The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 211 The Mayor's Staff

Looking at Green who was limping towards him, and Marco in the distance, Chen Zhengwei suddenly felt that they should not be here, but should be in prison.

As if he had guessed Chen Zhengwei's thoughts, Green said directly: "I can't go back! Our entire group will be suspected, and we are missing one person, but we didn't pass the message back."

"We can't clear this suspicion. Even if we find an excuse to go back, everyone will be staring at us and we won't be able to do anything!"

Green has no intention of going back. As he said, as long as the suspicion is not cleared, everyone will keep an eye on them. It is better for him to work for Chen Zhengwei.

"I'm thinking, do you have any friends who would come and help me? Maybe you can convince them?" Chen Zhengwei turned and began to consider poaching.

These detectives from the Pinkerton Detective Agency are professionals and can be of great use.

"I can try my best, but what I need to do most now is to move! Otherwise, my family will be implicated!"

Having betrayed the Pinkerton detectives, he had to be careful of the revenge of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

The Ramones brothers robbed a train a few years ago. Pinkerton detectives suffered casualties while tracking them down, and then the remaining detectives found the Ramones brothers' home and threw Molotov cocktails into his house.

Their mother and sister were burned to death without their knowledge.

This kind of thing is very common in this era.

Even the investigation bureau is like this, let alone a group of detectives.

So Green was very worried about retaliation from the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

"There will probably be no Pinkerton Detective Agency in San Francisco in the future!" Chen Zhengwei said to Green meaningfully. There is no place safer than San Francisco.

The old man Allen Pinkerton is still alive. He can't kill the Pinkerton Detective Agency now, but he can drive the Pinkerton Detective Agency out of San Francisco.

Such a group of people is not allowed to exist in his territory.

"By the way, have you been to Chicago?" Chen Zhengwei asked. After getting a positive answer, he asked again, "How is the situation there?"

"It's more chaotic than here, but also more vibrant and full of opportunities. It's like San Francisco during the Gold Rush, when countless people went there with their dreams. The only difference is that people came here to dig for gold, and went there to look for opportunities," said Green.

San Francisco only has mining and shipping industries, and other industries are not well developed. Chicago is different. It is the rising star of the United States and the industrial center of the United States. Countless people go there every day, and new factories are built every day.

Chen Zhengwei nodded thoughtfully.

"Take my people to the detective agency tonight and bring all the stuff back!"

The Pinkerton Detective Agency has a large amount of information they have collected, and Chen Zhengwei is not going to let it go.

While eating, Chen Zhengwei received a message and asked Anna to wait for him here.

I have to go out and do something.

A moment later, Chen Zhengwei's carriage appeared at the gate of the Investigation Bureau prison.

A well-mannered blond man in his thirties had just been released from prison.

"Mr. Darren, come up and chat?" Chen Zhengwei opened the window, holding a cigarette in one hand, and said to the blond man.

This Darren is the mayor's deputy and also his staff.

Knowing that he had come to the Investigation Bureau prison, Chen Zhengwei rushed over.

Darren looked at the Chinese man in the carriage, thought for a moment, then got on the carriage and sat opposite Chen Zhengwei.

It was the first time he saw Chen Zhengwei in person.

He is tall, full of power, and exudes a sense of boldness.

It's not what he thought.

And younger than he thought.

"Can I just call you Darren? It seems more intimate this way!"

"The election is just a few months away. Do you think the current mayor will be re-elected?"

"I think you should think about yourself!"

"Dylan, your ideal is definitely not to be someone's staff member... Mayor of San Francisco? State legislator? I think that's your goal."

"A person shouldn't live a mediocre life! Everyone has ideals and values they want to achieve, and they need a little help in the process of achieving them!"

"Excuse me, did our businessman mayor pave the way for you when he was in office? Will he provide you with any help after he steps down?"

"I can provide you with some help, and this help will be beyond your imagination!"

……

Anthony S. Batty had just come out of the banquet hall when he saw his deputy waiting for him outside.

"You came to me so late, I hope you have good news to tell me!" said Anthony S. Battie. He was indeed in a bad mood recently.

On the one hand, there are daytime protests, which have been going on for three consecutive days.

And that Chinese man and the matter with the Investigation Bureau have made him very unhappy these days.

But he still has to talk to his supporters to prepare for the election in a few months.

"I'm sorry, it's really bad news!" Darren bowed slightly.

"Go ahead!" Anthony took a deep breath.

"People from the Pinkerton Detective Agency had a conflict with the FBI and were arrested..." Darren had just come out of the police jail and came to see the mayor.

"How could this happen?" Anthony's forehead was twisted together.

"They were ambushed. People from the Investigation Bureau were lying in ambush around them...or it was the detective agency that fired the first shot, and several people from the Investigation Bureau were injured..." Darren also had a headache. If it weren't for this, the matter would have been easier to resolve.

But they opened fire on the FBI first, injuring several of them.

"Can they be released?" the mayor asked.

"The Bureau refuses to let him go... Scannell is ready to lose his position..." Darren said helplessly. The mayor recently met with three police chiefs, hoping to pick one of them to replace Scannell and get the San Francisco Bureau of Investigation back on track.

However, none of the three sheriffs could be trusted.

In this situation, the mayor has already torn his face with Scannell, so how could Scannell let him go?
"And that Chinese guy was a sheriff from the Bureau of Investigation... The Pinkerton people didn't even find this out before, which was the biggest mistake they made."

The mayor hammered his hand on the table next to him and said angrily:
"Even I didn't know that there are Chinese people working in our San Francisco Investigation Bureau!"

He almost hated Scannell now.

"What can we do now?" Anthony S. Batty asked in a deep voice after calming himself down.

"This matter will probably become a big deal, and many newspapers will report on it tomorrow. But the good news is that we did not make any written authorization at the time and left no evidence. Mr. Mayor will not be affected." Darren changed his tone to a slightly more relaxed one.

Hundreds of Pinkerton detectives attacked FBI officers. This incident could be considered a scandal, and for the sake of the election in a few months, the mayor must not be implicated in this.

So his meaning was obvious, which was to give up the Pinkerton Detective Agency and let them handle it on their own.

"What else?" Anthony continued.

"Appease the Chinese first...let them be in peace."

"You want me to apologize to a gang leader?" Anthony suddenly became angry and his face turned red.

If he did that, it would be his greatest disgrace. If this matter got out, he would lose all face as the mayor. "That's impossible!"

"It's not about bowing to him, but about dealing with it in a gentler way!" Darren is good at speaking.

"Let's not bother him for now. Let him settle down first. Just like when facing a wild beast with bare hands, the best way is not to rush in and fight, but to not provoke it and let it down its guard. Then we can pick up the hunting rifle!"

"No gang leader dares to challenge a mayor, but they are wild animals and will fight back and bite when faced with danger. What we have to do now is to make them feel safe and let down their guard."

Darren also reminded:

"With all due respect, we can't catch him now, Mr. Mayor! There's no benefit in continuing."

Originally they placed their hopes on the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but the Pinkerton Detective Agency suffered a setback and almost all of its members were arrested.

The Investigation Bureau is completely unreliable. It is not wise to directly conflict with the Chinese person under such circumstances.

"More than a dozen people from the Business Management Office have been kidnapped. Their families are very upset. We need to bring them back!"

"So?" Anthony asked after calming down.

"I will talk to him through an intermediary and ask him to release the person."

"Are you sure he's still alive?"

"Unless he's crazy."

"Go ahead and do it! Remember, don't leave any evidence! I don't want to wake up one day and see a headline in the newspaper: San Francisco Mayor and Mafia Boss Reach Agreement."

Anthony was still persuaded by Darren.

He needs time to replace the director of the Bureau of Investigation, reorganize the Bureau, improve public security in San Francisco, and prepare for the election.

Then go and find trouble with that Chinese person.

……

At ten o'clock in the morning, a passenger ship slowly docked at the port.

Even if the port returns to normal, berths cannot be solved immediately, and there are many ships blocked outside the port.

The passenger ship remained anchored at sea for another day and a half before it was finally able to enter the port.

When entering the port of San Francisco, the passengers on the ship cheered.

"Chinese?" The customs inspector took a look at the faces and identities of Lin Mingsheng and others and let them pass without further inspection.

Lin Mingsheng was a little surprised. It was not so easy for Chinese people to pass through customs before.

After passing through customs, he didn't leave in a hurry, but watched for a while from a distance.

The Chinese did not conduct excessive inspections, and even a few Chinese women who came from Southeast Asia to visit relatives were easily allowed to pass.

And there were no Irish people around the dock holding signs asking the Chinese to get out.

This confirmed to him that something had indeed happened.

"Brother Lin, what's wrong?" Zhang Yan asked while looking around.

"Nothing!" Lin Mingsheng didn't say much. He was still not sure and needed to ask after returning.

A moment later, everyone came out of the port and got on a carriage. Not long after they left, Lin Mingsheng saw a dozen Chinese youths walking on the street. They were wearing dark windbreakers on the outside, gentleman's suits on the inside, and soft hats.

This is different from before when Chinese people used to avoid foreigners.

He did see several Irish people avoiding the Chinese people.

These Chinese youths stood very straight, their eyes scanning the surroundings with some vigilance.

Zhang Yan looked at these dozen young men with great admiration. Their spirit and energy were much better than most people in Southeast Asia. This is how Chinese people should be when they are abroad.

When the carriage passed by the Chinese, Lin Mingsheng saw a man inside and then rang the bell to stop the carriage.

Lin Mingsheng got off the carriage and called out to the dozen or so young men.

Lin Mingsheng recognized one of them, whose surname was Yan. He often waited for Chen Zhengwei outside his martial arts gym, but never went into the gym.

Yan Qingyou was stopped by someone and looked at Lin Mingsheng carefully, then smiled warmly: "Mr. Lin, you are back?"

"Your last name is Yan?" Lin Mingsheng smiled.

"Mr. Lin still remembers me!" Yan Qingyou smiled immediately.

"Mr. Lin didn't even send someone to tell him he was coming back, so Brother Wei could arrange for someone to pick you up! Sister Changning will definitely be happy to see Mr. Lin!"

When Lin Mingsheng heard the name "Sister Changning", his brows twitched.

Putting this matter aside for the moment, Lin Mingsheng asked, "What are you doing?"

Hearing Lin Mingsheng's question, Yan Qingyou's smile became even brighter!

Pointing to one end of the port, he said, "From that side..."

Then he drew a line with his finger and pointed to the other end: "Over there..."

"It's all ours!"

"Mr. Lin also knows that the security in San Francisco is not very good. We have to maintain order in the port... I'm bringing my brothers to take a look around!"

Lin Mingsheng originally wanted to ask about Chinatown's situation, but after hearing this, he knew there was no need to ask.

You'll know when you get back.

"Then you go ahead and do your work..." Lin Mingsheng nodded at Yan Qingyou and got on the carriage directly.

"The Brother Wei they are talking about is Brother Lin's apprentice, right?" Zhang Yan asked with a smile.

Lin Mingsheng nodded, and then said: "At the beginning, I accepted him as my disciple because I saw that he had great ambition. But he couldn't stand the hardship of practicing martial arts, and he always thought of evil ways. So I can only count him as a member of my school."

"I heard his name when I was in Hawaii, and I wanted to meet him! Practicing martial arts is not the only way out, it is just to strengthen your body so that you can protect yourself when encountering problems. Brother Lin's apprentice has done a lot of things." Zhang Yan praised.

He had heard from Gong Yanyong when he was in Hawaii that Chen Zhengwei was now the most powerful person in the entire Chinatown.

I also heard Lin Mingsheng talk about some things in San Francisco.

Now it seems that the situation here is not the same as what Lin Mingsheng said. It should be related to Chen Zhengwei.

You have to know that Chen Zhengwei has only been in San Francisco for five months, and he has achieved this level from scratch. He is truly an outstanding person.

"As for Changning, don't worry about it. I think this is a good marriage!"

"Let's talk about it after we meet!" Lin Mingsheng did not comment. He didn't have too many thoughts.

Just meet the two of them first and then talk about it.

At the port, it was not just Yan Qingyou who was there. Along the way, they also saw some Chinese youths standing on the roadside smoking.

They all wore dark wool coats with gentleman's suits underneath, and looked very energetic.

From the port to the financial district, you can see it all.

(End of this chapter)