America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 15 A Pencil, A Book
Li Yu is a movie buff. In his previous life, he maintained the habit of watching a movie every day during his university years, and persisted for a full 7 years. He especially loved kung fu and action movies.

The "Bear Two" in front of me looks just like the Fujita officer in Jet Li's "Fist of Legend". He is thick-skinned and tough, and ordinary moves cannot break through his defenses.

At that moment, Li Yu caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye—a book as thick as a brick was placed on the small table next to him.

It is Cervantes's "Don Quixote".

—Fine, since pretty fist and foot skills can't do anything to you, then I'll use the "Jackie Chan fighting style" to deal with you!
What is the "Jackie Chan Strategy"?
Make the most of everything at hand! Play an "item race" against your opponent!
Li Yu reached out and took the copy of "Don Quixote".

Suddenly, an old man poked his head out from under the small table and said urgently:
"Hey, that's my book..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Li Yu quickly interrupted:
"Excuse me, could I borrow this for a moment? I'll return it to you!"

After saying that, Li Yu gripped the book "Don Quixote" tightly with both hands and swung it at "Xiong Er's" high nose like a folding chair!
With a loud thud, two streams of blood spurted from his nose.

Thump—another sound, and more blood splattered on the ground.

Li Yu's offensive continued. He stuffed the hard spine of the book into "Xiong Er's" mouth, and then twisted it forcefully like a toggle switch—crack—"Xiong Er's" upper and lower jaws separated.

Li Yu's offensive is not over yet!
While "Bear Two" was still dazed from the beating, he placed "Don Quixote" on the small table next to him with the spine facing up, then grabbed "Bear Two" by the hair and pressed his neck against the spine of the book.

Thus, "Bear Two" was led to the guillotine like Louis XVI, with its sturdy spine serving as its support.

However, what fell was not a butcher's knife, but Li Yu's fist!
Li Yu clenched his right fist and slammed it down, striking "Xiong Er" squarely on the head.

But then, “Bear Two’s” head fell straight down as if it had been chopped off. Because it was pressed against the upright spine of the book, it had plenty of room to fall. After hitting the table, it bounced up—crack—this time, it was “Bear Two’s” neck bone that was separated.

When Li Yu released "Xiong Er", the latter's head had turned to an unbelievable angle, and its whole body lay limp on the ground like a noodle, lifeless.

"Thank you, Don Quixote. May your chivalrous spirit of punishing evil and promoting good live on forever."

Li Yu kept his word and returned the blood-stained copy of "Don Quixote" to its original place.

Finally, this guy is done... Li Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a groan suddenly came from behind him, making him tense up again.

He turned his head to look behind him—"Big Bear" clutched his chest, struggled to stand up, and glared fiercely at Li Yu.

"You're not dead yet..."

After witnessing firsthand how tenacious "Bear Two" was, "Bear Big's" "resurrection" was exactly what Li Yu had expected.

As Li Yu removed his khaki trench coat—he was terribly hot after the fierce battle—revealing his black priest's robes underneath, he softly recited from the Bible:
“‘Some people are enemies of the light, and do not know the way of the light, nor remain in the path of the light.’”

After numerous attempts, Li Yu has figured out the specific tricks of how to play the role of a "paladin".

To successfully portray a "holy knight," it's not enough to simply act chivalrously; the core essence of the role lies in the word "holy."

Simply put, this character has obvious religious attributes, so the actor should emphasize the religious aspect when playing the role.

In this way, you will gain more experience points after completing the role.

So, how do we convey a sense of religion?

The method Li Yu discovered was to recite the Bible before or during the war!
Over time, Li Yu developed a habit of reciting the Bible whenever a battle began to increase his character's experience points.

Another benefit of this approach is that it helps him improve his concentration.

Because this had become a habit of his, whenever he recited the Bible, he would instinctively tense up, discard any extraneous thoughts, and his subconscious mind would send out a warning: Now is the time to fight!
In this way, one will unconsciously enter a "focused state" or a "combat state".

Zhizhizhi——!
At that moment, Li Yu belatedly realized that the train had arrived at the station. The train came to a steady stop beside the platform, its wheels gradually coming to a halt, producing a piercing "squeak, squeak, squeak" sound.

As soon as the train came to a stop, passengers in the carriages in front and behind rushed out, spreading their fear.

"Someone's firing! Someone's firing!"

"Get out of carriage number 7 immediately!"

"Are they the Mafia?"

"Never mind that! Call the police!"

Similar shouts were heard incessantly.

The passengers waiting for the train on the platform, who had been looking bewildered, changed their expressions after hearing words like "shooting" and "mafia," and quickly joined the fleeing crowd.

Before long, the vast space centered on carriage number 7 became as empty and silent as the universe, and no one dared to approach it.

Someone has already called the police... It won't be long before a large police force surrounds the area.

Li Yu didn't want the police station to be the first stop on his "San Francisco trip".

Having decided to "win a quick victory", Li Yu kept a close eye on "Xiong Da" and devised a strategy to deal with the enemy.

Just like when he dealt with "Bear Two" earlier, he was very close to "Bear Big" and could not reach behind his waist to draw his weapon without permission.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of something interesting—on the small table next to him, the same small table where he had just picked up "Don Quixote," there was a pencil.

He thought for a moment, then reached out and took the pencil.

It was that same old man again, peeking out from under the table like a groundhog:
"Hey, that's my pencil..."

"Excuse me, could I borrow this for a moment? I'll return it to you!"

As Li Yu spoke, he stood the pencil upright on another small table, with the tip pointing upwards.

"Watch closely, I'm going to perform a magic trick. Next, I'll make this pencil disappear."

Before he finished speaking, he beckoned to "Big Bear" with his finger, his face full of provocation.

Overwhelmed by pain and indignation, "Big Bear's" entire face turned crimson.

He cracked his neck and shoulders, making a series of teeth-grinding "crack" sounds, and then pounced on Li Yu with a roar.

Like "Xiong Er," he is a skilled boxer.

Both the movement of his feet and the speed of his punches were remarkable.

However, with his already injured and broken body, he was no match for Li Yu.

Li Yu spotted Xiong Da's punching pattern and nimbly dodged.

If there were any martial arts experts here, they would surely notice that Li Yu's control over the distance was quite sophisticated—he intentionally kept the distance between the two sides at a level where they could "defend when retreating and attack when advancing"!

In a split second, Li Yu switched from dodging to attacking!
(End of this chapter)