Under that scenario, Barzini's worst outcome is that Vito agrees and Barzini makes money. More likely, though, is that old-fashioned Vito says no, leaving the forceful Sollozzo a choice between going home and trying to eliminate Vito as an obstacle - and that's really no choice at all.
But Vito wasn't an obstacle. He was merely an asset for Sollozzo's use if Vito agreed to be such.
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