America's King of Poetry

Chapter 12 Sword

Arthur stepped forward, took the paper bag from Abramo's hand, opened it, and saw that it was McDonald's hamburger, fried chicken and Coke.

"Close the door." Arthur ordered, Russell pulled Abramor with his hands up into the room, and closed the door.Abramo saw that Vera was tied up on the sofa in the living room, her mouth was stuffed with a towel, her face was tear-stained, her watery eyes looked at Abramo, like a helpless little stray cat.

Abramo was hooked by her eyes and pulled her out of the whore pile.The eyes of the women in the Abramo family were like those of wolves, and the gentle and helpless cat-like eyes made him unable to resist.Even with the gun on his head, Abramo still said: "Don't hurt Vera, just kill me, I won't say anything."

Abramo knew that he had fallen, and he should have called before coming, even if Vera could not say anything under the threat, he could tell from the tone that something was wrong.It's a pity that he was too anxious, too eager to see his sweetheart, that cute little wild cat, and it turned out to be a trap that lured him to death.

Arthur was not in a hurry. He took out McDonald's hamburgers and fried chicken and ate a couple of bites. He came in a hurry at noon and didn't have a good lunch. He felt a little hungry.He signaled Russell to hand over the gun in Abramo's arms, and asked him to sit with Vera.

Abramo sat next to Vera, and Vera immediately leaned over. Abramo said: "Are you going to kill us both? She is just an ordinary girl, she shouldn't be involved, she has no family here, nothing, and she will not take revenge."

Arthur could see that this Abramo was a man of love and righteousness. Just because of this, he decided to reward him with fried chicken.

"Take her towel and feed her something, she's starving."

Arthur's words were beyond Abramo's expectations. His mind turned sharply, guessing what the two of them were going to do?

He knew Russell, the number one killer under Tony Luciano, and also Tony's bodyguard, with extraordinary skills.If it wasn't for him, Tony Luciano would have died several times.He stood aside, holding a gun with a suppressor in his hand, and Abramo basically gave up the thought of resisting.He knew that as long as he moved slightly, the bullet would pass through his head.

But the young man in front of him who talked shamelessly and ate the McDonald's he bought had never been seen before. He was very young, in his early twenties.But it seems that Russell completely obeys his command. In Abramo's impression, Russell should only listen to Tony. This brat came out of nowhere.

Abramo took the fried chicken from Arthur and took the towel from Vera's mouth. Vera immediately cried out and fell on Abramo's shoulder.She was terrified when Russell was pushed into the house with her mouth covered, and then she was tied up and gagged and thrown on the sofa.When she saw they had guns, she knew they were here to kill Abramo.She prayed in her heart that Abramo would not come today. He had better have something to call and say, "Sorry baby, I can't come today."

In the past, Vera hated Abramo's words the most. Every time she heard the phone ringing before a date, she would feel cold in her heart.But this time, she hoped that Abramo would call and say that to herself, as long as she heard "sorry", she would feel at ease.

It's a pity that she didn't. What she waited for was the sound of Abramo unlocking the lock and the word "Vera". At that moment, her heart was about to break.

However, she thought that Abramo would be shot in the head by Russell who was hiding by the door when he came in, but he didn't.Abramo took the towel from her mouth, and handed the fried chicken to Vera's mouth. Vera shook her head and refused to eat it. How could she eat it.The young man had already eaten all the sandwiches he bought at the cafe.This guy is eating hamburgers now... Is he here to kill people, or to rob food?

Abramo held fried chicken in his hand, and he wished he had a gun in his hand, so there was still room for resistance.The young man on the opposite side was very happy to eat the hamburger. He was still drinking Coke and muttering while eating, "American McDonald's feels different, this meat is weird..."

In 1994, McDonald's had crossed the ocean and settled in China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Later, after years of development, it became the duo of foreign fast food together with KFC.In order to take root in China, McDonald's has made many localized changes in taste, so Arthur feels very uncomfortable eating the American version of McDonald's.

Fortunately, Happy Water still has the same formula and the same taste.

Satisfied, Arthur clapped his hands and put his hands in his pockets.

When Abramo saw Arthur's movements, his nerves tensed up and he was sweating.If you shoot yourself just as soon as you enter the door, you will die if you die.It's good now, seeing Vera, time dragged on for a while, and the fear of death began to strike.He felt that his throat was dry, but he couldn't move when he wanted to, and he felt like he was about to lose control of his lower body.

So this is the feeling of fear when facing death?

This is not the first time for Abramo to face death. From being a sailor, to marrying the daughter of a black boss in Philadelphia, and then to taking root in New Jersey, the journey has been bloody and bloody.It would be a lie to say that he is not afraid, and if he is really not afraid, he will not be so cautious.

But I was afraid, but never urinated.

But the young man on the opposite side was quite handsome, and looked harmless to humans and animals, but there was an... an evil aura all over his body.

Yes, evil, that evil feeling from the inside out.

Vera held Abramo's arm tightly, she closed her eyes, she had decided to die with Abramo.

As a result, what Arthur took out from his pocket was not a gun, but a playing card.

A black 6 of clubs.

Abramo breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately the chrysanthemum was not loose, otherwise he might really urinate.

Arthur walked up to Abramo, squatted down, turned the back of the playing card to Abramo, and said, "Can you see the words on the back?"

Abramo narrowed his eyes, nodded and said, "I can... I can see it."

Arthur knew he had come to the right place. This Abramo, nicknamed "Captain", was indeed the second person who could see the letters on the back of the playing cards.In this way, as long as he reads the poem once like Russell, he can become a subordinate who has the same mind as himself!With Abramo as his subordinate, Arthur's power suddenly expanded.

When Vera heard Arthur's voice, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at the back of the playing cards, but saw nothing.She quietly asked Abramo, "What did you see?" Abramo replied, "Words, some words." "Why didn't I see it?" "Oh you're freaking out, or you don't know how to read." "…"

The two had a sense of relief that they had escaped, because Arthur really didn't seem to have the intention of killing them.Instead, he made Abramo read the words on the back of the cards, the Whitman poem.

"Ah ~ captain, my captain ~ our arduous... voyage is at an end, this... this ship has weathered all storms, and the reward we sought has been won. The port is in sight..."

Abramo felt like a fool. When he was a child, what he hated most when he went to school was reading. His father was a sailor. He inherited the roughness from his father.

He stammered and spoke emotionlessly, and in the middle of his reading, Arthur suddenly called a stop.

"Stop, stop, don't read anymore..." After saying that, Arthur sat down on the sofa, feeling a little dizzy and nauseated.

When Russell read a poem last time, he also had some adverse reactions, but the reaction was not serious. He lasted until the end and witnessed Russell's fainting.But this time was different, the bad feeling came very quickly and violently, my temples throbbed, my heart beat faster, followed by dizziness and nausea.

"What's going on? Arthur?" Russell spoke for the first time after Abramo entered.

His posture remained unchanged, and he pointed his gun at Abramo. He didn't look at Arthur when he asked the question, and he still stared at Abramo.Arthur didn't look very good, his complexion became very bad, his stomach was rolling, finally he couldn't hold back, wow, all the fried chicken, hamburgers, and sandwiches he ate just now were all spit out from his stomach.

Abramo and Vera looked at each other, what is going on?

Russell had no choice but to go to the sofa to check on Arthur's condition. Arthur looked better after vomiting, but he still covered his head and said he had a headache.

Abramo knew that this was an opportunity, but Russell had a gun in his hand, and he was very cautious. After checking Arthur's situation, he immediately turned to look at Abramo and Vera.

Just looking at it, Russell suddenly yelled, "Lie down!"

Abramo has been in the underworld for many years, and when he heard the word "lie down", he simply fell to the ground as a conditioned reflex.Then there was a burst of gunshots, the window glass of the living room was cracked and shattered, the bullet pierced through the sofa, the flannelette inside flew everywhere, the vase on the coffee table was smashed, the paintings on the wall were smashed, and the TV was blown up...

But Abramo struggled to crawl to the back of the refrigerator, luckily dodging the bullet.And Russell has pulled Arthur to escape to the living room and the aisle of the room, avoiding the fire of submachine guns.The most unfortunate one was only Vera, who was unconscious of Russell's reminder, was shot several times in the back, fell in a pool of blood, and died.

The shooting lasted only a few seconds, and the living room was already in a mess, glass, sawdust, and fragments of vases were scattered all over the place, and the walls were full of bullet holes.White lint fell from the air like snowflakes, and when it landed on Vera's bright red blood, it immediately turned red.

Vera lay on her face on the ground, lifeless in her eyes.

Abramo hid behind the refrigerator without blood, and death brushed past him again.When the gunfire subsided, he poked his head out to check, and seeing Vera's body, he couldn't help crying.He crawled up to Vera, holding Vera's body and crying like a child.Does he love Vera?Not to mention, he still loves his wife and children more.

Vera was more like a beloved toy to him, and a child would cry a few times when he lost a toy.Rather than saying that he was crying for Vera, it was better to say that he was crying for the loss of a place for his soul.Of course, he was really sad for Vera's death.At one point, he really wanted to give his life for Vera, and he didn't want anyone to hurt her.

Arthur has recovered at this time. The gunman did not target Arthur and Russell just now, but directed at Abramo.So both of them were safe, just a little frightened.

Arthur asked, "Shit! What's going on?"

Russell said: "Engineering vehicle."

Construction vehicle?Arthur remembered that there had been a construction truck outside repairing the utility poles just now.Unexpectedly, this was actually a killer sent by someone, disguised as a maintenance worker, sent it to the window sill with the telescopic arm of the construction vehicle, and fired a burst of submachine guns.If it wasn't for Russell's reminder and Abramo's vigilance, he would have been beaten into a sieve.

Now there is only poor Vera, the victim of a gang vendetta.

Arthur struggled to stand up from the ground. He held the poker in one hand and took out a revolver from his pocket with the other.

He walked up to the weeping Abramo, pointed a gun at his head, and said, "Read it, read it again."

Abramo's heart was filled with grief, but when he saw the playing card handed over, the letters on the back seemed to have magical powers, and it firmly attracted his eyes.

He opened his mouth, and read aloud: "—Oh! Captain! My Captain! Our arduous voyage is at an end,

The ship has weathered all risks, and the victory we have fought for has been 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, he's dead, he's cooled—"

After reading, Abramo fainted, and when he fell, he still held Vera in his arms.

But Arthur still had a splitting headache, but he persevered and sat down on the sofa.

On the 6 of plum blossoms, the plum blossoms on the front turned into six sharp swords, and rows of small characters appeared on it: "Name: Luca Abramo, Occupation: Horn Sequence: 7, Codename: Captain, Comment: Use our swords to find land for our plows."

(End of this chapter)