I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 111 New York Gangsters, Do You Want Heavy Weapons?

Few people know that there is another beneficiary in this collective performance of "saving cats and saving the country".

Well, I guess, it seems, it doesn't seem like I'm a beneficiary?
It all started with the "Liberty of the Atlantic," a mysterious figure or organization that claimed responsibility for Prince's death, as if opening a Pandora's box.

Soon, all sorts of strange and unusual names emerged across the East Coast: "Free Brewers," "Whiskey Avengers," "Mockingjay Liberation Front," and so on.

These organizations or individuals all have one thing in common: they specifically target Prohibition Commissioners!

Shooting someone in the back is one thing, but ugh, shooting someone in the back is going too far! They even specifically targeted the most dedicated agents in the Prohibition Bureau!

Shooting the most dedicated agents in the back is already extremely wrong, but what's even worse is that every time they complete an assassination, they come forward to claim responsibility and even provide photos as evidence, as if it's not a crime but an achievement worth boasting about.

The Prohibition Board's initial response was routine—to put all these "organizations" or individuals on a bounty list.

However, it backfired.

The bounty list grew longer and longer, but instead of curbing the assassination trend, the assassinations became even more rampant!

By the time the fire tornadoes ravaged the central region and reached the fourth state, the Prohibition Bureau had unknowingly lost one-fifth of its core agents on the East Coast.

These are the core members!
The remaining core agents were all on edge, and resignation letters flooded Robert's office. Those who hadn't resigned dared not work diligently anymore.

Finally, although only one-fifth of its core personnel were lost, the Prohibition Bureau's enforcement capabilities on the East Coast were virtually reduced to zero.

If it weren't for the nation's attention being focused on "rescuing small animals," Commissioner Robert would have faced a new congressional consultation long ago!

But this "benefit" did not bring any comfort to Commissioner Robert!

What embarrassed the Prohibition Bureau the most was that after they realized the problem and stopped updating the bounty list, the assassins seemed even more anxious than they were.

Letters bearing all sorts of strange titles began arriving at Prohibition headquarters, their contents largely the same: "I am guilty, put a bounty on my head!"

They even learned the nonsense from the newspapers at the time, such as "all lives are equal"—"We strongly demand equal bounty rights!"

The equal right to bounty on alpacas!
Is there anything you don't understand now?
There are actually people using the Prohibition Bureau's bounty list as a list of honors!

The entire Prohibition Bureau felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation.

Commissioner Robert flew into a rage, smashing his most beloved coffee cup during an internal meeting. "This is the greatest insult we've ever suffered! I'd rather face a firestorm than this kind of humiliation!"

At least the fire tornado won't put a price tag on your head and complain that the bounty isn't high enough.

Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! We must find out who is behind this!

However, just as they were frantically searching for the mastermind behind it all, the answer came to them on its own.

Ironically, this was a tip-off made by one New York gang in order to take down another gang.

Ironically, before the Prohibition Bureau could even come looking for revenge, the gangs started fighting amongst themselves.

……

The world is interconnected.

The New York Harbor bombing was a turning point in the history of rescue efforts and journalism in the United States and even the world.

But its presence in the East Coast's underground world has also triggered a series of chain reactions.

First, importing bootlegging from the East Coast became more difficult, with traditional sea smuggling routes almost completely disrupted by two-thirds. East Coast liquor supplies began to dry up, and businesses faced their biggest challenges since Prohibition began.

Then the older generation of gangsters, such as the New York mob bosses Giuseppe Maceria and Salvador Maranzano, suddenly discovered that the younger generation of gangsters, such as Charlie Luciano, were not only unaffected, but were expanding against the trend and taking over their market.

After some investigation, the old men discovered that it was Al Capone from Chicago who was behind it all!
This guy came up with an absurd plan—he used Prohibition Bureau bounties as bait, and any gang or individual on the list could get support from his bootlegging alliance and a supply of bootlegging.

Has Al Capone's moonshine alliance actually taken off?
Initially, most of the old Dengs believed that Al Capone's moonshine alliance was just a short-term fantasy. They thought that even if a moonshine alliance had to be formed, it had to be led by an old Deng, as that was the true orthodoxy of the mafia.

What qualifications does Al Capone, who rose to power amidst the chaos, have?
Surprisingly, this absurd plan actually went ahead and was carried out right under their noses.
How were those bootleg liquors smuggled in? To what extent did Al Capone and his associates infiltrate the East?
The older Dengs certainly extended olive branches to the younger Dengs, such as Charlie Luciano, hoping to recruit them and dismantle the Eastern Moonhunting League led by Alcapon.

Unexpectedly, a special kind of cohesion formed among the younger members of the Prohibition Bureau who were wanted by the Bureau! The older members who weren't on the wanted list simply weren't qualified to enter this mysterious bootlegging network!
The old guys were furious!

Giuseppe Maceria and Salvador Maranzano temporarily halted their battle for the Mafia godfather position and instead joined forces to deal with these "traitors," Dennis Jr.

They wanted to both curb the rise of the younger generation and seize their bootlegging to weather this shortage crisis.

New York was the first city to experience a full-blown gang war.

Initially, it revolved around liquor delivery teams, underground bars, and a few people with Thompson submachine guns, enough to start a mini-war.

But at this time, the nationwide "Save the Cats and Dogs" movement was reaching its climax, and these micro-wars were drowned out by the reports about "cats and dogs".

But Logan knew!

After all, Al Capone's moonshine network relied on him for supplies.

As Al Capone's bookings continued to increase, Logan knew he had made inroads on the East Coast.

Upon further investigation, I realized, wow, the Prohibition Bureau is in a terrible state!
Al Capone is really ruthless; he's ruined the Prohibition Bureau's bounty board, turning bounties into a form of gang membership verification!
Just then, all the newspapers in the United States were focused on "cats and dogs," and The Sun was no longer in the spotlight; it was time to find the next hot topic!

The Sun began sending more reporters to the East Coast to cover the gang warfare there.

And their boss, Mr. Logan, is diligently providing them with "ammunition"!
Charlie Luciano was in charge of the Brooklyn area within the bootlegging alliance.

The good news is, it's a juicy piece of meat.

The bad news is that it faces joint pressure from Giuseppe Maceria and Salvador Maranzano.

After small-scale wars broke out, his sphere of influence continued to shrink, and weapons and funds began to run out—after all, the old Dengs had a deep reserve of strength.

Charlie Luciano requested support from the Moonshiners, well, actually he mainly requested support from Al Capone.

Al Capone mysteriously told him to wait patiently, "The League's strength is unfathomable. When the time comes, everything will be alright."

Then, "Jason Statham" appeared.

The mysterious man, who claimed to be "Al Capone's weapons supplier," got straight to the point upon meeting, "New York's rising star in the underworld, do you need heavy weapons?"

Charlie Luciano instantly believed his identity!

New York, gangsters, heavy weapons?
The forces behind the alliance are truly unfathomable!

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(End of this chapter)