Chapter 528 New Jersey Bombing
The New Jersey saltpeter explosion temporarily attracted attention to the DuPont family. The explosion occurred late at night, so the casualties were less than double digits, but the shock it brought was very great. The relationship between New Jersey and New York is almost the same as that between the imperial capital and Tianjin. The explosion right under their noses even caused a brief setback in the New York stock market.
It was New Jersey's important geographical location that saved the DuPont family from the heat of public opinion. Is it appropriate to place such a dangerous factory in New Jersey?
After an investigation by the selfless New Jersey Police Department, the final results showed that this was an incident of deliberate sabotage and the explosion was caused by criminals and resulted in an industrial accident.
This put Sheffield United in the spotlight, and the company had to make a statement. Anne, the hostess of the company in Arlington, said, "The company will move all its factories out of New Jersey within a year and choose a place with few people to reopen and build factories."
This cooled down the public opinion that was already somewhat out of control, and the effect of emergency fire-fighting was very good. The White Helmets of later generations have proved that when encountering danger, pushing children and women to the front first can calm the public's anger and gain sympathy. Of course, it can also be used to stir up anger. Everything is a double-edged sword and it depends on how you use it.
It's nothing, men and women are equal! Anne, with her gentle and charming image, gave the family of the deceased a generous compensation at the beginning of the century, and guaranteed on behalf of the United Company that the factory would be moved out within a year. The public relations course was simply perfect.
A crisis disappeared without a trace, and only after all this was done did he call New Orleans to take credit.
"Your wife is a very capable person, no wonder you gave her such a grand wedding." Alice Roosevelt's words carried a hint of sourness, she didn't even think about how she would be treated.
There is a way to get a marriage certificate, but it also requires a grand wedding, which is impossible at least in this country.
"Yes, she helped me a lot." Sheffield said insincerely. He couldn't say that Anne was just a vase and he taught her how to do public relations.
This also allowed Alice Roosevelt to see his calm side. From the time the bombing happened to now, three or four days later, Sheffield had never been anxious. However, there was a doubt in Alice Roosevelt's mind, and she couldn't help but ask, "Was it someone sent by the DuPont family who did it?"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence." Sheffield stretched out two fingers and pinched Alice Roosevelt's chest. The latter laughed and scolded and slapped his fingers away. Then he continued, "If I tell others about this, people will think I framed him. Let's wait until the results of the New Jersey investigation come out before we talk about it."
The head bodyguard soon came to Oak Manor to report on the progress of the investigation. The investigation by the highly efficient and professional New Jersey Police Department showed that there was increasing evidence that this was an attack.
Sheffield nodded at Alice Roosevelt and said he wanted to go out and talk. He then went out with the head bodyguard and waited until there was no one around before saying, "Generally speaking, I never kill our employees because I know you are working for me with your lives. Likewise, I want to do my best to ensure your lives and safety. Even if you blow up the Gatun Lake Dam, I won't even think of doing that."
"Boss, I understand your respect for us." Jesla thanked solemnly.
"This has nothing to do with respect. It's mainly about credit. If I were a boss who could kill people at any time, you would become employees who could rebel at any time, which would be disadvantageous to both of us. So I don't care what you do, even if some of you can't sleep if you don't kill someone in a day, as long as you don't expose it, we won't care." Sheffield shrugged and said, "Black Gold Company also has bases in many parts of the world. It's not too much to let him go to Manila to rest for half a year."
Sheffield finally raised it high and then put it down gently. Regarding the New Jersey factory explosion, the truth was naturally that the slave owner used a set of Seven Killing Fists, which caused a minor consequence.
The DuPont family has endured until now and has not taken any action beyond the boundaries, which has made the slave owners very angry. Why don't they play by the rules? Where is your arrogance? Where is the homemade plane? Where is the big explosion?
In the end, Sheffield had to take matters into his own hands, sacrificing a factory to guide public opinion, once again blowing himself up. The evidence didn't actually need to point to the DuPont family; it was enough to say that the murderer couldn't be found.
Sheffield, a citizen of the United States, is very familiar with this, because there were a huge number of immigrants from Europe who were severely persecuted in the early years. As a result, conspiracy theories have been enduring in the United States. Compared with Eastern civilizations that believe in the government, only a few people like conspiracy theories, and these few people will not take any action. Citizens of the United States will drive a train to hit a hospital ship.
Although the United States electoral system seems to be able to solve this problem, in fact, the country's citizens do not trust the federal government at all. As long as someone sets the pace, someone will be able to figure out the entire logical chain in their minds.
There is no need for any evidence. Naturally, many people firmly believe that the DuPont family is doing its job.
"Boss, you are the most willing person I have ever met." Jesla smiled bitterly. As the head of the bodyguards, he has witnessed many cases of beating the opponent until he was covered in blood. This has almost become a routine operation.
"You have to find a way to give out some of the money you make. Otherwise, isn't it a waste to keep it for charity?" Sheffield patted Jesla on the shoulder and said, "I only know one basic truth: you have to pay a price for doing things. God will not favor a lucky person in vain. A handsome guy who is doted on by a rich woman will never let you know the efforts he makes to carry the burden forward at night."
To put it in a broader sense, if European Christianity was not to be strangled by the Ottoman Empire, it would have to wake up from its drunken dream. Would it take the risk to open up new routes? Spain was rich and Britain was poor. Did the whole country become pirates and really think they could defeat the Invincible Armada?
What is risk-free? Regarding the trial of DuPont's unfair competition on October 15, this explosion alone can bring about a wave of public opinion, so the cost of a factory is not high.
"Our company's case against the DuPont family has also been consolidated. Pierre DuPont will be present, and I will go too!" Sheffield made up his mind, "But we need to plan the route carefully and choose a safe one."
As the date of the Supreme Court trial drew closer, a large team of bodyguards boarded a train to New Orleans, and Sheffield himself boarded a ship and went upstream along the Mississippi River to Washington to meet up with the bodyguards.
Only Sheffield could think of being so cautious. The slave owner must bring a companion when he goes out recently. Sato Kyoko, who came back from Los Angeles, followed him to the capital of the United States, but she seemed to be in a bad mood.
"My mother is against us being together!" Sato Kyoko said somewhat distressedly after Sheffield's repeated questioning.
"Why?" Sheffield frowned slightly. Could it be that Minako Sato had revealed her true colors? Did she object to their physical relationship? But it didn't seem like that, otherwise Minako Sato wouldn't be so calm.
"She said you are American and there is a cultural gap between us. I should find a Japanese man, or at least a Japanese man, as my husband." Sato Kyoko lowered her head and said distressedly, "She said we Japanese women can't be with these white people."
Then what is your mother? Sheffield really wanted to ask why, but then he thought about it and roughly understood the attitude of the Japanese people. He shook his head slightly and said, "I have hardly ever looked down on any Eastern countries, but it seems that your Eastern countries are still very hostile to Europe and the United States. It's not surprising that your mother thinks so."
Noriko Sato did not refute, proving that Sheffield's guess was correct. Japan at the beginning of the century did not adopt any radical strategies. On the contrary, after the Russo-Japanese War, Japan had been resisting excessive Westernization and calling for maintaining the Japanese people's own traditions.
What can Sheffield say? To be fair, he admires the Japanese for their ambition. They are better than Hindustan, who pretends to be white in front of black people, automatically takes on the role of black people in front of white people, and demands equal status.
But he knew that the national strength of Japan and the United States was far apart. If the United States had to sweat a little, Japan would be dead. Now the Japanese insistence was meaningless, so he organized his words and said, "The mainstream European and American culture in today's world is the culture of white people. It's a bit cruel to say that, not to mention you, Japan, even China can only be attributed to others. The fact is so cruel. The comparison between Eastern culture and the current European and American culture is like the comparison between Jianzhou and Ming Dynasty."
Now Sheffield finally understood how the study of entering the pass became so popular. Isn't it the same all over the world? Whether in terms of population, economy, land area and culture, Eastern culture is the status of a state.
No wonder when they see troubles in the EU and the US, a large number of people shout that it is time to cross the border.
"You have to follow your heart. If you like being with me and feel that I can be trusted, then don't care about your mother's thoughts. Her thinking is fixed and different from yours." Sheffield directly pulled Sato Kiko's delicate body into his arms and said softly, "I don't want you to leave me. In terms of wealth, you want to find someone stronger than me. At least there is no such person in Japan."
"I know!" Sato Kyoko said while hugging the slave owner's body, "I also believe that you will treat me well."
Just when Sheffield was entering full brainwashing mode, the train whistle blew and Pierre DuPont appeared from the Washington train station. He had to come because the DuPont Company had been ordered to close by the Department of Justice.
Yesterday was really like this. I had tinnitus when I wrote 500 words, and my eyes became blurry when I wrote 2,000 words. After I turned off the computer, my eyes started to hurt, and then I had a headache. Now my eyes are no longer blurry, but I still have a headache. I can only update two chapters today.
(End of this chapter)
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