The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 345 Mentor in the Development of Modern Criminal Organizations

"Mr. Thompson, there will be many wealthy people attending this event. They came here from San Francisco and need to integrate into Chicago as soon as possible and become a part of this city!"

"I think no one is more suitable than Mr. Thompson!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and pulled Thompson inside.

Thompson sent someone to question Joseph Medel, but after the investigation bureau failed to find Joseph Medel, he pretended that the incident had never happened.

After all, his term will end in three months. Even if something happens...what does it have to do with him?

What's more, he received a large sum of money from Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei likes Thompson's work attitude very much.

Therefore, he specially invited Thompson to this banquet to support him and help those wealthy people in San Francisco better integrate into Chicago.

Although they had to pay a small price, Chen Zhengwei also provided them with great help.

If they rely on themselves, they may not even have the opportunity to talk to Thompson.

After Thompson entered the hotel, he saw a dozen people around him and felt that they did not look like ordinary businessmen.

He smiled at them, then chatted with Chen Zhengwei for a while and went to the room inside to rest.

"That was the mayor of Chicago!" Chen Zhengwei watched Thompson being taken to the inner room to rest, and then said to the dozen people.

These dozen people are gang leaders in major cities across the United States.

"You have money and they have power. Cooperation will benefit both of you!" Chen Zhengwei suggested casually.

These gang leaders were called by Chen Zhengwei to broaden their horizons and let them know how a gentleman with style should act.

"Good evening, Mr. Chen! I am Phillips Brown, and I have met you in San Francisco before!!" Mr. Brown walked up to Chen Zhengwei and said respectfully.

"Welcome, there should be many old friends here tonight! I will introduce two special guests to you later!" Chen Zhengwei patted his shoulder with a smile.

Although he had no idea who this Phillips Brown was.

"I'm looking forward to it!" Brown said with a smile, glanced at the people around Chen Zhengwei, and then left on his own accord.

As Brown left, people came into the hotel from time to time and greeted Chen Zhengwei respectfully.

"Mr. Chen! I am..."

"These are all wealthy people, with assets of hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions of dollars!" Chen Zhengwei took the time to turn around and explain to everyone.

At this time, Eberst walked in from outside, glanced around, and then came to Chen Zhengwei.

"Good evening, Mr. Chen!" Eberst walked up to Chen Zhengwei and greeted him.

"Good evening, and welcome, Eberst!"

"This is the director of the Investigation Bureau!" Chen Zhengwei introduced with a smile.

Eberst took a deep look at these people. They were all gang leaders. Even without introduction, Eberst could guess something just by looking at their temperament and expressions.

"These are some of my business partners from out of town! They recently came to Chicago to play. Don't worry, they won't cause any trouble!" Chen Zhengwei patted Eberst and turned to Marcelo and the others, saying, "Find a place for yourselves. I won't accompany you!"

"Mr. Chen, just mind your own business!" These people said honestly, and then watched Chen Zhengwei leave with his arm around Eberst's shoulder.

These people looked at each other, and they all felt their eyes had been opened.

Rich people with a net worth of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars actually have a high status and influence, and often own shares in several medium-sized factories.

Even gangsters like them have to be polite when facing each other, and one can even sense their arrogance.

But in front of Chen Zhengwei, everyone looked respectful, not daring to show any arrogance, and they all lowered their heads and looked submissive.

Chen Zhengwei is the one in power.

What's more, there is the mayor of Chicago and the director of the Investigation Bureau, who also dare not treat Chen Zhengwei with disrespect.

Even the director of the Investigation Bureau was still in a subordinate position when facing Chen Zhengwei.

These gang leaders are very sensitive to such subtle details of attitude.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's status in Chicago and thinking about themselves, they had to admit that they were just gangsters.

And Chicago is not Chen Zhengwei's base.

San Francisco is.

Chen Zhengwei came to Chicago at about the same time as them.

This further illustrates the gap between the two sides.

People like Marcelo watched Chen Zhengwei communicate with everyone in the hotel attentively.

They felt that Chen Zhengwei was simply their mentor, vividly demonstrating to them what a real gang boss should be like.

They wear decent clothes, have a huge influence on a city, go to luxurious banquets every day, interact with celebrities and politicians, have close relationships with the mayor and the director of the investigation bureau, and every rich person has to respect them...

There was already a vivid example before their eyes.

The development path of modern gangs began to sprout in their hearts.

……

After everyone arrived, Chen Zhengwei greeted everyone and chatted for a few minutes before walking to the front and clapping his hands.

Everyone gathered around him.

"I didn't expect that we were so destined to meet again in Chicago, thousands of miles away from San Francisco." Chen Zhengwei looked at the crowd with a smile. There were more than twenty people in total, all of them wealthy people with some fortune.

Of course, there's one person missing.

Benjamin Arnott, the shipyard owner I met at the banquet that day, fainted at the banquet and was sent to the hospital.

After waking up, he left Chicago with his family overnight.

When the wealthy people below heard Chen Zhengwei's words, they felt extremely complicated and even a little aggrieved.

They sold their properties at a discount and moved to Chicago, leaving almost everyone with a financial loss.

However, this Chinese man actually came over... Aren't they all working in vain?
"We're all from the same hometown... We Chinese have a saying: When fellow countrymen meet, tears well up in their eyes. After all, meeting someone from your hometown in a foreign land always feels more intimate!"

"Even the enemy looks handsome!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Of course, we are definitely not enemies, otherwise you wouldn't be here!"

Almost all of Chen Zhengwei's enemies are in the soil or in the sea.

“In Chicago, we are all outsiders who need to integrate into this city full of vitality and prospects!”

"I know what you need. You need connections, opportunities, and the ability to integrate into the upper class society here! That's why I hosted this party!"

"And we invited two special guests!"

"Our mayor, Mr. Thompson!" Chen Zhengwei spread out one arm and pointed in one direction.

At this time, some wealthy people who were late to realize the situation looked in the direction of Chen Zhengwei's hand in surprise. Mayor Thompson actually came to this banquet? You know, most people here are not qualified to visit the mayor.

I didn't expect to see him here. Chen Zhengwei actually invited the mayor here.

On the one hand, they were surprised by Chen Zhengwei's influence and connections in Chicago.

At the same time, I was confused and had no idea what Chen Zhengwei was trying to do.

When many people came, they thought Chen Zhengwei was going to cause trouble for them.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Thompson walked up to Chen Zhengwei with a smile on his face, while Chen Zhengwei stepped aside.

"On behalf of Chicago, I welcome everyone to this city... Mr. Chen's speech was very wonderful. This city is full of vitality and vigor, and it is thriving..."

After a while, Thompson finished speaking and Chen Zhengwei walked in front of the crowd again.

"Also, let me introduce another guest to you, Mr. Eberst, the Director of the Chicago Investigation Bureau!"

"I believe that after tonight, doing business in Chicago will have fewer problems!"

As Eberst stepped forward, everyone was not so surprised.

The mayor... the chief of investigation... the court...

This city exudes the same flavor as San Francisco.

In a short time, China Chen will take over Chicago's upper class and law enforcement agencies... and then this place will become another San Francisco.

But they really need to get to know Mayor Thompson and the Director of Investigation.

Soon, Chen Zhengwei announced the start of the banquet, and many people took the initiative to find Thompson and Eberst to chat.

Some people were also curious about the identities of Marcelo and others, because apart from those people from San Francisco, the mayor and the director of investigation of Chicago, the only people present at the banquet were those standing aside.

Soon he walked over with a glass of wine and started a conversation.

"Good evening, sir!"

"You can call me Marcelo. I'm from New Orleans! If you come to New Orleans, just stop anyone on the street and ask, and you'll find me." Marcelo said with some reserve.

"Whether you encounter a robbery or anything else, you can tell me my name! Except for the French Quarter, those guys are very ignorant of the current situation. But if you go later, they should disappear..."

"You can call me Eastman! I have a lot of businesses in New York. Of course, compared with yours, these businesses are a little special! But the profits are very good!"

After a while, the rich man who had come over with a glass of wine to chat with her left with a slightly changed expression.

The few wealthy businessmen who were still standing there also looked somewhat amazed.

These people turned out to be gangsters from all over the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Orleans...

Are these people coming to Chicago for a meeting?

When they looked at Chen Zhengwei in the distance, their expressions became even more complicated.

Chen Zhengwei was watching all this, and after a moment he called Dapolan over: "Did you see those people? They don't seem to want to know the mayor!"

Chen Zhengwei looked at the people in the corner.

In the corner, a few foreigners raised their glasses and looked at Thompson, then gave each other a knowing look.

"Boss, what do you mean?" Great Poland glanced in that direction and asked in a low voice.

"These people are staunch racists!" Chen Zhengwei said meaningfully.

He knew why these people left San Francisco. Some of them felt uneasy, while others were staunch white supremacists who were hostile to other ethnic groups and could not tolerate a yellow person influencing everything in San Francisco.

So after seeing myself coming to Chicago, I'm likely to leave Chicago.

So he had no intention of getting to know Mayor Thompson and Investigation Director Eberst.

"Have someone keep an eye on them. As soon as they leave Chicago... kill them! You know, what I hate most are racists! I never care what ethnicity my subordinates are, whether it's you, Green, Schultz, or anyone else!"

"Boss, I hate racists too." Greater Poland nodded in agreement.

You know, in the United States, the first class is the British, the second class is the Irish and other white ethnic groups, the third class is the Italians and Poles, the whites with darker skin, the fourth class is the blacks, and the fifth class is the Jews...

So he doesn't have a good impression of racists.

"Let them disappear from this world, and the world will be a better place!" Chen Zhengwei patted Great Poland on the shoulder.

An hour later, Thompson and Eberst left.

Chen Zhengwei clapped his hands again to attract everyone. Holding a wine glass in one hand, he said to everyone, "I know you must be very curious about the purpose of my hosting this banquet!"

"Now I can reveal the answer. I am here to do good things! Like I said, in Chicago, you are all outsiders. You need to integrate here."

Chen Zhengwei smiled when he said this, and after a moment he continued:
"So I decided to help you guys out. It's easy for me, whether in San Francisco or Chicago... everyone has to respect me!"

"Since we're both from San Francisco, you can always ask for my help if you run into problems you can't solve in the future!"

Chen Zhengwei's words stunned everyone, but after a moment they came to their senses and applauded.

No matter what they thought, these people all thanked him: "Thank you Mr. Chen for hosting the banquet. It solved a lot of problems for us!"

"It's good that you know it!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"Also, I want to invest in some business in Chicago! I haven't decided what to do yet, but if you have any ideas, you can come and find me!"

Then everyone said goodbye and left. Most of them found Chen Zhengwei to say a few words and express their gratitude when they left.

After leaving, he returned to the carriage and began to wonder whether he should get closer to this Chinese man.

Apparently, going to Chicago wasn't going to get him away.

If you want to do business smoothly in Chicago in the future, it is very important to have Chen Zhengwei's support behind you.

Besides, even if they left Chicago, they might not be able to escape from Chen Zhengwei.

Many people at the party have figured out the identities of those unfamiliar faces; they are all gangsters from major cities in the United States.

And it is obvious that they have a relationship with Chen Zhengwei. Even if they leave San Francisco and Chicago, they cannot get rid of this Chinese man in other major cities in the United States.

……

After everyone left, Chen Zhengwei called Marcelo and others and instructed:
"Meeting tomorrow night, about the Disciplinary Committee!"

"We will arrive on time!" These gang leaders from all over the United States said with respect.

Although they were not the protagonists tonight, they received a vivid and lively teaching on the spot.

I saw with my own eyes how Chen Zhengwei used his influence and skills to gather these wealthy people around him and form a powerful force.

(End of this chapter)