hands was not difficult for Frank.
After all, everyone in the World knows that U.S. Military veterans, besides killing, can't do anything else.
With Frank's connections and prestige, even if he only operated around New York, he would quickly be able to assemble a very elite Action Guard team for Raine.
At this time, Raine, led by the lawyers of the Presbyterian Hospital's legal department, arrived at the Osborn Group.
In the early 21st century, the Osborn Group still had very close ties with the Military.
But at this time, the Osborn Group.
As Norman Osborn's Family genetic disease became increasingly apparent, the entire Group had already begun to decline.
However, even so, the entire Osborn Group was still a super company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.
2.3% of Osborn Group shares were worth over six hundred million U.S. dollars.
Even within the Osborn Group's board of directors, it was considered a shareholder of no small significance.
So when Raine arrived at the Osborn Group, Norman Osborn personally received Raine.
In a very spacious and luxurious office.
The slightly tall and thin Norman Osborn, due to the influence of his illness, had somewhat prominent cheekbones, but even with his poor complexion, his eyes, like those of a hawk, were still extremely sharp.
His body was emaciated, but his spirit was vigorous, his Qi upright and without evil.
Raine observed Norman Osborn's demeanor with the Dao of Qi observation.
It was clear that at this time, Norman Osborn had not yet reached the point of being on his last legs, having to forcibly inject Physique potions, thereby giving rise to a Heart Demon.
That is to say, at this time, Norman Osborn had not yet become the Green Goblin.
However, judging by his emaciated appearance, it should be soon.
While Raine was observing Norman Osborn, the other party was also observing Raine.
Early this morning.
Norman Osborn learned from his secretary that the Group shares originally belonging to the Cent Family had been transferred to the Sullivan Family.
Norman Osborn had also heard about the internal changes and struggles of the Undertaker Family in Hell's Kitchen.
However, Norman Osborn was not concerned about those matters in the Underworld.
Compared to the underground struggles.
Norman Osborn was more concerned about whether this young heir of the Sullivan Family would hinder his plans after becoming a shareholder of the Osborn Group.
Due to the difficulty in researching Physique enhancement potions, there had been no results for decades.
Currently, Norman Osborn's situation within the Group was not very good.
The Military demanded quick results, otherwise, there was a high probability of significant cuts in Military orders.
Shareholders within the Group had raised numerous objections, wanting to cancel many research projects.
If this new shareholder also stood against him, then his situation would be even more unfavorable.
"Raine Sullivan, right? Given my age, calling you Raine is acceptable, isn't it?"
"Of course, Mr. Osborn, it's my honor. In fact, I have always admired Mr. Osborn, especially your report in 'Applied Evolution' magazine, which greatly helped my studies during university."
"Haha, that was a long time ago. Just call me Norman, it's more intimate. In fact, I also had a good relationship with the previous head of the Sullivan Family, your father..."
The meeting began with a round of commercial flattery.
Raine had a complete plan for acquiring the Osborn Group.
However, to bring the Osborn Group into his fold, he would have to wait until Norman Osborn became the Green Goblin, and even after he was punished by Spider-Man, before he could act.
Of course, before that, getting on good terms with Norman Osborn and making some arrangements in the Osborn Group in advance was also very good.
And Norman Osborn was in urgent need of allies on the board to support his research plan.
So, the two foxes, big and small, hit it off immediately and had a very good chat.
After a simple probing.