America's King of Poetry

Chapter 5 Lacrimosa

Arthur put away the 3 of spades and showed Carson the 6 of clubs and the back of the Jack of diamonds. Carson shook his head and said nothing.

"Boy, what the hell are you doing? You are very abnormal today, did you quarrel with your little girlfriend? She is a hot girl, I really envy you..."

Carson is a round, short middle-aged man, and his wife is plain, who has always been envious of Arthur's beauty.Several times I saw Gina running into the store to look for Arthur, his small eyes were rolling and shining outwards.A young and lovely girl like Gina is really attractive everywhere.

Speaking of Gina, Arthur was having trouble thinking of picking her up from her school at night.

Women are troubles, especially beautiful women are the troubles of troubles, and Yu Peng has a deep understanding of this.

With the amount and speed of making girlfriends like Arthur, he will definitely cause troubles.

Arthur put away the cards, he was sure that Carson hadn't lied to himself, the words on the back of the cards were indeed only visible to him.You can't say that, some people may be able to see it, and some people can't see it, at least Carson can't see it.

After smoking and returning to the kitchen, Arthur asked several people to look at it, and they all said that there was no word on the back of the card.

Arthur probably understood in his heart that only he could see the words on the back of the cards so far. What might this mean?

Arthur was still very confused about this time travel, and it was even more strange that these cards appeared behind him inexplicably.

Last night, the red heart turned into a goat's horn. What does the goat's horn mean?

Yu Peng's knowledge structure is mainly concentrated in: party and mass building, professional sports, movies, some financial knowledge, a small amount of historical knowledge and a lot of physiological postures. He doesn't understand poetry, literary imagery, and mysticism at all.

He originally wanted to come to the United States in 1994, follow the trend of Internet development one step ahead, open several websites, one is a sports forum, one is an adult forum, and the other is a movie forum, and then go public, reinvest, rely on foresight to buy various high-quality stocks, and live a shameless and rich life in the United States from then on.

When you get to that point, give back to your motherland, put a stumbling block on the US emperor, and create opportunities for the development of your hometown on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

The thought is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Now he can only wash the dishes in the restaurant, and then he will be involved in a murder immediately.As for how to break the game, the mystery is concentrated on four strange playing cards.

Thinking about this while doing things, Arthur actually has a bottom line in his heart, otherwise he would not agree to Tony's request to do this task.He was sure that if he did not agree to do this, it would not end well, because he already knew about killing Abramo, and Tony had every excuse to kill him.

It's better to follow the promise first, and then wait and see step by step.

I was busy until after three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were fewer and fewer people in the restaurant. Only a few old people gathered together to drink coffee and chat.

At this time, the doorbell rang, and someone came in. It was a middle-aged man in a dark brown suit and a tall man in a Puma tracksuit—Kathy and Russell.

It was agreed last night that Casey and Russell will come over this afternoon to inform Arthur of the specific plan.Seeing the two, the manager of the Jewish shop hurried over to hand over two cups of coffee. His head was covered with cold sweat, and he wondered why these two plague gods came here.Could it be that they found out about their business loan lending?

After Arthur threatened him with this matter in the locker room in the morning, the store manager became restless.He thought that what he did was impeccable, but he didn't know that it was leaked, and Arthur, a foolish boy, found out.After all, Arthur is Tony's nephew. No matter how much Tony doesn't like him, the two are still related by blood.

Thinking of how he used to wear small shoes for Arthur to please Tony, the store manager felt that he was really stupid, and the blood relationship is indelible after all...

"Hey Schmidt, call Arthur." Casey took a sip of coffee and said to the store manager.

The store manager was still thinking wildly, but when he heard the word Arthur, he was startled, and hurriedly said, "What? Arthur? What's wrong with Arthur?"

"I mean, call Arthur over here!" Casey emphasized, "Schmidt, you don't look well, what happened?"

Of course the store manager's expression was not good, he swallowed, and said: "It's nothing... Arthur, Arthur is busy in the back kitchen, what can I do for him?"

Russell on the side said coldly: "Call Arthur over, we have something to talk to him about."

Russell's tone was as blunt as a knife. He was a man of few words, and once he spoke, it meant he was in trouble.

"Okay, okay! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll call him right away."

Schmidt's heart skipped a beat. He was afraid that Casey and Russell were here to deal with the lending matters. One of these two men was Tony's military adviser, and the other was Tony's number one thug, both of whom were ruthless.Now they let Arthur go, is it for further confirmation?

When he walked into the back kitchen, Schmidt's legs were weak, and he was already considering whether to escape through the back door.

But where could he go?If you run away, the monk can't run away from the temple.

"Ah... Arthur, come over here, Arthur," the store manager's voice was clearly out of breath, "Stop washing the dishes, someone is looking for you."

Arthur stopped what he was doing, shook his hands, and said, "Who is looking for me? Is it Casey and Russell?"

The store manager pulled Arthur over and whispered, "That's right, tell me, are they doing it for... for the loan?"

Arthur knew that the store manager had misunderstood, and decided to scare him, saying: "Yes, they have received some news, but they are still not sure, so they asked me to ask, it was midnight last night. So I didn't live in the store and went home. They came."

The store manager was so frightened that his legs gave way and he almost knelt down in front of Arthur. He held Arthur's arm tightly so he didn't fall down, and said in a trembling voice, "Really...Really, Arthur? Arthur, you have to save me, I...I don't dare anymore, I will return all the deducted salary to you, and give you a bonus this month, how about it?"

Arthur sneered in his heart, thinking that the manager of the Jewish store is really a mouse, so timid, how dare he use the money in the store to lend money.

In fact, Shimit dared to use the money in the store to lend money, which shows that he is not timid, but the gang members are too cruel. After seeing that kind of cruelty, no matter how courageous a person realizes that something is going to be revealed, he will be scared to the shit.

Arthur patted the store manager's bald head, and comforted him: "Don't worry, Schmidt, I won't say anything for now, I'm still waiting for you to give me a bonus. They should have other things looking for me, and I may have to leave the store for a while."

The store manager was temporarily relieved when he heard what Arthur said. Arthur left the back kitchen and came to the hall, where he sat down in front of Casey and Russell at the round table in the corner.

Casey took a sip of coffee and said, "How about Arthur, did you go back last night and think it through? Do you want to complete this task?"

Last night, Tony said it nicely. After telling Arthur about the general plan, he asked Arthur to go back and think about it. If he didn't want to do it, forget it.

Consider ass, if Arthur doesn't say yes, Tony will find an excuse to kill him in no time.From the moment Tony wanted Arthur to kill Abramo, he had already killed Arthur.People from these gangs often want to kill a person without too much reason. They can kill you with a reason and excuse.

After all, Arthur is the son of the Luciano family. In his mind, there is a memory of seeing his father Luther stone the boss of another New York family to death by the stream when he was a child.Luthor also died in a car accident shortly after.

Yu Peng, who has integrated Arthur's memory, has feelings for the brutality of the gangsters. Once wealth and power are involved, blood relationship and family affection are all bullshit.

Arthur nodded and said to Casey: "I've thought about it, I don't want to wash dishes here anymore, I want to join the family business, so I'm willing to do it."

Casey and Russell looked at each other. Before coming, Tony told them that if Arthur disagreed, he would find a chance to kill him.

Tony has been hesitating for a long time in his heart, if Arthur does not agree to kill Abramo, just give him an excuse.Casey and Russell had ten thousand ways to kill Arthur, and then buried him in a place where no bird shit, and waited dozens or 100 years before being dug out.

In the woods, parks, and rocky beaches around New York, there are unrested souls roaming the ground, and they wouldn't mind one more.

Seeing that Arthur agreed, Casey drank the coffee in the cup and said, "Good job Arthur, he is indeed a member of the Luciano family. For the specific plan, you can go with Russell, and Russell will explain your specific plan."

With that said, Casey patted Russell on the shoulder, and the two got up, letting Arthur leave the restaurant with them.

The store manager focused on the small round table from the beginning to the end, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when the three of them left. It seems that Arthur did not tell the matter.

After leaving the restaurant, it was sunny in the afternoon at the end of March, and Kathy drove away, while Arthur got into Russell's car.

Tall and burly, Russell is akin to Luca Bracchi in The Godfather, a reliable bodyguard and ruthless killer.In Arthur's impression, he followed Tony after the death of his father Luther, and he was Tony's right-hand man along with Casey.

Russell drove Arthur on the road, and in a short while they were on the George Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan to Fort Lee, New Jersey.Arthur looked at the passing scenery outside the field. He had traveled to New York, and the scenery outside the car window was both familiar and unfamiliar.It feels completely different to come to a place to play and live.Not to mention the gap of more than 20 years.

"Are we going to Jersey?" Arthur asked Russell over his shoulder.

Russell just nodded and didn't reply. He always spoke very little, and in Arthur's memory, he didn't say more than 10 sentences.

There seems to be a limit to the amount of words he can say every day, and he cherishes words like gold, and he never uses his mouth to solve problems that can be solved with eyes and gestures.

"When things are done, can you take me to Brooklyn? I'm going to pick up my girlfriend home." Arthur thought of picking up Gina home at night.

Gina was already out of school at this point, but American high schools had a lot of extracurricular activities after school. Gina joined the school's dance club and was a member of the basketball cheerleading team. She would probably be home by six o'clock.

Arthur calculated the time. If he went by himself, it might be too late. It would be better if someone sent him.But seeing Russell's cold look, I'm afraid there is nothing to hope for.He didn't nod or shake his head, just focused on driving.

Vehicles were speeding on the bridge. The traffic in New York was smooth after three o'clock, but the sky was slowly getting dark and the air was a bit stuffy. It seemed that it might rain.Russell turned on the car stereo, and a piercing organ sound entered his ears. This gloomy prelude was nothing like the American pop music of the 90s.

"What Russell is this? Classical music? Bach?" Arthur's understanding of classical music is only Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc., plus a little symphony, and nothing else.

And Russell seemed a little surprised that Arthur knew about Bach. This guy who only knows about women and gambling also knows about Bach?

He finally opened his mouth and forced a word through his teeth, "Lacrimosa."

"What? I don't understand."

"It's German, meaning to wash your face with tears."

Speaking, Russell pointed to the storage box of the passenger seat, Arthur opened it and found a revolver inside.

"Oh... this... is this the gun I'm going to use?" Arthur was still a little nervous when he saw the gun. He was not used to shooting every day in this free America.

Russell said, "Tape."

Only then did Arthur see that there was a tape case pressed under the gun and he pulled it out, with a clown pattern printed on the cover.The clown held up the word "Lacrimosa" with his hands open. There seemed to be tears on the clown's face, and he seemed to be crying.

This is a German band with a gothic rock style, which is considered very small in the United States. Arthur thought that Russell would listen to MJ, or Whitney Houston or something.I didn't expect to listen to gothic rock, it seems like a weird guy.

Arthur thought it was a pity, he was tone deaf, he could only listen but not sing, otherwise he would probably be able to live quite well by humming a few songs and selling copyright.

"If I remember correctly, you're German, aren't you, Russell?" Arthur asked, putting the tape back into the storage box.

"Yes." Russell popped another word, and added after a moment: "But I grew up in Lithuania."

"Huh? Lithuania?" Arthur glanced at Russell.

Russell didn't speak anymore, he felt that he had said a little too much.

But Arthur didn't shut up, and asked: "Did you grow up in your cousin's house? He also went skiing with you?"

Arthur's question was odd.

Russell stopped the car, turned his head and took a deep look at Arthur, and the two just looked at each other in the car.

Russell turned off the car and said, "We're here, let's get out of the car."

The "Lacrimosa" band's songs are still playing on the stereo, in German, Arthur can't understand, but Russell can understand.

"...I curse the memory and send you away, you lie in my grave to warm my coffin..."

(End of this chapter)