America 1919

In the room on the second floor of Block Tavern, which was previously Donnie's, Donnie, John, and Old Carl were seated in the dim yellow light, all looking somewhat astonished at the man before them — LeBron James!

"I want to bring my business to Block Tavern!"

This statement shocked Donnie greatly. Just half an hour ago, they had been discussing how to suppress LeBron James in the coming days, and now, half an hour later, LeBron James had come to offer his allegiance!

First, he followed Nucky, then flirted with the Commodore, and now he had come to offer his allegiance to Donnie himself.

Could it be that you are the reincarnation of Lu Fengxian?

That was what Donnie really felt like asking LeBron James.

"LeBron, your sudden arrival here makes me question your motives!"

"I'm simply trying to save my life and preserve my influence in the North District!"

LeBron James sat opposite Donnie, his voice tinged with reluctance.

Donnie asked, "Is there anyone in the North District who dares to confront you?"

Since he had come to offer his allegiance, LeBron James did not keep any secrets and told Donnie everything about his previous situation in the North District.

After listening, Donnie fell into deep thought, not having expected LeBron James's situation in the North District to be so precarious.

If that were the case, then his offer of allegiance could be trusted to some extent.

Then Donnie began to consider whether or not to accept LeBron James's allegiance.

Actually, it didn't require much thought — very soon, Donnie stood up, extended his hand to LeBron James with a smile, and said, "Welcome to our team. Here, you can be at ease; no one will provoke your reputation in the North District ever again!"

Seeing Donnie's gesture, LeBron James finally let out a long sigh of relief. He had been truly worried Donnie would reject him. If that were to happen, by the time Nucky covertly allowed Pierce to take control in the North District, it would spell the end for him.

"However, although we are now allies, we can't make this public. We can only support you covertly for now. You need to understand this!"

Donnie hadn't forgotten his cooperation with Mobley. The foundation of their agreement had been that both had a common enemy — LeBron James.

Now that LeBron James had suddenly offered allegiance, Mobley would undoubtedly not accept it, so Donnie could only choose to work with LeBron James in secret.

"I understand. Now I have to see what specific help Mr. Block can provide me!"

LeBron James bowed slightly, showing even greater respect to Donnie.

Donnie said with a smile, "Right now, your biggest problem is actually a lack of people and booze!"

LeBron James nodded and said, "That's true, especially with the alcohol. I've heard that Pierce has started setting up his own distillery. The distiller who used to work for me is now with him. If I can't produce my own whiskey and rum in a short time, I'll soon lose control of the entire North District."

In fact, at that time, the North District had already slipped from LeBron James's control, but he believed that only by saying so could he make Donnie value him more.

"Dad, it seems our distillery needs to up our production!"

Donnie turned back and spoke to Old Carl.

Old Carl's face flushed red as he loudly said, "No problem, liquor is the least of our worries in Elwood Village!"

Donnie turned back to LeBron James with a smile, "You see, your liquor problem is solved just like that! However, this time we will provide the liquor, but we want an eighty-two percent profit split. I assume Mr. James, you have no issue with that?"

At that point, LeBron James had no bargaining chips left, so he nodded, "No problem!"

"Great, let's now talk about the lack of people. Although Nucky has sent Embiid to keep an eye on you, I believe if Embiid were injured and hospitalized, then you could recruit some men for yourself without him knowing, right?"

Donnie asked LeBron James.

LeBron James nodded slightly, "Without his watchful eye, I can accomplish this."

Donnie said with a smile, "Good, now let's plan how to get Embiid hospitalized."

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Three days after LeBron James secretly met with Donnie, in the afternoon, LeBron James called for Embiid.

"To deal with our current situation, I have found a supply of rum and whiskey in Philadelphia. Take your brothers and bring the goods back."

Embiid was slightly stunned after hearing this. Over the past few days, he had observed LeBron James busily constructing a new distillery and had never found LeBron in contact with anyone from Philadelphia.

"No problem, when do we need to depart?"

Although puzzled, Embiid readily agreed to LeBron James.

"The sooner the better," LeBron said seriously, "I have already prepared trucks for you. If all goes well, you could arrive in Atlantic City by the latter part of the night!"

LeBron spoke earnestly.

"All right, we will prepare now!" Having said that, Embiid prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment!" James halted Embiid, continuing to give his grave instructions, "This is our last resort; we absolutely cannot let the outside know, especially Donnie Block. He's already gnawing at our markets in Atlantic City. If he learns of this, it's likely he'll bring men to snatch this batch of goods, and then we'd have an even harder time establishing a foothold in Atlantic City!"

Embiid replied with a confident smile, "You can rest assured, Mr. James. Mr. Nucky sent us to assist you precisely because he believes in our strength!"

"With your word, I'm relieved!"

James revealed a smile.

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After saying goodbye to LeBron James, Embiid didn't leave for Philadelphia right away, but instead reported the matter to Nucky.

"Heh, it looks like LeBron James is really anxious this time, to the point of making use of his connections in Philadelphia!" Nucky said with light laughter after hearing the report.

"Boss, could there be any problems with this?" Louis asked, somewhat worried.

With a gesture of confidence, Nucky replied, "No, it wouldn't be strange for James, having controlled the North District for so long, to have made some friends in Philadelphia. What he needs most urgently now is to use alcohol to consolidate his power base. Only in this way can he prove to us that he still holds value."

Realizing Nucky's point, Louis nodded in understanding and said, "Boss, you've always wanted to diminish LeBron James' influence in the North District, and this situation is a perfect opportunity!"

Nucky understood Louis' thinking, but shook his head and said, "It's not only James who lacks alcohol; we're short on it too. Up to now, I still haven't settled things with the Bay Guard, and the cost of bringing in alcohol from Chicago is too high. Right now, we also need a batch of alcohol to maintain stability in Atlantic City!"

With that said, Nucky instructed Embiid, "You must be careful on this trip and avoid any slip-ups."

With Nucky's orders, Embiid had nothing to worry about. After leaving Nucky's place, he immediately gathered his men and headed to Philadelphia.

At the same time, in the home of Pierce from the North District.

"Boss, great news!"

At that moment, Gordon ran into Pierce's home, exclaiming loudly.

Sitting on the sofa with his leg propped up on the coffee table, Pierce took a tired drag from his cigarette and asked, "What great news? Did that bastard James die under a car wheel?"

Gordon hastily replied, "No, I just received news that James has called upon his contacts in Philadelphia and ordered a batch of alcohol, which should arrive in Atlantic City by dawn tomorrow!"

With a swoosh!

Pierce stood up abruptly, flicking his cigarette furiously onto Gordon, and roared, "How is this good news? Our distillery is about to start working, and James is bringing in alcohol to Atlantic City at this time. Isn't this just causing us trouble?"

At that moment, Pierce was somewhat panicked. Having been dominated by James for over a decade, he was very aware of James' methods. If James regained his past glory in the North District, Pierce would certainly be the first to suffer!

"Boss, just hear me out!" Gordon, unconcerned with the cigarette butt on him, continued excitedly, "If we could ambush and hijack the shipment on their way back, we would have the alcohol and James would have none.

Then, boss, you could use this batch of alcohol to negotiate with Nucky, asking him to kick James out directly, and you would be the undisputed boss of the North District!"

The prospect made Pierce's eyes gleam. Becoming the boss of the North District of Atlantic City was his ultimate aspiration. If things went as Gordon suggested, he might indeed have a chance!

But then Pierce expressed his concern, "But James has all of Nucky's men around him now. If we act, Nucky is surely going to be unhappy about it!"

"What's there to fear!" Gordon dismissed the concern nonchalantly, "James doesn't just have us as his adversaries; there are the 3K party and Donnie Block too. When the time comes, we just kill all those transporting the alcohol, who's to say it was us? We can just pin the blame on Donnie Block or the 3K party!"

Pierce's expression turned excited as his inner turmoil intensified over whether to proceed with the plan.

A few minutes later, Pierce burst out laughing, clapping Gordon on the shoulder vigorously, "Good lad, how did I never notice your brilliance before!"

Gordon, head bowed, flashed a fleeting, strange smile, then resumed his fawning laughter, "It's all thanks to your wise guidance all along, boss!"