America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 61 Chinese Pasta
about three o'clock in the afternoon.

When Bloomberg talks to Abel, on the aft deck of the Ovitz.

New York, inside the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

There are also people talking.

Prosecutors are a feature of the American judicial system, and these people can be simply understood as government lawyers + special police officers.

They generally investigate cases, decide whether to prosecute, call witnesses, conduct plea bargains, and recommend sentences based on guilty verdicts.

There are two types of U.S. Attorneys: Federal Prosecutors and District Attorneys.

In addition, there is a special kind of prosecutor --- an independent prosecutor.

Prosecutors belong to the executive branch.

All prosecutors must be licensed to practice law.

Different types of prosecutors prosecute different types of crimes.

There is no affiliation among the three kinds of prosecutors, they are only responsible for different directions.

Like the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, that's the District Attorney.

District Attorneys prosecute the vast majority of criminal cases across the United States and are not accountable to anyone.

So this group of people has a lot of power and is difficult to be influenced.

Even when the commander-in-chief was in office, he couldn't influence and order this group of people.

Only federal prosecutors and independent prosecutors can be managed by the commander in chief.

The local prosecutors are generally elected through elections, just like the general election.

Like current Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.

He has been in this position for 25 years.

For two reasons,

One is that he does his job well.

another,
In the local prosecutor's election, no one has ever won him.

Then he can continue to hold the position until he is kicked out by others.

Or he doesn't want to be, or until he dies.

Prosecutor's Office,
In the separate office of the Financial Crimes Squad.

The head of the Financial Crimes Prosecution Team, Mr. Cyrus, the prosecutor, brought three takeaways into his office.

in the office,

Peggy Morgenthau, deputy head of the Financial Crimes Prosecution Unit, and Alex, a member, were quickly flipping through the files.

"guys."

After Cyrus opened the door and came in, he raised the things in his hands, "It's time to eat something. We haven't eaten since morning."

Peggy and Alex looked up, and Peggy Morgenthau also looked at the wall clock on the wall.

Paige: "Wow, it's three o'clock. No wonder I'm so hungry."

Alex also smiled and said, "Me too."

Cyrus shook his head, "Then what are you waiting for. I ordered Chinese pasta today. It tastes very good. I have eaten it many times."

"Chinese spaghetti? Is there such a thing?" Peggy Morgenthau put down the document in her hand, and took the takeaway box that Cyrus handed her.

So did Alex, who quickly opened the box.

Looking at the noodles in the box, Alex shook his head and said:

"There's no Chinese pasta. Pasta is pasta. This is the car zi zai in Chinese food."

Cyrus was surprised, "Wow, Alex. Didn't think you knew that.

Oh, right.Last month, you just traveled to Dawan. "

At this time, Peggy Morgenthau had already opened the takeaway box and started eating.

Hearing the conversation between the two, the young lady shook her head, "This is not Chezai noodles, this is Dandan noodles."

"What's the difference? It's all the same." Cyrus sat down and opened his own box, and began to eat too.

"Of course they are different." Peggy Morgenthau said, "One is from Shuchuan, and the other is from Daiwan."

"Like the difference between Texas and Los Angeles."

"Okay." Cyrus shrugged and smiled as he ate, "So that's why I like to work overtime.

Look, isn't this a new piece of knowledge? "

The three prosecutors began to eat their late lunch.

A meal of what Cyrus calls "Chinese spaghetti".

Among the three,

Peggy Morgenthau quickly finished the box of Chinese noodles at a speed that did not match her beauty and temperament.

After eating, she tidied up a little.

After tidying up, she looked at her boss Cyrus and her colleague Alex.

The two of them ate a little slowly because the eating utensils provided by the takeaway set meal were chopsticks.

Alex is fine, although he looks a bit clumsy.

But I do use chopsticks.

Cyrus doesn't know how to use chopsticks at all, and uses chopsticks purely with a knife and fork.

This makes him eat the slowest.

Peggy Morgenthau is very skilled with chopsticks.

In addition, I was a little impatient, so I finished eating as soon as possible.

"Three days."

After filling her stomach, Peggy Morgenthau looked at her two colleagues.

"We've been investigating Abel Smith, and his company. It's been three days," she said.

"But for three days. We got nothing."

She took the stack of documents on the right hand side to the middle and held them in both hands.

"Cyrus, you said there must be something wrong with him."

"I also trust your judgment."

"But it's been three days. Our entire team hasn't found any problems with him yet."

Talking about work during meals is not exclusive to Chinese people.

It's more curly, and those who are more diligent like it.

Cyrus looked like he wanted to finish the meal before discussing work, but young Alex didn't think so.

Alex said: "Things are really tricky. No one thought that the guy under investigation would do these things."

His expression looked a little puzzled, more puzzled and disbelieving.

"Is this really a Wall Street guy?

Is he really running a financial company, not a charity company? "

"Yes," said Paige Morgenthau:
"Tax returns, transaction records, personal contacts, third-party sources, there's not a single piece of evidence that this guy is operating illegally."

"Oh, these things," she said:
"Not even proof. Cyrus, you are the most experienced of us.

What do you think we should do next? "

By this time Alex had finished his noodles, and Cyrus had half of it left.

Cyrus, who likes this flavor very much on weekdays, now feels that it is a bit bland.

Cyrus put down the chopsticks which he used like a knife and fork.

"You checked these things. I have checked for three months. The results are the same as yours."

Cyrus said, "But like Alex said.

So shiny, isn't it?

Is there really such a person on Wall Street?
You don't believe it, I don't believe it, and neither does Robert. "

"So we are here now, investigating this guy together."

He looked from young Alex to Paige Morgenthau.

Deep in my heart, an emotion called "regret" emerged.

Miscalculated.

He had intended to lure Paige Morgenthau into investigating a matter he was unable or unwilling to investigate.

Peggy Morgenthau wasn't much interested at first.

But unexpectedly, their immediate boss, the Manhattan district attorney.

Suddenly, he said that he wanted to investigate Abel Smith.

What made Cyrus even more helpless was that Peggy Morgenthau told Robert on the spot that Cyrus knew Smith.

Cyrus, who wanted to stay out of it, became the person in charge of this matter.

Paige Morgenthau acted as deputy.

Robert Morgenthau even set a deadline for Cyrus.

Within half a month, the results must be out.

There are two kinds of results.

One is to find enough evidence that Manhattan prosecutors initiate a case.

One is not finding enough evidence, let it go.

The former result is good for everyone.

In the latter, Robert Morgenthau and Paige Morgenthau lost nothing.

The only one who could lose was Cyrus.

That would lower his standing with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

It may even affect his future career as a prosecutor.

Thinking of this, Cyrus gritted his teeth a little regretfully.

"I think, in this situation."

"There is only one way." Cyrus looked at Peggy Morgenthau.

"Perhaps, we should apply for an investigation order."

(End of this chapter)