The Demon King Chapter 14 Broadway
Less than fifteen minutes from their residence to Broadway, Chen Tian and Lisa looked with interest at the night view outside the car, which was a completely different view from Berlin.
Riding in this kind of car in this way, Chen Tian finally didn't have to worry so much about being sniped at this time.
"Why is it called Broadway?" Lisa didn't know much about American affairs, so she was eager to learn from Chentian for advice.
"The term 'Broadway' actually has three meanings, the first is a geographical concept, referring to a theater within a few blocks of Times Square in New York City, the second meaning is a performance that takes place in the Broadway area, and the third is a general term for the entire Broadway industry, including a variety of business methods. Like this time, we went to Broadway to see a show there, and most of the theaters there show musicals! What Tatsu knows is not something he learned from someone else, he had been to New York 15 years ago and listened to a few Broadway musicals, most of which was why he went in such active casual clothes this time.
"Oh! So, there are a lot of theaters there? Lisa asked again.
"You'll see it in a moment! Last time I visited, there were twenty or thirty, and now there should be more! This time we're going to a restaurant called Washington Square Theater, which is said to be playing a very popular musical recently! Tatsu tirelessly explained that he did not know that the musical he was about to watch had a plot related to him, and that the U.S. authorities, who were busy with security work, seemed to have missed this small detail.
When there were 5 minutes left to 8 o'clock, Chen Tian and his group of seven cars came to Broadway Street in Manhattan. Even though it was a winter night with ice in Hakou, this famous "white road" was still full of people. The tram drove unhurriedly along the track in the middle of the road, all kinds of cars and carriages came and went, and the streets were full of pedestrians in twos and threes, mostly fashionably dressed bourgeoisie.
From the outside, it seems to be a very ordinary night, but those who are interested can still notice that there are many more patrols on this street than usual, and if you look closely, you can also find some men wearing large trench coats and vigilant eyes.
Antonisino is such a caring person. He had a rather delicate face, not very tall, but looked slender because of his thinness. After walking two blocks away, Sino was sure that the atmosphere in this place of dragons and snakes was indeed a little different today, but he couldn't know what the reason was for the time being.
"Alas! How did I forget that the street is so long! Sino looked at the street and muttered to himself, knowing that this is a 50-mile long street, and there are few streets in the world that can compare to Broadway.
It was at this time that Sino noticed a patrolman approaching from not far away. He was about to turn around and turn into another street, but suddenly found that the patrolman was straight, and the baton was honestly held in his hand instead of playing around boringly, which was really not in line with the usual style of a New York patrolman. Sino had an idea, and then walked up to the patrolman.
"Mr. Policeman, I just lost a wallet that I used to pay for a meal a few minutes ago! I think someone stole my wallet along the way! Sino said with an anxious expression, then turned sideways and pointed in the direction he was walking from.
As expected, the patrolman didn't actively help him recover his wallet, he just said lightly: "Oh." There's not much I can do right now. So, turn right at the street in front of you, and you'll see a police station for about 5 minutes. You go there and report it! ”
Sino's expression and tone became even more anxious, "But Mr. Policeman, my wallet is very, very important, and to tell you the truth, there are a full $1,000 in it!" If you help me get it back, I'll thank you a lot anyway! ”
Hearing that there was $1,000 in his wallet, the patrolman's eyes widened a lot, you must know that $1,000 is a lot of money this year, and the annual income of an ordinary family has only reached this number!
After rolling his eyes twice, the patrolman said, "Sir." I deeply regret your misfortune! But now I have a more important task, so please go to the police station and register as I said! ”
Seeing that the patrolman wanted to leave, Sino lowered his voice: "Mr. Policeman, if you can help me find my wallet, I will thank you with half of the money in it!" ”
The patrolman looked at Sino in surprise, in other words, he would usually help Sino, after all, these patrolmen were very familiar with the three sects and nine streams in the jurisdiction, but he still shook his head, "I'm really sorry!" ”
Looking at the patrol officer's figure slowly moving away and the still straight figure. Sino's instincts told him that there must be someone particularly important coming, and it was likely that it was the same target they had planned the attack. So he walked briskly to a telephone booth not far away, hung up a phone for his head, and made a brief report on the situation here and his own speculation.
As he walked out of the phone booth, Sino's expression was much more relaxed. He looked left and right, trying to find a clue from the noisy streets, but found nothing other than what he had found before. So he put his hands in the pockets of his trench coat and lowered his head slightly, and walked north along Broadway at a strolling pace, trying to get a close eye on every nook and cranny of the road without being noticed.
As he walked to Washington Square, Sino stopped, and although there were as many pedestrians as usual, there were many more men in black pacing in place. Sino glanced to his right and saw that the café happened to have a few empty tables on the street, so he walked in and picked a spot with the best angle, ordered a cup of hot coffee, and observed the situation around the square while drinking coffee.
Although it was night, the headlights in the center of the square and the street lamps along the street provided good light here, and Sino soon noticed that the guys in the black trench coats were pacing from place to place from time to time, but there were no fewer of them, and it seemed that they were not waiting for someone, but were closely monitoring their surroundings.
After a cup of coffee, Sino was even more sure of his speculation. He got up and walked over to the counter, "Man, borrow the phone!" ”
One street to the north, Chen Tian and his group of seven cars are heading towards the square, and the Washington Square Theater is located on the side of the square. But just a few steps away from the destination. The car stopped.
Through the window in front of him, Chen Tian saw that several cars in front of him were also parked in the middle of the road, and many people stopped to watch on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. He was wondering what was going on when an American policeman walked up to their car and knocked on their left window.
Rainey looked at Chentian, who motioned for him to open the window.
"Sorry, it's going to take another 2 minutes to pass!" The policeman said.
"What happened?" Chen Tian asked in his non-native English.
The policeman simply replied: "Temporary traffic restrictions, because there are important foreign VIPs!" ”
Look, the police weren't happy to explain more. Tatsuten didn't bother to ask again, Rainey quickly rolled the window back on, and the policeman walked to the back car without hurrying.
"Aren't we important foreign VIPs?" Chen Tian said jokingly.
Lisa was a little serious, "They don't mean us!" Then it's time for us to get over! ”
"Of course not us!" Chen Tian corrected her erroneous view, "Our current status is that of an ordinary foreign tourist!" ”
When Sino sat back in his seat, he saw the police busy pulling the cordon, and at some point there was a group of heavily armed gendarmes in the square.
Sino's face was still calm, but his heart was turbulent.
A short time later, a continuum of magnificent carriages appeared on the side of the square and stopped at the entrance of the Washington Square Theater, escorted by numerous cavalry.
"That's ......," Sino was surprised.
Although it was some distance, Sino could still make out the cavalrymen's attire—white feathered tufts, blue shirts, red trousers, and large blue capes. That's not French infantry. It's the Austrian Ground Cavalry!
About 50 horsemen formed a simple cordon on the outside of the wagon, and the guards in the carriage quickly approached one of the carriages, from which two men dismounted. One was dressed as a soldier - a military hat with white feathers, a blue shirt, and gray trousers, and the other was a noble lady in a large European dress.
"Damn! That's the Emperor and Empress of Austria! Sino almost screamed, and at this moment he became extremely frustrated, although Austria-Hungary was on the opposite side of Britain in the war, there was not even a single war between the two countries, so there were no such people in the plans of these German-haters of Sino.
But he'd just told the boss to bring them all over, and it was very risky! Thinking of this, Sino stood up again, and as he walked briskly to the counter, he almost bumped into a waiter with coffee.
"Borrow the phone again!" This time, Sino's words were urgent, and his face no longer had the pleasant expression he had when he borrowed the phone before.
However, there was no answer on the other end of the phone.
"Thank you!" Sino put down the phone and pulled out a $5 bill. Without waiting for the waiter to give change, he left in a hurry.
At this time, the square was surrounded by onlookers from afar, and for these New Yorkers, cavalry, carriages, and royalty, such scenes were rare.
Sino quickly disappeared into the crowd.
On the other hand, it took a full 5 minutes for the American police cordon to be lifted, but the mood of Chen Tian and the others was not damaged because of this. On the contrary, in Chentian's opinion, no one will pay attention to him.
Due to the temporary traffic restrictions, a lot of vehicles and pedestrians have gathered on the streets at this time, so the movement of the convoy has slowed down a lot. It took nearly another 5 minutes for Chentian's car to stop in front of the Washington Square Theater.
"It's good to catch up!" Chen Tian took out his pocket watch and looked at it, there were still 10 minutes before the start of the play. The three cars in front had stopped, and the soldiers of the Royal Guard in black suits quickly stood around the Chentian car, and the three cars behind them also stopped next to them, so that a total of twenty-one "bodyguards" including Rennie escorted Chentian, in addition to four well-dressed entourage.
However, in the eyes of pedestrians, compared with the scene when the Austro-Hungarian royal family came before, the bodyguard lineup of the "rich man" is really a little "cold". Hardly anyone noticed that the men in black who were standing silently nearby were particularly vigilant at this time, and they had not made such expressions when the Austro-Hung royal family had arrived earlier.
When Chen Tian stepped out of the car, he happened to catch a glimpse of the horse convoy and cavalry parked on the side of the square, and he was no stranger to these guys. Only then did he suddenly realize:
"I said! It turned out that Mr. and Mrs. Carr had also come to Broadway to see a show, and they had picked the same theater as us! ”
"Wouldn't that be nice?" Lisa followed Chen Tian out of the car, and the cold air outside quickly made her face flush.
"They look at theirs, we look at ours, and there's nothing good or bad about it! It's just, let's hope they don't have any enemies here! Chen Tian said this, but he didn't know that it was himself who was remembered by many enemies here.
Next, Rainey and Jonalet entered the theater with ten guards and four attendants, while the rest of the guards stayed outside with the driver. After Chen Tian and his entourage left, the seven cars turned to a place not far from the convoy of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince.
Perhaps due to the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, the inspection at the entrance of the theater was much stricter than usual, but for VIPs like Chentian, who sat in a first-class box and had been cared for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the staff politely waived all complicated inspection procedures and led them directly to the box on the second floor. Chen Tian soon found that there were only two boxes between the box he was in and the box of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince, and it seemed that the audience below had already saluted the arrival of the VIPs, and the music was about to start, so the Karls had already focused on the stage in front of them, so they did not notice the Chen Tian couple not far away.
Not long after Chen Tian sat down, the lights in the theater dimmed, and the musical "Song of the Emperor" was officially staged.
Since it was a musical recommended by a U.S. official who accompanied him on a visit to New York, Chentian only knew a rough idea of the content of this play, and it is said that the response was good after the performance. After getting the plot introduction, Chen Tian knew that this was a musical that reflected the famous emperors of the past dynasties, and the whole play spanned thousands of years of history, and Caesar, Alexander, Frederick and Napoleon were among them.
At the beginning, Chen Tian didn't expect that he had become one of the emperors who could be compared with the ancients in the playwright's mind, and what he didn't expect was that when the plot turned to modern times and London was conquered by the German ** team, the audience actually gave a standing ovation.