The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 191 I thought you had something against me
After a moment, Chen Zhengwei looked at the two men in front of him who were wearing somewhat worn coats.

Two down-and-out painters.

"None of you have been rejected by the art college, right?" Chen Zhengwei asked casually.

Both of them looked a little embarrassed, and in fact both of them were rejected.

However, Chen Zhengwei was just saying it casually. He took out the erotic picture album from under the coffee table and threw it to them.

After the two of them finished reading it, one of them looked even more embarrassed. Even for them, this erotic album was too explicit.

Another person found it quite amusing.

"I asked you to come here to draw this. Follow the plots of the popular novels nowadays and add enough art, just like the comics in the newspapers, but the style should be similar to this realistic one... The quality can be lower, but it must be tempting enough to turn people into Optimus Prime at a glance!"

Chen Zhengwei told the two of them his ideas.

If those more famous novels are drawn into H comics, their sales will definitely be better than those of erotic picture books.

"Sir, I'm afraid we'll be sued for this!" whispered the embarrassed painter.

"You don't have to think about this problem! No one will sue me in San Francisco! You just need to tell me if I can do it?" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

He has already consulted a lawyer, and now the law in San Francisco does not allow the publication of such an artistic book.

So it can only circulate underground.

But that's not a problem.

Probably like in the last life... Brother, do you want a plate? There are Japanese and American ones!
"It should be... no problem..." The two agreed after hesitating for a moment. After all, they didn't have much choice.

After Chen Zhengwei finished explaining his idea, he looked at the two people and asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

"Yes..." another painter rubbed his hands and said.

"I can't draw women... so I need a framing..."

Chen Zhengwei laughed and said to him:
"I'll have someone take you to a place later! As long as you can meet my requirements, it doesn't matter if you live there!"

"Also, if you need an assistant, you can ask for it. I only have one request, you must hand in 200 paintings every month!"

Chen Zhengwei expects each album to have 100 pages on both sides. He does not have high requirements for the quality. For people of this era, even a slightly lower quality is enough.

Ask Li Xiwen to call Rong Jiacai, Chen Zhengwei ordered:

"Great Poland has so many prostitutes under its control. Just throw these two to Great Poland."

After asking the two to wait outside, Chen Zhengwei asked again:

"Have you arranged for the people who will go to the ironworks?"

"It's arranged. The one who's going is the master craftsman from the blacksmith shop! He'll be able to learn it quickly." Rong Jiacai said.

Chen Zhengwei arranged some people to go to the iron factory, mainly to learn crucible steelmaking, and also to help him make some things.

"Give them a separate area and let them make what I want first!"

After arranging everything, Chen Zhengwei stayed in the office for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up and took the coat from Wanyun.

"I won't be back tonight. Ask the restaurant to send some food over later." Chen Zhengwei turned his head and said.

"I understand, Master Wei!" Wan Yun said softly.

……

When Anna came out of the bank, she saw three carriages outside and immediately ran over with some surprise.

As soon as she got on the carriage, she hugged Chen Zhengwei's neck, smiling sweetly, her eyes like rippling blue lake.

"Today is not the time to study!"

"This shows that I am diligent and studious!" Chen Zhengwei patted her on the butt, and then patted the crinoline inside her skirt.

Chen Zhengwei actually hates this kind of skirt...but this is the current aesthetic.

"Let's go buy some clothes. Tomorrow is Sunday. Accompany me to church!"

Chen Zhengwei had wanted to go to church for a long time; after all, he was a devout believer.

It’s just that I’ve been either busy lately or I can’t get up in the morning, so that’s why I’ve been delayed.

He felt that he couldn't keep going like this, and he had to go to church to make his presence felt and get to know potential partners.

Most of the people in Grace Cathedral are wealthy, like Jones, another shareholder of Gulf Warehousing, who even attended his own baptism.

"Okay!" Anna was also very happy after hearing that.

Her family are all Christians.

The carriage went directly to the most upscale women's clothing store in the financial district. It is said that the clothes here are all imported from Britain and France.

Anna excitedly walked into the store holding Chen Zhengwei's arm. The clerk inside hesitated for a moment after seeing Chen Zhengwei before coming over to her.

"Isn't this a place where Chinese people are not allowed to enter?" Chen Zhengwei looked at the other person with a smile.

"Sir, we don't have such rules in our store! We welcome all customers!" the clerk said quickly.

Chen Zhengwei patted the other person's shoulder and said, "React faster next time. You're likely to cause me to misunderstand."

"The clothes here are so expensive..." Anna was a little shocked when she saw the three-digit price tags in the store.

"Pick whatever you want!" Chen Zhengwei picked up a blue, elaborate dress and said, "This one's good!"

The upper body and waist are tightened, with a lotus-edged blouse underneath, and below the waist there is no crinoline, but fabric is used to provide volume and shape to the back of the skirt, making it look much slimmer.

This kind of skirt looks low-key, but it has a good sense of fashion. The most important thing is that when Chen Zhengwei takes pictures on the buttocks, it will not hit the hard crinoline.

In the end, Chen Zhengwei bought seven dresses, gloves and bags for Anna, spending nearly fifteen hundred yuan, and then had them loaded into the carriage.

Then he took Anna to buy some jewelry.

There are many occasions where one needs to bring a female companion, which is a rule, and the female companion also represents his status and taste.

……

"Chen, it's time to get up! We're going to be late for church!"

Anna was shaking Chen Zhengwei early in the morning, and then Chen Zhengwei kicked him off the bed.

Anna lay on the ground in a daze for a long time before she realized that she had been kicked off the bed. She then saw Chen Zhengwei burying his head under the pillow and continuing to sleep soundly.

"Chen!" Anna stood up and put her hands on her hips, feeling a little amused.

Then he ran to open the curtains and took away the pillow.

"Fuck, are you going to let me sleep?" Chen Zhengwei cursed angrily. He was very angry when he woke up, and if he hadn't had some rationality, he would have pulled out his gun.

"Chen, we're going to be late for church!" Anna stood in front of the window, letting the morning sun shine on her fair body.

After a long time, Chen Zhengwei finally got up from the bed, went to the toilet to pee, and peed all over the floor.

He went back to the sofa, smoked a cigarette to sober himself up for a while, then took out a bottle cap of Liuwei Dihuang Pills with ease and poured it directly into his mouth.

Only after Anna's constant urging did he change his clothes and go out.

In fact, it's already late at this time.

"Don't worry too much, God will understand me!"

“Just showing up in church shows your piety.”

After Chen Zhengwei got into the carriage, he put on his gold-rimmed glasses.

A moment later, the two arrived at Grace Cathedral and asked the others to wait outside. Chen Zhengwei pushed the door open and went in. Pastor Hobart stood at the front desk and nodded slightly at the two.

Chen Zhengwei glanced around and saw that there was still a seat next to Judge Brown, so he took Anna to sit next to him.

Chen Zhengwei and Judge Brown looked at each other, then raised their heads and looked forward.

"Everyone, please be calm. Let us humble our hearts before God, confess our sins, and ask for His forgiveness." Pastor Hobart spoke in a gentle voice at the front.

The entire church was silent. Most people closed their eyes and lowered their heads slightly, as if they were confessing their sins.

Chen Zhengwei tried hard to recall what he had done recently, and then he had a clear understanding of himself.

I didn't do anything wrong.

Even though I killed some people, they deserved to die and I can't blame myself.

There's nothing wrong with taking back your things from others.

So I am not guilty.

Since you are not guilty, what is there to repent for?
Pastor Hobart also had his eyes closed with a pious look on his face. In the entire church, only Chen Zhengwei looked up, gazing at the cross in front of him with interest, and looking left and right from time to time.

Seeing those people sincerely repenting, Chen Zhengwei wondered in his heart, are these people’s sins so serious?

After being pulled by Anna several times, he just sat there bored.

Pastor Hobart looked up at the crowd and said, "Based on the promises of the Bible, I declare that those who truly repent and trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior have been forgiven."

For the following time, Chen Zhengwei almost fell asleep.

After finally waiting until the end of the week, Chen Zhengwei greeted Judge Brown and whispered a few words to him. Then he stood up and walked to the back, smiling and greeting him:

"Mr. Jones!"

"You stood me up that day!"

"Sorry, I suddenly had something important to deal with that day!" Jones said with some apology.

Of course he didn't dare to go, after all, Johnson was shot when he appeared with Chen Zhengwei the day before.

Although the opponent's target was Chen Zhengwei, it was Johnson who died.

"What is more important than our company?" Chen Zhengwei looked surprised, then smiled and said, "But it's right to deal with important things first. Mr. Jones didn't even say hello, I thought you had something against me!"

"I think you misunderstood!" was all Jones could say.

"What a pity, it turned out to be a misunderstanding!" Chen Zhengwei smacked his lips with a bit of regret.

Jones didn't understand what Chen Zhengwei's attitude meant for a moment.

"Talk to Mr. Jones next time. I'm very interested in Mr. Jones' investment experience. I hope Mr. Jones doesn't have anything urgent to do by then!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile again.

"Of course not!" Jones said immediately.

Jones left the church and returned to the carriage, thinking for a long time about what Chen Zhengwei's reaction at that time meant.

After a long time, something suddenly occurred to me, and my back felt a little cold.

……

Three days later, Chen Zhengwei looked at the parts in front of him, which were made entirely by hand.

Chen Zhengwei casually assembled a revolver. When he pulled the trigger, the hammer would automatically pull out, and the revolver ratchet would start to rotate. Then the hammer would fall directly, making a slight sound.

"Finally, I got this thing!" Chen Zhengwei aimed his revolver forward and pulled the trigger several times in succession.

The earliest double-action revolvers did not have a safety, and he also specially installed a hammer lock behind the hammer to prevent accidental firing.

With this revolver, you no longer have to pull the hammer before firing every time.

The shooting speed should be much faster.

It does require more force to pull the trigger, and is slightly less accurate, but that's a minor issue.

Then push the wheel to the side and it will open from the side instead of the previous folding style.

"Let's go and try out the gun!" Chen Zhengwei directly called a few men to go to Rong Jiacai's yard, took out a few .45 Schofield bullets and loaded them into the magazine.

Then he handed the gun to the henchman next to him.

"You come and try the gun!" Chen Zhengwei walked aside.

He just checked it. Although the gun is a bit crude and the shooting accuracy is not good enough, there is no big problem in theory.

But what if there is a problem?

The thug was a little confused, but didn't think much about it. He pointed the gun at the wooden pillar and pulled the trigger.

boom! boom……

After firing six shots in a row and emptying the revolver, the henchman was a little excited: "Brother Wei, this gun is much more useful than the original one!"

"Isn't it great? I designed it!" Seeing that there was no problem, Chen Zhengwei showed off with a smile on his face, took the gun from the henchman, and then loaded the bullets again.

Empty the revolver again.

Only then was I satisfied.

The feel is average, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

The most important thing is that this gun was made by its own iron factory, and its firing rate and convenience are much better than the original Wesson Model 1873 and Colt .

(End of this chapter)