America's King of Poetry

Chapter 7 The Dead

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, Arthur picked up the fainted Russell, dragged him back to the car with difficulty, and put him in the passenger seat.Arthur's body is indeed strong, and the person who fainted is dead, and it is not easy to drag a strong man like Russell back.

Arthur sat in the cab, closed the door, and let out a long sigh of relief.His whole body was soaked by the rain. He looked in the mirror, his hair stuck to his forehead, and there were bloodstains on his left cheek and right hand, which were cut by Russell's umbrella.

"Shit, it's too risky, I used to be a bitch, what happened today." Arthur muttered.

As a middle-aged man with a family and a family, Yu Peng is the most important person in this society. After all, there are old and young.When I was young and energetic, I looked at a young and Dangerous boy, and my mind was full of thinking about looking for a machete to smash the streets, fighting against the evil forces, and then being spotted by a beautiful woman like Xiaojieba to live a life of wandering in the rivers and lakes.

When I get older, I occasionally see people quarreling on the street and avoid them, for fear that the fight will affect me, and if something happens, what will happen to my wife and children?

It's only been a day since I traveled here, and I've already pointed a gun at a killer's head, and almost died just now, it's too dangerous.

"I still have to save my life, I have to save my life, I can't take any more risks."

Arthur touched his neck, and there were blue bruises pinched by Russell on it. This guy really wanted to kill me, if it wasn't for the "Mary" that popped up in his head...

Arthur has too many questions in his mind now. Why did Russell faint after reading the poems? Why did he feel dizzy just now? Who is Mary? What are the meanings of these poems?And what is the occupation and sequence on the card... Oh, I took out the 3 of spades and saw that there were no words on it.The spade has also changed back from a shield to a normal playing card.

As the rain was still falling, Arthur put away the cards, found a towel to wipe off the water on his body, and then picked up the gun and stabbed Russell who was still unconscious.Seeing that he was still awake, Arthur opened the co-pilot's window to let the raindrops splash in and onto Russell's face. Slowly, he finally had a reaction, his fingers started to move, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Only then did Arthur close the car window, stared at Russell waking up, raised his gun to his temple, and said, "Good morning Russell, are you sleeping well?" Arthur was resentful for Russell who almost strangled him just now.Was strangled to death just after crossing over?And even ruined my face with an umbrella, I rely on my face to make a living, okay?

He had already figured it out. Now that his face was torn, he had to ask some things. He wanted to know exactly what Tony planned and how Luther died.If there is no change between Russell and before, he will consider killing him with one shot and finding another place to bury him.

Arthur himself was startled by the thought of this, but then he calmed down. Born in such a family and situation, it's either you die or I die, and he can't be soft-hearted.From the moment he raised the gun, Yu Peng was no longer the original Yu Peng, and Arthur was no longer the original Arthur.

Russell rubbed his face, and used his fingers to dig the part of his mouth where the teeth were knocked out. He ignored Arthur's gun pointing at him, and said to himself: "I remember, I am a person who has died."

Arthur didn't understand the meaning of Russell's words, and said, "I know, you participated in the Vietnam War."

Arthur's impression of Russell was that he was a veteran of the Vietnam War, but because of the particularity of the Vietnam War, those veterans did not receive hero treatment after returning, but were rejected by American society.Therefore, a considerable number of people fell into the underworld and became thugs and accomplices of gangs.

Russell shook his head and said, "I mean, I was a dead person. In 1975, Saigon, I died in Saigon."

Russell's words made Arthur a little bit on pins and needles. If ordinary people heard Russell say that, they would definitely think that Russell was crazy, and he was talking nonsense.But Arthur himself is a time traveler, Russell's words are not without credibility.Could it be that Russell also time-traveled at the moment when he recited the poem?

Arthur still didn't put down his gun, "In 1975, the Vietnam War was over, why did you die in Saigon?"

Russell said: "Yes, the war is over, everyone is retreating and leaving, but I didn't, I stayed. I stayed."

"Why did you stay?"

"I forgot, all I knew was that I was dead, killed by a single shot."

"By whom, with what gun?"

"By a revolver, if memory serves me, I killed myself."

Russell said he had shot himself with one revolver, and now he was having another revolver pointed at his head, and was not at all frightened.

The car fell into silence, the rain outside the car kept falling, and the crackling sound of the rain hitting the windshield made the silence in the car even more silent.Arthur's hand holding the gun was a little tired, thinking to Gan Liliang, why did he encounter such a situation, he said he was a dead person?No, what if he lied to himself?People in these gangs will make up all kinds of nonsense in order to relax their vigilance.

It was Russell who broke the silence. He looked at Arthur and said, "Can you be my godfather?"

It was the words that surprised Arthur again. In order to survive, besides making up nonsense, did he start to recognize his father?Who is your godfather, I am only 23, you are over 40, you still recognize me as godfather?

"I don't understand you, Russell."

"After I died in 1975, I was a walking dead. I don't know how I lived for 20 years. I was killing, beating, drinking, sleeping...but I didn't have a soul. After you made me read that poem, I felt my soul. I found myself, really, Arthur. Will you be my godfather?"

Russell looked into Arthur's eyes, everything he did was clear.Arthur remembered that his eyes were cloudy, cold and empty before, which made people feel scared.Looking at it now, his eyes are actually very divine.

Arthur slowly retracted the gun, but still aimed at Russell, nodded, and said, "I am willing."

As soon as the "I-do" was uttered, Arthur felt as if a soul link, a bridge, a subtle feeling had been established between himself and Russell - but it wasn't a bad love.It was difficult for Arthur to describe in words, but he slowly lowered the gun and pinned it to his waist.

And Russell took Arthur's right hand, raised the back of his hand and touched his lips lightly, this is the etiquette of a godson to a godfather.

Arthur withdrew his hand, and the two people who were fighting each other suddenly formed a wonderful friendship, and it was a mysterious friendship that surpassed ordinary people.

Russell looked at Arthur with a humble expression, and said, "Tony plans to kill you, and he can't wait any longer. On the day you assassinated Abramo, whether you could kill Abramo or not, Tony was going to kill you. He was going to let me do it."

Sure enough, once Tony had the intention to kill, he couldn't bear it any longer. After discussing with Casey and Russell this morning, he decided to use the assassination of Abramo to kill Arthur no matter what.If Arthur killed Abramo, it would be perfect, kill two birds with one stone, and kill people to silence the truth.If it is impossible to kill Abramo, it is also considered as destroying the evidence and clearing the blame.

At that time, all the properties of the Luciano family will belong to Tony, and he will be the real owner of the Luciano family.

Arthur had already noticed this, so he was not surprised, and asked, "How did Luther die, did Tony do it?"

Russell shook his head and said, "I don't know. I hadn't come to New York when Luther died, and I don't remember how I came to New York. I have to ask Casey about it."

Arthur's face was sullen. He knew that it was necessary to have a "Prince's Revenge". To survive in this jungle, he had to turn himself into a wild beast.With Russell's help, everything will be much easier.

Arthur asked Russell to switch places with him, and asked him to drive him to Brooklyn, where he was going to pick up Gina from school.

On the way, Russell asked: "Is the plan to assassinate Abramo still going on? I can find an excuse to delay the plan."

Arthur thought for a while and said, "No, it's still going according to the original plan. Abramo...Abramo..." Arthur took out the photo that Russell gave him, looked at Abramo on it, and felt that it was necessary to meet him. The man in the photo was majestic and somewhat majestic.

"Does Abramo have a nickname?" Arthur asked.

"Nickname? People in Jersey call him the captain because he used to be a sailor." Russell replied.

"captain?"

—O Captain, my Captain!Our arduous voyage is over,

The ship has weathered all risks, and the victory we have fought for is won.

The port is in sight, I hear the bells ringing, the people cheering,

Looking at our ship returning home calmly, it looks majestic and heroic.

But, oh, heart!Heart!Heart!

Oh, the red blood that flows,

On deck, where my captain lies,

He's fallen, dead, chilled—

The rain is pouring down, and the heavy rain in March indicates that there will be a cold snap. The weather that was originally warmer will become colder.

(End of this chapter)