While Zhang Jie was on his European trip, Mr. Song's Chinese restaurant welcomed some uninvited guests.
All the staff were knocked to the ground, controlled by Giana's men, and knelt on the floor with their hands tied behind their backs.
In front of Giana, an older man was kneeling, also with his hands tied behind his back, but he was in a much worse state than the others.
His face was completely unrecognizable, with blood constantly flowing from his mouth, mixed with saliva, somewhat stringy.
Only an indistinct gurgling sound could be heard from his throat.
"Tell me, what exactly happened here the day my brother died?" Giana sat on a chair, crossing her legs, looking at the half-dead man in front of her.
Originally, she had no intention of avenging her brother, but someone had leaked this information to her.
John and his apprentice were at the Chinese restaurant that day, and her brother went to John with a Blood Oath.
Blood Oath!
Giana keenly grasped the crux of the matter.
The Blood Oath in Santino's hand was willingly given by John Wick, back when John was trying to completely withdraw from the assassin world.
When John decided to retire, he needed to complete an extremely difficult task, and Santino, as a High Table member, provided crucial assistance.
In exchange, John voluntarily signed the Blood Oath, promising to unconditionally fulfill one request for Santino in the future.
In other words, the Blood Oath was a mandatory contract under the High Table's rules, evidenced by a blood fingerprint.
The holder of the Blood Oath could demand the other party fulfill the promise at any time, and refusal would lead to being hunted by the entire assassin world.
Santino wanted to inherit the family seat, but Giana had the same right of inheritance as him, and her influence within the Mafia was greater than his, which is why he wanted to use the Blood Oath to get rid of Giana, but he didn't expect Zhang Jie to have Jackal eliminate him one step earlier.
It could be considered karma, a just retribution.
Therefore, when Giana learned that Santino intended to activate the Blood Oath, she clearly sensed something was amiss. If her brother came to this place to find John, then where was the Blood Oath?
Also, why did Santino need to activate the Blood Oath?
Was there anything he couldn't accomplish?
After all, he was one of the principal figures of the Mafia and also a member of the High Table.
Unless... "My dear brother's goal was to eliminate me and inherit the position of principal figure in the Mafia." Giana was not foolish; she quickly deduced Santino's purpose for using the Blood Oath.
And John Wick, as a legend of the assassin world, the king of assassins who retired completely, was undoubtedly the best choice for the task.
After a rough deduction, Giana led her people to this Chinese restaurant.
She knew very well how her brother died, because the surveillance footage was complete.
However, a crucial item was missing.
Since Santino would come here to find John Wick, it proved that he carried the Blood Oath coin with him.
But the question is, where did the Blood Oath coin go?
All of Santino's belongings were there, except for this one item.
And the surveillance footage showed that John Wick did nothing from beginning to end.
So she decided to come in person and ask properly.
Hence the scene before them: all the employees of this Chinese restaurant had been severely beaten, especially the man in front of her.
A short while later, a somewhat pot-bellied man wearing glasses rushed into the Chinese restaurant.
"Oh my, what in the world has happened? We can talk things out nicely," Mr. Song said as soon as he entered, but seeing the scene before him, he also gasped sharply.
Clearly, what Giana and her subordinates had done was a bit much for Mr. Song to accept.
"Ah Jin, how did they beat you like this?"
Mr. Song quickly rushed forward to support Ah Jin, while Giana remained seated and still. Her subordinates merely watched Mr. Song vigilantly, each with a Pistol in hand.
If Mr. Song dared to make any sudden move, he would be riddled with bullets.
Under the threat of so many Pistols, Mr. Song remained unfazed. He helped Ah Jin to the side, then approached Giana.
"We can talk things out nicely. If you have any questions, you can ask me. Why trouble my employees?" Mr. Song's tone remained unhurried.
Giana pushed her sunglasses down, then looked at the calm Mr. Song and suddenly smiled.
"So it's the famous Mr. Song. This is my fault then."
Mr. Song, who had a Chinese restaurant in every Chinatown around the world, was known to everyone in the underworld.
He was like someone who moved among various forces, not necessarily thriving, but always connected in some way.
Giana naturally knew of his existence. Coming to this Chinese restaurant this time was partly to teach these employees a lesson, and partly to give Mr. Song a warning.
"But I think Mr. Song should know that the person who died in your establishment a while ago was my younger brother, Santino, right?"
Giana's gaze towards Mr. Song became somewhat chilling.
Mr. Song's expression subtly froze, then he said in a low voice, "Of course I know that was your brother. I was already prepared to receive him, but I didn't expect him to be killed."
Mr. Song was watertight, and with video evidence, Giana couldn't take her anger out on him.
"I know all this, but when I was sorting through my brother's belongings, I found something missing. I wonder if Mr. Song could tell me what it is?"
"Something missing?" Mr. Song was a bit puzzled.
He began to recall the events of that day.
From Santino being shot in the head upon entering, nothing particularly special seemed to have happened, but when the blood splattered on his face, he was also a bit stunned.
Being sniped from a distance, who wouldn't be scared?
However, he vaguely seemed to remember something, yet not quite.
"I'm not sure about that. After your brother was sniped, the police quickly arrived and cordoned off the scene, and his subordinates also protected the scene. I don't think anyone could have tampered with anything." Mr. Song's words were meant to hint at Giana: none of us present made a move, perhaps it was someone from your own organization?
"Is that so? Then bring up the surveillance footage, let me take another good look," Giana didn't reply, but said to Mr. Song.
"Certainly, I'd be happy to oblige."
Saying this, Mr. Song led Giana to the surveillance room. "All surveillance equipment here stores records for one month; you can view them freely."
Giana nodded, then picked up the mouse and began operating the surveillance equipment.
That night 10 days ago, when Santino's car was parked in front of the restaurant.
Then, Giana began to watch intently.
After Santino's car stopped, he got out directly, then, tossing something in his hand, he walked towards the interior of the restaurant.
Giana immediately recognized the item Santino was tossing in his hand: it was the Blood Oath coin.
Just as he stepped through the door, Mr. Song came forward and said something, and then Santino's head suddenly exploded.
And that Blood Oath coin also disappeared.
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But Master Shi told us that monks also have desires (laughs).
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