The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 321 Visitors from New York
Horatio Page didn't get the news until noon.

"Sir, we encountered a gang at the farm last night..."

"Gang?" Horatio Page was a little surprised. You know, his farm was not far from Sacramento, and gangs usually didn't hang out in such places.

Instead, they robbed the peasants in remote areas.

"Are there any casualties?"

"Everyone on the farm... is dead..."

Horatio Page was stunned after hearing this, then he felt dizzy and the coffee cup in his hand fell to the ground.

"Jimmy...and Little John?"

"He's dead too..."

After a long while, Horatio Page, with a pale face, got into the carriage with the help of the butler.

When we arrived at the scene, the bodies were lined up on the ground...

Horatio Page looked at the bodies one by one and saw his son among them. His whole family was there, including his grandson.

In addition to the farm workers, even the maids were not spared.

Horatio Page felt a sharp pain in his heart, his vision went dark, and he fell down.

When he slowly woke up, he was back in his bedroom in Sacramento, where a doctor was examining him.

"Where's the sheriff in charge?" Horatio Page spoke slowly, feeling a knot in his heart.

"Mr. Page, for the sake of your health, you'd better not have too drastic emotional fluctuations!"

"Call the sheriff!" Horatio Page said word by word.

"Mr. Page!" Soon, the sheriff was taken to Page's bedroom.

"Who is the murderer?" Horatio Page tried to calm himself down.

"It's very likely Brother Bob. Someone saw Brother Bob around the farm yesterday..." said the sheriff. He only found out that someone had been around the area after asking around in the afternoon.

Then after comparison, it was determined that it was Brother Bob.

"That's Brother Bob from the Great Nevada Train Robbery!"

"Catch them! You must catch them! I will send them to the gallows myself...cough cough!" Horatio Page started coughing violently halfway through his words.

"We will definitely catch them!" the sheriff promised solemnly.

Everyone thought that Brother Bob had committed a big crime and would then disappear.

No one expected that before the crisis of the Nevada train robbery had passed and both the Department of Justice and bounty hunters were tracking them, they would show up again, and this time they directly robbed a farm.

The cruelty of the means is appalling.

At the same time, in this farm murder, based on the traces left at the scene, there were at least dozens of Bob brothers.

This also proved that they were capable of carrying out the Nevada Train Robbery.

Logically speaking, after a gang has committed a big crime, they should disappear and not commit crimes again in such a high-profile manner.

But now the Bob brothers are being hunted everywhere, and they have been wandering in the wild.

Many people feel that they are short of supplies and are also trying to provoke the Department of Justice and the bounty hunters who are tracking them.

……

"Brother Bob commits another murder, bloodbaths the farm!"

"So bad? His blood debt is too numerous to list!" Chen Zhengwei sighed while holding the newspaper.

"Yes, dozens of people died!" Rong Jiacai agreed with this.

"These gangsters are capable of anything! Sacramento is not far from San Francisco, they are likely to sell the stolen goods in San Francisco!" Lin Changning said, turning his head.

"Why, you want to get rid of harm for the people?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Those who died were foreigners. What does it have to do with me? But if Michael catches him, he will immediately become famous throughout the United States. With your support, he might even be able to join the Ministry of Justice! He will be more useful in the Ministry of Justice than in San Francisco!" Lin Changning said.

"The sheriff of the San Francisco Investigation Bureau can be anyone. But sending Michael to the Department of Justice is not an opportunity that comes easily!"

"That's a good idea!" Chen Zhengwei said thoughtfully.

If Brother Bob was not sent by him, this operation would actually be feasible.

In two years, when the Bob brothers are no longer useful, Michael can catch them.

During the arrest, Brother Bob resisted fiercely and was eventually shot dead.

This script is good.

"You are getting smarter!" Chen Zhengwei laughed while holding Lin Changning's waist.

Lin Changning rolled his eyes at him.

She just hadn't been exposed to these things before, and she didn't know much about the United States.

Now that I have been in San Francisco for so long, I have seen and heard a lot. I usually think a lot, and I often see Chen Zhengwei doing things.

It will be developed naturally through training.

"Sister-in-law's idea is indeed good! Congratulations, Brother Wei. As the old saying goes, marry a virtuous wife. Sister-in-law is such a virtuous woman!" Rong Jiacai said on the side.

"I can't even stop you from talking while eating!" Lin Changning glanced at him.

"How much have you saved from the slot machines recently?" Chen Zhengwei asked again.

Today, slot machines are found in all bars in San Francisco, and even in some cafes and restaurants.

Last month, slot machine revenue in San Francisco alone was $16.

And the production of slot machines has not slowed down at all, but continues to expand.

Chen Zhengwei's next goal is to spread slot machines throughout the entire western cities with a population of more than 10,000, and then find a way to enter the central and eastern coasts. After all, the eastern coast is the most prosperous and affluent area with the most dense population, followed by some industrial cities in the central region.

In San Francisco, the monthly income is $160,000.

If all major cities in the United States were occupied, how big would this market be?
"There are more than 300 units in the warehouse now, and we can produce more than 400 units every month!" said Rong Jiacai.

"Well, next we will expand our business to Sacramento and Old Silver Mountain. I will write a letter to Attorney General Isaac Smith! We won't run into any trouble in Sacramento!"

“Sell those comics too!”

"Also, investigate the situation in Denver and Salt Lake City!" Chen Zhengwei ordered. There was basically nothing going on in San Francisco now, except for the election. He should focus his attention on the outside world.

Denver is located in Colorado and Salt Lake City is located in Utah Territory.

Both are large cities in the west, with populations exceeding 20,000.

Denver has a population of 35,000 and Salt Lake has about 21,000.

These two states are also along the Pacific Railway.

From west to east, they are California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

As for the largest city in Nevada, it is Virginia where the old Silver Mountain is located.

After dinner, Chen Zhengwei and Lin Changning went to the Chamber of Commerce.

"Mr. Chen! Mrs. Chen!" Seeing the two of them, everyone in the Chamber of Commerce spoke respectfully.

"I'll come and take a look at the situation of the Chamber of Commerce! Call Lin Yuanshan over!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand, signaling others not to pay attention to him.

Of course, as everyone knows, if someone really pretends not to see Chen Zhengwei, he will be in trouble.

"How is the Chamber of Commerce doing recently?" Chen Zhengwei sat down in the office and asked Lin Yuanshan.

"It's developing very fast! With Mr. Chen's reputation, others don't dare to bother us anymore. It's much easier to do business now than before!"

"Originally, the shoe factories paid six dollars for a piece of cowhide, but now it only costs five dollars, and the quality is also better..."

"It's all earned through fighting! If you don't fight, those foreigners will think you are easy to bully, and everyone, whether human or dog, will want to step on you! Now that no one dares to bully you, business will naturally become easier!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"If you continue like this, people will urinate on your graves when you die!"

"Mr. Chen is right, but you have to be able to win the fight!" Lin Yuanshan said with a wry smile. In fact, the earliest Chinese did fight for it.

But the result of fighting with foreigners on their own territory is predictable.

Anyone who dared to show up was either suppressed or thrown into prison and hanged.

In any case involving white people, Chinese can only serve as defendants and cannot even serve as witnesses. Their confessions are not accepted at all.

Later, the Chinese in San Francisco stopped fighting the white people and focused on making money and returning home to live a good life.

Until Chen Zhengwei came over.

First he took care of the Bureau of Investigation, then he wiped out Chinatown, and then he expanded his influence to the whole of San Francisco.

"You can't beat them because you are useless!" Chen Zhengwei didn't give Lin Yuanshan any face.

"Let's continue talking about the Chamber of Commerce!"

"The Chamber of Commerce now has a total of 76 members. In recent months, business has been better than before, and the scale of the factory is also expanding!"

"When the Chamber of Commerce was first established, the total number of employees of all Chamber of Commerce members was 2,560. Now the total number of employees is 5,600! Of course, this does not include Mr. Chen's industries!"

"Recently, three members applied for loans to expand the factory, and they were all approved!" Lin Yuanshan added:

"Business is so good now. As long as you run it carefully, you won't lose money at all!"

Chen Zhengwei nodded as he listened.

It sounds like these people are doing a pretty good job. Judging from the number of workers, the factories of these members of the Chamber of Commerce have doubled in size.

Of course, there is a little bit of water in the middle. The food processing factory that Liang Yi Yue and Chen Zhengwei started together employed thousands of people.

However, even if this part is removed, the number of employees has nearly doubled.

"Actually, everyone is waiting...waiting for this election! Many people are studying English recently!" Lin Yuanshan said again.

These chamber of commerce members all know that after the election, the San Francisco city government will loosen up restrictions on the Chinese, allowing them to get involved in more industries.

That's when it's time to show your talents.

"Okay, I understand the situation. If you encounter any trouble, let me know!" Chen Zhengwei nodded slightly after listening.

Knowing that the Chamber of Commerce is now doing well, he doesn't need to worry about other things.

……

A few days later, a group of people dressed in gentlemen's suits and carrying boxes set foot on the port of San Francisco.

"Is this San Francisco? It looks like the countryside!" One of the men couldn't help laughing as he looked at the city in the distance across the port.

Compared to New York, San Francisco seems like the countryside to them.

Even the dirtiest Lower East Side in New York is better than here in their opinion.

However, as soon as they left the port, they were surrounded by a group of people.

"Where did it come from? What's in the box?" Yan Qingyou looked the group up and down.

This group of people took a train from Chicago. Yan Qingyou received the news just after they got off the train.

"Chinese? Your boss is Chinese Chen?" the leader asked while looking at the group of Chinese people surrounding him and others.

"Is that also your name Chinese Chen?" Yan Qingyou spat on his shoes.

A flash of anger appeared in the leading man's eyes. What a bunch of dirty country bumpkins!
"We're from New York, visiting your boss!"

(End of this chapter)