Chapter 161: Back to Memphis

"Young man, what do you want to know?"

John picked up a slice of bread and put it in his mouth, and as he ate, he said,

"Let's talk about the McConaughey family first, what happened after the riot ended?"

"It wasn't a riot. www.biquge.info"It's just a struggle between the big guys, the former governor of Tennessee was defeated by the current mayor of Memphis, and then disappeared completely." ”

"Disappear?"

John looked a little surprised, remembering the huge and richly decorated manor house and the patches of guards, and said,

"No, it's only been a long time."

Dahan has been observing John, intentionally or unintentionally, and when he saw that he did not show any emotions other than surprise when he said that the McConaughey family had failed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said,

"The night after that riot, another fire broke out at the McConaughey estate, and the fire turned a large area of the sky red, even more violent than the last time, and burned the entire estate to ashes overnight, and then, another day later, the Memphis First Trade Group, the Connor Chamber of Commerce, announced that it was dissolved.

As for the former Mr. Governor, he was arrested, and the news of his transformation into a vampire somehow spread, feeling that the fooled voters besieged the government to ask for an explanation, Mr. Mayor had no choice but to set up a stake in the city square in order to appease the people's grievances, and hung Robin McConaughey, who had become a vampire, from the stake and died of exposure to the sun. ”

Dahan's cigarette, after lit it, took a puff, and continued,

"Immediately afterwards, Ian McConaughey's body was also found, in Montenegro, and according to the report of the police department, there were marks of teeth on his body, and he died at the hands of werewolves."

Hearing these words, John was overwhelmed with embarrassment, and his mind couldn't help but hear all the things he had seen and heard at McConaughey Manor that night.

It is simply shocking that a family that had been thriving for nearly two decades disappeared in just a few days.

"Apart from the McConaugheys, there are no other interesting things happening in Memphis during this time." John continued,

"And then there's the golden pillar of light that erupted that night, you should have heard the rumors."

John nodded, "I've heard a little, some people say that the pillar of light is because someone opened the gate of heaven and received the blessing of the Holy Spirit to become an angel, I was curious, and I stopped here to take a look, but unfortunately except for the ubiquitous robbery, brawls for no reason, and fresh corpses everywhere, there is really nothing to see in this area." ”

"Young man, you're talking so interestingly." The big man laughed, grabbed the wine glass and touched it with him, and said,

"Those people are Tennessee's ruffians, who came here to hunt for treasure with the dream of making a fortune, and died unjustly, and they don't deserve sympathy."

"I think so too."

John smiled slightly, looked up and drank the ale in his glass,

"One more thing, what happened to the Foggy Mountains War, I heard that the Combine was defeated and kept retreating, causing large swaths of Mississippi to be occupied by dark creatures, and the plantation farmers who moved their families didn't say anything about it."

Dahan shook his head, "What can I do, they fled to Memphis like refugees, most of the family wealth is left in the plantation, and the plantation is occupied by dark creatures, they have no money in their hands, and the population is still quite large, and most of them can only rely on the sale of family slaves to survive,

However, as soon as the number of slaves increased, the price began to drop wildly, and they were bought at a high price, but now they are sold at a low price, and they suffer from the huge difference between income and expenditure. ”

Hearing these words, John was condensed, and his eyes were a little more solemn, and said,

"Isn't the government doing anything about all this?"

"Yes, a vacant lot has been opened in the southwest to house refugees."

"Southwest?" John frowned slightly, "I remember, isn't the southwest of Memphis a slave market!" ”

Hahahaha!

The big man laughed strangely,

"What are refugees, they have no money, no food, no drink, no place to live, only a body, and in a way, they are not slaves waiting to be put on a rope."

John's expression became a little silent, and after chatting with the big man for a while, and listening to some news from the government departments, he picked up the wooden box and got up to leave the tavern.

Refugees = slaves?

Hehe, worthy of the nineteenth century America, there really is a set.

The corners of John's mouth turned upward, and there was an undisguised sarcasm on his face.

Walking south along the mountain path, an hour later, a jagged complex of buildings suddenly appeared among the dense grassy forests.

Memphis has arrived!

Walking into this young new town, the wide streets are as noisy as ever, full of merchants peddling goods, and every few hundred meters, there are rows of warehouses on both sides of the road, which is a major feature of Memphis.

This city, which is built on the transportation of goods from north to south, has not much else, more horses, more cars, and more feces, and before entering the city, the smell of feces and pee and fart cannot stop drilling into the nose, which is another characteristic of Memphis City.

"Where do we go?"

Looking at the bustling crowd, John suddenly had a headache, he didn't know the way, he didn't know many acquaintances here, and he didn't know where Aunt Debbie and Old Condon were staying.

After pondering for a moment, he walked to the carriage not far away, and hooked his hand at an old coachman who was sitting in a carriage.

"Do you know about 21 Xinjie Road?"

The coachman nodded, looked John up and down, and asked directly, "19 cents." ”

John touched a twenty-cent coin from his pocket, and when he saw the coin, his weather-beaten face suddenly bloomed like a flower, and the middle-aged white man with a pale face jumped down from the carriage quickly, set up a stool casually, bowed slightly, and said with a smile,

"Young Master, please."

Half an hour later, the intersection of Xinjie Road.

John, who was sitting in the carriage, thought for a moment, patted the coachman on the shoulder, and said,

"Stop here."

The coachman jerked his whip, and the grey horse leaned back, neighing, and his hind legs smacked on the ground a few times, and slowly stopped.

"Wait here."

John put the coin in the cart, got up and stepped out of the carriage, and strolled towards 21 New Street Road.

Walking through the crossroads, a richly decorated three-story villa appeared in the field of vision, compared to the past, the villa has not changed much, except that the front door is much colder, and there are two more guards with guns outside the gate.

Seeing this, John's calm face suddenly became a little more questionable.

This is the property that Derek Conton bought in Memphis, and it has been under the care of the family's lawyer, Uncle Benjamin, and it stands to reason that this is the most suitable place to stay if the people of the estate do flee north.

Now it is a little strange, the villa is surprisingly quiet, the courtyard is empty, and after waiting for a long time, not a single servant has come in or out, which is really unreasonable.

"Could it be that Benjamin ...... too"

John frowned, his expression suddenly sinking.