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Chapter 563 Flesh and Weakness (2)

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    St. Ive's face was a bit uneasy when he heard this, and he whispered in Robert's ear: "You mean, you want me to tell the whole San Francisco that the best steam rookie in Enfield in the past ten years is someone else?"

    ""

    Robert bowed his head in silence.

    St. Yves said again: "By the way, I sent a commission to the Pinkerton Office through Duke Weilang: I asked them to dispatch a thousand detectives skilled in steam individual soldiers to enter San Francisco.  President Len Pinkerton will lead it personally, and he will arrive tonight. You ask the people from the equipment testing department to receive them, and when they arrive, take them to the arsenal to get the equipment."

    Robert's face was extremely surprised: "That's quite a steam army? What are you going to do?"

    "Have you heard the rumors about the Emperor in Blue in Chinatown recently?"

    "Have not heard."

    Robert shook his head.

    "It's a rumor that suddenly became popular in the docks and ports. The emperor in blue will protect those poor Chinese and punish the murderers who harmed them."

    After hearing this, Robert looked at St. Yves like he was looking at a lunatic: "You just hired a steam force of more than a thousand people for that kind of chasing things? If that's the case, you shouldn't be tinkering with those dirty things from the very beginning.  act."

    "You don't understand, Robert, you don't understand."

    St. Yves emphasized twice, and his face was suddenly clouded: "When counting the equipment returned by the Ministry of Health, a heavy forklift with tens of tons was missing. When it was found later, the scene of the fire  There is only a car frame and scattered iron juice left, which requires a high temperature of at least several thousand degrees. The driver can't be seen alive or dead. It is said that someone witnessed black flames burning all over his body during the fire.  monster."

    "A week ago, an old employee of the stock exchange was kidnapped by a water monster in the street. There were more than ten witnesses. Several police cars were present at the time, and some police officers were injured. They are still in a coma in the hospital. Even more strangely,  At least 2,000 gallons of clean water were left at the scene, which is equivalent to the reserves of a fountain. However, the incident occurred in a pedestrian street with no water source for several kilometers around. On the same day, a violent explosion occurred in an abandoned rubber factory in Old Street.  It is equivalent to an earthquake of about magnitude 4. The cause is still unknown.¡±

    St. Yves rubbed his eyes: "San Francisco must have mixed something weird."

    "You're just being paranoid for no reason."

    Robert still didn't take it seriously. Such anecdotes are not worth mentioning in a big city like San Francisco, where nearly a million people live.

    "I hope so too."

    A loud voice broke into the conversation between the two.

    "Regardless of whether His Excellency St. Yves' concerns are true or not, Pinkerton will serve His Excellency wholeheartedly. Any ghosts and monsters will disappear under the torrent of steel."

    It was Pinkerton's Viper Detective Duke Willand.

    Robert glanced at Duke Weilang and turned to leave.

    "Where are you going, Mr. Robert?"

    asked Duke Willand.

    "Sorry, I don't speak to arsonists and executioners."

    Robert dropped a sentence coldly, but was stopped by Duke Weilang's chest.

    There was no trace of anger on Agent Duke's face, and he responded with a smile: "I can understand, there is no way to do it, who told me to do the dirty work of wiping people's buttocks, there is no way  Like the engineers and scientists in the white coats, you can clean yourself up while earning wealth and fame by simply impersonating someone else's research."

    Robert blushed in an instant. He grabbed Duke Weilang's collar, but his wrist was twisted by his backhand. After all, he was an engineer, and he couldn't compete with a tricky detective like Duke Weilang who dealt with perennial murderous criminals.  Competition skill.

    "Let him go, Agent Duke."

    Duke gently let go of the struggling Robert.  Saint-Yves winked at him, said nothing, but sneered.

    "Why did you tell him this? From the very beginning, I didn't promise the results of the fake."

    Robert questioned Saint-Yves in embarrassment.

    "You didn't refuse, did you?" St. Yves seemed to put his arms around Robert affectionately: "Agent Duke is an old man, even if he is not, no one in this world is willing to believe that those top steam technologies come from a  Savage Chinese. This is unreasonable. I swear on my honor, as long as you don't admit it yourself, then everything you worry about will not happen."

    Robert fell silent.

      "Mr. Robert!"

    Suddenly, a group of reporters with cameras rushed over.  "We are the San Francisco News"

    "Your chance to perform has come."

    Saint-Yves whispered in his ear.

    The reporter's flash went through Robert like a sword.

    "As the world's first octa-core steam soldier that can be officially put into production, the giant Imir is different from the traditional heavy soldier?"

    "I, I want to say." Robert stammered a little: "It will change the pattern of steam warfare. I mean, it is powerful enough to determine the outcome of a war."

    The flashes came and went.

    "The celebration of the fifth anniversary of the completion of the Maritime Railway is about to begin, and you will win the steam award at the celebration. Enfield even invited the celebrities of the whole San Francisco to stand for you, and even Miss Dorothy came to the dinner party  , do you have anything to say about this?"

    "It's an honor for Enfield and a personal honor for me."

    Robert's speech gradually became fluent.

    "As the chief designer of the giant Ymir and the sea railway protection design, have any colleagues provided you with special inspiration and help?"

    The reporter from the news paper asked again.

    "I want to say about this."

    Robert swallowed: "The research and development of every technology is the result of the joint efforts of a whole team. I thank all my colleagues and share all the glory with them."

    On the other side, Saint-Yves was also surrounded by a group of reporters.

    "Your Excellency Saint Yves, today marks the fifth anniversary of the completion of the sea railway. More than 90% of the sections of this railway were completed by Chinese laborers. Thousands of Chinese laborers died in railway engineering accidents. But in five years, no one  In public, you have affirmed the contribution of the Chinese to the maritime railway and to San Francisco. After the completion of the railway five years ago, you dismissed almost all the Chinese workers and displaced tens of thousands of people. Don¡¯t you feel guilty about this?¡±

    The banquet was in full swing, and the street was full of traffic, but at the end of the street, at some point, dozens of pocket-sized steam soldiers appeared, and the parts on each soldier rattled, as if they were about to fall apart at any time.

    In the banquet hall,

    St. Yves glanced at the young reporter and replied calmly: "As far as I know, the Qing government didn't have a single railway, and they built it entirely by themselves. They lack the ability and knowledge to build railways independently.  So, where do the Chinese contribute to the railway? As for the dismissal of the Chinese workers, I have already paid the wages according to the contract, if I have violated the laws of San Francisco, those people can sue me long ago, can¡¯t they?¡±

    ? The young reporter wanted to ask something, but suddenly there was a surge of voices. It turned out that Mayor Michael was delivering a speech.  All eyes were attracted, the young reporter had no choice but to give up.

    At the same time, there were bursts of tooth-sickening noises on the highway tracks extending in all directions on the street. The fist-sized caterpillar slid along the monorail, leaving cracks on the rails it passed.

    During the banquet, Mayor Michael was full of emotion: "This incomparably great railway project was successful because the blood of the four greatest contemporary nations flows in the veins of the people of San Francisco. There are Frenchmen who dare to fight and rush."  The valor; the philosophic mind and firmness of the German; the indomitable stamina of the English; the fiery temper of the Irish. Each has its own due contribution ?

    The speech was surging, and the security guards at the entrance of the banquet looked up, and there was a guy wearing a brass mask and a cloak standing in front of him.

    "Who are you?"

    The security guard asked vigilantly.

    Chang Yu listened quietly to the speech at the banquet, and said hoarsely, "I think it's a San Francisco native who hasn't been noticed much."

    "Boom!"

    The violent steam explosion instantly shattered all the windows.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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