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

Chapter 246 Italy returns 56 cultural relics and requests a settlement.

Yang Chen's Weibo post was translated into dozens of languages ​​and posted on foreign websites, and Milan police soon saw it as well.

Milan's top police officer, Wallace, was so angry that he immediately started cursing. He rushed to the basement safe house and instructed the police officers responsible for protecting the Bonanno family to be on high alert and careful of mosquitoes, flies, spiders, and the like. If they found any of these small creatures, they were to deal with them immediately.

The on-site commander, Officer Ronaldo, immediately said, "Please rest assured, sir, we will definitely protect them and will not let Yang Chen succeed."

Wallace nodded and said, "We can't afford to lose. If Yang Chen succeeds again, our stock market will collapse, and social order will completely break down. Ronaldo, you are my most trusted subordinate. You won't let me down, will you?"

Ronaldo immediately assured him, "Yes, sir, I promise I won't let you down. I'd rather die than let Yang Chen succeed!"

Wallace nodded and let out a soft sigh.

At 8 PM, the second live stream of revenge against the Italian Mafia began.

Barrage.

"Huh? You still want to continue the retaliatory operation under these circumstances? If this one succeeds, there won't be any absolutely safe place on Earth."

"Yang Chen is really tough. Even Jesus couldn't protect the Bonanno family. What a domineering declaration."

"Oh no, I'm really starting to like this man more and more. But I'm from South Korea, I can't like a Chinese man. I don't want to betray my compatriots. I hope Yang Chen fails this time. If he succeeds again, I'll fall completely in love with him."

"If this level of security measures can't protect the Bonanno family, then no one in the world is absolutely safe. Yang Chen can kill whoever he wants. Even the security measures for a national president are no better than this."

……

Meanwhile, in the secure basement room of the Milan police station, Officer Ronaldo and his colleagues were watching a live broadcast, using the camera to determine if any mosquitoes or other insects had flown in.

The live stream screen was completely black, but you could hear a crunching sound, as if something was biting something.

About an hour later, just when netizens around the world were getting impatient, the screen suddenly brightened up, and then the screen split into several angles, showing the scene inside the safe house in the basement of the Milan police station.

Barrage.

"He got in! He got in! How did he get in?"

"Judging from the first bright light, it must have crawled in from underground and then flew up. Could Yang Chen's mosquito killer also be able to dig tunnels?"

"That's terrifying. The safe house has a very high level of defense. How could a mosquito possibly dig through the floor or walls? If it really can, what kind of material is it made of to be so strong?"

……

The safe house was in complete chaos. Milan police and the Bonanno family were searching for mosquitoes and other insects based on the location of the camera feed. They then discovered that many earthworms had appeared on the floor, and many mosquitoes had suddenly appeared in the air. There were also many spiders on the walls and floor, as if these things had appeared out of nowhere.

At this moment, the power suddenly went out in the safe house. The backup power supply inside the house was activated, but the lights quickly went out one by one, indicating that the electrical circuit inside the house had been chewed through.

"Turn on the flashlight! Quick, turn on the flashlight! The Bonanno family members, stay in your rooms and don't come out!" Ronaldo shouted.

The lights came on inside the house, followed by an explosion.

The Bonanno family members opened the room door and ran out; some members who couldn't escape in time were attacked.

"Help! Help! There's a bomb in the room! Help!"

"It's not safe here at all! We need to get out! Take us out of here right now!"

"I want to get out! Let us out! I don't want to die here!"

……

Ronaldo shouted, "Don't get excited, don't panic, line up, and go out one by one!"

No one can remain calm in the face of death; the Bonanno family members rushed towards the main gate.

However, the path leading to the gate was already covered with earthworms and spiders, and mosquitoes and flies were flying in the air.

These insects don't attack the police; they always manage to pinpoint Bonanno family members for targeted bombings.

Ronaldo yelled, "Don't run! Get down! Get down!"

Isn't this a joke?
This isn't a bomb planted somewhere in the safe house; lying down can reduce the damage you take.

These are mosquitoes, spiders, and earthworms; wouldn't they die a much worse death if they lay down?
Everyone headed straight for the exit, ignoring Ronaldo's nonsensical instructions.

At that moment, the door to the safe house opened, and a group of police officers in riot gear rushed in. Under their protection, several people were rescued, but the vast majority of the remaining Bonanno family members were killed or injured and lay on the ground.

Don't think you're safe just because you escaped the safe house. These devices are equipped with facial recognition and tracking functions. The rescued Bonanno family members were immediately attacked by mosquitoes again.

Since these members covered their mouths and noses, the mosquitoes could only get into their ears and then explode.

awful!
At this moment, in a meeting room of the white house of the Bald Eagle family.

A group of high-ranking officials were watching the live broadcast intently. When they saw the Bonanno family members being wiped out without exception, while no one from the Milan police was injured, these officials couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

A high-ranking military official exclaimed, "My God, this is terrifying. How did he manage to take down the entire Bonanno family so precisely, in the absence of lights, with so many people, and in such a chaotic situation?"

A high-ranking official in the defense department replied, "That's terrifying! Even we shouldn't be able to defend against this kind of assassination that ignores defenses, right?"

CIA senior official Gilbert said, "Fuck! I feel like I've been tricked by you guys? You sent our CIA to assassinate Yang Chen. If they succeed, great, but if they fail, Yang Chen will definitely retaliate against us, and I'll be the first target. Fuck! No, no, I need to get them to immediately stop the assassination plan. I can't gamble with my life."

Everyone urged Gilbert not to be too nervous, as the CIA had sent the world's top agents who would definitely be able to take down Yang Chen.

Even if we fail, so what?

Since the bald eagle is not Italy, Yang Chen dares not retaliate against the CIA leadership.

After a few seconds of silence, Gilbert said, “Fuck! You make it sound so easy. Of course you’re not afraid if you’re not facing the risk of retaliation. Yang Chen is clearly a vindictive person. If he were afraid of us, how could he have dared to short us time and time again, and even help the EU against us? He’s not afraid of us at all. He would definitely dare to retaliate against me.”

An FBI executive next to Gilbert chuckled and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, "Don't be nervous. If he dares to touch you, we'll take him down together. Besides, the agents you sent out are all professional. Even if the operation fails, their identities won't be exposed. What are you afraid of? Don't scare yourself. Just watch the show."

At this time, Milan police used searchlights to check everything in the safe house. All the injured who could still move or make a sound were quickly sent away for emergency treatment. Those who had no response or reaction were left unattended, and a decision on how to treat them was made after the medical staff came to examine them.

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

"If we don't see those four murderers by noon tomorrow, we will continue our retaliatory operations. Our next target is all members of the Sicilian Mafia."

As the most powerful mafia organization in Italy, the Sicilian mafia has long infiltrated all levels and sectors of society, including politics.

Seeing the Glory Society and the Bonanno family being eliminated, the members of the Sicilian Mafia panicked after being named.

They immediately contacted the former prime minister and other political figures, demanding that they play a role within the government and that Yang Chen's demands be met immediately.

The Sicilian Mafia's years of planning and scheming played a crucial role at this time, and after deliberation, the Italian Parliament decided to immediately meet Yang Chen's request.

However, the four assassins who attempted to kill the two presidents could not be found. They could only meet Yang Chen's demand to compensate the families of the two presidents with 1 million euros each.

But no amount of money can solve a murder case unless the killer is handed over.

After discussion, the councilors decided to negotiate with Yang Chen by offering to return the cultural relics instead of handing over the four murderers.

At this time, the Italian stock market opened.

Unsurprisingly, the Milan Stock Exchange plummeted at the opening due to Yang Chen's retaliatory actions. To make matters worse, the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets reported that Wall Street investment banks had also joined the ranks of shorting Italy. This meant that China, the United States, and the European Union—the world's three largest economies—were simultaneously shorting Italy. Any investor with a modicum of sense would know that the faster they ran, the less they would lose.

The Milan Stock Exchange saw its shares drop by 10% in less than ten minutes after opening, forcing the exchange to activate its circuit breaker mechanism to stop the decline.

At this point, Italy contacted China and proposed a settlement with Yang Chen in exchange for the return of cultural relics, with the specific number to be determined by Yang Chen. China's relevant departments immediately contacted Yang Chen to mediate, hoping he would accept Italy's settlement offer.

The four assassins who attempted to kill the two presidents have long since vanished. Yang Chen's commotion has only two purposes.

First, make a profit by shorting Italy.

Second, to force Italy to concede its interests and reach a settlement.

The short selling of the Italian stock market has been successful, and the position can be closed and profits can be realized at any time.

Now that Italy has proposed returning the cultural relics, Yang Chen is naturally willing to talk to them.

However, these cultural relics originally belonged to the Dragon Kingdom. If we think we can reconcile with them based solely on these cultural relics, then we are letting them off too easily.

Yang Chen updated the settlement terms: Italy would return 56 cultural relics to China, with experts from China selecting and arranging them; China would also compensate the families of the two presidents with 1 million euros each; and China would grant priority berthing rights to cargo ships of companies controlled or held by Yang Chen in 10 ports, including Venice, Bari, Genoa, and Naples. Finally, China's automobiles would be given the same treatment as Italian domestic car companies.

Once these conditions are met, the matter can be considered closed.

If Italy continues to harbor wishful thinking, the conditions for the next round of negotiations will not be the same.

While it's not appropriate for the Chinese government to set conditions, the conditions proposed by Yang Chen can be conveyed to the Italian side for consideration.

Italy immediately convened a meeting to discuss whether to accept Yang Chen's terms. Given the current situation, Italy had no right to refuse. They couldn't keep relying on the circuit breaker mechanism to stop the stock market from falling.

What terrifies them most is the inability to defend against Yang Chen's retaliation. Many members of the Sicilian Mafia have already entered politics, and if a member of parliament or someone else is killed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After going through the motions, Italy replied to China that it was willing to accept the peace terms proposed by Yang Chen, but they demanded that Yang Chen immediately cease his short-selling activities and that the Italian stock market must rise by at least 5 points every day during the Italian Prime Minister's visit to China.

If the Italian stock market is pulled back up, wouldn't that be the same as letting Yang Chen buy at the bottom and then raise the price again to make a profit?

Yang Chen readily agreed to Italy's request and allowed them to come for a face-to-face meeting.

Yang Chen immediately notified Sihai Investment and the EU to close their short positions, and at the same time bought Italian stocks to go long.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Chen posted a Weibo post.

"Given Italy's sincerity in resolving the issue, I hereby announce the formal cancellation of the plan to retaliate against the Italian Mafia."

Subsequently, the Chinese and Italian governments finalized the details of the negotiations, and both sides officially announced the Italian Prime Minister's five-day trip to China.

Italy has directly announced what it brought to China during its visit and what the two sides will discuss.

"During this visit to China, we will bring 56 cultural relics belonging to China. The two sides will conduct negotiations and cooperation in multiple fields, including new energy vehicles, port and shipping, wine, talent access, intellectual property, finance, and multilateral trade."

The official Italian announcement quickly spread around the world, directly shocking foreigners.

Italian netizens: They've been completely defeated? So utterly defeated?
A German netizen commented: "Now he's behaving himself, right? He had to relinquish so many interests across various sectors and return 56 cultural relics before Yang Chen was willing to settle. Right?"
A South Korean netizen commented: "Oh no, I'm completely in love with this man! He's really got Italy wrapped around his little finger! The significance of returning 56 cultural relics is even greater than any cooperation; it symbolizes China's powerful position on the international stage."

A netizen from the White-headed Eagle commented: "While I anticipated Italy would eventually compromise and concede, I didn't expect them to cede so many benefits. A hundred years ago, conditions like opening ports would have required an unequal treaty. I envy someone as powerful as Yang Chen in China; one person's influence is stronger than an entire army."

A Japanese netizen commented: "Italians have been holding out for so long for nothing. Looking back at what happened to our Yamaguchi-gumi, you should have immediately surrendered. The longer you struggle, the more damage you suffer. Now the stock market has been ravaged, and so many of your mafia organizations have been wiped out. Not only do you have to meet Yang Chen's previous demands, but you also have to concede even more benefits to reach a settlement. What are you after? My advice is to just surrender and admit defeat in the future, to avoid even greater losses, humiliation, and ultimately paying an even higher price for a settlement."

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "This is the true power of my idol. He'll take down anyone who dares to challenge him, and he'll definitely succeed in doing so. Even Jesus couldn't save him. I suggest that Western countries stop believing in God or Jesus and instead believe in Yang Chen. You believe in God, but God can't save you. But if you believe in Yang Chen, and he's willing to let you go, you'll be safe."

European countries have also closed out their short positions in Italy and Italy, and their total profit this time has exceeded 300 billion euros.

Tusk convened a meeting of EU member states and invited Yang Chen to join via video conference.

Tusk said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, thank you for leading us to short Italy. This operation was very successful. Not only did all countries make money, but Italy also finally saw clearly who was reliable and who was not."

The Italian representative quickly said, "Mr. Yang, I am truly sorry. Our previous choice was indeed problematic. On behalf of Italy, I express my sincerest apologies to you. I hope that after this negotiation, our relationship can be further strengthened."

Yang Chen nodded and said, "If the negotiations go smoothly, I would naturally like to have another friend."

The German representative said, "As long as Italy doesn't repeat its old mistakes, we won't ask for much more. Mr. Yang, should we go long on the Italian stock market next?"

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course. You can buy now. During Italy's visit to China, I will guarantee that the Italian stock market will rise by at least 5 points every day."

The German representative immediately said, "Haha, that's great! Thank you, Mr. Yang, for helping us make money. There's just one problem we need your help with. After our people learned about the working conditions at Xingchen Automotive Factory, they all demanded that other companies follow suit. However, other factories can't match Xingchen Automotive's profitability, so they naturally can't keep up with the same benefits. Therefore, we'd like to ask Mr. Yang to invest in other factories. What do you think?"

At this point, the French representative said, "We can't give you all the benefits. You already have a Star Car factory, why would you want Mr. Yang's investment? Other countries don't have that yet. Let other countries enjoy some benefits first. How about that?"

The German representative said, "We have three demonstrations every day, morning, noon and night, and they happen in major cities. We are really worried."

The French representative said, "It's as if we don't have any protests or demonstrations. You can't even imagine how destructive those immigrants from Africa are. If Mr. Yang invests again, this time you must let us have it."

The representative from the Xiongnu immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Yang has agreed that the second factory will be located in our country. Our country has a good geographical location, and we are descendants of the Xiongnu people, which can also be considered descendants of the Dragon Kingdom. Just because of this relationship, Mr. Yang will definitely give priority to us if he has any new investments."

The Italian representative said, "Stop joking. Our prime minister has already gone to negotiate. Mr. Yang's next project will definitely be located in our country. In terms of geographical location, how can your landlocked country compare to ours? We can radiate across Western and Southern Europe. Most importantly, we are willing to open our shipping ports to Mr. Yang. How can you compare to us? Mr. Yang, the second factory must be located here. Please."

The annual sales volume of passenger cars in Europe is approximately 1300 million units. If the penetration rate of new energy vehicles can reach 50%, then the sales volume would be around 650 million units.

Previously, Tesla was the top-selling new energy vehicle in Europe, selling 32 units last year.

Therefore, Xingchen Automotive has a very broad market prospect in Europe, and at least three factories are needed to meet the demand.

With the remaining two factories, Yang Chen's choices were Hunnia and Italy.

With one factory in Hungary serving Southern Europe and parts of Eastern Europe, another in Turin, Italy serving Western Europe, and yet another in Germany serving Northern Europe and parts of Eastern Europe, the three factories are more than capable of meeting the needs of the European region.

Yang Chen's consistent approach was to always take advantage of any opportunity. He smiled and said, "I have seen everyone's sincerity. However, the more sincere you are, the more difficult it is for me. Because I can't make a choice, I don't know who to choose. How about this, give me some time to think it over. Once I have made up my mind, I will announce the location decisions for the remaining two European factories."

Tusk smiled and said, "Alright, there's no rush. Mr. Yang can take his time to think it over before making a choice."

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, I won't disturb the meeting any longer. I'm logging off now."

Yang Chen had already made it very clear that if Hunya and Italy didn't cooperate, he wouldn't mind choosing a city near those two countries to build a factory.

If these two countries are cooperative, then they should approach Yang Chen with sincerity to negotiate.

At this moment, in the conference room of the white house of the Bald Eagle family.

The bigwigs are angry again.

"I really don't understand what you were thinking. Why didn't you help Italy? Now look what's happened. Italy has completely sided with China and completely submitted to the EU. They really offered us a card, and we rejected it."

"Easy for you to say. Do you dare to take this card? Do you know what the consequences would be if you did? Who among you can handle Yang Chen's short selling and assassination attempts?"

"Stop saying anything, just get the CIA agents to do it. I can't wait a single day longer. I just want to hear that Yang Chen is dead. Is that alright?"

"That's an assassination attempt on Yang Chen, not some ant to be crushed. It's not going to be that easy. I've sent my best agents; they'll assess the situation and decide what to do. We can't rush them, lest we interfere with their judgment. This mission can only succeed; failure is not an option. No one can predict the consequences of failure..."

Inside Yang Chen's villa.

As the weather gets warmer, Yang Chen now loves to take his 10 girlfriends out to play in the pool dressed in light clothing.

Zhuoyue, the bodyguard in charge of security around the villa, couldn't fully immerse herself in playing; she had to check the surveillance cameras every now and then.

Yang Chen was enjoying a massage when Zhuo Yue rushed over and said, "Chairman Yang, I feel something is wrong. I checked the surveillance footage at the yacht harbor and found that there have been foreigners stopping to observe the surrounding environment these past few days, and it's not just one foreigner."

Yang Chen immediately became alert, stood up and said, "Let's go check the monitoring room."

(End of this chapter)