I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 245 Yang Chen confronts Italy head-on

Sihai Investments shorted companies including Italy's National Electricity Company, Ferrari, Prada, Banco Sanpaolo, and the National Grid Company of Italy. All of Italy's top ten listed companies by market capitalization have been shorted by Sihai Investments.

In addition, Sihai Investment also shorted the FTSE Italy BIM Index, opening an astonishing 10 short positions.

Having decided to teach Italy a profound lesson, Yang Chen naturally wouldn't hold back.

Barry Bank, Deutsche Bank, and others followed suit and opened short positions, but they were not as ruthless as Four Seas Investment.

Italian officials immediately received a report from the brokerage firm that Yang Chen had led the EU in shorting the Italian stock market.

Italian Finance Minister Rogers immediately contacted American Finance Minister Carmen for assistance.

“Mr. Carmen, according to the agreement we signed, you are now obligated to help us. Yang Chen and the EU have clearly intended to teach us a lesson. Other countries are watching. If you cannot protect us, other countries will also abandon you, because you are no longer capable of protecting your allies. Who would want to be your lackey?” Rogers said.

Carmen smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will do everything we can to protect you."

Rogers breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, you guys get to it as soon as possible. Make sure all the funds they used for shorting stay in Italy!"

Carmen said confidently, "Don't worry, we will do our best to help you win the self-defense counterattack. Okay, let's stop here. I'll report to my superiors now and mobilize Wall Street capital to enter the market."

After hanging up the phone, Rogers confidently reported the results of the communication to the Prime Minister, assuring him that the bald eagle would help them retaliate against Yang Chen and the EU.

With the assurances from the bald eagle, the Italian leadership felt much more at ease.

Bald Eagle's Home.

With permission from higher-ups, Carmen convened a meeting with the presidents of Wall Street investment banks.

“We just signed a cooperation agreement with Italy, and now Yang Chen and the EU are collectively shorting their stock. So, we have to protect Italy no matter what, otherwise it will be difficult to manage the team in the future,” Carmen said.

Goldman Sachs President Winterkorn said, "Are you kidding me? When Yang Chen was targeting us, we weren't even able to save ourselves. How could we possibly be able to protect Italy now?"

JPMorgan Chase President Pinto followed up, saying, "If only the EU wanted to teach Italy a lesson, we could certainly step in and we'd likely win. But Yang Chen has also intervened, so we can't protect Italy. Don't waste money, or we'll get fleeced too."

Tiger Fund President Kerman stated, "It would be more damaging to us to intervene and fail to protect Italy than to not help them at all. I suggest using the pretext of the Italian Mafia assassinating Yang Chen's employee to demand that Italy hand over the killer before we can help them. If they hand over the killer, Yang Chen will have no reason to retaliate, and we won't need to intervene. If they don't hand over the killer, we have sufficient and legitimate reasons to refuse to help them. At least legally, we have a completely sound position."

Carmen was speechless. He emphasized, "I may not have expressed myself clearly, but the higher-ups mean that Italy must be saved. Did I make myself clear?"

BlackRock CEO Manny Pacquiao said with a smile, "We've made it very clear that if we can't beat Yang Chen in the investment field, we absolutely cannot get involved. Otherwise, we'll not only lose money, but also face. Using Italy's refusal to hand over the killer as an excuse not to make a move is the wisest choice. Have I made myself clear?"

Carmen: "..."

Carmen cursed these CEOs in her heart, saying they were all useless. They used to be all talk and no action, but ever since Yang Chen appeared out of nowhere, they had become more and more useless.

Carmen then said, "But..."

Before Carmen could finish speaking, Pacquiao interrupted, "Alright, enough with the 'buts.' We've made ourselves very clear. If you insist on protecting Italy, then the national treasury will foot the bill. We're not going to throw our own money down the drain."

With things said to this point, Carmen had nothing more to say.

Just then, the assistant came in and reported, "Yang Chen just posted on Weibo. He's going to continue his revenge against the Italian Mafia until the Italian authorities hand over the four assassins. And his actions will be broadcast live globally, so people all over the world can see how he's taking revenge on the Italian Mafia."

Carmen slammed her fist on the table in anger and roared, "Has he become lawless? How is his behavior any different from that of a terrorist? We're going to the United Nations to report him; he must be punished!"

Pacquiao quickly said, "His actions against Italy have nothing to do with us. Let's not get involved, okay? If we piss him off, he might turn around and short-sell us. Can you stop him from succeeding?"

Carmen said angrily, "But we can't just let him be so arrogant and lawless! At least other people do assassinations secretly, but he actually advertised it beforehand, inviting the whole world to watch how he does it. That's too arrogant!"

Goldman Sachs President Winterkorn asked, "What does this have to do with us? This is a feud between him and Italy; we shouldn't meddle. Yang Chen is shorting Italy, and based on past experience, Italy is bound to plummet this time. We should follow suit and short their stock index futures; we can still get a share of the profits. What do you all think?"

Vanguard President Barkley immediately said, "I agree! Why not do a deal that's guaranteed to make money?"

BlackRock CEO Manny Pacquiao quickly added, "Let's get started without delay."

Carmen immediately stopped us, saying, "You can't do this! Italy asked us for help, and not only can we not save it, but we'll also have to short it along with Yang Chen. How are we going to explain that to them?"

Pacquiao laughed and asked, "Who are we? We're the Bald Eagle. Why do we need to explain our actions to others? Besides, Italy is doomed to be targeted by Yang Chen's short selling, so whether we short it or not won't affect the outcome. Why don't we join in and make some money? Alright, you should go back and report to the higher-ups. Don't worry about our affairs."

The CEOs immediately got up and left, rushing back to order their traders to short Italian stock index futures.

The world's netizens were excited when they saw Yang Chenxin's revenge trailer.

South Korean netizens: Yang Chen really isn't afraid of death at all! The Italian Mafia is notorious all over the world, isn't he afraid they'll send assassins to kill him?
Japanese netizens commented: "So powerful! No wonder they've been a nation for 5000 years; their people are truly brave. Although Yang Chen's behavior was a bit arrogant, I acknowledge his actions. Italy is still unwilling to hand over the assassin, so Yang Chen's revenge for his employee is perfectly reasonable."

An Italian netizen commented: "This is treating us like dirt! The last live-streamed raid on the 'Ndrangheta was already humiliating enough, and now they're launching a second wave, indiscriminately attacking all Mafia organizations. Isn't this clearly an attempt to provoke conflict between the Mafia and the Italian government? If the conflict escalates, the Mafia will definitely harm civilians. Is the EU ignoring us? Is the US ignoring us too? Is the UN not speaking up?"
German netizens: Serves them right! European traitors are never trustworthy or deserving of sympathy. Take this opportunity to show them the true strength of the bald eagle, and to make them understand who can be trusted and who cannot. Just watch, the bald eagle will play dumb; they won't go against Yang Chen for Italy's sake.

A netizen from the White-headed Eagle forum commented: "This is outrageous! He doesn't just disregard Italy, he doesn't treat us like human beings either. The whole world knows we just signed many agreements with Italy, and he's openly threatening retaliation against them. He clearly doesn't take us seriously. This time, we absolutely cannot let Yang Chen get away scot-free; we must take concrete action to curb his arrogance."

Seeing that netizens from all over the world were condemning Yang Chen, Italy felt that their opportunity had come. They immediately filed a complaint against Yang Chen with the United Nations, accusing him of engaging in terrorist activities.

The United Nations discussed this issue at its latest regular meeting and requested that Yang Chen accept the negotiations via video conference.

Yang Chen is willing to cooperate in negotiations as long as he doesn't leave the country.

Anyway, those four assassins have vanished without a trace. No matter what we talk about, Yang Chen is in the right. If you want Yang Chen to give up revenge, then it depends on how much benefit Italy can offer.

As soon as the video call connected, the venue erupted into chaos.

Secretary-General An Lan tapped on the table, reminding everyone, "Quiet, please be quiet. Mr. Yang, can you hear me?"

Yang Chen nodded and said, "Hello, Secretary-General, I can hear you. Please speak freely."

An Lan nodded and said, "Regarding your plan to broadcast your revenge against the Italian Mafia organization live worldwide, we must tell you very seriously that this behavior is wrong and even constitutes terrorist activity."

Yang Chen immediately said, "Secretary-General, you're mistaken. I signed an agreement with Europe, in which they agreed to open up the financial and medical sectors to me. I've acted in accordance with the agreement. Sihai International Hospital has already treated tens of thousands of cancer patients from various European countries and reimbursed most of their medical expenses. Am I doing the right thing?"

An Lan nodded and said, "Mr. Yang did the right thing. I admire Mr. Yang's actions."

Yang Chen continued, "But my appearance took away some of the capital's profits, so they wanted to assassinate my employees. Initially, they sent bullets to my two European presidents. I immediately communicated with EU President Tusk, who also communicated with various European countries. All the countries' responses were assurances that no extreme incidents would occur. But what happened? Everyone knows. We acted in accordance with the law and the agreement. Was we wrong, Mr. Anlan?"

An Lan smiled awkwardly and shook her head.

Yang Chen continued, "So, isn't it unjust that my two CEOs were shot? Shouldn't the Italian Mafia be the ones carrying out terrorist activities?"

An Lan nodded and said, "Things have indeed developed as Mr. Yang said. But you can't fight violence with violence. Their actions are terrorist activities. If you retaliate in the same way, wouldn't that also be a terrorist activity?"

Yang Chen replied, "Does Mr. Anlan think I wanted this? After the incident, Tusk assured me that Italy would hand over the perpetrator as soon as possible and compensate the families of the two presidents. However, the Italian side is unwilling to hand over the perpetrator or provide compensation. Can I interpret this as the Italian authorities supporting the 'Ndrangheta's' terrorist activities?"

The scene was chaotic, and representatives from various countries nodded in agreement with Yang Chen's statement.

The Italian representative quickly explained, "It's not that we're unwilling, it's that we're divided into two factions, with the majority holding negative opinions, so there's nothing we can do about it."

Yang Chen said, "Doesn't that still represent the majority of your inner circle supporting the Glory Society's terrorist activities? What? You're allowed to carry out terrorist activities against us, but I'm not allowed to use terrorist activities in self-defense? Let me tell you, I'm not from some small African country where you can bully me. I'm already being lenient by not bullying you first, and you dare to bully me first? I've already been very restrained, only targeting the Mafia organization. If I were to stoop to your level, I would have launched drones and robotic beasts to take you down. It's not that I look down on you, but without the intervention of other forces, and without any humanitarian constraints, I can take you down myself. Furthermore, even if I admit that I did it, do you have any evidence to prove it? The law requires physical evidence; a confession alone is not enough to convict. I'm just telling you that I did it, and from a legal perspective, you can't do anything to me. Understand?" Arrogant!

It's so arrogant!
However, Yang Chen was simply stating a fact, not boasting.

Releasing tens of thousands of mosquitoes carrying infectious viruses into their territory, without even needing drones or robotic beasts, would cause their internal structure to collapse.

The world is unaware that Sihai Intelligence has already developed mosquitoes that can inject toxins, and therefore is unaware of Yang Chen's true strength.

The Italian representative originally intended to use the United Nations to condemn and stop Yang Chen, but unexpectedly, it made everyone understand what had happened.

The representative from Husky said, "I feel that the responsibility for this lies with Italy. If you hand over the murderer and compensate the victim's family, wouldn't that solve the problem? Why are you protecting the murderer? What are you thinking?"

The Italian representative said with distress, "Initially, it was indeed a problem of internal disagreement. Now we are basically in agreement and willing to hand over the murderers and compensate the families. But the problem is that the four killers disappeared after they escaped, and we have no idea where they are hiding. All we can do now is compensate the families with some money; it's impossible for us to hand over the murderers."

Yang Chen immediately spoke loudly: "Did everyone see that? Even now, they're still protecting those four murderers. This is Rome, after all. You shouldn't even notice if a fly is missing. Four living people just vanished? I don't think you had any intention of handing them over. Everyone, understand clearly, it's not that I'm unwilling to resolve this peacefully, it's that they're stubborn and unyielding. My revenge plan will continue, and no one can stop me except those four murderers and the full compensation. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm stepping down. Thank you for giving me a chance to speak."

Yang Chen immediately ended the video conference, and a wave of criticism against the Italian representative immediately swept through the meeting room.

"What are you thinking? Even now you're still trying to protect those four assassins? Who are they? Are they really that important to you?"

"Stop being so stubborn. This is your only chance. Hand over the murderer and offer compensation."

"The entire responsibility for this matter lies with you, and you still have the nerve to complain to the United Nations. If it weren't for giving Yang Chen a chance to confront you, we would have truly been misled by you. It's unbelievable that so many of your own people would protect the Mafia organization. It seems the rumors are absolutely true; your political figures are entangled with the Mafia. I think other countries should refrain from speaking out and instead use Yang Chen to clean up the Mafia organization. If Yang Chen does a good job, we can also invite him to help us clean up the Mafia organization within our country."

"You...you...you are so hateful! I asked you to come and punish and stop Yang Chen, not to place orders for him."

Secretary-General An Lan immediately said, "We do want to mediate the conflict between your two sides, but the responsibility lies almost entirely with your side. If you don't show any willingness to resolve the issue, what can we do? Enough said. Hand over the murderer and the compensation as soon as possible so we can continue to mediate the conflict between your two sides. Representative of China, is that alright?"

The Dragon Kingdom representative leaned back in his chair, smiled, and nodded without saying a word.

The video of the scene was quickly uploaded to major platforms around the world, and netizens all over the world witnessed Yang Chen's domineering counterattack against the Italian representative and his questioning of An Lan.

A South Korean netizen commented: "Oh no, I've realized I'm actually starting to like this guy. Please, no, I can't like a Chinese guy, but I can't help being captivated by him. What should I do?"
Japanese netizens commented: "They're so tough! So assertive even at a UN meeting. We wouldn't dare do that, let alone as individuals. Even our representatives wouldn't dare speak like that. They're incredibly confident; national strength gives them that confidence."

A netizen from Bald Eagle commented: "Yang Chen is too arrogant! He's threatening the Italian representative right in front of representatives from other countries! But then again, what is Italy thinking? Why are they protecting those four assassins? A life for a life is a matter of course, why is it so difficult for them?"
An Italian netizen commented: "I admit it was wrong of us to cover up the killer, but putting aside the facts, is Yang Chen completely without fault? He actually said he could take us down by himself. Please, we are a country, after all. He thinks he can take us down with his individual abilities? He even said that even if he admitted to it, we wouldn't be able to find any evidence to prove it. That's incredibly arrogant."

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "I also think Yang Chen is too arrogant; he's just bragging. I suggest Italy continue to confront him head-on and see if he can really defeat you all by himself. Italy, don't back down! The whole world supports you in exposing Yang Chen's boasting."

As a result, the Italian Mafia organizations panicked, and the Italian stock market began to fall. Any unstable situation will cause the basic market to decline; this is a truth of the capital market.

At 3 PM, platforms such as TikTok started live streams of the retaliation against the Italian Mafia.

The first live stream was titled "Revenge on the Italian Mafia, Part 1 - Sweeping Away the Genovese Family".

The Genovese family is one of the more powerful Italian mafia organizations. If their strength is assessed by the assets they control, they control at least 6 million euros.

The reason Yang Chen targeted this mafia organization first was because they mainly invested in the medical industry, and according to the confessions of the four assassins, this family also paid a settlement fee to participate in the assassination of the two presidents.

The Genovese family received a call and quickly opened TikTok to find the live stream.

The live stream showed their family members gathered together looking at their phones.

Everyone looked up at each other in surprise, then quickly searched for the hidden camera based on the camera's position.

At this moment, a buzzing sound arose, and mosquitoes hiding in flower pots, walls and other places launched an attack. At the same time, flies, spiders and other insects also launched an attack.

"Run! Run!"

"Don't come near me! Don't come near me!"

"Help! Help!"

The Genovese family was in chaos, their cries for help echoing throughout the manor amidst the continuous explosions.

Some members escaped the house, and the bionic birds that had been hiding in the dense foliage immediately gave chase to them.

In less than two minutes, all the members except the nanny and maid were knocked down.

Viewers around the world witnessed Yang Chen's power once again through the live stream.

Live broadcast room barrage.

"No wonder Yang Chen dared to say that if no other forces intervened, he could take down Italy on his own. With this level of combat power, it would not be difficult for him to wipe out an army. Moreover, I believe this is not his full strength."

"This is too cruel, but considering they are a mafia organization, this ending is quite reasonable."

"The other mafia organizations must be terrified right now. Who will be the next lucky one?"

……

At this moment, a message appeared on the live stream screen.

"Next target—the Bonanno family. Time: 8 PM. Method: Targeted elimination. Stay tuned."

Barrage.

"My God, a death sentence?"

"He's too strong! If the Bonanno family can still be wiped out under these circumstances, then Yang Chen is truly terrifying. Anyone who dares to offend him in the future will be hard-pressed to escape retaliation."

"Is Yang Chen showing off his skills? Does he want the whole world to know that if he wants to get rid of someone, no one can protect them?"

"Looking forward to it! I'll definitely tune in at 8 p.m. tonight."

……

Upon receiving the news, the Bonanno family immediately took refuge in the underground safe house of the Milan police station.

For safety reasons, they even took off their clothes to check themselves before entering the safe house, making sure there were no mosquitoes or anything like that on them, before changing into the clothes provided by the police station and entering the safe house.

Milan police deployed more than 500 officers to protect them, with some accompanying them in underground safe houses and others taking the highest level of security measures around the Milan police station.

After everything was completed, the top police officer in Milan gave an interview to reporters.

"We resolutely oppose all terrorist activities and the indiscriminate killing of innocent people. We have taken the highest level of protective measures and are confident that we can protect all members of the Bonanno family. We urge all righteous people around the world to stand up and support us in the fight against terrorism. We urge Interpol to arrest Yang Chen and not allow him to so recklessly harm citizens of other countries."

Yang Chen saw the officer's statement and immediately responded with a Weibo post.

"Westerners are so hypocritical and hypocritical. They kill my employees, but it's not considered terrorism; their official cover-up of the murderers isn't considered supporting terrorism. I was forced to avenge my employees, and they call me a terrorist. My demands to hand over the murderers and compensate the victims' families—is that too much to ask? Why are you unwilling? In my eyes, you are the terrorists. I urge all righteous people worldwide to support my revenge. If I lose, they will be even more emboldened to assassinate all their competitors, and then their officials will cover up the murderers. My actions today will ultimately illuminate the path for other capitalists. You don't have to support me, but don't contradict me. I will show the world with my actions that I am not from a weak nation. Anyone who dares to bully me will retaliate, and retaliate tenfold. I've got the Bonanno family in my grasp; even Jesus couldn't protect them!"

(End of this chapter)