Chapter 436

Tourists arrive by the thousands every day, by bus, by train and air, in Milan. Money passes through Philips bank by the millions every day. The Castronova family prospers every day. They can dole out money to the poor in the city through charities they endow and no one goes hungry in Milan, because of their largess. They could sell dr*gs openly on the street corner, and the populace would not say a word denigrating them. The police would walk by the sellers and never see them.

Their paychecks were small compared to what they received in the little envelopes every few weeks that they did not have to declare taxes on. The district attorney drove around in a red Ferrari that his salary alone could not justify. Judges live on palatial estates owned by the Castronova family, and paid a pittance in rent. Everyone owed their lifestyle to Joseph Castronova and his family. Warrants were not issued without Joseph's approval. The Castronova family ruled Milan, and Milan had one of the l