Chapter 0008 22 Block
At this moment, William Dever has already regretted cooperating with the Chinese in front of him, and the ruthlessness and ability shown by the other party made him feel a deep sense of crisis.
If William Dever knew that Li Zitao did everything last night, and Wang Dagou's role was only to attract the attention of the gunman for a few seconds, I am afraid that he would raise Li Zitao's danger to another notch in his heart.
A terrifying killer is sometimes even more terrifying than the mafia, because you never know when, where, and with what gun he will end your life.
"What do you want?" said William Dever, somewhat resigned.
"A safe place to stay, in addition, other names and addresses. Li Zitao's voice was a little cruel.
Now that he has embarked on this path, there is no turning back, and once he is caught by Capone's men, he will definitely die without a place to bury.
Even if he has an immortal body, he will be torn to shreds by successive mafia members.
Now Li Zitao has no interest in paying attention to other things, the first thing he has to do is to live, especially when there are less than 10 US dollars left on the two of them.
"Give me a moment. William Dever said, holding up his spirits.
But the thought of Frank's death made his nerves jump like music, and it was so exciting.
If the Li from Huaguo in front of him can really kill all the leaders of Capone's men, then ......
Thinking of a bright future, William Dever couldn't help but be excited.
"Now, then, if you can arrange a car for me, I need to find some of my men and wait to take Capone's territory. Li Zitao said his plan in front of William.
"What are you going to do?" said William Dever, somewhat wary.
"It's not too late to talk about this until I get my hands on the entire Chicago underground. Li Zitao tapped his fingers on the table and said indifferently: "But I can guarantee that the future of Chicago will be very peaceful, after all, we are friends, aren't we?"
Seeing Li Zitao's bright smiling face, William Dever smiled in silence, stood up and said, "That's right, we are friends." ”
With the $2,000 dollar funded by William Deffer, in order to borrow the money, Li Zitao promised to return ten times to the greedy mayor after mastering Capone's territory.
If you want to harvest the fruit, you need to plant the seeds in the soil first, and William Dever and Li Zitao are both fruit farmers now, but they are both budding seeds that have just stepped into the soil, waiting for the day of harvest.
"Sure enough, history is a lie, what an honest mayor, phew!" muttered in a low voice, Li Zitao took Wang Dagou out of the building, pressed the top hat on his head, and walked down the steps with his head down.
There was already a car arranged by William Deffer and waiting for the two new owners.
"Go to the 22nd block. After getting into the car and closing the curtains, Li Zitao took off his top hat and said.
"Sir, where is the 22nd block?" the driver blinked a little dazedly.
The 22nd block, the almost transparent new Chinese neighborhood for Chicagoans, simply can't be remembered by them.
However, with his familiarity with the road, the driver still found the so-called 22nd block after turning around.
"Wait for us here. Opening the car door, Li Zitao, who fastened his top hat, looked around, and the cars that rarely stopped here made curious Chinese people poke their heads out to observe.
In a foreign country, the Chinese with vigilance in their bones, even when they see their comrades, they are also a little vigilant against the backdrop of that car.
The environment here is not good, you can see piles of garbage everywhere, except for some messy rooms and plainly dressed Chinese, only wild cats and wild dogs rummaging through the garbage bins.
"Hello, can you talk?" Li Zitao walked towards a Chinese family next to him.
"You, hello, sir, is there anything you need help with?" the other party looked at him a little nervously, and when he spoke, the arm holding his daughter tightened unnaturally.
"Don't be nervous, my name is Li Zitao, he is Wang Dagou, and we are also Chinese. Li Zitao showed a friendly smile.
Sitting on the ground casually, Li Zitao reached out and put it in his pocket, and the family of three who had just relaxed immediately widened their eyes, and cold sweat even broke out on the man's forehead.
After seeing that Li Zitao took out a green knife instead of a loaded pistol, he sat down with relief.
"Here you go, little one, it's a greeting gift. Li Zitao stuffed the 5 American knife in his hand into the little girl's hand, "Can you know your name?"
The little girl looked back, and after her father nodded hesitantly, she snatched the knife like a frightened little squirrel, and whispered, "Yanyan, my name is Yanyan." ”
"This big brother, can you please gather everyone over, I want to discuss something with you, something to make money. Maybe Li Zitao's friendly attitude played a role, or maybe it was the charm of the 5 beautiful knives.
The other party thought about it, glanced at his wife, then stood up and beckoned around, saying, "This gentleman is our compatriot, and he wants to take us to make a lot of money." ”
At this time, there were very few Chinese immigrants, and there were no more than 2,000 people in the whole of Chicago, and about five or six hundred people lived in the 22nd block.
They work in laundries, convenience stores, restaurants, housekeeping, and other services, and most of them don't even know words, let alone learn English.
For more than 10 minutes, the people at home all came around, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the black pressure was crowded all around.
"Everybody sit down, sit down and let's talk slowly. Li Zitao politely stretched out his hand, pressed forward a few times, and people sat on the ground casually.
"My name is Charlie Lee, you can call me Lee, I am an immigrant who has not long been in the United States, and now I need 100 young men who dare to fight and kill, who are willing to die.
If you are willing, you will receive a settling-in allowance of $10 per family, and if you are disabled or die in the future, you will be compensated $500 per person.
As long as I live, the families of these brothers will be my family, the elderly will be supported by me, and the children will be provided for by me.
If you can't do it, you, whoever you are, can put a gun at my head at any time and destroy me, a bastard who doesn't believe in his word. ”
Li Zitao did not say his real name, but used Charlie Lee to introduce himself, after all, he didn't know these people, so it was better to be careful.
As soon as Li Zitao's words fell, the crowd around him was obviously in a commotion, discussing what he said one after another.
10 US dollars for settling-in expenses, disability or death, and 500 US dollars in compensation, plus support for the elderly and children's education, which is something they dare not think of.
In this community, less than 1 in 20 people can go to school.
Even so, the small part that goes to school is often bullied at school, and parents can only endure it, secretly holding their heads at night and covering them under the quilt in pain.
The last parent who went to the student theory because of this incident is still in prison, and I heard that he has been tortured and gone crazy.
"Li, do you really have that much money?" A lean teenager stood up, and he could see that the other party was often engaged in menial work, with abrasions all over his arms and thick knuckles, and he knew that his palms were full of calluses without looking.
"This is the settling-in fee I brought, I'm just afraid that there aren't enough of you. A thick pile of Franklin lay on the ground, and the people around him instantly let out a heavy gasping sound.
Just when everyone was about to be confused by the American knife, Wang Dagou coughed lightly, and lifted the corner of his coat, revealing the pistol on his waist.
The hand that unconsciously stretched out towards the beautiful knife seemed to touch the stinger of a scorpion, and it quickly retracted it in an instant.
"I'm willing to go with you. The young man who asked the question just now raised his hand and said, followed through the crowd, and looked at Li Zitao with bright eyes.
"It's yours, give the money to the family, I'm here for you. Li Zitao took out a 10 US knife and handed it to the other party, smiling indifferently.
"And me, I'm willing to go with you. Another teenager stood up, but he looked a little malnourished, covered in skin and bones, under Li Zitao's scrutinizing gaze, he hugged his body a little uneasily, and his bare right foot stepped on his left foot, unconsciously wiping.
"Come here!" Although the other party's body shape is a little poor, the most important thing for Li Zitao now is to recruit more people.
If he refused this young man, he was afraid that others would hesitate to retreat, so he was willing to take out the 10 US dollars to make them stand firmly.
"Me. ”
"And me. ”
"I do, too. ”
Sure enough, more and more people came forward, and the frequency became faster and faster, until almost all the young people around them stood up.
Even in front of him, the middle-aged man who was the first to contact the child in his arms stretched out his hand to look at him, and said with some anxiety: "I am also willing." ”
After sending a circle, a total of 47 people were recruited, and Li Zitao did not leave like this, but waited for all the families who worked during the day to rush back.
In the evening, these people who had just returned home did not need Li Zitao to incite again, and their relatives, neighbors, and family members became the best lobbyists.
86 people, half of them are malnourished, just to replenish their health is a lot of money, but it is a good start.
"If you want to make money, you can all introduce it to me, and I will come here again next week to select a group of people. Before leaving, Li Zitao waved the banknote in his hand and said.
Sitting in the car, the car slowly slid forward, followed by 86 young men, of course, hungry young men with yellow muscles.
"How much does it cost to raise so many people?" Wang Dagou kept looking back and forth in the car, and his distressed face twitched.
"Brother dog, I'll leave these people to you, we must make them strong as soon as possible, and soon, we will have to fight those bastards, real knives and guns. Li Zitao's heart was filled with a sense of urgency.
"Okay, I'll go back and stuff these guys into the rice bucket, and I'll put a gun at their heads when I don't give them food one by one. Wang Dagou said fiercely.
"Mr. William's residence, can so many people be arranged?" Thinking of where they were going now, Li Zitao hurriedly asked.
"Of course, that's the manor in the name of Mayor Dever's wife...... The room may not be enough though. ”
The driver's smug smile instantly turned into embarrassment when he thought of the number 89.