As soon as Chuck finished recording the song, he went out with his two friends to celebrate.

He was at Carpenter Records and advanced $1,000. With this money, the three of them can live a very comfortable life, and they can go out and hang out in bars. It's their favorite place to go, whether it's on stage or in their free time, they stay in the bar.

"Have a beer!" Chuck said to the bartender, who turned to the two partners and asked, "What do you need?" ”

"I want beer!"

"Me too!"

The three of them sat at the wine cabinet and drank cup after cup. As they sipped, they commented on the women in the bar. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and the number of people gradually increased. The bar they chose wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either, with both whites and blacks in it. There are a little more whites than blacks, and some white chicks are walking around, looking everywhere for their prey.

"Hey, Chuck! Look at that blonde chick over there, she's smiling at you. The drummer pointed in one direction and motioned for them to look that way.

Chuck and pianist Johnson turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw a blonde chick, scantily dressed, with a large bare chest and a fatally small waist.

"Woohoo!" Several of them saw that their hearts were hot, and they couldn't help but whistle.

Chuck even picked up his glass and drank it in one gulp, ready to go over and say hello.

The pianist Johnson stretched out his hand to stop: "Don't go over, the white-skinned pigs here are staring at that chick, be careful of suffering." ”

Chuck is a flamboyant person who sometimes knows how to judge the situation. But more often than not, he would get carried away with alcohol and do stupid things, otherwise he wouldn't have been arrested and locked up in prison for 4 years.

"Don't worry, I'll be back when I go!" Chuck wants to hook that chick in his hands, he's a womanizer.

Chuck asked the bartender for another full beer, and he walked over with a beer, sat down next to the blonde chick, and said, "Hey! Are you alone? ”

The charming chick looked at Chuck, didn't seem very interested, and said, "Yes! I'm waiting for someone. ”

Chuck knew that he might be kicked out, so he said, "Can you believe it, I'm a singer!" You'll be able to buy my record in the store in a few days. ”

This immediately intrigued the blonde chick, and she asked, "Really?" Are you a singer? I don't think so! ”

Chuck immediately stood up and said, "Then I'll go up and sing a song to you, and you'll know if I'm a singer or not." ”

"Yes, yes! Go up and sing to me, I'm bored here. ”

Chuck then ran to the bar stage, where someone was already performing, and he was moved by what he said. Of course, it is inevitable to fortify each other with a few bills. Mr. Franklin's language was the most convincing, and most of the people would bow their heads and compromise in front of his old man.

"Ahem! I, I'll come up and sing a song and give it to the lady sitting there, I hope she likes it! Chuck leaned closer to the microphone as he motioned for his two buddies in the audience to hurry up and help him.

Drummer Bi and pianist Johnson had no choice but to come up, and they each picked up their own instruments and got ready. At Chuck's signal, he began to play a song for him.

Chuck took a guitar and played it himself, and his stage performance seemed crazy, as if it were a different person. If Alex saw this, he would definitely think that Chuck had drugged, otherwise how could such a crazy person appear.

When he dances, he likes to squat half-squatting, twisting his waist and legs. It's a dance that no one else has ever seen, but it's something that makes you feel deeply affected by it. Chuck played and sang and danced on stage, and after twisting his waist for a while, he dressed up as a duck and walked left and right on the stage.

Seeing this kind of funny dance steps, many people were amused to laugh, and that chick was no exception. She laughed so loudly that she almost broke out of breath.

"Hahaha! Haha ”

When Chuck finished singing, he took three steps and two steps and jumped off the stage. When he came to the blonde chick, he didn't pant and said, "Well, I'm singing well." ”

"Ha Lu Ha! You sing well and dance even better! ”

Chick seems to have been hooked up by Chuck, and the two sit in this corner and whisper, and soon get up and leave. Chuck walked around the chick's waist, and before he left, he motioned to the two partners to pay for themselves, and he was going to find a place to open a house.

"I'm FUCK! This guy is really a heavy color and light friend, and we are so strong in supporting him just now. The drummer was indignant to see Chuck be so unrighteous and eat on his own.

The pianist Johnson has long been accustomed to it, he said: "Who taught him to have a smooth mouth and a sweet mouth, and also know how to sing and dance to make people happy, of course there are girls who like it." ”

The drummer took a sip of his beer and said, "What are we going to do, just go back to the hotel?" ”

The pianist Johnson shook his head and said, "Go back yourself, I have a place to play." ”

After the end, only the drummer was left alone to go to bed, and after several hours, the pianist Johnson returned first. But when it was dawn, Chuck was nowhere to be seen.

"Hey! Did you see Chuck? The drummer asked.

Pianist Johnson shook his head, he didn't see Chuck either. They waited until after nine o'clock, and still didn't see Chuck. At this time, they knew that something might have happened, but there was nothing they could do.

Just as they were considering whether to call the police, the phone rang.

"Hey! Are you Chuck's buddies? ”

"Yes, we're Chuck's friends, what's the matter with you."

"Then hurry up and prepare $10,000, or you'll only see his corpse."

When the two heard this, they were taken aback and hurriedly asked. It turned out that Chuck was caught raped in bed. That chick was the doll of a local gang boss, and he dared to touch a, only to be tipped off by someone in the bar, and then the tragedy.

After the boss caught Chuck, he didn't scold the chick either. I just feel that my things have been messed up by, and I feel very unhappy. So he beat Chuck hard and then demanded $10,000 for mental damages.

"You, you my woman! If you don't have 10,000, then wait for death. ”

The boss's request was quickly asked for the younger brothers to do it, and of course they couldn't find 10,000 yuan on Chuck. From Chuck's mouth, he learned that there were two partners, so he found the drummer Bean and the pianist Johnson, and then found the phone number of the hotel and called.

$10,000! How could they take it out at this time, and they didn't buy so much.

"What to do? What to do! The drummer was more than he remembered, his forehead was already sweating, and he knew that the other party was not threatening.

In this era, when the racial conflict was at its most intense, whites formed the Ku Klux Klan Party and searched for blacks who had violated apartheid policies. They would hang these blacks and beat them, and even burn them at the stake. There are many reports like this, and there are some that no one has even noticed, and that's more.

"Calm down! Don't be in a hurry just yet! "The pianist, Johnson, was also nervous, but he quickly calmed down.

"How can we not be in a hurry, if they kill Chuck, we can't do anything about it. This kind of thing is not uncommon, and it happens every day. Whites kill blacks, and blacks kill whites. You kill me, I kill you. Kill and kill. "The drummer was on the verge of collapse, and some of his family members had died in the ethnic conflict.

Before the 60s of the 20th century, there were constant racial clashes between blacks and whites in American cities, and the larger one was the St. Louis clash in 1917, during which 312 houses were destroyed, 48 people were killed, and more than 100 people were injured. In addition, more than 20 cities such as Chicago, Washington, Omaha, Charleston, New York City, and Detroit have had similar incidents.

There were so many conflicts because of the great migration of blacks from rural areas in the south to the whole country, especially in the major cities in the north, and in the face of the influx of blacks, the whites of the lower classes of the cities panicked, fearing that blacks would threaten the way of life of whites in terms of housing, employment, and education, so they repeatedly excluded blacks in the form of packs.

"Let's find Alex, isn't he our boss? Since the boss of the other party wants a ransom, let our boss talk to them. "Pianist Johnson thought of a way.

The drummer was a little worried, and he said, "Looking for Alex? Will he help? ”

"If you don't look for him, then who are you looking for? Do you want to find the police? The only person in this city who can help us is Alex. ”

Chuck and the three of them are willing to mix with Alex because they can perceive that Alex does not have other Caucasian people who reject blacks in their hearts. Sometimes, a single look and a movement can reveal people's inner thoughts, and they are even more sensitive to this aspect as black people.

Soon, Alex receives a call for help from pianist Johnson, and he is shocked when he listens to it.

"You wait, I'll get the money now. Tell those people first, we'll give them money. ”

Alex saved all the money in his hand, some of it was the tips he got during the performance, some of it was the pocket money given by his family, and some of it was secretly intercepted by himself. The money is for use when you plan to start your own business, and even if you don't need it, you can feel safe if you have a sum of money in your hand.

He thought about it, took 20,000 yuan, wrapped it in oiled paper, and put it in a backpack. 20,000 yuan is already a huge amount of money for ordinary people, and at this time, many families have an annual income of several thousand.

Drummer Bey and pianist Johnson quickly waited for Alex to arrive, and they quickly explained what had happened. After learning the other party's exchange address, I immediately rushed over.

There were three people on the other side, and the one standing in the middle seemed to be their boss. The other two were holding Chuck. When they saw that among the people who came to pay the ransom, there was actually a white child, and they were very surprised: "How did you get mixed up with this group of?" ”

Alex frowned and said, "This has nothing to do with you, hurry up and get the money and hand it over." ”

When they saw Chuck, who had a blue nose and swollen face and was unconscious, they were very angry, but they had no choice but to hand over the money in their hands to them.

"Wait!" The black boss over there suddenly shouted to stop, and he said, "I can teach you, but I want to cut off one of his fingers." Use it to punish him for touching my woman! lest he forget later. Haha ”

Drummer Bi and pianist Johnson were both taken aback, and Drummer Bi said, "You, why are you so dishonest, we have already taught you 10,000 yuan." You're going to chop off your fingers! ”

They all knew that fingers were life to Chuck, and that without them, he wouldn't be able to play guitar anymore. The pianist, Johnson, almost rushed over, but was stopped by Alex.

Just as they were about to do it, Alex said, "That's how you want to cut off his fingers?" I am willing to spend another 10,000 yuan to buy his finger, as long as you don't hurt him and teach him completely, the 10,000 yuan is yours. ”

As he spoke, Alex showed them the remaining 10,000 yuan in his hand. His words worked, and the people on the other side immediately stopped and looked at their boss.

The boss thought for a moment and said, "10,000 yuan is not enough, you must get 50,000 yuan!" ”

Alex shook his head and said, "There are only 10,000 here, do you like it or not?" If you dare to cut off his fingers, I'll take the 10,000 yuan to buy each of you a finger!" ”

After the other party heard this, their faces changed greatly, and they were uncertain.

"Especially you!" Alex looked at the boss and threatened: "I want to buy you a hand, 10,000 is not enough, I will spend 20,000 or 30,000 ........"

The boss said fiercely: "Then I'll grab your money now, and then kill you all!" ”

Alex was not afraid, he sneered: "You can try it, when I came out, I had already greeted my family." If you dare to touch a single hair of my hair, your whole family will suffer! ”

At this time, they had long seen that Alex was not an ordinary child. I don't know if the other party is threatening, and I feel a little nervous.

"Then how do I know if you will go back and kill us all after you save people?" One of them asked nervously.

Alex smiled, he knew that the other party was starting to waver, and he said, "These tens of thousands of dollars are nothing to me. Originally, it was nothing to give you 50,000 yuan, but you need to have credit to be a person, and you can not talk about credit, so I don't have to tell you. ”

In the end, they gave in, took 20,000 yuan, and obediently handed over Chuck.

Alex and the others rushed Chuck to the hospital for the doctor to give first aid. It wasn't until the next day that Chuck came to his senses. When he learned what had happened, he didn't say anything. It's just that from then on, Alex did whatever he told him to do.