Chapter 64: Cleanup
Game 3 of the Finals became a carnival and feast for New York fans, and the Houston Rockets without Olajuwon lost their backbone, lost their souls at Madison Square Garden, messed up their dance moves, and lost themselves in the Knicks' meat grinder-like defense.
The Knicks easily defeated the Rockets 95-83 at home, with a 12-point advantage, and the series led 2-1.
In the past decade, the team that won the third game in the finals after a 1-1 draw in the first two games has gone on to win the championship.
As a result, the TV ratings have dropped quite a bit, no one wants to watch a matchup without suspense, and the only ones who are happy are the fans in New York, who are one step closer to the championship. In terms of strength, the Knicks have had a tough journey all the way, playing seven games in the semifinals and the Eastern Conference finals. Facing the Bulls without Jordan and the fledgling Pacers, they almost overturned, and they walked to the stage of the finals with a breath and the protection of "in the dark".
Olajuwon's absence is a huge plus for the New Yorkers, and while it's unfair from a competitive point of view, Olajuwon isn't injured, he's poisoned, but that's what the arena is. After the game, Rockets coach Tomjanovic was very helpless, saying at a press conference that they had reported to the New York police to find out the truth about the poisoning. And McDonald's also issued a statement, saying that their fried chicken is absolutely clean and hygienic, and there is no possibility of food poisoning.
"The only reason you have a problem eating our fried chicken can only be that you eat too much, because our fried chicken is really delicious."
McDonald's New York also didn't forget to advertise its fried chicken. But you know, Olajuwon is a giant who can eat more than 100 pieces of fried chicken, how much does he have to eat to eat his stomach? And he is by no means a simple bad stomach, he is physically strong, and now he is lying on a dripping in a New York hospital bed, and his body temperature has not been lowered, and it is still unknown whether he can play in the fourth game.
The 1994 Grand Final was overshadowed by this, and it wasn't what the fans wanted to see, but it was what Arthur wanted to see. In this battle, Jackie's casino must have suffered heavy losses, and it is a question whether it can continue to sustain itself.
Coming out of Madison Garden Plaza, it was already past 10 o'clock, Arthur put his arm around Gina, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, the air in Madison Garden was too muddy and suffocating. More than 19,000 spectators shouted loudly in the arena for more than two hours, releasing a lot of noise and heat, making people feel as if they had experienced a super-large concert.
Arthur flagged down a taxi for Gina on the side of the road and told Gina to go back to the villa in Nassau by herself, while Arthur himself had something to do. Gina, who had been very happy just now, was immediately unhappy, and she puffed out her mouth and grabbed Arthur's arm and asked him to follow him into the car. Gina is still a child's temper, and she worries that Arthur will take the opportunity to go out and mess around.
"I have important things to do, Gina! Did you know that Uncle Sisi was hit and killed? Arthur said solemnly to Gina.
Gina still doesn't know that Ceci was hit by a car in the morning, and although she hates Ceci for slandering Arthur, she is still very surprised to hear the news that he was hit and killed. She covered her mouth with one hand and stared at Arthur with wide eyes, her face full of horror, and she grabbed Arthur's arm with the other hand even harder, as if she was afraid that Arthur would also be hit by a car and killed.
"Oh my God, what is going on?"
"Anyway, we can't live in the same place anymore, let's go to Dorothy's."
With that, Arthur stuffed Gina into the taxi, handed the driver fifty dollars, and told him to send Gina to Nassau. Seeing the car leave, Arthur followed the crowd down to the subway station, and took the subway back to Little Italy. It's already 11 p.m., most of the shops in Little Italy are closed, and only a few bars, convenience stores, and 24-hour restaurants are still open. Arthur went to a good thing and bought two cans of Lone Star Beer, a pack of Marlboro cigarettes, and a towel.
After paying, Arthur rolled his towel and stuffed it into his pocket with his cigarette, and left the convenience store with two cans of beer in his hand, and walked to Luciano's restaurant on another block. The restaurant had long since closed, and Arthur gently and regularly buckled the floor-to-ceiling windowpane, and after a while the door opened, and it was Russell. Arthur followed Russell through the door to the back kitchen.
The lights in the back kitchen were on, and two people were tied to their chairs, Dior and Schmidt. Their faces were covered in blood and they had been beaten unconscious. The obese Dior collapsed on the chair, almost wrapping the chair, his left eye was swollen and could not be opened at all, and his right eye could barely open a little. Tied back to him was the skinny Schmidt, his mouth foaming with blood, his nose had long been crooked, and he was already dying on the back of his chair.
Arthur sat down at the cutting desk, opened a can of beer, took two sips, and lit a cigarette. In addition to Russell, there were Montolo, Silves, and Dior's subordinate, Cassel, the vice president of the New York Dock Union. Tonight, the Luciano family is going to clear the portal.
After Arthur drank a can of beer, he took out a towel from his pocket, took out a piece of frozen beef from the freezer, wrapped it in a towel, handed it to Montolo, and said, "Use it, kill Dior." ”
In the face of torture and evidence, Dio confessed that he had fornicated with the Gandolfil family because Jackie had promised him to be the head of the Luciano family. According to the family rules, betrayal of the family is punishable by death, and Montolo is Dior's brother-in-law, the two have always been close and have been friends for decades, but as the head of the family, he still has to enforce family law.
Taking the "weapon" handed over by Arthur, Montolo put it in his hand and weighed it, and he couldn't help but say to Arthur: "Just give him a shot, it's enough." ”
Arthur said, "If you don't want to do it, let Sylves do it." ”
Silvais is eager to take the plunge, and he has always had a bad relationship with Dior. Looking at Silves, then at Russell, and then at Cassel with a look of surprise on his face, Montolo knew that after killing Dior, he would only become more isolated in the family, becoming a complete puppet. Russell didn't listen to him at all, Sylvis had always been in defiance, and Arthur Luciano was the real informant. As for Montolo's hopeful Jackie, he only wants to put the more controllable Dio in the position, and he is just an obstacle.
If Dior's traitorous behavior is not discovered, maybe after a while, it will be himself who will die, right?
Thinking of this, Montolo did not hesitate any longer, raised the frozen meat wrapped in a towel, and smashed it on his head without Dior distinguishing and making a final struggle. Two minutes later, Dio drooped down his bulldog-like head and died. And Schmidt, who was tied back to back, was already wetting his pants in fright, and with the last of his strength, he pleaded with Arthur. Arthur gave Russell a look, didn't torture Schmidt anymore, and shot him. This greedy, cunning Jew died in Luciano's restaurant, which he had always wanted to possess.
After killing the two, the four of them put their bodies into the refrigerator box that had been prepared, and Dior's body was too heavy to lift, and he had to push it out of the back door with a cart. In the alley at the back door, a garbage truck was already waiting, and the body was carried into the garbage truck. Cassel drove the car, along with Russell, Sylvis, and Montolo, to the river beach in Yonkers to be buried.
The Luciano family has a farm on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers, where the bodies of many of the family's murders are buried, starting in 1920.
Because it was a garbage truck, it evaded the police along the way, and even if the police stopped to check the documents, they would not check the stinky garbage bins. Upon arriving at the farmstead, the four men began to dig a pit. Halfway through the digging, Montolo gasped and threw the shovel aside, he was too tired to dig anymore.
Sylves said, "Hey, dig together, finish digging early, we can leave sooner." ”
Montolo said: "I am the eldest of the family, I should command, you will do it." ”
Sylvis didn't pay attention to this boss at all, and said, "If it weren't for your brother-in-law being so fat, we wouldn't have to dig such a big hole at all!" Hurry up, hurry up and dig it! ”
Reluctantly, Montolo took the shovel and muttered, "I'm going to explain to Lenna tomorrow, what do you say I have to say?" Missing? Missing again? Who doesn't understand what's going on? ”
"That's what we do," said Silves, "and women take risks when they enjoy the benefits of men, and you should understand that, Montolo." ”
Montolo didn't say anything more, bent down and continued to dig the hole, digging for more than ten minutes, and finally dug it. The pit where Dior was buried was dug very large and deep.
Sweating profusely, Montolo pulled out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, felt in his pockets and found that he didn't have a lighter, and asked the others if they had any lighters. Russell took out a lighter from his pocket and lit a cigarette for Montolo, who held his head in his mouth, and with a "bang", Sylves' shovel smashed on the back of Montolo's head, and Montolo snorted and fell to the side of the pit. Sylvais made a few more strokes to Montolo's head, and when he was sure he was dead, kicked him into the deep pit he had dug.