I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 119 Is this also a demolition tool?

New York and Chicago have been arguing and eventually split up on their own, while entertainers are still putting on all sorts of performance art, drawing the attention of onlookers.

Just as onlookers were enjoying the spectacle, the New York State government quietly introduced the "Old City Redevelopment Act," aimed at clearing and preventing slums and promoting rational urban land use and normal social development.

The people of New York are pleased with this.

That's right, that's what the government should be doing—doing more serious things instead of getting involved in absurd things like gang warfare!
Wall Street particularly likes this bill.

Because the United States was in the process of rapid economic development at this time, the expansion of monopoly capital required occupying more prime locations in the city center. The most effective method was to level the inner city slums and replace them with commercial land.

Look at Wall Street, still crammed into tiny blocks, while employees of large companies desperately need more space.

Not far from Wall Street lies a slum of mixed people and circumstances—New York City urbanized too early and accommodated too many immigrants from all over the world, and many of its early "prosperous" neighborhoods have now become slums.

Is it reasonable for dilapidated houses to occupy the most valuable real estate properties?
Quickly, drive all the troublemakers out! No, quickly implement comprehensive management of the slums!
The Old City Redevelopment Act is excellent. It encourages "community entrepreneurs" to participate in old city redevelopment, allows them to take necessary measures to clear slums, and demolishes dilapidated houses that affect the overall function of the city, replacing them with brand-new buildings and neighborhoods.

Of course, to qualify as a "community entrepreneur," one must undergo government certification; qualifications and capabilities are both indispensable.

But that's perfectly fine. Isn't it just a one-stop service for demolition, reconstruction, and comprehensive management? We're familiar with construction companies in New York.

This is their feast!
Even if they don't have the resources to undertake a comprehensive construction project, as long as they drive away the troublemakers and put the cleared land on the market for sale or cooperative development, it will be a highly profitable venture.

Immediately, the stock prices of New York-listed construction companies rose.

However, a small group of Wall Street insiders quietly reduced their holdings at the peak of the stock price.

Because they know that the main characters this time are not these listed companies.

Meanwhile, an obscure "Metropolitan Construction Company" was suddenly acquired.

The company's civil engineer, Jack Kahn, didn't care at all.

He is not afraid of losing his job. In the construction industry, he is a true professional, proficient in the operation and maintenance of various construction machinery.

Anyway, if this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will.

Then the company informed him to accept a new batch of "demolition tools".

"Oh wow? Looks like changing bosses has its advantages. At least I have money to buy new equipment."

Jack rubbed his hands excitedly: "Is it the new motorized grader? Or the next generation of tracked excavators?"

The construction machinery industry has developed rapidly in recent years. The world's first self-propelled motorized grader was invented just two years ago. He had always been envious of it, but his original boss was stingy and would never add new machinery if he could use the old machinery.

"The new boss is really good... good... wrong?!"

When Jack Kahn arrived at the warehouse, the exclamation involuntarily drew out with a rising tone.

The "new tools" in front of him gleamed with a cold, hard metallic luster under the warehouse lights, but they were by no means any construction machinery he had imagined.

Rows of M1917 Browning heavy machine guns stood in neat rows, their barrels gleaming with an unsettling cold light. Beside them were stacks of ammunition, the gleaming yellow bullets packed tightly together in the wooden crates.

"This, this...this is a demolition tool?" Jack stammered.

A middle-aged man who looked like a university professor walked over and said with a smile, "I can understand how you feel. This method is indeed not very efficient for demolition, but it is quite good for driving away troublemakers."

Jack's brain nearly shut down. What the fuck!

What the hell is this demolition efficiency?! Is that even the point?

And what's with this "driving away troublemakers" nonsense? Is this the kind of business a legitimate construction company should be doing?
Jack turned his head blankly and saw a French-made M1897 field gun on the other side, its 75mm muzzle pointing straight at the ceiling, as if mocking his ignorance.

"This is also... a demolition tool?" His voice was trembling.

The middle-aged man frowned. "To be honest, the company thinks this demolition process might not be very efficient. But this is the supplier with the most stock, so we have no choice but to choose this one."

Jack was speechless.

His professional abilities have been challenged like never before!
His gaze continued to move backward, and when he saw several Renault FT-17 tanks, the twitching in his eyes became uncontrollable.

These steel behemoths stood there silently, their tracks stained with a suspicious dark red, clearly battle-tested equipment.

"Without a doubt, this is the latest demolition tool!" the middle-aged man replied enthusiastically before the man could even ask.

"No modifications are needed?" Jack asked woodenly.

The middle-aged man frowned. "I don't think we need these. They should be ready to use right away. But don't worry if they're not usable yet; it shouldn't be too difficult to replace them."

Jack's eye twitched again.

He asked whether it should be modified into a "normal" construction machinery vehicle!
But he also completely understood that these... "people-removal" tools were the ones the company used directly!

"What kind of demolition tool is this?" Jack finally exploded. "This is a tank! Who would use it as a demolition tool?"

"What building can be blasted away with a single shot? Isn't that more efficient than a steam excavator? How come it's not a demolition tool?" The middle-aged man gave him a look that said, "Don't discriminate against tanks."

Jack Kahn was on the verge of collapse.

He turned his head slightly and saw that behind the warehouse, there were not only more guns, but also a row of mortars, boxes of ammunition, and steel helmets gleaming coldly...

The middle-aged man continued, "Jack, you are the company's most senior and most skilled engineer. We need your help to assess the efficiency of these demolition tools. You'd better be able to do it yourself... Mr. Jack, Mr. Jack? What's wrong?"

Jack Kahn felt dizzy and only managed to stand by holding onto the tracks of a tank.

He couldn't even imagine what a business that required these demolition tools actually did.

He muttered weakly, "I should have joined a construction company, not some criminal organization, right?"

Warren Snow, a middle-aged man and strategist for a long-established New York Mafia organization, who had just received a shipment of heavy weaponry from an anonymous agency, nodded with a grin.

"Yes, you've really joined the mob. Welcome to the old-school New York Mafia!"

"But don't worry, your expertise is a perfect fit, because we will be the most dynamic urban demolition companies in New York!"

"..."

Jack Kahn rolled his eyes and fainted.

In the last moment before he lost consciousness, only one thought remained in his mind—Fuck, the world has gone mad!
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(End of this chapter)