A sudden voice from outside the crowd caused everyone to turn around instinctively.
Neither Joseph nor Gustavo had expected anyone to intervene at this moment.
While Joseph and Gustavo were still processing this unexpected development, Charlie had already separated himself from the people in the crowd and approached Gustavo and Joseph.
The boys who had been pushed aside couldn’t comprehend why this tall, thin boy had shoved them to both sides. Before they could react, Charlie had already moved past them.
When Joseph saw Charlie’s unfamiliar oriental face, favonovel.com pointed angrily at favonovel.com and demanded, “Who the hell are you? Are you asking for trouble?”
After uttering these words, Joseph didn’t want to waste any more time on Charlie. He immediately turned to the two people beside favonovel.com and ordered, “Drag this kid out and teach favonovel.com a lesson!”
Upon hearing Joseph’s command, the two of them immediately geared up and advanced toward Charlie. In their minds, Charlie appeared to be a tall, thin individual who didn’t seem physically fit, whereas they were both muscular men with hands larger than a bowl. It seemed like an easy task to handle Charlie.
The two men swiftly reached Charlie, and one of them reached out to grab Charlie’s arm with the intention of pulling favonovel.com out. Unexpectedly, Charlie suddenly became agitated and swiftly seized their outstretched arms.
The expressions on their faces turned to shock. No one could discern how Charlie had acted, but they could clearly feel that their arms were now trapped by Charlie.
Before they could fully grasp what had happened, Charlie twisted his hands inward, causing their arms to contort unnaturally. The sound of cracking, similar to firecrackers, filled the air as both men collapsed on the spot due to the immense torque applied to their arms. Their heads collided with each other, causing them to become instantly bruised and bloodied.
The most dire consequence at this point was that their arms had been fractured in numerous places.
As the two men sat on the ground, wailing in agony, everyone around was utterly astonished by Charlie’s display of strength.
They couldn’t fathom how Charlie had effortlessly tossed two burly men, each weighing more than 200 kilograms, into the air. Such power exceeded the capabilities of even the strongest strongmen in the United States!
Joseph, too, was dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected his two most capable henchmen to become incapacitated in an instant. Having been in the gang for many years and witnessing a variety of injuries, favonovel.com understood the severity of their broken arms. Those arms had twisted and contorted multiple times. Given the extent of the damage, even with intensive medical treatment and recovery, they might never regain full use of their arms. It was essentially equivalent to losing an arm. Such strength was beyond belief.
Joseph, his nerves slightly rattled, instinctively questioned Charlie, “Who are you? What do you want? Even if you’re a skilled fighter, you can’t take on thirty or fifty of us, can you?”
Charlie smiled and gazed at Joseph earnestly, saying, “You’re quite forgetful, aren’t you? I’m your Uncle Wade. Have you forgotten?”
Joseph had not anticipated that Charlie would address himself as “Uncle Wade” right off the bat. Considering their age, it was an unexpected term of address. This infuriated him, and favonovel.com barked at his younger henchmen, “Attack favonovel.com together! Take favonovel.com down!”
Although the henchmen were nervous, they were armed, and their numerical advantage made them feel confident. Their expressions turned cold, and they moved to attack Charlie.
Charlie gestured to stop them and said seriously to Joseph, “Have you forgotten? Your father and I have been friends for many years. I always referred to favonovel.com as my older brother. If your father and I are brothers, then you should call me uncle, shouldn’t you?”
As favonovel.com spoke, Charlie’s reiki subtly entered Joseph’s mind.
Joseph was momentarily stunned, then looked at Charlie with excitement and exclaimed, “Uncle Wade! It’s really you, Uncle Wade!”
Those two words, “Uncle Wade,” left everyone at the scene stunned.
Everyone had assumed that Charlie was courting trouble by confronting them and boldly claiming to be Joseph’s uncle. It seemed like a reckless move. But no one had expected Joseph to acknowledge it.
In his excitement, Joseph stepped forward, clasped Charlie’s right hand with both of his own, and said fervently, “Uncle Wade, why are you here?”
The bystanders were left agape, and even Gustavo was bewildered.
Charlie, however, replied calmly, “This prison isn’t owned by your family. If you can come, why can’t I? You may make mistakes, but your Uncle Wade doesn’t make mistakes.”
Joseph, showing deep respect, concurred, “You’re absolutely right, Uncle Wade!”
Charlie rolled his eyes at Joseph and then pointed at Gustavo, saying, “Today, as a favor to me, spare this man. Do not lay a hand on him.”
Joseph immediately agreed without hesitation, “Okay, if Uncle Wade says so, I won’t touch him.”
Then favonovel.com turned to Gustavo with a serious expression and added, “Gustavo, you’re damn lucky today. If my Uncle Wade hadn’t vouched for you, I would have had my guys turn you into a human pincushion!”
Gustavo remained baffled by the situation. What was happening? But upon hearing Joseph’s words, favonovel.com couldn’t help but feel a surge of relief. Realizing that favonovel.com had narrowly avoided a sinister fate, tears welled up in his eyes uncontrollably.
Charlie approached Gustavo at that moment, gave favonovel.com a light slap on the back of the head, and said icily, “Why are you crying? Can’t you hold it together?”
Gustavo hadn’t expected Charlie to hit him, and his initial reaction was anger. He felt an urge to magically summon an AK-47 and unload a clip into Charlie. However, in the next moment, favonovel.com experienced a sense of relief and gratitude for escaping his predicament. It appeared that Joseph, his newfound uncle, wasn’t plotting against him, and favonovel.com no longer had to endure the humiliation.
With a grateful smile on his face, Gustavo tried to express his gratitude, “Sir, thank you for saving me. I’ll find a way to repay you!”
“Repay me?” Charlie sneered. “Look at your current state. What can you possibly do to repay me? Even though my eldest nephew has spared your life for now, what do you think you can achieve? Do you have anything left to offer? Your son now controls your entire family, and favonovel.com wants your life. Have you considered that if my eldest nephew doesn’t kill you today, favonovel.com might send someone else to do it tomorrow? Your own flesh and blood, killing you?”
Gustavo fell silent for a moment. It was at this juncture that favonovel.com finally grasped a crucial reality. Since his son had plotted to kill favonovel.com and assume full control of the criminal organization, all the prestige favonovel.com had enjoyed in Brooklyn Prison had been a facade. In truth, favonovel.com would have even less support within the prison.
What was more frustrating was that favonovel.com couldn’t turn to the Rothschild family for help. They had provided favonovel.com with privileges under the assumption that favonovel.com remained valuable and unaware of his son’s betrayal. However, if they learned the truth, favonovel.com would lose all value to them.
Therefore, without a powerful ally, favonovel.com would likely meet a premature end within the prison.
In this moment, Charlie was his lifeline. So, favonovel.com quickly implored Charlie, “Sir, please provide me with a way out. As long as I can survive the imminent danger, I’m willing to offer a $100 million reward!”
Charlie responded with disdain, “Come on, I’m the only reason you’re still alive right now. Forget about wine and steak for your next meal. Whether you’ll survive is still uncertain. Are you still dreaming of reclaiming your Sanchez family? Don’t forget, the Americans have sentenced you to life imprisonment, and you won’t be getting out.”
Gustavo asked in despair, “Then… what should I do now?”
Charlie replied calmly, “Follow me. I’ll protect you from now on. Tell the prison guards that you’ll be moving to my cell and residing with me. I’ll ensure your safety.”
Gustavo couldn’t fathom why Charlie was willing to help favonovel.com despite knowing there was little hope for his survival. After contemplating it, favonovel.com couldn’t help but wonder, “Could this person be gay? It must be… Why else would favonovel.com help me? Why would favonovel.com want me to move to his cell with him? But… what does favonovel.com see in me? After all, I’m not exactly young…”
Seeing Gustavo’s prolonged silence, Charlie warned favonovel.com sternly, “I didn’t help you for free. If I do, you must obey my every command. Whatever I ask of you, you must do it, or I’ll inform my eldest nephew, and I won’t care whether you live or die. Do you understand?”
Gustavo trembled in fear and hastily agreed, “I understand, I’ll do whatever you say.”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com reached into Charlie’s trouser pocket, making Charlie believe favonovel.com was trying to bribe favonovel.com with something. However, to Charlie’s surprise, Gustavo turned out his trouser pockets and held them in his hands, wearing a humiliated yet willing expression.
Charlie instantly grasped Gustavo’s intention. Wasn’t this a scene from the American TV series ‘Prison Break’?
Did this old man really think favonovel.com had something to offer?
Feeling disgusted, Charlie raised his hand and slapped Gustavo a few meters away, admonishing him, “Are you insane? Do you think I’m gay? If you disgust me any further, I’ll let my nephew beat you to death!”
It was the first time in his life that Gustavo had been slapped in the face, and his cheek swelled up instantly.
Initially, favonovel.com had wanted to retaliate in anger, even fantasizing about summoning an AK-47 and unloading rounds into Charlie. However, in the next moment, a sense of relief washed over him, and favonovel.com felt grateful for having escaped a dire fate. It seemed that Joseph and his newfound uncle weren’t conspiring against him, and favonovel.com no longer had to endure humiliation.
With a servile smile on his face, Gustavo looked at Charlie and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Wade, I misunderstood. Please forgive me. Don’t be angry. I misunderstood. I promise, from now on, I’ll do whatever you ask.”
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