Chapter 436: You've Been Tricked
When he walked out of the sheriff's house, Hanif was dizzy.
I can't do this job!
From all angles, the theft of explosives was not an accident, but more of a deliberate act on the part of the government.
If that's the case, it's really troublesome.
He had to tell Chen Jianqiu about this quickly.
Just when Hanif was pondering where to find Chen Jianqiu at this time, a voice came from the front:
"What? Are you wondering where to find me? β
Hanif hurriedly raised his head.
On the road in the distance, Chen Jianqiu was wearing a dark red leather coat, riding on the back of a black radish, looking at him.
As if seeing a savior, Hanif trotted all the way to Chen Jianqiu.
He told his boss all the information he had just received from the sheriff.
"It seems that George Stoneman is not addicted to leading soldiers." Chen Jianqiu touched his chin.
"Boss, what now?" Hanif spread his hands, "The sheriff mentioned Union Square just now, there is a high probability that the explosion will happen there, otherwise we urgently contact Hawley and ask him to search everyone who goes to Union Square!" β
As originally planned, Union Square was the main area for tomorrow's strike march, where Hawley would also give a speech about the strike.
At that time, there will be not only a large number of workers participating in the march, but also many citizens joining in the fun.
Chen Jianqiu closed his eyes.
A tragic picture was already in his mind.
The bomb detonated in the dense crowd, and the flesh and blood of the people close to the explosion site flew everywhere, and the cries and screams were all in one.
Legions of police, and even militiamen, turned their guns on the panicked workers.
Not only will they be shot, arrested, but the governor will have all sorts of reasons to put on their heads afterwards.
George Stoneman, in order to consolidate his own power and that of his party, came up with such an idea, completely disregarding the lives of innocent people.
Compared to him, Chen Jianqiu felt like a saint.
"Where did the person who stalked Bowen go?"
Chen Jianqiu opened his eyes and suddenly asked.
Hanif was confused.
"After Gordon was caught, I withdrew all of them, and the undercover agents were caught, what are you doing with them?"
He asked, looking puzzled.
Chen Jianqiu looked at Hanif:
"Who told you that only one of those three had a problem?"
Countless images flashed through Hanif's mind in an instant, and a large amount of information was intertwined and swirled in his mind.
"So, it was Bowen who stole the explosives?" He felt that his mentality was going to explode, "I can't! He was single-handedly picked out by me, and he didn't have a chance to be developed into an undercover agent at all! β
"It's not necessarily an undercover agent who causes trouble, and there will be many ways to think about problems."
Chen Jianqiu pointed to the horse beside Hanif.
"Get on the horse and come with me, if I'm right, he should be in his own house by now."
Bowen's residence, located near Chinatown.
At this time, he was sitting on the chair next to the bed, looking at the box of nitroglycerin explosives placed on the bed.
These nitroglycerins are mixed in diatomaceous earth, pressed into small sticks with molds, wrapped in paper, and placed in boxes.
Tomorrow he's going to tie these explosives around his waist and find a suitable opportunity to throw them at the damn cops.
These people are the shameless accomplices of those rich people! Holly is still too young!
As long as these people appear in the square, they are here to slaughter the workers of the guild! It's better to strike first!
Bowen looked at the explosives with a frenzy in his eyes.
He took out a few of the explosives and intended to thread them with a rope.
"You're not really going to sleep with these explosives, are you?" A voice came faintly from outside the window.
Bowen shuddered at the voice.
He looked up.
Outside the window, a face appeared, which looked particularly intimidating in the dim light of the kerosene lamp.
But Bowen is a ruthless man who dares to put explosives in bed.
His hand quickly reached for a box under the bed.
There was a revolver in there.
It doesn't matter if he's a human or a ghost, shoot him in the face first.
But he had just bent over.
"Whoa!"
The glass of the window shattered, and a black shadow burst through the window with lightning speed, kicking Bowen in the waist.
This kick directly kicked Bowen off the chair and rolled him to the ground.
At that moment, Bowen felt as if his waist was broken.
He struggled to get up, but was kicked to the ground by the man.
"Bang dang!"
The door was kicked down from the outside, along with the jamb, and another person rushed in.
"Can you have quality? How can you kick the door down with the frame? Chen Jianqiu pointed his glittering revolver at Bowen's head while glancing at the man who broke the door.
"Bowen, you don't seem to be very strong." Hanif glanced at the window, where the glass was shattered, and then at the half-hung door behind him, and looked at him.
Bowen looked up.
He knew Hanif, but not Chen Jianqiu.
"How did you know I stole the explosives?" Despite his head being held to the gun, he remained calm.
"Coincidentally, I usually stay in a hotel in Chinatown across the street." The barrel of Chen Jianqiu's revolver was still against Bowen's head, "I watched you carry this box out of the carriage with my own eyes." β
Hanif suddenly realized.
He finally knew where Chen Jianqiu had gone after leaving the warehouse last time.
"Then why didn't you start earlier, but waited until today?" Bowen asked.
"Before today, I thought you were nothing more than a radical anarchist, but I learned from Hanif that you are still inextricably linked to the government."
"You've asked so many questions, is it my turn to ask you?" The revolver in Chen Jianqiu's hand spun around and returned to his holster.
He asked Hanif to take the detonator from the table, then looked at Bowen and continued:
"Why are you doing that?"
"Why? I thought that after Hawley became the leader of the California Labor League, he would completely break with those moths in the headquarters, and fight those rich people to the end just like he led us to pacify those unions before! β
"But in the plan of action and the program for this strike, he didn't even say a word about how to change California, or even the United States."
"The barber named Cherry Miles was right that when some people take leadership positions, they are eroded by power, they become compromised and weak, and Hawley is like that."
"So, we should fight in a more extreme way! Solve exploitation with violence! Hawley is so naΓ―ve! β
Bowen spoke impassionedly, and it can be seen that he was not selfish, but out of his own beliefs.
However, Chen Jianqiu still thought that something was wrong with his thinking.
He even wanted to laugh a little.
Chen Jianqiu pointed to the explosives on the bed.
"Changing America? Is it just these explosives? Armed confrontation? Are you ready? β
He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Bowen with some pity: "You have been oppressed and your life has deteriorated dramatically, which has filled your minds with GM, but there is no tenacity, organization, discipline or determination in your minds. β
"Shake! Have all one's goods in the window! β
"You're always living in fantasy, that's why you've been deceived by Heilmann's words."
Chen Jianqiu originally wanted to continue, but stopped.
These things can only be experienced by accepting bloody lessons, and it is useless to talk about them.
So, he said something more substantial.
"You've been tricked, Bowen, the barber who preached to you is a detective in Pinkerton, and you're not the only one who went to his barbershop, but Gordon!"
"The government is ready that as long as these explosives of yours are thrown out in Union Square tomorrow, all workers involved in the strike, will face shooting and arrest!"
"You're going to kill hundreds of people!"
Bowen sat on the ground, his face stunned.
Reason told him that Chen Jianqiu was telling the truth, otherwise how would he know about Union Square?
He was confused, and his eyes were cloudy.
"Think about it, if you can figure it out and atone for your sins, tomorrow will be your last chance."
Chen Jianqiu sat on the edge of the bed and said quietly.
(End of chapter)