Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 143 Assassination
"Be careful, Colin."

Exit West 52nd Street, New York.

LaGuardia was in the car and reminded Colin again.

Watching the back of the LaGuardia car leaving, Colin silently withdrew his gaze.

It is now close to seven o'clock, which is the time for excitement.

It can be seen that there are some customers passing by him one after another and walking in the direction of Restaurant 21. Among them, Colin even saw some familiar figures, such as Joan Crawford, the Hollywood actress, who seems to be Customers at Club 21.

In the movie "Grand Hotel" that Ke Lin had watched before, there was a wonderful performance by the other party.

"...Are you really going to do this, Onassis? I don't think this is a good opportunity. Now the entire shipping industry is declining, and no one is optimistic about this industry..."

"It is precisely because no one is optimistic about it, so it is more necessary to make a decisive move. Opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared."

At the same time, under [Super Listening], he also heard two English conversations with a Mediterranean accent.

From the conversation between the two, it seems that the topic of cargo ship acquisition was mentioned.

Looking in the direction of the sound, two figures with obvious foreigner features can be seen passing in front of them.

The name Onassis reminded Colin of a certain ship king.

The reason why I am impressed by this name is purely because Onassis not only became the Greek ship king later, but he is even more memorable because he married Jacqueline, the widow of US President John F. Kennedy. thing.At that time, the news of their marriage became a worldwide sensation. Onassis' behavior not only made Americans lose face, but also broke their hearts.

It was the first time in American history that the first lady married a foreigner.

Thinking of this, Colin couldn't help but look back at Onassis' back.

At this moment, Onassis has only just come into contact with the cargo ship industry, and John Kennedy, another key figure, is still in boarding school. way to create connections.

With raised eyebrows, he retracted his gaze and put away this unique memory.

Colin turned and walked off 52nd Street.

Coming out of the 21 Club where people come and go, the street outside presents a completely different look.

Obviously, in this day and age.

The tumult at the 21 Club was just the exception, the unique prosperity that came about under Prohibition.

Poverty is the main axis of this period. Passing through the bleak and deserted streets, Colin's eyes were attracted by the sign in front of a yard.

"4 kids for sale"

I saw that on the signboard, it was written in big words that children's content was sold.

Looking down the signboard, I saw four children in ragged clothes embracing each other, sitting on the stairs of the house and playing with each other. The innocent appearance formed a strong contrast with the content on the signboard.

Noticing the gaze cast by Colin, the mother in front of the yard looked at him with a little shame but a little expectation.

No matter which country you are in, selling your sons and daughters is an extremely humiliating thing.

However, if there is no way out, which mother would do it.

"..."

Silently withdrawing his gaze, Colin became heavy again because of the lightheartedness brought about by the No. 21 club.

Other than him, he already knew the Great Depression very well, but he far underestimated the impact of this era on the people.

In depressing emotions, Colin crossed the street and came to the platform where the tram changed.

While he was silently waiting for the tram, several young people suddenly walked up to him and stopped in their tracks.

"Ok?"

Noticing these young people approaching, Colin calmed down his emotions, and then realized that they seemed to be standing a little closer than normal.

Seeing this, he frowned and took a step back.

Immediately afterwards, I saw these young people who were approaching also move following Colin's movements, surrounding him in the middle.

"you……"

Looking at these young people surrounding him, Colin narrowed his eyes slightly, and had a vague guess in his heart.

However, before he opened his mouth to say anything.

I saw these young people took out pistols from their arms one after another, aiming at Colin.

bang bang—

Accompanied by loud gunshots, the tram in the distance stopped with screeching brakes, and passengers poked their heads out of the car.

Some people passing by even showed surprised expressions, obviously did not expect that there would be a shooting incident.

And looking in the direction of the sound, I saw several figures holding pistols in front of the platform fell to the ground, crying in pain.

But beside them, Colin, who was the target of the shooting, stood there intact.

[Ability - Super Strength (Bronze)]

[Ability description: Superman's first appearance showed the powerful power to lift a car over his head. With the development of the comics, his strength became stronger than a locomotive. He could throw a tank effortlessly and break it with one hand. Iron chains to block small aircraft. 】

His eyes swept over the text in front of him, and Colin looked away.

Because of the comics serialized on Wednesday, [Super Power] became the first ability he unlocked to be upgraded to the [Bronze] level.

With the upgrade of abilities, Colin's strength in the positive world has also been partially improved.

With the weakened version of [Super Speed], he easily dodged the attacks of several people, and at the same time gave them a hard punch.

"So, who ordered you?"

Stepping up to a gunman, Colin immediately asked.

The attack was simple and rude, but it fit the characteristics of this era.

"No one instructed, we just saw you coming out of the restaurant alone, so we wanted to grab money..."

Gritting his teeth, enduring the severe pain in his chest, the attacker said with cold sweat.

Apparently, this was a speech that several people had prepared long ago, intending to use it as an excuse to shoot Colin after being arrested.

However, they did not expect that Colin, who was the target, was more agile than imagined, and the strength of his fist was also greater than imagined.

With just one punch, several of them lost their ability to resist.

Hearing their words, Colin knew that this was a premeditated attack. As the gunmen, these people had already been given answers. They might not even know the reason why they shot Colin. Just being ordered to do so.

Thinking of this, Colin gave up this meaningless preparation.

"Can you inform the police for me, I was just attacked by a gunman."

Turning his head, he reminded the passers-by beside him.

attack? !
Hearing these words, the passers-by looked at the helpless people who fell on the ground and Colin who was standing beside him intact, with doubts on their faces.

The situation in front of him, no matter how you look at it, it seems that the person who fell on the ground was the target of the attack.

(End of this chapter)