Chapter 17 Escape from the Dead
Looking at the people surrounding him, Alex and Little Richard kept retreating and retreating to the wall.
"Hey! That guy is a boy who sells snake oil! His stuff is very effective for men to use!"
Some people recognized Little Richard, and they often bought snake oil from Little Richard. One of the black men who seemed to have a little prestige shouted to Little Richard: "Come here, don't get along with that white-skinned boy."
Little Richard was sweating on his forehead, and he shook his head and remained silent. Alex reached out and pushed him a few times, without moving.
"I will not abandon my friends and run away alone!" Little Richard said firmly.
His words made the black men furious and they called him making friends with the white pig. One of them even rushed over and tried to pull Little Richard away, and another wanted to attack Alex.
The effect of Alex's years of training was immediately revealed. He quickly dodged and did not hit the target. Another person rushed towards him, trying to trap him. In the eyes of others, Alex was just a child and did not deal with it very seriously.
If more than ten people in this group of people had all taken action, Alex would have been knocked down long ago. During the dodging process, Alex had been recalling the kung fu movies he had watched, trying to simulate some of the kung fu that came from the above. While struggling, he simulated Jackie Chan's actions in the movie. It seemed extremely thrilling, but it made the enemy run away.
"careful!"
Just as Alex was having fun playing the drunks, Little Richard suddenly shouted. It turned out that another group of people had started to do something. They were white men. When they forced them up together, Alex had no place to hide.
Seeing Alex being caught by those people, Little Richard was ruthless and struggled out suddenly regardless of the pull of others. He picked up a chair, lifted it up and smashed it at one of the white men.
With a "bang!", the white man was smashed to the ground.
When the white men saw that their people were knocked unconscious by the nigger. No matter who they smashed, they shouted a few times and fought with the black men again.
"How are you?" Little Richard quickly pulled Alex aside and asked in a low voice.
"nothing and you?"
"I'm fine, either! Let's slip away quickly."
"Then you have to be careful, they recognize you!"
Alex kindly reminded him that he knew that Little Richard often went to and from this tavern, and maybe he had already been remembered in his heart. This time, someone fell down. If Little Richard wanted to do business here in the future, it would probably be a little trouble.
Little Richard smiled and said nothing. However, someone soon noticed the two of them, so he shouted, "The guy who smashed people is the one who sells snake oil. It has nothing to do with us!"
Fortunately, these drunks have long since been indistinguishable from right and wrong. Their fights are purely for venting emotions and have no special purpose. However, someone still walked towards them and wanted to beat them up and leave them a souvenir.
This time Alex was not afraid. There was only one person on the other side, and there were two on his side. He jumped up unexpectedly, kicked the other side, and was in the middle of the belly. The unlucky guy screamed and fell down.
Before the two could say anything, someone came to hear the sound. They quickly crawled and rolled out of the pub. Only then did they find that the door was full of policemen, and the fight in the pub was gradually stopped. The police handcuffed the people who were making trouble and prepared to catch them and close them for one night before talking.
They were surprised to find two children of different ages running out of the tavern. One of them, who looked like a sheriff, came over, and he pressed the shoulders of both of them and said, "Hey, kids, why are you here?"
Alex then told the fact that he was invited to sing, and finally said, "Sir, please help me find my brother. He was lost in the chaos."
The sheriff nodded and agreed. He called another policeman and asked someone to look for it carefully. He comforted him and said, "Child, don't worry, your brother will be fine. We will be able to find him soon."
Alex knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he felt relieved and waited for news from his younger brother. On the contrary, Little Richard was in trouble. He had caused many troubles and said that the police would not believe it.
"You have to go back to the police station with us!" said the sheriff to Little Richard, who took out his handcuffs and prepared to handcuff the black guy up.
Alex quickly explained: "Mr. Sheriff, please don't catch my friend, he came with me."
The sheriff didn't want to listen to a child's instructions, so he insisted on taking Little Richard back for interrogation. Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Alex had to use a killing weapon and secretly stuffed a 10-dollar bill into the sheriff's hand.
"He really didn't participate in the tavern gang fight. If you don't believe it, just look at the evidence I gave you."
The sheriff looked at the things in his hand in confusion, and then smiled knowingly. Maybe he felt that there were too many people arrested today and it was not worth wasting time for a black boy, so he waved his hand and said, "Get out! Don't make trouble anymore, otherwise you will be arrested sooner or later."
Little Richard and Alex quickly disappeared in front of him, not daring to stay for a while. The two stood aside and watched the police arrest people. Alex was looking for his younger brother, but he didn't dare to walk around casually. Strangely, Little Richard was also with him.
"If you don't go home, aren't your family worried?" Alex asked.
Little Richard shook his head with a wry smile: "Home? I have already run away from home."
His original father was a Catholic pastor. He was very strict with Little Richard, and even harshly. As early as a few years ago, Little Richard could not stand his father, so he sneaked out and never returned home again.
"Ah? How old are you?" Alex couldn't believe that such a thing was happening in the world. Little Richard seemed to be only fourteen or five years old, which means he ran out to wander alone when he was eleven or twelve years old.
Sure enough, Little Richard replied that he was only less than fifteen years old this year. He continued to talk about how he ran out of his home, how he found food on the streets, and how he worked and made money to survive.
Hearing this, Alex couldn't help but feel awe. Little Richard survived hard alone at such a young age. If it were him, he would probably not dare to do that.
Alex thought to himself: "No wonder he feels different from Little Richard and others. It turns out that he has experienced so much and his mental age has long been mature."
Little Richard on the other side also felt that Alex was not like an ordinary child, and his every move seemed more mature and rational. He felt that he had become good friends with Alex at once, and he was the kind of person who could talk about everything.
"Alex! Alex!"
Suddenly, someone was calling Alex's name. He looked up and found that it was his father Bart.
Bart held Richard with his left hand and hurried towards them. It turned out that Richard ran out of the chaotic tavern and happened to meet Bart coming outside. The two of them were also anxious to find Alex. Fortunately, a policeman found them and said that Alex was on this side of the street. Otherwise, they would not know when they would have to worry.
Little Richard looked at the reunion of Carpenter's family, not knowing what he was thinking. He looked silently without saying a word. When Alex introduced him to Bart, he smiled and said, "Hello! Mr. Bart."
"This is my younger brother Richard, haha, you are also called Richard, but it is Little Richard!" When Alex introduced his younger brother, he told them the interesting stories about his acquaintance with Little Richard.
Everyone couldn't help laughing, especially Richard and Little Richard laughed very happily.
Little Richard reached out to Richard and said, "Hello! Richard, you are the real Little Richard!"
Richard was amused and giggled, he held Little Richard's hand and said, "Hello, you are me younger than me!"
Everyone stood on the street and chatted for a while, and finally Little Richard said goodbye to them. After they separated, they never met Little Richard again. Maybe he was selling snake oil elsewhere.
After that tavern, Alex wanted to find someone to learn some kung fu and defend himself, but he never found a suitable person to teach. He had never even met a kung fu master. If he could act alone, he would have gone to Chinatown to find a master. At that time, as long as he stretched out his little hand, he could copy the other party's kung fu and slowly connect to it when he went back.
It took a long time before Alex received a letter from Atlanta. It turned out that it was sent by Little Richard. In the letter, he told him that he was planning to learn piano playing. He asked Alex to write to him, and he could send it to a tavern and he would go over to pick it up.
So Alex had a letter to him. During the chat, the two gradually became good friends and often wrote letters to tell them what they encountered and thoughts. Alex found that Little Richard was actually very thoughtful, but without the support of his family, and he was always busy running around for survival.
"I will definitely become a celebrity! Look at it!" Little Richard said in the letter.
"Oh? Then I will be more famous than you, do you believe it?" Alex was also infected by the other party's enthusiasm, and the idea of being competitive in his heart.
Little Richard then agreed with Alex that in ten years, he would see who is more famous, and that if he wins, he would have to invite the loser to a big meal.
"Why should I win someone to treat you!" Alex complained in the letter.
Soon, Little Richard replied and smiled, "Wouldn't it be too pitiful if the loser treats you?"
In this way, they moved towards their respective goals, struggled and worked hard. Finally, one day, they would meet at the top, and then it would be another situation. They firmly believed that their future was not a dream.
Chapter completed!