The Tyrant Billionaire

The police and the security company had shown up so quickly when the North Shore Gang attacked the Austrians Gang. There must have been a reason behind it. Then the Bill Gang also attacked the North Shore Gang, wiping them out in a short time, indicating they had also been prepared.

The forces behind this must be very powerful to mobilize the police, a security company, and the Bill Gang simultaneously.

Sending people to Los Angeles for revenge would at most mean sending a few dozen to a hundred men, and success was not guaranteed.

For now, he couldn't act rashly.

"Isaac, don't come back yet. Stay in Los Angeles for a while longer and investigate everything thoroughly. I need to know who's behind this," Raymond said solemnly.

"Yes, boss."

While someone was investigating Hardy's situation, Hardy himself was already heading to Las Vegas with HD Security personnel.

This time, Hardy flew to Las Vegas with four planes, bringing with him Lancer, Richard's sniper team, Neal's explosives team, Clay's machine gun team, and Matthew and Leo's assault teams.

Over a hundred people, all elite.

He also brought Andy's economic advisory team.

Henry's intelligence team had already arrived in Las Vegas by car the day before. As the planes landed one after another at the Las Vegas airport, dozens of cars and trucks were already waiting, all arranged by Henry.

The combat team members unloaded large quantities of supplies from the planes and loaded them onto the trucks.

It took a full 20 minutes to finish.

The convoy set off.

Henry and Hardy rode in the same car. Henry said, "Boss, I've rented an estate about 5 kilometers from downtown Las Vegas, between the city and the airport. It's large enough for us to set up camp."

"Have you gathered any useful information in the past few days?" Hardy asked.

"We've only collected some surface level information. Mr. Sigel and Boss Fred's bodies are in the hospital morgue. The police have classified their deaths as murders but haven't found the culprits."

"Someone has taken over the Flamingo Casino. They claim to have a share agreement from Mr. Sigel, making the takeover legal. The Flamingo's construction has been completely halted, all workers have been withdrawn, and only thirty or forty people are left to guard the site.

We've identified them as members of the Selton family from the San Francisco Mafia, a group with similar strength to the former Austrians Gang."

Hardy thought, the Selton family stepping in now must be at the behest of other Mafia families.

"Anything else?"

"We've also noticed that the five major Families from New York have increased their presence in Las Vegas. Their casinos have more personnel than before."

Las Vegas now had over thirty casinos, all backed by various powerful groups. The Five Families of the New York Mafia each had casinos in Las Vegas, though on a much smaller scale compared to the future, with only about a dozen gaming tables, smaller than some underground casinos in big cities.

These casinos were less about making money from tourists and more about money laundering.

In Las Vegas, gambling was legal, and gamblers could exchange cash for chips. Members of the gangs would gamble wildly in the casinos, losing all their illegally obtained cash, which would then be turned into legitimate casino revenue.

It was essentially a money laundering operation.

Las Vegas's permanent population was only about twenty thousand, with annual tourists   numbering in the tens of thousands. Relying on these tourists for profits, the casinos would have long gone bankrupt.

Sigel's initial plan to build a casino in Las Vegas also aimed at money laundering, not just for himself but for politicians, companies, and celebrities. Attracting tourists for gambling profits was another aspect of his plan.

His ideas were a bit ahead of their time, and before he could realize them, he was taken out.

"How many personal each family added recently?" Hardy asked.

"Each family has increased their numbers by twenty to thirty people. The Corleone family has brought in nearly fifty," Henry said.

The Four Families and the Corleone family were now at war, and the battleground had extended from New York to Las Vegas.

"Henry, use all our resources to monitor the Five Families casinos and the Flamingo Casino. Also, keep an eye on other small families casinos. They might also be involved," Hardy instructed.

The Mafia Commission consisted of twenty four families, each with a casino in Las Vegas, representing the mafia's influence from various cities.

The relationships were intricate and complex.

Previously, Sigel had maintained control over Las Vegas, with him being one of the founders of the mafia comity status and reputation, plus the proximity of Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Other families acknowledged Las Vegas as Sigel's territory.

But with him gone, everything changed.

Las Vegas had become a fat lamb and the battleground for various powerful factions.

Reclaim the Flamingo Casino? No rush.

The casino wasn't going anywhere, and no one could take it.

The key now was to gather more information, understand the complex relationships, and plan strategies to his advantage.

Hardy knows that he had to plan before he acted and knows when to stop to achieve the greatest gains. Although he was determined to control Las Vegas more than anything else since he knew how great it would become in the future, he had to assess how determined the other major Mafia families were to get their hands on Las Vegas.

The next day.

Lancer led his team to the Las Vegas City Hall to apply for establishing an HD Security branch in Las Vegas. The approval came quickly.

HD Security rented a three story office building in a prime downtown location and put up a large illuminated sign.

"HD Security Services!"

The sign was even more prominent and eye catching than those of the casinos.

Many casino personnel came out to watch, marveling and joking, "Haha, opening a security company in the gambling city? Are they here to protect our casinos?"

"HD Security is famous. Haven't you heard they teamed up with the police and wiped out the North Shore Gang a few days ago?"