America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 105 Revenge Comes (1010 Subscribe)
2000 years,
9 month 14 day.

New York, sunny.

Today, Robert Morgenthau is the same as usual.

Arrive at his office in upper Manhattan on time at nine o'clock in the morning.

Just when he arrived at the office, he saw his granddaughter walking over with a few newspapers with a slightly unhappy face.

"Great papa."

She said softly: "You should read these newspapers."

"Okay." With a calm face, Robert took the newspaper from his granddaughter.

"Honey, go make me a cup of coffee, what I like, you know."

Paige nodded.

Robert continued to walk briskly, and his mood was not affected by his granddaughter's abrupt performance.

He came to the third floor, his private office.

Sitting in his seat, Robert spread out the few newspapers that Peggy had just brought to him in such a hurry.

On top, was a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

In the United States, relatively speaking, cities with more serious antagonism.

There's New York and Los Angeles.

Of these two cities, one is on the east coast and the other is on the west coast.

They have the same developed economy, and they have the same large population.

They are equally attractive to Americans and to people from all over the world.

Among them, Los Angeles is an upstart that has only developed in recent decades.

New York is Old money, and its history is even longer than this country.

New Yorkers have never looked down upon Americans elsewhere.

"The New Yorker" magazine once published a cartoon "America Through the Eyes of a New Yorker"——

To the west of the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York, there is a narrow stretch of New Jersey, and then to the west coast of the United States, there is a vague "big countryside".

The ambition of New Yorkers' ego and narcissism is plain to see.

Hmm. It's a bit like an old Shanghainese.

This is the inherent inferiority of human beings.

Later, Los Angeles rose rapidly in the [-]th century relying on high technology, Hollywood, and industrial strength.

By this century, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has not lost much to the New York metropolitan area.

Then the residents of the two cities began to look at each other's displeasure.

New Yorkers call Los Angeles people "country folks", and Los Angeles is a big country.

Bronx-born playwright Neil Simon said:
"In New York it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37°C) and in Los Angeles it's 72 degrees (22°C).

When it's 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1°C) in New York, it's 72 degrees (22°C) in Los Angeles.

However, there are 600 million interesting people in New York, while only 72 interesting people can be found in Los Angeles. "

Like New Yorkers, Los Angeles people will certainly not be polite.

People in Los Angeles say New York is rude, uncivilized, and a big pigsty.

It is for this reason that New York newspapers, such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, report on Los Angeles and California.

I often like to add oil and vinegar, and some discrimination is in it.

In turn, the Los Angeles Times, a local newspaper in Los Angeles.

When reporting scandals or bad news in New York, I also prefer to add insult to injury and gloat.

Flip over to Robert of the Los Angeles Times, it's on the front page of it.

I saw a sensational headline - "On the Injustice and Darkness of New York Judiciary".

"FXXK! Countryman's newspaper, what nonsense!"

Robert Morgenthau, an old East Coaster and old New Yorker, just saw this headline, and his defenses were broken.

Robert now understands why Peggy's face was so bad just now.

Suppressing nausea and anger, Robert flipped through the article that was used as the front page of the Los Angeles Times.

".New Yorkers are known to be quick-tempered, rude, and uncivilized. But they are also Americans, our fellow citizens."

"...And now unfortunately, these fellow New Yorkers of ours. They've suffered years of miscarriage of justice."

".Why do you say that? The author has data. Readers, please read the following."

"."

Robert frowned, and the follow-up content published all the injustices and entangled criminal cases in New York in the past ten years.

The prosecutor system in the United States is very different from that in China, and you can be specific.

In American criminal proceedings, the prosecutor plays a leading role, mainly in the two systems of "selective prosecution" and "pleasure bargaining".

The "selective prosecution" system means that the prosecutor is a steelyard, with great personal discretion.

This has led to the fact that the prosecutors on the Laomei side have great power.

Many cases don't even need to go to court.

They can settle the case early through plea bargaining.

A plea bargain means that after being prosecuted, the defendant can reach a deal with an assistant prosecutor through a lawyer, voluntarily confess to a crime, or confess an accomplice, in order to obtain a reduced sentence.

According to statistics, about 90% of criminal cases in the United States are settled through plea bargaining.

It is conceivable how many gray areas there will be in order to reduce the punishment.

Most of the unjust and entangled cases reported by the Los Angeles Times were resolved at the stage of plea bargaining.

A "selective prosecution", and a "pleasure bargain".

Coupled with the unique federal system and the separation of powers, prosecutors like Robert have great power in their own field.

It is said that the greater the power, the deeper the corruption.

With so much power, it is impossible for anyone to remain sober forever.

So does Robert.

The data and cases given by the "Los Angeles Times" this time are basically caused by Robert's misjudgment, or some unspeakable transactions.

In the past, it was not that some media, or those defendants sued Robert.

But this time, it was the "Los Angeles Times" that ended up.

While Robert was angry and angry, he began to feel a little worried.

He immediately put the Los Angeles Times aside and picked up the newspaper below.

He hoped it wasn't a name like The Washington Post or the Chicago Tribune.

Fortunately, under the Los Angeles Times, is the "Boston Daily".

Although it is also a big newspaper, its influence is obviously much lower than the former two.

The headline on the front page of the "Boston Daily", Robert lost interest after a glance.

"Shooting broke out in Quincy Market yesterday, [-] dead, [-] injured, suspect still fleeing".

No fuss, just everyday.

Robert read it directly, and searched for it for a while, in a relatively remote corner of the newspaper.

Found a report titled "Manhattan District Attorney Alleged Miscarriage of Justice."

Compared with the "Los Angeles Times"'s worse, and the kind of gloating tone.

The Boston Daily report was much more moderate.

The title is more sensational, but the content is relatively peaceful and very neutral.

Robert put down the "Boston Daily" and flipped through the newspapers below.

He found that the lower the newspapers were, the smaller they were.

Peggy had clearly done the sorting.

Reports were mostly moderate, accusatory but acceptable.

The main reason is that there are a lot of them. There are almost a dozen newspapers in this stack.

Among them, the "Los Angeles Times" has a relatively strong firepower, pointing at the New York prosecutor system and scolding it as soon as it came up.

He was short of calling him Robert Morgenthau, the culprit of New York's miscarriage of justice.

Robert put down all the newspapers when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Robert said calmly.

Entering was his granddaughter Paige, carrying a tray with coffee.

She walked in.

"Have you read it all?" Peggy said softly as she put the coffee on the grandfather's table.

Robert nodded and said a name, "Abel Smith."

Peggy nodded again and again, and she said, "I'm also guessing, it should be him."

"Grandfather, what should we do now?"

At this moment, there was another knock on the door of Robert's private office.

"Come in." Robert's voice was as steady as ever.

The door was pushed open again, and this time it was Cyrus, the leader of the financial crime investigation team, who came in.

Cyrus who came in had a bad face and was holding an envelope in his hand.

Peggy's eyes were good, and she could tell at once that this was a letter from a lawyer.

"Cyrus, what's the matter?" Robert asked kindly.

"Sir, please read this letter first. This is a letter that just arrived, just delivered." Cyrus handed the envelope to Robert.

Robert took it and glanced at the envelope.

It was found to be an envelope from a lawyer's letter from Caroline's law firm.

"Caroline suing us? That's normal, it's her job."

While speaking, Robert opened the envelope.

As Robert thought, this is Caroline as legal counsel for Smith Capital, representing Smith Capital
No, Robert noticed, although it was Caroline's lawyer's letter.

But in the lawyer's letter, Caroline claimed to represent the client, but not Smith Capital.

It was a man named Reddy Jeffers, whose name Robert had never heard.

Robert frowned, who is this Reddy Jeffers?

Can please Caroline, the female Satan of the New York legal profession.

At least he should be a rich man, right?
"Go and check the identity of Reddy Jeffers." Putting down the envelope, Robert said calmly.

Cyrus and Peggy nodded, and Cyrus left the room first.

After Cyrus had gone, Paige said, "What on earth is this Abe Smith up to?
Let the newspaper publish these news again, and this Reddy Jeffers, it should be related to him, right? "

Robert replied: "The probability is that it is. I didn't expect this young man to be so narrow-minded. I have already said that I will not continue to attack him."

Peggy nodded again and again, apparently feeling that her grandfather was right.

What troubled the grandfather and grandson at the beginning was the many lawyer's letters that followed.

It's time for lunch at noon.

On Robert's desk, there are already exactly 30 lawyer's letters.

In the office, Robert, Peggy, and Cyrus were all looking at the lawyer's letters.

"Whoo~"

In the morning, I still feel indifferent, and Robert is at ease.

Looking at these lawyer's letters now, I feel a headache.

What gave Robert a headache was not the number of these lawyers.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office receives at least hundreds of letters from lawyers every month.

The quantity is large, and there is nothing to give Robert a headache.

What gave Robert a headache, said his granddaughter Peggy just now.

Each of these thirty lawyer letters was from a different law firm.

And their names happen to be the top [-] in the latest Vault rankings released this year.

The Vault list is a ranking of American law firms and is one of the most authoritative lists in the industry.

The Vault rankings are derived annually from surveys of thousands of lawyers practicing in U.S. law firms.

It can be said that it is selected by the American lawyers themselves, so it more accurately reflects the recognition of a law firm in the lawyer industry.

In other words, the top [-] law firms in the perception of American lawyers.

They all sent a lawyer's letter to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

Cyrus said, "I've already called to confirm that the [-] letters from the lawyer are all true."

"And none of the clients they represent have the same name. I also found out the identity of Reddy Jefferson."

"Who the hell is Reddy Jeffers?" Paige asked.

"Mr. Morgenthau, you may still have some memories." Cyrus said to Robert:
"The name of the person charged in the New York subway shooting the year before last was Reddy Jeffers."

Robert wanted to say that there are at least 20 subway shootings in New York every year.

How could I remember all of them?

No matter how energetic he is, Robert is over 80 this year.

Memory decline is inevitable, but Robert still nodded:

"Some impression, tell me what's going on."

"Now this Reddy Jeffers, is going to sue us.

Sued the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for miscarriage of justice, perjury, violation of the suspect's will, and more. "

"The lawyer who sued is Caroline."

Cyrus said helplessly:
"It's also obvious. The other 29 lawyers' letters, prosecutors, and lawyers are also in a similar situation to this one."

"In other words." Peggy said in a low voice, "It's probably Abel Smith who paid so many lawyers and hired so many people to sue us?"

"What is he for? What good will it do him?"

"You must know that the appearance fee of these people will definitely be an astronomical sum."

"What on earth is he thinking?"

Facing Peggy's confusion, Cyrus also couldn't understand.

"Maybe it's to vent your anger? Take revenge on us?" Cyrus asked uncertainly.

"This unrealistic answer may actually be the real answer."

Robert said with a headache: "Ghost knows what we messed with."

Just as Cyrus and Robert guessed.

Abel's purpose really has the meaning of venting his anger.

When Robert felt a headache and helplessness, he went to the office of Smith Capital.

David Mellon is also helpless.

"Thirty of the best law firms in the United States, their appearance fee is currently about 20 US dollars on average."

David Mellon holds a bill that Caroline presented to him.

"But if you really want them to go to court with Robert."

"This number will increase by at least ten times.

Multiply by thirty, this is at least tens of millions of dollars. "

"Is this really necessary? Abel, this will bring our relationship with Robert to an extreme."

Also very expensive.

David thought so.

(End of this chapter)