The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 288 Mr. Stanford's legacy will inspire us and guide us...

On the first floor of the club, sitting opposite Chen Zhengwei was a middle-aged white man who was well-dressed and had neatly combed hair. He was William Alvaro Arlette, a shareholder of the Bank of California and one of the candidates this time.

"I heard that you were in Sacramento the day before yesterday, and now you are in front of me. Did you fly back?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"In fact, Mr. Chen and I left Sacramento at the same time, and just returned to San Francisco last night!" William Arlette smiled faintly and explained.

"Oh, I thought you grew wings!" Chen Zhengwei said with a surprised expression.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't attend your party. I heard that it was a lively night and everyone enjoyed it! If I were in San Francisco, I would definitely attend!" William Arlette continued.

"Next time, Mr. Arlette must come!" Chen Zheng said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, I have always had business dealings with your bank and the cooperation has always been very pleasant!" Chen Zhengwei also retracted his aggressive attitude.

"I believe our cooperation will always be a pleasant one!" Arlette said with a smile.

"So, why did Mr. Arlette come here? No one comes here for no reason. It's rare for Mr. Arlette to appear here!" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"Two things indeed!"

"Because of a batch of bond issuances, I've been busy lately and need to go to New York for a while. I plan to withdraw from the next election!"

"Also, I want to send someone to handle Mr. Leland Stanford's funeral! After all, I'm very familiar with Mr. Leland Stanford. Now that his family is in trouble, I should stand up!"

Chen Zhengwei narrowed his eyes when he heard this, his mind racing, why did Arlette do this?
He came to preside over Leland Stanford's funeral? In what capacity?
Want to win over those who are dissatisfied with you?
Chen Zhengwei certainly knows that many people are dissatisfied with him, but they dare not speak out.

Obviously, William Arlette wanted to take advantage of this situation to gain benefits.

William Arlette withdrew from the election and went to New York for a "period" of time. On the one hand, it was to avoid his own attention, and on the other hand, it was also to provide conditions for himself.

Almost instantly, Chen Zhengwei started laughing: "What a coincidence, Leland Stanford and I are also old friends! I even attended his banquet. I was very sad about what happened to him, so I planned to do my part!"

"In that case, how about we send someone together to handle the funeral?" William Arlette said, taking a step back.

Chen Zhengwei thought about it and nodded slightly: "That's it!"

If we do it together, he can accept it.

"Thank you very much for your understanding, Mr. Chen!" William Arlette said with a gentlemanly smile.

"By the way, if anyone wants to sell assets and invest elsewhere, Mr. William must notify me!" Chen Zhengwei suddenly said.

William Arlette glanced at Chen Zhengwei, then nodded slightly: "If that happens, I will inform Mr. Chen!"

After William Arlette left, Chen Zhengwei thought about it and decided that if he was not mistaken, this should be the case.

Now that Leland Stanford is dead, even though the case has been concluded, the wealthy people simply won't believe it. After all, the conclusion is too perfunctory.

In addition, now that Eisenximi has expressed his attitude, I'm afraid some wealthy people can't stay any longer.

After all, rich people are rich no matter where they are. If even basic safety cannot be guaranteed in San Francisco, many people will definitely want to sell their properties and invest elsewhere.

After all, there are opportunities everywhere in the United States today, and there are developing industrial cities like Chicago.

This is most likely William Arlette's purpose, to help the wealthy sell their assets, transfer funds, and find new investment points.

On the one hand, you can make huge profits, and on the other hand, you can also gain huge influence.

After all, he is running for mayor to expand his influence.

Now he felt that it was too dangerous to compete with Chen Zhengwei, and then he thought of this method, the benefits of which were no less than becoming mayor.

The calculation is quite shrewd.

"If you want to gain something, you have to stand out and let people see you!"

Chen Zhengwei smiled, this was not a bad thing for him.

After all, when some people left, those industries became vacant.

"But...will the Bank of California send a large amount of cash to the eastern United States recently?"

After all, if those wealthy people sell their assets, they will definitely deposit the money in the bank. They can't just take the money to the eastern United States, right?
The Bank of California has little business in the eastern United States and does not have much cash reserves...

Chen Zhengwei didn't have any other thoughts, but he was a little curious. Does the Bank of California have a security team? What if the money is robbed?
"Call Ah Hu over..." Chen Zhengwei gave the order after thinking for a while.

He planned to leave the matter of Stanford's funeral to Ah Hu, since it was not a big deal anyway.

In the next few days, Ah Hu and William Arlette's people worked together to handle Stanford's funeral, and William Arlette also gained a lot of reputation in the process.

After all, if Stanford's funeral was hosted by Chen Zhengwei, it would be a blatant mockery for the wealthy and Republican members in San Francisco.

At this time William Arlette stood up.

Although he did not directly express any opposition to Chen Zhengwei, many people visited his home every day.

"It is said that Alette's home is like a busy market... crowded with people. Yes, it is crowded with people!" Ah Hu said beside Chen Zhengwei. He heard this idiom from his henchmen.

"Let them do it!" Chen Zhengwei nodded slightly and put the matter aside.

……

In the morning, Chen Zhengwei got up early on purpose, picked up a red suit and looked at it for a moment, then hung it up and took out a white suit.

After all, the person is dead, and all debts are settled...there is no need for him to stand out too much.

"I think black is better!" Anna fiddled with her big hat and veil in front of the mirror, and put a small white flower on her hat. She looked at the suit in Chen Zhengwei's hand in the mirror and couldn't help sighing:

"You look like you're getting married, not attending a funeral!"

"This is it!" Chen Zhengwei made the decision immediately.

He was already giving face to Leland Stanford by not wearing red!

The two then went out, still to the ordinary apartment near the club.

We went downstairs and boarded a carriage to the Laurel Hill Cemetery, the most prestigious cemetery in San Francisco. Many pioneers, politicians and wealthy people in San Francisco are buried here.

There are a lot of people in the cemetery.

After Chen Zhengwei got off the carriage, he saw the bodyguards beside the surrounding carriages. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that these people brought too many bodyguards!
"Be careful!" Chen Zhengwei whispered to his men.

Ma Zai nodded.

Then Chen Zhengwei walked into the crowd with a faint smile on his face and greeted others.

"Thomas, how are you doing?"

"I didn't expect this to happen. Mr. Stanford is so unfortunate..."

"I am also very sad, really very sad!" "Mr. Chen!"

"Good morning, Mr. Chen!"

"Lake, I didn't expect to see you here! How are you doing recently? Are you better from your cold?" Chen Zhengwei turned around and saw Lake standing in the crowd, and immediately walked over with a smile.

"Yes, my cold is healed!" Lake's expression changed slightly when he saw Chen Zhengwei coming over, and he said in a low voice.

He was really afraid of Chen Zhengwei.

On the boat that day, Wright said he would tell Stanford about Chen Zhengwei's threats to them. No one expected that Stanford would be killed that night.

And the Wright family is also missing.

Although some people said that Wright had moved to another place, he knew that was impossible.

The Stanford family and the Wright family were both killed by the Chinese man in front of him.

"Be careful next time! Even a minor illness like a cold can be fatal if you don't pay attention! I don't think there will be so many people at your funeral!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, and turned around without paying attention to the changes on Lake's face.

"Eysenck, I didn't expect you to come too..."

Chen Zhengwei greeted people along the way, then came to the front and looked at the Stanford family's coffin.

Normally there would be a ceremony to open the coffin and say goodbye, but the coffin was nailed shut, so it couldn't be opened even if they wanted to.

Besides, the Stanford family was almost burned in the fire, and other people probably wouldn’t want to see it.

Reverend Hobart stood beside the coffin and spoke to the crowd:
"Dear family members and friends, we gather here today to remember and bid farewell to a great man - Leland Stanford...

Mr. Leland Stanford’s life is the highest ode to dreams and perseverance. His achievements are not only reflected in the laying of railways, connecting the east and west coasts and shortening the distance between people…”

After Hobart finished speaking, Chen Zhengwei stood in front as Leland Stanford's friend and glanced at everyone.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei standing there, many people were a little agitated and their expressions changed a little, but they soon calmed down.

Chen Zhengwei tilted his head and glanced at a few people; their looks seemed unfriendly.

Let someone ask them who they are later.

Then he said: "... Although our hearts are filled with sadness today, let us also remember with gratitude all that Mr. Leland Stanford gave us. His legacy will continue to inspire us and guide us forward..."

Chen Zhengwei doesn’t know what others think, but Leland Stanford’s legacy will definitely inspire and guide him.

But overall, Chen Zhengwei's eulogy was not out of the ordinary. Although others found it strange, they couldn't think too much about it in this situation.

And the Pacific Railroad was indeed a legacy of Leland Stanford.

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, William stepped forward to speak, and then buried the coffin in the ground.

Until the end of the funeral, Chen Zhengwei went straight to the few people who had looked at him unfriendly just now.

"Thank you for coming to Mr. Leland Stanford's funeral... What's your name? You look like someone I know... Jackson? It seems I made a mistake! Mr. Jackson is from San Francisco?"

Chen Zhengwei chatted with the other party with a smile, and the other party just responded very cautiously.

"Why? You don't like talking? Or you don't like talking to me?"

Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, and when he saw the other person's expression change instantly, he burst into laughter: "It's just a joke! Don't take it seriously. My friends all know that I like to joke around."

Then he patted the other person on the shoulder and walked towards the next person, saying to the henchman:
"Remember this Jackson! In your notebook!"

After a while, everyone at the funeral left.

As for the accident that Chen Zhengwei was worried about before, it did not happen.

He thought someone wanted to deal with him, but it turned out that those people simply brought some extra bodyguards.

Some wealthy people who used to only bring two bodyguards with them when they went out, now brought four or six.

After all, it is well known that the public security in San Francisco is not very good.

……

After Stanford's funeral, Eysenck Smith led his people to leave San Francisco and return to Sacramento.

Apparently, Leland Stanford's death was nothing to investigate, as the FBI report indicated.

There was no need for him to stay here any longer.

But before he left, he had lunch with Chen Zhengwei and talked about the upcoming mayoral and gubernatorial elections.

In the afternoon of the same day, William Arlette announced another thing. He needed to go to New York for some time due to some banking business, so he had to withdraw from the election.

This answer did not surprise others. In fact, rumors of this had already spread before.

After all, even Leland Stanford was dead, so how could William Arlette stay in San Francisco and continue his campaign?
"Arlette, are you really going to leave San Francisco?" Someone found Arlette unwillingly.

"I just need to stay in New York for a while!" William Arlette said. He had no reason to go against Chen Zhengwei, so he would temporarily avoid the spotlight. He thought it was normal.

"I do have a lot of things to do recently. Some people want to leave San Francisco and they need new investment points! I will take care of this next." Arlette shrugged and then advised:
"What about you? What do you think? Why don't you leave San Francisco for a while? You know, this is no longer a place where you can make a difference!"

"If you want to leave San Francisco, you have to prepare quickly. Many people want to sell their properties recently!" Alette reminded kindly.

……

In a manor in Panama, Guan Qianbo came to a room.

"How's the situation?"

"Boss Wen's fever has subsided this morning... Is Boss Wen okay now?" a Chinese man asked excitedly.

"He's really lucky! It looks like he can survive!" Guan Qianbo looked at Wen Bingzhong lying on the bed with a smile on his face.

After leaving Iquique, Wen Bingzhong became infected and his condition began to worsen after arriving in Panama. Unexpectedly, he would be able to survive and return with the medicine.

This guy has a very tough life.

"That's great, that's great...Mr. Guan, do you still have that medicine?" Several Chinese men said happily.

"Why do we need medicine when the person has been saved? This is a miracle drug that can save lives. I wouldn't trade it for gold."

"It's his good fortune that Brother Wei is willing to take it out to save him!"

When he came, Chen Zhengwei gave him 12 pills. He gave six pills to Wen Bingzhong and saved the man.

Of course he refused to take out the remaining medicine, and wanted to keep it for possible life-saving use someday!

(End of this chapter)