The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 554 God Has Forgiven Me!

"Mr. Chen wants to do business, he can probably do it!" Justo Arosemena forced a smile.

How could Chen Zhengwei fail to do business when he brought a fleet?

He still didn't know what the gunfire was about.

This Chinese American was clearly trying to intimidate them.

However, even though he knew he was threatening him, Justo Arosemena did not dare to show any sign of abnormality.

If it was the US Navy that came, Justo Arosemena might have been tougher and argued his case, or even announced the matter to the international community and let the international community put pressure on him.

However, Chen Zhengwei is different.

He even dared to kill the President of the United States. It is hard to imagine what he would not dare to do.

"I am the best at doing business. I will definitely succeed in business!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

Watching the unbridled Chen Zhengwei, Justo Arosemena had only one Spanish phrase in his mind: "Desprender autoridad (Exude authority)!"

The corresponding Chinese word is "霸气侧漏!"

Following Justo Arosemena were Panamanian officials, most of whom could not understand what the two were saying as the official language is Spanish.

Only some of them know some English.

But they could all see that the Chinese American who came off the boat completely suppressed Justo Arosemena.

Justo Arosemena gave instructions to the official behind him to notify the Gran Hotel, one of the best hotels in Panama.

"Mr. Chen, you must have had a hard time sailing all the way. We can discuss business matters later. I have asked someone to book a hotel for you!"

Chen Zhengwei stood there and watched several transport ships behind him enter the port, followed by a large number of sailors coming down from them.

The Pallas frigate and several other Tel-class gunboats remained on the sea, ready to launch an attack and bombard Panama at any time.

"You guys pack the fresh water and other things! And then wait for my orders! Load the bullets and load the shells!" Chen Zhengwei gave his orders in English, turned around and walked towards the best carriage.

It didn't matter who the carriage belonged to, what mattered was that it was his now.

Wan Yun followed Chen Zhengwei closely, while Su Ya and other bodyguards held guns in their hands and glanced at the cautious Panamanian officials.

There was a hint of satisfaction in Su Ya's eyes.

I can really learn a lot from following Brother Wei.

When the group arrived at the hotel, the best room had already been reserved for him.

A group of people who looked like wealthy people with bodyguards were coming down from upstairs with unhappy faces.

"I will never stay in your hotel again!" said the rich man angrily.

No matter who is in the room, being kicked out is not pleasant.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei and his group coming in, the rich man looked Chen Zhengwei and the people around him up and down, and became more and more angry.

"You asked me to vacate my room just to give space to these yellow-skinned people?"

After taking a deep look at Chen Zhengwei and the others, he retracted his gaze and walked away from them.

Chen Zhengwei turned his head and looked at him, then smiled and said, "He doesn't seem to like me!"

"It's just a small misunderstanding, Mr. Chen!" Arosemena glared at the official who came to inform the hotel.

"Is that so!" Chen Zhengwei nodded, then moved like lightning, took the gun from Su Ya's hand, turned around and pulled the trigger at the back of the rich man's head.

boom!
The back of the rich man's head exploded, and the bodyguard carrying the luggage behind him was stunned for a moment. He dropped the luggage in shock and anger and was about to pull out his gun.

Bang bang bang!
After several gunshots, the bodyguards fell to the ground one after another.

Arosemena and the hotel staff all looked shocked, and the hotel staff were even more panicked.

No one expected that Chen Zhengwei would suddenly shoot and kill someone under such circumstances.

There was no conflict between him and the other party at all, he just complained a few words about the hotel.

"Just a little misunderstanding!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and threw the gun to Su Ya.

"I misunderstood that he didn't like me! I don't know if he would forgive me if I apologized!"

"Of course he will! God has forgiven me! God is much bigger than him!" Chen Zhengwei pulled out the cross from his clothes and kissed it. So he believed in God very devoutly because God would always forgive him.

"Where is the restaurant? We've been eating canned food on the boat for days!"

Chen Zhengwei looked around, found the location of the restaurant, and walked straight towards it.

He brought a lot of vegetables and fruits when he got on board, and there was also a cold storage on the ship.

However, it cannot be kept in the refrigerator for too long unless it is frozen.

It took them 13 days to get here from San Francisco.

He has been feeling like vomiting after eating canned food in recent days.

Fortunately, there were still some braised beef and canned luncheon meat in his space.

Behind him, the hotel staff were all silent and had no idea what to do.

Even Arosemena couldn't help but look at the body on the ground.

This Chen Zhengwei was just like what he saw in the newspaper, a ruthless executioner.

He gestured to the hotel staff to take the body away and clean up the place.

As for how to notify the rich man’s family, that will be a matter for later.

"If you have any delicious food here, bring some up! If it's not tasty, I'll get mad!" Chen Zhengwei sat down on a chair in the restaurant and reached out to take the cigar from the henchman.

While smoking a cigar, he smiled to Arosemena, "Don't be too nervous, I'm here to do business this time!"

"As long as the deal is done, everything else won't be a problem!"

"I'm a very easy-going person!"

"Mr. Arosemena, please sit down. Why are you so polite?"

Arosemena forced a smile and sat down opposite Chen Zhengwei: "Mr. Chen, what business are you here for this time?"

"I'll sell you whatever you need. For example, I've brought a lot of guns and ammunition! The situation in Colombia is so unstable. It was still fighting a civil war two years ago. Have you ever thought about rebellion? Are 100,000 guns enough?" The smile on Arosemena's face immediately couldn't be suppressed.

If this word gets out, he will be beaten to death in his own manor tomorrow.

"Just kidding! Why are you so scared?"

Chen Zhengwei waved his hand and smiled.

"But I suggest you buy some guns and ammunition, so that you can protect yourself even if you don't rebel!" Chen Zhengwei said slowly.

"The rifles I brought are all the best, made by Remington! You know Remington, right? It's the best weapons and ammunition dealer in the United States!"

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's attitude, Arosemena knew he had no choice but to buy it.

"I'm very interested in buying some guns to replace the police station's weapons!" Arosemena said stiffly.

"I don't manage the military's weapons. The federal government is in charge..."

"Then you can send a telegram to the federal government! But there is no rush. You also need food, right? I heard that your grain production is not high and you often need to import!" Chen Zhengwei said again.

Colombia's politics is very unstable. It was still engaged in a civil war in the past two years, and its agricultural technology level is low.

Although Chen Zhengwei did not have clear information, at that time, due to limited agricultural technology, most countries in the world were more or less short of food.

Just like tens of millions of people just starved to death in the Qing Dynasty.

Especially for an agricultural country like Colombia, the export of cash crops such as coffee, tobacco, cocoa and quinine is Colombia's main channel for obtaining foreign exchange. In addition, due to political instability, the Colombian government needs a large amount of foreign exchange to purchase guns, ammunition and other things.

This will inevitably reduce the land available for growing food.

"It would be better if you were short of food!" Chen Zhengwei said meaningfully.

“My food is cheap!”

Arosemena looked a little embarrassed: "Mr. Chen, we do need food, but we can't come up with much foreign exchange!"

"It doesn't matter! Mines, plantations, these can all be used to pay off the debt. If that doesn't work, you can also use the rights to dig and operate the Panama Canal to pay off the debt!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Arosemena's heart suddenly tightened. He felt that the right to dig and operate the Panama Canal was Chen Zhengwei's real goal.

However, Colombia had just gone back on its word and took back the excavation and operation rights that had been contracted to the United States and contracted them to a French company, so it was impossible for it to agree to Chen Zhengwei's request.

"Mr. Chen, I can't make the decision on this matter, and the right to dig and operate the Panama Canal has been contracted to France!" Arosemena said stiffly.

Chen Zhengwei just beat to death a wealthy man who had no conflict with him without even blinking an eye. This style of behavior really scared him.

In particular, Chen Zhengwei’s warships are still parked in the port.

The muzzle is pointed at Panama!
This made him be careful with every word he said.

"You can't make the decision? Is that true? We are the United States, and you are also the United States in Colombia...

The governors of the United States have so much power... I heard that the governor of Colombia has more power than the governor of the United States, and you tell me that I can't make the decision? Are you kidding me?"

Chen Zhengwei's smile turned a little unfriendly.

He did have his eye on the Panama Canal, which, once opened, would allow ships from San Francisco to travel directly to the East Coast.

If you go around Cape Horn, the entire voyage will take more than two months, while going through the canal will only take more than half a month.

So this canal is very important to him.

As for the high cost of construction, it was a small matter. He could raise funds to build the canal in the United States.

The French estimated the excavation cost to be $600 million, and they could easily raise $1 billion from investors in the United States.

Not only does he not spend any money, he also makes money!

"Mr. Chen, I can buy a batch of guns, ammunition and food, but I really can't do anything about the Panama Canal! The Panama Canal is an international project, and it has been contracted to the French. I really can't do anything!"

Chen Zhengwei looked at the other party for a moment, then laughed: "Forget it if you can't make the decision!"

"In business, even if the deal fails, the friendship remains. The most important thing is to maintain harmony!"

"I think you can sign a long-term grain trade contract with me!"

"Mr. Chen, I wonder what the price is..."

"Don't worry, the price is very cheap!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand: "Each bushel (27.216 kg) of wheat is 1 to 1.3 US dollars, depending on the market price. But you can only buy food from me in the future!"

The price of wheat in the United States is between $0.7 and $1 per bushel, but Chen Zhengwei buys grain at a much lower price than this. Then adding the shipping fee of $0.2 per bushel, he can make a profit of $0.25 per bushel.

It's equivalent to not making any money.

Chen Zhengwei doesn't care about this little profit; what he cares about is the Panama Canal.

First build up connections here, and then find an opportunity to take control of the Panama Canal.

Hearing this number, Arosemena said, “Mr. Chen, please wait a moment!”

Then he stood up and asked other officials who had come to the hotel. After asking clearly, Arosemena felt a little surprised.

Because the price Chen Zhengwei gave him was indeed not high, and was similar to the prices of other grain suppliers.

It was completely different from Chen Zhengwei's aggressive look.

As for the other condition, it was actually easy to accept that he would only buy food from Chen Zhengwei in the future.

After all, other grain traders don’t have cannons, let alone set up cannons in Panama ports.

"Mr. Chen, we can accept this price!" Arosemena breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Chen Zhengwei's next words made him worried again.

"Then we can talk about other business!"

"Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you! You must need other goods too... I heard that you have nothing, so you must need textiles, daily necessities, steel products, medicines, dyes, kerosene and fuel, and various machines..."

"You all want to buy something anyway, so instead of buying it from someone else, you might as well make friends with me. I can provide you with anything you need!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

What he brought was not just a trade contract.

It was a basket of trade contracts.

Otherwise, he would have come here in vain!
(End of this chapter)