Chapter 5548

At this moment, Antonio and Aman Ramovich no longer dared to defy Charlie. Thus, they promptly complied with Charlie's request and ordered their men and families to evacuate from the Zano family's manor, which took less than ten minutes. Charlie released his reiki to scan the empty manor and instructed Jordan, "Jordan, get the car to the entrance." "Of course, Mr. Wade," Jordan nodded, hurrying out of the wine cellar. Charlie turned his attention to Antonio and Aman Ramovich and calmly ordered, "You two, get up and make your way to the entrance." Antonio gazed at his paralyzed legs and choked out, "Mr. Wade, I can't walk..." Aman Ramovich, his face filled with despair, added, "I can't walk either. My right leg is in excruciating pain, I can't even stand..." Charlie's tone turned icy. "One of you has a broken right leg and the other has a broken left leg. It seems you'll have to help each other. If you can't be father-in-law and son-in-law, at least be brothers who support one another." Julia couldn't bear it any longer and tried to assist her father, but Charlie warned, "Don't interfere." Angrily, Julia asked, "Why are you torturing them like this?" Charlie retorted, "This is called torture? Do you want your father to explain how this medieval torture rack is usually used? Perhaps even demonstrate it on others to show you?" Julia wanted to protest, but Antonio turned pale with fear. He hastily pushed his daughter away and said nervously, "Julia, don't help me, I'll manage on my own. I can stand up..." With considerable effort, he propped himself up on one leg and hopped awkwardly towards Aman Ramovich. Aman Ramovich, also fearing Charlie's wrath, hopped towards Antonio on one leg. After a struggle, they clung to each other and managed to stay upright. Charlie ignored Julia and walked out. Antonio and Aman Ramovich followed suit, embracing one another for support. Julia followed them, and when they all reached the entrance, Jordan had already positioned the car there. Charlie seated Antonio and Aman Ramovich in the back, then moved to the passenger seat. As he opened the door, he told Julia, who was trailing behind, "No need to follow, go find someone to remove the wine from the cellar, dispose of the bodies and inform the entire Zano family and Aman Ramovich's bodyguards that I'll eliminate anyone who dares to seek revenge for them." An anxious Julia inquired, "What about my father tonight? Can he return home?" Charlie replied, "He can't go back. He'll be in Chinatown tonight and departing for Syria by boat tomorrow." Julia rushed to say, "We must allow him to bid farewell to his family..." Charlie nodded and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll arrange for you to say goodbye to him tomorrow. Just await the instructions." With that, Charlie entered the car and told Jordan, "Drive." Jordan accelerated and the car quickly left the Zano family's estate en route to Chinatown. Simultaneously, at the Chinatown roast goose shop, the five members of the Burning Angels remained under Hogan and Casey Vigo's watchful eyes, unable to make a move. They hoped that their boss and comrades would realize something was amiss and send help. However, they understood that their absence for just an hour or two wouldn't arouse suspicion. To truly alert their boss, they'd need to wait until early tomorrow morning.

Just as they held out hope for a miracle, the door swung open. They turned their eyes to the entrance, astonished to see Charlie, the last person they expected, walk in. What surprised them even more was the two men behind him, clinging to each other and hopping awkwardly on one leg. Upon closer inspection, it became evident that both men suffered from gunshot wounds. Their legs were soaked in blood, explaining their strange gait. Will Johnson, the leader of the five, with sharp eyes, recognized one of the injured men and exclaimed in horror, "Za...Boss Zano?" The other four widened their eyes upon hearing this and looked in the direction Will was pointing. To their shock, they beheld their boss's boss, the New York Mafia's godfather, Antonio Zano, in this sorry state inside a small roast goose shop. This was the most influential mafia boss in New York, the undisputed emperor of the city's underworld. Now, he was an abject captive. The contrast was staggering. Casey Vigo, the boss of the Chinese Gang, was equally dumbfounded. He knew Antonio well, as the Chinese Gang operated at the lowest level of New York's gang hierarchy. He hadn't even deemed himself worthy of surrendering to Antonio. Yet, here he was, watching Antonio as Charlie's prisoner. Antonio had not anticipated being recognized in this place. Seeing that Will was from a gang, he realized this man was likely part of the peripheral gangs under his command. This realization made him angry, thinking that if his subordinates hadn't collected protection money from Charlie, he wouldn't have suffered such brutal torture today. He forgot his current predicament and cursed Will with rage. "You damned fool, who's your boss? Who allowed you to collect protection money in Chinatown? You're utterly blind! You dare act so arrogantly here!" Will didn't anticipate that his idol and his boss's boss would insult him immediately. He felt wronged and responded, "I'm not working for the Chinatown gang, I'm Will from the Burning Angels! My boss is Daniel. You instructed him to take over Chinatown and Lower Manhattan, so he assigned Chinatown to me... We were only following orders!" Antonio, realizing that he had personally allocated territories to the Burning Angels and other peripheral gangs, asked them to clear their areas rapidly. Chinatown was indeed assigned to the Burning Angels. In other words, whoever ended up with this area would inevitably bring them into conflict with Charlie. This realization silenced him and he dared not speak further. Observing Antonio's silence, Charlie delivered a slap to his face and said coldly, "Look at how cowardly you are, you're an embarrassment to the Sicilians." Antonio accepted the slap, shame written on his face. He muttered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wade... it's all my fault..." Charlie then inquired coldly, "Do you know who the second-in-command of the Burning Angels is?" Antonio replied, "Yes, the second boss is Mike and Daniel and they grew up together." Charlie stated, "Contact Daniel and instruct him to bring that microphone here immediately. Tonight, we're going to meet all the gang leaders and second-in-commands."