Make Our Family Great Again – Chapter 149

Elena and Felicita were strongly advocating for the elimination of the Vipers right from the start of the meeting.

“….”

“I know how useful the Vipers can be, but there’s no need to take unnecessary risks.”

I was still holding back my words.

Seizing the opportunity, Felicita expressed her thoughts even more forcefully.

“Felicita, we’re not certain if all the Vipers share Dwight’s opinion. How about we spare at least the ones we can control, like Angela?”

Before the two wives could add anything, Carso spoke up.

The reason Felicita was so proactive about wiping out the Vipers was simple: the Marinelli Family was one of the three families that spearheaded the creation of the Vipers.

The other two families, Cassio and Marmala, were now replaced by the Sanchez and Carmen families.

In a way, the Marinelli Family was the most significant target for revenge among the Vipers.

It was just like when I met Dwight in Death Plains. He mentioned the death of Vito Marinelli as a condition.

“Carso, how many Vipers can we really control? It’d be better to deal with them neatly this time.”

“….”

It felt a bit overwhelming for Carso to face Elena and Felicita alone.

Meanwhile, Salmo, having just stepped into the underworld, focused on eavesdropping on the ongoing discussions.

“So, how about we do it this way?”

“How?”

Elena asked hastily, quietly furious that the Vipers had tried to harm me.

“Let’s take care of the dangerous ones first, and keep an eye on those who Angela can manage over time.”

“Luke, what’s your definition of dangerous?”

“The ones with the most experience, the ones Dwight turned into Vipers recently, the ones that followed Dwight closely, and those harboring strong revenge against the Five Families.”

I quickly answered Felicita’s question.

“Godfather, I believe there are only five Vipers remaining.”

Salmo seemed to imply that the criteria were either too many or too strict for the remaining Vipers.

“Elena, what do you think? Is this filtering enough?”

“…Okay. For now, let’s contact Angela and Michael to check how many fit those criteria.”

“I’ll make the call right away.”

Carso stood up. This time, he directly contacted Michael without needing Felicita to pass the receiver.

“Luke, Elena. Seems like there’s still plenty to discuss.”

“Feli, let’s confirm the ones that fit the criteria first before we talk.”

“…Got it.”

“Um, Godfather, how about we leave dealing with the Vipers to the Russo Family?”

While Carso was making the call, Salmo proposed a fairly reasonable idea.

After all, the Russo Family was the one continuously at war with the Vipers, and I had currently left them in a lurch by capturing all the remaining Vipers.

Darius’s brother, Vesus, had almost been killed because of them as well.

It wouldn’t hurt to ease their minds a bit.

“Well, thinking about handing them back to the Russos, it seems unnecessary trouble.”

“Why don’t they just come and deal with them themselves?”

According to Viola’s earlier update, Angela and Michael were handling the separation of the Vipers with caution.

Though the Vipers were captured, they could easily resist if they realized they were facing imminent death.

Therefore, they were kept in separate spaces at a reasonable distance from one another. Angela was set to talk to them directly to stabilize them as much as possible.

“I’ll contact Darius.”

It seemed Carso and Michael’s call was stretching out a bit.

To make the best use of my time, I headed from the living room to the bedroom to use the phone there.

“Yes, Godfather. What’s the matter?”

Even though I made the call, I didn’t get through directly to Darius Russo.

The first voice I heard on the line was that of Damar Russo, Darius’s brother and the Russo Family’s Consigliere.

“Damar, I have some good news for you.”

“Good news, you say?”

His voice held a hint of wariness toward me.

“I’m planning to deal with the Vipers we caught in Death Plains. Not all of them, but the ones deemed dangerous by strict criteria will be eliminated right away.”

“…Could you elaborate on those strict criteria?”

“Of course.”

I reiterated the conditions I mentioned in the living room earlier.

“In any case, I’d like to give you the opportunity to deal with these guys. I want you to head out right away. How does that sound?”

“…Understood. Where should we head?”

After finishing the call, I returned to the living room.

“Luke, what did Darius say?”

“I didn’t get to speak directly with Darius. His brother answered instead.”

“Darius’s brother? The Consigliere?”

“Yeah. Vesus is in no position to take calls right now.”

Before I could finish talking with Elena, Felicita jumped in. Since there wasn’t just one brother of Darius, it was a necessary question.

“So, Carso. What did Angela say?”

As soon as I sat down, I quickly turned to Carso.

By now, the Russo Family should have been heading toward the area I informed Angela and Michael about.

“After filtering for the ones mentioned by you, there are only two left.”

The most experienced Viper, Dalar.

The one that became a Viper most recently, Corner.

And the one with the highest loyalty and strong revenge against the Five Families, Christopher.

Carso even mentioned the names of the ones who fit the criteria I stated.

“Hmm….”

Hearing that made me feel even more puzzled regarding Dwight’s actions.

Why did he bring Corner to meet me instead of the most loyal and revengeful Christopher?

Could it be that Christopher’s thirst for revenge might ruin the plan? But that didn’t fit considering they both still couldn’t convince themselves during our conversation, opting for a suicidal strike.

If it weren’t just Dwight but both Dwight and Christopher together executing a self-destruct, neither I, Warren, nor Elder Leonhart would have walked away unscathed.

“So we’re left with just two.”

Excluding Corner, who was originally meant to be killed, it genuinely came down to deciding the fate of the other four. Halving that… seemed like an appropriate outcome.

“So, to sum it up, those two are inexperienced, lack loyalty to Dwight, and don’t hold much vengeance against the Five Families, right?”

“Yes, Felicita. That’s what Angela and Michael said.”

“Wait a minute. What do you mean by inexperienced? Are they less experienced than Angela?”

“Yes, brother.”

Though they might not be the most experienced, if they had more experience than Angela, it would introduce uncertainty into the process of them controlling the two remaining Vipers.

But thankfully, that wasn’t the case.

Just after Carso finished the call with Michael, he reached out again, this time to Angela.

The purpose was to discuss the Russo Family heading to deal with the Vipers.

Carso requested that the execution of Dalar, Corner, and Christopher be carried out by them and asked them to prepare accordingly.

With a clunk, the receiver was set down, and we returned to the original topic.

Of the five captured Vipers, three would be dealt with by the Russo Family, leaving the last two for Angela and Michael.

No, to be precise, Viola, who would be supervising these two, would also be involved.

I thought it would be fine as long as three Caporegimes were there to supervise and manage them.

‘Though, this combination is a bit amusing.’

Current Wolf, former Spider, former Viper. The three Caporegimes hailed from organizations under the Five Families.

“Earlier, I said we should watch them over time.”

“We’ll need to set a specific time for that.”

“Half a year. That should be enough to convince Elena and Felicita, right? What do you think?”

I responded to Felicita, who had shown interest and involvement in this matter. Then I shifted my gaze to Elena.

Immediately, Elena and Felicita exchanged meaningful glances.

“Godfather, six months seems a bit too long.”

But, unexpectedly, Salmo offered a dissenting view.

“No, for them to form some bond under Angela’s supervision, they need at least six months to understand their place.”

“I think the Godfather is right. But if the Godmother and Felicita desire, extending that period is also….”

It was up to me and Carso to clean up the mess that Salmo had caused.

I didn’t know whether to be relieved.

The expressions on the two wives’ faces momentarily shifted to something fierce but then quickly returned to normal.

“Or… Elena, should we ask for Veronica’s opinion?”

“I’ll ask her later separately.”

I could already predict Veronica’s stance without needing to hear her opinion. She would probably say we should get rid of the Vipers right away since they had tried to harm me.

In a sense, it was one of the proposals to placate Elena.

However, Elena subtly rejected my suggestion, not entirely disregarding Veronica’s opinion.

“With that, it looks like the Vipers’ lineage will effectively be cut off.”

“It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped. They chose their own ending.”

I wouldn’t argue against Elena’s statement.

Though it was the Five Families that first pushed them into the sewer, the reckless war that followed was a decision made by the Vipers and their leader.

Thus, the meeting of the Felini Family concluded.

Giovanni, who had held back his words throughout the meeting, hurriedly left to prepare for receiving shipments arriving at the port that evening.

“Well then, we’ll be on our way.”

“Ah, Carso, you stay. I have something to discuss.”

“Yes, brother.”

As Salmo swiftly exited the mansion, the Boss and Underboss of the Russo Family, along with the Consigliere, were essentially heading off to the realm of the Felini Family.

The time had come for them to claim their rightful vengeance.