The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 498 This is a war

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave, saying meaningfully:
"I heard your brother is very capable. Bring him to me for a look when you have a chance!"

Hearing this, Joseph Morris' back became wet.

He understood that only if he met Chen Zhengwei's requirements would Chen Zhengwei let their family go.

Before Chen Zhengwei came, he was able to sit on the sidelines and watch thanks to his position as mayor and the influence of his family.

But Chen Zhengwei will not give him this opportunity.

Either meet Chen Zhengwei's demands and do what he says, or die. There is no other choice.

When Chen Zhengwei left the city hall building, Schultz led his men and followed Charles Milam to a villa, a white building with a beautiful garden located in Quality Hill.

Charles Milam looked through the car window at the villa more than 20 meters away and whispered, "That's it."

At this time, Charles Milam's hand was simply bandaged, and the constant pain almost made him faint.

Schultz took a look, pushed the door open and jumped out of the carriage.

"you can go now!"

If today's news gets out, Charles Milam will have no place to stand in Houston, or even in Texas.

He had no choice but to help Chen Zhengwei.

Schultz came to the door of the villa, looked inside for a few seconds, then leaned against the pillar of the gate, took out a cigarette and lit it.

He stretched out his hand and pointed towards the house in the garden.

A dozen thugs rushed into the beautiful garden with guns in hand and kicked open the door of the villa.

Then a burst of gunfire rang out.

After a while, the thugs walked out of the villa.

"The target is inside, and there are no living people inside now!" said the henchman to Schultz who was leaning against the door smoking.

Schultz threw the cigarette butt to the ground and staggered away.

"gone!"

Twenty minutes after Schultz left, the nearby manor sent people to check the villa. When they entered, they saw only corpses on the ground and flowing blood.

……

In the evening, a train arrived in Houston, and five hundred Chinese youths wearing hunting suits and soft hats came out of the train station, each carrying a bag.

Seeing this scene, ordinary citizens of Houston were shocked and looked around from a distance.

However, those who are well-informed already know what is going on.

Chen Zhengwei not only came to Houston himself, but also brought a large number of his subordinates.

After these people came out, they were not in a hurry to leave. They waited for a while at the train station and carried out a large number of wooden boxes.

The boxes were filled with guns, bullets, grenades, and even hundreds of mortar shells.

After leaving the train station, the men headed downtown to the Hutchins House Hotel.

In just half an hour, the news reached the ears of many people.

“That Chinese guy, is he going to fight in Houston?”

In the living room of a manor, a wealthy man couldn't help but say.

The others were silent, with deep worry on their faces.

……

In an apartment building in Galveston, several people in white robes stood there.

Sitting on the sofa surrounded by several people in white robes was an old man wearing a white robe but no hood. His name was Wilkes, the most prestigious and influential person in the KKK in Texas today.

"Grand Dragon! (Internal title of the KKK, state leader) I want to report to you the news from Houston!" said a man in a white robe standing beside him.

"That Chinese man killed a lot of people today. Many of our knights (internal name) were killed by him! And those who were related to us. The rest of our compatriots (internal name) fled Houston one after another!"

"And the latest news is that 500 Chinese have arrived in Houston!"

"Many compatriots want to know what we should do."

“No matter how strong a fist is, it cannot break water! Our compatriots are hidden among ordinary people. The federal government can’t do anything to us, and that Chinese person certainly can’t do anything to us.”

Wilkes said in a slow but steady tone.

"In the near future, we will launch a fierce revenge! We can find him and kill him at any time, but he is like a blind man and cannot find us."

This is the KKK’s greatest advantage.

Throughout Texas, there are nearly 3 KKK members and countless people supporting them.

So he was not worried about Chen Zhengwei at all.

On the contrary, Chen Zhengwei's existence aroused hatred among KKK members, making the KKK more united.

You have to know that since the United States enacted the "Anti-KKK Act" and the death of its founder, the KKK in Texas has become a strong local model.

Local KKK parties operate independently.

Even as a "big dragon", he was unable to command the local KKK.

And as federal troops withdrew, some KKK members felt that most of their demands had been met and began to withdraw from the KKK.

Today, the KKK's membership is less than half of what it was at its peak.

Therefore, the emergence of Chen Zhengwei is a good thing for the KKK.

……

"When I arrived here, I was very surprised by the situation here. It is already 1880, and there are still such KB organizations."

"There is no doubt that the KKK is a group of cowards and criminals who only dare to hide their identities in robes and attack others at night. Many people are afraid of them... In fact, they are just some sewer rats!"

Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs and spoke with contempt and sarcasm on his face.

Opposite him sat two reporters, taking notes rapidly.

"They attacked black people, and white people who had high moral standards, lynched them, crucified and burned people, and many people were harmed by them or could be harmed by them."

"These cowards and criminals have been wreaking havoc on this land for so many years, and the situation has not improved much. Everyone is shrouded in their brutality!"

"The flowers of sin are blooming all over this land!"

"But there are always some people with high moral standards who want to change this situation, and then they are retaliated against! Just last night, Mr. William Rice was killed by them, and several celebrities were also killed."

"They want to use this kind of violence to scare people into submission."

"To this I would like to say, never!" Chen Zhengwei's words were as loud as steel.

"As long as there is sunshine in this world, there will be people who are devoted to the sunshine! Even if there are many unfair things in this world, there will be people who are devoted to justice!"

"As everyone knows, I have always supported the equal rights movement for all ethnic groups in the United States."

"So I'm willing to work with the Houston government and provide them with some help."

"The Houston City Government has just reached an agreement with me to hire my security company to assist the Houston Police Department in cracking down on the KKK!"

"In addition, Houston will also promote a series of actions to combat the KKK and bring them to justice."

"All those who have been hurt by the KKK and hate its atrocities, you should stand up! As long as you find traces of the KKK, you can report it to the Houston Police Department. As long as you confirm that the other party is a member of the KKK, you will be given a $3 reward." "If you are hurt by the KKK's atrocities, you must stand up and fight back bravely. If you kill the perpetrators while resisting the KKK's atrocities, you will be exempt from prosecution and receive a $3 reward!"

"This is a war. This is a war between the laws of this country and the people with conscience in the whole society against the thugs and criminals in the dark corners!"

"And this war is not limited to Houston! This war will eventually expand to the entire state of Texas, and even the entire United States!"

Chen Zhengwei finished speaking all this in one breath, paused for a moment, and then continued righteously:

“I know there are many well-dressed bigwigs who support them, provide convenience and support to those thugs, and use these thugs to benefit themselves.

All those who have colluded with these thugs will only be judged by justice in the end!"

"Send these out!" Chen Zhengwei said, then waved his hand, signaling the reporters to leave.

Then Chen Zhengwei lay back on the sofa and smiled at Green:

"Since the KKK are hiding among ordinary people, why not start a war among ordinary people? $3 per head, isn't that much more profitable than Indian scalps?"

“The Indians had to go out into the wilderness to look for it… and they only paid $50 for a scalp.

"Reporting a KKK member is their monthly salary! Killing one is $3, and killing more than a few will make you a millionaire!"

"A lot of people will definitely be tempted!" Schultz nodded. He felt that his boss's move was too cruel.

After all, those Indians were in the wilderness, while those KKK members were in the city and in the countryside, and they had to deal with people every day.

Once this bounty is issued, those people will soon become rats in the gutter, living in fear every day for fear that their identities will be discovered.

Just a few hundred thousand dollars could wipe out the KKK in an entire state.

Moreover, Chen Zhengwei had no intention of paying for these hundreds of thousands of dollars himself.

Of course, this just cause of improving public security in the entire state must be supported by donations from the wealthy.

Not only did Chen Zhengwei not spend any money, he also made money.

"I think those people will become desperate soon, so keep a close eye on them!" said Chen Zhengwei.

Green nodded, and Schultz left behind a few KKK members with more secretive identities, and his men watched in the dark.

As long as someone contacts them, he will know immediately.

"So what's the fun here?" Chen Zhengwei quickly changed the subject.

He hadn't touched a woman for several days, and now he felt particularly hard.

……

The next day, Chen Zhengwei's speech was immediately published in newspapers throughout Texas.

《Declare war on the KKK! 》

When people in Texas saw this headline, they didn't take it too seriously.

However, after seeing the content clearly, many people's expressions changed.

Reporting a KKK member gets you $3, killing a KKK member gets you $30, and you won't be prosecuted.

Reporting a member of the KKK can earn you one month's salary, which is a considerable income for most ordinary people.

If you can report a few KKK members, you can live a rich life.

Many people subconsciously raised their heads and looked around, as if trying to find members of the KKK among the people around them.

After reading the newspaper, some people's expressions changed slightly. They tucked the newspaper under their arms, lowered their heads and walked away quickly.

And those who were most encouraged were the black people throughout the state.

You have to know that the black people here are in poverty, and many of them have been attacked and threatened by the KKK.

They have been living in poverty and fear.

In a slum in Galveston, a black man in ill-fitting gentleman's clothes walked in quickly, holding a newspaper in his hand:

"Someone has declared war on the KKK!"

"Alsha, someone has declared war on the KKK!"

Alsha is a black woman with three children here. Her husband and eldest son were attacked by the KKK and burned to death on the cross.

When the other blacks heard the shouting, they looked over there with numb eyes, without showing the slightest excitement.

After all, the US government has been cracking down on the KKK for a long time, but there has been no change at all.

This is a Southern state, where those white supremacist organizations are.

"There's $3 for reporting a KKK member!" After hearing this, the black people's eyes finally showed some movement, and some of them stood up and surrounded them.

"30 dollars? Really? Do they mean what they say? The US government and state governments are all liars!"

"This time is different!" the black man waving the newspaper shouted excitedly, "This time is different!"

"The Chinese leader, Zhengwei Chen, has arrived in Houston. You've all heard of him! This time the KKK has angered him!"

"It's $3 to report a KKK member, and $30 to kill a KKK member!"

"You mean Houston? But this is Galveston!" someone asked immediately.

"This is a war. This war is not limited to Houston, but will expand to the entire State of Texas! This is what he said, and I believe him!" The black man was still very excited, with light in his eyes.

It has been a long time since something so exciting happened.

Every black person here hates the KKK with all their might.

They would have enjoyed seeing those KKK members burned on crosses.

And there are bonuses. As long as they can report a few KKK members, they can live a good life.

When the news in the newspaper reached the black community in the slums, it also reached the ears of Wilkes and other members of the KKK.

Still in the same apartment, Wilkes looked at the news in the newspaper, his face turned pale and he looked a little flustered.

"We're going to kill him!"

"We must kill him!"

There was a strong murderous intent in his eyes.

He also said yesterday that they were like a drop of water hidden in the ocean and the Chinese couldn't find them.

Received this news today.

The other party's methods are too cruel.

He could imagine what the KKK would face after the news spread.

In every city and village, there are countless eyes who will look for their whereabouts and report them for that little bonus.

"We will not only kill him, but also kill everyone who dares to cooperate with him and those who betray us for the reward!" Wilkes squeezed out a voice from between his teeth.

For a moment, there was only one thought in his mind, to use terror and violence to make everyone submit.

"We must act and burn that Chinese man to death."

"We must also let everyone know what will happen to those who dare to betray us!"

(End of this chapter)