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 71 Prohibition
Subtitle of this chapter: If it can be big or small, then Master Yuan will definitely choose big.
"Mr. Neo Yuan, we are the Fort Myer Police Department, you are under arrest!"
"WTF?!"
"What are you cops doing?!"
"Yeah, yeah, why did you arrest Neo?!"
Before our Master Yuan even opened his mouth to speak, the people around him were already in an uproar.
Mr. John McCall immediately asked, "Gentlemen, what is going on? I am Mr. Yuan's lawyer. What crime has my client committed?"
"Gentlemen, isn't this obvious?" The leading sheriff said coldly, "Mr. Yuan first violated the prohibition order..."
When they heard the words "Prohibition", everyone present was speechless.
As we all know, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Prohibition Act (also known as the "Volstead Act"), officially came into effect in January 1920. According to this law, it is illegal to manufacture, sell or even transport beverages with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%.
The prohibition on alcohol is very strict. Drinking alone at home is not illegal, but drinking with friends or holding a banquet is illegal, and the maximum penalty is a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Yuan Yanshu and his friends were drinking openly in front of tens of thousands of people, and the alcohol they drank was strong liquor with an alcohol content of over 40%. If this is not considered a violation of the prohibition, then what kind of behavior is considered a violation?
Our Master Yuan was also careless and had never thought about this problem at all. The reason was that he had always stayed in the circle of New York's upper class. Would the NYPD and the Prohibition Commissioner cause trouble for gentlemen like Louis Baker and John McCall?
The magic water produced by his Baisuishan company exploited a legal loophole and was considered a medicine. In addition, Chinatown was a lawless place, so as long as the police were given enough money, no one would care.
Therefore, when he was formulating the "Yuan Rules", he never thought of this drama.
The police chief continued, "Mr. Yuan is also suspected of intentional injury. He must go back with us for investigation."
FDR, who was standing by, groaned for a moment and whispered to Yuan Yanshu, "Mr. Yuan, I think you have to go with them. But please rest assured, I don't think it will be a big problem. It should be that some Republicans want to give an explanation to their voters who support prohibition."
Franklin Roosevelt was worthy of being one of America's top political elites. He saw through the truth of the matter at a glance.
In fact, this group of policemen was hired by Mr. Charles Evans Hughes. Compared with the frivolous President Harding and the "Ohio Gang", this famous American lawyer had a much more serious attitude towards politics.
His father was a Southern Baptist pastor. Baptists, also known as the Baptists, are a major denomination that separated from the British Puritans in the 17th century. They got their name from their baptism method of immersing the whole body in water.
In 1845, the Baptist Convention in the United States split into the Southern Baptist Convention and the Northern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is still the largest Protestant denomination in the United States until the 21st century.
This denomination is quite conservative. In 2004, the Southern Baptist Convention officially withdrew from the World Baptist Convention because it was dissatisfied with the World Baptist Convention's tolerance of homosexuality and the establishment of female pastors. However, what Incus heard was that Bill Clinton, who is not conservative at all, is a registered member of the Southern Baptist Convention.
You know, one of Mr. Hughes's great achievements as governor of New York was the elimination of horse racing gambling.
Even horse racing cannot be tolerated, let alone dueling.
The Secretary of State originally asked the Fort Myer police to come and use legal means to stop the duel, but when he heard the duel rules invented by Master Yuan, he changed his mind and asked the police to arrest the two duelists for violating Prohibition after the duel.
For him, this matter concerns the seriousness of American law. Even if it is just a formality, it is necessary to express the attitude of the law enforcement authorities.
But now that Lieutenant Colonel Alexander was in the ambulance, they had to arrest Yuan Yanshu.
FDR was right. If the Republicans let Master Yuan, who blatantly violated Prohibition, off so easily, it would really offend their mainstream voters.
It’s not a big problem… Hearing this, Yuan Yan suddenly became unhappy. Since it’s not a big problem, I’ll make it a big deal.
He suddenly raised his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet! Please don't worry, even if I really violated the prohibition of drinking, it's no big deal."
At worst, he would be fined and jailed, and the fine would not be large and the jail time would not be long. Even if the United States deports him now, he is confident that he can get a Ph.D. from New York University. So there is really nothing to worry about.
"Mr. Officer, I'll go with you. But..." Our Master Yuan pointed at the excited audience and reporters around him and said, "You have to let me say a few words to everyone. Otherwise, the audience and reporters here will think I have committed a serious crime."
The police officers also looked around. If the cavalry who were maintaining order hadn't stopped them, the reporters would have rushed into the venue. Maybe the curious spectators would have gathered around to watch the fun. That would have been a big deal.
The leading police officer discussed with the people around him for a few words, then nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Yuan. You can talk to everyone first before leaving with us."
Yuan Yanshu was waiting for this sentence. He nodded to the police officers to express his gratitude, put on his coat and walked towards the loudspeaker...
"Listeners, the Fort Myers police entered the duel arena just now, and they had a small dispute with Mr. Yuan's side. However, we don't know what the dispute was about yet . Wait..."
"Mr. Yuan is about to give a speech. Please pay attention, Mr. Yuan is about to give a speech!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, let us pray to the gods we believe in, and wish that Lieutenant Colonel Harold Alexander will not have any other health problems except for a headache when he wakes up tomorrow. May Amitabha, the Three Pure Ones... um, and the flying god bless him."
The United States is such a quasi-religious country. It is better to say that you are a Taoist, Buddhist, Shintoist, White Lotus Sect, Zoroastrian, Flying Spaghetti Church... than to say that you are an atheist.
Master Yuan's words naturally reflect his gentlemanly demeanor and chivalry.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have to state that I have no idea why you are here. I can only guess that today is a nice day and Sunday, so you all came to Fort Myer for an outing."
"Excuse me, is this the case with everyone?"
President Harding, who was standing on the viewing platform, asked his Attorney General, "Harry, what does this Chinese mean by that?"
