Donnie naturally wouldn''t agree to their proposal. In the end, he just smiled and said, "Wait and see, I believe it won''t take long for them to understand what I mean."


    Eventually, both parties concluded their dialogue in a way that was less than pleasant.


    "The business at the tavern is also facing problems. Apart from some regr customers, there are hardly any new ones!"


    After Donnie hung up the phone, Robert also helplessly said, "The impact of this issue is getting bigger and bigger now!"


    There was no trace of worry on Donnie''s face as heughed and said, "The greater the impact, the more momentum we''ll have. Right now, all you need to worry about is how you''re going to handle the tavern business being too good in a few days time!"


    Robert anxiously asked, "Can your n really seed?"


    By this time, Robert was already aware of Donnie''s n.


    Donnie patted Robert''s shoulder and said, "Rx, the chances of sess are very high!"


    Just as the two were discussing the details of the next steps of their n, an unwee visitor arrived at Donnie''s Block Tavern.


    Diesel Mard!


    "Donnie, there''s a case that requires you toe back with us for an investigation!"


    Diesel Mard had a victorious smile on his face. He had been in Antic City for a quite some time now. As Walker had said, Diesel Mard had always been keeping an eye on Donnie, but Donnie never gave him any real grounds for arrest.


    Just when Diesel Mard and his people were bing somewhat disheartened, an incident erupted at Block Tavern, giving Diesel Mard a glimmer of hope.


    Though Antic City wasn''t dry, everywhere outside of Antic City was prohibition territory, and this raised a problem.


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    To put it simply, inside the city of Antic City, it was legal to sell, transport, and brew alcohol, but outside of it, that was not the case. Before this, Diesel Mard''s investigation mainly focused on illegal alcohol businesses like Donnie''s and Nucky''s outside of Antic City, but to no avail.


    Now, however, with the incident of fake liquor causing death, Diesel Mard saw a different angle. Antic City could sell alcohol, but they couldn''t be selling fake liquor, especially not liquor that killed people!


    "Mard, are you referring to that incident that happened at Block Tavern a while ago?"


    Donnie sat on the sofa, cigarette in hand, the smoke surrounding him, creating a blurred effect.


    Diesel Mard really didn''t like Donnie''s attitude and said coldly, "Since you already know, there''s nothing more to discuss. Come with us!"


    Donnie chuckled but didn''t respond to his question or show any intention of getting up.


    At this moment, Robert said, "Mr. Mard, I think you might be mistaken about something. The legal owner of the Block Tavern on the boardwalk is me. It has nothing to do with Mr. Block. Even if you need someone to take away, it shouldn''t be Mr.


    Block!"


    Diesel Mard''s expression froze for a moment. He had not actually investigated this, amon-sense mistake.


    When the various taverns under Donnie were all named Block Tavern, everyone assumed that the owner of these taverns would be Donnie Block, but in reality, of the current Block Taverns, only this one was under Donnie''s name, and even the two taverns on the boardwalk had been changed to Robert''s name.


    "Humph!" Not wanting to lose face, Diesel Mard snorted, "Since you, Robert, have taken it upon yourself to admit it, thene with us!"


    Imitating Donnie, Robert sat down on the sofa, lit a cigarette for himself, and said, "What if I say no?"


    "Then you would be challenging the federalw!" Diesel Mard said coldly, as his men drew handcuffs and guns as he finished speaking.


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    "I recall federalw stiptes that this case should be under the jurisdiction of our Antic City authorities!"


    Eli Johnson, wearing a brown uniform, walked in with a few of his men.


    Seeing Eli Johnson enter made Diesel Mard feel a sense of foreboding, and a strong sense of helplessness rose within him; this was the reason everything in Antic City was going against them.


    They had wanted to investigate Donnie; Nucky had many records that needed to be provided by Antic City. Yet the local authorities had no direct subordinate rtionship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,pletely disregarding their presence.


    Not only disregarding them but also putting obstacles at every turn, their wish to seed was indeed very difficult!


    "Is that so? If this matter is under your jurisdiction, why have you not taken any action for such a long time after the incident urred?"


    "That''s because we are not like those of you whoe from Washington, acting without evidence, only following your own preferences. We have already investigated the matter thoroughly during this period."


    Eli''s face bore a smile, happy to be able to stand strong against a Federal Agent like this.


    "First, the Block Tavern incident has nothing to do with Mr. Block; second, the liquor at Block Tavern wasn''t supplied by Mr. Robert but by LeBron James from the North District of Antic City. Just when we were about to arrest LeBron James, he was killed by a husband for having an affair with the man''s wife.


    Last, we sessfully cracked down on LeBron James'' illegal distillery."


    "That''s all we''ve been doing during this time. Now, Mr. Mard, have you thoroughly investigated these events?"


    Faced with Eli Johnson''s continuous questioning, Diesel Mard fell silent; he really didn''t have a grasp of the situation as well as Eli Johnson did.


    In such a circumstance, Diesel Mard naturally could only leave without any solution.


    After Diesel Mard and his men left, Eli Johnson sat next to Donnie with a smug smile on his face: "Donnie, how about it, wasn''t that handled smoothly!"


    Donnie gave Eli a thumbs up!


    Although Diesel Mard''s issue had been resolved, the matter of the death at Block Tavern was not yet over.


    Today, in Phdelphia and New York, the major newspapers once again ran the story, clearly, some force wanted to blow the incident out of proportion!


    "These damn reporters!"


    Robert couldn''t help butin: "We''ve been treating them well, providing each one with a beautiful girl, yet they still smear us all over the newspapers!"


    mming today''s "Phdelphia Public Records Newspaper" on the table, Robert spoke angrily.


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    Donnie said with augh: "Don''t take it to heart; these are things we had already anticipated, there''s nothing to be angry about."


    Robert asked Donnie: "When do you n to carry out our n? I can hardly wait!"


    Donnie shook his head with a smile: "Don''t be in a hurry; some things need to let the bullets fly for a while. Just now you wereining about the reporters of these city papers not giving us face. Why not take this opportunity to give them some hardcore material, to let them understand who they can provoke and who they can''t!"


    John immediately perked up and asked: "Didn''t you say before that we couldn''ty a hand on them?"


    Donnie replied with a smile: "Of course, we can''t physically assault them, but it''s no problem to cause them some trouble!"


    Then Donnie shared his ideas with Robert, and after hearing them, Robert also immediately showed a smile: "Even if these reporters have bosses behind them, this time they''ll have to listen to our arrangements obediently!"


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