Chapter 345: The murderer's knife

went to open the door to the room and the villa, and then two luxury cars drove into the villa and stopped at the door. Finally, a tall black man got off the car.

This is Martin, the current mayor of Itely. Zhou Ming knew that he was originally a star player for the Itely Pistons and started his political career after retiring from the game. He was elected mayor of Itely the year before last.

After all, he is the mayor, so Ming and Margaret chose to greet him at the door. Martin got out of the car, walked straight up to Ming, bowed slightly and said 'Hello, Mr. Zhou Ming, I am Martin, the mayor of Itely. First of all, please forgive my presumptuousness, but I really do have something important to discuss with you, so I hope you don't mind.'

Since you have chosen to open the door, there is no need to be arrogant. It is indeed very satisfying to say 'I mind' to the mayor, but it is also very childish. In addition, Ming also really wants to know the reason for the visit of this black mayor, so Ming then invited Martin to enter the villa.

Once they were all sitting in the living room of the villa, Ming immediately asked him: 'Now Mayor Martin can explain the reason for your visit, right?'

To this question, Martin replied without any hesitation: 'I have come for the entire black community in Itely and hope to get Mr. Ming's help.'

Zhou Ming was a little surprised and said, 'This proposition seems a bit too broad, doesn't it? And I don't really feel like I can help the black community.'

'No, I think you are being too modest, Mr Zhou Ming. Judging from the situation in Brighton and San Francisco, you have the ability to change the overall situation in a place. situation. This is also what we desperately hope for, because we desperately want to change the current situation in Itely as a whole, or rather the overall situation of our black community here.'

Martin thought for a moment and then continued, 'I know that it may be difficult for you to understand what I'm saying, so let me put it simply. The situation in Etrile is that the white people fear and loathe the black people, and the black people hate and anger when they see white people. The two races live separately inside and outside the city, and blacks are strictly forbidden to enter the white residential area. Do you think this kind of relationship is normal?'

Zhou Ming did not answer this question, because the answer is obvious. Zhou Ming just reminded Martin, 'Mr. Mayor, I think we'd better be more specific.'

Martin nodded: 'I know that in the eyes of many people, the reason for the current situation in Eytley is the fault of the blacks. It is the constant influx of blacks into Eytley that has caused the crime rate to soar, and there have been several outbreaks of racial discrimination, which has created the current situation.'

'I admit that because most of us blacks are very poor, and even basic education is not comprehensive, so the overall quality is very low, but that doesn't mean we are the main culprits,' Martin then changed his tone, 'because...we are also being exploited!'

Martin's tone was tinged with anger, which surprised Zhou Ming a little, because all along, whether it was the articles on the Internet in his previous life, or his own knowledge of Itely through the Down syndrome family, they all consistently said that Itely was a city destroyed by blacks, that the ultra-high crime rate and riots created by blacks had caused white people to keep fleeing from Itely, resulting in Itely's current situation. It was the blacks who destroyed the city, and it was the blacks who created the extremely high crime rate and riots that caused the white people to keep fleeing from Itely, resulting in the population of Itely dropping by half within 30 years.

However, given Martin's identity, Zhou Ming was in no hurry to speak, but what Martin said next was even more surprising.

'We blacks have no money, no culture, no control over the institutions of violence, and no right to speak in public discourse. If it weren't for someone deliberately arranging things, what would we have to rely on to drive the white people who dominate society out of Itely? This is simply an impossible task.' Martin continued, 'And the four families of Itely are the ones who are orchestrating it all!'

According to Martin, there are three major automotive families in Itely: the Taft family, the Durant family and the Marshall family, who founded Taft Motors, General Motors and Chrysler Motors . The Bigwood family is the royal family that reigns over these three major automotive families, and has an absolute controlling interest in all the major companies in the state, including the three major automotive companies and other automotive parts manufacturers.

The three families of Tefdurrant and Marshall had to accept the investment and control of the Bigwood family due to financial problems. As the saying goes, 'when your wings are strong, you want to fly alone.' Therefore, over time, these three major automotive families desperately wanted to get rid of the control of the Bigwood family. But the Bigwood family would never give up their royal status so easily. So the inevitable confrontation between the two sides began.

Since the Bigwood family not only has a controlling interest in the Big Three automakers, but also in other auto parts companies, at the beginning, the Bigwood family could simply cut off their auto parts or move the capital chain to make the automakers dependent on them. The three families of the root were in a difficult situation.

Later, the three families saw that the automobile company was in the hands of the other party and could not compete head-on, so they set their sights on the blacks.

Since blacks were generally poor and of low quality, the three families deliberately released some very attractive information through some companies to lure blacks from all over the country, especially those with criminal records or low quality, to Itely and settle in the Bigwood family's industrial area, and influence the Bigwood family's industry through crime rates and riots.

This approach initially had some effect. As the blacks roamed the Greatwood family's property, the rising crime rate caused the Greatwood family's income to continue to decrease. The Greatwood family tried to get the police to disperse them . The three families immediately launched a media campaign to criticise this, accusing the act of racial discrimination. That year, Mayor Etrile even took the blame and resigned.

Later the Greatwood family reacted. However, the Greatwood family had its own pride. Instead of compromising with the three families, he continued to follow the practices of the three families, luring more blacks from all over the country to Etly and promoting the development of black populism.

Speaking of Martin let out a heavy sigh: 'The rest is simple. In the confrontation between the Greatwood family and the Three Families, Etly had its first black councilor and first black mayor, but that was just the surface. It was more about conflict between blacks and whites. Outside outside, everyone says it was us blacks who ruined Itely, but in reality we were being used.'

'One A criminal kills someone with a knife. Is the murderer the knife, or the criminal who holds the knife?

Martin said with a smile, his smile full of bitterness: 'We blacks have also tried to get out of the situation of being used, but we have failed. We are no match for the four big families.'

Martin continued, looking at Ming Zhou. 'So when I learned that you, Mr. Ming Zhou, had come to Etrile, I was very happy, because I knew that you were here to take revenge on the Daewood family and I believe that your revenge on the Greatwood family will not be just a light punishment. Then this is the opportunity for all of us black people in Etre.

Martin said very seriously at the end, 'So I sincerely hope that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, can help us blacks in addition to avenging the Daewood family. To this end, I and more than 500,000 of my fellow citizens in Etly will fully support you and become warriors at your disposal!'

Undoubtedly Martin's words came as a surprise to Zhou Ming, because he had only heard about the destruction of Etrile by blacks, and he also remembered the famous bankruptcy news of Etrile in his previous life, but he didn't know that there was actually internal fighting among the four families.

But think that is indeed the case. Blacks are just blacks. Without the guidance of local forces and connivance from behind the scenes, how could blacks flock to Itely from all directions? And how could they cause so many problems here? Of course this is the reason why, despite its unique advantages and the fact that the headquarters of the three major American car companies are here, Itely has never become one of the top ten American conglomerates.

Thinking Zhou Ming reminded him, 'Mayor Martin, I think you're getting a bit ahead of yourself. As you know, my purpose in coming here is to help you, so I'm still just using you.'

Martin said, 'I of course understand, and I don't mind, because the Daewood family and the three major car families are all forces in Itely, and they will continue to bully us. But you, Mr. Zhou Ming, are different. You came to Ettore only to take revenge on the Daewood family and will leave. So even if you use us, it will only be for a short time.'

Martin spread his hands: 'After all, we blacks are always being used. Between the four families in Etrile and you, Mr. Ming Zhou, we would rather let you hold the knife.'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'Mr. Mayor, first of all, I would like to thank you for your trust in me, but this matter is too important. And as you know, my arrival does not just represent me. Any decision decision is still closely related to the Down family, so I have no way of giving you an answer directly. However, if we have the opportunity to cooperate, I will definitely let you know as soon as possible.'

Joking aside, Zhou Ming of course could not promise so easily. You have to know that the other party is the mayor of Yiteli and is a qualified politician. It's not that Zhou Ming is heartless, but God knows what his real intentions are.

Now that Zhou Ming has only just arrived in Itely, and it would be unwise to lightly agree to any alliance before he has a precise grasp of the situation. Zhou Ming doesn't want to be used by anyone.

Of course, now after having met Richard from the Tefford family and the black mayor, the situation in Etly had obviously become more interesting.

Martin also understood what Zhou Ming was thinking: 'It seems that Mr. Zhou Ming still doesn't trust me, but that's okay, I'm sure the four families will change your mind.'

Then Martin then turned his attention to the silent Margaret next to him and said, 'I always thought that you would choose to live here, Mr. Ming Zhou, because you have already taken the side of us blacks. Now it seems that I was wrong. Now I just hope that you can play this card well, because Lady Margaret's status is a threat to the stability of the Greatwood family...'

Martin's words hadn't finished speaking, Margaret interrupted him loudly, 'Mr Martin, please stop. Some things are in the past, and I don't want to mention them again!'

Facing Margaret's Margaret's nervousness, Martin was first stunned, and then responded, 'So you still don't know, Mr. Zhou Ming? This Mrs. Margaret is the direct cause of the Itely riots thirteen years ago, and her identity is even more shocking...'