At nine o'clock in the morning, Ex arrived at the Manhattan Hotel with more than a dozen of his men.

Shen Dong knew he was coming and had arranged a reception room at the hotel well in advance.

Looking at Shen Dong, who sat calmly in his chair, Ex pulled out his gun, pointed it at his head, and shouted, "Where's my money?"

His men also drew their guns.

Shen Dong glanced around, then suddenly chuckled, saying, "I thought your first question would be about the three children, but it turns out you're asking about money. It seems the United States and Hong Kong are indeed different."

"I want both money and children," Ex said.

Shen Dong said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch in the world."

Ex said coldly, "If you don't give it to me, I'll riddle him with bullets."

Shen Dong pointed to the four corners of the reception room and said, "That's why I took some precautions beforehand and planted bombs on this floor. If I die, you'll all be buried with me. By the way, I used the bomb you had in the basement. I wonder how effective it was?"

Ex's eyes flashed, and he said, "Are you fucking trying to scare me?"

Shen Dong said, "I just want to talk to you."

Ex gave Chen Dong a deep look, then waved his hand, and all the dozen or so bodyguards put their guns away.

Sitting down opposite Chen Dong, Ex said, "I underestimated you."

Shen Dong laughed and said, "We have no grudges against each other. If Jiang Tiansheng hadn't asked you to kill me, I wouldn't have attacked you."

Ex said, "I know you sought Maurice's cooperation to use him as a tool to kill someone. Congratulations, you succeeded. With Robert's death, Maurice and I are now mortal enemies."

Shen Dong said, "I've already heard about Robert from Mr. Morris. In the hostage exchange, Robert died, but Clark was unharmed. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept this outcome either. Besides, Robert was his only son."

"My wife said there were only five of you," Ex said. "I'm curious how you managed to get all my stuff into the car?"

Shen Dong shrugged and said, "That's a secret, I can't tell you."

Ex said, "The US government will absolutely not allow you to bring these antiques, paintings, jewelry, cash, and weapons back to Hong Kong. The only thing you can take is those bank drafts worth hundreds of millions of US dollars. I can give you those Swiss bank and Citibank drafts. But I hope you can return everything else to me."

Shen Dong said, "I can't take these things with me, but I can destroy them."

Ex's expression changed, and he said, "This is a self-defeating act that harms others."

Shen Dong said, "I've done all sorts of lousy things that hurt the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand of my own, let alone things that harm others without benefiting myself."

Ex frowned and said, "State your conditions. What will it take for you to return my things?"

A bright smile spread across Shen Dong's face as he said, "Our conflict arose because of Jiang Tiansheng, and it should end because of Jiang Tiansheng. I want you to call him now and tell him that you killed me. I will record your conversation."

Ex suddenly realized and said, "So your target is Chiang."

Shen Dong nodded and said, "I'm just a passerby in New York; I'll be going back next week. But Hong Kong Island is different; it's my home."

Ex picked up a mobile phone and said, "I can call him right now."

Shen Dong said, "Thank you then."

Soon, Tian Yangsheng brought in a tape recorder.

Ex found Jiang Tiansheng's number in a phone book and dialed it.

After the call connected, Ex turned on the speakerphone function.

"Jiang, this is Ex. You must still be awake, right?"

"Mr. Ex, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I want to inform you that I have killed Shen Dong, the man Chen mentioned. I hope you can pay me the remaining six million US dollars as soon as possible."

“Mr. Ex, what do you mean by that? I don’t understand.”

"Alright, stop pretending. I'm not interested in your Hung Hing's internal affairs. I just want to know, when will the money arrive?"

Jiang Tiansheng remained silent for more than ten seconds before saying, "You should ask Chen Yao."

"I didn't save his contact information," Ex said irritably. "Someone as insignificant as him isn't even worthy of being in my phone book. Jiang, you're not trying to renege on your promise, are you?"

Jiang Tiansheng said, "Of course not. I need to see Shen Dong's body."

Ex cursed, "Damn it, you want me to transport his body over there?"

Jiang Tiansheng quickly replied, "Of course not. I'll send someone to New York to check on Shen Dong's body right away. If there are no problems, I'll have them hand over the remaining six million US dollars."

Ex frowned and said, "Jiang, you're really careful. Fine, send someone over."

After hanging up the phone, Ex looked at Chen Dong and asked, "Is it okay now?"

Shen Dong shook his head and said, "It's still a little short. When Jiang Tiansheng's men arrive, detain them. I need to question them."

Ex said, "You're as cautious and cunning as Chiang. Where are my things?"

Shen Dong laughed and said, "New York is your territory. These things are my talismans. I will tell you their exact location before I return to Hong Kong."

Ex's pupils contracted. "Where's the child?" he asked.

Shen Dong said, "Same. Don't worry, I'll only stay in New York for a week at most. After a week, I'll return the child and the things to you. Anyway, I can't take them back with me."

Ex stood up and said, "I hope you will keep your promise."

Shen Dong said, "The credit of us Chinese is much better than that of you Chinese."

Ex snorted and left with his men.

At the same time, Jiang Tiansheng called Chen Yao over.

"Ah Yao, Ex said they've already taken down Chen Dong."

Chen Yao frowned and said, "Mr. Jiang, why does this feel so unreal? Shen Dong is no ordinary person, is he really that easy to kill?"

Jiang Tiansheng said, "I'm also a little skeptical, so I plan to send someone to check it out."

Chen Yao said, "That's a good idea. I'll call Ahua first. If something happens to Shen Dong, Ahua will definitely know immediately."

Jiang Tiansheng nodded and said, "Okay."

Chen Yao took out his mobile phone and called Ahua.

The call was answered quickly.

A sobbing sound came from inside.

"Hello, this is Ahua, who is this?"

"Ahua, this is Chen Yao. Your voice sounds off, what's wrong?"

"Brother Yao, something might have happened to Brother Dong. I'm on my way to Hong Kong Island Airport."

"What? Ah Dong is in trouble? How is that possible?"

“Ah Jie said it was a mafia boss named Ex who sent people to do it. Damn it, if Dong Ge really gets into trouble, I’ll tear Ex to pieces.”

"Did A-Jie and the others see A-Dong's body?"

"No. I won't say anymore, Brother Yao. I'll report back to you and Mr. Jiang after I've investigated. Please keep this matter confidential to avoid any unnecessary trouble."

"Okay, I understand. Be careful."