At midnight that night, a man in his forties came to the New York Police Department to turn himself in, claiming that he was the mastermind behind the assassination of Shen Dong.
Even the assassins who were originally silent admitted that they were sent by this man.
This left Johnson feeling quite helpless.
He knew they were in cahoots, but he just couldn't find any evidence.
The following morning at 10:00 AM, Shen Dong attended a joint press conference held by the New York Police Department and the Four Seasons Hotel. He highly praised the police's capabilities in investigating the shooting and commended the Four Seasons Hotel for its response afterward.
After the press conference, the stock price of Four Seasons Hotels, which had plummeted by 15%, rebounded significantly.
“Mr. Shen, thank you so much.” Charles said gratefully, shaking Shen Dong’s hand.
Shen Dong smiled and said, "It's nothing. Mr. Charles, will I be able to see Axe at noon today?"
Charles said, "I've invited him to dinner at a fine restaurant. Mr. Shen, what would you like to do?"
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "I don't know either. We'll see when the time comes."
At noon, Shen Dong met with Ex.
After introducing the two, Charles sat calmly in his chair without saying a word.
Ex opened the cigar box, took out a cigar, lit it, and glanced sideways at Chen Dong, saying, "You're quite something."
Shen Dong said calmly, "Mr. Ex, stop putting on airs. This kind of tactic is low-level and meaningless. I mainly want to ask you a question today. Who gave you permission to do this?"
Ex laughed loudly and said, "Is this your first time out here? Do you think I'd answer you?"
Shen Dong said seriously, "If you can tell me, I can pretend that the assassination never happened."
Ex narrowed his eyes, leaned forward slightly, and said, "What if I don't tell you?"
Shen Dong's eyes were devoid of any warmth as he said, "You will die."
Ex's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "New York is my territory. Do you know what you're saying?"
Shen Dong said, "If I want to kill someone, no one should be able to escape. That's why the person in Hong Kong doesn't dare to do it himself, but only dares to pay you to kill me."
Ex said coldly, "Well, I'd love to give it a try."
Shen Dong said, "Mr. Ex, it's just a name. Why do you have to risk your life to keep it a secret?"
"I don't have the habit of betraying people," said Ex. "Mr. Shen, you should know that this is only the first time. You won't be so lucky next time."
Shen Dong stretched out his hand, and a pistol appeared in his hand as if by magic, the muzzle pointed directly at Ex, and said, "Do you think I dare to shoot?"
Axe's expression changed drastically, and he turned to look at Charles.
This was a scheme orchestrated by Charles, and Shen Dong's actions were undoubtedly a slap in the face to him.
Charles said with displeasure, "Chen, put the gun away. What you're doing is making me lose face."
Shen Dong said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Charles. I just want to know who's behind this whole thing. Mr. Ex won't tell me, and he's even sending people to kill me. So I have no choice but to take him down first."
Charles was somewhat annoyed and said, "Mr. Shen, there are more than twenty of Ex's men outside. If you kill him, you won't be able to escape either."
With a flick of his left hand, two grenades appeared on the table. He said, "These are enough for me to escape."
Charles was nearly driven mad with rage when he saw Shen Dong armed with a gun and grenades.
Before entering the restaurant, he had already had Shen Dong and Ex searched.
Charles couldn't understand how Shen Dong had brought these things in.
As expected of one of the Mafia's leaders, Axe remained unfazed by the gun barrel and said, "I don't believe you would fire here."
Shen Dong's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He immediately released the safety and said, "If you don't answer after I call you three times, I'll send you to hell."
Ex stood up, placed his arms on the table, leaned forward, and stared intently at the muzzle of Shen Dong's gun, saying, "You dare."
Shen Dong didn't waste any words and said, "3...2..."
Seeing Shen Dong's cold gaze and his unwavering grip on the gun, Ex finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "It's Hung Hing."
Shen Dong's expression changed drastically, and he said sternly, "Bastard! You dare to sow discord!"
Ex said, "It was Chen from Hung Hing who called me. Your life is worth eight million US dollars. Chen, I know very well the relationship between Chen and Chiang. He must have received Chiang's orders to do this. As for why he, as the leader of Hung Hing, wants to kill you, I don't know."
Shen Dong took a deep breath, put the gun and grenades back into his spatial storage, and said to Ex, "Thank you for informing me."
Charles said coldly, "Chen, what you've done has made me, the middleman, lose face."
Shen Dong smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Charles, I was just using a replica gun and a replica grenade to scare Mr. Ex. He didn't know their value, and it has nothing to do with you."
Ex said, "Who knows if you're telling the truth or not?"
Shen Dong laughed, took out a toy gun and two toy grenades from the system and threw them to Ex, saying, "These three things are worth two hundred and sixty US dollars. I bought them when I was shopping at the mall the day before yesterday."
Ex picked up the pistol and grenade, only to find they were indeed toys. He turned ashen with rage, slammed them to the ground, and roared, "Chen, this isn't over!"
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "It's your own stupidity that has nothing to do with me."
We'll see.
Ex kicked over a chair and strode out.
Charles said helplessly, "Chen, you've completely offended Ex. I advise you to leave as soon as possible."
Shen Dong nodded and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I know exactly what I should do."
As he left the restaurant, Shen Dong's expression became extremely solemn.
Jiang Tiansheng wanted to kill him, which was within Shen Dong's expectations, but he did not expect the other party to be so impatient.
At the same time, Shen Dong also realized that Jiang Tiansheng's investment of HK$500 million in him was merely to clear his name.
Once in the car, Li Jie said, "Brother Dong, I saw that Ex left with a livid face. It seems your conversation didn't go very well."
Shen Dong waved his hand and said, "It's not that it's bad, it's that it's terrible. Ex told me personally that Chen Yao offered eight million US dollars to save my life."
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