Under Scott's intervention, the Albuquerque incident began to be mired in endless investigations.

Time is one of the best ways to downplay events.

Big things are small, and small things are small.

People's memories are time-limited, and their focus is quickly diverted by something new.

Guided by the few print media outlets in New Mexico, no attention was soon paid to the relationship between the "Knights of Albuquerque" and Scott.

But someone was unlucky.

As one of the parties to the investigation, Blake and his Santa Fe Railroad Company were miserable.

There are many things that can be investigated, such as:

Was it your security forces who fired first?

Have your security forces drawn up a battle plan in advance? Otherwise, why are there reinforcements?

Some of the Chinese workers who died at the scene were not identified, are these laborers you hired legal?

……

The points of concern are becoming more and more outrageous.

The "Glanqi Farmers' Cooperative", which had been suspended for a few days, was instigated by someone to once again raise the issue of railway freight.

This time, their presentations were not limited to Albuquerque, but to other New Mexico cities such as Santa Fe.

The crowd was indignant and vowed to give an explanation from the Santa Fe Railroad Company, which had the meaning of "taking advantage of your illness and killing you".

Blake didn't get a good night's sleep for a month or two, and he was exhausted from all walks of life.

Soon after, the Santa Fe Railroad officially announced that the construction of the railway from Albuquerque to Lincolnshire would be suspended indefinitely.

And this news reached Lincolnshire through the newspapers.

Leonard, having already gotten out of bed, looked to the future from the terrace on the second floor of his mansion.

In the early morning, the sun was shining, and Leonard was in a beautiful mood when he looked out from the terrace.

During this time, he used borrowed money to acquire large amounts of land around Lincolnshire. During this period, Chen Jianqiu also replenished his funds several times, which made him not have to worry about funds at all.

Now, the farms he could see from the window were basically his.

Although the price is not cheap, the interest that Chen Jianqiu gives him is not low.

But once the railway passes, the price of the land that now seems inconspicuous will at least double.

And his attitude towards Chen Jianqiu changed from envy and sigh at the beginning to disdain later.

"It's just a money-lending hat." Leonard secretly slandered himself, even though he himself was born with a mortgage.

Now he understands that it is the grandson who lends money, and it is the uncle who borrows.

Borrowing money is cool for a while, borrowing all the time, and always being cool, this is the mystery of American economics.

It won't be long before he becomes the richest man in New Mexico.

Leonard couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought of this.

He stretched and came to his table, ready to enjoy his breakfast.

Today's breakfast, it was grilled sausages and tortillas.

Leonard sat down, picked up the fork on the table, and began poking the oily sausage on the plate.

But for some reason, the sausage kept rolling on the plate, so he couldn't fork it well.

Leonard was a little annoyed, he threw away the knife and fork, grabbed the roasted sausage with his hand, and bit it.

However, the door opened with a bang, and lawyer Mynes hurried in, holding a newspaper in his hand.

He threw the newspaper on the table.

And Leonard's bite had already been bitten, and the oil and water of the sausage got wet on the newspaper.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Panicked. He asked slowly, chewing on the sausage in his mouth.

The lawyer remained silent and motioned for him to see for himself,

Leonard picked up the newspaper on the table with a puzzled expression, and rubbed his oily hand where there was no ink.

When he actually opened the newspaper, he saw the news from the Santa Fe Railroad Company at a glance.

"Indefinitely, on hold, on construction?" Leonard could barely believe his eyes.

He blinked a few times and read the report a few more times over and over again, soaked in sausage oil.

He looked up and looked at Maynes in disbelief: "Indefinitely? Moratorium? What do you mean? ”

"Literally, they are in trouble and don't plan to build this railway for the time being!" The lawyer tried to make himself appear calm.

Leonard sat there stunned by five thunderbolts, knowing what that meant to him.

But soon, he reacted, picked up the newspaper again, and read it over and over, muttering as he read it:

"No way, there's no reason for them to stop building this railway! It's impossible, it's impossible, their funds should also be financed by issuing bonds, and they can't accept this loss. ”

"It must be fake news, isn't it? Isn't it? Leonard looked up and looked at the lawyer pleading like a drowning man.

The lawyer shook his head: "I just asked a few people who came back from Albuquerque yesterday, and they all said it was true. ”

In fact, he and Leonard had already learned about the accident at the railway construction site in Albuquerque.

However, due to Scott's ability, the news that was released was only a small fight between the railroad laying site and local farmers, and several people were injured, but there were no deaths.

And according to his and Leonard's judgment, this will not affect the continuation of the laying of the railway at all, for the same reason as Leonard said.

"Then find a way to get rid of the farms we harvested before! As much as you can out! Leonard stood up and prepared to get dressed.

He was in no mood to eat anymore, and the land he had collected before was now a hot potato in his hands.

"When we bought it before, we had a more or less premium at that price, and now we can't sell it at all." The lawyer said dejectedly, "The news has spread throughout the county. ”

"Then I'll keep holding it! Anyway, the price has been speculated by me, so I don't believe that there is no fool to take over! Leonard slapped the table viciously.

However, at this moment, there was another sound of footsteps outside the door.

"Well, Mr. Leonard, what is it that makes you so angry?"

A well-dressed man walked in, carrying a suitcase in his hand.

They had all met this person before, it was Chen Jianqiu's lawyer, Dylan, but now he had a different name, called Brent.

At this time, what did he come to do?

Leonard stared at him and asked angrily, "Mr. Brent, may I ask you for something?" ”

"Oh, it's nothing, I'll just leave."

Dylan came up to Leonard, opened the suitcase, and pulled out a piece of paper from the case.

He handed the piece of paper to Leonard: "This is a notification letter, Mr. Leonard, the three-month short-term loan you owe Mr. Chen is about to expire, so I will tell you in advance, I am afraid that you will not have time to prepare by then, and there will be a risk of default." ”

With that, Dylan closed his suitcase cleanly, turned and left.

And behind him, there was the sound of Leonard's hysterical roar and the breaking of plates:

"Maxen! That yellow-skinned bastard must have done it on purpose! He must have known the news a long time ago! Fuck bastards! ”

Everything on the table was thrown to the ground by an angry Leonard, and the teacups and plates shattered to the ground.

Three months of usury! Roll Profit! There are also a few intermittent payments later, if the land price is not doubled, he can't afford to pay it back at all.

And the contract that was previously modified by Dylan eliminated any possibility of him defaulting on his debts.

Lawyer Maxn sat across from Leonard and looked at him as if he had seen his last employer, Fred with one ear, the same hysteria, the same madness.

"We're finished, Leonard." He said to his employer.

Leonard was still venting his anger in the house, and the servants and cooks in the house did not dare to say anything, for fear that his master would be angry with him in an instant.

And those guards at the door didn't dare to break in for a while.

But there are always warriors.

The door was opened again, and Bob, the captain of Leonard's private arms, walked in, he looked at the mess on the ground, hesitated, and still asked:

"Boss, do we still need to collect today's two accounts?"

In a fit of rage, Leonard saw another person breaking in and was about to get angry, but when he saw that it was Bob, he suddenly calmed down.

The expression on his face became elusive.

He thought of a solution.

Since the debts owed to the creditor cannot be repaid, then just kill the creditor.

This is another unwritten rule in American economics.

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(End of chapter)