While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

Tim ignored Tom's gaze and addressed the crowd:

"Cooperation is fine, but I'm not used to being a dog."

"Tom, tax collector, I don't like your attitude."

If Tom still couldn't tell that the other party was picking a fight, then something was definitely wrong.

Tom didn't rush to refute, but got up and paced back and forth, thinking to himself:

Why?

"The Razorfen Downs, Tim Shelby, headquartered in the British Isles."

"The surname Shelby is also very common in Ireland, in Ireland..."

Tom walked up behind Tim, suddenly looked at him as if he were a fool, and said:

"You don't know Sean, do you?"

"Are you here today to stand up for my redneck neighbor?"

Tom's eyes were filled with concern for people with intellectual disabilities, and he was willing to give up a partnership with an engineering company for their sake.

That's so stupid. How did Tim become the leader of the Razorfen Downs?

Tim answered directly:

"That's right, Sean is my cousin. You caused his engineering company to go bankrupt, how could I not stand up for him?"

"If I don't stand up for him, who will respect me in the future?"

"How can I get my subordinates to do things!"

The moment the word "engineering company" was mentioned, everyone immediately understood the feud between the two.

After Tom took care of the construction street, everyone who hadn't taken money from the construction companies had no intention of getting revenge on him.

Just kidding, how much money can an engineering company offer? It's not worth risking your life against Tom.

But you can't let the engineering company not make money, so just find a spot on the chassis and let them rebuild it to open an engineering company.

In the eyes of gangsters, rich people are the easiest to fool; they have families, are timid and cowardly.

The way everyone looked at Tim gradually aligned with Tom's, filled with concern for the intellectually disabled.

But with Tom's intelligence reaching level 5.0, it's speculated that Tim might have other motives.

As Tom guessed, Tim's act of standing up for his cousin was just an excuse; relatives he hadn't contacted for over a hundred years, even his own parents, were now like strangers.

Not to mention extremely distant cousins ​​who are not even related by blood or share the same surname.

Tim's true motive was espionage.

The Razor Party originated in Birmingham, in the British Isles, on the eve of World War I.

During World War I, the British government did not have a prohibition law, but it did have limited alcohol regulations—restricting the operating hours of pubs and taxing alcoholic beverages.

During this period, the Razor Gang also took advantage of the alcohol restrictions to make their fortune by buying and selling bootlegging and opening illegal underground taverns.

Due to the pressure of World War I, the British government had no spare capacity to deal with areas where gangs were rampant, and many gangs began to collude with local councilors, forming a corrupt political system.

Gangs provide "campaign funds" to lawmakers, who in turn act as protectors for the gangs.

The Razor Party invested in an ordinary member of parliament during World War I, whose name was also quite ordinary—Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.

As Churchill rose through the ranks, the Peaky Blinders also rose in power, becoming almost the most powerful secret agent in the British Isles.

Given the symbiotic relationship between the United States and Britain, Churchill would certainly have sent a large number of spies to the United States.

The British government's influence can be found in government agencies, legitimate companies, and gangs.

Tim's New York branch of the Razor Party was part of Churchill's spy network.

Tom's redneck neighbor Sean is definitely not a spy; Sean isn't qualified and is too stupid. Tim, on the other hand, is a real spy.

Sean's role was merely to have an engineering company that facilitated the British government's infiltration of a few spies into America.

Real-life spies aren't like James Bond; they're just ordinary working people who seem unremarkable.

Thanks to his position within the intelligence system, Tim knew far more than the average crime boss:

According to Tim's intelligence, Tom was just an ordinary civil servant who had only been on the job for a few days. The main reason he was in charge of two counties was not because he was a second-generation official, but because no one wanted to take on this "hot potato".

The fact that the New York City mayor was able to take over a district in a single day without government resistance is also because the current New York City Finance Commissioner, Dennis Vanderbilt, has an uncle who is a senator, and even the mayor of New York City dares not offend Dennis.

Tim's superior was puzzled after analyzing the intelligence: was Tom's behavior driven by his own motives or by Denise?

Or perhaps it was the idea of ​​Denise's senator uncle?

Even President Roosevelt's intention?

It's important to know that before becoming President of the United States, Roosevelt was the Governor of New York State, and New York City can be considered Roosevelt's birthplace.

If Tom's actions were Roosevelt's intention, is it possible that Roosevelt wanted to use the wartime taxation issue to centralize power across the United States?

Roosevelt himself was extremely anti-fascist, but American public opinion was very pro-German, so American aid to the European theater was always very limited.

If Roosevelt had succeeded in strengthening central authority, would it have meant a significant increase in American aid to the European theater?

Those who work in intelligence often exaggerate things to swindle funding from their superiors.

The world is a huge makeshift operation, and Tom's money-grabbing behavior in order to raise funds can be linked to Roosevelt's desire to strengthen central authority.

In short, after Tim's boss had imagined a whole bunch of things, he used this as a pretext to apply for funding, while also arranging for Tim to test Tom's abilities.

The scene shifts back to the conference room, where Yevgeny chuckled and said:

"Tim, bro, it's all about engineering on this street. Everyone has a few engineering companies that have been wiped out."

"Is it really necessary to fall out with Lord Tom over such a trivial matter?"

Tim was determined to anger Tom. His mission was to test Tom's attitude and the federal government's support for Tom, and then deduce Roosevelt's intentions.

Tim countered:

"Normally, if a venue gets swept away, it's swept away, but Sean is different."

"Sean is my dearest friend, my brother, how can we be the same?"

Moore Jackson, the leader of the Blood Lion gang and also from the western district, didn't want to shed blood over such a trivial matter, so he stepped in to mediate:

"Add more money!"

"I'll add more money. I'll put up 500,000, and you put up 300,000, but we'll split the territory in half."

"There's no need to fall out over such a small matter. Yevgeny was right before: harmony brings wealth."

Tim persisted, saying:

"Money? You think money can solve everything..."

Tim was halfway through his sentence when Tom gave Connie a wink, then grabbed Tim's hair and slammed Tim's face onto the table.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Tom struck three times with his hammer, and before Tim's two henchmen could even move, Connie and his men pinned them to the ground.

Under the full force of 2.8, after just three blows, Tim's mouth and nose were crooked, his face was covered with various bodily fluids, and he was somewhat delirious.

Tom had already figured it out: regardless of Tim's motives, he was determined to go against him.

Why bother being nice to this kind of person? Whatever their motives, just do it.

Tom grabbed the stunned Tim and said calmly to him:

"You little punk, you're asking for it, aren't you?"

"Anyone who obstructs my tax collection is my mortal enemy."

"Are you even qualified to fight me?"