The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 366: The Virginia Massacre
The director of the Virginia Bureau of Investigation got up from the ground. He felt dizzy and the earth was shaking.

My ears are filled with buzzing sounds and I can't hear anything else.

The whole street was filled with dust, so he couldn't see anything.

A warm current flowed down from his head. The director reached out and touched it, and his hand was bright red.

He staggered forward a few steps and bumped into something. Looking down, he saw a blood-stained FBI agent. Looking at his painful expression and constantly moving lips, it seemed as if he was groaning in pain.

But he couldn't hear anything.

"Help, help, help!" The director shouted for a long time in the dust before someone came and started to rescue people.

Other sounds began to reach the director's ears.

The whole scene was in chaos.

"Catch those Chinese, we must catch those Chinese!" The person from the Ministry of Justice roared loudly, he was completely filled with anger.

……

"If we charge over now, it will be exciting!" Rong Jiahong stood outside Virginia City, looking at the flames in the darkness in the distance with an eager expression.

"Let's go!" Rong Jiasheng looked into the distance, sighed after a moment, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Something might happen next at Old Silver Mountain...

Xu Yan and his men stood on the roadside with a smile on their faces, watching the thugs pass by.

After everyone had passed, Xu Yan led his men behind.

……

"Not caught? Could they run away so quickly?" The staff from the Ministry of Justice kept walking back and forth, roaring loudly.

This operation had such a huge mistake, so many casualties, and in the end no one was caught. He could just hand in his resignation letter when he returned.

What's more, the more than 20 corpses hanging at the scene not only made the director of investigation's eyes red, but also made him feel the same.

Those Chinese not only killed the people from the Investigation Bureau, but also insulted and provoked them in this way.

When the bodies were put down, the explosives were detonated again, killing more than 20 people on the scene, most of whom were gang members standing nearby, and even an unlucky gang boss.

At this moment, the staff member of the Ministry of Justice had fierceness in his eyes and gnashed his teeth and said:

"We are heading in the wrong direction. They may not have evacuated yet and are hiding among the Chinese here!"

"Catch all the Chinese here!"

"I don't believe we can't find them!"

The surrounding agents and gangs were also filled with anger at this time. They rushed into the surrounding houses and drove out the Chinese inside.

"You have no right to come in!" A Chinese man argued, but the next second the angry agent pointed a gun at his head: "I suspect you are colluding with the Chinese gangs entrenched here!"

boom!
As the gunshot went off, the Chinese man fell directly to the ground.

The others were frightened and screamed out.

At this time, gunshots were heard from time to time in the Chinese community.

Moreover, those gang members also took the opportunity to rob the Chinese of their property, and anyone who dared to resist would be shot to death immediately.

The entire Chinese community was in chaos.

Seeing those gang members committing crimes and robbing in the Chinese community, stealing all the money from the Chinese, and adding to some rumors that had been circulating among the miners, someone finally couldn't help but shout with red eyes: "If they don't want us to live, then let's fight them!"

He picked up a stick and rushed towards a gang member not far away.

boom!
He was shot dead by the gang member before he rushed halfway and fell to the ground unwillingly.

At this moment, the others were also ignited by those words and picked up their weapons.

They are bullied here, pay foreign miners' taxes, and receive minimal wages, but they endure it all just to make some money to return home.

But now these people want to rob them of the money they have earned with their lives over the past few years, and they can no longer bear it.

Soon, the gang member was beaten to death with clubs. Then a chain reaction occurred. The entire Chinese community was in complete chaos, with some people looting and some resisting.

The sound of gunfire also began to increase.

The people from the Ministry of Justice were there, feeling pain from the injuries on their bodies. They noticed the commotion around them and called someone to ask, "What happened?"

"Those Chinese riots..." the agent who was called in said hesitantly.

Just now some agents also joined the looting team.

"Suppress them!" The people from the Ministry of Justice had gloomy faces and issued a bloody order.

Ask the agents here to lead those gang members to suppress the Chinese here.

"If the gun doesn't calm them down, the bodies will. Catch those who lead others in resistance and hang them!"

Soon, Virginia agents led gang members in a crackdown.

……

In the distance, a reporter was taking notes quickly with a notebook.

"The Chinese began to resist, but were quickly suppressed."

"The officer sent by the Ministry of Justice is the leader, giving orders, while the local detectives and gang members are the executors."

"They drove the Chinese out of their homes in Nigger Alley, brutally suppressed those who dared to resist, beat them until they were covered in blood, threw them into burning houses, watched them burn to death, and laughed."

That’s right, an area of the Chinese community here is called Nigger Alley.

"More than a hundred Chinese were pushed to the gallows at gunpoint, and five of them were hanged... The others had to watch this scene with their eyes open."

"There was a sound of a woman screaming in the distance. Apparently something outrageous had happened in some corners."

"There are thousands of Chinese people in the entire Chinese community, or even more people have been gathered together..."

……

At this time, most of the miners were not in the city, and more than a thousand Chinese who were in the city were gathered together.

People from the Ministry of Justice walked up to them and looked at the faces illuminated by the torches, faces full of hatred.

But he did not feel the slightest sympathy in his heart, instead he felt a sense of pleasure.

It's like the pleasure of having your own dog bite its owner and then being beaten to death by him in anger.

"Where are the gang members?" the Justice Department asked directly, standing in front of the crowd.

But no one said anything.

The remaining Chinese can only resist with silence.

"No one knows? Or don't want to say it?" The person from the Ministry of Justice sneered, and then asked the person on the side: "Does anyone understand what they are saying?"

"I have a subordinate who knows a little bit..." said a gang leader in the distance.

"Let him translate my words!"

Soon, an Irishman was pushed over.

"Tell them where the gang members are and I will let them go!"

The Irishman finished translating, but the men remained silent.

"I see you don't know, you just don't want to tell me. Then you are colluding with those gang members!"

"I don't believe you are not afraid of death!"

"Hang a few more!"

Then a dozen more Chinese were dragged out and hanged on a wooden pole. The remaining Chinese were in a commotion, their eyes full of anger and hatred. "No one has said anything yet?"

"Then continue to hang..."

"They're gone..." Finally, someone couldn't stand the pressure anymore and spoke.

"Very good, someone is finally willing to speak. Have they left, or are they hiding among you? Who instigated you just now?"

After a whole night of effort, the people from the Ministry of Justice finally confirmed that the gang members were indeed not inside.

"They only have two hours to get out of Virginia, and there are hundreds of them, and they need food, water, and other things..."

"Drive all the Chinese who are mining in the mines here!"

"Unless they intend to starve to death in the wilderness, they must show up!" The people from the Ministry of Justice quickly made a decision.

At the same time, a telegram was sent to Washington, requesting support.

In just two days, support arrived.

But the support did not come from Washington, but from militiamen from Nevada.

Soon after, a large number of Chinese miners were driven to Virginia City and forced to build a shelter outside the city.

Or rather...concentration camp!

At the same time, two telegrams were sent first to San Francisco and then to Chicago.

"Brother Wei, two telegrams have arrived from Old Silver Mountain." Aaron walked in with a gloomy face.

"Why do you look so unhappy? Have you ever snatched a woman from someone in a bar?" Chen Zhengwei took the telegram and glanced at it.

"I didn't realize before, but Xu Yan is such a ruthless guy!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at the telegram and recalled Xu Yan's appearance in his mind.

Such means, such ruthlessness... Not many of his men have such skills.

Chen Zhengwei thought about it and decided that he could give Xu Yan more chances in the future.

Then Chen Zhengwei looked at the other one.

Nevada Chinatown Massacre!

"They drove the Chinese out of their homes in Nigger Alley, brutally suppressed those who dared to resist, beat them until they were covered in blood, and then threw them into burning houses, watching them burn to death, and then laughed loudly..."

Chen Zhengwei read the entire handwritten report with an expressionless face and sat there for a moment without saying a word.

"Brother Wei, those foreigners don't treat us Chinese as human beings at all. We have done so much, I thought things were different... but deep down they still treat us Chinese as animals!" Aaron said gritting his teeth.

"So I've always said that we have to fight so that the Chinese can straighten their backbones. If you don't hurt them, they will always treat you like pigs and sheep! Only when you hurt them, will they think about whether their voices are a little loud when they talk to you!" Chen Zhengwei said in a flat tone, put the newspaper aside, took a cigar from the box, lit it, and inhaled deeply into his lungs.

Then the fierce light in his eyes became more and more intense, and he kicked the coffee table in front of him fiercely, and it hit the wall and shattered into a pile of wood chips in an instant.

Chen Zhengwei yelled, "Do they think I'm dead?"

"Massacre...Massacre..." Even though he had guessed the outcome from the first telegram, what those people did still made him furious.

"Brother Wei!" The thugs outside rushed in immediately after hearing the voice.

Chen Zhengwei was too lazy to look at them and just raised the report he had written.

"Send this to the newspapers!"

"Newspapers in San Francisco, Chicago, and major cities across the United States..."

"Let those gangs get moving. Tomorrow, all the newspapers in America will publish this!"

"This is a bloody massacre against minorities led by the Department of Justice after the Civil War!"

"Then translate it into Chinese, post it in Chinatown for me, send it to the farm for me, let everyone see it! If they can't understand it, just tell them what happened!"

"Dispatch a group of people from San Francisco to Old Silver Mountain. Bring submachine guns with you. Contact Rong Jiasheng and the others after you get there. Then wait for my notification!"

Rong Jiasheng and his team had stayed in Old Silver Mountain for so long and had made some arrangements.

In addition to the Chinese community, there are also places for sending and receiving telegrams.

"Find out who the person sent to Old Silver Mountain by the Ministry of Justice is, where he lives, and how many people are there in his family. I want to see them! Bring all his dogs here!"

"Go do your work!" Chen Zhengwei gave the order and waved his hand.

Aaron took the handwritten report and left, with anger and a bit of expectation in his eyes.

The desire for revenge.

Chen Zhengwei sat on the sofa and smoked a cigar. He became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and began to wonder what other enemies he had in Chicago.

However, after thinking about it, I realized that I didn't have any enemies at all.

He became even more angry.

Chen Zhengwei got up and went out, and the others quickly followed him.

Chen Zhengwei left the hotel and wanted to find someone on the street to bump into and kick, but there were so many thugs following him that passers-by avoided him when they saw him.

Even now, we are on the busiest commercial street in Chicago.

Chen Zhengwei was even more angry.

They simply went straight to a nearby tailor shop. Wen Bingzhong and a few others were originally upstairs in the shop. When they heard Chen Zhengwei coming, they hurried downstairs.

"boss!"

"Come down with me!" Chen Zhengwei said to Wen Bingzhong and others.

Then he went directly to the basement, which was a space covering more than 100 square meters. There were some guns and a few chairs in the corner.

Nothing else.

Chen Zhengwei took off his suit and shirt and threw them aside, revealing his muscular body, like a wall, giving people a majestic feeling, and the trapezius muscles behind his shoulders bulged high, as if he was wearing a layer of armor.

"Come on, fight with me!" Chen Zhengwei waved at Wen Bingzhong and others.

"Boss?" Wen Bingzhong and others were even more confused, not knowing what mistake they had made.

"I'm in a bad mood now and I can't find anyone to fight with! This is a good opportunity for me to see your skills!" said Chen Zhengwei.

Almost all of these Taiping Army remnants have practiced martial arts.

The most important thing is... after so many years of mining, I can withstand the attacks.

Wen Bingzhong and others suddenly realized.

Wen Bingzhong looked carefully at Chen Zhengwei's muscles and knew that Chen Zhengwei's strength must be terrifying.

Although he had never seen his boss take action, he estimated that his boss was very powerful.

"Shitou, come practice with the boss!" Wen Bingzhong said to one side, and suddenly a strong, muscular man came out and said cautiously: "Boss, be careful!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Zhengwei kicked his feet and appeared in front of the man.

The man was startled and quickly covered his face and upper body with his hands.

Accompanied by a crackling sound, Chen Zhengwei's thigh swelled and he kicked out fiercely, directly kicking the man in the abdomen.

boom!
The man flew out as if he was hit by a carriage.

The pants on Chen Zhengwei's legs also turned into rags, revealing his muscular thighs.

　I can't help but say that this massacre has a prototype...the Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre in 1871.

　　In fact, there were multiple attacks and massacres against Chinatown in 1885 and 1886... and most of them were directed and supported by local government officials.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)