After taking a sip of whiskey, Joseph Adonis looked at Julian Weber with pride and asked, "How much have we taken in bets for the off-track betting?"
Julian Weber said, "A total of 2.29 million US dollars!"
Joseph Adonis was even happier. To earn more money, he had given all the off-track bets except for the first round of George Caponti's match to Donnie.
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That was a huge income!
"Now that I think about it, I should have given Donnie more of the off-track bets. I believe Donnie will arrange even more matches in the future!"
Joseph Adonis said insincerely.
Julian Weber complimented him, "Boss, you are a man of integrity, you wouldn't do anything too excessive!"
"Haha!" Joseph Adonis laughed out loud and said, "Ah, I'm just too honest!"
As the gong sounded, the first round of the match between Jack Dempsey and George Caponti began!
The radio broadcast obviously couldn't be as visual as a live television broadcast, but thankfully, for this match's broadcast, Starry Entertainment, following the model of broadcasting Major League Baseball and college football, had hired two professional boxers and a professional host to commentate on the match.
For those who had never experienced a television broadcast at that time, the sensation was already enough to make them feel as if they were there in person.
At the start of the match, after a period of probing each other, Jack Dempsey launched a fierce attack, while George Caponti was forced on the defensive, occasionally landing some counterattacks.
Listening to the broadcast, Joseph Adonis once again laughed heartily.
"What did I tell you, Donnie was definitely going to let Jack Dempsey win in the first round."
Julian Weber brown-nosed, "Boss, your decisions have never been wrong!"
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Joseph Adonis leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, slightly closed his eyes, and the sound of the live broadcast from the radio was like a beautiful melody, intoxicating him!
This intoxication, however, vanished as the latter half of the first round began!
On the radio, the host was rapidly describing the fight, and Jack Dempsey, who had been on ferocious attack at the start, was now showing signs of fatigue.
In contrast, George Caponti, having withstood a round of attacks from Jack Dempsey, began to counterattack.
The roles of attacker and defender were reversed!
Joseph Adonis began to lean forward slightly, and his eyes opened, staring fixedly at the radio, as if he could see the match taking place.
Julian Weber also started to tremble because the professional boxing commentator was stating that if this continued, George Caponti would likely win the first round on points!
Hearing this, Julian Weber turned towards Joseph Adonis with fear beginning to show in his eyes.
With the sound of the gong signaling the end of the first round, there were no surprises, and ultimately George Caponti won on points!
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"How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible?"
The soul's trifecta confirmed just how flustered Joseph Adonis was feeling inside.
He couldn't understand how George Caponti could have won in the first round?
This didn't match his predictions at all!
Julian Weber didn't know how to answer Joseph Adonis's questions.
"How much was bet on the first round's off-track betting?" Joseph Adonis thought of something and quickly asked Julian Weber.
"500,000 US dollars!" Julian Weber quietly stated the number.
"So you're telling me, just for this one round, we have to pay out $2.5 million in damages?" Joseph Adonis stared wide-eyed at Julian Weber, continuing loudly, "Didn't you say before that it was only $300,000?"
Julian Weber hastily said, "In the last couple of days, another $200,000 came in bit by bit!"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Joseph Adonis had completely forgotten that he was the one who had told Julian Weber to wipe out every amount, no matter what.
Julian Weber dared not speak.
Seeing Julian Weber made Joseph Adonis even more furious, but he also knew that anger wouldn't solve anything at the moment, and immediately asked, "The ledger, hurry up and find the ledger, put this external bet on Donnie's books!"
Julian Weber was even less likely to respond!
"Speak up!" Joseph Adonis shouted angrily.
It was only then that Julian Weber said softly, "Today, Donnie's men took the ledger and got on the train heading to Atlantic City!"
"Bullshit!" Joseph Adonis scolded, "The Miss America side bets ledger, wasn't it always sent to Atlantic City on the second day?"
Julian Weber explained, "That was the case before, but this time Donnie made a call, saying it was for ease of management. They wanted to be able to pay those people in the shortest time, so they took it today... I told you this this morning!"
Joseph Adonis then remembered the matter, but he was not about to admit his mistake.
"When did you tell me? How would I not know?"
"Forget it!" Joseph Adonis scoffed, "We'll settle this matter later. Now immediately find Max and the others, I want to make them disappear, vanish completely. Also, find as many as possible of those people who won this round, I want them to shut up. You got that?"
Since it was no longer possible to fiddle with the ledger and put the loss on Donnie's shoulders, the only option was to deal with the root of the trouble!
In Joseph Adonis's view, as long as the people who had bet on George Caponti to win the first round were taken care of, he naturally wouldn't have to pay out the funds.
The problem would be naturally solved!
Julian Weber quickly stood up and said, "Understood, I'll go now!"
After every round of the boxing match, there was a minute of rest time.
Donnie sat there with his legs crossed, a smile on his face; in private, his hand had already grasped Pickford's hand.
Pickford had not spoken to Donnie, but she didn't stop him from doing what he was doing either.
It wasn't until Robert approached that Pickford quickly withdrew her hand, her cheeks flushed, her slightly unusual behavior caught Douglas's attention, and he asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Pickford gently stroked her hair and said with feigned calm, "Nothing!"
Douglas didn't think much of it, nodded and said, "Well, the second round is about to begin. In my opinion, Jack Dempsey was only probing George Caponti's punching power in the first round. Judging from the way they both fought, Jack Dempsey has a greater chance of winning!"
"Hmm!" Pickford replied absent-mindedly.
On the other side, Robert was also whispering to Donnie, "Now that the first round is over, I believe Joseph Adonis must be ready to make his move!"
Donnie nodded, asking, "How is everything arranged on Max's end?"
Robert said, "It's all set up, if Joseph's men dare to go there, they'll definitely be detained!"
Donnie thought for a moment, stood up, and said to Pickford and Douglas with a smile, "Excuse me for a moment, I need to make a phone call!"
The people around Max were there to ensure the safety of Max and others; the actual move against Joseph Adonis was to be made by someone else.
Donnie's call was to Hoover, "Now's your chance to start making your move!"
A calm voice came from the other end of the phone, "Your reputation is about to be in your hands as well!"
After a brief exchange, Donnie returned and smiled politely at Douglas, then sat down and once again secretly took Pickford's hand...