The location of the shooting was near the Heavenly Kingdom Building, to be precise, it was at the entrance of a building next to the Heavenly Kingdom Building.
The shooter was an angry black guy.
The one who was shot was an old man with a big belly and gray hair.
Xiao Hei shot at close range. After the war started, he kept shooting at Lao Bai's body. While shouting all kinds of robberies, thieves, and shameless words, he also encouraged the people running around to stop them. Afraid, he is acting on behalf of heaven.
ten minutes later.
The New York Police Department entered the scene, shot into the soul, and directly took the life of Xiao Hei who was about to raise his hand.
This is Manhattan.
Not Queens!
soon.
Baker and Pepper knew the cause of this matter, which was related to the financial crisis that had just swept through and had not yet completely subsided.
Xiao Hei's house had just been taken away by the bank due to bankruptcy. Then, the company he was employed by had also been expelled due to serious losses by the boss. For a while, Xiao Hei, who had nothing, planned to teach the people on Wall Street a lesson.
first……
Start in Manhattan.
No.
That old man was his first victim.
only……
Baker took a sip of the wine in his glass, shook his head and said, "If Mr. Duncan is a thief, would he still sell this building to me?"
Yes.
That Lao Bai was officially the owner of the Paradise Building. The Duncan family struggled for two generations, and finally in this generation they finally owned a building of their own in Manhattan. Not to mention living in wealth and wealth, but it was still possible to live a life of debauchery.
Pity.
Duncan died unjustly. With the one billion dollars given by Baker, after paying off the debt, he still had 200 million dollars left. It was okay to use it sparingly. The result was that he was too well-known and had a small business. The black information channels were closed, which led to this tragedy.
If you calculate it carefully.
Duncan is also one of the losers in this game. There are many real winners, such as Baker and Pepper right now.
There's also Sofia outside the front desk.
Baker looked at Pepper next to him: "This should be the third shooting this month."
Pepper frowned and said, "The first one in Manhattan."
Baker shook his head: "The stock market is risky, so you need to be cautious when entering the market. If these people can't afford to play, then don't play."
For these people who were cut off in the storm, Baker had no sympathy at all.
Only then can we sympathize with those who punish them instead of teaching them.
But this?
The stock market is the same as a casino. If you enter, you must be prepared to lose money or even lose all your money and go bankrupt.
Are you happy when you win, and resentful when you lose?
He even said boldly online that the real thieves are on Wall Street.
Isn't this nonsense?
From the beginning, the stock market was tinkered with by capitalists, and they became obsessed with this feeling after cutting leeks for the first time and feeling great.
Besides, the stock market has shown from the very beginning that there are risks here, and as a result, you lose miserably. This is not something you can afford.
This has never been the case in this world.
"When will Happy arrive?"
"Half an hour."
There was a shooting just downstairs. How could Pepper leave now? Pepper said and looked at Baker: "Are you okay?"
Baker shook his head and poured wine into their glasses again.
Half an hour later.
The Stark Industries motorcade arrived at the gate of the Heavenly Kingdom Building. After Baker and Happy shook hands, they watched Pepper get into the bulletproof car.
Turn around company.
Baker looked at Sophia sitting at the front desk and said, "By the way, help me keep an eye on any private hospitals that have declared bankruptcy these days."
Gwen felt that acquiring a hospital would be more expensive than building one herself.
But Baker felt just the opposite.
Because Gwen felt that acquiring a hospital was equivalent to acquiring other assets in the hospital, such as doctors and nurses.
To put it simply.
Gwen wanted a hospital where she was the only one, but felt she couldn't bear to fire the original employees after acquiring a hospital.
So Gwen thought it was expensive.
But Baker can be ruthless.
Sofia nodded, and as Baker walked inside, she said, "By the way, boss, the people on the third and fifth floors of the building hope to meet the boss."
Baker asked: "What?"
"During this financial crisis, these two companies suffered serious losses, so I hope to meet with the boss to see if I can waive part of the rent."
"ha."
Baker laughed: "Free rent, what do they think I am? A philanthropist?"
Sophia smiled: "To me, the boss is a philanthropist."
She is a disabled person. Although she has a master's degree in accounting from New York University, it is also difficult for her to find a job. If Baker hadn't recruited her back then, there's no telling what she would be like now.
Although she is the only employee in the entire Tianguo Investment, serving as the front desk and finance, her job is easy.
even.
Sophia's nest is inside the company, which is why she uses a wheelchair without prosthetics.
And although she is the only one at the Tianguo Investment headquarters, overseas, Sophia also manages more than 50 employees.
After all, Baker's overseas investment is very large, especially in Dongguo. The investment intensity is extremely huge, and he can be said to be a good friend of Dongguo.
When Baker heard this, he shook his head and smiled: "No matter how much you compliment me, I will never give you a salary increase."
Sofia smiled and said, "I'm telling the truth."
Baker chuckled and said, "I'm a capitalist, and so are the people on the third and fifth floors. If you don't have the money to pay, just move out. The liquidated damages will be treated as if I'm being kind and won't ask them for it. As for All contracts on other floors will not be renewed after they expire.”
Sophia nodded: "I know, boss!"
When Baker saw this, he walked directly towards his office.
Rent-free, what kind of dream is this? Not to mention that Baker already had the idea to get everyone out of this building. Just say that he bought the building with a billion dollars. If there is no rent, then he How to recover costs.
There's something wrong with your brain!
It's none of my business if you want to go bankrupt, I'm not the one who made you bankrupt.
Beck pouted.
The shooting in Manhattan in the morning seemed to have ignited some kind of fuse, and another person died around four o'clock in the afternoon.
The person who was shot and killed was the vice chairman of Walker Real Estate Company. After Walker Real Estate Company was identified as one of the Hydra properties, it was seized by the federal government. The vice chairman also returned after paying a high deposit. He was killed by a bullet while drinking with his wife in his white single-family mansion in Brooklyn.
It's about eight o'clock in the evening.
A bank manager was hit by a bullet from a covert attack and fell in front of his home.
Erin and Nova looked at the emergency news and couldn't help but look at Baker sitting next to them.
…
Baker, who was sitting nearby watching the latest issue of "Doctor Who" on his laptop, felt the two men's eyes rise.
"What's wrong?"
Nova worriedly pointed at the live broadcast of corpse collection and looked at Baker: "Brother, this incident won't affect you."
Eileen didn't speak, but her expression was the same.
Baker laughed: "This is reality, not a movie."
Nova frowned: "What do you mean?"
Baker looked at Nova: "This is New York, a paradise for rich people. Heaven will not allow such people to exist."
Nova blinked.
She is a scholar, studying and teaching in school, and has no worries about food and clothing. She has not understood these darknesses and has no chance to understand them.
Of course.
This is about the darkness of society, not the chaotic history of the Raphael family.
Irene seemed to have thought of something: "It's just that two people in the Hydra industry died, so it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
"That's a capitalist too!"
Baker said this, looked at his notebook again, clicked play, and said with a very calm expression: "It's just that it's not confirmed yet that it was the same person. When it is confirmed, the capital will be angry, but you estimate It can’t be seen anymore.”
Yes.
When Baker saw the two dead people shown on TV, he immediately knew what kind of inexplicable plot was about to happen.
The Wrath of Leeks...
Pooh!
It was an invasion of Wall Street.
The protagonist Jim is an ordinary New Yorker.
Living a peaceful life, having a well-paying job and a happy family with a loving girlfriend.
But the good times didn't last long. Jim's wife Rose had a tumor and needed hormone treatment, which cost three hundred dollars per pill.
Normally, Jim could afford it.
But this time the Hydra incident caused a financial crisis ahead of time, and in an instant, Jim's money in the stock market evaporated.
even……
His investment manager told Jim that because Jim invested in the Walker Real Estate fund under the name of Hydra, his account was blocked and subject to investigation.
It turned out that his wife's high medical expenses and the insurance company's ultra-low compensation made Jim breathless. Bad things happened again. The insurance company Jim worked for wanted to fire him on the grounds that it would not protect a person with financial problems. customer money.
So Jim is unemployed.
Due to the high monthly medical bills, the bank collected money and refused to lend Jim's family any more money, so they had no choice but to sell the house.
at last……
The straw that broke the camel's back came when his wife Rose believed that her illness was dragging Jim down, and she couldn't bear Jim to bear all this, so she committed suicide by slitting her wrists.
In just half a month, Jim was completely left with nothing.
then.
Jim was angry, and then, the current scene happened.
To this.
Beck didn't make any comments. His butt was different from Jim's, so after knowing what the plot was, Beck was indifferent.
He has no interest in getting involved in this matter.
No matter how Jim is looking for trouble, it is impossible to find it on his head. Baker's Paradise Investment was only established by Baker to facilitate tax filing and charity deductions every cycle. It does not deal with ordinary people at all.
Tianguo Investment does not accept investment entrustment from anyone, and at the same time, it will not give investment advice to anyone.
These days, if you lead others to make money, they will be happy. Once they suffer losses, haha, you will cheat them.
Baker made these two rules because he was afraid that this scene would appear and would be troublesome.
It seems that this rule was too wise at the time.
only……
Two days later.
Morning!
While Baker was eating breakfast, Irene walked in quickly, grabbing a newspaper: "Beck, look at this."
Erin saw it when she was going to work at the federal building and passed by a newsstand on the street to buy a newspaper.
It's from a small newspaper.
Manhattan Gazette.
The circulation is not very large. Let's put it this way. The Manhattan Watch claims to contain cutting-edge financial news, but in fact its customers are ordinary people who live in Manhattan and Wall Street.
However, the customer loyalty of this newspaper is quite high, and many customers take the content in it and think it is cutting-edge financial news.
Baker took it and kept looking.
Oops!
The headline on the front page is printed with the image of the forty-three-story Heavenly Building, and next to it is the bold text "Heavenly Investment, Is It an Angel or a Demon?" 》
Then...
The author of this article first introduced everyone at Tianguo Investment.
Then he counted the truth behind the few investment operations of Tianguo Investment, but every time it was amazing, there were bloody accidents.
After that, he explained the amount Tianguo Investment had purchased the building a few days ago, and then expressed that Tianguo Investment refused to reduce or reduce rent during this financial crisis.
at last.
The Manhattan Watch directly used humorous words about Heavenly Investment, saying that Heavenly Investment should be renamed Hell Investment, because every money from Heavenly Investment is precisely harvested along with the stock market fluctuations.
even……
The Manhattan Watch also made an irresponsible speculation that Tianguo Investment made at least nearly 8 billion in money during this financial crisis.
Finished reading.
Beck wowed.
Erin said: "What's wrong?"
Baker threw the newspaper aside and smiled: "He guessed wrong. The three parties worked hard. This time, I harvested nearly 30 billion."
In addition to Stark's huge cash reserves, Baker feels that with his current cash flow, he can firmly sit on the world's richest list.
Erin was stunned: "Thirty billion?"
Beck nodded.
Nova, who was frying eggs at the bar, said: "How could it be possible? I read a report in the New York Daily News that the Morgan family..."
Beck smiled.
Although the winners this time all knew the inside information in advance, Baker got the Hydra industry list fifteen days earlier than those people. Naturally, he also laid out the plan fifteen days earlier than these people.
Eileen said with some worry: "With such news coming out, is there no problem?"
Baker smiled and said, "What's the problem?"
If it explodes, just explode.
Baker has never been afraid of his identity being exposed, and naturally, he is not afraid of his industry being exposed either.
What about exposure?
Heavenly Investment is a legal investment, and every payment is paid truthfully. It can be said that Stark Industries may have paid less tax, but Baker can pat his chest and guarantee that his Heavenly Investment has not.
As for public opinion?
Ah.
If public opinion is useful, why do we need laws?
Baker's expression was indifferent: "A group of weaklings huddled together, and then howled heart-breakingly, thinking that the sound could move the world, but in fact no one cared."
Said.
Baker dialed a certain banker's number.
…
Ten o'clock in the morning.
Stankraft Investment Bank.
As soon as Baker stepped out of the elevator, he saw a busy office scene. The atmosphere was a bit depressing, but everyone was very motivated.
Because when the leeks outside lose money or pension funds, people here can make money, and there is also a 3% incentive bonus.
"Mr. Morton!"
A beautiful secretary came over and said to Baker with a smile on her face: "Please follow me. Mr. Stancalf is waiting for you in the office."
Beck politely thanked him.
Not long after.
After passing through the overcrowded office area, they were greeted by a very spacious corridor. There were two bodyguards in black at the door of a large office.
no way.
There is a Wall Street killer who has been keeping an eye on me for the past two days, but because this killer only kills small and inconsequential characters, capital is not angry yet.
Entered the office.
Baker immediately saw Jeremy Stancalf in a suit and tie who had already opened a bottle of red wine over the living room sofa.
This guy also made money.
But compared to Baker's indiscriminate harvesting drama, this guy is just playing with the deposits and pension funds of harvesting leeks.
Although Baker somewhat despises this kind of behavior, when it comes to money, if you don't make it, someone will make it.
Jeremy, who had recently pocketed 60 million U.S. dollars, looked at Baker who walked in and laughed loudly, hugged Baker, and then invited Baker to sit down.
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
Baker and Jeremy clinked their red wine glasses. The sound of the glasses clinking was very clear, like the whine of leeks.
"Guan Wang Bao..."
While pouring the wine for Baker, Jeremy looked at him and said, "His newspaper office is in the Heavenly Kingdom Building you just bought. Why did you think of coming to my place?"
Baker said: "If I deal with him, wouldn't that be in line with his wishes?"
How can a newspaper make a profit?
There is no doubt that the greater the reputation, the greater the profits. Baker is too lazy to do the work of giving popularity to such people, and Baker has many ways to deal with him.
This is the one in front of me.
During this month, while Jeremy was harvesting the pension funds and savings in the hands of leeks, he went on TV to offer low-interest loans to companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy during this storm. Guankan News was one of them.
Baker said: "You are familiar with the banking world. The loan that is blocked by Guanwang News should be no problem."
Jamili smiled and said: "Of course, but first you have to answer me a question."
"what is the problem."
"How much did you earn?"
"Ha ha!"
Baker leaned on the sofa, shook his head helplessly and looked at Jamili: "I thought that only people who lose money would want to know about such boring topics. I didn't expect that you would also be interested in this?"
Jamili shrugged: "It would be very useful to me to know some inside information."
Baker nodded, this is true, especially in the financial world, but others don't know it, and when you know it, it not only shows your strength but also your connections.
Who said the federation doesn't care about connections but only about laws?
Innocent.
Baker said: "About 20 billion."
"amazing!"
"Thanks."
Baker and Jamili clinked glasses again. Jamili's eyes were shining when he looked at Baker: "Are you interested in investing in my company?"
Baker glanced at Jamili: "Aren't you afraid that Stark will acquire you?"
His feud with Stark is no secret on Wall Street.
Jamili smiled and said, "Even after this time?"
Baker looked at Jamie with a smile on his face. This old guy is indeed a genius. He can guarantee that there are no more than fifteen people who know where these 20 billion came from. This old guy is definitely not among those fifteen people. among.
Then there is only one possibility left.
This old guy has an incredible network of contacts.
Baker thought: "This is just a transaction with Stark. If you don't believe it, I can buy shares, but don't blame me when Stan Kraft Investment Bank becomes a subsidiary bank of Stark Commercial Bank. "
Jeremy looked at Baker's expression and immediately waved his hand: "Forget it."
Beck chuckled.
at this time.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The sound of continuous firing of sniper rifles came loudly.
Jamie's expression suddenly changed.
Wall Street Killer.
soon.
After sixteen gunshots, there were only screams, and the screams from Stan Kraft Investment Bank.
Three investment managers were shot and killed in their offices from the parking lot building opposite.
Jamili covered his forehead.
This unknown Wall Street killer was cursed, and those who died were three of his best tools.
"Fake!" Jamili said angrily especially when he saw the last one. The third deceased was his brother-in-law.
ten minutes later.
Jamili sat down on the sofa and said to Baker: "This is a disaster, this is simply a disaster."
Beck shrugged.
Originally, this harvesting operation was specifically aimed at the Hydra industry, but you, on the other hand, turned the storm into a tsunami.
This is not Dongguo.
This is the Federation, and there are guns. The leeks here make him angry. He can buy firearms anytime and anywhere to use the leeks' wrath.
Baker said: "Haven't you found out who that Wall Street killer is?"
Jamili complained to the New York Police Department: "Damn NYPD, this is Wall Street, this is the financial center, and it's such a mess."
at this time.
There was a gunshot outside the office, and in an instant, there was a burst of howling in the office. A bodyguard responsible for protecting Jeremy opened the door and said to Jeremy inside: "Sir, close the door."
Said.
The bodyguard nodded to his companions, and then took out their own guns.
only……
Gudongdong!
The two bodyguards looked down at a round thing that rolled down under their feet. Their eyes widened and they secretly cursed Sheite.
The next second.
Ascend directly to heaven.
The shock wave generated by the explosion directly shattered the glass of the office. Fortunately, Jamili's office was large enough to run a horse. If it were the same as the offices of managers outside, the air wave could instantly lift the two people up.
at this time.
A masked man walked in with a gun.
Baker shook his right hand.
Shot horizontally.
"boom!"
"ah!"
Jim, the masked man, was instantly punched through his right knee and fell to the ground with a thud, making a muffled sound.
Baker stood up and looked at Jim with a speechless face, trying to grab the pistol.
I don't even want to care about your bad things, why do you want to send it to your door yourself?
Baker was speechless.
The next second.
Baker looked at the dumbfounded Jamili beside him: "So, you owe me a favor now, that's it."
Jamili: "..."
