Subtitle of this chapter: Bet with Freedom!

"Bell, bell. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Two bells rang in NYU's bell tower, reminding people that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

We, Master Yuan, secretly regret in our hearts that there are only five hours left before the voting deadline of 7 p.m., if only I had thought of this idea earlier......

Yuan Yanqian suddenly stood up and said in a somewhat exaggerated tone, "Professor Adams, why are you here too?" ”

The Klux Klux Klan knight held two contracts in his hand, coughed and said, "Didn't you hear that you were gambling?" I'm here to join in the fun. ”

The Chinese student of the knight teacher took the contract and looked at it...... Nodding his head, he said, "Well, 2,500 US dollars, thank you so much!" ”

Professor Adams blushed, took out another contract, and said, "Mr. Yuan, don't worry, I still have a plantation at home, which must be worth $2,500." Well, this is a pledge certificate. ”

"So I hope ...... You should understand. ”

As a student of the Department of Economics, Yuan Yanqian certainly understood the meaning of his "mentor" as a good old man.

Our Master Yuan's ability to flicker can indeed be regarded as a fundamental plane...... It's not much worse than a mustache. However, he casually said that he was a super-rich second generation who was "famous", did the NYU gang believe it obediently?

In fact, they really believed it, of course, it wasn't because our Master Yuan had a powerful ability to fool, nor because they had been hit by the brainless aura. Rather, it is because in the early twentieth century, the common law system ostensibly abolished the debtor's imprisonment system, but it is still implemented in judicial practice.

The so-called debtor's incarceration system has its origins in the ancient Roman tradition of debt slavery. The Roman 12th Bronze Table Law of the mid-5th century B.C. allowed creditors to lock up debtors with 15-pound shackles and imprison them in the creditor's home for 60 days. Moreover, the creditor has no obligation to provide food to the debtor.

And in medieval Europe, a very wonderful thing happened, which can be regarded as one of the many black histories of Christianity.

According to the Bible, the prophet Moses opposed the debt slave tradition as a polytheistic pagan practice. Moreover, in his agreement with the Jews, there was a system of asylum to protect debtors. So in the early Middle Ages, the system of incarceration of debtors was greatly restricted.

But as the Catholic Church grew in power, they became Europe's biggest creditors. So the clergy of the church pretended not to see the precepts of the Bible, and the pagan customs of ancient Greece and Rome were revived in Europe. and also received support and praise from the church,

As a result, the church became an assistant in the debtor's trial and the debtor's imprisonment. In the Middle Ages, bankrupts who couldn't afford to pay off their money couldn't be Christians.

When it comes to the common law system, its roots are Anglo-Saxon customary law, where there is a system of imprisonment for debtors. In England in the 14th and 15th centuries, this system was further developed in parliamentary legislation. During this period, all common law courts allowed the use of customary law bodily execution and arrest in civil proceedings.

Since then, the enforcement of the debtor's personality in the common law England has been more widespread and stringent than in other civil law countries in Europe.

Well, something very strange is going to happen in the New World.

Many of the immigrants who left England and moved to the North American colonies were debtors or unable to pay for fear of being arrested by their creditors. It stands to reason that first-generation immigrants who have suffered greatly should have their penalties for debtors relaxed.

However, not only did they copy the English system in its entirety, but they even imposed harsher penalties on the debtors.

Finally, when it comes to the situation of Yuan Yanqi, if he doesn't say that he is a super-rich second generation, then he can also file for personal bankruptcy when he can't pay this huge amount of money. However, if he fails to pay after saying so much in public, this is the so-called "dishonest debtor", and this is still a clear fraud.

Given that he is still a Chinese at the same time, it is difficult to gain sympathy from judges and public opinion. Then according to the laws of New York State at this time, our Master Yuan will be arrested and imprisoned. And it's likely to stay in it for the rest of your life.

So in fact, Neo-Yuan is taking half of his life's freedom as a bet. This can't help but be unbelievable to others.

Then Professor Adams couldn't have been clearer about what he meant, he was not worried about not getting the money, but asking for the right of first refusal. It's a great professor who studies banking, and I've thought of it.

"I see what you mean. Mr. Professor, please rest assured. ”

Yuan Yanqian smiled slightly, turned to John and said, "Mr. McCall happens to be here, please draft a mortgage certificate for me." I used my property in China as collateral to pay Mr. Adams's bet first. ”

Not to mention, he ...... 's great-nephew Yuan Hongjian really has a property in the magic capital, although the area is not large and the lot is not good, but its value is definitely far more than 5,000 US dollars. It's a pity that the magic capital real estate was a hundred years later, so now he went further and further down the road of fraudsters.

"Good!" Our Master Yuan took the mortgage certificate written by Mr. McCall, looked at it hastily, picked up the pen and signed his name.

He handed it to Mr. Baker Jr. and said, "Louie, seal and sign." Also, Professor Adams' $5 is waived. ”

"Thank you......"

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, which attracted the attention of everyone inside.

"I'll go out and see!" Women, after all, love to watch lively. Miss Helen Brown was the first to rush out, but she immediately shrank back.

The little black-haired beauty said eatingly, "Outside...... There are so many people out there! ”

"They...... They are still arguing! ”

"This thing...... This thing is going to make a big fuss! ”

The "good thing" of $2,500 falling from the sky is not something that happens every day, and this news has spread throughout the NYU without long legs, and the students and faculty members who rushed to "pick up money" when they heard the news have long been in Wuyang.

Although our Master Yuan said that a person can only sign a gambling slip, everyone is not stupid, and this stupid Chinese did not say that he could not greet relatives and friends.

What else is there to say about this, call someone!

NYU is the only university in the United States located on Manhattan Island, the most prosperous island in New York, and there are naturally a lot of people around, and the transportation is naturally very developed, and people who rushed to come as soon as they got the news have also arrived one after another.

Now they have a serious conflict with the NYU insiders.