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Scrooge thanked the tax collector from the bottom of his heart for stupidly stumbling into the muzzle of the gun. Because of the fact that the little bug was thrown into prison, the intimacy of those southerners with Scrooge had increased significantly. When everyone talked again, there was not so much smell of gunpowder. Of course, the conversation was still not intimate, and in the words of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which later became a flower planter, "the two sides fully exchanged views and enhanced mutual understanding, and the talks were beneficial."

This means that everyone is still talking about each other, and there is no consensus at all. The only improvement is that everyone can talk together. However, "improved understanding" is a true saying, at least, Scrooge already has a general idea of the family background of these southerners.

For example, Mr. Turner's estate, the Leon's estate, the Anderson's estate, well, and the Dooy's manor and Dorothea's estate, if they were connected, would cover the creek oil fields for later generations. This field is not particularly large compared to the mega oil fields in Texas and later Alaska, but it is relatively convenient to mine and transport. Moreover, the reserves of more than 100 million barrels in this oil field are quite enough to support the initial oil industry.

And these families also have their own problems, the situation of Anderson's family is most similar to Dorothea, Anderson Sr. died, and his only daughter, Lilith, inherited the estate. At the beginning of the war, Lilith married Joyce of the Leond family. But Joyce is dead, and Lilith is widowed. Of course, people of this status can't run around, so she didn't come today, but through the others, Scrooge understands that she is now facing the same problem of not being able to pay taxes. And the Leond family has raised enough money for their manor, but they are also powerless for Lilith's manor.

In addition to Lilith, several other families are facing a similar dilemma.

But Scrooge knew that this difficulty would not really stump them. They've connected with more people and started a mutual aid organization that they believe they can get through if they support each other.

In addition, during the conversation with them, Scrooge also learned another information, that is, the law and order problem in the south is becoming more and more strict. In the war, the Mississippi men in the prime of life died, and most of the rest were lame or something (thanks to Scrooge's merciful Ming-Severed Palm Mine), and now the rule of law has not been re-established, and the streets are full of rogue whites (homeless people from the north), and many more free blacks who have no job, no bread, and nothing but freedom have become unstable. Recently, many parts of Mississippi have been plagued by rogue whites and even blacks in theft, robbery and homicide.

The rule of law has not yet been re-established, and more importantly, Southerners simply cannot trust the Northerners, especially the Republican-built police and courts. So some of the southern veterans started to connect with each other, organize together, and use against those guys. This organization has a name that will become famous in later generations: the Ku Klux Klan.

"Well, the Ku Klux Klan can take advantage of it. Those guys are full of muscles, and if they provoke them at the right time, they will definitely create a chance for them to beg for themselves. Scrooge thought.

……

"Mr. MacDonald, Mr. MacDonald!" Elizabeth shouted as she knocked on Scrooge's door.

"What's wrong? What happened in the middle of the night? Scrooge asked as he got out of bed and got dressed.

"It was Miss Dorothea who came to you, and she said there was something very urgent." Elizabeth said.

"Ah, let her wait a little bit, and I'll come down right away." Scrooge said.

By the time Scrooge came out and saw Dorothea, he was already flushed with anxiety.

"What's wrong, Dorothea?" Scrooge asked.

"Brother Scrooge, you must save them, you must save them!" Dorothea saw Scrooge and immediately lunged at him.

"What's wrong, Dorothea? Gasp for breath and say it well. Scrooge shook Dorothea's hand and said.

"Mr. Doe, Mr. Anthony, and many others, they were all taken away by the police!" Dorothea said.

"Why? What's going on...... Dorothea, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly. We always have a way. Scrooge said.

According to Dorothea, this is what happened. Lilith now that the price of wood in the harbor had gone up, and there were many tall oak trees on her estate. In order to raise the money to keep the estate, she made an agreement with a merchant from Mexico to sell the trees to him cheaply. In order to save money, Lilith drove the carriage herself to deliver to the Mexican. On the way, we happened to pass through a free black ghetto. Then, Lilith suddenly disappeared. Everyone suspected that it had something to do with the free blacks, so they approached the authorities and asked to go to the black ghettos to inspect them. But such a reasonable request was rejected by the authorities.

But they didn't leave it at that, they found Jim, the "good black man" who had been following Dorothea, and asked him to go there and have a look. Jim came back and said that he had a carriage there, much like Lilith's. It was felt that action had to be taken now. So they organized more than a hundred people overnight, dressed in white burqas, and surrounded the black ghetto with weapons, and then rushed in to search, only to find Lilith's carriage and her clothes. At gunpoint, a black man confessed that they had attacked Lilith, robbed and raped her, and then killed her, tied her to a stone and threw her into the river.

Once known as the "Flower of Mississippi", Lilith was the object of countless young people's crushes. Later, she got married, and her husband was a hero of the Southern Army who died to save his comrades. Such a person was attacked, raped, and killed by a group of lowly black people. This made all the people who participated in the operation extremely angry, so they bloodied the black settlement, killing more than 300 black people living here in one fell swoop. Finally, a fire was set to the ground, and the settlement was burned to the ground.

All of a sudden, things got bigger. The government, which had been slow to react, immediately began to investigate the matter. Just tonight, the army suddenly moved and almost all the men with status in the entire area were arrested. It is said that traitors have emerged among the southerners, and the government has obtained real evidence. According to the officers who thought they were leading the team, the Southerners would be put on the gallows within a month.

"Dorothea, don't be in a hurry! I'll find a way. Scrooge said, looking at the clock again, and said, "It's too late to go out and find no one." We're going to get help early tomorrow morning. Well, don't go back either, it's so dangerous to be in such a mess outside now. Tonight you will live with Elizabeth, and tomorrow at dawn we will try to save people. ”

Dorothea hesitated, but considering the recent chaos, she still nodded with a red face.

……

Early the next morning, Scrooge took Dorothea to the police station.

"Mr. MacDonald, it's not that I don't want to help, it's that this case has too much impact. The higher-ups were very angry and thought that this was a deliberate provocation by these southerners against us, and that we must crack down on them severely. And we've got some real evidence, and I can say that we have absolutely not wronged them. They did it 100 percent. Sheriff Dobias spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Sheriff, we know your difficulties." Scrooge said slowly, "However, there are some things that I still need to ask Your Excellency the Sheriff. First, I think these suspects should have the right to see their own lawyers. In addition, I am worried that the prison conditions here are too poor, so I hope that the sheriff can make it easier for family members and friends to visit the prison or something. Oh, by the way, I recently collected one of these things, I don't know if it's true or not, I heard that Sheriff is an expert in this area, so please help identify it. Scrooge said as he pulled out a small black velvet bag and poured out a crystal diamond almost the size of peanuts, "Sheriff, you can take it back and examine it carefully." ”

Sheriff Dobias carefully picked up the diamond with his fingers, looked at the light, and put it in his pocket. "There's no equipment here, I'll take it back and show it for you." The sheriff said.

"Sheriff, thank you." "Some of these people are friends of my sister, can we visit them?" ”

"Ah, what's not to do with that? This is a citizen's right under the law. The sheriff said, "If their lawyer needs to know the facts of the case, well, you can also let them come to me." ”

"Thank you so much." "So can I go see Mr. Doy and Mr. Anthony now?" ”

"No problem." The sheriff said, "I can take you there now." ”

……

"Thank you so much, Mr. MacDonald, we wouldn't know what we would have done without you...... "Mrs. Dooy, along with a large crowd of women with tears in their eyes, expressed their gratitude to Scrooge.

"Madame, I have sent a telegram to Lawyer Romax, and he will be there soon. Attorney Romex is the best criminal lawyer, with only one losing record in the hundreds of cases he has represented in the last decade. I'm sure he'll have a way. Also, as you all know, these guys in the justice system are a mess, and as long as they are in place, there will be absolutely no problems. So you can rest assured. Scrooge said in a big way.

"A thousand words, I can't say enough how grateful we are to you, you are such a good person!" Mrs. Doe said gratefully. At this time, Dorothea, who was sitting on the side, also looked at Scrooge gently, her eyes full of twinkling little stars.