America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 238
Seven or eight people will come down immediately.

They were all wearing black stand-up collar clothes, the style had never been seen before, it looked like a coat, but it was thinner than a coat, very close-fitting and handsome.

Several of them carried a box in their hands.

The hats hid their faces, making it difficult to see, except for the leader.

The man strode through the door.

Under the gaze of everyone, he raised his head, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his face was as still as water, his chin covered with short hard stubble could not conceal the youthfulness of his face.

Most people in the exchange didn't know who he was, but they could all feel a kind of aura blowing over them.

They discussed:

"Who is this person?"

"I don't know him. Judging by the color of his skin, he is an Indian, right? This posture is at least that of a chief."

"Stop talking nonsense, the Indians in the vicinity are all dead, is he a Chinese?"

"Chinese? I seem to have heard that there is a powerful Chinese in Roswell before."

"Hey, guess what they're carrying in the box? It can't be money, right?"

……

The person who came was Chen Jianqiu. He took off his leather gloves, looked around, and found a bench in the last row with Camilla and sat down.

Hanif and Abiot stood behind them.

At this time, the mustache on the stage was in a state of desperation, and he couldn't tell the people below that this matter was decided by the judge, and he was just a messenger.

"I did a rough calculation. The land you marked above was acquired by Leonard later. These lands are on the outskirts of the town, so they are worthless at all!" The lumber merchant pointed his cane at the wooden board next to Mustache.

"Those IOUs are all bad debts! There are only a handful of them that can be recovered, and all of them are added together..." The businessman paused, and tapped his cane on the ground, "Is your starting price a negative amount?"

Only fools would buy these.

There was a roar of laughter in the exchange, and after the laughter, the creditors suddenly discovered that the merchant's words revealed a reality:
If no one takes advantage of this, their money will never be recovered.

As a result, their emotions became agitated again, and the discussion of the matter itself gradually turned into insulting the judge.

"That guy took black money again!"

"What kind of nonsense mortgage contract, we have never seen it! The damn judge and his team swallowed up the good land."

"Say it! Who does that villa belong to?"

"Yes! Say it!"

……

These Lincolnshire businessmen have fully inherited the fine traditions of this frontier town in the United States. They can do things without making noise.

They rushed to the trading desk and were about to grab Mustache's clothes.

A voice suddenly came from the back row of the seat:
It's not loud, but it's clear and commanding.

"It's mine, what's the matter?"

The crowd who were still yelling just now fell silent, and everyone looked at the last row of chairs again.

Chen Jianqiu stood up and repeated what he said just now:
"Leonard's villa was mortgaged to me, what's wrong?"

He waved at Lawyer Dylan behind him.

The lawyer took out a copy of Leonard's mortgage loan contract from his coat and showed it to the onlookers.

Everyone present, more or less, understood the meaning of this contract. Even those who could not read, Leonard's signature and handprint in the lower right corner were genuine.

If this is New York or Philadelphia, everyone should take a few steps back and maintain a little respect for the contract.

However, this is Lincoln County, a place full of martial arts, Lincoln County, New Mexico, a place that has not been peaceful in the past ten years.

"This contract is fake! Don't believe it! These high-quality assets have been embezzled by them!" said the timber merchant with a cane.

"Yes! Let them spit it out! These bastards!"

These creditors are not reconciled, they prefer to believe that there is no good bird from top to bottom in the judicial system in Lincolnshire.

The excited timber merchant rushed to Chen Jianqiu, pointing his cane at him:
"Don't think you can hide it from me, Fred and Leonard have done these despicable tricks of yours before!"

As he spoke, spit flew all over the place, his face and neck were flushed, and he made a gesture to swing his cane over.

However, he suddenly shut up, and was replaced by a scream of "嗤~".

The lumber merchant suddenly felt a sharp pain in the wrist of the hand holding the cane, and the cane fell instantly and rolled a few times on the ground.

Then, he felt his knees sore again, his calves softened, and he knelt down with a plop.

When he raised his head again, a revolver was already on his forehead.

Chen Jianqiu broke the merchant's wrist with one hand, and kicked him to the knees. At this time, he had returned to the original place with his hands behind his back.

"Do you want to make him quieter?" Abiot pushed the revolver forward a little more.

The lumber merchant's eyes were terrified, and his mouth was opened wide.

Chen Jianqiu picked up his cane from the ground, and with a little force with both hands, the cane broke in two.

He walked up to the merchant, and put the two truncated walking sticks into his clothes.

"I hope you can understand what respect is." Chen Jianqiu looked at the businessman who didn't dare move at all and said, "Scott is right, Lincoln County needs order, and New Mexico also needs order."

He stood up and looked at the people around him:

"Now, can we chat normally?"

There was no sound at the scene. Although everyone was used to the continuous fires around Lincolnshire, it was the first time that they really felt a sense of oppression and suffocation.

"Please continue, what did you just say?" Chen Jianqiu turned to the mustache on the stage and asked with interest.

"Uh, I mean, this auction is an auction with no reserve price." Mustache wiped the sweat from his brow.

What kind of job the judge gave him, if he didn't get a salary, he wouldn't want to do it.

"I'll pay you one dollar." Chen Jianqiu gestured with his index finger.

It was quieter in the Exchange.

Everyone, including Mustache, was stunned.

Everyone's minds are a little confused.

What does this Chinese person mean?
"I am willing to pay one dollar to participate in this auction, to acquire Leonard's remaining assets, including those newly acquired land, bonds, and IOUs, and to assume all his liabilities."

Chen Jianqiu emphasized word by word that his voice could be heard inside and outside the exchange.

Everyone started whispering, they didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear of offending the young man who couldn't see the mood in front of him again.

"If the transaction is successful, the debtors present can come to us to deal with their debts after the fair." Chen Jianqiu waved his hand at the back, "We have brought enough cash."

Li Sifu, who were carrying suitcases, opened the suitcase in their hands, and inside was a stack of stacked US dollar bills, which were dazzlingly green.

Everyone was shocked. They stared blankly at the dollar bills, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Is it okay for me to say this, sir?" Chen Jianqiu said to the mustache on the stage. .

The sweat on the mustache's head became even more intense. Even though it was winter, he felt it was hotter than summer.

"Yes, of course, sir!"

"Then you can continue." A smile appeared on Chen Jianqiu's face.

Mustache quickly continued to perform his duties, he picked up the small wooden hammer:

"Anyone else increase the price?"

"A dollar a time!"

"Twice for a dollar!"

"Three times for a dollar!"

"Congratulations to this...uh, what's your last name?"

"My surname is Chen."

"Oh, congratulations to this Mr. Chen. For one dollar, he bid for the ownership of Leonard's remaining assets and debts."

Mustache handed a document to Chen Jianqiu, but Chen Jianqiu didn't even look at it, and directly passed it to Dylan.

The lawyer scanned it and nodded at Chen Jianqiu.

Only then did Chen Jianqiu sign his name on it.

After Mustache withdrew, Chen Jianqiu's people occupied the front desk, where they set up a few tables and money boxes, and put them aside.

Chen Jianqiu fulfilled his promise and dealt with Leonard's debts to those creditors on the spot.

Lawyer Dylan walked back and forth between them, confirming the authenticity and amount of the loan.

At first, most people couldn't believe the authenticity of this incident. They all came with loan contracts or IOUs.

Almost everyone did not expect to get the arrears on the same day.

Settle the arrears of so many people on the spot?Don't say that this has never happened in Lincolnshire, it is extremely rare in the history of the United States.

In the end, a fur trader came up.

The money Leonard owed him has been delayed for two years. Although the amount is not large and the interest is not high, he has no hope of getting it back.

When he sat down, he looked suspicious, but 10 minutes later, when he stood up with the dollar in his hand.

Even he himself thought it was a dream.

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Chen, you are really a man of noble character."

The crowd was boiling, and the creditors rushed up one after another to go through the formalities of getting back the arrears.

Leonard is a shrewd person with a background in lending. Except for the few loans in Chen Jianqiu's hand because they are urgently needed and the interest rate is slightly higher, the others are very low.

But the delay is really long.

Leonard died. At first they thought they didn't even dare to expect to get the principal, but now they can not only get the principal as they wished, but also get the interest.

When these people left the exchange happily, there were praises for Chen Jianqiu everywhere:
"Mr. Chen is really a reputable person. He keeps his word. He deserves to be so rich."

"Mr. Chen is really rich and trustworthy."

"I think Mr. Chen looks like a well-educated and ambitious person."

……

In the evening, Leonard's debts were basically cleared.

All the creditors received their debts, including the timber merchant who was kicked and kneeled by Chen Jianqiu.

After receiving the arrears and interest, he kept apologizing to Chen Jianqiu, saying that he had no eyesight, and judged a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart.

Then, holding his broken wrist, he left with gratitude.

At night, Chen Jianqiu half-ly lay on the big chair in the office on the second floor of Leonard's big villa.

On the table in front of him was a pile of IOUs and loan contracts.

Chen Jianqiu turned his neck and looked at the table:

"Now, let's see who owes us money."

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(End of this chapter)