I know why they did it, but the scene directly following when Vito’s like “If he’s Italian, what’s he bothering other Italians for?” and needing what Fanucci does explained to him is kinda hilarious. Shouldn’t you know what the mafia is, Vito? They literally deleted your entire family and forced you to flee your country?
it looks like he might have learned something from Fanucci. the guy said take all my money when Fanucci threatened him but fanucci only took what he was owed. vito pays attention to how he controlled things