Genius Club.

Chapter 496 Witness the Magic

CC looked confused and tilted his head.

Brooklyn...

Lin-xian……

Is there anything in common between these two names?
CC, who doesn't understand or speak Chinese, totally doesn't understand the puns in Lin Xian's words.

"You're still talking nonsense as always."

CC said softly:

"I never understand what you are thinking..."

"It's ok."

Lin Xian smiled slightly:
"Just wait and watch my performance."

……

As the last group of tourists walked out of the amusement park gate, the lights in the entire park were turned off, everything returned to darkness, and the true night of Coney Island arrived.

CC and Lin Xian walked aimlessly on the road, exhaled a breath, exhaled a cloud of white mist, and wrapped their clothes tightly:

"Sure enough, a cold wave has arrived. It's getting colder at night."

She turned her head and looked at the tall Lin Xian next to her:
"When I was queuing at the amusement park, I heard from tourists that this cold wave was particularly strong and the temperature dropped very quickly. It was said that there would be snow tonight."

"Snow?"

Lin Xian looked up at the sky and exhaled a cloud of white air as he spoke:
“Will it snow in Brooklyn in late October?”

"Generally not."

CC shook his head:
"But who can predict the weather? Sometimes it doesn't snow all year, and sometimes it snows very early... However, it's rare to be as cold as today."

"Generally speaking, it wouldn't be as cold as it is today until around December. The weather is really abnormal these days. This winter is probably the coldest winter I've ever experienced since I was born."

"Really."

Lin Xian responded, and put his cold hands into his cotton jacket pockets, exhaling white air and saying:

"So, we really need to upgrade our equipment. Sleeping under a bridge in such cold weather will definitely freeze us into popsicles."

"I didn't feel it when I was playing during the day, but now that you mention it, I really feel the cold."

The current weather attack power.

The defense value has exceeded that of the church cotton coat. The church suit has not kept up with the version, and we must find a new suit.

"Where do the gangs usually appear?"

Lin Xian asked.

CC was silent for a while, recalling the rumors he had heard before:
"I heard that the gangs in Coney Island are mainly Italians, mixed with some local gangs. The situation is very chaotic, and there are gunfights and fights almost every night."

"The main disputes are not about fighting over territory, but about the trade of contraband and disputes over interests."

Ta-ta ...

While the two were talking.

Suddenly, there was a sound of motorcycle exhaust coming from the front.

The two looked up.

We saw two Harley motorcycles leading the way, each with a sturdy man in black sitting on it, and a Lincoln sedan following closely behind, driving arrogantly in the dark night.

As the rumbling sounds faded away and the car lights faded, Lin Xian and CC's vision fell into darkness again.

Lin Xian blinked:

"Isn't that just..."

"Correct."

CC was also surprised:

"It's just as I said. Those motorcycles and cars that just passed by were gangsters, weren't they?"

"Let's go."

Lin Xian was as excited as if he had discovered a treasure.

Speak of the devil and he will appear; the money tree always comes in time.

He quickly pulled CC along the road:

"Let's follow them and see what kind of deal these gangsters are going to make!"

CC pursed her lips.

Hesitated again and again.

To be honest, she really didn't want to go on such a dangerous journey. Only desperate criminals and fools would take the initiative to cause trouble for the gang.

but.

Since Lin Xian insists on going.

She couldn't just abandon him:

"alright."

She finally convinced herself to move forward with Lin Xian:
"But you really have to be careful, Lin Xian. They all have guns! You must not get into conflict with them!"

……

After some time, Lin Xian and CC followed the grove and came to an abandoned warehouse.

It's very run-down here, with weeds everywhere.

I don't know what it was used for before it was abandoned.

Coney Island was just getting started in 1952, and there was still a lot of wilderness that had not been developed, which was why gangs were concentrated here. It was also a place with a lack of jurisdiction, so it was naturally the most likely to attract criminals.

such as……

Brooke Lynn.

He loved this solemn and violent atmosphere.

In the first dream, he was still a five-star citizen of Los Angeles who needed to escape and was easily shot.

Now he can definitely be called the King of Brooklyn!

With the unreasonable cheat plug-in [Reverse Forced Avoidance], he is even more like a devil than the one in the dream.

Especially now that our opponents are gangs, we don’t have to worry about legal and police issues, and we have no worries.

"Don't panic."

Lin Xian held down CC's fluffy hair and lowered it behind the bushes, looking at the gang members who were standing by in the abandoned warehouse:

"Let's wait for them to play around first. It's obvious that they are waiting for another group of gang members. They are either sellers or buyers. Anyway, it seems like they are not here to fight today."

"How do you know so much?" CC looked at him.

“That’s how it’s played out in the movies.”

Lin Xian said casually.

But then again...

In 1952, there seemed to be few gangster movies in the United States. After all, this era was still very turbulent and directors generally would not offend gangsters.

Until 1971, when "The Godfather" was being filmed, the gangs were still very unfriendly, unwelcoming and uncooperative, which led to many difficulties during the filming period, and the crew even received death threats.

However, when the movie was released, the gang members shouted "It smells good! It's so cool!"

Since then.

American gang members even deliberately imitated the way of speaking of the Godfather played by Marlon Brando to show off their status, which can be said to be the opposite of Tiangang.

"Lin Xian, here I come."

CC poked Lin Xian and motioned him to look across the street.

Lin Xian looked up.

Several lights came from the opposite side of the road. They were five black cars, all of which were designed like classic cars. They had no distinctive features and Lin Xian couldn't tell what brand they were.

"I feel like this is someone with bad intentions."

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes:

"Look, Gang A here has two motorcycles and a car, a total of six members; Gang B on the other side has five cars. The difference in numbers is obvious."

"So, it's very likely that... they're going to rob their fellow thieves."

He just finished speaking.

Five black cars stopped, two in front and three in the back, and then more than a dozen people got out and stood together in a crowd.

Immediately, several members of Gang A pulled out guns from their waists, looking nervous.

A middle-aged man wearing a black wool felt hat, a long black woolen coat, leaning on a cane and limping walked out of the car behind Gangster B.

Obviously, he is the boss of Gang B.

"He has nice clothes on."

Lin Xian exclaimed:
“It has an aristocratic air.”

CC nodded:
“It looks expensive.”

The two groups of gangsters were on the verge of a fight. The two leaders walked forward, shook hands, and then each of their subordinates took out a box.

One box is black and the other is white, and they are almost the same size. I don’t know what kind of strange sense of ritual this is.

From Lin Xian’s perspective, he couldn’t see too many details.

No one knew what happened, but the two groups started arguing fiercely, speaking a language that Lin Xian couldn't understand. It didn't sound like English or Italian... He couldn't understand it at all.

In an instant, Gangster B didn't give Gangster A any time to react, and directly pulled out all kinds of guns and started shooting indiscriminately!
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
There were chaotic gunshots and the smell of gunpowder instantly spread to the bushes. CC turned pale and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose to avoid sneezing.

Soon, the gunfire stopped.

Several members of Gang A fell to the ground, bleeding profusely, but Gang B was unharmed.

They began to laugh, their words were so violent and excited that they were incomprehensible.

CC pulled the corner of Lin Xian's clothes, her voice trembling:
"Lin...Lin Xian, they will really kill people...We can't hide here any longer!"

"You're right."

Lin Xian nodded:
"We really can't keep hiding."

then.

Under CC's shocked gaze and the breath held in his heart, Lin Xianteng stood up from the bushes!
"Hello~"

Lin Xian took a step forward and greeted a dozen or so gun-toting gangsters.

"&*￥!@!￥!"

"##*￥%&?!"

But the local gangs were very unfriendly. They spoke in bird language and pointed guns at Lin Xian!
"Lin Xian——"

CC yelled in panic.

However, Lin Xian was not afraid of danger and smiled calmly:
"【CC, come and witness the magic.】"

Swish.

Like Neo, the protagonist in The Matrix, he stretched out his palms towards the dozens of black gun muzzles—plop! plop! plop! plop! plop!
There were continuous sounds of people falling to the ground.

There was no gunshot, no bullet fired, and the dozen or so gang members all fell down like statues, hitting the ground heavily.

Their pupils trembled, and they had no idea what was happening.

Everything was fine, but when they aimed their guns at the young man who suddenly jumped out and were about to pull the trigger to shoot...

Suddenly, a heavy hammer hit their chests! They were completely powerless! They couldn't move at all!

Then, the body, which could no longer be controlled, became soft and light like cotton and fell straight down in an extremely strange posture, with the face or nose pressed against the ground, completely unable to move, and even unable to move the eyeballs!

"This...this is!?"

CC in the bushes couldn't help but stand up and stared at this bizarre scene in amazement.

She took a deep breath.

I can't understand it anyway.

Lin Xian just pushed his palm forward, and the dozen or so gang members fell down like dominoes!

What exactly is going on?

Witchcraft? Magic? Or supernatural powers?
In the wilderness.

The only gang member still standing was the leader who was leaning on a cane and wearing a black wool felt hat.

At this moment, his face turned pale and he was extremely shocked. He hurriedly took out a pistol from his coat pocket, aimed at Lin Xian and pulled the trigger.

thump...

His body leaned back, his heart felt as if it was clenched by a fist in an instant, his whole body lost strength, and the index finger of his right hand could not press the trigger of the pistol no matter how hard he tried. He was completely unable to control any of his fingers!
puff.

The man's eyes widened, and he fell to the ground with his crutch, blending into the earth like a sculpture.

Lin Xian walked forward with a smile, squatted down, took off his black wool felt hat and put it on his own head:

"I like your hat very much."

He picked up the black pistol on the ground again:

"I also like your pistol, and..."

Lin Xian turned the gang leader, who was lying limp on the ground, over and took off his high-end trench coat:
"Your windbreaker."

Afterwards, Lin Xian took off his church cotton coat, shook off his black long windbreaker in the wind, and put it on.

I touched my chest pocket and found a pair of sunglasses hanging there.

This gang leader is quite well equipped.

It is better to obey than to be respectful, so Lin Xian took off his sunglasses and put them on his face.

This is the end.

Black wool felt hat on head,

Wearing black sunglasses,

Wearing a black long windbreaker,

A black pistol on his waist,

【Gangster Set】, collection completed!

"It instantly felt much warmer. It really is made of good material."

Lin Xian hurried to the hood of the vehicle and opened the two small suitcases, one black and one white.

Inside the small black suitcase was white powder.

In the small white suitcase, there were several stacks of green US dollars neatly stacked.

Cover again.

Lin Xian picked up the white briefcase, came to the Harley motorcycle of Gang A that was wiped out, turned the key on it all the way to the right, and stepped on the fire stick.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The large-displacement Harley motorcycle began to roar:
"CC, come quickly!"

Lin Xian waved to CC who was in the bushes.

CC was still in a state of shock. Lin Xian's skillful and smooth "robbery combo" really scared CC.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry up!" Lin Xian urged.

He knew better than anyone that reverse forced avoidance also had a time limit, and he could stand up in a little over a minute at most.

Two fists are no match for four hands.

A perfect show of showing off must end with success.

"oh oh."

CC reacted quickly and jumped onto the back of the Harley motorcycle, hugging Lin Xian's waist tightly.

boom------

The gang member next to him began to stand up tremblingly, while Lin Xian had already stepped on the throttle of his motorcycle to the bottom, and started with a drift on the spot, rushing into the night.

The violent sound of the Harley motorcycle's engine carried Lin Xian and CC wildly on the asphalt ground, and they soon left a safe distance behind.

CC then raised his head from Lin Xian's back and shouted towards the front in the night wind:

"What was that? Magic or witchcraft? How did you do that?!"

But CC also knows it very well.

There is no magic in this world.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide:

"Could it be that……"

It is a legendary...

"【Dragon Country Kung Fu?】"

Lin Xian was driving a motorcycle and was amused:
"That's about right. You can think of it as Dragon Country Kung Fu, which is profound and mysterious."

"But! You didn't even touch them!"

CC was puzzled:
"You had no contact with those gang members and were very far away. How did you defeat them?"

"Oh, this is inner strength."

Lin Xian began to coax the child:
"Something like connecting and transforming...If you are at the master level, you can even throw out five lightning whips."

"What you said is so false!"

Although CC, who just witnessed the scene, was full of awe for Longguo Kung Fu, lightning and the like were still too ridiculous:
"Tsk, you're teasing me again."

……

The motorcycle was parked on the river bank.

Lin Xian and CC jumped out of the car and opened the white suitcase.

CC frowned:

"Oh my god, so much money...how much is this?"

"Do you believe it now?"

Lin Xian picked up a stack of US dollars:

"See, I told you, our hard times are over. From now on... we can enjoy great wealth and luxury."

As he said this, he threw the US dollars in his hand into the sky, and they fell like rain.

"You are crazy!"

CC was horrified, and hurriedly raced against the night wind like a little bee, picking up all the scattered US dollars one by one and angrily pressing them into the suitcase:
"Why do you always do such bizarre things? I don't know what's in your head! Why are you throwing money around?"

“It’s a sense of ritual.”

Lin Xian closed the suitcase again:
"Now that we have become rich, then...CC, we can go and fulfill your [wish]."

CC was speechless for a moment.

She couldn't believe it. Why was this man... so good to her and always fulfilled her wishes like Aladdin's magic lamp?

When people suddenly become rich, shouldn't they first think about buying something for themselves and improving their lives?
But Lin Xian...

first timing……

He always thinks about her and remembers every word she said; even if they were spoken casually, Lin Xian remembers them so clearly.

She looked up at Lin Xian:
"My dream, you mean..."

"Yes."

Lin Xian stood on the railing on the river bank.

Looking across the sea, the center of the world is brightly lit and lined with skyscrapers:

"Didn't you say that the Brooklyn Bridge is a wall that you can never cross and never get to Manhattan?"

After a pause, he continued:
"There is no sea that cannot be crossed, and there is no wall that cannot be climbed. With the money in the suitcase, we can easily travel around Manhattan, and even let you settle down there and open a flower shop or coffee shop."

"But……"

CC came closer, looking embarrassed:

"But Lin Xian, this is your money. You risked your life to get it. You have taken good care of me. I can't spend your money anymore."

"You should use this money on yourself instead of... always coaxing me like a child and fulfilling my random wishes like Aladdin's magic lamp. I... I..."

She bit her lower lip:
"No one has ever been so nice to me. I don't know how..."

Hey.

A large hand rested on her thin shoulder.

CC raised his head and met Lin Xian’s gentle gaze.

"You took me to my first meal in Brooklyn."

Lin Xian said softly:

"That half loaf of hard bread is more precious to me than this box of dollars."

"What's more, you said that you were willing to go to space to bring me a gift just for a hot dog. I know you're not joking, even though you said don't take it seriously, but..."

His eyes dimmed a little, and he repeated:
"【I know you're not kidding, you'll really pick a star for me.】"

"so……"

Lin Xian changed the topic:
"Don't think too much about it now! Now that we have so much money, we can't sleep in parks or under bridges anymore, right?"

He walked back to the motorcycle.

Stretch your legs and step over it.

He kicked the Harley motorcycle into gear, turned around amid the roar of the engine, and smiled at CC:

"Tonight... let's go to Manhattan."

“【Go to the center of the world, go to the place of your dreams!】”

(End of this chapter)