Yes he does.. Basically the whole book is about how Spero looked out for him since he was like 5 years old, Watched him grow up, and turned those guys into real bad mofuckas.. Malandrino theres Caicos version of what went down with Gulino as well.. Tell you one thing Gulino had balls.. Not many would mush the acting boss in the face and stick around Brooklyn to take him on.. Crazy fucking guy