The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 206 Intimidation
"Brother Wei, a few foreigners came to see you. They are all businessmen. Some are transporting grain, some are transporting fruits... They must be here about the port." A thug walked up to Chen Zhengwei and said.

"Do you want to see them?"

"They're transporting goods, so they went to the customs! Why are they looking for me?" Chen Zhengwei sneered, "No!"

He thought about it and realized that there was actually another pier in San Francisco, which was Fisherman's Wharf.

If the ship is not big, it can be unloaded there and just say hello to the Italians.

But he certainly couldn't open this loophole and break his own rules.

As for the fruits and food on those people’s boats…it won’t matter if we wait a few more days.

Even if it rotted on the ship...what does it have to do with him?
There are risks in doing business!

They can't be unaware of such a simple truth, right?
……

In the mayor's office, Mayor Anthony Batty had just met with a few people and asked after returning, "Has the Chinese company been closed down?"

"They haven't come back yet!" said the mayor's deputy.

"It's been three hours, right?" The mayor took out his pocket watch and took a look.

"I just asked someone to check, and they seem to have disappeared."

When Anthony Batty heard this, his expression froze, and then he could not hide his anger: "Are those Chinese crazy? They are declaring war on me!"

"Declare war on the San Francisco City Government!"

"The Investigation Bureau hasn't taken any action yet?"

"no!"

boom!
Anthony Batty slammed his fist on the table.

"The bosses of those port companies are afraid of the Chinese. Scannell would rather lose his position than catch the Chinese..."

"It seems that we have some misunderstandings about the Chinese. We underestimated them." Anthony's deputy said. He is also Anthony's staff and is calmer than the mayor.

"So the San Francisco Investigation Bureau has become the back garden of the Chinese? I need a new director of investigation! Do you have a suitable candidate?" Anthony said gritting his teeth.

"The new director needs to be familiar with the situation in the bureau, but there is no time for that. We can only select from within. There are three police chiefs in the bureau now... But to be honest, this is not a good idea... Scannell has been bribed by the Chinese, and other people in the bureau may also be bribed."

"And we need to bring back the people we sent out. They must be in the hands of the Chinese now. But Chinatown is very closed, and it is difficult for us to go in and bring them out." Anthony's deputy explained things one by one.

Anthony then gritted his teeth.

The situation is very bad now.

The port was shut down, ships were unable to leave or dock, and the people they sent out also disappeared.

And the Bureau of Investigation is completely unreliable.

And he suddenly realized that he didn't have much to do with those Chinese!

Although he can suppress the Chinese through executive orders, that will take time.

Or mobilizing the militia? As soon as this thought came to his mind, he gave up.

Is he going to mobilize the militia to fight a war with a gang? That's a joke.

If he did that, his tenure as mayor would be over.

"What should I do now?" Anthony took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"Let's meet with the three sheriffs first and see who can replace Scannell and use forces other than the FBI to deal with the Chinese."

"Forces outside the Investigation Bureau?" Anthony looked at his deputy.

"In the West, besides the Bureau of Investigation, there are some people who can do these things." Anthony's deputy nodded at him.

"Pinkerton Detective!"

"The city government hired those detectives? There's no precedent for that!"

"The current situation is special. And there are precedents. They often cooperate with the Bureau of Investigation to investigate some crimes. They have at least hundreds of people in San Francisco..."

"And I just need them to find the kidnapped people from the Business Management Office and catch the Chinese boss, then produce evidence to prove that all this is related to him, and hang him in court to warn others!"

"That's it, you go find them!" Mayor Anthony finally relaxed a little after hearing what his deputy said, and then gave orders.

He didn't want to hire some detectives himself to solve the gang problem in his city.

That's so embarrassing.

Later, the mayor's deputy arrived at the Pinkerton Detective Agency's office in San Francisco.

"Mr. Darren, I didn't expect to see you here!" William Pinkerton extended his hand enthusiastically.

As the head of the San Francisco office, he certainly knew the mayor's deputy and staff, Darren Oaks.

"I have something I need to entrust you with. If you can do it well, there will be more commissions in the future." Darren Oaks said with some reserve while sitting on the sofa.

"Are they those Chinese?" William Pinkerton asked with a turn of his eyes.

His people had also been investigating those Chinese recently, so they saw the dispute at the labor company in the afternoon, including the dozen or so people from the Business Management Office being dragged into Chinatown, and then the news was sent to him.

"It seems you are well-informed."

"Of course, that's what we do after all. I also know that a dozen people from the Office of Business Administration were brought into Chinatown!" William Pinkerton laughed.

Hearing this, Darren immediately gained more confidence in Detective Pinkerton.

"Bring them back and catch the Chinese leaders!" Darren nodded slightly.

"It's not an easy thing to do. Chinatown is full of dangers. Although I know they were taken to Chinatown, I don't know where they were held."

"Then let me put it another way. Catch the Chinese boss, get the evidence of his crime, and then bring them back!" Darren didn't care whether to bring the people back first or catch the Chinese boss first, as long as the problem could be solved.

Even the focus was on catching the Chinese leader, as for the dozen or so people from the Business Management Office… he felt sorry for what happened to them.

So the murderer must be severely punished!

"Only when he leaves Chinatown! After all, we can't rush into Chinatown to arrest people! Fortunately, he leaves Chinatown at a fixed time every week!" said William Pinkerton.

The Chinese man had a woman in the bank, so he would send someone to pick up the woman every week.

And he would often go there in person.

Although he had been ambushed at a bank door before, Pinkerton detectives were different from those gang gunmen.

William was prepared to mobilize the entire force of the Pinkerton Detective Agency in San Francisco, with more than 30 agents, to capture him.

As for the evidence of the crime, it doesn't matter.

William Pinkerton had not been able to obtain any concrete evidence of Chen Zhengwei's crime for a long time, so he had planned to create some evidence himself.

In order to make their crime-solving rate look good, they often fabricate false evidence or even directly frame others.

Anyway, the process is not important, the result is important.

As for whether or not I'll make a mistake...that doesn't matter.

And he believes that the San Francisco city government doesn't care whether the evidence is true or not.

"Solve it as soon as possible! The sooner the better!" Darren nodded in agreement.

……

The next morning, Mayor Anthony took time to meet with three police chiefs from the Bureau of Investigation.

However, while he was still considering the candidate, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.

"We have to work!"

"We have to work!"

“We are Americans too!”

"Women can work too! Women can do what men do!"

Anthony frowned, stood up and walked to the window, opened it and looked out, then he saw more than a thousand people holding banners and walking towards him.

"Damn it!" Anthony cursed.

"This was done by a Chinese guy! He is demonstrating against me!" He could tell at a glance that these people were not Chinese, but he believed that it must have been done by that Chinese guy.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

Moreover, those people from the Investigation Bureau were just riding horses and watching from both sides, without any intention of stopping them.

"Go and see what's going on!" Anthony said to his deputy with undisguised disgust on his face.

Soon, the news came back.

This time it was some new Polish and German immigrants, especially two or three hundred women, who were there demanding that women should have the same right to work freely as men.

The mayor then sent someone to talk to them, but the conversation was unsuccessful. These people protested in front of the city government for most of the day before leaving.

This made Anthony feel that he had indeed underestimated the influence of the Chinese guy.

The other party's influence was greater than he thought, even other ethnic groups were affected.

Fortunately, it is not during the election period, so I still have time to solve it.

Just catch that damn Chinese guy!
If this happened during the campaign, it would definitely affect his support rate.

At the same time, Chester at the Customs House was also affected by a day of protests, and the port today was still as deserted as yesterday, with only a few captains and their crews loading water and food onto their ships.

This also gave him a headache.

Although the city government is now trying to find a way to get rid of the Chinese man, he has also been greatly affected.

If the situation at the port had continued for a few more days… one can imagine what his assessment would have been at headquarters.

This also made him hate Chen Zhengwei even more.

……

"I hope you have brought me good news!" Chen Zhengwei said to Dapolon.

"Yes, my people have found out. Mr. Chester lives in Pacific Heights and has a beautiful garden."

"He also has a very pretty wife and two children, and besides that he employs a coachman, a gardener, and a maid."

"Tell me everyone's name!" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows. Finally, there was good news.

Everything was caused by this Chester, it's all his fault.

Because he caused a premature conflict between himself and the city government.

But things have to be solved one by one, and he has to deal with Chester first. After all, the entire San Francisco port has been shut down, which puts a lot of pressure on him.

After dealing with Chester, he will then deal with the city government.

After a while, Chen Zhengwei got several names, including not only Chester and his family, but also the names of the coachman, gardener and maid.

Then he waved at Li Xiwen and threw seven bullets to him.

"Engrave these names on the bullets! I'll send them to him tonight!"

This time we will just hand the bullet to him, but if Chester still refuses to give in, next time we will load the bullet into the gun and shoot him.

Chen Zhengwei planned to place the bullets in Chester's room at night to provide the greatest deterrent.

The only question is who should do it.

After all, the goal is to sneak into Chester's house without being discovered by him.

He definitely couldn't do it. His skills, combined with his ability to see through everything and predict the future, made him the most suitable person for this kind of thing.

But he has a fatal weakness in this matter.

He is too heavy!

He weighs nearly 100 kilograms now.

Li Xiwen...his kung fu skills are good, but he is soft-hearted and can’t handle emergencies.

After some thought, Chen Zhengwei had a candidate.

During dinner, Chen Zhengwei casually mentioned something: "I will put the bullet next to his pillow tonight. If he doesn't know what's good for him, I will have to kill him."

"You?" Lin Changning looked at Chen Zhengwei.

"Others can't do it. They're not skilled enough, and they can't handle emergencies."

"Who do you say is not good at fighting? I'm definitely more suitable than you!" Lin Changning put down his chopsticks and said dissatisfiedly.

"Can you do it?" Chen Zhengwei looked at her doubtfully.

"He's definitely better than you!" Lin Changning said angrily when he saw Chen Zhengwei's expression.

"Then you try it!" Chen Zhengwei thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Li Xiwen watched the two people talking and kept scratching his head.

After dinner, when they returned to the casino, Li Xiwen said, "Brother, just tell Senior Sister directly, she will agree!"

"You know shit!" Chen Zhengwei slapped Li Xiwen on the back of the head, causing Li Xiwen to shrink his head.

Do I have to ask her to do things myself?

Besides, it is definitely not as good as if she takes the initiative to do things herself, if others ask her to do things.

How great it is now, she took the initiative to do it, and I gave her the opportunity to prove herself.

She also has to thank herself.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, several carriages left Chinatown and headed for Pacific Heights.

Along the way, Lin Changning folded his arms and glanced at Chen Zhengwei from time to time, obviously holding his breath.

When they were almost at the target's residence, Chen Zhengwei handed her seven bullets and said, "Put them next to Chester's pillow or on his desk."

"If you encounter any emergency, leave. If you really can't, just let go and kill."

"You don't have to remind me!" Lin Changning stuffed a few bullets into his waist, then took off his fur coat and put it aside, revealing the tight outfit underneath.

Then he got out of the car, climbed up the wall, grabbed the top of the wall with his backhand and fell into the yard, making only a slight sound.

The whole process is extremely agile, just like a big cat.

Chen Zhengwei was sitting in the carriage smoking with a smile on his face. He came here to do insurance business.

If there is any emergency, he can handle it personally.

After a moment, Lin Changning adjusted to the light in the yard, quickly walked to the window, looked inside, then reached out and closed it, but did not open it.

Then he went around to the back of the house, opened the kitchen window, and flipped himself in.

After landing, he waited for a while before tiptoeing to the second floor.

He went to the master bedroom on the second floor, gently turned the door open, opened it a crack, then bent down and pushed the door open.

He glanced around the room and saw a desk in front of the bed. He crouched down in front of the desk and placed the seven bullets on it.

The whole process went smoothly. However, when he was about to leave the second floor, the door of a room in front was opened. Lin Changning moved his body and flipped over the railing next to him. He held on to the bottom of the railing with one hand and his body dangled in the air in the living room.

Then he pulled the body up, only to see a half-grown child rubbing his eyes and coming out to go to the toilet.

After he went downstairs, Lin Changning grabbed the railing and climbed back to the corridor, then slowly followed the child, making no sound during the whole process.

After the other person entered the bathroom, Lin Changning went to the kitchen and went out through the window, then closed the window.

After a moment, she returned to the carriage, raised her neck and put on her coat, with a proud look on her pretty face.

He also glanced at Chen Zhengwei twice.

"very smooth?"

"Of course!"

"I underestimated you!" Chen Zhengwei threw the cigarette butt out of the carriage.

Then the three carriages disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)