The battle for the inheritance of the big family is no less cruel than that of a life-and-death shopping mall, and if it is analyzed according to the principle of "the greatest profit and the greatest suspicion", then it should be John's brothers who are most likely to do it to John Vanderbilt.

They had been excluded from the management of the Vanderbilt family because of their own incompetence or poor character, and now it was their last chance, and if John Vanderbilt was to inherit the family, then the best outcome for his brothers would be to receive a monthly living allowance that would ensure that they would have no worries about food and clothing, and even remain in high society, but certainly not in line with their expectations.

There is no way, if you want to blame, you can only blame the old Vanderbilt for being too capable, leaving such a family business to the children and grandchildren that no one can give up, but the old Vanderbilt has no heir, this is simply equivalent to planting a time bomb in the family, once the old Vanderbilt dies, the bomb will be detonated, and the injured are their own people.

"I'm afraid that's what you think, from three o'clock in the afternoon until I left the police station, I have received three anonymous calls, and now all the guys with the surname Vanderbilt are suspects, and some people can't wait." Bresta sneered, some people's eating looks are too ugly.

The attitude of the East and the West towards death is very different, and the East is used to be more tolerant, even if it is an enemy, with the death of one side, the hatred will disappear.

Westerners are relatively more interested in winning and losing, and death usually represents a person's complete defeat, such as the Vanderbilt father and son, others will not let go of the Vanderbilt family because of the death of the Vanderbilt father and son, and it is a normal choice to fall into the well.

Li Mu still thinks about the old feelings, so he doesn't want to go too far, and others don't have any concerns about this, such as the three reporting calls, Li Mu can even conclude that there must be William Vanderbilt's brother involved, otherwise it would not be possible to have such a strong direction.

"It's their business what other people want to do, I can't be so ruthless, the Chinese tradition is that the dead are the greatest, so even if I want to get the Vanderbilt Automobile Factory, it will have to be after William is buried in the ground." Li Mu doesn't care about others, he only does what he should do, so that at least when he thinks about this time in the future, he won't regret his choice.

"Then I have to warn you, if you want to do something, it's better to start doing it now, others won't be gentlemanly." Bresta stopped at the point and did not try to change Li Mu's mind.

Over the next two days, the assassination of John Vanderbilt quickly became the talk of New Yorkers, with almost all New Yorkers talking about it, even the snowstorm taking a back seat.

In fact, white people are the same gossip, especially big families like the Vanderbilt family, they have never lacked topics, but this time it was more exciting.

New Yorkers are indeed enough gossip, in the past two days, almost all New Yorkers have turned into detectives, analyzing who is most likely to attack William Vanderbilt, and there are all kinds of suspicions, even Li Mu is not immune, many people think that it is because of the competition between the horse car and the Vanderbilt car that Li Mu finally killed William Vanderbilt.

Not to mention, this statement is very marketable, and the rumors are clear-eyed, and even Hamilton Fish's dinner invitation is considered to be a conspiracy to help the abuse.

Li Mu ignored where these rumors came from, out of humanitarianism, the day after William Vanderbilt's assassination, Li Mu went to St. Mary's Hospital to visit Corneliers Vanderbilt, who was bedridden, but unfortunately Cornelius Vanderbilt was still in a coma, and he didn't even know the news of William Vanderbilt's assassination.

The day after Li Mu visited Corneels Vanderbilt, bad news came from the hospital that Corneelliers Vanderbilt died of illness on the evening of January 20 due to physical failure.

Well, the death of Cornelius Vanderbilt also represents the loss of the last backbone of the Vanderbilt family, the curtain has been opened, the show is about to begin, and the careerists are eager to try and prepare to swallow the Vanderbilt family with bones and meat.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Li Mu immediately asked Hamilton Fish to find a way to meet with the new heir of the Vanderbilt family to discuss the Vanderbilt Automobile Factory deal.

This request was not easy, and it was easy to get in touch with the Vanderbilt family, but in order to negotiate substantively, Li Mu still pinned his hopes on the funerals of Kneelliers Vanderbilt and William Vanderbilt.

"The Vanderbilt family is finished, you must not have imagined, William's brothers and sisters formed a leading group, the original intention was to use a democratic way to manage the enterprise, but the efficiency of the leading group is very low, they have only decided one thing in the three days since they were established, that is, to bury Cornelius and William on January 25, and they have not reached any consensus on the normal operation of the enterprise." Hamilton Fish was also very helpless, this situation, when Hamilton Fish was secretary of state, often saw that every time as soon as Congress convened, the Republican representatives would quarrel with the representatives of the Democratic Party, and their quarrels were not for work, but simply for the sake of arguing.

The current Vanderbilt family is also in such a strange circle.

"Hehe, let them quarrel, I'm afraid that this kind of drama will continue to be staged in the future, Melville, find a way to get in touch with William's brothers, as long as one or two of them are moved, we will have a chance." Li Mu has already entered the working state, and Li Mu has no emotion at this time, and is best at knocking out his opponent quickly with a stormy combination punch.

"Okay, no problem." Melville Fowler has no psychological burden, and as a lawyer, Melville Fowler has seen this kind of thing a lot.

At any given time, the dollar was hard to put down, and Melville Fowler bought William's two brothers for $20,000 to propose the sale of the Vanderbilt Motor Company to the Horse Group at a meeting of the Vanderbilt family leadership team.

Compared with the wealth of the Vanderbilt family, $20,000 is not much, but the problem is that for many children of the Vanderbilt family, this is probably the most money they have seen in their lives.

Now the opportunity has come, no matter how much the Kufco Group is willing to pay for Vanderbilt Motors, they will get their share of the money, and the $20,000 will all be a windfall.

Melville Fowler was more efficient than the aging Hamilton Fish, and at a regular meeting on January 24, William's brother Paul proposed to streamline the business and keep the core industry, and the Vanderbilt Automobile Factory was unfortunately put on the shelves as a commodity.

"Paul's asking price is $3.5 million, which includes the area of the plant, ongoing contracts, and a number of patents owned by Vanderbilt Automotive, which we believe is appropriate given the Vanderbilt family's investment in Vanderbilt Automotive." Melville Fowler was triumphant, and the offer could really make Melville Fowler proud.

As far as Li Mu knows, in order to establish the Vanderbilt Automobile Company, William Vanderbilt invested nearly nine million dollars in front and back, which in addition to harvesting factories and patents, there are more than 2,000 skilled workers, which is a very cost-effective business.

Paul Vanderbilt really has no strategic vision, no wonder the old Vanderbilt excluded Paul from management, although on the surface, the financial statements of Vanderbilt Automobile Company are not good, but the future is promising, which Paul Vanderbilt does not recognize at all, so he offered a price of 3.5 million that is almost free of charge.

"Give it to him, and sign the contract as soon as he can." Li Mu didn't want to dream a lot at night, in case the Rockefeller group of hungry wolves changed their minds, Li Mu would have to spend more money to get the Vanderbilt Automobile Company.

"Well, I'll be as soon as I can, Mr. Paul would like you to attend the funerals of Mr. Cornelius and Mr. William," Melville Fowler did not forget to convey Paul's invitation.

"Okay, I'll go." Looking at the face of the Buddha without looking at the face of the monk, although there was an unpleasant relationship between Li Mu and William Vanderbilt, Li Mu was still willing to say a final goodbye to William.

The next day the weather finally cleared, although the clouds in the sky were still thick, but the snow had stopped, God seemed to be particularly partial to Governor's Island, in the gap in the clouds cast a beam of sunlight on Governor's Island, the whole Governor's Island looked particularly dazzling, standing in Battery Park to look at Governor's Island, you will even feel the pain of your eyes by the reflection of the snow.

Li Mu didn't have time to stay at home and bask in the sun, although Li Mu wanted to do this, but today he was going to attend the funeral of Cornelius and William's father and son, Li Mu changed his suit early, and asked Mason to get a stick of caryophyllus, which he was ready to use when he said goodbye to William at the end.

In the United States, there is no need to attend a funeral, and the host family will not take care of the meal, under normal circumstances, the guests bring their own flowers, and they are still chatting about their condolences on the coffin before the burial.

William's siblings chose to bury Cornelius and William in Greenwood Cemetery, the largest and most famous cemetery in New York and the United States, which was founded in 1838 and is home to George Clinton, who served as governor of New York and vice president of the United States.

Interestingly, George Clinton was not originally buried here, but the cemetery administrators thought it would attract more "customers" and moved George Clinton's body after the cemetery was built.

Look at people's attitude towards death, sure enough, everything looks at money, for the sake of business, even the dead are not allowed to live in peace, but the whole society still agrees

Since George Clinton "moved into" Greenwood's public offering, the elites of New York's industry, commerce, politics, art and other fields have chosen to sleep here, so much so that there is a popular saying in New York: live on Fifth Avenue, live in Central Park, and sleep in Greenwood with your father.

The graves of the most famous and wealthy people in the United States, Cornelius and William, are at the top of the hill, and their graves are next to the graves of Colgate's founder, William Colgate.

The cemetery is the best place to show the filial piety of their children, so the cemetery of Cornelius and William covers a large area, there are even two tall stone lions at the entrance to the cemetery, the road is paved with granite, and there will be several statues here in the future to commemorate the great achievements of Cornelius and William.

From the perspective of the 21st century, Cornelius and William have almost no commemorative value, but in this era, Cornelius and William, especially Cornelius Vanderbilt, his story is definitely worthy of special mention, which can be seen from the identity of the guests, New York Governor Arthur, Mayor Edward, City Council Speaker Edwin Virginia, and even Secretary of State William Evatt, Li Mu and Rockefeller and other New York tycoons are not left behind, and there are about 500 guests attending the funeral.

"Union Pacific Railroad and North Pacific Railroad have already started to do it, how are you doing here? Do you need my help? Even at the funeral, Rockefeller did not forget to communicate with Li Mu.

This is not to disrespect the deceased, in fact there are not one or two guests with special purposes, and everyone gathers together, although nominally to say goodbye to Cornelius and William and his son, but if it is all there is, it is really a bit wasteful.

After all, for Li Mu and Rockefeller, their time is extremely precious.

"No, I can do it myself, what about you?" Li Mu resolutely refused to let Rockefeller interfere, in fact, after buying the Vanderbilt Automobile Company, Li Mu would directly erase the surname "Vanderbilt", and from then on, Li Mu would resolutely resist anyone and any force to get involved in the automobile industry, just like the current arms industry.

"Of course I'm okay here" Rockefeller is also full of confidence, the current Vanderbilt family, like a four-year-old child on the street with gold bricks in his arms, almost has no ability to resist crime, which is simply tempting people to commit crimes.

The two were waiting for the ceremony to begin, when Yan Shun suddenly hurried over and said something in Li Mu's ear: "Paul tore up the contract, he sold the Vanderbilt Automobile Company to the British"

Briton?

How can you endure this!