America's King of Poetry

Chapter 40 The Queen of Summer

Fortunately, Arthur is not a crazy gambler, otherwise, seeing such a situation, he would definitely pick up the metal folding chair beside him and smash the TV screen to pieces.

Even so, as a former fan, Arthur was still very frustrated.It seems that someone is indeed manipulating the referee and the game in some way, so that the banker can obtain greater benefits.In tonight's game, it is estimated that many people bet on the Knicks to beat the Nets by more than 10 points. These people's bets are all in vain.

Thinking of the bet between himself and Jackie, Arthur sighed, he didn't care about the $5000, and someone would help him pay for it.But go to Jackie's mansion to cook?Now is not the time to kill him, why don't you go to his house to find out the truth?According to Arthur's plan, the timetable for eradicating the Gandolfield family is set for this summer, after the World Cup in the United States.

At that time, the drug trading market of the Gandolfiel family will be eroded, the casino will go bankrupt and run, and it is best to have the police and FBI intervene to sweep them up.As for how to deal with Jackie, whether to kill him with his own hands, or send him to prison for a lifetime, Arthur is still considering.

After clearing these obstacles, Arthur will integrate the power and resources of the Italian gangs in the New York area, return the black to the black, and clean up the white as much as possible, using financial rather than violent means, relying on the Luciano family and the Abramo family to build a new empire.This is the rough blueprint in his mind at the moment, but where the final destination is, he has no clue at all, and everything is just the beginning.

Arthur went through his plan over and over again in his mind, looking for omissions in it.Plans are never perfect, and there are bound to be accidents and flaws in the process of implementation. How to prepare for emergencies in consideration of all aspects is the key to the success of a plan.Arthur still didn't let go of the habit of going through everything before going to bed.

And Gina had already washed up and was lying on the bed ready to go to bed. This time she didn't call Arthur to "come quickly", but turned off the lights and went to sleep first.She is a girl who can't hide her emotions. Once she feels unhappy, she wants to watch TV and go to bed, and she has no sexual interest in other things.Arthur got up and helped her close the door, then went back to the sofa in the living room.

The TV was still on, and the NBA column of CBS TV was summing up after the game, and Arthur made himself some tea.Russell bought the tea from Chinatown. He said it was authentic Anhui Maofeng, but after soaking it and smelling the aroma, he always thought it was Indian Maofeng, as if it smelled like curry.

Sitting comfortably on the sofa, gently blowing the hot tea in the cup with his mouth to cool down the water, Arthur was waiting, waiting for that person to appear.The reason why he wanted to sell the TV was that he didn't want to see that person.And he came back with a TV because he wanted to see that person.

"This is the end of today's NBA game show, and we will see you in the next game." CBS TV host Dick Stockton said goodbye to the audience. This is his last season on CBS TV, and his contract is about to expire in the summer.Of course, his explanations are as accurate as ever, with a steady speech rate and a magnetic voice, so that everyone can listen comfortably.

The TV camera was on his face, and he was looking straight at the audience off-screen—now he had only one audience left, and that was Arthur.

"Long time no see, Arthur." The camera zoomed in so that only Stockton's face could be seen on the screen, and he spoke again, obviously not following the words.Some snowflakes flickered on the TV screen, his expression was blurred, it was hard to see whether he was smiling or not

"Hi, Dick, nice to meet you." Arthur was no longer surprised to see "Dick Stockton" again, and asked, "If I don't have a new TV, you won't show up all the time, will you? Do you live in the TV?"

"Stockton" laughed this time, genuinely, and said in his thick and steady voice, "I'm not on the TV, but in your heart. When you need it, I will appear whether there is a TV or not. For me, the TV is not important, but for you, the TV is important. I think I should appear on the TV, and I will appear on the TV."

Arthur's head was getting big, he didn't want to mingle with this guy, since he was here, he wanted to ask him a question.

"Stop rambling, I want to ask you, how can I find the person corresponding to these four cards?" Arthur took out the four cards he got in the church from the safe, and asked straightforwardly.

It has been a month since I got these four cards, and no one who can see the poetry behind the cards has found it.Compared with the previous four, it took a week to collect them all, this time it is really too slow.The point is that Arthur couldn't find any clues, and he couldn't understand the following poems. He couldn't figure out what it meant, so he came to ask.

"Hehe," Stockton smiled, and another snowflake flashed on the TV, "The answer is already in those poems, and on the card. The hint has already been given to you, accept the arrangement of fate, don't worry."

Arthur once again had the urge to pick up the metal folding stool next to the sofa and smash the TV screen. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. He was too impulsive recently, so he had to bear it.This Panasonic TV is quite expensive.

At this time, the TV camera turned, and another snowflake appeared, followed by Dick Stockton disappearing, and CBS resumed normal broadcasting of other programs.Arthur looked at the cards in his hand. The 6 of Hearts was the same suit as his 2 of Hearts. It read:

I was chased by you in the dark, you let me lie down, someone held a candle beside me.I, too, accept the blessing of saving the dead.

Yes, our future is different. Your hut faces the sun, and my surroundings must be the sea and the north.

Yes, your garden flowers are the first to bloom, and mine are sown in the bitter cold.

Yet one summer we were queens, but you, crowned in June.

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The next morning Arthur offered to send Gina to school. Today is Saturday, the school has a competition, and Gina will be a cheerleader.

Gina pouted and agreed, and when the two went downstairs, they met Uncle Ceci who was out to set up a stall.Uncle Sisi looked at the two with a look of disgust in his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Sisi was a neighbor and an elder, Arthur would definitely punch his dog's head off.

On the way to school, Gina hugged Arthur tightly, and put her face on his back to feel the safety and warmth. She had experienced this from her father, but later... For her father, Gina's feelings have always been complicated, because his father himself is a very complicated and strange person.

He is just a dock worker, but he is not vulgar, does not drink or smoke, and of course looks ordinary, but being able to capture the heart of Gina's mother is enough to show that he is superior.But in the end love lost to reality, Gina's mother ran away with others, Gina followed her father, and finally one day she also left.

On the day of leaving, Gina kind of understood why her mother left, not just because of reality, but more reasons.It was the charming but unbearable multifaceted nature of his father, the seemingly ordinary dock worker.Gina sometimes wonders whether her father's shadow is imprinted in her personality genes.

She didn't know, the wind was whistling in her ears, Arthur rode very fast, and had already crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.She still remembers that night when she quietly left home and met Arthur under the Brooklyn Bridge, that windy man who appeared on a motorcycle. She got on his motorcycle in a daze and stayed at his house.

To this day, her father never came to look for her, not even once, never went to school, never called her teacher.More than two weeks ago, she finally saw her father at the school gate. He was wearing a dirty red plaid shirt, a pair of light blue jeans, and holding a bouquet of white roses in his hand. He looked very funny.

But what was even more ridiculous was that he was walking with Jenny. Gina saw it from a distance, and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

What the hell is going on, what the hell is going on?

"Gina, Gina?" Gina came back from the memory and found that Arthur had already rode to the school gate. She got out of the car with concentration, did not kiss Arthur as usual, and walked towards the school with her head down.

(End of this chapter)