Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 734 - 454: Everything is Under Control! _3

Chapter 734: Chapter 454: Everything is Under Control! _3

Kathy Lewis was relieved to see Sean Knight take her advice.

Although all the properties belonged to Sean, she had been managing them. Now that they were being sold at a sacrifice, her heart ached!

After breakfast, Elijah Hastings and the others went out for a trip and discovered that those who were watching them were still there.

Sean simply told Elijah and the others to stay at home. Once the job was done, there was no need to go out and cause more trouble.

Just as they all were playing a real-life game of landlord, Elijah Hayes called again.

Sean handed his cards to Douglas Cooper behind him and sat aside to answer the phone.

Originally noisy Elijah and the others stopped talking and played silently.

"Mr. Knight, I really never expected that this matter...is really as you said."

Sean was a little surprised. Could it be that there was some hidden information in this matter?

"Mr. Hayes, what happened again?"

"I have a friend who deals in electronic equipment. These two years have been sensitive, so he’s been cautious and hasn’t dared to ship to the domestic market, dealing only with other countries.

But after hearing about this incident in the last two days, he was worried about getting into trouble, so he wanted to sell his house and switch to a different line of business.

Unexpectedly, last night someone came to check the water meter, and now the couple is still in custody and is not allowed to be bailed out! The charge is espionage!"

Sean thought, perhaps this time it’s another misunderstanding?

Of course, it’s possible that the couple was involved in some activity, but it was hard to determine.

"So your friend..."

"It’s a wrongful arrest, absolutely wrongful! The couple is too timid, they wouldn’t even dare to mess with vagrants, let alone spywork, they didn’t dare to touch any sensitive stuff when they started the electronics business."

Elijah Hayes’s voice was full of grief. He and his friend were not being treated as one of their own by the violent agencies!

I intended to follow the bright moon, only to find the bright moon shining on the ditch!

Sean guessed that this was what Elijah was thinking right now.

"So...what is Mr. Hayes planning to do?"

"What can I do? I’ve put some of my properties on the market. I can’t deal with the hotel for a while, so I’ll let someone else run it. I’m planning to go to New Zealand myself—I have some money, and I’ll buy a house there to retire."

Sean didn’t expect these two incidents to have such a big impact on Elijah. He was genuinely surprised.

"Mr. Hayes, isn’t that a bit extreme?" Sean tried to persuade him. "We’re just an exception..."

"Mr. Knight, don’t try to convince me. Actually, you and I both know that we are outsiders here, and in their eyes, we can be dealt with at any time."

Before, I thought that as long as we made money and became big and strong, they wouldn’t be able to touch us. After all, this is a world of the wealthy.

Now it seems I was naive. Just having money doesn’t work here, just like the foolish Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years ago. Here, being a wealthy Chinese person is a sin..."

"So why not go back to China?"

"Sigh...I can’t go back anymore..."

After hanging up the phone, Sean was lost in thought.

Although it seemed desolate, he thought it was actually not a bad outcome.

By using one or two incidents to warn those who still harbored illusions and stimulate the high officials in New York, they wanted them to know that sometimes the grass has some power too, and if not eaten well, it could cause indigestion!

The stock and property markets in New York were suddenly affected, and the higher-ups indeed panicked a bit.

After the investigation, they learned that it was due to the special police breaking into people’s villas at midnight with guns and causing both sides to open fire, resulting in the deaths and injuries of more than a dozen special policemen. The higher-ups’ attitudes changed immediately.

Some argued that the murderers responsible for killing the police should be punished severely, or else it would dishearten New York’s police force.

Others wanted a fair investigation and find out why the special police went to people’s villas in the middle of the night to search, and why they attacked with guns, flashbangs, and smoke grenades.

In the end, no evidence was found!

Now that they were in such a passive situation, even mainstream media had begun to follow the story.

After all, this incident had led to economic turbulence, which was the Achilles’ heel of the higher-ups!

As the largest city and port in America, any disturbance in New York would have a wide-ranging impact!

Of course, some suggested just letting the matter go. After all, this incident had been a voluntary affair. New York was the largest city in the Beautiful Country, and where there were people leaving, there would naturally be more coming in.

With these people gone, suitable job opportunities and investment opportunities would be left for those who wanted to come in.

Some even began to strategize, looking to take a bite of the meat available now!

The parliament, arguing over the issue, did not come to a final conclusion and dispersed.

Such matters were easily contentious, and without directly involving their vital interests, those involved were not going to react quickly.

They all hoped to direct the matter ultimately to a place that would benefit themselves.

On the day before the trial of Sean’s case, a new video suddenly appeared on the internet.

The posts that had previously appeared online about police abuse of power leading to violence mostly only contained photos and were primarily narrated or explained through text.

This time, the video was raw footage, showing the entire process of the special police breaking down the door within two seconds of knocking and throwing flashbangs.

The person who released the video made no comment but slapped those who defended the police in the face!

Looking at the actions of these special policemen, they were clearly bent on capturing Sean and the others in one fell swoop!

The video not only showed the process of breaking down the door, but also the gunfight and the final search process.

At the end of the video, text appeared: In the end, the police found none of the alleged items, but this luxury villa was destroyed and left in ruins!

Is this the rule of law you need?

As soon as the video was released, it immediately resonated with many people.

Many people started posting, recounting their own experiences of wrongful arrests by violent agencies.

Others began criticizing the police for their unprofessionalism and even framing and entrapment.

The credibility of the New York police plummeted to an all-time low!

It even sparked localized popular protest movements!

And it was under such circumstances that Sean faced his first trial!