Subtitle of this chapter: Civilized Duel, Quality Report.

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"I remember, Mr. Roosevelt. I still lack a lawyer, will you help? ”

"Thank you so much, Mr. Roosevelt. I'm going to arrange all the things about the duel first, and you'll be sure to enjoy it when the time comes." ”

"Good night then, Mr. Roosevelt."

As soon as our Master Yuan put down the phone, he heard his dueling assistant ask curiously, "Brother Hongji, are you a master of national arts?" ”

"Master of national arts?" Yuan Yanqian now even returned the military physical boxing he learned during military training in college to the instructor, so he shook his head and said, "Brother Qingzhi, where do I know what national arts?" ”

At this time, Emma Pulitzer interjected and asked, "Neo, then you must be proficient in Western swordsmanship?" ”

Master Yuan sneered and said, "Emma, have you ever seen me play cheap...... Well, the sword? To be honest, I don't even know how to use a kitchen knife. ”

Major Cao still held on to a glimmer of hope and said, "Brother Hongji, then your marksmanship must be extremely accurate, right?" ”

Yuan Yanqian slowly lit a cigar, and after half a sound, he scratched his head and said, "Firearms...... Neither will I! ”

"Huh?!"

Cao Linsheng and Emma Pulitzer jumped up from the couch at the same time and asked in unison, "Then what should you do?" ”

"Hehe......" Our Master Yuan smiled slightly, picked up the phone again and said, "That's how I will do it!" ”

"The main station? Help me pick up Fort Myer, Virginia......"

"Good night, Major Patton. I'm Neo-Yuan, whom you met on the train......"

"Major Barton, I'm calling you and asking for a favor. I'm going to duel this Sunday afternoon, so I'm going to borrow you a piece of ......."

"Major Barton, why should I be happy with you? I'm really going to duel, with a British lieutenant colonel......"

"Major Patton, you'll arrange a racetrack for me. By the way, the bigger the venue, the better, and I guess there will be a lot of people that day......"

"Major Barton, thank you so much. See you on Sunday......"

Yuan Yanqian nodded with satisfaction, the venue was finally completed, and the next thing was the equipment.

"The main station? Let your Frank listen to the phone......"

"Frank, I'm Neo-Yuan. I'm looking for you to do me a favor......"

"Frank, do you hear me? Don't worry about the money, but I want the original, the original Irish ......."

"Frank, how much do I want? At least two dozen ......"

"Frank, what do I can't afford to eat? I don't want women, I want ......"

After Master Yuan arranged the equipment, he thought in his heart, pretending to have no friends is really like walking at night in brocade clothes. So he picked up the phone again.

"The main station? Help me pick up the New York ...... again."

"Ann, I'm Neo. Listen, I'm going to duel someone else on Sunday......"

"Ann, what do you ask me to do? Duel...... You heard me right, I, want, duel, fight! ”

"Ann, don't cry. I'm going to a duel, not to die......"

"Ann, tell those friends to come to New York and enjoy my heroism in the dueling arena......"

Well, then everything is ready and only the east wind is owed.

Ignoring the strange gazes of Major Cao and Miss Pulitzer, Yuan Yanqian found a piece of stationery, took out a golden pen, and wrote a letter in a smug manner.

He folded the letter and put it in the envelope, then handed it to his dueling assistant and said, "Brother Qingzhi, you can deliver this letter to Alexander early tomorrow morning." ”

"This ......" the other two looked at each other and asked cautiously, "Neo, can I take a look?" ”

"Absolutely." Our Master Yuan didn't care about it, "I'll go take a bath first, you guys take your time." ”

"Tom!"

As soon as Yuan Yanqian took off her clothes halfway, the two friends rushed in.

He hurriedly covered his upper body at two points and said, "You, you, what are you going to do?" I'm telling you, I'm a gentleman, and I don't want to do threesome right now......"

"What threesome?" Major Cao Linsheng held the letter and said very excitedly, "Brother Hongji, do you think that Alexander will agree to your duel?" ”

"Why didn't you say yes?" Our Master Yuan blinked his eyes and said, "Why didn't he agree to such a wonderful, civilized, and duel method that was so exciting?" ”

And Miss Emma Pulitzer took a pen in one hand and a paddle book in the other and asked, "Neo, how should I report it?" ”

"Emma, you say that this duel will fully demonstrate the gentlemanly demeanor, chivalry, fighting skills, and ...... of our two gentlemen Physical fitness. ”

The two of them looked at each other and involuntarily asked loudly, "You're not kidding, are you?" ”

"That Chinese isn't joking, is he?!"

Lieutenant Colonel Harold Alexander, after reading the letter written by Yuan Yanqi, widened his eyes sharply and asked the poor Major Cao in disbelief.

It was the morning of March 5, 1921, and as a dueling assistant, Cao Linsheng dutifully delivered the letter to the challenger.

"Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, this is not a joke." He plucked up his courage and said: "Mr. Yuan has already said in the letter that you are all gentlemen in the civilized world, and it is natural that you will use a civilized way to duel. ”

"Of course, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. You can also refuse ......"

The other party angrily interrupted him and said, "Of course I have to refuse!" I'm a dignified lieutenant colonel in the British Army, and I'm not a juggler in China......"

"Harold, I don't think you can refuse."

At this moment, someone outside the door raised his voice.

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander asked aloud angrily, "Who?" Who says I can't say no? ”

"It's me." And it was actually Sir Hall, the British minister to the United States, who walked in with a big stack of newspapers and said, "Harold, have you read today's newspaper?" ”

"Today's newspaper?" Mr. Lieutenant Colonel asked in confusion, "Sir, what do you mean?" ”

Sir Hall made a toothache-like expression and handed the newspaper over, "Look, Harold. Newspapers all over the United States are full of news of your duel......"

At this time, the competition in the American press industry is so fierce, and even the dignified "gray lady" New York Times has to publish the news of "the first dog in the White House" one after another.

So, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Alexander, he saw the bold front-page headline:

The New York Times: Duel Resurrection in the United States: This Duel Neither Gets American!

The Washington Post: Fighting for National Honor: British Lieutenant Colonel vs Chinese Writer

Le Monde: The Duel of the Century is all recorded in this newspaper - The Battle of Fort Myer: Gentleman!? Knight!? Warrior!?

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"Harold, do you know what that means?" Sir Hall and the other lieutenant colonels hurriedly read the newspapers, and then asked in a deep voice.

"Poof!"

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander sat down on the chair and said with a distorted expression: "This means that I must agree!" ”