The invalidation of Prohibition in Atlantic City is not what everyone in Atlantic City is looking forward to. There are still two groups that have expressed opposition to this matter, but some people are taking action and some are not.

It was the Klan that did not take action, but everyone knew that they must be holding back to do something bad. For this reason, Nucky had met with the leaders of the Klan in Atlantic City many times and asked them not to do anything drastic.
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It’s WCTU who takes action!

Although the WCTU was established in 1874, women's prohibition on alcohol in the United States has been maintained for nearly a hundred years. Originally, the success of prohibition made them think that the United States would stay away from alcohol. However, the WCTU in Atlantic City discovered that here, prohibition

It has no effect.

Not only did the men in Atlantic City not ban alcohol, they drank more and more.

It was under such circumstances that the WCTU of Atlantic City began their actions.

Groups of women, holding various prohibition banners, walked to the boardwalk. They knelt in front of the taverns on the boardwalk and sang poems from the Bible.

At the same time, a woman advised the tavern owner that he should stop collaborating with the devil... They collectively called rum and other hard liquor the devil.

Faced with such a situation, it is naturally impossible for the tavern owners to just watch.

"These hateful women want to start their holy war again!"

Scott stood at the door of his tavern, looking at the women kneeling in front of him, and said with fire in his eyes.

The so-called "Holy War" was actually a women's anti-alcohol battle that took place in 1873 in small towns such as Hilltopia, Ohio, and Adrian, Michigan, in the midwestern United States.

At that time, a group of women, mainly middle-class Puritans, launched a "holy war" against alcohol, with the main purpose of destroying and closing local taverns.

Their behavior at that time was the same as their behavior now...no, even crazier.

"Paul, release our dogs immediately, and have people use wooden sticks to drive away these hateful women!"

Scott shouted angrily that he had been having a hard time recently. Because he couldn't get wine from Downey's, his business was not as good as that of other pubs in the days before and after Prohibition. Now he is finally waiting.

After drinking, just when we were about to show off our grand ambitions, this group of WCTU women came to cause trouble again. Naturally, Scott couldn't accept this result!

"Boss, do you want to discuss this with Downey? After all, not only our business is affected now, but also his business!"

Paul reminded Scott.

Scott glanced sideways at Bullock's Tavern, and when he saw Donnie standing at the door observing the behavior of these women like himself, his eyes burned, and he said: "No, we only disperse these women in front of our tavern!"
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If Scott had a ranking of the most hated people at this time, then Downey would definitely be ranked higher than these women.

If Donnic had sold him some inventory, he wouldn't have been running around begging for wine during this period, and in the end he even bought a batch at a high price!

When Paul heard what his boss said, he said nothing and turned back to greet them. The people in the tavern were getting ready to drive these women away.

"Scott is already preparing to expel those women, what should we do?"

Robert, standing next to Downey, asked Downey.

Downey stood at the door of Block Tavern and looked at the women on the boardwalk, or rather one of those women.

Margaret Schroeder!

The clothes she wore were thinner than other women, and her face was a little blue, which was obviously caused by malnutrition and cold weather.

Margaret also noticed Downey, with disbelief in her eyes and a bit of disappointment at the same time.

Through these few days of contact, she has developed a very good impression of Downey. He is a polite, graceful gentleman who is willing to help others.

But what Margaret didn't expect was that Downey would be the owner of a tavern!

And what they want to boycott is the pub!

"Of course I watched it!"

Donnie answered Robert quietly without looking back.

"Scott still thinks this is the last century? You have to know that women now have the right to vote in the United States. This is their talisman. If Scott still wants to use the methods of the last century to deal with them, it will only

Make yourself even more embarrassed!"

After Downey finished speaking, the people at Scott's Tavern were already driving away the women with wooden sticks and vicious dogs.

In fact, it is not just Scott who does this, but also many tavern owners.

In an instant, the entire boardwalk became chaotic, and screams came one after another.

When Downey saw this situation, he informed Robert: "Close the door!"

"Close the door?"

John, who was standing on the other side of Downey, looked at Downey in surprise and couldn't help but said: "Why should we close the door? Now is a good time for business. If we close the door now, we will lose a lot!"

Downey looked at John helplessly and said: "It's just the afternoon, and it's not time to serve the guests yet. How much can we lose?"

John then touched his head and said with an honest smile: "Yeah, I forgot about it!"

As they spoke, John and Robert were about to close the door, but Downey did not enter the pub at this time, but went directly into the chaotic crowd.

Pushing aside the people in front of him, Downey came to Margaret's side without hesitation. At this time, Margaret's face was pale and her pupils were wide open with fear on her face, because at this time, a

A wooden stick has already fallen towards her head.

Just as Margaret subconsciously closed her eyes and waited for the stick to fall, she suddenly felt a big hand protecting her head, and at the same time, the stick that should have fallen did not fall.

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Margaret opened her eyes and saw that Downey was already standing in front of her, protecting her head with her right hand, and raising her left hand to block the wooden stick.

Margaret saw the pain in Downey's eyes, but his whole body was still firmly protecting himself.

At this moment, the chaotic scene around her seemed to no longer exist. In Margaret's eyes, there was only Downey.

This also made Margaret ignore that at this time, Atlantic City Sheriff Eli Johnson arrived at the scene with the Atlantic City police. Under the threat of gunfire, the chaotic scene quickly became quiet.

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After Eli Johnson controlled the situation at the scene, he immediately separated the two groups of people at the scene and began to reprimand Scott and others.

The situation at the scene has now happened, and naturally there is no way to continue the chaos. After almost half an hour, the women of WCTU began to slowly leave the scene under the persuasion of Eli Johnson. This was not their surrender.

But Eli Johnson assured them that they would seriously deal with what happened today.

"Margaret, who is this?"

Elena Dorn, president of the WCTU in Atlantic City, asked Downey when she saw Margaret supporting him.

Margaret didn't know how to introduce Donnie's identity for a moment.

But at this time, Downey said: "I am the owner of Block Tavern!"

Upon hearing that Downey was actually the owner of a tavern, the core members of the WCTU immediately cast hostile glances at Downey.

Margaret hurriedly explained at this time: "Mr. Bullock's pub was the first and only one to close just now, and he also rescued many of our sisters!"

With Margaret's explanation, Elena Dorn and others looked at Downey a little softer.

Elena Dorn even said to Downey like a god saving the world: "Mr. Bullock, since you are a sensible person, you should understand that the devil is destroying this country, and you should put the devil in a cage.

Here, close your own pub!"

What will I eat when the pub is closed?

Downey looked like he was holding back his pain and said, "Of course I would be willing to do so if I could, but...here..."

Before he finished speaking, Donnie let out a cry of pain, which made Margaret, who had been paying attention to Donnie's behavior, immediately asked worriedly.

"What's wrong with you?"

Danny opened his sleeves, revealing bruises on his forearms. He forced a smile and said, "It's okay."

"You need to take medicine, otherwise it will be very dangerous!" Margaret said urgently when she saw Downey's injuries.

"I'll go to the hospital later!" Donnie said nonchalantly.

"Don't you have any medicine in your...?" Margaret asked.

"Not prepared!" Downey said with a sad smile.

"Come with me, I'll give you medicine!" Margaret took Donnie's hand and walked away from the boardwalk.

This also allowed Downey to successfully avoid Elena Dorn and others.

With Margaret's support, Downey came to Margaret's house, rummaged through the boxes and found some medicine, and began to give Downey the medicine.

"Thank you!"

Downey sat on the squeaking chair and expressed his gratitude to Margaret.

Margaret focused on Donnie's wounds and said: "If it weren't for you, I might be in more danger."

"We are friends, aren't we? What's more, you are still a woman, how could I just watch you get hurt!"

Danny said softly.

Such a tone touched Margaret's heart, and the hand that applied the medicine to Downey trembled slightly.

"Are you a tavern owner?" Margaret seemed to be focused on giving Donny the medicine, sat down opposite him, and asked the questions in her heart.

"Yes!" Donnie nodded.

"But alcohol will destroy this country!" Margaret showed an angry expression when she said about alcohol.

She is the most representative woman in the United States who was harmed by alcohol. Her husband drank too much and then came back to beat his wife!

Downey said helplessly: "Actually, I don't want to be the owner of a pub, but there is no way, this is not my choice!"

Downey's words made Margaret appear confused, and at the same time there was a hint of relief deep in her eyes. She put her hands on Downey's and asked softly: "Can you tell me the specific situation?"<
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