America 1919

Chapter 658: 228, Atlantic City does not support idlers_4 Chapter 658: 228, Atlantic City does not support idlers_4 “It seems these people can’t hold back much longer!”

At the Surf Hotel, the ever-absent Nucky arrived at Donnie’s office.

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

Donnie, with a smile on his face, said, “Lately, Atlantic City has seen an influx of too many people.

A larger population can indeed bring welfare benefits, but it also introduces more factors of instability to the city!”

Indeed, just as Donnie had mentioned to Irving, the crime rate in Atlantic City had indeed increased!

This wasn’t Donnie trying to scare Irving; it was a real issue.

To suppress this rising crime rate, stern measures were needed.

Nucky understood what Donnie meant, “Do you want to use this opportunity to drive some people out?”

Donnie nodded and replied, “Exactly.

Initially, I thought that if these people had jobs, maybe the crime rate would go down, but clearly, I overestimated them.

Once these people got used to getting things without working for them, it’s obviously impossible to get them to work properly now.

Since that’s the case, why should we keep them here?

Atlantic City does not support idlers!”

Donnie’s gaze turned sharp, “Then we’ll suppress it.

This time we must thoroughly settle these unstable elements once and for all.

Otherwise, they’ll cause trouble whenever there’s nothing else happening; if they keep stirring things up whenever, we’ll have no energy to do anything else!”

This year was going well for Donnie, with businesses that were in operation such as bootlegging, media, oil, and casinos all developing in an orderly fashion, and as for those projects in preparation, like the Racing Club and the chain companies, no problems were likely to arise at this stage.

But by next year, when all these businesses start operating, there will certainly be a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Donnie had also decided to take this opportunity to thoroughly resolve the internal situation in Atlantic City.

Nucky hadn’t expected Donnie to be so determined, but he still laughed, “At most it’ll be five years.

I believe after five years, the memories of these people will have faded!”

Donnie, who had just been incredibly resolute, now showed a helpless expression and said, “How come these people never learn their lesson?”

Nucky said nonchalantly, “If they learned, they wouldn’t be who they are!”

Donnie waved his hand dismissively, “Then we’ll have to teach them a lesson when the time comes!”

Nucky nodded, no longer dwelling on the issue, and asked Donnie, “When should the two of us make an appearance?

Louis told me that lately a lot of people from North District have been wanting to see me?”

Donnie replied, “Steve also mentioned this to me.

There have been quite a few people looking for me as well.

I think we should make our appearance after this whole thing has blown over!”

The situation in Atlantic City was clearly escalating beyond the previous incident; after all, the last incident occurred quickly and was resolved just as swiftly, so everyone was aware of it, but its impact was minimal.

The current situation had been ongoing for two days, and racial tensions between Black people and White people in Atlantic City were intensifying.

This made many citizens of Atlantic City anxious, fearing that this standoff could trigger even greater conflicts.

Therefore, whether it was officials at City Hall, socialites of Atlantic City, or some individuals from the North District, they were all looking for ways to meet with Donnie and Nucky, hoping the two could quickly quell the situation!

“Why didn’t you show up when they were causing trouble?

With our combined influence, I believe it would have been easier to suppress!”

Nucky suggested.

Donnie replied, “You just said these people never learn, did you forget another one of their traits?

One of their main characteristics is greed.@@novelbin@@

If we had shown up then, they surely would have demanded more.

If we could drive all the Black people out of Atlantic City, I would have no complaints.

But don’t we still need those Black people for some of the lower jobs in Atlantic City?”

Nucky nodded, understanding Donnie’s point.

“The most important thing now is to make sure Eli and John maintain order in Atlantic City.

We absolutely cannot let those Black people disturb the other three districts or the tourists.

If they do, tell them to shoot on sight, deal with fatalities later!”

At that moment, Donnie was truly determined; he didn’t want the Black people in Atlantic City getting anything for free.

After all, this directly affected the living and touristic environment of Atlantic City!

Nucky laughed, “That will only escalate things further!”

Donnie also smiled, “Only in this way can events continue to unfold according to our plan!”

Nucky inquired, “What about the media?

We can’t keep this under wraps for very long.

I believe newspapers in Philadelphia and New York must have already heard the news.

If they make a story out of this, it will be troublesome!”

Donnie frowned and finally said, “I’ll make personal calls to them.

If it can be resolved peacefully, spending some money is no issue.

If not, I’ll have Dwight ensure everyone keeps watch over Atlantic City.

Any journalists who come to Atlantic City should be taken care of immediately!”

The one who knew Atlantic City best wasn’t Donnie or Nucky, but Dwight, who had taken over the chip handling rights from John.

At that point, there were at least ten thousand chip handlers across every social stratum in Atlantic City.

If they wanted to, finding a few journalists would be easy!

Nucky thought for a moment and declared, “It seems we have no other choice!”

The mood in Atlantic City started to get strange under these circumstances.

Just as Donnie and Nucky had predicted, some Black people in the North District could no longer hold back.

That evening, several Black people suddenly burst into a bar in the Southern District.

Without uttering a single word, they began to smash, grab, and rob, not only injuring the bar’s owner but also taking all the cash from the bar.

Upon receiving this news, the law enforcement struck like thunder, surging into the North District.

After several gunshots rang out, the Black people lay in pools of blood, and the enforcers left triumphantly.

The next day, law enforcement concluded that the suspects had been armed and resisted arrest.

In the ensuing shootout with law enforcement, they were unfortunately killed.

This approach was naturally not a solution to the problem.

It not only failed to solve the issue but even sparked greater unrest in the North District.

Those who had previously been coordinating began to act once again.

In one night, they devised many plans.

This time, they were determined to turn Atlantic City upside down!