America 1919

Donnie laughed heartily and said, "First answer me two questions!"

"Go ahead!"

"The first question, how did you find out where I live? The second question, why were you following me?"

Max immediately answered, "After you taught us a lesson on the street, we got angrier the more we thought about it, and decided to get back at you by coming to your house at night. So we were stealthily following you!"

Donnie's face showed displeasure as he picked up the handgun from the table and pointed it at Max and the others, saying, "That's not right, if you were following me, I would've noticed!"

Although Donnie couldn't remember everyone on the street at that time, he had certainly gotten a clear look at these guys, so if they had been deliberately stalking him, he definitely would have realized it!

With Donnie's gun aimed at him, Max hurriedly explained, "It wasn't us following you, it was my brother, he's not here."

Donnie continued to shake his head and said, "That's also not right, if you have another brother, Joseph wouldn't have just taken the five of you!"

At this point, Donnie was becoming impatient. He had thought they were some interesting lads, only to find they were fools.

"It really was my brother. If you don't believe me, I can bring him here right now. The reason Joseph didn't take my brother is that he doesn't usually hang out with us. It was only yesterday that he happened to be with us, but when the trouble started, he didn't dare to move!"

Max, with the gun pointed at him, had started to tremble.

Donnie thought for a moment and said, "Bring your brother here, I want to see!"

But Max did not immediately move to do so; instead, he asked, "Mr. Block, if I bring him to you, you won't do anything to him, will you?"

Donnie waved the handgun and said, "Then you may leave!"

Seeing Donnie's gesture, Max gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go bring him right now!"

Max left, and the four others remained there. After about half an hour, Max returned with a child who appeared to be only ten years old. Quickly reviewing yesterday's scene in his mind, he soon spotted the child in his memory.
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Indeed, the boy had followed behind him for a while, but at that time, Donnie had dismissed him as just a kid and hadn't paid much attention.

"Alright, now you can tell me why you were following me!"

Max was taken aback; he had thought Donnie would ask his brother some things, but instead, Donnie had only glanced at his brother and asked him to answer the second question!

"Is there a problem?" Donnie asked.

"No!" Max hurriedly answered, "Because you are more formidable than Joseph, and we heard yesterday that you control the bootleg liquor market. We want to get into the bootlegging business, and we want to get back at Joseph, so we had to come to you!"

After hearing this, Donnie laughed loudly and said, "The entire affair yesterday was caused by me. You want to get back at Joseph. Does that mean that once you've grown up, you'll want to retaliate against me as well?"

Max shook his head and said, "No, our dispute with you yesterday was just a simple misunderstanding, and you outsmarted us; that's just us being outclassed. But it's different with Joseph; he wanted to use us to make you, Mr. Block, panic, but he didn't realize that you weren't scared by his actions at all, so that's why we want to get back at him!"

Donnie smiled noncommittally and said, "Running a bootlegging business requires capital. Do you have the capital to get bootleg liquor from me?"

In response to Donnie's question, Max fell silent once again. Small-time hoods like them were usually broke before dawn and rich by dusk—how could they possibly have the startup funds!

Donnie went on to say, "I've already discussed this with Joseph. Although he hasn't agreed to my terms just yet, I believe he will agree soon. So, when I am in partnership with Joseph, you're asking me to go against my own partner in order to support your bootlegging business. Wouldn't that be betraying the trust of the partnership!"

Max replied, "Mr. Block, Joseph is a very greedy man. Even if he's already partnered with you, he will definitely encroach on your interests."

Donnie shook his head and said, "That's not the answer I was looking for. You haven't seen the huge profits that come from the bootlegging business yet. When you do, I'm not sure whether you'll become as greedy as Joseph, or even greedier!"

"We definitely won't!" Max hastened to explain.

Donnie shook his head again without speaking, just looking at Max. If the other party couldn't answer his question, then there was no need to continue this conversation!

Max stood there, his brain whirring rapidly. He knew whether today's affair would succeed all depended on his answer now!

"I've got it!"

Just as Donnie was about to lose his patience, Max suddenly said.

"Mr. Block, if you choose to support us, then we can become your eyes in Los Angeles, and in the future, we can be a force to counterbalance Joseph. Because even if Joseph betrays you, you could use us to replace his position in Los Angeles!"

Donnie finally laughed again and said, "Good, don't worry about the capital. I will provide you with a batch of liquor. But once you've made money, you must pay me back for the cost of this bootleg liquor; and if you run into any problems..."

"We will definitely never mention our relationship with you, Mr. Block!"

Max replied happily.

Donnie nodded contentedly. "Leave your contact details. Someone will reach out to you in a while. Oh, and before that, I need you to do something for me, consider it the final test. If you pass, everything we've just discussed will come to fruition!"

"Yes!"

In his excitement, Max gave Donnie his address... A man like him naturally didn't have a phone!

After taking down Max's address, Donnie let them go.

The matter with Max and his people was just a minor incident. As it came to a close, news finally came from Charlie Chaplin's side—they had completed the union of Hollywood actors, directors, and screenwriters.

Everyone was indeed very dissatisfied with their current treatment, and spurred on by Chaplin and others.

They finally decided to officially launch a strike march!

After learning about this, Donnie also smiled. He knew his time to leave Los Angeles was nearly upon him!

But before that, he still had to meet with his guests!