America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 234

Under Scott's intervention, the incident in Albuquerque began to fall into endless investigation.

Time is one of the best means of downplaying events.

Major issues to minor ones out.

People's memories are time-bound, and their focus is quickly diverted by new things.

Under the guidance of the few paper media in New Mexico, soon no one paid attention to the relationship between the "Knights of Albuquerque" and Scott.

But someone was unlucky.

As one of the parties involved and the object of the investigation, Blake and his Santa Fe Railroad Company were miserable.

There are many things that can be investigated, such as:
Did your security forces fire first?

Does your security force have a battle plan drawn up in advance?Otherwise why would there be reinforcements?
Some of the Chinese workers who died at the scene were not identified. Are the workers you hired legal?
……

The points of attention are getting more and more outrageous.

The "Grange Farmers' Cooperative Organization", which had been suspended for a few days, was instigated by someone and brought up the matter of railway freight again.

This time, their speeches were not only in Albuquerque, but also in Santa Fe and other cities in New Mexico.

The crowd was furious and vowed to ask the Santa Fe Railway Company to give an explanation, which meant "killing you while you are sick".

Blake couldn't get a good night's sleep for a month or two. He was exhausted from all walks of life.

Soon after, the Santa Fe Railway Company officially announced to the outside world that construction on the railway from Albuquerque to Lincolnshire would be suspended indefinitely.

And when this news reached Lincolnshire through the newspapers.

Leonard has already got up from the bed, looking into the future on the terrace on the second floor of his mansion.

In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, looking out from the terrace, Leonard was in an extremely beautiful mood.

During this time, he used borrowed funds to acquire a large amount of land around Lincolnshire.During the period, Chen Jianqiu added funds to him several times, which made him not have to worry about funding issues at all.

Now, the farms he can see from the window are basically his.

Although the price was not cheap, the interest Chen Jianqiu gave him was not low.

But once the railway passes, the price of those seemingly inconspicuous lands will at least double immediately.

And his attitude towards Chen Jianqiu changed from envy and admiration at the beginning to disdain later.

"It's just an old hat who lends money." Leonard secretly slandered, although he himself was born in a mortgage.

Now he understands that the one who lends money is the grandson, and the one who borrows money is the uncle.

Borrowing money is fun for a while, and it is always fun to borrow money. This is the essence of American economics.

Before long, he will be the richest man in New Mexico.

Leonard thought of this, and couldn't help laughing happily.

He stretched himself and came to his dining table, ready to have his own breakfast.

Today's breakfast is grilled sausage and tortillas.

Leonard sat down, picked up the fork on the table, and began to poke the shiny sausage on the plate.

But for some reason, the sausage kept rolling on the plate, making it impossible for him to fork it.

Leonard was a little annoyed, he threw away the knife and fork, grabbed the sausage with his hand, and bit into it.

However, at this moment, the door was opened with a "bang", and lawyer Maines rushed in with a newspaper in his hand.

He threw the newspaper on the table.

And Leonard had already bitten down, and the oil and water from the sausage hit the newspaper, soaking a piece of it.

"Well, what's the matter? In a panic." He asked slowly while chewing the sausage in his mouth.

The lawyer was silent, motioning him to see for himself,

Leonard picked up the newspaper on the table with a puzzled expression, and rubbed his oily hand on the place where there was no ink.

When he actually opened the newspaper, he saw the news from the Santa Fe Railway Company at a glance.

"Indefinitely, pause, build?" Leonard could hardly believe his eyes.

He blinked a few times, and re-read the report soaked in sausage fat several times.

He raised his head and looked at Maines in disbelief: "Indefinitely? Suspension of construction? What do you mean?"

"Literally, they are in trouble, and they don't plan to build this railway for the time being!" The lawyer tried his best to appear calm.

Leonard sat there blankly as if struck by five thunderbolts, he knew what this meant to him.

But soon, he had a reaction, picked up the newspaper again, read it over and over again, and muttered to himself while reading:

"Impossible, they have no reason to stop the construction of this railway! Impossible, impossible, their funds should have been raised by issuing bonds, and they cannot accept this loss."

"This must be fake news, isn't it? Isn't it?" Leonard raised his head and looked at the lawyer for help like a drowning man.

The lawyer shook his head: "I just asked a few people who came back from Albuquerque yesterday, and they all said it was true."

In fact, he and Leonard had already known about the accident at the railway site in Albuquerque.

However, due to Scott's ability, the news that was released was just that there were some small fights between the railway laying site and local farmers, and several people were injured, but no deaths were reported.

According to his and Leonard's judgment, this will not affect the continued laying of the railway at all, for the same reason as Leonard said.

"Then quickly find a way to sell the farms we collected earlier! As much as you can!" Leonard stood up, ready to get dressed.

He is not in the mood to eat anymore, the land he harvested before is now a hot potato in his hands.

"When we bought it before, there was more or less a premium, and we can't sell it at this price now." The lawyer said dejectedly, "The news has already spread to the entire county."

"Then I'll continue to hold it! Anyway, the price has already been raised by me, so I don't believe that no fool will take over!" Leonard slapped the table viciously.

However, at this time, footsteps came from outside the door again.

"Uh, Mr. Leonard, what made you so angry?"

A well-groomed man walked in with a suitcase in his hand.

They have met this person before. He is Chen Jianqiu's lawyer, Dylan, but now he has changed his name to Brent.

What is he doing at this time?
Leonard stared at him, and asked angrily, "Mr. Brent, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I'll leave as soon as I say."

Dylan came in front of Leonard, opened the suitcase, and took out a piece of paper from the box.

He handed this piece of paper in front of Leonard: "This is a notification letter, Mr. Leonard, the three-month short-term loan you owe Mr. Chen is about to expire, so let me tell you in advance, I'm afraid If you are too late to prepare, there will be a risk of default.”

After Dylan finished speaking, he closed the suitcase neatly, turned around and left.

And behind him, Leonard's hysterical roar and the sound of plates smashing came:

"Maxen! That yellow-skinned bastard must have done it on purpose! He must have known the news a long time ago! Fucking bastard!"

Everything on the table was knocked to the ground by the angry Leonard, teacups and plates were broken all over the floor.

Three months of usury!Profit!There are still a few intermittent sums later, if the land price does not double, he will not be able to pay it back at all.

And the contract that was revised by Dylan before, put an end to any possibility of him reneging on debts.

Lawyer Mai Sien sat opposite Leonard and looked at him, as if he saw his previous employer—Fred with one ear, who was equally hysterical and crazy.

"We're finished, Leonard." He said to his employer.

Leonard was still venting his anger in the house, and the servants and cooks in the house were afraid to make a sound, for fear that his master would instantly vent his anger on him.

And the guards at the door didn't dare to break in for a while.

But there are always warriors.

The door was opened again, and Bob, the captain of Leonard's personal armed forces, walked in. He looked at the mess on the ground, hesitated, and asked:

"Boss, do we still need to collect the two bills today?"

Leonard, who was in a rage, was about to get angry when he saw another person breaking in, but when he saw Bob, he suddenly calmed down.

The expression on his face became elusive.

He thought of a way.

Since the debt owed to the creditor cannot be repaid, it is enough to kill the creditor directly.

This is also another unwritten article in American economics.

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(End of this chapter)