Chen Zhengwei got the witness's address the next day.
There are two witnesses, one is named Robert and the other is Sean, who have the same names as Michael's eldest son.
One of these two people is a dock worker and the other is a handyman. They go to the bar to spend some time after dinner every night.
On the night when the incident happened, both of them were at the bar and actually met Chen Zhengwei.
But it was late at night, and there were only kerosene street lamps outside the bar, and Chen Zhengwei was carrying a lamp, so they couldn't see clearly.
Even if they can see clearly, they can't remember the appearance of the Chinese.
In the evening, Robert was waiting for dinner at home. He felt no pressure at all about appearing in court tomorrow.
Although he did not remember the appearance of the murderer, they just wanted the Chinese to pay the price, so the number of murderers changed from one to three - because the Bureau of Investigation arrested three people.
And he enjoyed the passionate conversations with others in the bar these days. He enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.
His wife put most of the stew on his plate and placed the rest in front of the three children.
Each child had only a little bit of the size of a baby's fist in front of him, and there was only a small piece of meat.
The three children looked at the stew in front of them, then looked longingly at their father's plate, and secretly swallowed.
However, no one spoke, because first they had to ensure the physical strength of the main labor force in the family.
If the main labor force has no strength, cannot work, and the income is reduced, it will fall into a vicious cycle.
"God, our Father in heaven, we thank you for giving us this food, and ask you to bless us and these things you have given us..."
The family sat at the table and whispered prayers.
Then there was a knock on the door, and Robert's wife went to open the door, only to see a few Chinese men in black gentleman's uniforms standing outside.
Before she could speak, those people walked in directly.
"Chinese? What are you doing here?" Robert stood up suddenly, angry at first, and then uneasy.
Because these people look very difficult to deal with.
Recently, a group of ruthless thugs have appeared among the Chinese, and they have had several conflicts with the Irish. Many Irish have been injured, and the injuries were serious.
Two nights ago, a few drunkards had their faces smashed, and the worst part was that two people had their balls broken.
He also secretly suspected that these people were the murderers.
The people who came in at this time reminded him of the group of thugs he had heard about.
The few people who came in ignored him, glanced around and stepped aside. Then Chen Zhengwei walked in with a few people.
"Sit down and talk! I didn't ask you to stand!"
Chen Zhengwei smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Robert to sit down, then sat directly next to Robert, reached out to grab his plate and looked at it, then took a child's spoon and tasted the stew.
After chewing two mouthfuls, he turned around and spit it aside. He pushed the plate back in front of Robert and cursed: "Damn it, even the dog won't eat it!"
He was just a little curious about what Irish stew tasted like, and it turned out not to be that great.
Robert was pinned down on a stool by two horse boys, while his wife huddled aside holding several children, looking at this side with some horror.
Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs, looked at the other party and said, "I heard that you are going to testify in court tomorrow? Is that true?"
"Are you here to threaten me?" Robert finally knew why these people came.
"Threat..." Chen Zhengwei sneered. "Sounds like I'm the bad guy!"
Then he asked with a smile: "Are you sure they are the murderers?"
Robert, who was questioned, suddenly became angry and spoke loudly to hide his guilt: "Yes, I saw it!"
Chen Zhengwei turned his eyes with a smile, looked at Robert's wife and children, and praised: "Your children are very cute!"
The two horse boys took out guns and put them on the heads of Robert's wife and one of his children. Robert's wife was trembling all over and holding her child tightly.
Chen Zhengwei cast admiring glances at the two cavalry men. His subordinates were becoming more and more knowledgeable.
"How dare you do this to children? Are you still not human? Put away your guns. We are here to reason today. Don't do anything until the truth doesn't make sense!" Chen Zhengwei stopped the two of them in English, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal them. The man put his gun down.
Although the two of them could not understand English, they could understand Chen Zhengwei's gestures.
Then he turned to look at Robert and smiled: "Don't worry, although they are a little rude, they are all good people!"
"But I don't like people lying to me! You should think about it before answering."
Robert wanted to stand up just now, but was firmly pressed on the chair. He took a few quick breaths and changed his words:
"No, I didn't see it..."
"Since you didn't see it, why did you lie? Did someone ask you to do this? Or for some other reason?" Chen Zhengwei's expression did not change at all and he continued to ask.
Robert's face looked very embarrassed. He couldn't say that he was doing it to make the Chinese pay the price, but to enjoy the feeling of being the center of everyone's attention.
"Are you worried about your child? But have you ever thought that you hurt other people and other families by perjuring yourself?"
Facing Chen Zhengwei's slow words, Robert felt tremendous pressure.
Of course, the biggest pressure came from the surrounding young men wearing black gentleman uniforms and the muzzles of guns.
"I'm sorry, sir!" Robert apologized with difficulty.
"Lying should be punished, but I am a very generous person, that's why I am here. After all, young people always make mistakes," Chen Zhengwei said with a smile to Robert, who was twice his age.
"You know what to do?"
"I won't go to court to testify against them..." Robert said with difficulty, knowing what would happen if he didn't go to court.
While the Bureau and the courts would give him no trouble, others in the tavern would label him a traitor and a coward.
"It seems you are not hopelessly stupid." Chen Zhengwei snapped his fingers: "Now you should thank me for my tolerance!"
"Thank you for your tolerance, sir!" Sweat dripped from Robert's head.
"Remember, although young people are entitled to make mistakes, I will only tolerate it once!" Chen Zhengwei patted Robert on the shoulder.
"Next time, it will be... bang!" Chen Zhengwei put his finger on Robert's temple and made a shooting motion.
Then he laughed, got up and left.
The others put away their guns, glanced at a few people, and then followed Chen Zhengwei and filed out.
Robert felt that all the strength in his body seemed to have disappeared, and he collapsed on the chair, feeling fear and anger in his heart.
Only then did his wife dare to cry.
…
It took a while to get the two witnesses. Chen Zhengwei walked back with a cigarette in his mouth and said to his subordinates:
"These people are all dogs! If you give them two sticks and let them know that they will get a stick, they will know how to be afraid!"
All the way back to Chinatown, when passing near Lord Street, seeing that almost all the shops on Lord Street were closed, Chen Zhengwei stopped for a while and said:
"In such a big hall, there are a lot of people waiting to eat. The door is not even opened every day, how can they survive?"
"Do you think they are up to something?"
"Brother Wei, what else can they do?" Ma Zai next to him immediately answered.
"A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry!" Chen Zhengwei said sarcastically.
