"On September 18, 1926, a ferocious hurricane made landfall on the Gold Coast. The eye of the hurricane lifted towering columns of water, instantly tilting the waters of Biscayne into the Venice developnt area, which featured ’Gondola’ boats, turning it into a vast expanse of water. A five-masted iron sailing ship was gently lifted by the hurricane and then heavily tossed onto the streets of Coral Pavilion. Large steamships at the seaside amusent park were thrown onto the streets of Miami like children’s toys. Trees were uprooted, and piles of lumber, steel bars, pipes, tiles, gravel, and even small cars at construction sites were mixed into a whirlwind, flung high into the air only to be fiercely smashed onto houses, resulting in instant destruction and devastation.
The roofs of the various villas, built with substandard materials, could not withstand the hurricane’s tear, and were swept into the sky and vanished. Moore Harbour Town by Lake Okeechobee was almost flattened by the hurricane, with more than 400 deaths, over 6,300 injuries, and more than 50,000 people left holess..."
In the conference room of the Venus Tower, everyone sat quietly, listening to the ABC radio news about the Miami hurricane.
At this mont, while everyone marveled at the imnse power of nature, many were also secretly relieved.
Fortunately, Venus Bank had not previously ventured into Florida, otherwise, this hurricane would have rendered all of Venus Bank’s investnts there into nothing at this ti.
But the ones truly shocked were Café Jackson and Robert Lillard.
Café Jackson stared wide-eyed at Donnie. At this mont, his heart didn’t feel sadness for the civilians hard by the Miami hurricane; if not for considering the impact, he might have even cheered loudly.
At the end of last year, Donnie arranged for him to sell all of Venus Bank’s properties in Florida. At that ti, everyone who did not know the truth condemned Café Jackson’s decision.
And such condemnation peaked when Venus Bank attempted to re-enter Florida for the second ti.
But all of this condemnation would vanish with this hurricane, replaced undoubtedly by unprecedented praise.
This transaction earned Venus Bank over 900 million US Dollars, while the New Woburg Company and the Rockefeller Family, who bought the land from Venus Bank, suffered losses exceeding 1 billion US Dollars. This calculation included only the land loss and not their total losses.
Robert was even more shocked than Café Jackson. Actually, when Donnie was in Los Angeles, Robert, who understood Donnie, had already noticed that the situation Donnie presented at that ti wasn’t the real Donnie.
That’s why he went to Miami, and this suspicion only beca stronger after Donnie called him back from Miami.
So, did Donnie know about the coming Miami hurricane in advance?
Although such a suspicion seed sowhat fantastical, Robert had no other way to think.
While everyone in the conference room was in disbelief over the hurricane, Donnie announced another shocking piece of news.
"Mr. Paul Warburg, the president of New Woburg Company in Florida, died in this great hurricane!"
At that ti, Paul Warburg happened to be caught by the hurricane’s landfall, and with nowhere to escape, the car he was in was lifted by the hurricane and smashed into a high-rise building by the street, killing him instantly.
As a prominent figure in Florida, he was among the first to be searched for after the hurricane made landfall.
The car Paul Warburg was in was well-known in Miami, and even though it had been reduced to a pancake, it was eventually found.
By this ti, Miami and Florida had already descended into chaos.
All the ans of transportation were unable to take the people away from their hotowns. As reported on the radio, the holess could only wander the streets, seeking shelter from the wind.
Those fortunate enough to have preserved their hos could only huddle inside, hoping for the disaster to end soon.
At this mont, Miami and Florida had lost the ability for self-rescue.
Yet despite this, Florida and Miami still believed they could save everything their own way, so they refused all outside aid.
Indeed, they refused help from outside organizations!
But Donnie had already received firsthand information. At this ti, whether it was the Florida State Governnt, Miami City Hall, or other cities in Florida, their enforcent teams had already begun actions.
But their actions were not aid at rescuing those ordinary people stricken by disaster.
Instead, they were doing several things, first of which was imdiately sending people to various banks. As for what they intended to do, naturally, it was to seek out those colorful US Dollars.
Secondly, they were imdiately dispatching people to protect the elites of Florida, Miami, and other cities.
But these matters no longer mattered to Donnie.
Now that the Miami hurricane had occurred, and since Florida had refused external assistance, he could rightfully prepare for his subsequent plans.
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