Chapter 770: Newcomer (The Boss Is Not Here Today, so I Wrote This Chapter While Slacking Off) Please Give Me a Monthly Vote! Please Recommend!!!

The Tahiti tragedy lasted for more than a month, and then... nothing happened. It has been said that people in modern society are very forgetful. People receive too much information, but people have limited attention. Therefore, no matter how tragic the event is, it will be constantly refreshed under the massive amount of information, and finally nothing will be done.

There is a poem that says, in the past, the carriages were slow and the letters were far away, and there was only enough time to love one person in a lifetime.

The opposite of this sentence is that in modern society, with the rapid changes, people's focus will be refreshed quickly. So naturally, they become forgetful.

In March, the weather in New York is still very cold, with an average maximum temperature of only nine degrees. But this does not affect the prosperity of New York at all. Similarly, this does not affect the activity of criminals. The New York police led by Kai have risen strongly in the past two years, but this does not affect the criminals' longing for New York.

There is no way, there is gold everywhere here, young people yearn for New York, and so do criminals. There are many opportunities.

The positions of those gangs that were weakened by the blow were soon replaced by new gangs.

Sometimes the job of a policeman is really helpless, because you will find that this city is always in a cycle. You strike hard, and the gang crime will stop for a while, but it won't be long before those new criminals, like leeks after rain, keep jumping out. You can't stop them.

So the police have no rest time.

The same is true for Kai. Of course, with Kai's position, it is unlikely that he will appear on the front line anytime and anywhere. There are so many things, and even if Kai is a god, he can't do it all by himself. Besides, those policemen get their salaries, not to let them shout 666 behind Kai and be salted fish, so except for very difficult things, Kai generally stays in the office more.

But today is different. Kai must go out again and start patrolling the Clinton area by car, especially along the river docks, which need to be patrolled.

Because just three days ago, the Clinton renovation project was officially launched!

It is expected to be completed within nine months, and the Stark Industrial Expo will be held.

To be honest, Kai was really surprised, nine months!

This is not the United States at all!

But the timetable announced by Pepper on behalf of Stark Enterprises is this time. Kai even asked Pepper if there would be any problems.

As a result, Pepper said with certainty that there would be no problems.

Because the construction unit they hired was from China.

Hearing this, Kai had no problem.

As a Chinese, Kai had a deep understanding of the infrastructure spirit that was deeply rooted in his nation. As for whether there would be people who felt that the Chinese had taken away American jobs, of course there were people like this in every world.

But the problem is that China in this world is not a character that is easy to mess with. Many times, the United States does not have much confidence in facing China. China in this world is not inferior to the United States in terms of technological level, but it has always been very cold and does not like to get involved in those international affairs, so there is no direct conflict with the United States. Of course, the United States has always wanted to infiltrate Asia, but it is useless. Under the cover of this mysterious country, there is no room for Americans to play in East Asia.

Generally speaking, the United States in this world always feels a layer of fog when facing China, and does not know what is hidden behind the fog. So it is particularly cautious, and the strength that China has exposed from time to time also makes the United States feel extremely daunted.

Forget it, I won't say anything more. Let's get back to the point.

The problem Kai was most worried about before was not the construction. After all, after the construction, the economy will be boosted immediately. Even the gangs don't have the courage to harass the construction. The government can't allow it. What Kai is really worried about is the acquisition of land.

This is a big piece of fat meat!

Whether it's the gangs or anything else, they will want to get a piece of the pie.

Unexpectedly, Pepper had thought of this a long time ago, so when Stark Group was interested in participating in the transformation of Clinton District last year, Pepper thought of a solution. She secretly found many related companies with clean backgrounds and asked them to take action and acquire the land in a low-key manner.

By the time it was officially announced, the land had been acquired.

Pepper was not black-hearted. The compensation given was very good. Those owners had no reason to refuse. Even if some of them were particularly stubborn, they could easily handle it with the power of Stark Group. Of course, there would still be interest exchanges involved, which was inevitable. No matter how powerful Stark Group was, it would be impossible to get rid of the existing interest relationship.

What's more, Stark Group itself is an important member of the American commercial interest network.

In short, those hyenas who were going to bite off a piece of meat found out that the feast had been divided up before they even entered the door.

Now what Kai has to do is to maintain stability and prevent those guys from causing any trouble.

After all, those people feel that they have lost out if they can't eat meat.

With the Stark Group moving into the Clinton District, the ecology of the Clinton District has changed immediately. First of all, it is undeniable that the Clinton District is a headache for the New York City government. No government does not want to change the status quo. Putting aside those fancy words, votes are real things. Therefore, politicians cannot help but be tempted. Many politicians even think that even if they cannot get some economic benefits from it, they can still make a lot of money.

After all, this is political capital! This kind of political achievement is enough to last a lifetime.

Therefore, the government attaches great importance to it, and many preferential policies and supporting policies have been quickly introduced.

And Stark Group is also generous. When they were collecting land, they also introduced a low-cost apartment project. Stark Group will invest in building several modern apartments in other places, and sell them at preferential prices to residents who left Clinton because of land acquisition.

This approach is simply stupid in the eyes of the capital market. What is capital for? For profit!

But Stark Group looks more like charity!

For this reason, Stark Group's stock price fell a little. For this reason, Pepper was questioned by other directors at the board meeting, but it was useless. The largest shareholder of Stark Group is Tony, and the second largest shareholder is Kai. The combined shares of the two are more than 69%, which means that they can initiate an acquisition at any time, and then delist Stark Group and become a completely private enterprise.

With the support of these two major shareholders, others... can't do anything.

With these policies, many people in Clinton naturally moved out. At the same time, with the arrival of Stark Group and the news of the opening of the Expo, housing prices in Clinton began to rise rapidly! Rising house prices mean that rents will also rise!

Why do so many poor people gather in Clinton? It's because the rent is low. As the rent rises, many people have to move. This is an objective law of the economy, and no one can say anything.

Another thing is the Wanderer Construction Company.

Large-scale demolition and construction are about to begin, and the business of the Wanderer Construction Company will naturally rise. So more manpower is needed. Not only that, in the foreseeable future, such business will increase, so the company's demand for manpower is very large.

Since the Wanderer Construction Company is essentially a non-profit organization, they specialize in receiving those poor, homeless and unemployed people and helping them return to normal society. And it is not for profit, so it is essentially a charitable act.

So hiring the Wanderer Company is tax-free!

Maybe many companies and individuals are not very interested in doing charity alone, but if they can be tax-free, it will be different.

This is also thanks to the Parkers, Matt and Fergie. These four people have managed the company very well. Word of mouth has spread, which has brought business growth.

So the company can bring jobs to more people. Many idle young people, under the shameless and earnest persuasion of Matt and Fergie, entered the construction site to move bricks, which reduced the number of the main group of people in Clinton who did nothing all day and only caused trouble.

In short, Clinton seemed to have changed overnight.

Kai also guaranteed on the eve of the change that this trend should not be disturbed.

Maybe this change is not perfect, but it is ten thousand times better than the previous Clinton District being called Hell's Kitchen!

At least those young people have more choices, instead of dying on the streets or dying in a moldy broken house due to drug overdose as before.

Kai drove around and found nothing wrong. But this is normal. Kai's name is still quite useful in New York. Those criminals are not stupid. They have to find excitement to make trouble in front of him. That is nakedly seeking death!

Kai's patrol is more of an attitude, making some people sober and honest.

After the patrol, Kai came to the downstairs of the homeless company. This is Kai's property, which Kai rented to the Wanderers Company for one dollar.

It's been very busy here recently. Benjamin Parker has quit his previous job and is concentrating on running the company. However, this good guy doesn't like to stay in the office, so he is basically at the construction site. Similarly, Matt and Fergie also stay in the company most of the time. Even Matt's vigilante activities have become less frequent. Matt thinks that it is more important to make people better than to fight crime. In fact, he fights crime for the same purpose.

So now Matt feels full of energy. After all, vigilante activities will only make him see the ugliness of the world, but here he can face beauty all day long.

Although Matt has a strong tendency to self-destruct, it does not mean that he rejects the beauty of the world.

Fergie went to court today. Although the company is very busy, Fergie has not forgotten his job.

When Kai came, Matt was popularizing the law to new employees. Many people at the bottom actually lack legal knowledge. Matt feels that he must let them know what rights they have and how to resist and fight for their rights when their rights are violated.

Kai didn't bother him. He just took a disposable paper cup and poured a cup of instant coffee, and listened to Matt's lecture outside the door.

Not long after, the time was up.

"It seems that you have been doing well recently." Kai was quite willing to see Matt like this, the kind of miserable face that was always pitying and bearing the pressure of the world. After seeing too much, he felt that he was going to be depressed.

Matt smiled. He was not good at sharing his feelings with others, so he didn't say much. But in his current state, he knew that Kai was right.

After chatting for a few words, Matt suddenly whispered: "Kai, I want to ask something."

Very serious.

Kai said a little surprised: "What's the matter? Why are you so serious?"

"Frank is back, right?"

"Frank?" Kai was stunned and even more surprised. "No, what's wrong?"

"Really?" Matt asked suspiciously.

"Of course! I don't have to lie to you." Kai assured: "He has been staying in Jiade Town."

Kai didn't lie. Frank had indeed been in Jiade Town. And he was living a pretty good life. Maybe men with stories are more likely to attract each other. Logan and Frank became good friends. They went hunting and picnicking together and lived a very comfortable life.

After all, Frank had avenged his great revenge and his greatest wish had been fulfilled. There was no reason for him to return to New York.

Matt was silent for a while, as if he was evaluating whether Kai was telling the truth.

After a long while, he said, "That's good, that's good."

Matt was also reluctant to let Frank become the Punisher again.

"What's going on?"

Matt shook his head and said, "It seems... there's a new guy in New York."

Then Matt told what he knew.

It turned out that in the past two weeks or so, a vigilante suddenly appeared in New York, and he was very cruel! Basically, he didn't leave anyone alive!

This is why Matt's first reaction after knowing it was that Frank had returned to the underworld.

"A lot of people died?" Kai asked.

"Quite a few, it is said that there are more than 20 people." Matt said.

"Then why didn't I know?" Kai was even more surprised. It doesn't make sense. With so many casualties, he, a star policeman, didn't receive any news.

"They are all gang members, and they are not in your jurisdiction. Who would tell you for no reason? And the police over there also determined that it was a gang feud."

The police have always been very clear about their attitude towards gang feuds. As long as there is no noise, they will pretend not to see it. Anyway, they are all scum. If they die, they die. If it does not affect social order, they will turn a blind eye. And it didn't happen in Kai's jurisdiction. Who would tell Kai for no reason?

"Does that mean it's not a gang feud?" Since Matt thinks it was the new vigilante who did it, it means he must know something.

"I received news. The traces left at the scene look like the murderer is very professional!" This is also the reason why Matt suspects that Frank is back. After all, vigilantes are all born in the grassroots, and few of them have received professional training.

"Also, have you heard the news a few days ago? The bodies of three gang members were hung on the Ferris wheel in the East District Amusement Park."

"I heard about it. I heard that it was a big deal, but it's not in my jurisdiction, so it's not my responsibility." Kai nodded. Kai paid attention. However, since the jurisdiction is clear, Kai only paid attention to it. "Isn't this also related to the newcomer?"

"It's very likely. I heard from Fergie that something happened today, and now the district attorney and the judge are crazy."

"What?"

"This morning, the police department's internal gossip said that from yesterday to today, a lawyer, a district attorney, and a newly retired criminal court judge have all died."

"Tsk..." This combination... you can tell it's not simple at first glance.

"The lawyer was found drowned in his own swimming pool, and the district attorney's entire house was on fire, including him. The retired judge's house was blown up to the sky, and his body was found at the scene, not enough to fill an evidence bag."

This method is too cruel. Especially the method of the last judge's death, it must be a deep hatred. Burning the house is just a common method used by gangs to destroy the scene, and it is not uncommon. Generally, gang members will not use bombs to blow up other people's houses and people.

"I think you are right to suspect Frank...