America's King of Poetry

Chapter 6 Grave Digger

Arthur followed Russell out of the car, and they parked in the parking lot of a community hospital in New Jersey. Russell told Arthur that the car would be parked here on the day of the operation, and then Arthur was going to the apartment where Abramo's lover was, and went upstairs to kill Abramo.

Arthur asked Russell a few more times if he grew up with his cousin's parents and if he had ever gone sledding, but Russell never said a word and ignored Arthur at all.He seemed to have automatically blocked the question.

There was no way, Arthur had no choice but to follow Russell through a few streets, and came to the apartment where Abramo's lover lived. He pointed to an apartment building with a red exterior wall: "That's it, go up through the only doorway, the second floor, the room on the right."

"I... what should I do? Knock on the door? Or... I don't know how to kill people." Arthur said.

He really doesn't know much about killing people. He hasn't even fired a gun before. Let him kill people?

In comparison, Russell is a master with a gun, and there is a lot of blood on his hands. In theory, Russell is the best candidate to assassinate Abramo.

But Tony is not willing to let his most reliable killer do such a thing, this is not an assassination that is only beneficial to the Luciano family.According to the plan of the three families, after the assassination is successful, they will snatch Abramo's property in Jersey, including transportation expenses, construction site protection fees, the right to operate and manage the two garbage disposal sites, and other odds and ends.Among them, the Luciano family has the least share. Who makes them the weakest?

That's why Tony was not willing to let Russell go to work. The hearts of the three families were obviously not in harmony. The so-called assassination this time was not planned well at all.

Russell said: "It's up to you. You can stay here and wait for Abramo, follow him upstairs, and shoot him dead at the door. You can also go upstairs and knock on the door after a while after he goes upstairs, and shoot him after he opens the door. Or wait for him to come down from the upstairs after the tryst, rush out and shoot him dead."

Russell seemed to have used up his week's share of talking at once, and gave Arthur a little knowing.

But when Arthur heard that this plan was nonsense, anyway, I rushed up and shot him to death.If he is so easy to kill, why didn't you kill him long ago?

Russell also took out a photo from his pocket and gave it to Arthur, saying, "This is Abramo, remember it."

Arthur took the photo, which showed a burly middle-aged man in his forties, with gray hair and a stern face. He was not a friendly person at first glance.

Prior to this, Abramo had escaped two assassinations in the "war" between the two sides, causing New York to lose two gunmen.He is alert, physically strong, cunning and cruel, and he does a good job of protecting himself.The initial assassination, which had the best chance of success, saw the gunman shoot at him in the parking lot, but he dodged astutely before returning fire, killing the gunman.

There are still two bullet holes in his car that have not been repaired. He threatened that this is to remind himself to be careful at all times.

More than two months after the last assassination, Abramo relaxed his vigilance slightly. He was in high demand and couldn't bear to date his Ukrainian lover every week, which became his biggest loophole and weakness.

Arthur kept his appearance in his mind, and then asked, "Shall I go to the apartment building to take a look?" Arthur felt that it was necessary to step carefully, so as not to know how to run when the time came.

Russell said: "No, the structure in the corridor is very simple. There is only one entrance and one exit. You can jump out of the windows of the corridor on the second floor. If you go to be seen now, you will attract attention. Strangers are very conspicuous here."

Russell's words made some sense, but the problem was that Arthur didn't even know what was going on in the corridor. He was going to kill people, not come to collect milk fees.

Arthur became more and more sure that this assassination was a hole Tony dug for himself. If he really did what Russell said, he would not be able to kill Abra, and he might be killed by the other party.

However, Arthur didn't really want to kill Abramo. He had more important things in his heart, that card, that poem.

Following Russell back to the car, Arthur said, "Russell, do you want to take me to try to rob? I... I haven't fired a gun yet."

Whether it was the original Arthur or Yu Peng, the only gun he had ever touched in his life was his golden gun, and he had never touched this musket.

Russell nodded and started the car, and he fell into silence again.

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Ten minutes later, Russell drove Arthur to a rocky beach next to the Hudson River, across the river, he could see New York on the other side of Jersey.The sky has begun to rain lightly, and New York City is shrouded in gray rain and fog, looming like a dormant monster.

With no one around, but two or three boats on the river, at a great distance, Russell parked the car in a clearing on the side of the road, and asked Arthur to get out with him, taking out the revolver in the glove box.

Arthur opened the storage box and picked up the gun. The gun was much heavier than expected, with a black matte gunshot, a plastic handle, and a box of six rounds of ammunition.Arthur got out of the car with the gun and bullets, the raindrops hit his face, it was cold, a gust of cold wind blew, and a layer of goose bumps appeared on his neck.

Russell walked ahead and took Arthur all the way down to the rocky beach. This rocky beach is surrounded by a river on one side, bushes on three sides, and it is rainy. It is more than three o'clock in the afternoon and it is close to four o'clock, so no one will come.Russell held up a black umbrella, but Arthur didn't have an umbrella. After a while, his hair was wet and the rain was getting heavier.

Russell stopped and said to Arthur: "Luger GP100, I got it from a special channel. It's a clean gun. The handle of the gun has been treated so that it won't leave fingerprints. Six rounds of bullets are enough for use. It's best to get close when shooting, aim at the head, and pull the trigger. It's best not to exceed a distance of two meters, otherwise..."

The so-called clean gun means that it has not been used in other criminal acts, otherwise the ballistic characteristics of the gun will be recorded, and the police can find out the source of the gun after a search.

Pistols are the most difficult to use among all firearms, because they are not easy to control, the barrel is short, and the accuracy is poor. For a novice, if the shooting distance exceeds three meters, it is basically "I aimed at your head and shot your balls."

So the best way is to get close, hold the opponent's head with the barrel, and shoot down without making any mistakes.

Arthur took out the bullets from the box and put them into the roulette one by one. His hands trembled slightly. This is probably the case when a man touches a gun for the first time. He is looking forward to the moment when the bullets are fired, feeling both scared and excited.

After loading the bullets, Arthur closed the roulette, held the gun in both hands, imitating the posture seen on TV, and aimed the gun at the river.

I used to watch many Hong Kong TV dramas in the past, and the Hong Kong police in them held their guns with both hands in a very standard posture, stable and easy to aim and shoot.For example, some black gang members hold guns in various postures, one-handed, upside down, slanted, crooked, no matter how enchanting they are, it doesn't matter whether they can shoot accurately or not.

"Not bad, good posture." Seeing Arthur's gun posture, Russell praised him a few words.

"You said, it's better to get closer when shooting, aim at the head, and then pull the trigger?" Arthur repeated what Russell said. He stood beside Russell, and Russell looked at him with an umbrella.

"That's right, aim at the head."

"Aim at the head...is that so?"

Arthur said, and then aimed the gun at Russell's head.

It was just a matter of a moment, Arthur turned the gun, and the rain became heavier.

Russell was holding an umbrella, while Arthur was already drenched in rain, connected by a black Luger GP100 revolver.

There was no fluctuation on Russell's face. He just blinked and said, "Arthur, you are aiming at Abramo's head."

Arthur said: "I know, but I want to ask you a few questions."

"Ask a question without putting a gun to my head."

"Guns make people honest, and it's really hard to get you to talk."

"I've always been honest, I just don't talk much."

"Then tell me, did you grow up with your cousin's parents when you were young, did you ever go skiing together?"

Arthur asked this odd question again, because when Russell mentioned that he had grown up in Lithuania, Arthur remembered the poem: ... I am not Russian, I am from Lithuania, and I am German through and through.We lived at Grand Duke's my cousin's house when we were kids and he took me out sledding and I was terrified...

Russell is also German, he is also from Lithuania, and at the same time, Russell is often mistaken for Russian because of his blond hair and sickly white skin.

Is this just a coincidence?

Arthur felt that he might be touching the edge of the card mystery, so he had to ask.Besides, he had other questions to ask, and Russell probably couldn't ask them without a gun.

"I... I can't remember, I don't remember very clearly when I was a child."

Russell's answer made Arthur a little disappointed. Is it really just a coincidence?

No, Arthur still has to try. He let go of his left hand, reached into his pocket, and took out the 3 of Spades playing card.Holding the back facing Russell, he asked, "Russell, can you see the words on the back?"

Russell squinted his eyes and nodded, "Yes, word..."

Arthur was overjoyed, but immediately followed by darkness!Russell suddenly waved his umbrella and shot at Arthur. Arthur was unprepared, and the gun in his hand was knocked to the ground.Followed by Russell, he rushed up and wrestled with Arthur on the rocky beach.Russell is a master of fighting, and Arthur is not an opponent, he was pinned to the ground by his neck.

Arthur couldn't help feeling a little regretful, he was still too anxious, and took the risk of pointing a gun at Russell.

If Russell can, he can kill him here. Anyway, according to Tony's plan, he wants to kill Arthur.

Arthur struggled, but felt the hand stuck on his neck getting tighter, his breathing was not smooth, the blood supply to the brain was insufficient, and his vision became more and more blurred... It's over, is he going to be strangled to death just after crossing?This shit, I knew I had an in-depth exchange with Gina last night...

Arthur felt that he was going to die, and when his eyes were about to go dark, something seemed to explode in his mind, his throat moved uncontrollably, and he said to Russell who was pinching him: "Mary...Mary..."

Hearing the name of Mary, Russell's hand that was pinching down suddenly stopped, his originally ferocious face gradually relaxed and calmed down, and his hand slowly loosened from Arthur's neck.Arthur gasped for breath, the blood re-entered the brain, and his eyes lit up again.Without hesitation, he punched Russell, knocking him off his body and knocking out a tooth.

Arthur has a body like a calf, and his fists are really strong. If Russell doesn't know fighting skills, he can't control him at all.

Arthur, who was pulled back from the brink of death, immediately stood up and picked up the gun on the ground.At this time, it was already raining heavily, and both of them were drenched by the rain, but the cards in Arthur's hand were fine, and the raindrops slid down the cards without affecting them at all.

Arthur walked up to Russell with a gun in hand, and Russell was punched so dizzy that he fell to the ground.

"Russell, can you see the words on it? If you can read it to me, immediately, immediately!" Arthur pressed the gun against Russell's forehead, blood mixed with rainwater dripped from the corner of Russell's mouth, and there was one of his teeth not far away.

Russell stared at the back of the assignment, opened his mouth slightly, and read: "April is the cruelest month, lilacs grow on the wasteland..."

When Russell finished saying the last word, his eyelids suddenly rolled up, his eyes were covered with white, and there was a strange sound in his throat, and then his body went limp, and he passed out.

And Arthur stood in front of Russell and witnessed all this, he gasped heavily and felt a dull pain in his head.

At this time, the verse on the back of the 3 of Spades disappeared, but the three spades on the front of the 3 of Spades turned into three black shield shapes, and a few lines of words emerged at the same time: Name: Russell Judit, Occupation: Dead Gunner Sequence: 8, Code Name: Grave Digger, Comment: Lying in your grave to warm the coffin.

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