Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 42 Unexpected Surprise

Just as China's coastal areas are more developed than its inland areas, there are more and more developed cities along the east and west coasts than in the central part of the United States.Strictly speaking, Illinois, where Chicago is located, is already a central state. If there is no mouth of Lake Michigan and no Erie Canal connecting the Hudson River into the sea, the city of Chicago may not exist.

From the northeast along Lake Erie to Chicago, Carter's route was actually heading southwest.Then when entering the city, it is natural to enter the city from the north of Chicago.

Summer nights tend to come late, and when Carter arrived in Chicago the city was still bright.Carter was a little confused by the high-rise buildings in the north of Chicago, the seemingly stable neighborhoods, and the crowds strolling on the streets.

What about the most dangerous city?Doesn't it look like this? !
In the final analysis, Carter's soul has only been worn for a little over a month now, and the person has passed through, but he is still the same Chinese in his mind.He has not integrated into the current American life at all, and he often likes to draw on his past memories when thinking about problems.In my memory, Chicago in the 21s and [-]s was Al Capone, and after the [-]st century, it was the crime capital of the East. There seemed to be a Joe boss in the middle.
Before and after are synonymous with crime, such an association, of course, Carter will be full of fear of Chicago in the middle period.But as long as we think about this problem from another angle, it is not difficult to understand at all.

If the crime rate in Chicago has been high for more than a hundred years, how can it develop?Business development requires a stable environment!There are only so many years in the golden age of the United States. If Chicago misses it, then it is not Chicago!
Driving into the city with a little doubt, Carter first found a hotel and opened the room.Then find the hotel front desk and call:

"Hi, I'm a road tripper in Chicago for the first time. What's the security situation in Chicago now? Will it be a problem if I go out to eat at night or something? By the way, I have a pistol in my room. It's my gun license, Chicago doesn’t seem to let us carry guns out of the house.”

"I see. I will remind the cleaning staff. If you have a gun license, it is no problem to keep the gun in the room. Now the law and order in Chicago is okay, sir, you can go out with confidence. As long as you don't go to the south or west of the city It’s fine on the other side, it’s still a bit messier than the north of the city, but they generally don’t do anything to passers-by.”

The lady at the front desk smiled sweetly, feeling that a road tripper like Carter sounds very cool, and she would be happy to have a few more words with him.There were plenty of road trippers in America in later generations, but definitely not many now.

Things like tourism are spiritual needs that can only be considered after you have no worries about food and clothing.Maybe there were some in the past two years, but now that inflation is so high, it is rare to see road trippers, let alone extremely young travelers like Carter.

"Well, if you come to Chicago for the first time, is there any place you want to go? Do you need my recommendation?"

"Of course, it would be great if you could recommend some landmark buildings in Chicago and some more powerful company residences for me!"

"The landmark building, it must be the Sears Tower! It is the tallest building in the United States. After you arrive at the Sears Tower, you can go to the observation deck on the 103rd floor, where you can have a panoramic view of Chicago. In addition to the Sears Tower, the Chicago Stadium is also worth a visit, there seems to be a game tonight, if you are interested, you can go and watch the game.”

The young lady blinked her eyes and tried hard to think about the more famous places in Chicago.As a native of Chicago, whenever she introduces Chicago to foreign tourists, she will have a sense of pride for her hometown.

"But what you said is a very powerful company. I don't know much about it. Sorry, I couldn't help you."

"Thank you for giving me this information!"

After politely thanking and saying goodbye to the lady at the front desk, Carter took Melis out of the hotel.At this time, it was already dark, but there were no fewer pedestrians on the street.

The sidewalks in the United States are usually relatively narrow, and when Carter and Melis walked side by side, they almost filled the sidewalk.While constantly staggering his position to make way for other pedestrians, Carter found that the law and order in the north of Chicago was really good.

The two of them hadn't walked [-] meters before they saw four police cars parked on the side of the road. The density of the police force was greater than that of New York.But what happened in the south of the city, Carter didn't know, and he didn't have the idea of ​​exploring.

It's just a little strange in my heart, what about Boeing?If I remember correctly, the headquarters of Boeing is in Chicago, and the Boeing Building is quite famous.But whether it was from the mouth of the lady at the front desk or from a map of Chicago bought from a newsstand, Carter did not see the information of Boeing, so he could only give up.

At dawn the next day, Carter was not interested in going to Sears Tower.Melis, who had also been to the Twin Towers, did not object to this decision. After buying supplies in the supermarket, Carter drove to the Chicago Stadium, which is the front and rear of the United Center, and the two left Chicago and continued westward. Officially set foot on the trip to the central region.

Carter, who failed to find any golden eggs in Chicago, never expected that the golden eggs he had been thinking of were discovered by coincidence shortly after leaving Chicago!It was in Dictitt, a small town near Chicago.

Dixter is similar to Douglas, basically belonging to the kind of city formed by the gathering of unknown freemen.Perhaps because of its proximity to the port city of Chicago, Dickert's development is obviously better than that of Douglas.The road is smoother and wider, and there is more traffic on the road.

But overall, that's about it.Carter, who had just finished supplementing in Chicago, didn't even intend to stay here, but just as Carter was driving through the city, a strong aroma of chocolate wafted into the car.The mellow and soft taste was tolerable for Carter, who didn't like sweets, but Melis couldn't bear it.

Keep yelling for Carter to stop and buy chocolates.It was just a few pieces of chocolate, and Carter thought it was no big deal, just buy it.Following the aroma, Carter drove the car to the place with the strongest aroma.

The source of the aroma is a factory, which is actually more like a small workshop.A few bungalow-like factory buildings are simply pasted with a fence wall, and there is not even a guard.

After Carter stopped the car, he knocked on the gate by the fence, strode in, and shouted at some young people who were boiling cocoa in the yard:

"Hey man, do you sell chocolate?"

In Carter's mind, it's not a problem for such a small workshop-like factory to directly sell a few pieces of chocolate to himself.Unexpectedly, he was rejected:
"Ah? Do you want to buy chocolate? But we don't sell chocolate. Sorry, you can go to the supermarket in front."

This is interesting!You don't sell chocolate, so what are you cooking? !
"Brother, you're confusing me. If you're not selling chocolate, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)