America 1919

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The Commodore, once the king of Atlantic City, who established the city's rules of survival and built its prosperity.

Nucky, now the king of Atlantic City, has improved the city's economic development and raised its prosperity to a new level.

Now, the fact that Donnie wanted to get directly involved in the struggle between these two men was indeed a surprise to Robert.

Donnie smiled and said, "Do you think you might be underestimating our influence in Atlantic City?"

Robert, counting on his fingers, said, "I'm not underestimating it, the Ku Klux Klan, the WCTU, plus the current North District, we can influence nearly half of the votes in Atlantic City at least!"

"But Donnie, you have to know that our relationships with these three parties are not really solid, especially with the Ku Klux Klan and LeBron James. We have a business cooperation with the Klan, but the premise was that we took advantage of Nucky's lack of time to gain Mobley's trust.

If Nucky stood with us to the left and right of the Klan, I believe Mobley's final choice would definitely be Nucky.

LeBron James is an ingrate that you cannot tame. Now he's in a desperate situation, and that's why he's chosen to work with us. I even suspect, once LeBron James regains control of the North District, he'll choose to betray us!"

After hearing Robert's analysis, Donnie put away his smile. His development in Atlantic City had been too smooth recently. In just a few months, Donnie had grown into a figure who could significantly influence the trends in Atlantic City.

This accomplishment did not make Donnie so arrogant as to think too highly of himself, but indeed he had become somewhat complacent.

Hearing Robert's analysis and warning, Donnie instantly understood his problem.

"You're right, and besides, we still have a huge gap compared to Nucky and The Commodore!"

Seeing Donnie quickly accept his advice, Robert felt reassured, "Donnie, you're our leader, everyone knows that if you're doing well, we all will do well too. I remember when I was on the battlefield, my commander once told me a piece of advice.

The closer you are to victory, the more cautious you need to be, because that's when the enemy's counterattack is the fiercest."

Donnie nodded, "I understand, don't worry, it won't happen again!"

Robert's expression returned to its usual cheerfulness, "If John knew I could persuade you, he would be very envious!"

Donnie laughed, "I've always been someone who can accept others' advice!"

Robert said, "Since that's the case, then I need to give you another suggestion!"

Donnie nodded, "Go ahead, if it's the right one, I will definitely accept it!"

"It's about that hotel construction you mentioned before," Robert organized his words, and then continued, "Owning our own hotel in Atlantic City is indeed a cool thing, but I think we should take it step by step. Building a hotel is still too distant a goal for us. If we could become the biggest tavern in Atlantic City before that, maybe that's a more attainable target!"

Donnie didn't answer Robert right away this time but considered it seriously.

After thinking for a long time, Donnie said, "The hotel construction can continue to be planned, but your reminder made me realize that becoming the biggest tavern owner in Atlantic City and building the most luxurious hotel in Atlantic City are not contradictory objectives."

"But our capital..."

Donnie cut off Robert with a gesture, "I never thought that the hotel would be funded solely by us!"

After thinking for a bit, Robert said, "Alright, since you've decided, we will do everything exactly as you command!"

Donnie patted Robert on the back, "Don't worry, I understand the risks involved, and I will be very careful to take it step by step!"

Robert nodded.

Then Donnie continued, "Alright, now we can discuss how to help The Commodore get through this crisis smoothly!"

Robert looked at Donnie in surprise, hadn't they just agreed? Why was Donnie now planning to help The Commodore again?

"Don't worry, with your reminder, I won't confront it head-on like before!" Donnie understood Robert's concern and reassured him with a smile.

Robert asked, "Then what's your plan?"

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When Nucky made his move, it was with the force of a thunderclap, directly uprooting The Commodore's significant foundations in Atlantic City. Vince's placement as a legal officer by The Commodore was actually to enable Vince to easily make connections with the various gang forces in Atlantic City now.

Moreover, although The Commodore's main income wasn't from a street corner tavern anymore, that tavern still represented the former glory of The Commodore in Atlantic City.

Nucky, who dealt a heavy blow to The Commodore's morale, did not have much joy on his face.

Because just then, Nucky had received a call from Washington. In the call, the big shot told Nucky,

"This year, we do not wish for any unexpected problems to arise, especially since Atlantic City is an important constituency for the Republican Party; stability is even more necessary. I know The Commodore has caused you a lot of trouble lately, but for the sake of stability, I hope you give up those counterattacks!"

That's the influence of The Commodore.

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Although this man was old, his connections were still intact, otherwise, it would not have taken Wilson several years to send the Brigadier to prison.

When the Brigadier began to mobilize his former connections, his energy was unimaginable!

"Boss, what do we do now? Should we notify our people to slow down their actions?"

Louis asked softly.

Nucky waved his hand, "We can't stop, the whole of Atlantic City is watching. If we stop now, it will give the outside world the illusion that we cannot completely suppress the Brigadier. In that case, the Brigadier would have the capacity to rebuild!"

Since they had already taken action, there could be no second thoughts. If they didn't drive the Brigadier out of Atlantic City for good this time, he would keep causing trouble in the future.

This was not something Nucky could tolerate!

"But what about Washington?"

Louis asked somewhat worriedly.

Even though every state in the United States had a high degree of autonomy, after all, the United States was one country, and the National Government still held significant rights over each state.

Nucky said coldly, "He can go to the people in Washington, and so can we, and our influence is even greater than his!"

In these few short minutes, Nucky clearly already had his plan.

"Get someone to book us train tickets to Washington immediately, and also call Eli to come over!"

"Got it!"

It wasn't long before Nucky's brother, Eli Johnson, arrived at Nucky's study. "My dear brother, why didn't you inspect your subjects on the Boardwalk today?"

Eli Johnson asked flippantly.

Nucky's face was as still as water as he said, "I need to make a trip to Washington. Oversee things here in Atlantic City for me, and do not let any mistake occur!"

"Go to Washington?" Eli Johnson was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why are you going to Washington at this time?"

It was a critical moment in dealing with the Brigadier, yet Nucky was planning to leave Atlantic City; Eli Johnson couldn't understand.

"Idiot!" Nucky never hid his contempt in front of his brother. "Of course, it's because the Brigadier has reached out to people in Washington that I need to go!"

Hearing Nucky scold him as an idiot, Eli's eyes flashed with resentment, but he quickly concealed it.

"Fine, I will keep a tight watch over things in Atlantic City!"

"I know you've always disliked Donnie Block. Don't be clever and stir up trouble with Donnie while I'm away from Atlantic City. If you do that, I'll come back and deal with you severely!"

"I wonder, is this Donnie Block some bastard son of the old man with that nameless dancer? You are looking after him so much!"

"Idiot!" Nucky scolded again. "Don't you know better than anyone whether the old man had illegitimate children?"

Nucky's relationship with their father was very bad, whereas Eli was on very good terms with their father.

"Donnie has very good relations with Mobley of the 3K Klan and Elena of the WCTU. This year is an election year; we need to firmly control every single vote in Atlantic City. At this time, if you clash with Donnie, isn't that just pushing him to the Brigadier's side?"

Nucky could only explain this to his brother.

"He's just a scheming opportunist. Mobley and Elena — give me time, and I will surely make them my friends!"

Eli said disdainfully.

Nucky chuckled disinterestedly, "Just follow my orders, do you think you can guess all my plans with your brains?"

But after all, this was his brother. After scolding him, Nucky still said to him, "After this year is over, I will hand over Donnie to you. Then you can deal with him however you want, but not this year!"

Having learnt about Donnie's relationship with the 3K Klan and WCTU, Nucky knew he couldn't control Donnie. However, given that his current main enemy was the Brigadier, coupled with the election year, he had to continue keeping Donnie around for stability's sake.

"Ha!" Eli Johnson laughed, "You saying that makes me feel like we really are brothers!"

"Alright, go and attend to your affairs!" Nucky said, a hint of impatience in his voice, "I'm not expecting any great achievements from you, just hope that you can dutifully follow my instructions!"

"Don't worry, my brother, I definitely won't let you down!"

After Eli left Nucky's study, Nucky muttered helplessly, "Haven't you let me down enough already?"