A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 464 Everyone laughed
"I was born in Elgin, Texas, and my dad taught himself a good carpenter's job, and he did the work for the local black people, and I'll tell you, every piece of furniture he did, whether it was tables, chairs, or whatever , all extremely exquisite.”

Chao Qi sat down opposite the cuffed purple-robed man, with a table between them. He continued:
"Until one day, a Mr. Morgan came to the city. He was a white man. At first, I thought he was just a rich man who came to work for my father. It was not until later that I realized that what he owned was It was unthinkable, but of course that’s not the point. The point is, he found my dad and said to him, ‘I hear you’re the best carpenter in Elgin.’”

Although Zhao Qi was dressed in a neat suit and spoke very gentlemanly, Joseph Dingler, who was sitting across from him, was sweating continuously on his forehead while listening to his words.

"My dad told him he didn't know if he was the best of the best, but he did know a little bit about the craft. The next thing my dad got a library from Mr. Morgan for his donation to the City of Elgin After about ten months of building the bookshelf, my dad took me there and he said to Mr. Morgan, 'This is my son, Mr. Morgan, and I want to show him what I have done.'”

Having said this, Chao Qi imitated the way Mr. Morgan spoke in his memory in a friendly, sincere, and appreciative tone.

"'Come in quickly and take the main entrance.' That's it." Chao Qi clapped his hands abruptly, then looked at the startled Mr. Dingler, and continued:

"I saw those bookshelves, and they were carved with cartouches, and flowers, and baskets of fruit, and angels flying around the corners, and that was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."

At this time, Mr. Dingler, whose hands were handcuffed behind his back, remained silent.

"A month later, another person came. He found my father. He said he saw the bookcase my father made for the library. He didn't allow the bookcase in his home to be inferior to it, so he took my father to the library. out of the city."

Chao Qi's eyes became sharp.

"There was no work at all. All that was waiting for my dad there were six white men, twelve feet of rope, and the gum tree from which he hung."

After a long silence, Mr. Dingler followed Chaoqi's downward gaze, and he noticed the carpentry bag on the table that he hadn't noticed before.

Chao Qi slowly opened the carpentry bag, "These are my dad's tools."

"What are you going to use it for?" Mr. Dingler asked, looking at Chao Qi who picked up a pair of carpentry pliers.

Chao Qi showed a cruel smile and replied:
"Haha, I won't use them to build a bookshelf."

……

Outside the cell, Nucky and his younger brother Eli, who hurried over, were smoking while listening to the screams coming from inside.

"Is this really okay?" Eli asked after looking back.

Nucky frowned and didn't answer.

is this okay?Of course this is not good, but for his black votes, he has no other better choice.

The two brothers smoked in silence until the ground was covered with cigarette butts, then Chao Qi walked out.

He came to the two of them, looked at Nucky and said:

"It wasn't the KKK."

"How do you know?" Eli asked with a frown.

"He told me."

"Do you believe what he said?"

Listening to Eli's question, Chao Qi chuckled and said:

"When you torture a person to a certain extent and he refuses to change his story, then what he said is the truth. Believe me, I have already practiced this principle 10 minutes ago."

As he spoke, Chao Qi handed something wrapped in a handkerchief to Nucky, who was also looking suspicious. Then he walked outside, waving his hands and saying:
"Nucky, I want [-]% of our business. This matter depends on your attitude. Let it be like this, don't send it to me."

Nucky glanced at Chao Qi's back, then glanced at the contents of the handkerchief, then threw the handkerchief and the contents to Eli, and then left the police station without saying a word.

And when Eli, who was still a little confused, opened the handkerchief in his hand and saw the four fingers wrapped inside, he finally understood why Chao Qi could be so sure that Mr. Ding Le hadn't lied.

……

"Sorry, I just had to leave midway to deal with some things." Nucky entered the house and closed the door.

"There's nothing to be sorry for. After all, this is your own birthday party."

Nucky glanced at the senator sitting in his seat smoking a cigar. After a few polite words, he talked about the business of road construction funds.

"Look, Nucky, our governor is a Democrat and we have to be a little more careful with what we do."

"And at the same time? What should we do? Could it be that all the funds for road construction are given to Frank?" Frank, who was sitting opposite Ai Zhi, heard this and said excitedly:

“Don’t we need to build roads in the north?”

"I don't think so?"

"Hey, take it easy, guys."

After stopping the quarrel between the two, Senator Edge continued in a leisurely tone:
"This is 3000 million US dollars, and the benefits are enough for all of us to share."

To be honest, Ai Zhi's words are actually a clear affirmation. Under normal circumstances, Nucky should not continue, but it may be because of the recent troubles, or he may have other plans. Anyway, he didn't stop there.

"Then I want my share now!"

"Oh my God, Nucky, what's the matter with you? There are limits to this matter!" After a short pause, Senator Edge's tone softened again.

"Nucky, you can't be too arbitrary."

However, Nucky didn't take this trick. He came to Aichi, pointed at his face and said:
"Is this what you said when I pushed you to the governor's chair?"

"Nucky..."

"What about in the Senate?"

At this point, Ai Zhi raised his voice, opened his hands, looked at Nucky and said:

"Isn't my return to you generous enough? You are the best campaign promoter I have ever seen, better than anyone else, but you have to understand that this matter is very complicated."

Nucky finally sat down aside, but he was still fighting for it.

"My property in Atlantic City is empty, and except for the trains, the roads to Atlantic City are fucking muddy! We need smooth highways for cars to move through!"

Hearing this, Frank, who was sitting aside, laughed mockingly.

"Leaving the road clear? Are you really after this?"

To this, Nucky put away his righteous and awe-inspiring look and replied flatly.

"Of course, there are trucks."

"A truck full of booze?" Frank continued sarcastically.

And Nucky didn't care about Frank's sarcasm at all, pointing to the wine glass in his hand and said:

"Isn't that what you drank?"

Several people looked at each other and smiled, and for a moment Frank seemed to no longer have the look of pressing forward step by step and refusing to give in.

"Listen, I just want us to be able to talk openly."

"Of course, fine, no problem at all." Nucky took a sip of the wine in his glass, stared at Frank and said:
"You know you don't need road bills in the North, fuck Jersey City, you just want kickbacks in there and take your time."

Frank was instantly unwilling to say these words, but Nucky did not give him a chance to refute. He stood up, put the wine glass aside heavily, and continued:

"Come on, Frank, just give us a number and save us all a little time."

At this moment, Frank finally shut up, and Aggie looked at Frank with a playful expression, holding a cigar in his mouth, waiting for him to speak.

"I need to do some calculations." Frank finally put away his appearance of doing everything for Jersey City at this time, and said without embarrassment.

"Great, look, isn't there a result? You damn Democratic Party." Nucky scolded with a smile.

"Obviously, we cannot let partisan interests influence the highest interests of the people."

Hearing what Ai Zhi said, Nucky smiled and joked:
"God, are you ready to march into the White House now? Mr. Senator? Hahaha."

Everyone laughed.

(End of this chapter)