Not daring to use it doesn't mean that they won't use it, it's easy to buy a gun in San Francisco, Li Mu bought it at the beginning, so although Chu Wushuang and they didn't dare to use firearms to fight with people, it didn't mean that they wouldn't use it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's still a little different, Chu Wushuang and all the people they have come into contact with before are single-handed robbers, and the pistols on Governor's Island are all double-handed pistols, which is still familiar.

As for the shotgun, Chu Wushuang and they really hadn't touched it before, but this is not a problem, people who practice martial arts pay attention to their hands, eyes and body, and when they practice equipment, they must practice until they are like fingers, so they only need to be familiar with the operation, and there is no problem in terms of hit rate.

In other words, the shotgun originally pursued face killing, not point killing, so this weapon is very easy to use in the city, especially indoors.

From the second day, Chu Wushuang and the others began to familiarize themselves with firearms, and they also had a task to familiarize themselves with the streets and alleys of New York as quickly as possible.

Li Mu didn't have time to care about Chu Wushuang and them, Li Mu had already started the decisive battle with Tweed.

On December 17, just before the upper and lower houses of New York were about to hold a third vote on whether to impeach Tweed, the New York Tribune suddenly broke the scandal of members of the Washington investigation team taking bribes.

The leader of the investigation team responsible for leading the investigation of Tweed is called Harry Coffey, who is an assistant to Justice Samon Chase.

For Samon Chase, Li Mu basically does not have much hope, the nineteenth-century American judicial system is also a big dye shop, there are few people out of the mud without staining, Li Mu has Samon Chase's handle, it is estimated that Tweed also has it, so it is unrealistic to pin his hopes on Samon Chase.

It is said that one morning, when the editor-in-chief of the New York Tribune got up, he found that someone had placed a small note at the door of his apartment, which contained the fact that Harry Coffey had taken bribes.

Members of the investigation team take bribes!

This news was so exciting that on the same day, New York newspapers added supplements and reprinted the news, and by the time Li Mu noticed it, the news had spread all over the streets and alleys of New York.

"The news is not good for us, the Tribune says that the person who came into contact with Harry Coffey is a member of the New York Customs, and at the same time points out our relationship with Mr. Arthur, so the public opinion is now not in our favor." Grover Cleveland updated Li Mu on the latest developments.

Grover Cleveland is now the head of the legal department at Horse Investments, the director of the law firm at Buffalo in New York, a Democrat, and the future president of the United States.

"Will the customs members be at the behest of the Commissioner of Customs? There are 40,000 people in New York who serve Tweed, and most of the government civil servants are Tweed's people, and it is too easy for Tweed to frame him. Li Mu had a little headache, although this method was very low-level, it was very effective.

"The problem is, people don't think about it, they just pay attention to what they get -- Grover Cleveland is helpless.

Speaking of which, it was Li Mu's public opinion offensive that was first launched, but this thing is a double-edged sword, it is a sharp weapon if it is played well, and it will hurt itself if it is not played well, Tweed has been operating in New York for ten years, which can be described as deep-rooted, and it is not easy for Li Mu to bring down Tweed, which Li Mu has been prepared for.

"It seems that Tweed is worried that Mr. Samon Chase will take a preconceived position when trying this case, so does this mean that Tweed does not have Mr. Samon Chase's handle?" Grover Cleveland uses his brains.

"He's afraid? I'm still scared! Li Mu smiled, regardless of whether Tweed was worried about Samon Chase's tendencies, Li Mu was still worried.

"So what do we do now?" Grover Cleveland worried.

"Regardless of him, it doesn't matter if it's someone else, this case won't have a result in a day or two, maybe it will drag on for a long time, so our purpose is just to get Tweed down, and we can play with him slowly." Li Mu is very sober and does not compete with Tweed for temporary gains.

"Ream, there's your call, it's Mr. Arthur." Yan Shun came over to report.

More than ten days have passed since the telephone test, Junma Electric Company has moved very quickly, and has begun to lay telephone lines in New York, the first user is of course Governors Island, although it is a little troublesome to bury the wires in the water, but now the line between Governors Island and Customs has been opened, so it is very convenient for Li Mu and Arthur to communicate with each other.

As a new thing, the installation cost of the telephone is still very expensive, in New York and Boston, if you want to install a telephone, you need to pay a thousand dollars in advance, and then wait for the installation of the company, now there are nearly 1,000 users in line, the company is expanding the staff, as soon as possible to complete the installation.

In New York, the telephone project of the Junma Electric Company has not even obtained permission from the New York Municipal Government, so although the installation fee is now paid in advance by the user in New York, the Junma Electric Company does not even have the right to lay the line, and the telephone between Governors Island and the customs can only be installed in the name of the military, which is beyond the jurisdiction of the New York City Government, so the installation can be successful.

Arthur called because of a report by the New York Tribune, and Arthur asked Li Mu to clarify the matter.

Li Mu didn't pay attention to it at all, and after comforting Arthur a few words, Li Mu ordered someone to find Samuel and arrange for Samuel to prepare a counterattack in Time Magazine.

The plan could not keep up with the changes, and Time magazine's counterattack had not yet begun, and on the evening of December 17, Supreme Court Justice Samon Chase announced his resignation.

If it really comes to the trial stage, no matter whether Samon Chase favors either Li Mu and Tweed, the other party will not be able to spare Samon Chase, so it is a good idea to simply use Harry Coffey to take bribes and get out as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, Ulysses Grant announced Morrison Waite's successor as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

"What kind of person is Morrison Waite?" After Li Mu learned the news, he asked Grover Cleveland for verification.

Grover Cleveland is a lawyer, and he must be familiar with the American justice system, so it's a good idea to go to Grover Cleveland.

"This candidate is not good for us, Morrison Waite is a racist, he is against the abolition of slavery, he advocates not giving everyone but white people the right to vote, whether that person has American citizenship or not-" Grover Cleveland felt bad, coming up with such a candidate, it would definitely be bad for the next trial.

"I'm going to it-" Li Mu couldn't help but scold out a certain word starting with "F", not afraid of god-like opponents, just afraid of pig-like teammates, at this time, appointing such a judge, I don't know what Grant is thinking.

In fact, Ulysses Grant's appointment of Morrison Waite as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is not necessarily aimed at Li Mu.

Morrison Waite is also well-known in the field of American justice, and Morrison Waite is famous throughout the country for the USS Alabama claim.

During the American Civil War, although Britain declared neutrality, it built a cruiser for the Southern Army, which was the "Alabama", and the Southern Army attacked the merchant ships of the Northern Army with the "Alabama", and during the Civil War, the "Alabama" destroyed 68 Northern ships in a row, causing great trouble to the Northern Army.

After the end of the Civil War, in October 1863, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Adams, protested against the "Alabama", demanding that Britain compensate the U.S. government for all losses, and at the same time expressed the willingness of the United States to submit the case to arbitration. In May 1871, Britain formally apologized to the United States and established certain obligations as a neutral country in time of war, and in 1872, an arbitration commission composed of the United States, Britain, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil, and other parties ruled in Geneva that Britain should pay $15.5 million in damages to the United States.

The U.S. was represented on the arbitration board by Morrison Waite.

Objectively speaking, Morrison Waite is the most suitable person to dismantle Samon Chase without considering racial orientation.

But for Li Mu, this appointment was obviously inappropriate, so Li Mu decisively: "Tell Samuel to use all propaganda forces to hype up Morrison Waite's racial leanings, even if you can't remove him from power, you can't let him lead the trial of Tweed." ”

Time Magazine has reached agreements with a number of newspapers in the United States, including those in Washington, and Li believes in the power of public opinion, and if the appointment provokes widespread opposition, Ulysses Grant will consider it again.

"Okay, no problem." Grover Cleveland wrote down Li Mu's request in his notebook, and then raised his head and said in an uncertain tone: "There is a case involving the Horse Electric Company, a person named Henry Goebbels sued the Horse Electric Company, claiming that the Horse Electric Company violated his rights and used his invention to apply for a patent without his permission, and a few days ago, this person applied to the New York Patent Office to revoke the patent of the Horse Electric Company and filed a lawsuit in the New York District Court. Demand that Junma Electric Company return the unjust profits made by the electric light project. ”

"Henry Goebbels?" Li Mu thought about it for a long time before he remembered this person.

Henri Goebbels was born in Lower Saxony, Germany, and emigrated to New York in 1848. In 1865, Henri Goebbels became an American citizen, and in 1854 he invented the first light bulb in human history.

It was indeed the first one, but when the Kufma Labs developed the light bulb, it had already bought the technology from Henri Goebbels, so there was no infringement on it.

"The problem is that Henri Goebbels now claims that the technology for the light bulb was purchased from his wife without his own knowledge, and that there was fraud in the process." Grover Cleveland had no choice but to fold his hands: "The New York Patent Office has decided to temporarily suspend the light bulb patent of the Horse Electric Company, and the New York District Court has accepted Henry Goebbels's claim, so-"

"I see—" Li Mu's face was gloomy, and he didn't let Grover Cleveland continue.

No need to ask, this must be Tweed's doing.