Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 53: Lookout (Part 1)
Subtitle of this chapter: Who can we rely on for sailing on the sea?
"Mr. Yuan, then why did you, the captain, ask me to come here?"
"Mr. Aiden, if I were the captain, I would definitely need a lookout to find the 'Grand Line'. He can warn me about the surrounding reefs, icebergs, storms, and pirates. Aren't my lookout?"
" Mr. Yuan , I think your ship is a pirate ship. I really don't want to get on it."
"Mr. Aiden, not everyone can get on my ship. We, the Straw Hats..."
"Sir, your 'juice'."
Just when our Master Yuan was about to establish the Straw Hat Pirates, the bartender interrupted them.
"Mr. Aiden, let's go over there and talk."
As she spoke, Yuan Yan suddenly picked up the wine glass and walked to a secluded corner.
Logically, the next conversation should be held in a more private place, such as his room.
However, Master Yuan was not sure that he could convince the other party this time, and General ZOD looked like a man with extremely high martial arts skills. If they started fighting, the one who would suffer would definitely be himself with a strength of only 10 points.
After much thought, it is still safer in such public places.
"Mr. Eden, please sit down." The two sat down. Yuan Yan took a sip of juice and said in a deep voice: "Victor Eden. Born in San Antonio, Texas in 1880, he joined the army after graduating from high school and participated in the Spanish-American War in 1889. He served as a military policeman and a low-level law enforcement officer. After the war, he joined the Texas Rangers and received a commendation from the governor for his outstanding performance..."
Upon hearing this, the former U.S. Army Military Police and the former Texas Ranger's expressions changed and their eyes became even more fierce, staring at Master Yuan's face like a bird of prey staring at its prey.
The American police system, like the judicial system, is divided into three levels: federal, state, and city and county. Similarly, there is no vertical hierarchical management relationship between these three levels.
Of course, this is because the United States itself is a merger of various colonies, and they all have a strong tradition of self-government. Therefore, the police power at the city and county level is very large.
State police perform police duties in areas not covered by local police agencies such as counties and cities, such as patrolling state highways and resolving traffic accidents.
That is to say, the scope of activities of state police in the United States is not large, and their position in the entire American police agency is not very important. Most state police chiefs are appointed by the governor himself.
But the Texas Ranger Division, or Texas Ranger for short, is different from ordinary state police because it was originally a paramilitary force established before Texas separated from Mexico.
The Texas Rangers were originally just a voluntary militia organized privately by private farmers. It consisted of only a dozen people, basically cowboys, farmers and ranchers who carried their own weapons. Its original intention was to protect the new immigrants (mainly white people, of course) who moved to Texas at that time from harassment by the indigenous people.
However, the founder of this militia organization is very famous. He is Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836), known as the "Dad of Texas".
People other than Americans are definitely unfamiliar with this name, but the capital of Texas, Austin, is named after their family name. If the Republic of Texas had not been incorporated into the United States, he could have been called "Washington of Texas."
The fuse for Texas independence, the famous "Alamo Incident", was triggered by this paramilitary force.
In 1836, 20 Texas Rangers led more than 100 militiamen to defend the Alamo. They faced an encirclement and attack by nearly 2,000 Mexican regular troops. Although they failed and were annihilated at the cost of killing three times their number of opponents, their courage and ferocity inspired the people of Texas... well, of course, the white people who were not Mexican and Indian..
Therefore, the Texas Rangers have a much higher status than other state police in the U.S. In addition, because Texas is vast and sparsely populated, the settlements are not large, and the local sheriffs are unable to handle various vicious cases, so the Texas Rangers have a wider scope of jurisdiction.
"Victor Eden had a bright future at this time, but he fell in love with a beautiful woman of Latin and Indian descent..."
Upon hearing this, General ZOD's expression changed again. He leaned forward and said in a stern voice, "Neo Yuan, what do you mean by this?!"
"Hush, Mr. Aiden, be patient. This is a public place." Our Master Yuan raised his index finger to his lips and said, "Please let me finish what I am saying."
"Hmph!" The other party snorted coldly and lit a cigarette.
Yuan Yan slowly lit up a cigar and continued, "His marriage caused him to suffer a lot of criticism in his family, and also cast a shadow on his future in the Texas Rangers."
"It just so happened that in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned his Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte to set up a small detective agency to investigate illegal land sales in the western United States. The Texas Ranger joined the BOI with his previous military connections and left his hometown with his wife."
" He and his wife have a son and a daughter. Because his wife is in poor health, she has to live in warm Florida to recover. At the same time, she has spent a lot of money on treatment, so the financial situation of Aiden and his wife has always been a bit tight."
"Because he had a low level of education, no connections in Washington, and was a Texan, Mr. Eden's career at the BOI was not very smooth."
"In 1921, Victor Eden was ordered to form an investigation team to go to New York to investigate the Wall Street bombing, so..."
"We just got to know each other." Our Master Yuan winked at the other party and said, "According to what we in Seris say, this is fate."
“Hehehe…” At this time, General ZOD also calmed down and sneered, “Mr. Neo Yuan, are you threatening me?”
"Threatening you?!" Yuan Yan suddenly pretended to be extremely surprised and said, "What are you talking about? I'm just concerned about my partner."
He spread his hands and said, "Mr. Aiden, you must know me well, so isn't it fair for me to get to know you as well?"
"Fair?" Mr. Aiden shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan. I really don't know you very well!"
He suddenly relaxed his whole body and leaned back in his chair, looking at the mysterious Oriental man with a playful look in his eyes and said, "An international student from China, a senior figure in a Chinese gang, an outstanding economist and political commentator, a talented novelist and playwright, a generous philanthropist and social activist, a good friend of the Baker family, a frequent visitor to the Sino-Japanese diplomatic circles, a playboy who is very popular among women... Oh, and a very successful investor."
"So, Mr. Yuan. This is not fair at all!"
