The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 540 A Guest Who Can Buy Half of America
Five days later, New Orleans.

The police station gathered a large number of people and rushed into the slums just after noon. They beat anyone they saw with guns and sticks, and then tied them up with ropes.

Their mission was to suppress and arrest black people in the slums and torture the murderer who killed the police a few days ago.

At the same time, we must prevent riots among black people.

Therefore, every policeman is fully armed and exudes a fierce aura.

As these people rushed into the slums, the black people in the slums were immediately frightened.

"Run, run!" Some black youths on the street fled.

"Go inform Nathaniel!"

Some women were hit on the head with bloody sticks as soon as they stepped out of their homes. They fell to the ground, crying helplessly with fear in their eyes.

A fleeing black man suddenly remembered his family, turned around and saw this scene, and saw his mother being knocked to the ground.

The child standing on the roadside was crying loudly out of fear.

His eyes suddenly turned bloodshot. He picked up a wooden stick and rushed towards the policemen.

However, he had only rushed halfway when the police pointed their guns at him with cruel eyes.

boom!
Accompanied by the sound of gunfire and smoke, the black man swayed in place and looked down at his chest.

In the middle of the slums, Nathaniel was talking to other black people about their ideals and the future in a dilapidated house when he suddenly heard gunshots in the distance.

"Go and see what's going on!" Nathaniel and others immediately became alert.

You know, they have been worried ever since the policeman was beaten to death that day.

As soon as the people were sent out, someone rushed in, looking panicked and anxious, saying, "Nathaniel, this is bad, there are so many policemen! They are coming aggressively and will beat anyone they see!"

"A lot of policemen? How many?" Nathaniel gave George a look, asking him to distribute the weapons.

"I don't know. It looks like all the police in New Orleans are here!" the black man said quickly.

As soon as Nathaniel heard this, he knew he was in big trouble.

Soon someone else ran in: "The police opened fire... and shot Sam to death! And they also injured a lot of people!"

"Which Sam?" someone asked immediately.

There are at least eighty people named Sam on this street, if not a hundred.

"Sam with two missing teeth!"

The others immediately showed anger. Sam, who was missing two teeth, was a good man. Everyone looked at Nathaniel:

"Nathaniel, what should we do?"

"Let's fight them!"

Nathaniel couldn't make up his mind at this time. Although he had realized it a long time ago, everything happened too suddenly.

Now, when he was asked to fight those policemen head-on, he still felt a little afraid and terrified.

In particular, they did not have many weapons, only thirty guns, including those stolen from the KKK and the police, and they did not have many bullets.

Most of them just “can shoot”.

He originally wanted to persuade the black people in New Orleans, drive out the KKK, seize their weapons, and then develop step by step.

But things suddenly turned out like this.

And he is just an ordinary person, not decisive enough.

But just when he was still hesitating and in a dilemma, worse news came.

"Nathaniel, the police arrested a lot of people. The three Michaels, as well as the big and small Joseph, were all arrested..."

These people are all Nathaniel's men, and they live on the outskirts of the slums.

Hearing that they were also arrested, the blacks couldn't help it and raised their guns: "Nathaniel, we can't let the police take them away, they will definitely be hanged! We will fight!"

"Didn't you tell us to fight? Now's the time to fight!"

Looking at the eyes of the black people around him, Nathaniel suddenly realized one thing: if he said "no" now, these people would not believe him.

"Let's go!" Nathaniel gritted his teeth and led the way outside.

He had been put on the fire.

Later, as the policemen beat and arrested anyone they saw and rushed into the slums, they were finally attacked.

As the gunshots were heard, several bullets hit the policemen, scaring them and making them quickly hide aside.

There were so many of them, and all the police in New Orleans were mobilized, but these black people actually attacked them with guns. Are these black people crazy?
"Shoot! Fight back!" The two sheriffs leading the team immediately gave orders after hearing the news.

I don't care whether there will be accidental injuries.

Even if more black people die, they won't worry at all.

However, in this slum, in addition to Nathaniel's men with guns, there were also many people with knives following Nathaniel.

Soon, continuous gunshots were heard in the slum, and smoke quickly enveloped the slum.

Black people were constantly beaten to death, and even women and children were killed by mistake, with their small bodies falling to the ground.

This further incited the blacks in the ghettos.

Some people jumped down from the roofs with knives in their hands, rushed out of the houses, ran out of the alleys, and under the cover of the smoke, rushed towards the police with their courage and anger.

Black people kept falling down, and police officers kept being injured or beaten to death.

However, there were too many policemen and their firepower was strong. The battle lasted for half an hour. After hundreds of black people were killed, they became frightened, ran away, and hid back in their homes.

Dozens of police officers were also beaten to death or injured, which made the sheriff leading the team full of anger, and he led the police to suppress these blacks in a more bloody manner.

Nathaniel fled New Orleans with his men.

It was not until the evening that Nathaniel fled into a farmland outside New Orleans, gasping for breath, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

There were more than a dozen people following him, each of them looking hesitant and panicked.

They fought desperately with the policemen with all their blood and courage, and then after seeing many people die, they became afraid, panicked and helpless.

They sat on the ground, gasping for breath, crying quietly, and looking at Nathaniel.

Nathaniel also knew that he had to step up now.

"Don't worry, we are out of the city, they can't catch us. We will go back to the city to inquire about the situation at night. There are tens of thousands of our compatriots in New Orleans, and they all have the same idea as us."

“Although we didn’t succeed this time, we showed our courage and more people will join us!”

"And someone will help us!"

A tall and strong man like a bear appeared in Nathaniel's mind.

The other party said that as long as they did something and showed their courage and strength, he would provide them with some help.

Now, they have shown their courage and strength!
……

While Nathaniel and others were hiding in the farmland outside the city, there was a bustling scene at the entrance of a six-story building next to Broadway in New York.

Carriages stopped in front of the building, and then well-dressed gentlemen and ladies in formal attire got out of the carriages and stood aside.

Not far away, several reporters were taking pictures.

"All the wealthy people in New York should be here today!"

"That's JP Morgan. Rumor has it that he doesn't have a good relationship with Mr. Chen from San Francisco. I didn't expect him to come over!"

"That's William Rockefeller, a shareholder of National City Bank!" "He's from the Vanderbilt family..."

"The British Minister is here too..."

Several reporters were constantly identifying the identities of the visitors, and constantly recording and taking pictures.

"The combined wealth of these people is enough to buy half of the United States!"

"The mayor is here too..."

In addition to wealthy people of all sizes, there were also ministers from various countries and New York politicians and celebrities.

It can be said that there is no ordinary person here. If a brick flies over, it can hit at least two millionaires and a senior government official.

They could all imagine what a sensation this guest list would cause in the United States once it appeared in the newspapers.

Everyone should seriously assess the influence of Mr. Chen in San Francisco.

The protagonist of today is naturally Chen Zhengwei. Cicely beside him holds his arm, and Chen Zhengwei takes her to greet the guests here constantly.

The last time Chen Zhengwei was in New York, he was accompanied by Lin Changning, a beautiful and elegant Chinese woman.

This time, the person next to him was a girl from the DuPont family.

No one cares about this.

Although the American society is conservative...even if the rich are having fun outside, their families are still very stable.

But no one would blame Chen Zhengwei for this.

No one dares.

He didn't even dare to show the slightest strange look.

"This club will be the social center for all the wealthy and famous people in New York in the future. You can enjoy the most distinguished service here! It is much more distinguished than those poor European nobles who have to sell antiques to make a living!" Chen Zhengwei laughed loudly.

Everyone laughed out loud.

Europeans think Americans are country bumpkins, the descendants of Indians and prostitutes.

Americans also think that Europeans are all poor people who are so poor that they rely on selling antiques to maintain their own dignity.

Both sides have their own sense of superiority.

"Brother Wei, the time is up!" Xu Yan reminded Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei nodded, then walked to the red cloth in front of the club, picked up the scissors next to him and cut the red cloth.

Several metres of red cloth above the club also fell down, revealing the plaque underneath.

Gold Club.

Even the words themselves are made of gold. The base is made of brass, and then coated with a layer of gold on the outside, making it shine brightly.

Aaron next to him lit the firecrackers directly.

The crackling sound of the explosion scared many guests, and some of them squatted down subconsciously.

But they soon realized it was part of the opening.

Their actions just now were somewhat embarrassing, which made them feel a little unhappy, but they would not show it on their faces.

The others did not show any surprise.

After all, hiding when you hear gunshots is a survival instinct in the United States.

"Everyone, please come in!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and turned around and walked into the club with Cicely.

Everyone followed Chen Zhengwei in and saw two rows of waiters, two rows of beautiful women, and magnificent decorations inside.

All this looks dazzling under the illumination of the crystal chandelier.

At the same time, the band in the hall began to play, and the cheerful music echoed throughout the club.

Chen Zhengwei took everyone on a tour from the restaurant on the first floor to the casino on the fifth floor, and everyone had an idea of this club.

Just as Chen Zhengwei said, it is the most luxurious den of money in New York.

Then everyone went back downstairs and started chatting and waiting for the banquet. After a while, the club manager Edward S. Stokes said loudly: "The first diamond membership card belongs to Mr. JP Morgan!"

Everyone turned their heads to look over when they heard this, and JP Morgan smiled and nodded at them.

This little episode was a little beyond his expectations, but it didn't feel bad.

You can tell by just looking at the eyes of those rich people.

Everyone knows that a diamond card costs one million US dollars, which is enough to show his wealth.

"My friend!" Chen Zhengwei laughed and walked over with his arms open.

"You, JP Morgan, are my true friend for supporting me so much!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Mr. William Rockefeller has obtained his second diamond membership card!" Stokes' voice sounded again.

"William! You and your family will always be my friends!" Chen Zhengwei said enthusiastically! "Maybe we can cooperate more in the future!"

"The third one is Mr. William Vanderbilt!" Stokes' face was flushed and his voice was full of excitement.

He gambled his entire fortune for a chance!
Now it seems that he won the bet!
The other guests were also amazed at the wealth of these people and their lavish spending.

Even the mayor of New York was standing aside with a smile on his face.

Soon, all ten diamond cards had owners, and each of them was one of the richest people in the United States, with a net worth of tens of millions of dollars.

Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, New York's top financier and speculator Jay Gould, financier Russell Sage...

As for other people, regardless of whether they can afford the money, they are not eligible to purchase this card.

Next is the Gold Membership.

Chen Zhengwei knew that most of the membership cards he made would be consumed today, mainly diamond and gold cards.

Then he didn't plan to make a second batch in the short term.

Tonight alone, he could rake in more than $20 million.

This is a robbery of some of the richest people in the United States.

This makes money faster than robbing the US government!

Just as he expected, when the banquet started, 10 diamond cards and 50 gold cards had already been taken.

Many wealthy people also have obtained the Silver Card.

After the banquet began, Chen Zhengwei went on stage first and danced a few dances with Cicely.

Chen Zhengwei is tall and strong, full of power, which makes him unsuitable for dancing.

But Chen Zhengwei gives people a sense of artistic beauty on the dance floor.

It is completely inconsistent with his huge size.

This makes many people feel weird and amazed.

When Chen Zhengwei came out from the dance floor, applause broke out all around.

Chen Zhengwei took a cigar from his henchman and patted Cicely on the butt to signal her to chat with others.

Afterwards, Chen Zhengwei asked someone to call JP Morgan, William Rockefeller, William and other top wealthy people, and asked them to come to a small hall on the side and sit on the sofa.

(End of this chapter)