America: Starting with the Last Liberty

Sophia subconsciously looked up and saw a man in a purple suit, carrying a bag and wearing a clown mask, standing at the entrance of St. Lucy's Church.

Even though the voice was completely different, Sophia's intuition told her that this clown was Rosen.

The sudden appearance of an opponent made Francis feel that things were getting out of control, because he had clearly arranged for peripheral members to guard outside the church.

But now is a crucial moment, and even though Francis senses something is wrong, he has to keep acting.

"You're not a member of the Bonanno family, what right do you have to object? Alberto, throw him out!"

"Yes, Mr. Richie!"

Alberto immediately signaled several of his men to go and grab the clown.

Before these people even got close, the Joker opened his suit jacket, revealing the C4 explosives strapped to it.

(Here comes the clown in the purple suit)

This scene terrified all the Bonanno family members around them; they had never been to the Middle East and had never seen anything like it.

"Don't move! The yield of these C4s is enough to blow everyone to smithereens! Don't believe me? Let me demonstrate!"

Before the Italians around him could react, the clown pulled out a C4 explosive and threw it.

C4 explosive is very stable and will not explode due to collision or open flame; it can only be detonated by a detonator.

More importantly, this explosive can easily evade X-ray security checks, and even police dogs that have not undergone specific olfactory training have difficulty identifying it, making it popular among certain professionals.

Then, the Joker took out something that looked like a detonator and pressed it.

This action startled everyone around, causing them to drop to the ground.

However, no explosion occurred. When everyone looked up at the clown, they saw him hitting the detonator.

"It seems like the wrong detonator was picked up! Wait a minute, let me look again! It's not this one, and this isn't either..."

Francis felt mocked and angrily ordered the Bonanno family members to join him.

"He's playing us! Catch him!"

Immediately, someone got up and pounced on the clown.

At that moment, the clown pulled out a TV remote from somewhere.

"Found it, this is it!"

As he spoke, the clown pressed a button.

Boom!

Before anyone could react, they were all stunned by the explosion.

The clown threw a C4 explosive charge that blew a large hole in the wall of St. Lucy's Church.

It's important to know that America's church is exempt from property taxes, so it doesn't use wood like ordinary houses do to reduce construction costs.

Well, the reason why there are so many wooden buildings in America's ordinary houses is simply to reduce property taxes.

Property tax is calculated based on the cost of construction; building a house with concrete will definitely cost more than building a house with wood.

The origin of the property tax calculation method is also quite amusing. It was a paint merchant who had a sudden inspiration and lobbied the parliament to pass the bill.

The reason is simple: although building houses with wood is cheap, preventing rot and insects is a big problem, especially termites.

America has a very serious termite problem, so the house needs to be painted regularly.

You have to admit that the paint dealer was a clever little devil.

All this is just to illustrate that the C4 explosives in the Joker's possession are incredibly powerful, capable of easily blasting open thick church walls.

Those ancient churches could be used as defensive structures during wartime.

"Sorry, I probably prepared too many fake detonators, so I got them mixed up."

The clown's relaxed tone prompted a Bonanno family member nearby to ask a question.

"Why did you prepare so many fake detonators?"

"Hehe! Don't you think there's a special kind of surprise when you don't know which detonator is real? Especially if you press the wrong detonator and accidentally trigger the wrong bomb!"

The clown's words sent a chill down everyone's spines, and the backs of those closest to him were soaked with sweat.

This attitude of not valuing other people's lives or one's own is the most terrifying; no one can predict what the Joker might do.

So when the Joker walked toward Francis while tossing the TV remote in his hand, no one dared to stop him; everyone kept their distance.

If it weren't for the fear of being the first to run away and losing face, many people would probably have already rushed out the door.

As the clown approached step by step, Francis was sweating profusely; the situation had completely spiraled out of his control.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Didn't I say? I oppose you becoming the head of the Bonanno family."

Why are you opposing me?

Francis's attitude became much more amiable at this point.

Everyone is equal before C4, whether you're a mafia boss or a homeless person on the street, everyone has to listen to the Joker.

The clown in the purple suit did not answer Francis directly, but instead turned and waved to the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I happen to have two videos here. Would you be interested in taking a look?"

A moment of silence fell over the room; no one answered the clown.

"Hehe, thank you everyone for your silent support. Now I'll start playing the video!"

The clown took a laptop out of his bag, ready to play a video.

Francis had already realized something, and ignoring the threat of the bomb on the clown, he shrieked at Alberto.

"Stop him!"

Alberto hesitated for a moment. He was working for Francis for profit, and he didn't want to actually lose his life.

Francis was furious; his expression looked like he was about to fly up and bite someone.

"Just take him out; he's not carrying a detonator right now!"

The Joker was indeed not holding the detonator, because he had to operate his laptop and his hands were occupied.

So Alberto gritted his teeth, pulled out his pistol, and prepared to shoot the clown.

As soon as the pistol was raised, a bullet struck it through the window of St. Lucy's Church.

The pistol was knocked away instantly, and the impact also injured Alberto's wrist.

Everyone was startled again.

It's obvious that there are snipers protecting the Joker.

The only vantage point for sniping from a high vantage point near St. Lucy's Church is a small hill about 500 meters away.

The fact that the sniper was able to accurately hit Alberto's pistol at this distance demonstrates that the sniper's marksmanship is excellent.

If you can hit a handgun, you can easily hit everyone's head, since a head is much bigger than a handgun.

The clown quickly offered an explanation.

"Hehe, everyone, don't be nervous. As long as you don't do anything out of line, my friend won't shoot! She's actually a pacifist!"

Nobody would believe that!

Such marksmanship is not something an ordinary person can develop. To say that this sniper is a pacifist is like saying that President America frequently wins the Nobel Peace Prize—it's a complete and utter joke.

However, under the intimidation of the pacifists, the Joker successfully played the video from his laptop and placed it on the podium for everyone to see.