The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 652: They did it so ruthlessly? Did they think I was dead?
In Guangzhou, George Fulton Seward walked into the dim prison. The stench of decay, feces, urine, mildew, and other mixed smells that hit him in the face made him take a few steps back.

"Damn, what's that smell?" George Seward took out a handkerchief and covered his nose with it.

The taste from that sip almost rushed directly to the top of his head.

"This is where prisoners are held, and the conditions are a bit poor." An official sent by the Guangdong governor explained, thinking that this foreigner was making a fuss out of nothing.

The environment here is not bad.

Prisoners can sometimes catch mice and eat them.

"Bring the people out..." George Seward gave up the idea of going in and walked aside.

After more than twenty minutes, several prisoners with messy hair and wearing dirty prison uniforms with black blood stains were carried out.

These prisoners had difficulty even standing up, and through their torn clothes, one could see scars all over their bodies, and it was obvious that they had been tortured.

The wound had already turned black and festered, and there were even maggots crawling on it.

When their hands were let go, these people fell down directly and couldn't stand at all.

Seeing this scene, George Seward's face changed and he said angrily: "American citizens are being abused like this here. I will definitely protest your actions internationally!"

He knew he was in trouble.

"They have another identity, they are Qing people!" the official next to him said slowly.

"But they are also Americans!" George Seward looked at him hatefully. "And there are two people missing. You have captured seven, but there are only five here."

"Two others were too weak to endure life in prison and died of illness," said the official next to him.

"You will regret it!" George Seward stared at the other person and squeezed out words from between his teeth.

At the same time, have these people taken away and find a doctor to save their lives.

While thinking about how to extricate himself from this matter, he sent a telegram to San Francisco.

After sending a telegram to San Francisco, they contacted to ban the export of machinery to the Qing Dynasty while condemning the Qing Dynasty's behavior in international newspapers.

……

"Brother Wei, the people have been released. Seven were captured and five were released. These five were also seriously injured and almost disabled."

"They are so ruthless? Do they think I'm dead?" Chen Zhengwei's face did not change at all. He asked about the situation and said.

"Have someone take him to Hong Kong and let him recuperate there for a while to see how his body recovers."

"If they can't even get guns in the future, let them do some easy work and support them." After saying this, Chen Zhengwei paused and a grim look appeared on his face.

"If they can still hold a gun...they will seek revenge on whoever put them in jail."

After Chen Zhengwei explained, he sat on the sofa and thought for a moment, then snorted coldly.

Then he called out to his men, "Is the tent ready?"

"Brother Wei, it will take two more days!"

"Tell them to hurry up!" Chen Zhengwei is going to Los Angeles for camping and hunting in a few days, and he has someone make a camping tent specially for him.

Following Chen Zhengwei's instructions, the telegram was sent back to Guangdong, and George Seward sent the person to Hong Kong, directly to the California International Trading Company on South Boundary Street.

"I have delivered the person! Please tell Mr. Chen that I have tried my best. The Qing Dynasty's methods are so cruel. I have already made the matter public internationally." George Seward was very polite when facing Chen Fenglu.

"Thank you, Mr. Minister! I believe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future!" Chen Fenglu said with a smile.

"my pleasure!"

After George Seward left, Chen Fenglu turned and went into the house.

"how is the situation?"

"The injuries are too severe and the treatment has been delayed for too long. It's hard to say whether they can fully recover!" The doctor shook his head helplessly. "I'll clean their wounds first and prescribe some medicine. It's up to them from now on."

"Is penicillin useful? I have a box of penicillin here." Chen Fenglu asked.

"What is that?" The doctor didn't know what penicillin was.

However, Western countries now regard penicillin as a miracle drug, and they use it regardless of whether it is suitable for the disease or not.

This is especially true for Chen Zhengwei's subordinates.

As long as you are shot or stabbed, you can remove the bullet, clean the wound, and use penicillin and you will most likely be fine.

“Uncle Chen!” When several young men saw Chen Fenglu, they forced themselves to stand up and gritted their teeth and said, “Uncle Chen, this revenge must be avenged!”

"I know that Master Wei has sent the news. When you are healed, you can go and take revenge! I will arrange some manpower for you then!"

"You guys just stay here for now! Heal your wounds first."

After Chen Fenglu left the room, he asked someone to bring penicillin to them.

Then he called someone and said, "Go and find Blind Zhong and Shorty Zhou, and tell them that I want to have tea with them."

A few days ago, Xiansheng Duo, Yuan Tuotuo and their men were shot to death in the street, and a guerrilla general of the Qing Dynasty also died. Afterwards, the British did not react at all except condemning the Qing Dynasty and mobilizing troops to Boundary Street.

Immediately let local Chinese workers know who they should not mess with.

Chen Fenglu and others are Chinese, and the British have to give them face, which gives Chen Fenglu and his men a very special status in Hong Kong.

After talking with Chen Fenglu, Blind Zhong took advantage of this trend and continued to contact other gang leaders, hoping to unite the various forces and form a society.

Originally, the dozen or so gang leaders in Hong Kong had similar status.

Now I have Chen Fenglu's connections, and I have the help of the short guy Zhou.

In just three months, Blind Zhong surpassed everyone else and his reputation and status grew.

At this time, he was having tea with Hunchback Hua in a restaurant.

The two men's subordinates occupied half of the restaurant.

Hunchback Hua was a hunchback. He sat there with a serious look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I have heard about it. If you have this idea, it's not impossible for me to support you."

"But a snake cannot survive without a head. After the society is established, who has the final say?"

"Everyone come and choose! Whoever can lead us to do things, whoever can bring us forward, will have the final say!" Blind Zhong said as he sat there.

"After the association is established, everyone will be in charge of their own group. We will all be family members and avoid conflicts. We can sit down and talk about anything."

"Others have joined, but you haven't, Hunchback Hua, how are you going to hold your own?" Blind Zhong asked back.

"I'll think about it again!" Hunchback Hua said solemnly, still unable to agree.

After all, this matter is of great importance.

But he also knew that there was an 80% chance that this could be accomplished in the end.

Blind Zhong is on good terms with the people from that trading company, and the people from that trading company also have face among the British.

After the society is established, Blind Zhong will most likely have the final say in elections, after all, he has the highest reputation.

No matter how hard you try, you will definitely not be able to win against blind loyalty.

However, after the society is established, there are issues like what to do with the subordinates and how to divide the territory, which he needs to discuss with others.

Blind Zhong did not force him. After saying this, he stood up and said goodbye.

Just as he was about to go downstairs, his henchman came running over and said, "Brother Zhong, Mr. Chen wants to invite you and shorty Zhou to have tea." Blind Zhong nodded and went straight to the trading company.

Arriving at the trading company, after the two sat down, Chen Fenglu smiled and asked, "It's been so long, and those people still haven't agreed?"

"We have to do it step by step and let them think about it. But in the end it's just a matter of time." Blind Zhong said with a smile.

"It's too troublesome for you to do this. If you ask me, I will say hello to the British and find a reason to arrest them. Then you can come forward and they will have to agree even if they don't agree!" said Chen Fenglu.

Blind Zhong lowered his head to drink tea. He certainly knew that this was simple and quick, but he would be criticized later.

So he would rather take it slow.

Seeing that Blind Zhong did not agree, Chen Fenglu did not mention it again. He had just said it casually.

Blind Zhong took this matter seriously, but in Chen Fenglu's view, it was just a group of gang leaders fighting for power and profit.

Moreover, great things can be achieved without paying attention to trivial matters. In his opinion, those blind loyal thoughts are too low-level.

After Shorty Zhou arrived, the three of them drank tea for a while before Chen Fenglu said, "I asked you to come here mainly because I need your help with something."

"You arrange some people to go to Shangxiajiu Road in Guangzhou. There is a closed Guihualou restaurant there. You wait nearby. If you see people who don't have braids, or have fake braids, and are wearing gentleman's clothes, ask them if they are from the United States!"

"Those people are easy to identify. They all look like students. You can tell at a glance."

"Just say that Mr. Chen from San Francisco sent you. As soon as you find the person, send him over!" said Chen Fenglu.

"We'll take care of this." Blind Zhong and Shorty Zhou immediately patted their chests and asked, "Mr. Chen, who are those people?"

"The Qing Dynasty sent some children to study in the United States, but they were called back a few days ago." Chen Fenglu smiled. This was not a secret and it was all in the newspapers.

Then Chen Fenglu said, "Besides that, there is one more thing. You can check some people for me. This is not urgent. Just help me find them within three months."

Then he gave the two men several names, which were gang leaders in Guangzhou, the same gang leaders who sold out Rong Zeye and others.

In addition to them, there were several other officials, including the one in charge of the prison and the one who conducted the interrogations.

Chen Fenglu planned to find out the situation of these people, and let them deal with it themselves after they recovered from their injuries.

"You better be careful about this matter. In Guangzhou, they are the local bullies. If you are discovered, no one will care even if they throw you into the sea." Chen Fenglu warned the two again.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen." The two agreed immediately.

Then Chen Fenglu asked someone to bring a box with stacks of silver dollars inside.

"Here is 1000 British pound. Divide it among yourselves and give it to the people working under you."

"Mr. Chen, this matter simply means you look down on us brothers! I was able to get it out of here only because of your words, otherwise I would have only my mother at home and I wouldn't know who would deliver my younger sister's coffin." Shorty Zhou immediately stood up and said loudly.

"Don't worry. You have to pay people to do things. Even if you don't eat, your subordinates will. When they get to Guangzhou, they will eat and feed the horses. How can they survive without some money in their pockets?"

"I'm afraid it will delay things, and then it won't be just about the money." Chen Fenglu said with a smile.

After a few more words, he let the two men accept the money.

……

"Can you guys be faster? You're taking so long to pack." Chen Zhengwei looked at Lin Changning impatiently as he held the child and directed Wanyun and the nanny to pack clothes.

Qiao Niang and Zheng Wu were also jumping around, and Chen Zhengwei was getting anxious.

"You don't have to clean it up!" Lin Changning said without turning his head.

"Let's go camping. If you don't know, you'd think you were moving!"

After waiting for a long time, everyone finally packed up their things and went to the train station to take the train to Los Angeles.

As soon as I arrived at the train station, a henchman came running over and said, "Brother Wei, the laboratory has made the machine you asked for."

"What machine?" Chen Zhengwei wondered. He had ordered the laboratory to make so many things, so how would he know which one it was.

"The one called Internal Combustion Engine!"

"I understand. Let them test it first and we'll talk about it when I come back." Chen Zhengwei nodded and put the matter aside.

Both carriages on the train belonged to him. In addition to his family, there were Green, Aaron, Ahu, and hundreds of members of the security company.

"Along, find me a painting teacher when you come back!" Chen Zhengwei said after getting on the train.

His paintings were too abstract, and he thought he should learn something.

Anyway, as long as you can get to LV0, and then with a little effort, you can learn to LV4 or even LV6.

"Brother Wei, what hair color do you want? Black or brown? Eye color? Height? Big breasts or a nice butt?" Aaron lowered his voice and asked stealthily when he saw Lin Changning talking to Wanyun near another table.

"Are you a kid? I want them all!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at him.

A day later, the group came out of the Los Angeles train station.

As soon as I got off the train, I could feel the brightness of Los Angeles, which made me feel very happy.

It was rainy and foggy in San Francisco, and even the air had a cold, damp and musty smell.

Los Angeles is a famous sunny city with much higher daytime temperatures and a clear blue sky.

"When are you moving in?" Lin Changning looked around with a smile on his face.

"It's almost done! The construction speed here is very fast. Some factories have already started to move here. The manor in the city center has also been renovated long ago." Chen Zhengwei said.

Yung Wing and his men walked over quickly, with sweat on their foreheads.

"boss!"

"There's so much sweat on your head, it's hot?"

"I came in a hurry. I just went to the construction site." Yung Wing had a smile on his face.

This past year has exhausted him greatly, but even though he is a little tired, seeing the entire city improve little by little in his hands makes him full of motivation every day.

"Tell me about the situation here!"

"The streets and railways have been completed. Now the main focus is on building some shopping malls, factory areas and apartments! Boss, boss lady, you will be able to see them soon!" said Yung Wing.

The group then took a horse-drawn carriage to downtown Los Angeles.

There were not many people in the city center at this time, and occasionally some workers passed by.

The streets are paved with bricks and stones. They are wide and seem a bit empty due to the small number of pedestrians.

On both sides are shops and apartments that have just been completed, as well as planted trees.

"It's changed so much that I can't recognize it at all." Lin Changning had been to Los Angeles before, but compared to now, it was like two completely different cities.

"What's in the middle of the road?" Lin Changning asked curiously again.

The carriages ran along the sides, and in the middle of the road there were two rails at the same height as the ground.

"Railway tracks. There will be light rail trains passing through the city every day, and ordinary people will use them to travel to various places in the city!" Chen Zhengwei said on the side.

"Sounds good!" Lin Changning said with a smile.

"Needless to say? From a planning perspective, Los Angeles is now the most advanced city in the world," said Chen Zhengwei.

After all, he came up with several ideas.

(End of this chapter)