Chapter 508 It Wasn't Me
"Another car accident? That's fine!" Sheffield was actually a little dissatisfied with the cause of Robert Lincoln's death. The main reason was that the car accident was used too frequently and it lacked a little novelty.
Robert Lincoln's death in a car accident was actually a big deal in the United States, because in the past fifty years, Lincoln was considered a president who had a huge influence on the United States. Although he never really planned to abolish slavery, he was prepared to use abolition as a condition in exchange for the southern states to remain in the United States.
However, very few people know the truth of that year. Fifty years have passed, and the Republican Party believes that abolition can be used as a moral model to promote it. Under political correctness, Lincoln's status is too high. So there is Robert Lincoln, who has no talent at all but has a smooth journey and was even nominated as the presidential candidate by the Republican Party.
Sheffield had no interest in knowing the details of the accident, since the person was already dead. But he could still do something about it later. At present, Sheffield still didn't dare to throw dirty water on President Lincoln himself, so he could only wait for public opinion to be strong enough to get rid of the sign put up by the Republican Party.
But for Robert Lincoln, the son of the president, there is no need to be so polite. He failed sixteen out of seventeen subjects. These are all real things. He could be the Secretary of War without any military talent and he could be a lawyer without any lawyer qualification. None of these is slander. Now that he is dead, it is time to beat the fallen dog.
Was Robert Lincoln's life trajectory democratic? Not at all. Sheffield did not dare to use Lincoln as a target, but he was not polite to Lincoln's son.
After listening to Jesla's report, Sheffield immediately decided to let his media follow up and ordered, "We should also pay attention to this matter, otherwise the Republicans will have something to say. There is no need to slander him, just tell the facts of his life and let the citizens judge for themselves."
The boss of the United Company returned, and the matter of the death of the president's son could not be concluded so simply. Soon, the trajectory of Robert Lincoln's life was published in the newspapers, which immediately triggered a huge discussion.
There is a huge contrast between Robert Lincoln's talents and his fate. From the perspective of the citizen class, it is obvious whether it is fair or unfair.
"It is not ruled out that someone is deliberately smearing Mr. Robert Lincoln through his death at this time." As soon as public opinion turned against the Republican Party, some Republicans publicly called for newspapers to exercise restraint in this matter.
"When did our country's public opinion become so resistant to discussing even one person's real experience?" This was the front-page headline of the New York Times, and this rhetorical question resonated with many people.
Even citizens who lean toward the Republican Party can see that Robert Lincoln's life experience has huge problems. In the United States at the beginning of the century, fairness was also a concern for many citizens. Class contradictions were not small at all, and the United States had not yet become a world hegemon, so there was no way to transfer this class contradiction to foreign countries.
Naturally, the citizens of this generation are a little bit weak and cannot appreciate the preciousness of the sweet air of freedom. The reason why the president's son is taken care of in this way is not because he is the president's son, how can you not be the president's son?
The Republicans' move to defend Robert Lincoln instead caused a lot of controversy, and many citizens even said that the election was over, otherwise they would definitely vote for the Democratic Party.
"Does Robert Lincoln's death have anything to do with you?" In the Rockefeller Manor, Rockefeller Jr. found an opportunity to ask the question in his mind.
"I thought it was some other question. Is he qualified to stand in front of me?" Sheffield denied flatly. "I even suspected that someone killed him on purpose to cause trouble for me. But now there is no evidence. I once told Morgan in Morgan Building to get out. But considering the strength of Robert Lincoln and me, I don't need to kill him at all. If he didn't really die accidentally, could it be that someone deliberately framed me?"
Sheffield played the thief crying "stop thief" trick and said to Rockefeller Jr. that this might be a conspiracy against him. Evidence? The slave owner suspected that someone was going to harm him and needed evidence. This was a joke.
It was no secret that he had appeared in the Morgan Building and even asked Morgan Jr. to fire Robert Lincoln. With Morgan Jr.'s calculating banker's brain, he would definitely link Robert Lincoln's death to Sheffield.
But the slave owners will definitely not admit this. When the Lincoln brand of the Republican Party is destroyed, it will not matter whether they admit it or not. But it is not possible now.
Rockefeller Jr. also had doubts about Sheffield's explanation. He believed that it was Sheffield who did it. As a descendant of the Texas Legion of the Confederate States of America, Sheffield definitely had the original motive to do so.
But on the other hand, it is reasonable for Sheffield to be framed, because with the current scale of the United Company, it seems too risky to target a public figure for a primitive motive. Once exposed, the consequences will be disastrous!
Given Sheffield's current career development, he shouldn't be so desperate as to do such a thing. Besides, if he wanted to do it, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Did he kill Robert Lincoln to celebrate the Democratic Party's coming to power? This is not the first time the Democratic Party has come to power, so this doesn't make sense.
Normally this doesn't make sense. If there wasn't so much gold buried under Arlington Manor, Sheffield would also find this matter incomprehensible. However, with the existence of the underground gold vault, anything that happens makes sense.
"It'd be better if it was an accident. If I find out who did it, I won't let him off." Sheffield threatened with a cold face, "I'll make him taste the power of the Spanish head crusher."
"What is a head crusher?" Rockefeller Jr. knew it was a torture device as soon as he heard it, but he had never seen one.
"You must have seen a forging machine, the one used for blacksmithing, something similar. It uses pressure to press a helmet onto a watermelon until it slowly crushes the watermelon." Sheffield turned into an interesting science teacher again, and said proudly, "Back in the South, we captured the Yankees from the Underground Railroad... Well, it's enough for you to know that this thing exists. There is no such thing in modern society."
Little Rockefeller looked at Sheffield suspiciously. He now felt that the suspicion of being a slave owner was not completely eliminated and could not be completely excluded from the list of suspects.
Sheffield cried out for injustice in the Rockefeller estate and also called J.P. Morgan. He had just said a few words when Rockefeller came to stop him. It was not that he was afraid of J.P. Morgan, but if Sheffield called to question him now, wouldn't he be selling himself out?
"If I hadn't made this call, he would have thought I was a soft persimmon that he could easily bully." Sheffield said angrily, "He must have suspected me. These bankers are bastards. I must get to the bottom of it."
"I'll ask for you then. If you do this again, I'll call Edith." Rockefeller Jr. covered the phone tightly and threatened Sheffield.
Sheffield took a deep look at it, and finally gave up, saying, "I will find out about this matter myself."
In front of Rockefeller Jr., Sheffield called his bodyguard chief, Jesla, the head of Umbrella Corporation, over and made him understand in righteous words that he would make him pay.
"Don't worry, boss. I will do my best to investigate." Jesla put on a cold face and showed an expression of loyalty and reliability. He was also so determined when he was ordered to blow up the Gatun Lake Dam.
"In fact, it's enough to figure it out. There's no need to tear each other apart." Rockefeller Jr. tried to smooth things over. If it was really J.P. Morgan who was plotting something bad, the United Company and the Morgan Alliance would have to come to a showdown, and the impact would be immeasurable.
The truth of the matter was no longer important to Rockefeller Jr. If Sheffield insisted on finding out who was slandering him just for the sake of a dead person, it might end up costing more than he gained.
He had already decided to talk to Morgan Jr. about whether they should sit down together to discuss it. Sheffield refused and sighed, "Can it be done in a while? I have to go to Washington to attend the presidential inauguration. You know how long it will take if you miss such an event. Let's talk when I come back."
In summary, regarding the cause of Robert Lincoln's death, Sheffield said that if it was really not an accident and it was definitely not done by himself, he could even swear on world peace and even on the citizens of this country that if he lied, a great plague would break out in this country.
"We miscalculated a bit. The time for the inauguration ceremony was a bit tight. If we had taken action a year or two later, no one would have suspected us!" After dispelling Rockefeller Jr.'s suspicion, Sheffield took one of the culprits, Jesla, and talked about the matter again while smoking in the middle of two carriages on the train to Washington.
"Boss, I didn't think this through. I must find a more natural way to do things." Jesla said apologetically, "It seems I should do more research on methods in the future."
"You never stop learning. With such ambition, it's never too late." Sheffield patted Jesla's shoulder with a teachable look. "Anyway, I didn't do this. Who dares to do anything to me?"
"Boss, the madam wants to know if you have finished smoking." The bodyguard in the car asked, "I want you to bring some fruit over."
Sheffield discovered that since giving birth to the child, Anne had become a little presumptuous and even dared to give him orders.
(End of this chapter)
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