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!”

cooperate could likely result in him being shot on the spot. However, the way American police enforced cooperation

but for gang members concerned with pride, it was akin to kneeling in the street. Hence, many prideful gang members met their end in the

daring to

officers were on their side, they would empty their magazines in record time, then return to

the idea of lying prone here disgraceful. He addressed the officer, “Officer, this was just a run-of-the-mill traffic incident. My daughter

escalate matters further with Antonio, turned to Jagoan and asked, “Sir, is this how

“Absolutely not. He hit me. And not only did

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

video site! I’ve

this, the officer coughed awkwardly and told Antonio, “You’ve seen what’s transpired. Firstly, resolve this

fathomed being manipulated and extorted on his

approached and

couldn’t bear the thought of squabbling at the door with guests on the way.

he gave a reluctant nod, pulling the man over, extracting his pistol from his waist

one hundred thousand dollars, correct? Wait

to Jagoan. “You

Jagoan replied matter-of-fact. “I have a high wage for lost work hours, so a hundred grand

swallowed hard. “You don’t know who

“Do

have to think about it.

of Antonio Zano. Plus, I don’t keep track of my daily earnings. Asking him for a hundred grand is a

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