The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 195: Strike My Allies
On the day before Christmas, at a manor in San Francisco, several well-dressed gentlemen sat near the fireplace with wine glasses in their hands.

"Those Chinese have been making a lot of trouble recently! They are much more troublesome than the previous Hong Shun Tang, and they will not be as obedient as Hong Shun Tang." A man put the wine glass on the table next to him and spoke.

These people are all members of the Democratic Party.

Originally, they planned to wait for the opium ship to arrive at the shore, then seize it and let the Chinese do things for them.

But in the past two months, those Chinese have caused quite a bit of trouble, and the news even reached their ears.

That's why he mentioned it specifically, but that's all.

After all, they don't care too much about the fighting and struggling at the bottom of society.

"Do you know how dogs came about?" another person laughed. "Dogs are domesticated wolves! Especially when wolves come to the human world, they must find a master for themselves, otherwise they will be beaten to death." Another congressman said with a smile.

There was contempt in his words.

"No matter how vicious they are, they have to act according to the rules we set."

"Antonsen... your words remind me of the time when I was a kid and I picked up two wolf cubs from the mountains. I raised them for a long time, and then they wanted to bite me... I beat them to death! I say this to tell you that wolves and dogs are different." said another congressman.

Antusen kept listening with a smile on his face.

He does not have a high status in this circle. After all, he is just a businessman with not particularly high assets.

That's why he wanted to buy the San Francisco Chronicle, which would greatly enhance his status and voice in the circle and the Democratic Party.

The party didn't end until late at night.

After An Tusen got on the carriage, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and was replaced by unhappiness.

He hated the tone of the congressman's voice, which sounded a bit like a lecture and warning.

In fact, he knew better than anyone how much trouble those Chinese caused.

He was different from the others, he had been dealing with Otto since he was just a businessman.

He knew what kind of person Otto was. Even such a tough guy was killed by the Chinese.

Chinese people today are very different from those in the past.

Hong Shun Tang used to be a dog, but now there is a wolf among the dogs.

However, he did not intend to remind those people. He was happy to see those people get humiliated, so he said that just now.

Wait until those people lose face, then put pressure on the mayor to hang those restless Chinese.

At that time, I can buy Chinese people’s properties at a low price.

While An Tusen was still thinking about the newspaper's affairs, the carriage slowly passed an intersection.

Under the gas street lights, you can see more than a dozen people on both sides of the intersection.

This frightened the coachman, and he raised his whip to hit the horse.

Bang bang bang!

A chaotic burst of gunfire, like a rainstorm, directly turned the coachman and the carriage into a sieve.

The moment Antosen heard the gunshots, he hid in the corner with his head in his hands. However, he was hit several times in the arms, thighs and waist, but he gritted his teeth and made no sound.

I prayed in my heart that those people would not open the car door to check.

But the more you fear something, the more it will come.

Several people emptied the bullet casings from the gun and put them in their pockets. Then they pushed the loaded magazine directly in, then opened the car door with the gun in hand to check.

An Tusen fell in the carriage pretending to be dead, with a slit in his eye under his arm, and then he felt cold all over.

In front of him was a bald Chinese youth with a fierce expression.

Why? An Tusen had no idea why the Chinese wanted to kill him.

Why did they do this? How dare they do this?

Aaron didn't care whether Antonio was dead or not. He raised his gun and fired at Antonio, emptying the magazine. Two of the shots hit Antonio in the head.

Then he turned around and left with his men, playing with the gun in his hand fondly as he walked. This gun was much more useful than the previous one.

Anthony Tuson's death was a big deal.

After all, it was a city councillor who was shot dead on the road.

Before dawn, Michael was awakened by a knock on the door at home.

"I'm already fucking off work!" Michael opened the window and roared, while the cold and damp air outside the window hit his body and he shivered.

"Sheriff, something big has happened! A congressman was shot dead on the road!" The FBI agent stood at the gate of his yard and looked up and said.

"Fuck!" Michael's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

FUCK, could it be Chen who did this?

When he heard about this, his first reaction was Chen Zhengwei.

No one knows better than him how courageous Chen Zhengwei is.

Especially shooting a city council member was simply too crazy. He couldn't think of anyone else who would dare to do this except Chen Zhengwei, a guy who was braver than the sky.

Even Otto had never done this before.

Michael cursed inwardly as he quickly put on his clothes and rushed out the door.

"What's the situation at the scene?" Michael asked impatiently as he took his horse over as soon as he went out.

"It's very tragic. We can't even see his appearance clearly..." The agent's face looked unhappy. He had just rushed over from the scene.

The carriage was riddled with bullets, and the congressman was shot nine times, and his appearance was unrecognizable.

Michael hurried to the scene on horseback, only to see that many agents and copper buttons had already surrounded the scene.

Michael jumped off the carriage, first took a look at the carriage that looked like a sieve, then opened the door and took a look at Congressman Antussen inside, and immediately felt his stomach churning.

"There were more than a dozen perpetrators in total. They first opened fire from a distance, killing the horse and the driver."

"Then he opened the car door and shot Congressman An Tusen at close range! When we came over, there was still a strong smell of gunpowder in the car."

"The other party's target is obviously Congressman An Tusen, and their methods are very brutal." An agent explained.

"In other words, it's a vendetta?" Michael asked directly.

"There is a high probability that the other party continued shooting after shooting Congressman Antusen!" the agent nodded.

"Also, there wasn't a single bullet shell left at the scene. The other party was very professional!"

Michael walked around the crime scene, feeling somewhat confused.

This method of committing the crime and this courage are very similar to those done by Chen Zhengwei. But Chen Zhengwei's people have never had the habit of collecting bullet shells.

Moreover, he had not heard of any conflict between Chen Zhengwei and this congressman.

The two of them have nothing to do with each other at all.

A group of people checked the crime scene several times, but found no valuable clues.

In the morning, Mayor Anthony S. Barty was furious when he learned that a councilman had been killed. (I wrote it wrong before, the mayor's name is Anthony S. Barty)
"A few days ago, I told you to take care of the public security in San Francisco. What happened? It's only been a few days."

"And this is the second congressman to be killed in the past few months!"

"I need an explanation!"

Director Scannell was scolded and left with a unhappy look on his face.

This mayor was originally just a businessman and has only been mayor for two years. He may not be able to stay in office in the election in a few months.

And he has been the director of investigation for six years.

This made him a little angry and he felt offended. But two city councillors were killed in two months, which did put him under a lot of pressure.

After all, whether he can sit in this position depends not on the mayor but on the Democratic Party.

After returning to the investigation bureau, he put the pressure on Michael.

"I don't care what method you use, three days, I only give you three days!" Director Scannell said to Michael with a cold face.

……

Chen Zhengwei looked at his hairstyle in the mirror and found that it was very long.

When I first came to San Francisco, I had a buzz cut, but now with the help of hair oil, I can almost comb my hair back.

Chen Zhengwei was going to get his hair cut after having morning tea.

Cut the sides and comb the top back.

However, Michael came hurriedly to the door when we were only halfway through our morning tea.

"Why do you come to see me so early? Have you eaten? Sit down and eat together!" Chen Zhengwei greeted.

"I'm not in the mood to eat now! Chen, was it you who did that to Congressman An Tusen?" Michael lowered his voice and stared at Chen Zhengwei's expression.

"You suspect me whenever something happens, Michael. What kind of image do you have of me?" Chen Zhengwei looked unhappy.

"It's really not you?" Michael was a little suspicious.

"It's me!" Chen Zhengwei said lightly, picking up his chopsticks and continuing to eat.

Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. Even if Michael doesn't eat, he still has to eat.

Lin Changning was also eating calmly, as if nothing had happened.

Michael almost didn't react. He was stunned by Chen Zhengwei's words.

After staring blankly for a long time, Michael asked, "As far as I know, you don't seem to have any conflicts with him?"

"You don't understand, this is God's will!" Chen Zhengwei pulled out a cross from his clothes, indicating that he was a devout believer.

Everything is God's choice and has nothing to do with oneself.

Michael was even more dumbfounded, and after a while he said angrily: "Do you know how big a deal it is for a congressman to be shot?"

"The mayor called the chief over and scolded him for the whole morning, and the chief called me over and scolded me for the whole morning. Now the pressure is on me. I must solve this case within three days!"

Michael hesitated when he said this: "How about you find someone else to take the blame?"

"No!" Chen Zhengwei rejected it directly.

This matter cannot have anything to do with the Chinese, and I have no conflicts with Antusen, and I have never even had any contact with him. Who would suspect me?

"So what do you think we should do?" Michael asked directly.

After all, the two are on the same boat, and Chen Zhengwei is particularly capable in these evil ways.

"Recently, Antusen wants to acquire a newspaper, the one that publishes the San Francisco Chronicle. And it just so happens that Evan Scott, the director of the United Steel Shipyard, also wants to acquire it..."

"The owner of the San Francisco Chronicle has died, and his wife is planning to sell the newspaper to Anthony Tusson..."

"This upset Evan Scott..."

"There may still be some friction between the two sides..." Chen Zhengwei said patiently.

"You want to frame Evan Scott? That's impossible. He is not an ordinary person!" Michael frowned.

It's okay to frame an ordinary person, but Evan Scott is an important director of the United Steel Shipyard! In addition to his shares in the United Steel Shipyard, he also owns an iron mine. This is a real capitalist.

"This is not a frame-up. You have to believe that this is the fact. And you don't need to really investigate the case...you just need to investigate up to this point." Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Michael frowned: "Is this okay?"

"Of course, at this point, you don't think the Director would want you to pursue the matter further, do you?"

As long as Director Scannell knew that this matter was related to Evan Scott, he would definitely not want to continue digging deeper, as it would likely bring him big trouble.

Although the Democrats are in power now, a bureau chief or mayor may not be willing to provoke such a big capitalist.

"Then just grab a few Irish people and let them commit suicide in prison!"

"The matter is settled."

"Is that all?" Michael always felt that this method was not very reliable.

"Of course, Michael, you have to learn one thing. Shoot first and try later, there will be no wrongful convictions! Those Irishmen will not crawl out of their coffins and say it was not them who did it!"

Chen Zhengwei felt a little regretful when he said this. He hoped to frame his good friend Jamie Mays.

However, thinking of Director Scannell's relationship with the Jews, he could only give up this idea with regret.

"What you need to think about now is how to find the newspaper and then find Evans..."

After a moment, Michael left with a worried look on his face.

Then Lin Changning put down his chopsticks and said, "Those people knew there was something wrong at first glance!"

"And Evan Scott's business is so big, could it be related to the Democratic Party?"

Lin Changning just listened for a while and knew what was going on.

Chen Zhengwei felt that Lin Changning had become much more proactive recently.

Ever since I held her in my arms and slept.

Maybe she thought this was enough to count as having slept together?

But he just had to hold on to the last step.

"He is a sponsor of the Republican Party!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"In fact, you can tell which party a person leans towards just by looking at his business background."

"Because the policies of this party can bring him benefits."

"Republican policy is to support high protective tariffs, which help protect domestic American industry from foreign competition."

"The Democratic Party's policy is to represent agricultural interests, support the silver standard and oppose high tariffs."

"Evans's business was a shipyard and a mine, and raising tariffs would protect his business from low-priced competition from foreign machinery and minerals."

Lin Changning thought for a long time before he figured out the twists and turns.

“Is this what you study every day?”

"As long as you know a little about politics and business, you will understand!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

"What about you? Do you like the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" Lin Changning asked.

Since this is what Chen Zhengwei does every day, she felt she needed to understand more.

"Republican Party! After all, Mr. Evans is my ally!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

However, his support for the Republican Party does not prevent him from attacking Republicans.

You have to know that the California congressman who proposed the Page Act is a Republican.

Although he didn't know who proposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, based on his understanding of all aspects of the situation in California, he was sure that the person who proposed the Chinese Exclusion Act was a member of the state's congress, most likely a Republican.

He plans to infiltrate the Republican Party and find out whoever has this intention, he will kill him and send his entire family to heaven!

Including that Paige.

(End of this chapter)