Because he had to pay attention to Hong Yi's affairs at all times, Li Zhen simply moved to a restaurant.
In order to let Li Zhen have a good rest, Tang Huaide also tried his best to free up the backyard of Dading Restaurant so that Li Zhen and his entourage could rest. In the yard, Zuo Zongtang, wearing a black cotton robe, sat with Li Zhen Next to him, he said slowly: "President, we have been staying in San Francisco for a while. Now because of Hong Yi's arrest, if we continue to stay, I'm afraid it will affect our arrangements for visiting other places."
After a pause, Zuo Zongtang continued: "In my opinion, can you speed up your plan? Solve Hong Yi's matter as soon as possible, and then go to Washington with President Lincoln."
Li Zhen smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Brother Ji Gao, don't worry, Hong Yi's matter will be resolved soon. I have formulated a four-step plan. The most critical plan is the first step. We must create an image of corruption in the San Francisco government." Now that the image has been successfully established, the next things will be easy to deal with and will be completed soon. Even the four-step plan I formulated may not be fully implemented, and it is possible to rescue Hong Yi."
Zuo Xiaowei interrupted: "President, San Francisco is actually quite fun. It doesn't hurt to stay a few more days."
"You bastard, you only know how to play and don't dare to do serious business." Zuo Zongtang scolded.
Zuo Xiaowei stuck out his tongue with a playful smile on his face.
Li Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xiaowei, you haven't entered the officialdom yet, and I'm the same generation as your father. Let's just call him uncle. It's more cordial and there's no need to be so harsh."
"Yes, Uncle Li." Zuo Xiaowei raised his head and glanced at Zuo Zongtang proudly.
Li Zhen continued: "Brother Ji Gao, all the children including Xiaowei, it doesn't matter if they have some fun. Taking them out this time is mainly to open their eyes and let them see what America is like and how Americans are." In terms of life, look at what countries other than China are like and how people live. As long as their horizons are opened, they will be successful."
Zuo Zongtang shook his head and said: "The president is too doting on them."
"Tap, step,,."
There was a sound of footsteps, and Hong Qinglong and Wang Hong strode in.
When the two saw Li Zhen, they immediately bowed and saluted.
Li Zhen waved his hand to let Zuo Xiaowei, Zeng Jize, Zeng Jihong and other children go out to play, and then asked: "What's the new development?"
Hong Qinglong replied: "I just got the news that Powell, under the pressure of public opinion, has released all the arrested Hongmen disciples in China. Hehe, he must not have expected that our Hongmen disciples are united and insist that they are ordinary people. So it’s useless to catch him.”
Wang Hong smiled and continued: "In addition, Powell publicly apologized for arresting Chinese people. Moreover, Powell also said that the criminal who killed Peter and his wife has absconded. The government is stepping up the investigation and will solve the case as soon as possible."
Li Zhen sneered and said: "Powell is just a pawn, Lincoln and Seward are the masterminds behind it. Now that Powell has surrendered, it means that Lincoln and Seward have temporarily ceased their activities."
Zuo Zongtang said: "I think Lincoln and Seward will not give up and will continue to search for evidence."
Li Zhendao: "No matter what they do, they are too late."
After a pause, Li Zhen said loudly: "So far, the first step of the plan has been successfully completed. Hong Qinglong and Wang Hong immediately ordered all Hongmen disciples to start executing the second step of the plan. We need to add another fire. Making Lincoln and Seward feel on pins and needles, even having trouble sleeping and eating, and causing public outrage are not easy to solve, especially in the United States, a place that claims freedom and democracy."
"yes."
Hong Qinglong and Wang Hong agreed excitedly and turned to leave.
…
San Francisco, west side of the city.
Leaflets were distributed one by one, and there was new news on them.
The leaflet clearly recorded the incident of Hong Yi's arrest, and the information about Hong Yi was also slightly modified. At the beginning, when the white manager of the factory harassed the wife of the Hongmen brothers, the woman reported the situation to the factory leaders. But the factory leaders turned a blind eye and did not take the woman's request into consideration. As a result, the white manager raped the woman, but no one dared to say anything.
Such a modification put the factory in trouble.
Moreover, Li Zhen also exaggerated Hong Yi's image, publicized the fact that Hong Yi hates evil as much as he hates enemies and is happy to help others, and described Hong Yi as a good person. It was precisely because of Hong Yi's character that Hong Yi knew his brother After his wife was raped by a white manager, he immediately led others to seek justice. However, Hong Yi is a reasonable person. After meeting the white manager of the factory, he did not immediately start a fight and understood the reason. , I want the white manager of the factory to apologize.
However, the white management had a bad attitude. Not only did they not apologize, but they even called the factory security personnel, beat Hong Yi and his group arbitrarily, and cursed them in every possible way.
Hong Yi couldn't bear it anymore and launched a counterattack.
The two sides fought, and eventually weapons were used, leading to the killing.
The news was spreading in the west of San Francisco. At the same time, the news of Hong Yi was spreading in the south, north, east and central areas of San Francisco.
Overnight, everyone in the world knew Hong Yi.
Among them, after the Americans who knew Hong Yi got the news about Hong Yi, they stood up and said that Hong Yi was indeed very kind and helpful. After the publicity of the Americans, Hong Yi's image became taller, and However, the white management and the factory looked extremely ugly. As for the officials who arrested Hong Yi, they became the targets of verbal and written criticism.
The tragedy of Peter, his wife, and his family happened before, and now Hong Yi's incident has been revealed again, which has excited the people of San Francisco and put tremendous pressure on the government.
Powell got the news and went directly to Lincoln's residence.
In the room, Powell saw a sad-looking Lincoln and Seward.
After Powell sat down, he said helplessly: "Your Excellency, the President, and Your Excellency, the Secretary of State, both of you already know the current situation, and Li Zhen's purpose is also very clear. He created the incident of Peter and his wife just to pave the way for Hong Yi. Nowadays, countless people are petitioning and demonstrating to let us release Hong Yi. Li Zhen has achieved his goal, especially because the public sentiment is so excited that it has reached a point where it is difficult for the law to handle it. Once the legal process is followed, the consequences will be immeasurable."
Lincoln frowned and said, "The depth of Li Zhencheng's mansion is terrifying."
Siward snorted and said coldly: "Now that things have come to this, we must not admit defeat. It is not a fight between the San Francisco government and Li Zhen, but a high-level competition between the two countries. Hong Yi is just a pawn in it. I think , we must grit our teeth now and never let go. We will continue to thoroughly investigate the matter of Peter and his wife and resolve the matter as soon as possible. When the time comes, we can deal with Hong Yi in turn, and things will be much easier."
"Dong, dong,."
There was a knock on the door, and Lincoln said, "Come in."
The soldier walked in and said: "President Li of China is here and is waiting in the living room."