The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 309: America's Greatest Robbery

William Arlette never thought that he was being targeted by Chen Zhengwei.

The last thought in his mind before he died was that Chen Zhengwei knew about his hiring of a gunman.

Only he, the butler, and the two gunmen knew about this.

How did he find out?
But this question will never have an answer. With the third gunshot, William Arlette knew nothing.

What’s more, Chen Zhengwei didn’t even know that he knew about the gunman.

Just because other people greeted him first at the shipyard, Chen Zhengwei wanted to kill him.

After all, no normal person would think this way.

"Go search him!" Situ Ye said to the people around him while looking at the bloody hole on William Arlette's head. Then he pulled the mask down again to cover his face.

"Found it!" someone shouted not far away.

Situ Ye immediately put aside what was happening here and rushed over immediately.

Above another room, I saw several young men standing at the door and looking down.

Situ Ye walked over and saw that there were ten metal cabinets inside, each one meter long and more than half a meter wide. They were now scattered all over the ground due to the overturning and collision of the train.

"These should be it!" Situ Ye's voice showed some joy. He jumped down from the door to check and found that the boxes were covered with a thin layer of steel plate. They were very heavy, with each box weighing at least 100 pounds.

And the lock is complicated.

"See if there is a key on Alette or in the room!" Situ Ye immediately looked up and said.

But a message came back moments later, saying that Arlette didn't have the key on her.

Because these boxes will not be opened until they arrive in New York.

Situ Ye took out his gun and fired two more shots at the lock, but still failed to open it.

"Go and get the carriage and the rope, and take these boxes away." Seeing that the box could not be opened, Situ Ye said directly.

Since you can't open it, just get it back first.

Soon, the group pulled all ten boxes out of the train and loaded them onto the carriage.

"Check if there are any survivors! Brother Wei said we don't want any alive!" Situ Ye whispered, and several young men climbed into the train and shot them one by one.

"What about the back?" Someone looked towards the rear carriage.

"Are you a murderer? What happened later has nothing to do with us, and you haven't even seen what we look like!" Situ Ye cursed.

The continuous sound of gunfire made the people in the carriage at the back feel their hearts beating wildly. Even though they had severe pain from broken bones, they dared not make a sound.

The adults covered the children's mouths tightly, fearing that they would make any noise.

Although the train overturned and crashed, most people only suffered some scratches, and only a few were unlucky enough to suffer fractures.

Of course, there are a very few who are even more unlucky.

Brother Bob, a famous gang leader in the West, was hiding in a train compartment with a bleeding head pretending to be dead. They exchanged glances from time to time, cursing in their hearts.

What on earth is going on? Who are those people outside?

Much more ferocious than them.

And they are here, what about the people they arranged to pick them up?

After waiting in the carriage for a long time, they heard the sound of horse hooves fading away. Then, Xiao Huzi and others mustered up the courage to stick their heads out of the upper window to check, only to find that those people had disappeared.

Letting others carry out the spoils, the man with a mustache and the man with a scar on his face bravely went to look at the next carriage, only to see that it was full of corpses.

Moreover, they heard clearly just now that the gunshots stopped for a while and then started again, which was obviously a supplementary shooting.

This gang not only robbed, but also killed people, leaving no one alive.

"Where on earth did these guys come from? Their target is this wealthy man in front of us, who is said to be a banker!"

"The people we arranged may be in danger!" Scarface said with a grim expression.

"Fortunately we are fine!" sighed the man with a mustache.

A moment later, the gangsters walked into the wilderness carrying the bags, without even taking the three wealthy men with them.

One of the rich men was unlucky and had his head smashed when the train derailed.

Others were discussing the origins of those people and whether the contact person was still alive.

The man with a mustache and the man with a scar were somewhat silent.

Originally, they planned that after making this fortune, they could find a place to buy a manor, marry a few women, and live a leisurely life for the rest of their lives.

But now they suddenly feel that their careers have just started.

At least compared to those people just now, they can only be regarded as a group of petty thieves.

……

After the bandits left, the passengers on the train came out in fear, feeling grateful for having saved their lives.

"It seems that those gang members have left, but we are not out of danger yet, especially since many people are injured. They need help. Let's carry the injured out first..."

"It's not just our carriage, we also need to check the situation in other carriages..."

Max stepped forward at this time and organized everyone to help the wounded. At the same time, he dispatched people to find water and food, and to walk along the railway to find help.

During this process, Max demonstrated good organizational skills and received admiring looks from many girls.

This made him feel a little elated, and he began to feel that this feeling was quite good and he enjoyed it very much.

……

"You dance so well!" Under the ambiguous lighting, Mary Gardner put one hand on Chen Zhengwei's shoulder and held Chen Zhengwei's hand with the other, and said to the man in front of her.

As the music played, the two of them kept spinning on the dance floor, and everything around them flashed by quickly like a revolving lantern.

To others, the movements of the two people have a beauty like flowing water.

In fact, as long as Chen Zhengwei appears on the dance floor, he is always the most handsome guy on the dance floor.

"In fact, you just need to learn a little bit!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and was in high spirits.

According to the time, William should have received his greetings by now.

Although Chen Zhengwei felt a little regretful that he didn't see his expression in person... Bankers are so great? Have a high reputation? Have a wide network of contacts?
You must have a lot of bullet holes on your body now!
To celebrate, he held a dance party at the club and invited many acquaintances and business partners.

As the dance ended, Chen Zhengwei returned to his seat to drink root beer and said hello to Juan.

"It looks like you've encountered good things!" Juan said with a smile. He had a strong ability to read people's expressions. When he first arrived, he noticed that Chen Zhengwei's mood was much higher than usual.

"Yes, my dog gave birth to puppies. I think we should celebrate!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"That must be a great hunting dog!" Juan said with a smile, but he felt in his heart that Chen Zhengwei was definitely not happy about this.

After the dance, Chen Zhengwei took Mary Gardner back to the bedroom in the office and threw her directly onto the bed.

Mary Gardner first exclaimed, then burst into a giggle, her eyes full of charm.

When Chen Zhengwei saw her expression, he felt that tonight would not end well.

But he has been rampant in San Francisco for so long and has never been afraid of anyone.

Even if a few more people were added, he would not panic at all.

...Omit the dividing line of tens of thousands of words...

The next morning, Chen Zhengwei climbed out of bed and spanked Mary Gardner on the butt, which immediately rose and fell like waves.

Chen Zhengwei opened the curtains and stood at the window smoking a cigar.

He glanced at the street below, walked back to the office and picked up the phone: "Ask Yan Qingyou to call me back!"

More than 20 minutes later, the phone rang. When Chen Zhengwei picked up the phone, it was Yan Qingyou's voice that rang. "Brother Wei!"

"There is a black carriage diagonally opposite the club, and someone in the carriage has been staring at the club! He even looked in the direction of my office twice!"

"Go and capture the man and ask who the messenger is."

After all, this was not the first or second time he had been shot in the club. Just a few days ago, a gunman wanted to kill him.

Chen Zhengwei pulled out a gun and shot him on the spot.

So these days, after he got up, he would look down from the window.

"Brother Wei, leave it to me! We must not let them run away!" When Yan Qingyou heard this, he immediately lost all desire to sleep.

Ten minutes later, more than a dozen gunshots were heard outside the club.

"Fuck! It's another fucking gunman!" Chen Zhengwei returned to the bed cursing and pulled Mary Gardner into his arms.

He has a gun too!
……

Two days later, a telegram from Old Silver Mountain was delivered to Chen Zhengwei's office.

The content of the telegram was very brief, containing only two things: William Arlette was dead and they had succeeded.

They would then return to San Francisco via Old Silver Mountain.

After all, a large amount of materials are shipped in and out of Old Silver Mountain every day, and many of them are shipped to San Francisco because there is a mint here that is directly managed by the US Treasury Department.

Using this channel to send the goods back is the least noticeable.

"No one can get rich without unexpected fortune. It looks like there will be another unexpected fortune. I wonder how much it will be!" said Chen Zhengwei, holding a cigar in his mouth.

Thank you for the gift of nature!

It just so happened that he needed a lot of new equipment to build a weapons factory, and he was also planning to invest heavily in San Francisco.

Extend its tentacles into various industries.

His goal is that everyone in San Francisco, from birth to death, must be inseparable from his company.

To achieve this, the amount of investment required will not be a small number.

"Let Rong Jiacai come over!" Chen Zhengwei picked up the phone and ordered.

A moment later, Rong Jiacai rushed over.

"I remember those people said they wanted the latest casting machines, assembly lines and so on? Have you found out? How much do they cost?" Chen Zhengwei asked proudly.

These devices were listed by the weapons experts who were recruited earlier.

Although most of them are responsible for designing weapons, some of them understand the process of the entire production line.

The current manual production of guns is slow on the one hand and has a high failure rate on the other.

And the ammunition production rate is also very slow.

Not just smokeless powder bullets.

A few days ago, he sold a large number of guns and ammunition to the ships that came from eastern Guangdong, thus opening up this market.

What's more, there is still a war in South America. Peru, Chile and Bolivia do not have the ability to manufacture arms. This is a huge market.

"Brother Wei, we need casting machines, milling machines, drilling machines, stamping machines, hardening and tempering equipment, assembly lines, charging machines..."

"In addition, the quality of our steel is average. The steel we produce is more suitable for some ordinary steel products. It is not durable enough for making firearms."

"We need to introduce a complete set of Martin regenerator equipment..."

Rong Jiacai took out a small notebook from his arms and spoke while reading it.

"Some of these devices need to be ordered by large enterprises..."

"I asked someone about it, and it would probably cost millions of dollars to buy all of these devices!" Rong Jiacai said.

"Go and prepare something and have someone contact those companies!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand.

Just one million!

He was originally planning to wait a little longer.

He estimated that his earnings this time must be over one million US dollars, but he didn't know the exact amount yet.

A few days later, at Chicago train station.

Green was on the train waiting to drive.

He had just taken the Pennsylvania Railroad from Philadelphia to Chicago and from there to San Francisco.

Chicago is the most important transportation hub in the central United States, and almost all trains heading west pass through here.

"The largest robbery in the United States, $2.5 million worth of cash and gold was stolen."

Suddenly, the newsboy's cry was heard outside the window!

"Nevada train robbery! Nearly 100 casualties! The largest robbery in the United States!"

"Banker William Arlette was shot three times, and the security team he led was completely wiped out!"

"Brother Bob and his gang are coming again..."

"Two and a half million US dollars?" Everyone on the train who heard the news was surprised and talked about it. After all, this number was too exaggerated, not to mention the heavy casualties.

And it’s Brother Bob again?

Before that, the biggest train robbery in the United States was the Bob Brothers Train Robbery ten years ago... yes, the Bob Brothers on the previous train.

Ten years ago, the Bob brothers robbed a mail car and stole a lot of high-value items from it, with a total value of about $10,000 to $12,000.

It was also because of this case that the Bob brothers became famous and became the most famous gang leaders in the West.

However, ten years later, the Bob brothers robbed a train again, and the amount of the robbery was shocking.

Two and a half million US dollars, this is an astronomical figure. Some smaller banks do not even have that much in total assets.

"Give me a newspaper!"

"Give me one too!"

People on the bus leaned out of the windows to buy newspapers, and even Green bought one.

He knew the Bob brothers and even tracked them for a year.

With the abilities of these two people, they should not be able to handle such a big case.

Most of the gangs in the West are family businesses with a few or a dozen people, and there are almost no gangs with more than thirty people.

Such a huge sum of money needs to be escorted, and there will be no shortage of security personnel.

And the name William Arlette... he had heard of it.

It seems that your boss has some business dealings with the other party?
This made him very interested in the case.

If it was really done by Brother Bob...it seems I can discuss it with the boss when I go back.

Two and a half million dollars. That's a lot of money.

Green picked up the newspaper and immediately looked at the news. At the same time, two men wearing gentlemen's hats sat opposite Green.

Green subconsciously moved the newspaper down and glanced at the two of them with a hidden look.

He smelled blood and gunpowder on both of them.

It was very slight, but it couldn't be hidden from his nose.

(End of this chapter)