North America 1849, from Gold Rush to Warlord

Chapter 79 Then let's build an even better one.
At 11 p.m., almost simultaneously, explosions and gunfire erupted throughout San Francisco!
Especially Mount Norbu, where the upper class is concentrated!
Led by the private mansions of Mayor Locke, Speaker Cox, Police Chief Hawke, Milton Militia Commander, Judge Lawrence, and others... gangs lurking in San Francisco blew open the doors of these mansions and surged in like a tidal wave!

Because of Mayor Cameron's death, the previously insignificant Deputy Mayor, Mayor Locke, was extremely fortunate to become the acting mayor and seize power in San Francisco overnight.

In this era, California cities were almost entirely self-governing, and mayors wielded far more power than in later periods.

Especially after the Cameron family's downfall, Mayor Locke, who held great power, no longer had an emperor above him. He not only swallowed up the vast real estate and luxury estate that originally belonged to the Cameron family.

Moreover, by leveraging his power, Acting Mayor Locke's personal wealth rapidly expanded within just a few months.

Having amassed a great deal of wealth, Acting Mayor Locke was quite confident that he would be able to remove the word "acting" and truly secure the mayor's seat in the upcoming October election month.

That night, taking advantage of the rare opportunity that his wife and children were all attending a banquet, our Mayor Locke was fixing a water pipe with two incredibly hot female servants!

On that Rococo-style carved and gilded couch, our mayor was far too busy, never having a moment's rest in serving the people.

"Boom...!"

Just as the three were about to reach their peak, suddenly, a loud bang came from outside the bedroom door!
"What happened?"

Our busy mayor pushed away the body riding on his face and sat up in surprise.

Even his face still had some unknown viscous liquid on it!

"Bang...bang!"

Before our mayor could react, the tightly closed bedroom door was violently kicked open.

Several figures rushed into the bedroom without any hesitation.

Who are you people...?

In a state of panic and confusion, Mayor Locke asked the question in an almost screaming voice.

Meanwhile, Mayor Locke frantically rummaged through the bedside table, trying to find the hidden pistol.

Without saying a word, the figures simultaneously raised their Colt revolvers.

"Bang, bang, bang...!"

Several Colt revolvers almost simultaneously unleashed bright yellow flames!
In a lavishly furnished bedroom, blood splattered everywhere, flesh and blood flying about! Expensive velvet fluttered in the air!
After several rounds of shooting, our Mayor Locke, along with two innocent maids, were riddled with bullets!

Several figures emptied all the bullets from their revolvers before stepping forward to confirm the deaths of the three people on the bed.

"What a pity, those two women are really stunning! Locke has excellent taste!"

"What? The person is dead, what other ideas do you have?"

"Hehe, I was thinking, how about we eat it while it's hot...?"

"Oh my God! You're a ravenous devil!"

"Fuck off! How long has it been since we've been with a woman? Don't tell me you don't want to!" "I think... Jack's right, we can't waste this!"

"Hahaha……!"

The group burst into unrestrained, maniacal laughter at the same time!

Soon, another dull thud of flesh colliding echoed!

Several figures continued to work diligently on the unfinished business of the acting mayor.

Besides these few figures on a mission, there are many more gangsters who are committing murder and robbery in Mayor Locke's mansion!
In just twenty or thirty minutes, Mayor Hank's enormous mansion was completely ransacked and looted!
The same thing happened repeatedly in the mansions of Speaker Cox, Police Chief Hawke, Milton Militia Commander, Judge Lawrence, and others!
Besides these prominent figures, the homes of other wealthy merchants, banks, trading companies, gold shops, and even decent shops were all looted.

In a very short time, the entire city of San Francisco was filled with shouts of killing and flames!
Explosions, gunshots, shouts of killing, cries for help, screams of agony... turned San Francisco into a living hell that night!
San Francisco's safety relies on the police department and the militia.

However, in the immediate aftermath, the police chief, the militia leader, and almost every other officer with a title or rank were killed in their own homes.

The disorganized police and militia scattered like headless flies.

Those who are even slightly smarter will cling to their own little families and have no regard for the lives of others.

Those less-than-bright and stubborn individuals even attempted to stop the seemingly omnipresent, indiscriminately killing and plundering gang. But disorganized and outnumbered, they were quickly and swiftly defeated!
Only near Clark Wharf, where Chinese laborers gathered, did the gangs that attempted to rush in to kill and plunder encounter strong sniping.

Several small gangs gathered dozens of men and launched several attacks, but failed to break through, suffering heavy casualties instead.

Having encountered a tough opponent, the gang wisely retreated into the darkness.

There are far too many targets to plunder in San Francisco; it's not worth getting bogged down in a place with so little profit.
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San Francisco is surrounded by water on three sides, and its main thoroughfare is only one street—Market Avenue, which starts at Clarke Quay, runs through the bustling downtown area, and continues south to the towns to the south.

At this moment, Azu was standing on a hill to the south.

Beside the hill lies the only land artery, Market Avenue!

Behind Azu, Edgar Allan Poe, Vic, Jason, Ayan, and others were all present, their expressions solemn as they gazed into the distance at the burning San Francisco!
In the pitch-black night, amidst the towering flames, the sounds of explosions, gunshots, shouts of killing, screams, and cries for help drifted faintly on the wind!
"Li, didn't we go too far tonight?"

Edgar Allan Poe frowned deeply: "If we let them continue killing and looting like this, the entire city of San Francisco will be utterly destroyed!"

According to Major Daniel Cameron's plan, after the first wave of killing and looting, it was time for him to step in and clean up the mess—to wipe out any remaining enemies and drive away the rampaging gang!

Even our Major Daniel never considered completely destroying San Francisco!
All he wanted was to wipe out all his enemies and reclaim everything that belonged to the Cameron family!
Now that Major Daniel has broken his promise and can't come at all, these gangsters won't just leave politely.

"No!"

Ah Zu calmly replied, "As long as there is inexhaustible gold, San Francisco cannot be destroyed!"

"Even if it's really destroyed, then we'll build an even better one!"

(End of this chapter)