Matt didn't answer immediately. He lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. The small law office fell into silence.
After a long time, Matt looked up and asked:
"You, how did you get the Black Fist..., no, how did you get the El Building into your own hands?
As far as I know, several bosses of the Black Boxing Gang are still alive and well, and they have also occupied the bar on Mingde Street, which was the original territory of Black Bear and Poisonous Wolf."
Leo didn't want to explain too much to Matt. After all, it was too scary to talk about brainwashing. So, he said perfunctorily:
"You don't have to worry about how I got the El Building. You just need to help me register the company. In addition to the company name and address, do I need to provide other materials?"
“There are still a lot of materials and certificates needed!”
Matt knew that he had said too much, so he took a deep breath secretly, stabilized his mind, and then continued,
"Mr. Erwin, I'm afraid I really can't help you register a company now. If you want to register a company, you need to provide a lease contract or land deed certificate for the company address.
But you also know that the so-called El Building you call is ownerless..."
"Mr. Murdoch, there is an owner of the El Building, and that's me."
Leo interrupted Matt and said forcefully,
"Although the place is legally ownerless, in fact I am the owner there now. I think, as a lawyer, you must have a way to legally obtain the title deed of the ownerless house from the state government, right?"
"It's impossible. In a short period of time, it's impossible for me to obtain the title deed of that house through legal means."
"So that means you can get the title deed of that house through illegal means in a short period of time?"
Matt did have a way to obtain the land title through illegal means, and he was not a liar, so he said:
"Although a lawyer can understand the loopholes of the law, I will not use it for my own personal gain, but should use it to help innocent people.
I'm sorry, Mr. Erwin, I won't do anything illegal for you. Please come back!"
There was a sudden silence in the small law office, and the atmosphere became solemn.
After a long time, Leo broke the silence and asked in a low voice:
"Mr. Murdoch, I would like to ask, how long have you been living in Hell's Kitchen?"
Matt didn't know why Leo asked this, but he still replied honestly:
"19 years and 2 months. I have never left since I was born."
"Very good. It seems that you really love this place and have deep feelings for it. However, 19 years have passed, do you think Hell's Kitchen has changed?
Is there still chaos here, innocent people are still dying one after another, and despicable and cruel people are still at large?"
Matt didn’t know why and said doubtfully:
"What do you mean by this?"
"As you can see, I have only been here for less than a month. However, I have already destroyed the Black Bear Gang and the Poisonous Wolf Gang, and the Black Fist Gang is now completely under my command.
So, listen, Matt, I can change this, completely change Hell's Kitchen!"
"Why do you dare to say that? With your powerful force, can you kill the gangs one after another?"
This time Matt's reaction was very fierce. He frowned, faced Leo, and asked sternly.
Hearing Matt's question, Leo was not angry.
Of course he knew why Matt reacted so violently, and the words "incompetent and furious" were enough to explain his current psychology.
Leo smiled and explained patiently:
"Of course it's not about relying on force. Force can save Hell's Kitchen for a while, but it can't save Hell's Kitchen forever.
Why is Hell's Kitchen so chaotic? Ultimately, it's because it's poor! It's backward!
We are both in Manhattan, so why is the place where you study in college not chaotic? Why is the neighborhood near Stark Industries not chaotic?
Because wealthy people live in those places and they can afford to pay taxes on time. In order to protect their sponsors, the New York City government has made great efforts to maintain stability there and promote development there."
This time Matt lowered his head and said nothing, remaining silent. Because he knew that what Leo said was true, and poverty was indeed the root of the chaos in Hell's Kitchen.
When Leo saw that Matt didn't speak, he stopped talking himself and gave Matt some time to think. After a long time, Matt raised his head, "stared" at Leo and asked:
"How can you say that you can bring hope to Hell's Kitchen? How can you make this place rich?"
"Young man, please don't speak in such an aggressive tone. Since I dare to speak out, of course I have a feasible plan."
Leo first comforted Matt and then said,
"As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first! Well...that's off track. New York City's road construction is already pretty good...
But the sayings don’t lie, building roads is indeed very important. But after building roads, how can we get rich?”
Matt shook his head blankly, because he had never heard of that common saying and had no idea what Leo wanted to express.
"After the road is built, of course it will attract rich people! If you want to completely change the current situation of Hell's Kitchen and make Hell Kitchen rich, you must attract rich people to Hell's Kitchen."
Leo said in a tone of lecturing a primary school student,
“As for how to attract wealthy people, it comes back to the technology company I want to open.
Do you know what the technology company I want to open is going to do? Make chips, high-performance chips! Make high-performance chips whose computing speed can be dozens of times faster than Intel's latest chip!
You have studied in college, so you should know something about computers, right? Then you should understand how much the chip I described if it is really put into the market, it will bring great promotion to the entire computer and Internet industry.
When my company is launched, it will definitely be a big hit, and the chips will be sold like hotcakes!
By then, my company will not only solve a large number of employment problems in Hell's Kitchen, but will also attract many wealthy people to invest in my company.
In this way, wealthy people will come, the surrounding economy will be boosted, and the residents of Hell's Kitchen will have more opportunities to make money.
By then, banks, shopping malls, schools, hospitals, and other infrastructure will all spring up like mushrooms after a rain.
Can you imagine, Hell's Kitchen will not be rich by then?"
Matt was stunned by Leo's deception. But he didn't just blindly believe in Leo. After thinking for a long time, he asked a key question:
"I admit that everything you describe does have a certain degree of rationality and possibility. However, the premise of all this is that you can really create high-performance chips.
But your description of your so-called high-performance computing chip is too exaggerated, so exaggerated that I can’t believe it.
Can you really make this kind of chip? You're not lying to me, are you?"