America's King of Poetry

Chapter 67 Accidental Assassination

Arthur soon saw that it was a person.

A man who climbed all the way down from the top of the Empire State Building.His hand seemed to be firmly attached to the outer wall of the Empire State Building, and he descended all the way to the pedestal building on the ground floor—the pedestal building was also ten stories high.

Arthur looked around, there was no one else around, and this time was not the working time of the high-altitude glass man. Could this man be some kind of commercial spy?Or steal something from the Empire State Building?No, no one would climb the outer wall so blatantly, not to mention that this is the Empire State Building, not an ordinary building.Arthur looked at this person who was getting closer, feeling a little weird.If it were an ordinary person, he would have fled far away.

But Arthur didn't, he just stood there, waiting for the man to climb down from the building.At this moment, the most famous image of climbing the Empire State Building appeared in Arthur's mind-King Kong.The man fell to the ground, and Arthur was surprised to find that he knew him, the tall, skinny homeless guy who was caught in the police station in the middle of the night, the guy named "Vinson".

Under the night and the lights of the building, his long hair blowing in the wind, he walked towards Arthur, his steps were a little messy - he seemed to be drunk again.This is a weird guy who ran to climb the Empire State Building after he was drunk. Last time he was caught drunk by the police, he didn't know what he did out of the ordinary.On the square in front of the Empire State Building, dozens of short flagpoles were erected, each with the Stars and Stripes of the United States hanging on them, making a sound of "poof", and the wind was getting stronger and stronger.

The homeless man walked up to Arthur, stood not far away, looked at Arthur, and said, "Do you want to see the night view of New York? I can take you to the top of the building."

Arthur didn't know how to answer for a while, who is this guy?He appeared suddenly last time, reminding him to be careful in his ear, and this time he appeared in front of him in an unbelievable way, saying strange words.At this moment, a security guard from the building came out and yelled at the homeless man to stop.The homeless man named Vincent hurriedly said to Arthur: "If you want to see the night view of New York, you must tell me, and I will take you to see it!"

After speaking, he ran towards Fifth Avenue. He ran very fast, and disappeared around the corner of the street after a while, leaving the security guards of the building panting in place.These guys should exercise their bodies well.

A white security guard with a big belly walked up to Arthur and asked, "Sir, did that guy do anything to you? I think he talked to you."

Arthur said: "Yes, he said, the night view on the top of the building is very good, and asked me if I want to see it."

"Mad, this madman."

"Has he... been this crazy before?"

"It's not the first time. He often comes over at night and climbs up from the outer wall. This time he scared the tourists on the observation floor. We called the police, but we still didn't catch him! This madman, he will fall to his death one day."

It turned out that this was not the first time for this homeless man to climb up the Empire State Building, and he climbed to the top in one breath, which is unbelievable.Of course, later generations of Arthur have seen such extreme sports enthusiasts on the news, they will secretly climb world-famous high-rise buildings to challenge themselves.In the United States, before 1994, as early as 1983, a man named Bosen-Ham climbed the Empire State Building with his bare hands.Earlier, since 1977, there has been a traditional competition dedicated to climbing the Empire State Building in New York, and this year is No. 17.

These climbs are all officially permitted. Surreptitious climbs like homeless people will be expelled by security and even detained by the police.

Arthur left the Empire State Building, walked all the way, and arrived at a Greek restaurant on the banks of the Hudson River around midnight.He has an appointment with Matthew to meet here at midnight tonight.Matthew's time is relatively not so free. He has a lot of chores to do in the Gandolfield family. At the same time, in order to avoid suspicion, as a double agent, he must always be careful.For Arthur, the existence of Matthew is very important, and only through him can he better understand the weaknesses of the Gandolfield family.

After this finals, the Gandolfield family was hurt financially, and at the same time, they were at war with the black gangs, which made people panic.After a round of purges, the Luciano family temporarily fell into a "leaderless" state. Even if Jackie felt something was wrong, he had no time to take care of it for the time being.After confirming Dior's disappearance, he has realized that his layout has failed, but he doesn't know what the problem is.

Jackie thought that Silvester was in charge of all this. After all, Silvester was the biggest beneficiary of this purge, and he became the temporary voice of the Luciano family.Silvester looks rough and reckless, but he is loyal and resolute, and he is unmoved by Jackie's solicitation.That's why Luther and Tony handed over the family's most stable financial resources to him to control.It was expected that he would fight back now.

Jackie, who suffered heavy losses in the casino, must recover some losses on the drug line, but he doesn't know that his second leg has long been closely watched by Arthur.After a period of confrontation, Balmond's side has reduced the Gandolfield family's supply by half, and began to buy from Silves at a cheaper price.Of course, frightened by the power of the Gandolfield family, Balmond did not dare to completely sell out.What Arthur thought was that instead of letting the buyer cut off the supply, it would be better for the seller to cut off the supply.

Arthur walked into this 24-hour Greek restaurant, and there were still people drinking and dining here in the early hours of the morning, and enjoying the Hudson River at night by the window.This is a high-end restaurant, and the people inside are all dressed in decent clothes and whispering under the slightly dim restaurant lights.Arthur wore a gray shirt and pale blue jeans that had been washed whitish tonight, with the shirt tucked into the jeans.His hair was cut short, his face was clean-shaven, and he wore a pair of white sneakers with holes, a typical 90s American middle-class look.

He walked into the restaurant without attracting anyone's attention. Although he was handsome, his attire was too ordinary.The waiter still came up to ask Arthur if he had a reservation. Arthur reported Matthew's name, and the waiter led him inside to a seat in a relatively hidden corner.After sitting down, he served Arthur a glass of lemonade. Arthur looked at his watch, it was ten minutes before zero.

Arthur looked around, those men and women who bowed their heads and whispered, pushing cups and changing glasses, exchanging loneliness and secrets with each other late at night in New York.Most of the people who come out for dinner and rendezvous at this time are lovers and close friends.There was a table near the window with a view of the Hudson River. A man with black curly hair and a white coat sat beside two graceful women.They sipped the wine in their cups, and they were intimate, laughing secretly from time to time.This is a charming Italian man. It can be seen that the two girls are trying to please him without any trace, and the man is also happy to take advantage of it and immerse himself in it.

Ten minutes later, at zero o'clock, the door of the restaurant was opened again, and Matthew came in.Arthur saw Matthew and looked towards him to stand up to say hello, but he soon realized that something was wrong.Matthew's face was stiff, and his eyes did not look at Arthur, but looked behind Arthur over Arthur.Arthur lowered his body and head, and looked elsewhere, while Matthew stepped forward, passed Arthur, and walked straight to the bathroom inside.

Arthur knew that something must have happened, he stood still, sat on his seat and drank the mint lemonade in front of him, it had a slightly spicy taste, and the cool feeling rushed from his throat to his forehead.He began to think, what happened, why did Matthew pretend not to know him?Could it be that their relationship has been discovered, and there is danger here?

Arthur looked around, but nothing happened.Matthew will never betray him, he must have his reasons for doing that just now.Arthur waited another minute. He decided to check out the bathroom when the bathroom door opened and Matthew came out.Then, Matthew suddenly rushed to the desk of the black-haired man in white by the window, took out a pistol from his arms, and fired three shots at the man!

He was shot twice in the chest and once in the forehead, killing him on the spot.The white-clothed man passed straight to death.After shooting, Matthew rushed out the door, got into a car, and drove away.The restaurant was full of screams, and it was already in chaos.

Arthur never left his seat and witnessed everything happening, then he got up from his seat and walked to the bathroom.Fumbled around the urinal and found a note stuck to the back of the cistern.It had written what Matthew was going to tell him tonight.

(End of this chapter)