American Comics: I Drew Superman During the Great Depression

Chapter 260 Hemingway (1/2)

"Find him..."

"Someone from that damn club must have secretly let him out!"

"We were deceived, why not just destroy this place...it's just a secret wine cellar..."

"No, this is Charlie's territory, there is someone behind him..."

"Do you know why the boss asked us to come here with great fanfare but didn't tell us the specific situation?"

"You know?!"

"Shh, keep your voice down. It is said that he asked us to come here to arrest him because he found out that his girlfriend was secretly dating other people behind his back."

"Real or false!"

"I don't know whether it's true or not, but there's a high probability that it's true. At that time, I heard the boss's angry tone outside the door. It sounded like this guy was still a famous guy. Even the boss didn't dare to take matters into his own hands. It was too ugly, so we asked us to come over and 'invite' him over..."

After coming out of Club 21, you can still see the gang organizations outside the restaurant.

They stood outside the door in twos and threes, scanning the guests coming in and out of the club with scrutinizing eyes. Occasionally, guests who wanted to enter would stop hesitantly after seeing these figures, or simply take a detour and leave.

"I have handed over the litigation patent file to Dewey. In fact, he was responsible for sorting it out. At the same time, I will also help him complete the subsequent legal matters in my spare time."

Looking across the gang organizations in front of the club, George Z. Medali frowned and said to Colin.

He was obviously worried that Colin would be dissatisfied with Thomas Dewey's arrangements.

"Dewey had been working in the legal profession for many years before becoming my assistant, and later worked under me as a lower defense attorney for a period of time. I know very well his character and work ability, and he is an extremely outstanding lawyer. I believe in him. You will not be disappointed, Mr. Colin Looper.”

Colin would certainly not be disappointed, although Thomas Dewey, currently working under George Z. Medally, was still just an unknown associate attorney.

But he is very clear about the other party's future achievements.

He would become one of the greatest politicians in American history, and would later run for president twice as a candidate.

Although they all ended in defeat, this did not affect Thomas Dewey's definition in history, especially as the "people's savior and hero" who was the star of anti-gang and anti-corruption in New York.

It is worth mentioning that ‘Lucky Charlie’ Luciano, who met Colin twice before, was sent to prison by Dewey.

It was precisely because of Luciano's trial that Dewey won national reputation and became known as the "gang buster".

Of course, the most important job of this 'gang buster' at the moment is to win the patent lawsuit against RCA for Colin.

Farewell to George Z. Medali and watch him leave the club.

Before leaving, Colin clearly saw Medali turning his head and looking at the gang members outside the 21 Club. If he remembered correctly, Thomas Dewey's anti-gangster operation was actually based on George Z. Medali. On the basis of this, it means that George Z. Medali is actually the pioneer of the anti-black and anti-corruption movement in New York.

Come to think of it, New York will be very lively in the future.

However, Colin did not have any objection to this, and he was even thinking about whether to exert some force on it.

After all, his initial meeting with Luciano was not very friendly.

The Tammany Hall behind Luciano is also an obstacle to Colin's development in New York.

"Repay Club."

After saying goodbye to Medali, Colin also turned around and got into the car and told the driver that he and the driver were the only two people in the car. Louise had already gone home to take care of her daughter.

Turning to look at Club 21 behind him, he suddenly saw a 'familiar' figure inadvertently.

"parking!"

As Colin finished speaking, the driver in the driver's seat subconsciously stepped on the brakes even though he didn't know the reason.

"Hoo~"

Under the cover of the waiters at Club 21, Hemingway carefully emerged from the entrance of the club.

As a private wine cellar during the 'Prohibition' period, in addition to the maze-like design of the basement, Club 21 also has other ingenious designs specifically designed to target detective searches and situations like Hemingway's.

Coming out of the passage, Hemingway had no time to change out of his large chef uniform.

He checked the situation around him and was about to leave the club.

"I really want to hear something coming from the side?"

"What is that place?"

"It seems to be the kitchen garbage channel."

"Could he be a homeless man?"

"I don't know, let's go check out the situation."

However, from the conversations among several gang members outside the club, it was confirmed that the expression on this tough guy's face couldn't help but change.

Although he is not afraid of fighting with these people, it is not a very honorable thing to be discovered at this time, especially since his current identity is different from the past.

Just as Hemingway hesitated, a car suddenly stopped at the entrance to the kitchen alley.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the doors at the back open, and a greeting voice came from inside: "Come in quickly, if you don't want to be found by these people."

Hearing the urging of the people in the car and the footsteps getting closer and closer around the club, Hemingway got into the car without much hesitation.

"Thanks."

After sitting in the car and looking at the gang members behind him who were destined to return without success, Hemingway breathed a long sigh of relief and then thanked Colin in the car.

While Hemingway was thanking him, Colin in the car was also looking at this famous tough guy writer in history.

Different from the later photo with a gray beard, Hemingway is still in his prime now. He has a neat beard and his hair is meticulously combed. If it weren't for the baggy and unfashionable chef's uniform on his body, he would obviously be a very young man. Attractive male.

This may be one of the reasons why his love life is so rich.

Compared with Hemingway's literary achievements, his emotional experience is equally comparable.

He has experienced a total of four marriages in his life, and there are countless other relationships. For example, the scene Colin saw in front of him may be just an embellishment of the many love lives in his life.

As Hemingway wrote at the end of his posthumously published essay "A Moveable Feast": "I loved her, I didn't love any other woman, and the time we spent alone together was wonderful and fascinating. I was writing well, and we had some very pleasant trips together, so I thought we were indestructible partners again, but when we left the mountains and returned to Paris in late spring, the other thing began anew... "

"A Moveable Feast" records Hemingway's early emotional experiences in Paris, including a detailed description of his relationship with his wife and lover at the time, as well as his complicated inner emotions.

"After my husband finishes working, he has two beautiful women by his side. One is new and unfamiliar, and if he is unlucky, he will gradually fall in love with both."

If we put aside his artistic achievements, Hemingway is indeed not a man worth trusting.

His emotional future always starts with beauty and ends with ruin.

This is actually also confirmed in his works. In Hemingway's novels, the separation of men and women is usually caused by some powerful external force - in the form of extreme death.

Take his three novels "The Sun Also Rises", "A Farewell to Arms" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as examples. In the first film, the thing that caused the separation between Jack and Brett was Jack's sexual impotence; In the second part, the hero and heroine are separated because Catherine dies in childbirth; in the third part, the hero Robert Jordan devotes his life to a just cause.

Hemingway seems to use this so-called "fate" element to mask his fear of living with women.

In addition to being a tough guy, he is also a representative figure among the writers of the "Lost Generation" in the United States.

Right now, the author of "The Lost Generation" was being searched by gang organizations because of a minor emotional problem, and he came to Colin's car.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Ernest Miller Hemingway."

Hemingway was not too surprised when Colin revealed his real name.

Since the publication of "The Sun Also Rises", he has begun to rise to prominence. "Death in the Afternoon" published this year has applied his "iceberg principle" to his works, which has been widely discussed in the literary and critical circles.

Although the current mainstream literary circles are not very convinced of his theory and it is highly controversial.

But this does not affect Hemingway's current momentum in the literary world.

"If possible, I hope to meet you not in this situation, or on another better occasion, Mr. Colin Looper."

Colin recognized Hemingway, and Hemingway was also familiar with the man in front of him.

Before engaging in writing, Hemingway worked for six months at the Kansas City Star, and then also worked as a reporter for the Toronto Star. Although his career has now changed to a writer, it is also true for Colin, a New Yorker. Newsmakers are no stranger to making the city abuzz.

"Interesting meeting, isn't it?"

From Hemingway's words, Colin could hear his helplessness.

After all, for a writer who considers himself a tough guy, the scene before him is indeed a bit embarrassing.

But after all, Hemingway was a person who had experienced big scenes. He was a person who had actually gone to war and been shot. This little thing was nothing to him.

Hemingway quickly suppressed his inner embarrassment. He took off his inappropriate chef's uniform to reveal the shirt underneath. At the same time, under these shirts, Colin also saw the dense scars on his body, which were all left on the battlefield. mark.

"Anyway, thank you for your help, Mr. Colin Looper."

During the period when Colin's "The Daily Courier" was rising, Hemingway had been living in Canada. It was not until recently that he returned to New York because he was unwilling to live a boring life.

Just like what he said to his girlfriend, the gang boss, in Club 21.

The purpose of his trip was to join a hunting safari to Africa, where he could see the wider world and get up close to animals or hunt.

For this reason, he has resigned from his previous job as a reporter at Canada's "Toronto Star".

Of course, the purpose of Hemingway's trip to Africa was not just to travel, but also to accumulate materials as inspiration for future creations.

It was precisely because of this that Colin did not speak rashly and invited Hemingway.

"..."

In the driving car, both parties were silent for a long time.

Hemingway looked at the receding street scene outside the window and the 21 Club getting farther and farther behind him, and his thoughts were separated from the previous nervousness and embarrassment.

"I don't know. What kind of work does Mr. Hemingway currently have in New York? Or is he here to create new works?"

Although Colin had already heard the purpose of Hemingway's trip in the club, he still made a curious inquiry on the surface.

"I'm only going to be in New York for a short time."

Shaking his head, Hemingway revealed the purpose of his trip to New York.

"After I finish resting, I will go to Africa."

"Africa?"

Colin's face showed an expression of 'surprise' at the right time, and he seemed unable to connect this with Hemingway's identity as a writer.

“I set out to create a book that was absolutely true, comparable to works of fiction.”

Hemingway obviously had high expectations for his upcoming trip to Africa.

In fact, he did this. After returning from Africa, he created "The Green Mountains of Africa" ​​to describe his hunting experience in Africa.

"Then, I wish Mr. Hemingway all the best on your journey in Africa and that you can create wonderful works again."

Facing Colin's blessing, Hemingway responded with a calm smile.

"However, since Mr. Hemingway has decided to go to Africa..."

Immediately afterwards, Colin changed the subject and seemed to be planning to say something.

In front of him, Hemingway seemed to be ready.

"I wonder if you have any intention to write some articles about Africa as a special reporter for the Courier Daily in my hands. Enrich the international pages of the newspaper?"

Upon hearing Colin's invitation, Hemingway took another deep look at him.

“My trip to Africa will take a long time, and I cannot guarantee the writing time of the article.”

"It doesn't matter. You can wait until you come back from Africa before publishing these."

Colin seemed to be prepared for this.

"Aren't you worried that I'll mess with you by writing some random content?"

Hearing this, Colin looked at him and asked with a smile: "Can you do it?"

"..."

Facing Colin's rhetorical question, the tough guy was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

Hemingway's character and current status destined him not to do such a thing.

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