America's King of Poetry

Chapter 69

The 1994 World Cup in the United States was in full swing in the United States.

The group matches were held in stadiums in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Washington, Orlando and surrounding satellite cities.The turf of the multi-purpose stadiums that used to be football fields, some with 10-yard lines, look different.The commercial television broadcasting technology of the United States is the world's leading, the game scene is magnificent, and the atmosphere of the stadium is super warm.

This is undoubtedly a feast in the sports world, compared to the NBA Finals that just ended a few weeks ago, it was more like a game.The city-wide championship parade that the Knicks were supposed to hold was postponed to after the World Cup after some consideration.Americans who are not particularly fond of football, when the World Cup comes to their doorstep, they cannot resist the fatal attraction emanating from the cup of life.

In response to the influx of fans from all over the country, some police forces in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens were transferred to the Jersey area to maintain law and order.Football fans are far crazier than basketball fans. They are more organized, more emotional, and more mixed. NBA president David Stern has been committed to making the NBA a large-scale reality show for middle-class families to enjoy since the 90s.And football stadiums, especially the World Cup, which is a four-year game with national honor, are not much different from wars for many fans.

On July 1994, 7, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, Bulgaria played against defending champion Germany.In 11, when they beat Argentina to revenge and won the championship, the German team was still called West Germany.Two months later, the two Germanys were unified and East Germany ceased to exist.Some players from East Germany, such as Salmo and Dole, were merged into the German team, making Germany stronger in 1990, and it was the favorite to win the championship before the game.

As a result, the German team unexpectedly fell to the Giants Stadium in the World Cup. They won a penalty kick at the opening and took a 1:0 lead. They encountered "black 3 minutes" and were reversed by Bulgaria 2:1.Stoichkov scored a wonderful deciduous free kick, which directly killed the German's dream of defending the title and broke a big upset.

After the game, a large number of Bulgarian fans and an even larger number of German fans gathered near the Giants Arena.You must know that the United States, as an immigrant country, is generally a continuation of the British Anglo-Saxons in the New World, but in fact the most populous ethnic group is German.Moreover, there are also many local German fans who come from far away in Germany. Disappointment and pain can easily spread among the group. Just a small flame can cause riots to erupt on the street.

Sitting in the police car, Brown and Juan looked at the frenzied fans on the street near the stadium, their hearts filled with depression, but they did not dare to relax their vigilance.

The day before yesterday they received news from an informant that someone would use the quarterfinals on July 7 to create a murder, just like killing Gigendy in the parking lot of the Giants Arena on June 11.The investigation team has initially locked the suspect in the boss of the New Jersey area, Luca Abramo, and East Rutherford is his site.This time the informant provided information, and they had to guard against it.

The normal game between Bulgaria and Germany kicked off at [-]:[-] noon and ended close to [-]:[-], but the fans, especially the German fans, were reluctant to leave for a long time. They couldn't accept falling at the feet of a third-rate team like Bulgaria and became ghosts under the black horse's hooves.There were still a large number of fans gathering until after four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

Juan and Brown had mixed feelings. On the one hand, as police officers, they certainly didn't want to have an accident. On the other hand, they hoped that something would happen to prove that the informant's words were true.So far, the few homicides have been carried out neatly, leaving almost no valuable clues.However, various clues point to Jackie Gandolfi, the emperor of the Italian Mafia in the New York area, and Luca Abramo, who exists as his thug.

The sky is getting dark, the sun is setting, and night is coming.Darkness always breeds evil, and people are more likely to have extreme and sensitive emotions in the dark. If coupled with the effect of alcohol, violence is almost imminent.The people in the police force stopped hesitating, the sirens started to sound, and the police began to disperse the crowd.

The American police are not vegetarians. Football hooligan riots often occur in Europe. The American police have made sufficient preparations this time.Tear gas, rubber bullets, stun guns and other explosion-proof equipment are readily available.The police have extensive experience in responding to mass incidents. They cleared and surrounded the area from the periphery of the street, and moved steadily towards the Giants Stadium, driving the crowd street by street.

Fans were ignited and skirmishes began in some streets, but were quickly suppressed by police.

Juan started the car and drove to patrol the streets around Giants Stadium, his siren on to avoid throngs of fans.Around the Giants Stadium, other members of the investigation team were arranged, and they communicated by radio to understand the situation.Brown was sitting in the co-pilot seat. He frowned and looked at the chaotic streets. The sun was setting, and the slanting sunlight cast a layer of golden red on the world. The noise, shouting, and police sirens filled the air. This is the impact of the World Cup and football on people.

"Who would kill people in this situation? So many witnesses, so many police officers." Brown said to himself. As a policeman, his intuition told him that there was something wrong with the informant's intelligence.But they had to believe this again. The World Cup and the murder were related, which put great pressure on the New York Police Department.

The last rays of the sun were engulfed in darkness, and there were fewer and fewer people around the stadium. Those excited fans gradually calmed down. Most of them were driven home, and a small number were arrested by the police.Especially German fans, anyway, the national team is eliminated and there is no ball to watch, and it doesn't matter if they enter the game and spend two days in jail.

Everything is returning to calm, only the garbage and residual gas smell on the ground are witnesses to the chaos just now.

Juan parked his car in the parking lot outside the stadium, which was empty and the fans had already left.There were no murders, and although there was violence, no one died.Beer bottles shattered on the ground, but no gunshots rang out nearby.The intercom in the car was still ringing non-stop, and the members of the investigation team were reporting their situation, but nothing happened.

Brown tuned the radio back to the city, and a message quickly came over the intercom:

"Brooklyn Navy Yard Dock, there's a massive shootout, support is needed, support is needed..."

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over four hours ago.

Arthur turned off the TV in the living room, got up from the sofa, went to the wine rack and took out three wine glasses, poured some red Bordeaux wine, handed it to Abramo and Russell, and took a sip by himself.The rich aroma of wine slipped from between the lips and teeth into the throat, and after entering the stomach, a slight burning sensation gradually spread all over the body, causing the capillaries to open slightly.A wave of energy gradually rushed to his forehead, which made Arthur, who was a little groggy after watching TV for two hours, wake up a lot.

As for Germany's exit, he had expected it a long time ago. As a sports fan, he knew that Bulgaria in 1994 was a dark horse. They would reach the semi-finals and finally fall at the feet of Italy.Specifically, at the feet of Roberto Baggio, who would score twice to send Italy to the World Cup final.

Immediately afterwards, there was the back view that broke the hearts of all blue fans.

Arthur has changed the course of history in the NBA Finals, and of course he has to intervene in the ownership of the World Cup champion.Not only because he is half Italian, he is a member of the Italian mafia, but more importantly, he wants to manipulate the betting table of the World Cup finals and play a big game.

Jackie Gandolfield's casino suffered heavy losses through the NBA Finals, but it can still manage to sustain and operate.The World Cup this time has added a lot of turnover to the casino. Gandolfiel has learned to be smart. He has no control over the plate, nor does he have the ability to control the plate.

But Arthur didn't want to give Gandolfil a chance.

In the World Cup finals, he wants to completely bankrupt Gandolfield's casino.

"By the way, how is the arrangement of the naval playground pier?" Arthur asked Abramo.

"It's all set up, and the police station has also spread false news. We will start around six o'clock. Our people are in several key positions on the pier, so there won't be any big problems." Abramo replied that the main purpose of this operation was to snatch a batch of prohibited drugs and drugs hoarded by the Gandolfield family at the pier.

With the help of the World Cup, the flow of passengers and goods in New York has increased greatly. The Gandolfiel family fished in troubled waters and purchased large quantities of goods from Mexico, hoping to use the World Cup to make a fortune in medicine and regain market share.But this news was leaked to Arthur early on. He had figured out the details of the purchase and asked Abramo to plan the robbery.

As the "captain", Abramo led the planning of the recent series of assassination violence, and Russell assisted.With mental calculations or no intentions, when Luka started killing recklessly, the other gangs seemed overwhelmed for a while.He sent his wife and children to Philadelphia for vacation in advance, and he and a group of his brothers stayed in New York to control everything remotely.This is no longer a simple conflict of interests, but to completely eliminate each other.Some corners of the Abramo family were puzzled, why did they take such a heavy hand, aren't they worried about incurring revenge from other families?

"If we wipe them all out, wouldn't there be no revenge?" Abramo replied to his subordinates in the same tone as Arthur.

The underground world of New York, at least the world built by the Italian Mafia, is about to be smashed to pieces.

A new world is about to be rebuilt on the ruins.

(End of this chapter)