Capítulo 26: Don't Drink and Drive!
It was another night, and Tony Wendys had once again come to the brothel.
"Any news on Joe?" Tony asked the doorman.
"No, sir. He hasn't been here since that day," the doorman shook his head and replied. "Are you still looking for Mary and Nancy today?"
Hearing that Joe still hadn't appeared, Tony couldn't help but frown. He had made a deal with Joe to complete the first step within three days, but it was already the fourth day, and he was nowhere to be seen.
Did that guy run away?
It didn't seem possible. Tony had already given some money in addition to the $200 for the activity fund. The other $1,000 was directly given to Scaglione of the Moretti mafia family.
The remaining large sum of money hadn't been paid yet, so it was unlikely that guy would just run away.
Was there a problem in between?
Thinking about his wife's recent movements, except for one night of not returning home and not allowing him into the bedroom, she didn't show any abnormal behavior. Moreover, she seemed to have calmed down a bit and didn't discuss the topic of divorce again.
This was a good thing. At least he didn't have to rush to take action.
"Sir? Do you want me to call Mary and Nancy for you?" Seeing Tony daydreaming, the doorman reminded him again.
"No, not right now. Is Bryan here?" Tony waved his hand and asked.
"Big Bryan is in the back," the doorman nodded.
"Same private room as last time. Get me a bottle of whiskey and ask Bryan to come over," Tony instructed, handing over a ten-dollar tip.
"Okay, I'll go prepare it now!" The doorman who received the money immediately went to work. Although this was Chicago's largest brothel, generous guests like Tony Wendys were still a minority.
Soon, Tony Wendys, in the private room, waited for Bryan, an Irishman who looked somewhat ferocious.
"Good evening, Tony, my friend. What brings you here?" Bryan greeted Tony with a smile.
Who the hell are you calling your friend? You're not even qualified.
"Yes, Mr Bryan, do you remember that Joe Barbera we met a few days ago?" Tony Wendys suppressed his disgust for the man in front of him and calmly asked.
"Oh, of course, that stinky Italian chubby kid you wanted to hire. You even had me vouch for him. What happened? Did he mess it up? I told you, if you want someone to get things done, just find me. Those Italians are unreliable!" Bryan ranted and spoke with contempt for Italians.
"Perhaps you're right, but we can't just let this go. He's missing, and I need you to help me find him. Consider this a reward for your trouble!" Suppressing his disgust, Tony Wendys took out an envelope and placed it on the table.
Tony Wendys was a purebred Englishman who hated Italians more than Irishmen. Equality? It was just a slogan. This country had never truly existed in the sense of equality since its founding.
The English despised the Irish.
The Germans despised the French.
The French despised the Italians.
Various forms of mutual disdain existed.
And then all white people together discriminated against people of color.
"Hahaha, Mr Wendys, you're too kind. I'll arrange it right away. As soon as I find that chubby kid, I'll bring him to you immediately." Bryan picked up the envelope, confirmed the amount inside, and laughed even more heartily. The scar on his face made him look more ferocious.
"Go ahead!" Tony Wendys waved his hand with impatience.
Bryan didn't mind. People like them had grown up in various discriminatory environments and didn't care about such small rudeness. They didn't care about anything else as long as they could earn money.
After Bryan left, Tony Wendys called in two girls and began to enjoy himself.
They didn't stop until late at night.
It wasn't that he couldn't stay overnight here, but Tony Wendys was somewhat of a celebrity, so if he left during the day and was seen by someone, it wouldn't be good for his image.
So he usually left when fewer people were around in the early morning. He rarely stayed overnight here.
However, he didn't know that his actions made it easy for Josh.
Josh had been following him for two days.
He was planning to deal with Tony Wendys like he did with Joe Barbera last time.
But unlike last time, Tony Wendys had shown no signs of leaving the city for the past two days. Margaret's estate was in the northern district, which was relatively quiet but still within Chicago's jurisdiction, unlike going to Evanston, where there was a long stretch of wilderness.
Moreover, as a standard wealthy area, the police patrol density was high.
If he acted during normal hours and was chased by the police, it would be difficult for Josh to escape without leaving any traces, as he did before.
So Josh had never found an opportunity.
But the early morning was different.
During this time, in the freezing cold, without receiving an alarm, everyone was too lazy to come out and suffer.
Chicago police only made two hundred bucks a month, so they didn't want to work too hard, especially not in the middle of the night when it was freezing.
So in the early morning in Chicago, if you wanted to do something illegal, instead of worrying about running into the police, you should worry about running into the mafia... During this time, it was the world of the mafia.
Of course, the mafia here is a general term referring to all gangs, not just Italians.
Tony Wendys, who was drunk driving, didn't even realize he was being followed.
On the other hand, the doorman who sent him out noticed a car following Tony Wendys as he drove away but didn't think too much of it. Maybe it was just a coincidence?
"Not my business" was the most important rule in their line of work.
If they were too curious, they might end up being thrown into Lake Michigan the next day to feed the fish. As one of the ten most terrifying lakes in the world, countless lives disappear here every year for various reasons.
Josh followed Tony Wendys slowly in his car but didn't immediately take action.
This farming area was still quite lively even in the early morning, and making a move would attract attention.
But a little further down the road, they would pass by a small park with no buildings or people around, which was a good place to strike.
But before they got there, something unexpected happened.
At an intersection, Josh watched as Tony Wendys in front of him floored it and hit a parked car on the side of the road.
"..."
This was the consequence of drunk driving.
However, the United States didn't make drunk driving illegal until the 1970s; it wasn't a crime in the 1940s.
With this crash, Josh probably wouldn't be able to make a move.
But just as he was about to drive past the scene and leave...
Something changed...
Because he saw from the rearview mirror of his car that four men in shoddy suits were cursing and getting out of the car that had been hit...
Obviously, these four people weren't just stopping here temporarily. They had been waiting here.
At this time, waiting by the side of the road...
Josh couldn't help but think.
He turned quietly at the next intersection, parked, put on his mask and gloves, stored the car in the system's warehouse, and then turned back.
When he carefully turned back, Tony Wendys had been dragged out of the car by the four men and beaten on the roadside.
After a good beating, the four men seemed to have finally vented their anger.
After searching for Tony Wendys for a while and finding his wallet, watch, and other items, they finally got back in the car.
But after a burst of ignition, the four men got out of the car again, cursing and complaining.
It turned out that their car was too damaged to start after being hit by Tony Wendys.
They got out of the car, checked under the hood, but found nothing.
One of them quickly turned his attention to Tony Wendys' car.
He went over to check it out but quickly came back down.
Obviously, that car was also broken.
The angry and frustrated four men kicked Tony Wendys around for a while before taking some things out of their car's trunk and leaving.
Although the distance was quite far, Josh could see clearly that they were carrying several guns...
And then he looked not far away...
Well, there was a high-end jewelry store with a considerable size.
What else could Josh say?
He could only think that Tony Wendys was really unlucky. These four people were obviously waiting for this jewelry store.
But before they could make a move, he crashed into them.
As for why the four men gave up, it was simple.
Because their car was broken, they couldn't steal much without a car. And if they accidentally triggered an alarm, they couldn't escape even if they tried.
Would they rather give up and risk being shot by the police or end up in jail?
After the four men completely left, no one passed by here. Only Tony Wendys lay on the side of the road, his life uncertain.
Only then did Josh emerge from the shadows and walk up to Tony Wendys.
He looked and saw that he was still breathing, though unconscious.
Without hesitation, he grabbed his hair and slammed his head onto the ground.
The sound of the back of his head hitting the ground was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
After only one hit, Josh left the scene without bothering to see if Tony Wendys was dead or not. He got his car and left quietly.
Although he didn't make Tony Wendys disappear completely, Josh didn't believe that the police, in this day and age, could find any evidence on him without surveillance footage, witnesses, fingerprints, murder weapon, bloodstains, etc.
The greatest possibility was they would only find evidence on the four men.
A fight after a car accident resulting in death was uncommon. What did it have to do with Josh Kane?
Besides, those four men were planning to rob the jewelry store and must have had some dirty history. It was good enough to use them as scapegoats, and Josh couldn't help feeling guilty about it.
He would ask Margaret to apply some pressure as the victim's widow.
With the level of corruption in the Chicago police force in this era, it was better to have less trouble and completely establish this case.
In any case, it was impossible to connect Josh to the incident.
So, don't drink and drive. Look, it saved Josh a lot of trouble.
Of course, if that hit just now didn't kill Tony Wendys, then he was truly lucky.
If that were the case, Josh wouldn't mind spending more effort to make him disappear completely.
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