Screenwriter Mystery

bang, bang-

"Yuck..."

"Hey, what are you looking at!"

"none of your business."

"I know you're laughing at me, laughing at my height..."

"Do you want to quarrel, man?"

"You thought I would be afraid of you!"

New York, subway.

As a subway facility built in the last century, it was perhaps one of the most advanced transportation facilities in the world at that time.

However, with the passage of time and the negligence of management.

Today's New York subway has become one of the dirtiest subways in the world, with all kinds of peeling graffiti in subway stations, tracks full of garbage and rats, trains full of drunks and their vomit 24 hours a day, and The grumpy New Yorker, the occasional signal, and all of this, has become an iconic routine for the New York subway.

Of course, even if the New York subway has many problems such as dirty environment, frequent accidents, and never on time.

But it has at least one advantage.

That is cheap enough, although not good, but at least cheap.

It is enough to support the necessary transportation needs of the poor, and it is uninterrupted 24 hours a day.

Squeezed beside the railing, Arthur's head was stuck in front of the blurred glass of the subway, looking at the dark shadow outside the window.

Behind him, a group of black people are nodding to the music, ignoring the troubles caused by this practice.

The expressions on the faces of everyone in the car were indifferent and mixed with disgust.

The New York Times has previously reported that the main reason for delays and disruptions in the New York subway is excessive passenger flow, which prevents the subway from leaving the station on time and reduces the speed of the train.

Based on this report, the MTA, which is responsible for maintaining the New York subway, made an amazing decision-in order to solve the chaos of the New York subway, they decided to remove some of the seats on the subway to free up more space to accommodate more passengers.

That's right, in the face of the delay problem raised by The New York Times, the MTA's response was not to increase the number of trains and divert passengers, but to directly remove the seats so that everyone crowded together more densely.

It has to be said that this decision of the MTA is very in line with the characteristics of capitalism.

…

"Sorry, sorry, sorry..."

Like a can of sardines, he was walking through the densely packed crowd. At this time, Arthur's thin body became his advantage to move in the subway.

Passing through the dense crowd, Arthur got off the subway amidst the sound of cursing.

He supported his skinny thighs and took a breath, then reached out and touched the keys in his pocket, making sure that it wasn't stolen by some guy who took care of the sheep. Then he felt relieved and continued to walk towards the subway exit. go with.

When I came out of the subway station, the night had already fallen.

The sporadic street lights hit the road, not only did not have the effect of illuminating, but instead made everything around them bleak.

Arthur walks on dirty roads and the chaotic environment of the neighborhood makes it difficult for people to associate it with the bustling international metropolis of New York.

But there is no doubt that this is part of New York.

The New York City Department spends a certain amount of police force and expenses every year to renovate vicious crimes and neighborhoods in the urban area. The improvement in the past few years is indeed good, but with the gradual increase in the number of illegal immigrants, and the general environment. Unemployment remains high due to the economic downturn.

The crime rate, which had been falling, is on the rise again.

The United States has elected an unprecedented black president, but it does not mean that the quality of black people will be improved because of this.

Passing through the dark place where the street lights couldn't shine, Arthur noticed a few homeless people curled up inside, looking up at him, and looked at them blankly. In a trance, Arthur seemed to see his own in it. figure.

If he loses his job in the bar, it may not be long before he will be one of them.

In a trance, Arthur didn't notice the situation under his feet, and accidentally tripped over something on the side of the road.

"Feel sorry."

Staggering to stabilize his body, Arthur turned his head and said sorry.

Only then did he notice that a homeless man was sitting in the shadows by the roadside, with patches on his body and a shabby cloak covering his body.

And the thing that stumbled over him was the old suitcase in the hands of the homeless man.

Because of the collision with him, the suitcase fell to the side of the road, and the contents inside were scattered on the ground.

"I didn't mean it, I didn't see it."

Looking at the items scattered all over the floor from the suitcase, Arthur quickly stepped forward to pick them up and apologized in a low voice.

However, oddly enough.

Looking at the objects scattered from his suitcase, the tramp had no intention of going forward to clean it up. He just stood in the shadows and watched Arthur's actions silently.

Just like that, under the silent gaze of the tramp.

Arthur picked up the items on the ground one by one. He found that most of the things spilled from the suitcase were ordinary items, such as gloves, keychains, pens and other groceries.

And just when Arthur picked up the last item on the ground and was about to put it back in his suitcase, the homeless man who had been silent for a while suddenly spoke up.

"unnecessary…"

The tramp's voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.

Under the cloak, he stared at the mask in Arthur's hands with his cloudy eyes, saying inexplicably.

"It belongs to you now."

Hearing the homeless man's words, the expression on Arthur's face was slightly taken aback.

He looked down at the mask in his hand, a shoddy red clown mask, grinning at himself, making a cheerful expression.

His eyes fell on the clown mask, and Arthur felt that the original melancholy mood in his heart seemed to have become a little happy in an instant, and the corners of the mouth that was pulled on his face unconsciously curved upwards slightly.

Looking back, sadness filled Arthur's heart again, as if the happiness at that moment was just an illusion.

Looking at the homeless man in front of him, Arthur shook his head and said.

"I do not have money."

"In fact, you have already paid."

However, in this regard, the tramp smiled meaningfully and said hoarsely.

"…"

Hearing the homeless man's words, the expression on Arthur's face froze slightly.

"But, I didn't give..."

"In this world, there are many ways to pay."

Opening his mouth to reveal his jagged teeth at Arthur, the tramp grabbed the handle of the suitcase, then turned and disappeared into the shadows behind him.

On the side of the road, wait for Arthur to react and look again.

The figure of the homeless man has long since disappeared.

Staring blankly at the place where the homeless man disappeared, Arthur was dazed for several seconds before looking down at the clown mask in his hand.

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