Chapter 156 Los Angeles

"Do you want me to see you off to the train station?" Edith Rockefeller seemed not to hear Sheffield's dissatisfaction and instead expressed her concern.

"Personally, I think you should give McCormick some face before you officially divorce him." Sheffield declined dryly, "He's treating me calmly, so I can't go too far, right?"

"Coward, you didn't regret it when you were carrying the burden forward, but you regret it now." Edith Rockefeller laughed and scolded, but also admitted that what he said made sense. Although the relationship was not deep, they were husband and wife for so many years after all, so they should give each other some face. "How long do you plan to take?"

"I will be back after the construction of the mental hospital and the new factory is completed. It should take no more than three months. I need to investigate the environment in the western states." Sheffield thought for a moment and said, "This is not a short time. I have something to say in advance."

Seeing Edith Rockefeller's expression of wanting to know more, Sheffield did not hide his thoughts. "I know you like the life of the upper class. I don't care how you socialize. But if the McCormick incident happened to me, it would never end. I am not your husband."

Edith Rockefeller immediately thought of Sheffield's prison story. She still remembered Sheffield's first reaction, "I told him that he should kill the lover and the wife together."

Now thinking of Edith Rockefeller, her heart tightened. This boy who seemed very polite on the surface was actually quite scary. She couldn't help but explain, "I didn't want to do anything to you at first. It was because you pretended so well that I really thought you could handle any temptation..."

"Now you know, you can't handle it!" Sheffield stood up and walked in front of Edith Rockefeller, looking down at the woman, "Let's go, carry the burden forward."

Sheffield didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that this woman had become more honest. She finally looked like a woman.

Starting from Chicago and heading west, at the speed of trains that were not much faster than caravans in that era, Sheffield will travel through the vast Midwest of the United States in the coming period of time. If compared with the election map, this vast area is the base of real estate businessmen, and is known as the redneck area in people's impression.

Dixie refers to the southern states of the United States and the people in that area, which is the opposite of the Yankee, which refers to the northern people of the United States. Of course, the term "redneck" has already appeared in this era. It is also a concept proposed by the Democrats for elections. In order to win over voters in the southern states, the Democrats affectionately called those farmers who worked in the fields all day and had red necks sunburned as rednecks.

According to this definition, farmers in southern states who support the Democratic Party, as well as the vast areas west of Chicago and even citizens of California, are actually rednecks.

The industrial population in the north of the United States has long been supporters of the Republican Party, so the Democratic Party naturally chose the struggle strategy of surrounding the cities, all for the sake of elections. This can create a situation of equal strength, which should have an overwhelming advantage, but in fact it is not the case. The population of the industrial areas of the United States is much larger than the farmers who seem to occupy a larger area.

At least in the late 19th century, the vast western territories were still not very important to the federal government of the United States. The confrontation between the Yankees and the Dixies also obscured what the citizens of the Great West really thought. However, voters in the Midwest still believed in the Democratic Party more in this era, which means that the supporters of the Democratic Party had a slight advantage.

The long journey should have been a time for Sheffield to recover his spirit and replenish the nutrients lost from carrying the heavy load. Although he still felt a sense of accomplishment in front of Rockefeller by negotiating big deals worth hundreds of millions every day, his body could not bear to do this all the time.

If it weren't for the fact that robberies targeting the railway system were not uncommon in this era, this incident might have become a reality. Because of the vast land and sparse population, coupled with the geographical environment of the Midwest, there were still many cases of robbery targeting railway trains in this era, and many robbers carried rewards of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

"I deeply regret the inconvenience caused to you all by my bodyguard and I appearing on this train. Ah..." After a long yawn, Sheffield's eyes fell on the four robbers who had been subdued. He raised his eyebrows and said to John Connor, "Too rude. Even if he is a robber, how can you lynch him without confirmation? Is this still a society ruled by law?"

This attitude gave the robber with blood on his hands a glimmer of hope. Did he run into a rare idiot? If he had a choice, he would not want his luck to be so bad. He thought it was a routine job. He climbed onto the slow train, robbed from the front to the back car, and then fled to the wilderness and disappeared. It was another unsolved case. No one could do anything to him and his brothers.

But who knew that the luxury carriage was full of people carrying guns, which made him feel like he was walking into a trap?

The young man in front of him now gave him hope of survival, at least he didn't have to be sent to the police station. In fact, Sheffield really had no intention of sending these poor people to the police station, because it would be a bit troublesome.

First of all, his prison was in Texas, so he obviously couldn't get the labor force. Second, he hadn't figured out his connections in the Midwest, so going to the police station would inevitably take time.

But now it seems that he will definitely have to deal with the police station, which is a very bad thing for Sheffield, who has always been a low-key person.

"Lynching is against the law. We are all law-abiding citizens!" Sheffield pointed at the bodyguards holding guns and said righteously, "How do you explain bringing so many weapons on the train? Isn't this causing trouble for the Chicago train station? As law-abiding citizens, we cannot cause trouble for the country."

Just when several robbers wanted to cheer, John Connor nodded and said, "Boss, I understand. We can't cause trouble for the country, and most importantly, we can't cause trouble for the boss. Leave this matter to me..."

"Do it cleanly!" Sheffield instructed with a double meaning, his eyes fell on the four unlucky guys again, and he sighed in his heart, you are unlucky, robbers? Those who died were considered self-defense, not to mention that I have never seen you today.

"What are you going to do? Do you know that killing is illegal?" After being held up by several bodyguards, the robbers came to their senses belatedly. These bastards didn't seem to want to let them go at all. Instead, they seemed to want to destroy the bodies.

"You should think carefully. Bringing a gun on the train is fine if you pay a little money, but killing someone is different."

The robber who was pushed to the connection between the carriages twisted his body with a panicked look on his face, wanting these men in black to consider the consequences of this incident. Bang...

"Who the hell has seen you today? You clearly jumped out of the car and ran away!" A bodyguard spat fiercely, kicked the body out of the car door, and said viciously, "Next..."

A few minutes later, John Connor went to another carriage and told the story of several robbers who had an internal fight and then jumped out of the train and escaped. He then returned the robbed property to the owner and finally released the conductor, resolving the incident in a very genteel manner.

"Thank you..." The conductor wanted to thank John Connor, but saw a little blood on his cuff. When he looked up, he met his cold eyes and swallowed back the question that was on his lips.

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At least before getting on the train, Sheffield never thought that the first stop of his journey would be in a police station, which was at a train station almost entering California.

After a cordial and friendly exchange, the sheriff, whose pockets were already stuffed with dollars, sent the group to the car with great admiration, bowing and nodding to express his apologies for disturbing them. "If it weren't for the boss's bravery, we really wouldn't be able to deal with these lawless bastards. If all the citizens of the United States were like you, they would be able to take action when necessary..."

That will definitely become Gotham City! Sheffield nodded modestly, saying that this was what he should do, and if there was a next time, he would do it without hesitation. He also told the sheriff where the body was dumped, and when the other party found it, they could naturally put an end to the series of railway robberies. The image of a brave and fearless sheriff was about to emerge.

Regarding this example of police-civilian cooperation, Sheffield said that he is just an ordinary citizen and knows that it is better to do less than more. All the credit naturally belongs to the sheriff who protected the property of citizens, and we can rest assured about this.

"You still have a sense of justice, my dear lady!" After the train started again, Sheffield pulled the female conductor, who must be less than 20 years old, and praised her sincerely, "Would you like me to get to know you? Where are you from, miss?"

"Oh, Los Angeles, what a coincidence! I'm going there too!" Sheffield clapped his hands to show that we were destined to meet. "I'm very polite to everyone, especially to a beautiful lady like you. Don't worry, I will never hurt you. I even think it's a pity for a girl with such a sense of justice like you to be a train conductor."

"What do you want to do?" The female conductor's eyes were filled with tears, and she felt so stupid for meddling in other people's business.

"Nothing, just letting you be a tour guide!" Sheffield said dryly. If it weren't for the frequent big business talks recently, he might have really done something.

After arriving at the Los Angeles train station, Sheffield took the female conductor, who had voluntarily resigned, to his destination.

(End of this chapter)