Chapter 18: The Cellar

The slightly warm barrel was pressed against Tony Luciano's temple, and Arthur's revolver was hot in his pocket for a few moments.

Tony gasped, the sudden change of events made him feel distraught, and when he caught a glimpse of Arthur out of the corner of his eye, he knew that something was wrong. Tony didn't speak, he tried to calm himself down and figure out what was going on. As the boss of the Luciano family, he still has this psychological quality.

But Arthur didn't give Tony a chance to calm down, and he punched Tony in the stomach first. The punch was delivered without warning, and Tony snorted and curled up. Arthur was angry in his heart, Lao Tzu just arrived in this plane and you thought about killing me. If you kill my father, you don't even want to let go of my nephew. If he hadn't crossed over and had a poker protector, he would have either gone to the sea to feed the fish like Casey, or would have been killed by Abramo or the man who killed Abramo.

After a punch, Arthur didn't stop, another punch!

This punch was heavier than the punch just now, and Tony had been the boss for more than ten years, and he hadn't been beaten for a long time. Coupled with his age, where can he stand the fists of the young and strong Arthur. He wailed and cried, "Don't beat Arthur, don't fight, I'm your uncle, Arthur." ”

At this time, I know that you are my uncle? Arthur didn't say a word, and the third punch hit Tony in the ribs, which was heavy enough for Tony to shrink up like a lobster. Montolo, who was sitting on the other side and helping Tony, was in a cold sweat, and Arthur's hands were really ruthless and black. He thought of being kicked into the sea to fish in the boat before, and he knew that Arthur really had the wind of a father.

After three punches, Tony's brain couldn't think anymore, he only felt pain, and muttered "don't fight again" in his mouth. Arthur didn't do it again, the effect he wanted had already been achieved. In many film and television dramas, the villains die from talking too much, and they are obviously pointing a gun at the other party's head, and they want to beep. If you beep, you can beep, but you can't beep the other party, and you will be fooled by the other party in a few words.

In fact, when the situation is dominant, you must completely expand the advantage, and use violence to make the other party completely unable to think, and can only be at your mercy. That's the real violent crime mentality, and that's where the real gang people are scary, and don't think they're fooled by your witty words, because they'll beat you up before you can speak.

After a while, Tony eased up and looked up to see Russell in the front row driving silently, not reacting to being beaten. He knew that Russell had rebelled, but he thought that Russell was the mastermind and that Arthur was nothing more than a tool used by Russell to save the rebellion. So he swallowed hard, his body still arched, and he asked in a hoarse voice towards Russell, "Why?" ”

Russell didn't look back, didn't speak, still stared ahead and drove seriously, and the destination was almost there, Oyster Bay.

Located on Long Island's north shore, Oyster Bay is one of many small coastal coves surrounded by greenery, rich vegetation, babbling creeks and white sand, making it a great place for a relaxing holiday. Arthur remembers that when he was very young, his father brought him over for picnics and fishing. Of course, at that time he was still very young and his memory was blurred. But there was one thing he remembered very well.

"Right here, stop right here, Russell."

When the car came to an uninhabited creek, Arthur asked Russell to stop, and Russell drove the car into a grassy bush, turned off the engine and got out of the car. Arthur and Montolo dragged Tony out of the car, but Tony did not resist, he knew that it would be in vain. There are more than 10,000 people in the huge district of Jecory, and it is now ten o'clock in the evening, and there is no one outside.

The four of them came to the stream, which led to the bay, and the sound of the water made the quiet night even quieter. There were no lights nearby, only the moon in the sky, and the light of the lighthouses and ships in the bay in the distance. To the northeast, far away, you can see a luxury villa who lives by the bay, with the lights on, and there must be some party going on.

Arthur thought of Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", the rich Gatsby feasted guests in a mansion on Long Island, just to get the heart of his first love, and finally his dream was shattered and his fortune was scattered.

"In the future, you must not live on Long Island." Arthur said to himself.

He turned and looked at his Bertoni by the moonlight, his face pale and his head drooping, held hostage by Russell and Montolo, left and right. At this time, Tony realized that Russell had indeed betrayed him, but the mastermind was not him, but his humble nephew Arthur.

"Arthur..."Tony wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. Begging for mercy? In the mafia, there is no point in begging for mercy. If you want the other party not to kill you, there are only two ways, kill the other party, or give the other party a sufficient reason not to kill yourself. Tony can't do either of these things.

"When I was 5 years old, my dad used to drive me here, this creek. Very few people come, most people will go to the sea and not by the creek, but he will come here to fish. On several occasions he brought his friends over, and they fished, picnicked, smoked, and drank together by the stream. I was very young at the time, I didn't understand anything, and I never understood why two men came out with such a child as me. Now I understand that Dad wants his friend to let his guard down, because with the kids, he's not a gang boss, he's a father. A father is always reassuring. Then one day, he stoned that friend to death, by this creek. I was there at the time. ”

Arthur had the creek in his head, and the murderous memories of the creek. At this moment, he finally understood why Luthor had brought himself and his friends to the stream to fish, just to create an opportunity to kill him. No one thought that a father would kill someone in front of his son, but Luthor did.

"Three months later, my dad also died, in a car accident. You were in the car at the time, wasn't it Tony. You drove into a tree and hit the passenger seat, you were slightly injured, and my dad died. You become the head of the family. ”

In Arthur's heart, it doesn't really matter whether he avenges Luthor or not, after all, a father who will kill in front of his son really has nothing to sympathize with. But in front of Montolo, he needs to figure things out and make it clear, so that Montolo's position can sit firmly and his control over Montolo can be more secure.

The people of the gang have only pursued two things all their lives, money and face. Everything else revolves around these two things. So as Luther's son, Arthur must find out about his father's death. It's a matter of face, and sometimes it's more important than life for the gang people.

Tony knew that he was in a catastrophe, and he would have to pay it back when he came out, so he said, "Arthur, I hope you will do it to Dorothy... Take care of some, and my two lovers, who are innocent. ”

Dorothy is Tony's only daughter, and Tony has nothing to care about other than her.

Arthur nodded, and Tony continued, "The man Luthor killed was the eldest of the Gandolfel family, Klado, who disappeared that year. The Gandolfil family suspected that Luthor had done it, but there was no evidence, but they were sure of it, because Luthor had been very close to him during that time. After that, the Gandolfil family fell into civil strife, and we reaped a lot of benefits from it. But... Then they approached me and wanted me to take Luthor out of power. So I crashed into a tree on my way to Philadelphia in my car, and he wasn't dead at the time, I covered his mouth and suffocated him. Because I don't want to be subordinate to my brother all the time, I'm the elder brother, and I'm the heir of the family! What's more, he also married a Chinese woman! Gave birth to you little bastard! You're ......."

Tony suddenly became agitated and struggled to break free of Russell and Montolo, but only to hear a muffled "bang", Montolo picked up a pebble on the ground and hit Tony in the back of the head, and Tony fell to the ground with a limp.

Arthur shook his head, he found that most of the people in the gang were like this, on the one hand, they were cold and cruel, and on the other hand, they were excited and impulsive, it seemed that the men of the Luciano family had this trait?

After knocking Tony unconscious, Montolo and Russell dragged him to a nearby bush, took two shovels out of the trunk of the car, and began digging a hole in a clearing in the bushes. In a place like Oyster Bay, where there are few people and the development period has long passed, digging a pit in the woods to bury a person may not be found for decades or even a hundred years. By the time they find out, the killer may have already died.

Arthur sat in the car, started the car and turned on the lights to light the two of them, Montolo had not done manual work for many years, and he was sweating profusely when digging holes. But the thought that he would be the head of the family after tonight was very energetic to do his work. Arthur turns on the stereo and the car plays Led zeppelin's Black dog, a song from their 1971 album Led zeppelin IV.

"Hey, girl, the way you move makes you sweat and makes you so happy. Hey, kid, the way you shake makes you rise like fire, and it makes you very excited. Hey, baby, as you walk around, look at that sweet honey and keep my eyes on it......"

The lyrics are bohemian, but it's a pity that Arthur is sweating in front of him and a middle-aged short, fat man, and he can't keep his eyes on it.

The tapes were all gone, and the pit was finally almost dug, and Arthur got out of the car and watched as the two threw Tony into the pit.

Tony is not dead yet, but he was hit by a rock in the back of his head and brain stem, and the whole person is no longer able to move, and he is not far from death. Arthur looked at Tony, who was lying in the pit, already numb and confused, and there was still a trace of guilt and pity in his heart. After all, he is not exactly Russell and Abram, it is Arthur who occupies the majority of him. But there are some things he has to do, Tony and him, can only live one.

At this time, Arthur noticed that Tony's mouth was still trembling, as if he was muttering something. What was this old guy thinking about before he died?

So he crouched down to the pit and leaned down to listen to what Tony was saying.

"The cellar... Cellar... cellar..."