The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 289: Everyone in San Francisco has no objection, are they the only ones who have an objection?

"So, the situation is just as the report says?" Governor William Evanston Owen asked Eisenck Smith in front of him.

"Yes! The governor can send other people to investigate!" Eysenck Smith said calmly.

"I believe in Mr. Smith's ability and morality!" William Owen said with a smile.

The two looked at each other, both understanding each other tacitly.

Since this is what Eysenck Smith reported back, then that's it.

If Congress asks questions later, just submit this report.

……

"American tycoon dies in San Francisco, Leland Stanford's death is full of doubts!"

"The New York Times again?" Chen Zhengwei frowned and tore the newspaper into pieces and threw them into the trash can.

"The FBI's case has been concluded, and everyone in San Francisco has no objection. Only they have objections? Why not ask them to send someone to investigate?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

The New York Times is like a fly to him, the kind that doesn't bite but is disgusting.

Chen Zhengwei was wondering whether he should hire a killer to kill the boss of the New York Times.

As a newspaper worker, I offend so many people in a day. Who knows who killed me?
Maybe he offended some politician!
After all, this kind of thing happens all the time. For example, the boss of the San Francisco Gazette was fired a few years ago because its reports offended politicians.

The former owner of the San Francisco Chronicle was so angry about the verbal spat with the San Francisco Examiner in his newspaper that he hired someone to kill the owner of the San Francisco Examiner.

This is a characteristic of the times.

"Let Greater Poland bring the killer from last time here!" Chen Zhengwei did it as he thought.

Last time they slandered me, I didn’t take it to heart.

Do you dare to throw dirty water on me this time?
Can he control his temper?

More than an hour later, Great Poland came with the sharpshooter Vincent from last time.

"boss!"

"Mr. Chen!"

Chen Zhengwei looked at the bar owner in front of him. Yes, Vincent’s other identity was a bar owner, and he also lent money.

It is said that he also has a bad temper.

"Are you interested in working for me?" Chen Zhengwei asked after looking at Vincent for a moment.

"Am I not helping Mr. Chen now? Besides that, I still hope that my life can be freer!" Vincent smiled and politely rejected Chen Zhengwei's proposal.

Chen Zhengwei looked at him for a moment and said, "If you don't want to, forget it. I have something I want you to do!"

Vincent nodded and waited for Chen Zhengwei to continue.

"I hope you can go to New York and kill the boss of the New York Times! You will have more time, but don't cause any trouble!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"If necessary, you can ask Greater Poland to send someone to go with you to help investigate his whereabouts."

"I have my own people, so it will be easier for me to use them!" Vincent said. He certainly would not entrust his life to others.

Even though he had a good relationship with Greater Poland.

"This journey is long and will take a long time, and the boss of the New York Times is not an ordinary person. I want eight thousand dollars!" Vincent made an offer directly.

"Xiwen, go get four thousand yuan for him!" Chen Zhengwei said directly to Li Xiwen.

The four thousand yuan is a deposit.

"If you get caught..." Chen Zhengwei looked at Vincent.

"I will keep my mouth shut!" Vincent said bluntly. "And I won't get caught!"

Chen Zhengwei did not comment. After Vincent left with the money, Chen Zhengwei called Green over and asked, "How are the people you trained?"

"It should be possible to use it, but I don't have enough experience."

"It doesn't matter if you lack experience. You can grow by experiencing more things. There happens to be an opportunity right now. You can take a few people to New York." Chen Zhengwei said.

"I arranged for a killer to kill the boss of the New York Times. I don't want him to fail and get caught and betray me."

"If everything goes well for him, you can just treat it as a trip. If he fails, kill him! Even if you have to blow up the New York Bureau of Investigation with explosives!"

"The killer's name is Vincent, and he's the owner of a bar on South Market Street!" said Chen Zhengwei.

What he meant was to have Green go to the bar and at least find out what Vincent looked like.

"I understand!" Green nodded.

"After this incident, you should go to the security company! I have arranged a good position for you, the kind that will manage thousands of people, more people than the Pinkerton Detective Agency!" Chen Zhengwei laughed again.

"Then you won't have to do anything yourself!"

Green nodded. The future that Chen Zhengwei described made him feel good.

In the future, he would work in a security management position, without having to sleep in the open air or face dangers. He would have a stable life, social status and wealth, which was what he had always longed for.

……

"Brother Wei, the wealthy people in Nob Hill have recently hired a lot of bodyguards. It seems that they have also set up an autonomous association to be responsible for the security of Nob Hill! In the past, the bodyguards of the wealthy were all in the yard, but now they are at every intersection..." Yan Qingyou came to sit in front of Chen Zhengwei and said, "I estimate that there are at least a few hundred people..."

"So many bodyguards? What do they want to do? Rebellion?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"Brother Wei, they definitely don't dare to rebel... They are guarding against you!" Yan Qingyou thought for a while and said.

Those foreigners are the upper class in American society. Who are they rebelling against? They are obviously on guard against Chen Zhengwei!
After all, the death of Leland Stanford, especially the fact that Chen Zhengwei was fine, made the wealthy people on Nob Hill feel threatened.

That's why they came together to form a community self-government association.

"What does it have to do with me? It's obviously the security in San Francisco that's bad!" Chen Zhengwei wanted to slap Yan Qingyou on the head, but after calculating the distance, he realized that his arm couldn't reach him, so he gave up in disappointment.

"I will also buy a luxury house on Nob Hill in the future. Can I also join this autonomous association?" Chen Zhengwei said with a turn of his eyes.

"After all, I am part of Nob Hill!"

Chen Zhengwei thought this was a good idea. Those people would definitely not reject the joining of such an influential rich man like him.

He planned to ask someone to find out if there were any manors for sale there.

As for the Stanford family's inheritance...it will take a long time.

Leland Stanford has seven brothers and sisters who are scattered across the United States. It will take some time for them to arrive in San Francisco.

Besides, it will take a long time to rebuild the manor.

Fortunately, according to California law, his wife's relatives had no inheritance rights, which saved a lot of trouble.

"By the way, have you heard that anyone is going to sell off their assets?"

"There are rumors that some people are going to sell their property, but it's just a rumor for now... After all, ordinary people only hear this kind of news from hearsay!" Yan Qingyou said.

"Ordinary people only hear things from others, so go find those extraordinary people. Ask the management of those companies and factories directly!"

"Spread the rumor again and say that I want to acquire some properties. If I don't agree, I'll see who they can sell it to!" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

If those people want to sell their assets and run away, they still need his approval. Otherwise, who would dare to buy?

"I'll do it right away!" Yan Qingyou nodded.

After Yan Qingyou left, Chen Zhengwei thought about it and asked someone to find Schultz, mainly to ask him to use the land as a loan.

He has now bought more than 30 square kilometers of land in southern San Francisco. These lands, together with some other industries, should be able to empty the San Francisco Savings and Loan Association.

Some businessmen who want to leave San Francisco will definitely withdraw their money and transfer it to large banks, at least the size of the Bank of California.

This could easily lead to a bank run.

Chen Zhengwei originally planned to empty the San Francisco Savings and Loan Association and then spread rumors to run on the bank.

Now that we have this opportunity, we should make use of it, and save ourselves the trouble of doing it.

And no one can blame themselves.

With the cooperation of James Townsend, president of the San Francisco Savings and Loan Association, Schultz soon mortgaged the land one after another.

The San Francisco Savings and Loan Association's cash and gold reserves were also rapidly decreasing.

In order to avoid any accidents, James Townsend and Schultz cooperated and bribed several other key positions in the bank, such as auditors, to prevent the bank's board of directors from discovering any abnormalities.

……

"The election for the next mayor will begin soon, and we need to choose our candidate today!"

"We have two candidates this year, James Odis and Mike Thomas!"

"Everyone should have some understanding of their situation. James Audis is a man with a lot of ideas. Although he is very young and not very experienced, many people are moved by his words. Thomas has more experience, so it would be safer to choose Thomas!"

In a conference room at the hotel sat all voting Republican members.

The vote was supposed to take place at Leland Stanford's estate, but now that estate has become a wasteland.

Moreover, there was an outsider present at the voting this time.

Chen Zhengwei.

Everyone knew that he shouldn't be here, but since no one objected, that meant he was allowed!
Chen Zhengwei watched everyone vote with a smile. After all, William had withdrawn, so there was no need for Thomas to withdraw directly. Otherwise, there would only be one candidate. How embarrassing would that be?
How can it demonstrate American democracy?
But everyone knows who the protagonist is today.

In just half an hour, the voting results came out.

With a total of 53 votes, James was successfully elected as the candidate for the next mayor of San Francisco with a high vote of 40 votes.

This result came as no surprise to anyone.

Chen Zhengwei, wearing a decent dark blue suit, sat in the corner, smiling and clapping.

The first step is completed!

"Thank you all for your trust and support. I believe that in the next election, I can win again and achieve victory for our Republican Party!" James walked to the front with ecstasy on his face.

Even though he already knew this would be the result.

"At the same time, I would like to thank my best friend, Mr. Chen, for his encouragement and support all the time!"

“Without him, I believe it would be difficult for me to stand here!”

(End of this chapter)