Antonio’s lips twitched involuntarily at Charlie’s audacious proposition. He clenched his jaw, masking his disbelief with a smile. “Alright, you’ve certainly got some nerve trying to shake down the Mafia!”

Intrigued, Charlie quizzed, “Are you really with the Mafia?”

Antonio sneered, “What? You just witnessed it.”

With a flourish, he returned the thousand dollars to his wallet, casting a haughty glance at Charlie. “Now that you know who I am, you can leave.”

Disdain dripped from Charlie’s voice. “I haven’t even taken your money yet and you’re already showing me the door? Are you for real?”

Antonio ground his teeth. “Young man, if you squander this chance I’m giving you, don’t blame me!”

Turning to his henchmen, he commanded, “Put him in his place and then drive him out of here, far away. Hurry, our esteemed guest will arrive soon.”

Several of his men swiftly geared up and approached Charlie.

Just then, sirens wailed and a fleet of police cars raced to the scene.

Once parked, over a dozen officers emerged from the vehicles. One of them approached Antonio, inquiring, “Antonio, we received a call about Mafia-related activity, crashes and fatalities. Can you fill us in on what happened?”

Antonio gave a slight smile, taken aback, then instinctively glanced at Charlie.

Seizing the opportunity, Charlie wore a wicked grin as he addressed the police, “Officer, one of their men ran me down. And not only did he evade responsibility, he even brandished a firearm at me.”

He gestured towards the Mafia member who had just threatened him. “It’s him! He’s got a gun!”

Several officers immediately aimed their weapons at the man, one of them bellowing, “Hands on your head, lie down on the ground, now!”

loss, aware that getting shot by American police was about as common as chewing gum. In this situation, failing to cooperate could likely result in him being shot on the spot. However, the way American police enforced cooperation was a blow

average person, it was no big deal, but for gang members concerned with pride, it was akin to kneeling in the street. Hence, many prideful gang members met

him to comply, but he resisted, some even daring to put their hands

empty their magazines in

was just a run-of-the-mill traffic incident. My

wanting to escalate matters further with Antonio, turned to Jagoan

firmly. “Absolutely not. He hit me. And not only did he refuse to

he deals with me. And just so you know, they’re all armed. If you don’t handle this properly, I’ll upload all of this online for the world to see how the New

off, raised his phone. “I’m live-streaming this on the video site! I’ve also told my

seen what’s transpired. Firstly, resolve this issue. Secondly, anyone who brandished a gun will need to accompany

extorted on his own doorstep. And the worst part? He didn’t

moment, his trusted aide approached and murmured, “Boss, the distinguished guest is almost

couldn’t bear the thought of squabbling at the door with guests on the way. But more pressing was his daughter’s accident and his reluctance to face the shame

a reluctant nod, pulling the man over, extracting his pistol from his waist and dropping

back to Jagoan, he said, “You want one hundred thousand dollars, correct? Wait here. I’ll get

their gaze to Jagoan.

work hours, so a

don’t know who he is, do

scoffed. “Do I need

Jagoan sympathetically. “Listen, this man’s name is Antonio Zano. While we’re here, he won’t harm you, but once we’re gone, you’ll have to think about it. I’d advise against

keep track of my daily earnings. Asking him for a hundred grand is

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