When Nucky returned to Atlantic City, he never thought that he had only left Atlantic City for a few days and that earth-shaking things had happened here.

Ponzi disappeared, the Brigadier was broken!

Each of these two incidents was enough to shock Atlantic City, but they happened at the same time.

"Boss, the Commodore is deeply rooted in Atlantic City and has quite a lot of connections in Washington. He shouldn't be so easily folded, right?"

Louis came back from Washington with Nucky and learned the two pieces of news at the same time.

"The man has already suffered a stroke, and his relationships no longer exist. Look, his children in New York will definitely come back as soon as possible and sell all his assets in Atlantic City!"

There was not much happy expression on Nucky's face. For him, the Brigadier General was more than just an enemy.

At first, Nucky's father was the Commodore's right-hand man, and Nucky was even the Commodore's godson. In the end, the two became enemies because of their rights in Atlantic City.

"Let's go, we should also go to the hospital to see this senior!"

Nucky did not return to the Reitz Hotel immediately, but asked Louis to drive to the hospital.

In the hospital ward, the once King Commodore of Atlantic City is now an old man with a slanted mouth and dribbling saliva. A nurse is wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Nucky's arrival, the brigadier general had a complicated expression on his face. He wanted to speak, but he could only make a whining sound.

Nucky looked at the Brigadier and sat in front of his bed, "After everything is over, I will instruct the city hall to find a street in Atlantic City to be renamed Korla Street, and hire you as the honorary mayor!"
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The brigadier general was lying on the hospital bed, his face full of loneliness, and a trace of relief flashed in his cloudy eyes.

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"Oh, what are you doing?"

In Nucky's study room at the Ritz Hotel, Downey took Lucy into his arms, which made Lucy feel excited and worried at the same time.

"Nucky has got off the train and will be at the hotel soon!"

Lucy patted the back of Donnie's hand and said coquettishly.

"Don't worry, according to what I know about Nucky, he should go to the hospital by this time!" Downey's big hands began to become dishonest.

Lucy said: "I don't even know, how can you know?"

Downey smiled and said: "Sometimes, the opponent knows a person better than the person next to him!"

Lucy sat in Donnie's arms enjoying herself and asked, "Didn't you and Nucky become partners? Why are we your rivals again?"

Downey explained: "The relationship between men is very complicated, and it is not as pure as the relationship between men and women!"

"Then the relationship between us is pure?" Lucy held Donnie's face and gave him a peck.

Donnie laughed, raised his hands and said, "Isn't the relationship between us pure enough?"

Lucy, who was a little moved by Donnie's actions, couldn't help but take action, but at this time, Donnie stopped her.

"Time does not allow!"

Downey is still very confident in his own time.

Lucy chuckled and said, "I can work hard!"

In the end, the two of them did nothing. After teasing each other, Nucky returned to the Reitz Hotel.

"I didn't expect so many things to happen in Atlantic City in just a few days!" Nucky sat on his chair and said to Downey with some emotion.

Downey said: "The hearts of the people are weak and the brigadier general wants to return to his position too much. It is inevitable that he will be blinded by some things!"

Nucky looked at Donnie and couldn't help but ask: "What role did you play in this matter?"

Downey shook his head with a smile and said, "I was not directly involved, I just helped along the way!"

"I'm really surprised, how did you know about Ponzi? You know, although many people suspect Ponzi's scam...that's what your newspaper, the Atlantic City Post, said

It’s a Ponzi scheme, but no one has any evidence?”

Nucky couldn't help but asked Donnie curiously.

Downey calmly explained to Nucky: "I remember telling Mr. Nucky before that I actually just want to be a successful businessman. As a businessman, I have my own investment philosophy.

In my investment philosophy, an investment that can achieve an annual return of 15% is already a very good investment, but Ponzi actually said that his return on investment is 400%. This return rate is fundamental to me.

Impossible.

Since it is something that is simply impossible to achieve, then I don’t need evidence, I just need to use one voice to voice this suspicion.

Then, Ponzi's balloon will naturally be popped!"

Nucky knows that Downey has purchased a newspaper, and Downey has never thought of hiding this matter. After all, it is impossible to hide such an obvious thing from Nucky in Atlantic City!

"What Ponzi discussed with you at his banquet before was probably because he wanted you to invest, right?"

Nucky thought of what happened at Ponzi's party.

Downey nodded and said: "That's true, but it's obvious that Mr. Ponzi has found the wrong person!"

Nucky said: "I'm afraid Ponzi never thought that his affairs would bring unexpected benefits to your newspaper business!"

On the way back, Nucky had already learned about the situation of the "Atlantic City Post" in Atlantic City. The reports on the Ponzi scheme for several days in a row made the "Atlantic City Post" gain a lot of attention in Atlantic City.

The Atlantic City Post, which could only buy a few hundred copies of an issue, now sells an average of 3,000 copies per issue!

You must know that the current permanent population of Atlantic City is only 40,000 to 50,000!

What surprised Nucky even more is that the "Atlantic City Post" is now not only sold in Atlantic City, but can even be seen in Philadelphia.

This shows how important a popular event is to a newspaper!

"Unfortunately, Ponzi's matter has come to an end, and it is no longer possible to use this matter to attract attention!"

Donnie said with some regret.

Nucky looked at Downey's expression and suddenly asked: "Does Ponzi's disappearance have anything to do with you?"

Downey shook his head firmly and said: "I don't have the courage yet. The FBI has already noticed Ponzi's situation. Mr. Nucky, do you think I personally have the courage to fight with the FBI?"

Nucky chuckled and said: "This is not necessarily true, after all, David Jabbar has happened before."

David Jabbar was also taken away by the FBI, and disappeared mysteriously. It was Downey who gained the greatest benefit.

Although no one talks about this matter anymore, everyone has already guessed that the man behind this matter must be Donny Bullock!

"David Jabbar is just an insignificant figure in Atlantic City, but Pounds is different. I don't have the guts!" Downey denied.

"Only you know best whether you have done this or not, but I need to remind you that this matter will never end so easily. The assets in Ponzi's hands will definitely be the focus of many people's attention.

,I think you will be very busy during the next period of time!"

Nucky is not sure whether this matter has anything to do with Downey.

Downey spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "I didn't do anything. It doesn't matter to me who investigates."

Seeing Downey's attitude, Nucky said nothing and said: "Okay, let's talk about our affairs now!"

Downey took a sip of whiskey and smiled: "That's what I came here for!"

Nucky said: "Pierre has decided to invest in the Miss America election, but he also requires that General Motors must have the exclusive naming rights of Miss America."

General Motors was actually not founded very long. It was founded by Billy Brown in 1908. In the early days of its establishment, Billy Brown understood that if he wanted to develop rapidly in the automobile industry, he must have enough cash, so Billy

Brown turned to Wall Street's Morgan syndicate for help.

After receiving the funds from the Morgan consortium, Billy Brown immediately started a crazy acquisition route, acquiring and annexing more than 20 American companies such as Cadillac, Merc Mobile, Northway Motors, and Buick.

Automobile companies.

Such crazy expansion quickly revealed the consequences of GM's massive borrowing.

So after experiencing a series of crises such as the company's cash crisis, falling stock prices, and Billy Brown's battle with Wall Street bankers for the rights to General Motors, Billy Brown introduced the behemoth DuPont family into General Motors.

I wanted to find a helper, but ended up becoming a giant beast that swallowed me!

Until last year, Pierre Dupont, the head of the DuPont family, became the president of General Motors without a fight, and the DuPont family also officially took over General Motors.

Downey expressed his admiration for Nucky's connections, "Without you, Mr. Nucky, Pierre would not have been able to invest in Miss America.

But what I am more concerned about is how much money the other party is prepared to invest?"

Nucky was very satisfied with Downey's attitude and was very happy that he could win over General Motors' sponsorship, so he smiled and said: "$300,000!"

"Wow!" Downey whistled exaggeratedly and said with a smile, "If that's the case, we won't have to worry about funds anymore!"

This is a normal expense. In fact, Ponzi's investment exceeded the normal level.

"In addition, I also contacted some other companies according to your plan. It is true that many companies are very interested in the Miss America election. Some companies have already agreed to invest, adding up to 7788

It should be about 60,000 to 70,000 US dollars!"

The sponsorship from the General Motors family is enough for Nucky and Downey to recover all their costs, and the rest is actually earned for them.

"Donny, I have to say, if you concentrate on being a businessman, your achievements will not be too low!"

Nucky appreciates Downey from the bottom of his heart.

"I was originally concentrating on being a businessman!" Downey said calmly.
To be continued...