The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 279: Strike first to gain the upper hand

"Boss, they've all signed!" Lawyer Brett handed a stack of contracts to Chen Zhengwei.

"How much is it in total?" Chen Zhengwei took the contracts and looked through them. His name was not on any of these contracts, as they were all transferred to Greater Poland's men.

But that's not a problem.

"Six hundred and twenty thousand dollars!" Brett said.

"So many? They really dare to ask!" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

Although the market value of these five factories exceeds US$900,000, the offer price of US$620,000 is too high.

They begged me to buy it!
"Forget it. Doing business requires being generous. They are stingy, and I can't be stingy like them!" Chen Zhengwei thought about it and said with a roll of his eyes:
"Make a new loan contract for them, just as if they are lending me the money, and then I will buy the factory!"

"Pay off the money you owe them within one year!"

If it is paid in installments, if something happens to you, they can take the factory back with the contract.

Who knows what they'll do.

But now it is equivalent to the Greater Poland's henchmen buying the factory in full, and Chen Zhengwei borrowed a large sum of money from them.

In this way, if anything happens to Chen Zhengwei, they will never get the loan back.

This is to prevent them from causing any trouble.

Brett nodded and then made a loan agreement for them.

After several people understood the details of the contract, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, since people are on the ship, they have to sign the contract whether they want to or not.

They could only grit their teeth and sign the contract, and then make plans after returning.

Only after all the contracts were signed did Chen Zhengwei let the ship return.

His original ironworks, plus three medium-sized ironworks, could become one of the largest ironworks in San Francisco if they were integrated.

Of course, this is just scale.

There is still a big difference in equipment.

There are also two metal processing factories, which will make it much easier to make guns and bullets by ourselves in the future, and it is not impossible to make cannons.

Waiting for smokeless gunpowder to be produced, and then making a batch of new guns.

Even if we really get into big trouble in the United States, the worst that can happen is a civil war.

The ship returned to the port and just as it docked, there were many copper buttons and agents on the shore.

"What's going on? Such a big scene?" Chen Zhengwei got off the boat.

"Chen, is that you?" Michael walked over after seeing Chen Zhengwei, and then saw the few people walking down behind Chen Zhengwei, all wet and looking frightened.

"Someone just called the police, saying that they saw someone being killed at sea and hanging in the water..." said Michael.

Chen Zhengwei's ship was not far from the port and was on the shipping route, so it was seen by many passing ships.

However, there was no coast guard at that time, so we could only report to Michael.

Michael thought he had encountered a big case, but when he came over and saw Chen Zhengwei, he knew that he was involved in this matter.

"There's such a thing?" Chen Zhengwei looked surprised and turned to ask the iron factory owners: "Did you see it?"

“No…” Several people shook their heads with pale faces. Who in San Francisco doesn’t know that these policemen are in cahoots with Chen from China?

He even dared to kill the director of the Investigation Bureau, Chen Zhengwei.

"We just went out to sea to fish. We didn't see what you mentioned...we can't provide you with any useful clues!" Chen Zhengwei laughed and patted Michael on the shoulder.

"By the way, several bosses caught a cold while out to sea this time. I have asked people to wait outside your homes for instructions. If you have any headache or fever, tell my people and they will immediately find the best doctor for you!" Chen Zhengwei suddenly thought of something.

"Along, send a few people to escort the bosses back, and then wait outside their homes to receive their orders. Don't disturb their normal lives, and be polite. Otherwise, people will think that my subordinates are uneducated and have no manners at all!"

Chen Zhengwei ordered loudly.

Lake and the others looked even uglier, but they didn't dare to say a word.

Chen Zhengwei was clearly threatening them.

In addition, they also "lent" Chen Zhengwei a large sum of money.

All kinds of methods are used on them for fear that they may cause trouble.

They could only go back and then find a way to contact Leland Stanford and ask him for help.

……

After sending those bosses away, Chen Zhengwei said to Brett, "I'll have someone go with you to take over the factory tomorrow!"

"Got it, boss!" Brett nodded, then seemed to be hesitant to speak.

In order to make Chen Zhengwei be careful of those people, they had put guns to his head and forced him to sign the contract.

But now that they are back in San Francisco, they definitely won't let it go.

"Okay, Michael, I'm leaving. Come to the club when you have time!" Chen Zhengwei didn't want to listen to what he said at all. He said hello to Michael, then got on the carriage and left.

"When do we start?" Lin Changning asked as he sat next to him.

"Of course we should do things as quickly as possible. Let's start at night!" Chen Zhengwei said as he took out a cigarette.

He had people keep a blatant eye on those factory owners because he didn't want them to notify Leland Stanford and alert him.

As a railroad tycoon, Leland Stanford had great power and connections.

If he uses his powers, things will get complicated, so we need to kill him before that happens.

As long as he dies, there will be no one in San Francisco that Chen Zhengwei will be afraid of.

"There will be one less university in the United States from now on!" Chen Zhengwei suddenly laughed.

"What do you mean?" Lin Changning turned to look at him. She didn't understand what Chen Zhengwei said.

"Nothing. I think I can open a university in the future! It’s called... Zhengwei University! The name sounds impressive!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

If he kills Leland Stanford himself, then Stanford University will naturally be gone.

"Sounds good!" Lin Changning smiled. She thought Chen Zhengwei wanted to open a university for Chinese people to study. She actually liked this idea.

After returning home, Chen Zhengwei sat in the yard thinking about how to kill Leland Stanford without leaving any traces.

It was just getting dark when Aaron came to find Chen Zhengwei: "Brother Wei, something happened. Someone just went to look for those bosses. It was said that they were sent by Leland Stanford... I don't know what they said!"

"What the hell is that Stanford doing?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows, his expression a little uncertain.

In fact, Leland Stanford knew some of Chen Zhengwei's actions. After all, he had been operating in San Francisco for so many years.

Leland Stanford also knew everything about Thomas.

Now that Chen Zhengwei has made an appointment with William's supporters to go fishing, he knows that Chen Zhengwei wants to use violence to threaten others to vote for James again.

He felt that he should step forward, as Chen Zhengwei's actions were breaking the rules.

And Chen Zhengwei is an outsider after all, a Chinese who traveled across the ocean to San Francisco.

Leland Stanford certainly couldn't stand watching Chen Zhengwei use threats of violence to push James into the position of candidate.

So as soon as those people returned home, Leland Stanford sent someone to question them.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Zhengwei finally figured out the reason.

"What do you think?" Lin Changning looked at Chen Zhengwei from the side.

"What else can I think? I'll go visit him in person!" Chen Zhengwei curled his lips and stood up.

He was originally thinking about how he could do it in the middle of the night without anyone noticing, but since the other party already knew, there was no need to wait.

Just kill them all!
"Nob Hill is full of wealthy people, so not too many people can go there, and things can't get too big!" Lin Changning said.

"I'll go with you! The two of us should be enough!"

"Brother Wei, take me with you!" Aaron gave a sinister smile.

"Senior Brother, there's me too!" Li Xiwen also spoke.

"Aaron, can you drive?"

"Aarong will be in charge of driving the car! You and Xiwen will pick them up, and Changning and I will go in!" Chen Zhengwei made the decision directly. That was what Lin Changning meant.

Not too many people can go there. I can't take down all the rich people on Nob Hill.

Besides, I haven't exercised for a long time, so it's a good opportunity to stretch my muscles.

The last time he went to Leland Stanford's estate, he casually noticed the layout of the estate. There were more than a dozen bodyguards in it, and they all looked professional.

After giving the instructions, Chen Zhengwei went upstairs and changed into a red suit.

It's festive.

Lin Changning also wore a royal blue jacket, which was convenient for movement and inconspicuous at night. He then hid two knives and a gun on his body and tied his hair behind his head.

Looks extremely neat.

……

At this time, Leland Stanford was sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"So that's what he said?" Leland Stanford smiled calmly after listening to his subordinates' report:
"He's too young. I guess I have to tell him the right way to play politics!"

"After all, he is just a Chinese! Here, he is just an outsider. The things he is proud of will not work here."

Originally, he paid more attention to Chen Zhengwei, after all, Chen Zhengwei had considerable influence.

However, his approach may work for ordinary people, but when used to deal with party members, it would be crossing the line and breaking the rules of the game.

That Chinese guy thought he could make James the next mayor by violence? It's a joke.

Leland Stanford felt that Chen Zhengwei had become inflated as his power grew, which was very dangerous.

He had wanted to give Chen Zhengwei a warning before, and now he just took this opportunity.

Leland Stanford thought about it and decided to hold a Republican meeting tomorrow to cancel James' candidacy.

Let that Chinese man know that his tricks are useless.

If he wants to achieve his goal, he has to be obedient and play according to the rules of the game.

While he was sitting on the sofa thinking, the butler came over and said, "Sir, the Chinese man is here and wants to visit. He is outside the gate now. Do you want to see him?"

"How many people?" Leland Stanford asked casually.

"Four people, him and his wife, the groom and a half-grown child!" said the butler.

"He and his wife? Does he want to come and apologize? But it's a little late!" Leland Stanford thought for a moment and said, "Bring them here in half an hour!"

He planned to leave Chen Zhengwei alone for now.

(End of this chapter)