Chapter 235: Before I Die
Alvin asked himself that he had seen the world, but it was the first time he had seen a man who could make his face so terrifying!
The man in gray was thin and weak, and his exposed hands were directed towards two dry chicken paws. The hair on his head is messy like a homeless man, and the main thing is that the corners of his mouth are cut open, and the knife cuts on both sides extend to the position of the cheek raiser, making him look like he is always smiling!
What makes Alvin most unacceptable is that the doctor who stitched up his wound did not stitch it up completely for him, as long as this guy has a big expression on his face, he will reveal dark purple gums, making his whole person look extremely terrifying!
Alexis, the little girl who had been living in Manhattan outside the door, had been so frightened by the terrifying appearance of the man in gray that she began to scream!
Young Nick was now acting like a responsible little man, glaring at the two girls. Spread his arms to block the two little girls behind him, and bravely looked at the smiling weirdos! The thin body blocked the sight of the smiling weirdo, and incidentally, Ginny's curious gaze.
Alvin looked at this middle-aged man, who was obviously a heavy addict, and skillfully raised his hands under Beckett's gun!
Stark looked at the man in gray and said involuntarily, "What the fuck is this?" Is he still alive? ”
The man in gray seemed to be very familiar with the muzzle of the police, and he was not very afraid of Beckett's pistol. He just honestly raised his hand, with a terrifying "smile" on his face, and shouted: "I haven't done anything bad lately, Miss Officer, please put down your gun and don't point it at me!" ”
Alvin glanced at Saul and Dom, who were calm outside the door, and said to Officer Beckett, "Put the gun down!" Officer Beckett, he can't hurt anyone here! ”
As he spoke, Alvin glanced at Cassel and Stark, and whispered to himself, "It should be! ”
Stark looked ugly and kicked Mark 5 at his feet under the bar! He glared at Alvin angrily and said, "Maybe we should go to the ring and have a fight, Alwin!" I've been doing pretty good karate lately! ”
Alvin shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, kissed Fawkes on the mouth, glanced at Stark, and made a "weak chicken" mouth shape, which made Fawkes look at Stark, and then couldn't help it, and smiled dumbly! Well, very vivid!
Cassel didn't hear Alvin speak softly, the old man stared at the man in gray with some fanaticism, and kept muttering, "Horror, horror, wisdom, evil, religion, a series of words!" "He looks more like a perverted murderer than the man in gray, but he dresses decently!
The man in gray, who was fearless in the face of the muzzle, was a little unnatural in the face of Kassel, and shouted at Beckett in a somewhat nervous tone: "Mind this madman, what the hell is he talking about!" ”
Beckett didn't put down the gun, this man in gray would show his disgusting teeth as long as he spoke, it was very terrifying, no matter who made himself like this, he must not have anything to do with good people!
Beckett changed from holding a gun in one hand to holding a gun in both hands, pointed at the man in gray, and shouted: "Raise your hands high, don't move!" ”
The man in gray smiled bitterly, raised his hand obediently, and said, "Officer, you always have to tell me what you are doing this for?" I said, I haven't done anything bad lately! ”
Alvin could sense that the man in gray was not hostile to the place, but he wasn't trying to persuade Officer Beckett to put down his gun.
This guy's appearance is indeed too terrifying, and it is normal to be pointed at gunpoint. If he had shown up in Hell's Kitchen at night, he wouldn't have survived the next day! When the gangsters here encounter intimidation, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely to fight back! How can you feel safe when you go out at night without a gun, so ~~
Alvin slapped Fox on the ass, walked over to Officer Beckett, and said with a smile, "Dude, what are you doing here?" Truth be told, this look of yours is not fit for Hell's Kitchen, he will make you suffer! ”
The man in gray had a strange expression, smiled bitterly, and said, "I'm here to find Principal Alvin, and my boss Robert McCall said that I can find Principal Alvin here!" ”
When Alvin heard him call Boss Robert, he was stunned for a moment, reached out and pressed Beckett's pistol down, and said to the man in gray, "Is there something you are looking for me?" ”
The man in gray saw Officer Beckett put down his pistol, heard Alvin's question, took two steps forward excitedly, and said, "My name is John, John Cassini, I have a daughter and a son, and I heard that Hell's Kitchen has a community school that helps kids go to college."
I went to the school to inquire, but they only accept kids from Hell's Kitchen, and kids out there need a lot of money to come to school!
So I'm coming to you, Headmaster Alvin! I don't have that much money, can I scrape together $20,000 to get my two children into school? ”
Saying that, John folded his hands, he was not moved in the face of Beckett's gun just now, and at this moment his knees were weak and he wanted to fall to his knees, but he was stopped by Alvin, who was quick to see.
Fox walked up to Alvin, looked at Alvin with strange eyes, and said, "How did I not know that the community school still charges tuition?" Why do you want so much?"
Alvin glanced at John and said irritably: "That's an out-of-town student, and now the capacity of the community school is limited, even if it recruits students from other places, it will only want those children with excellent character and academics, such as Peter and Gwen!"
This dude's child clearly doesn't meet the requirements of the community school! Otherwise, no one would have told him about the tuition at all!
It was a project to alleviate the school's financial constraints, and now only one child has entered the school through this program, and that is Harry! ”
Fawkes nodded, not speaking, she was a woman of compassion, but not the kind of woman who swayed her kindness indiscriminately. Since Alvin said that the community school has rules, not to discriminate against this John with a terrifying face, she feels that there is no need to meddle!
John was obviously aware of these things, and someone at the community school must have explained it to him. At this moment, Alvin said it again, and John clasped his hands together and said the most sincere words with that horrible mouth, "I can see that you are a kind person, please help me!"
I have $20,000, so please take it and let my two children go to school. I'll work hard to make up for what I owe, please, Headmaster Alvin! ”
Alvin frowned, looked at the man with despair written all over his body, stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down at a table, and poured him another glass of water!
Sitting across from John, Alvin tapped his fingers on the table, and he relented. Alvin felt that a father who was willing to beg for the sake of his child should not be too bad in any way!
But there are some things that still need to be asked a little more clearly, looking at John's terrifying face, Alvin said, "John, you can tell me about you." You know what you look like, and you're definitely an addict. Don't lie to me! If you really love your kids! ”
John held the glass of water in his trembling hands and poured himself a large sip of water, he seemed to be very thirsty, so he drank a little anxiously, and some water flowed out of his cheeks that he didn't even know!
Sighing heavily, John put down his glass, thought for a moment and said, "I used to be a stockbroker on Wall Street, I used to be very successful, I have a beautiful wife, and a pair of lovely children!"
But because of an investment failure, I lost all my money and that of my clients, and I went bankrupt!
The bank took everything from me, the house, the car, and my dignity!
I moved from my villa on Long Island to my apartment in Brooklyn, and as you can see, I got addicted to drugs.
My wife left me with my two children! Married to an accountant!
I was desperate, I thought I was going to die next to some trash can someday!
But last month, I got a phone call from my wife's lawyer. My wife was in a car accident and she passed away! The accountant never loved my children, and they wanted me to pick up the two children.
I went and got my kids back! I can't let them live with a man who doesn't love them at all!
But now I find that I can't take care of them at all, I don't have money, I don't have a job, I don't even have the strength to pick up my baby! ”
Saying that, John covered his face in pain and said bitterly: "I am not a qualified father, please Principal Alvin, let my children enter your school, this is the best choice I can make for them!" ”
As he spoke, John took out four rolls of dollars from his pocket, pushed them in front of Alvin, and pleaded: "Here are 20,000 dollars, which should be enough for my two children to pay for a semester, if it is not enough, I have a job now, and I will work hard to pay it back!"
Your school is the best civilian school I've ever heard of, and I don't want my kids to be on the streets in the future!
Please, give the kids a chance! ”
Alvin glanced at the $20,000 on the table, he was familiar with the way money was tied up in New York, which only drug gangsters would bind up bills.
Staring at John's red eyes, Alvin asked in a deep voice, "You told me about your situation, and I sympathize with you, but where did you get all this money from?"
If you're really doing it for your children's good, why don't you send them to a welfare home? There are people there who will take care of them, send them to school, and you can even visit them often!
You know you're an addict after all, can you take care of them? ”
John covered his face sadly and said, "I quit, believe it or not, from the moment I found out that I couldn't even pick up my little daughter!"
I love my kids! I'm willing to do anything for them! ”
Alvin looked at John, he could understand John's feelings, a father can do a lot of incredible things for his children, drug rehabilitation, it doesn't seem like an impossible thing!
Tapping on the table, Alvin pointed to the two bundles of dollars and said, "What's going on?" ”
John looked at the bundles of dollars, smiled a little happily, and said, "I met a rich madman, in his place, as long as he is willing to open the corners of his mouth, he can get 20,000 dollars, and the only thing he asks of us is to stay in New York!" ”
As he spoke, John pointed to his face and smiled a little horrible, "I did, and I got twenty thousand dollars!" ”
Alvin looked at John's weird smile, he didn't know what to say, he admired John, no matter how he had been! He is now giving all his strength just to give his children a bright future!
Maybe he once sank, but now he woke up, and this identity of his father woke him up!
Glancing at the dollar on the table, Alvin pushed it back with his hand in John's panicked eyes.
Alvin raised his hand to stop John's impending plea and said, "To be honest, your story touched me, and last question, why don't you want them to go to the welfare home?" That would be so much better than being with you! ”
John stared at the dollar pushed back, and said with some helplessness and sadness: "I grew up in that place!" I wouldn't let my kids go there!
Before I die! ”