charlie Wade nodded and replied, “This money wasn’t meant to go directly to you.”<fn1939> The rightful source is find~novel</fn1939>


    Feeling a little embarrassed, Tawanna realized she had been overly presumptuous.


    charlie Wade then addressed the group, saying, “Of the money you’ve promised, 30% will go directly to Tawanna. The remaining 70% will be used to establish a fund.”


    “A fund?” The group looked puzzled, and one of them asked, “Do you mean a charity fund?”


    “No,” charlie Wade said, waving his hand dismissively. “Having people like you involved in charity would be an insult to the concept of charity.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    He paused and then, with a touch of coldness, added, “Frankly, if I hadn’t chosen to keep a low profile these past two years, my preferred way of dealing with people like you would be to slice you open, lock you in an iron cage, weld it shut, and throw it into the Yangtze River to be eaten by carnivorous fish—leaving nothing but bones.”


    charlie Wade spoke so casually, yet his words sent chills down the spines of these so-called upper-ss elites, whose hands were stained with the blood of innocent girls.


    They had no doubt he meant every word and were convinced charlie Wade had likely done something simr in the past.


    Matt Finkelstein, visibly nervous, asked, “Mr. Wade, what kind of fund are you proposing?”


    charlie Wade sneered and said, “I want you to register a fund in awless jurisdiction. The sole purpose of this fund will be to purchase Bitcoins, which will then be used to offer bounties on the dark web. These bounties will reward anyone who exposes criminals like you—those who have murdered innocent women and remain atrge. Whoever provides evidence will receive a reward, and whoever eliminates them will earn an evenrger one.”


    His eyes glinted with murderous intent as he continued coldly, “For example, if there are still people in the United Statesmitting the same crimes as you, anyone who exposes them with solid evidence will be rewarded $5 million. If someone takes it further and kills those criminals, they’ll receive $5 million for each one. If the fund runs out of money due to the volume of such cases, each of you will contribute an additional $100 million.”


    Matt Finkelstein was horrified. He blurted out, “Mr. Wade… This… This is outright hiring of assassins! If the FBI or other authorities investigate, we could end up in serious trouble…”


    Before he could say more, Steve frowned and pped him hard across the face, shouting, “You piece of garbage! When you hired someone to kill Tawanna, did you stop to think about the trouble it might cause? And now you’re worried about trouble?”


    Matt hadn’t expected Steve to strike him. His face burned with pain, but the fear in his heart was far worse.


    He realized he had no way out. Without Steve’s protection, he wouldn’t survive another day—these people would likely hire someone to kill him as soon as possible.


    At this point, offending anyone else didn’t matter. His only concern was avoiding conflict with Steve and charlie Wade. Even if the U.S. authorities issued a global warrant for him, as long as Steve protected him, he would at least stay alive.