Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen: Jerry's Out
A group of people surrounded the First National Bank.We pushed everyone away to the door and saw McGraw with a bitter face.
"A total of six people, all masked." We walked in and he reported to the chief, "They broke in at about 2:30, and five of them escaped with money. The guards here solved the problem. Got one - Jerry Hooper. He's over there on the bench, cold. We blocked the road and called the nearby police station, hoping it's not too late. Last time we saw them , they were turning onto King Street in a black Lincoln."
Let's go see Jerry.The body lay on a bench in the hall, covered by a brown coat, the bullet had penetrated just below the left shoulder blade.
The bank guard, who looked like a harmless liar, puffed out his chest and told us what happened: "There was nothing they could do at first, and they broke in without warning. They were in no hurry, and rushed all the way to the very inside." , desperately stuffing money into the bag. I didn't get a chance to do anything, but I said to myself, 'Boys, young man, let's do whatever you want now and see how you get out of here.'
"And then I got my wish. I ran after them to the door, got the old gun, and shot the guy right as he was crawling into the car. I'll bet you guys that if I had more If you have more bullets, you will definitely be able to take a few more. Because it is difficult to shoot like that, standing—”
Nuonan patted the old man on the back, interrupted the one-man show, and waited for the old man to let out the breath he held in his lungs before saying to him: "That's really great, really great."
McGraw lifted the jacket from the corpse and growled, "No one came to claim the corpse. But since Jerry has a part, this must be the work of the Whisperer."
The chief said happily, "I'll leave this place to you." Then he asked me, "Do you want to join in the fun here, or go back to the city hall with me?"
"Neither. I have an appointment and need a dry pair of shoes first."
Dinah Brand's Pony Marmont was parked in front of the hotel, but I didn't see her.I went back to my room and left the door unlocked.As soon as she took off her hat and windbreaker, she walked in directly. "My God! Your house smells of booze," she said. "It's the smell of my shoes. Noonan took me to a fight with rum." She walked across the room to the window, opened the window and sat on the ledge, asking, "What's the matter?" "He thought he'd find your Max in a junkyard called the Cedar Hill Inn. So we went, did a random shoot, killed a few gringos, smashed a few gallons of booze, and Set fire to that place." "Cedar Hill Inn? I thought that place had been closed for over a year." "Looks like it too. But it's turned into someone's warehouse." "But you didn't find Max there?" she asked. "While we were busy there, he seemed to be robbing the First National Bank in Elihu." "I saw it," she said. "I was just coming out of Bingland's, which had two doors. I just got in when I saw a big man backing out of the bank with a sack and A gun and a black handkerchief over his face." "Is Max with them?" "No, he won't. He always sends Jerry and the others down—that's what they do. Jerry's there, and I recognize him as soon as he gets out of the car, even though he's wearing a black handkerchief. They All masked, four of them got out of the bank first, ran to the car parked on the street. Jerry was in the car with another guy, and when the four of them crossed the sidewalk, Jerry jumped out to meet them. Someone Shot and Jerry fell. The others jumped in the car and drove away. What money do you owe me?" I counted out ten twenty-dollar bills and a dime.She left the window to get the money. "It's kind of pulling Dan away so you can grab Max," she said, putting the money in her handbag, "so what about the money I told you that fool killed Tim Noonan ?” "You'll have to wait until he's charged. How do I know if that fool is any good?" She frowned and asked, "What are you going to do with the money?" Her face suddenly lit up, "Do you know where Max is now?" "have no idea." "How much is this news worth?" "Not worth a penny." "Give me a hundred yuan, and I'll tell you." "I don't want to take advantage of you like this." "Fifty is all right." I shake my head. "twenty five." "I'm not interested in him," I said, "and don't care where he is. Why don't you sell the news to Noonan?" "Well, I can try it. Do you use the wine only as a perfume, or do you drink it too?" "Here's a bottle of so-called 'Emperor'. I picked it up in Cedar Hill this afternoon. I also have a bottle of King George in my bag. Which would you like to drink?" She voted for King George.We each had a drink, no water added.Then I said, "Sit down and have another drink. I'm going to change." When I emerged from the bathroom twenty-five minutes later, she was sitting at the desk, smoking a cigarette and studying the memo that had been sitting on the side of my light suitcase. "I guess it's where you spent your other cases." She didn't look at me. "I really fucking wonder why you can't be more generous to me? Look, here's a line that says 'Six hundred, buy news '. You bought that message from somebody too, didn't you? There's a hundred and fifty down there—top—God knows what. Here's another day where you spent nearly a thousand bucks. " "Those must be phone numbers," I said, snatching the memo back. "Where did you grow up? Rummaging through my luggage." "I grew up in a convent," she told me, "and I got a 'good manners award' every year while I was there. I think little girls would be fine if they put a few spoonfuls of sugar in their hot cocoa." Going to hell for gluttony. I didn't know there was such a thing as swearing until I was eighteen, and the first time I heard about it, I almost fucking passed out." She spat on the rug in front of her, chair back Leaning, crossing my legs on my bed, asking, "What do you think?" I pushed her feet off the bed and said, "I grew up in a beachside bar. Don't spit on my floor or I'll throw you out by the collar." "Let's have another drink. Listen, how much would you give me if I told you how those guys built the inside story of City Hall for nothing? That's what I sold to Donna Wilson. News from the family newspaper." "These don't attract me, so change them!" "Then why was Lu Yard's first wife sent to a mental hospital?" "Not interested in." "Kim, our sheriff, owed eight thousand foreign debts four years ago. Now, as you can see, he owns an entire commercial district downtown. I can't tell you the whole story, but I can tell you where to go Where to find it." "Keep working hard." I encouraged her. "Well, you don't want to buy anything. You want to get something for nothing. That's a nice whiskey. Where did you get it?" "Brought from San Francisco." "Why don't you need a little information from me? Do you think you can buy it at a lower price?" "That kind of news isn't going to do me any good right now. I want a quick fix. I need explosives—blow them all up." She jumped up laughing, her big eyes sparkling. "I've got a Lu Yard business card. If we gave Pete your bottle of Regal along with the business card, wouldn't he take that as a declaration of war? If Cedar Hill is a bootleg warehouse, it must be Pete's." Wouldn't this bottle of wine and Lu's business card make him think that Noonan was ordered to destroy that place?" I thought about it and said, "It's too fake, I can't fool him. Besides, I'm currently trying to get Pete and Lu to join hands to deal with the director." She pouted and said, "You think you know everything, it's so difficult. Take me out at night, my new clothes will make their eyes look straight." "it is good." "Come pick me up around eight o'clock." After finishing speaking, she patted my cheek with a warm hand, said "goodbye" and left.At this time, the phone rang.
"Me and Dick's subjects are at your client's house right now," Mickey Linehan reported over the phone. "I'm busier than a two-person whore and I don't know how I'm doing. Any news?" ?” I said no, and lay on my side for a meeting with myself, trying to figure out why Noonan was going to raid the Cedar Hill Inn, and why the Whisperers were going to rob the First National Bank.I'd pay the price if I had the special ability to know what they--Finland Pete and Lou Yard--said at old Elihu's house.Too bad I don't have that ability, and I've never been good at guessing, so after half an hour I stopped torturing my head and took a nap. It was almost seven o'clock when I woke up.I showered, dressed, pocketed a gun and a tin of whiskey, and set off for Dinah's.
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Dinah Brand's Pony Marmont was parked in front of the hotel, but I didn't see her.I went back to my room and left the door unlocked.As soon as she took off her hat and windbreaker, she walked in directly. "My God! Your house smells of booze," she said. "It's the smell of my shoes. Noonan took me to a fight with rum." She walked across the room to the window, opened the window and sat on the ledge, asking, "What's the matter?" "He thought he'd find your Max in a junkyard called the Cedar Hill Inn. So we went, did a random shoot, killed a few gringos, smashed a few gallons of booze, and Set fire to that place." "Cedar Hill Inn? I thought that place had been closed for over a year." "Looks like it too. But it's turned into someone's warehouse." "But you didn't find Max there?" she asked. "While we were busy there, he seemed to be robbing the First National Bank in Elihu." "I saw it," she said. "I was just coming out of Bingland's, which had two doors. I just got in when I saw a big man backing out of the bank with a sack and A gun and a black handkerchief over his face." "Is Max with them?" "No, he won't. He always sends Jerry and the others down—that's what they do. Jerry's there, and I recognize him as soon as he gets out of the car, even though he's wearing a black handkerchief. They All masked, four of them got out of the bank first, ran to the car parked on the street. Jerry was in the car with another guy, and when the four of them crossed the sidewalk, Jerry jumped out to meet them. Someone Shot and Jerry fell. The others jumped in the car and drove away. What money do you owe me?" I counted out ten twenty-dollar bills and a dime.She left the window to get the money. "It's kind of pulling Dan away so you can grab Max," she said, putting the money in her handbag, "so what about the money I told you that fool killed Tim Noonan ?” "You'll have to wait until he's charged. How do I know if that fool is any good?" She frowned and asked, "What are you going to do with the money?" Her face suddenly lit up, "Do you know where Max is now?" "have no idea." "How much is this news worth?" "Not worth a penny." "Give me a hundred yuan, and I'll tell you." "I don't want to take advantage of you like this." "Fifty is all right." I shake my head. "twenty five." "I'm not interested in him," I said, "and don't care where he is. Why don't you sell the news to Noonan?" "Well, I can try it. Do you use the wine only as a perfume, or do you drink it too?" "Here's a bottle of so-called 'Emperor'. I picked it up in Cedar Hill this afternoon. I also have a bottle of King George in my bag. Which would you like to drink?" She voted for King George.We each had a drink, no water added.Then I said, "Sit down and have another drink. I'm going to change." When I emerged from the bathroom twenty-five minutes later, she was sitting at the desk, smoking a cigarette and studying the memo that had been sitting on the side of my light suitcase. "I guess it's where you spent your other cases." She didn't look at me. "I really fucking wonder why you can't be more generous to me? Look, here's a line that says 'Six hundred, buy news '. You bought that message from somebody too, didn't you? There's a hundred and fifty down there—top—God knows what. Here's another day where you spent nearly a thousand bucks. " "Those must be phone numbers," I said, snatching the memo back. "Where did you grow up? Rummaging through my luggage." "I grew up in a convent," she told me, "and I got a 'good manners award' every year while I was there. I think little girls would be fine if they put a few spoonfuls of sugar in their hot cocoa." Going to hell for gluttony. I didn't know there was such a thing as swearing until I was eighteen, and the first time I heard about it, I almost fucking passed out." She spat on the rug in front of her, chair back Leaning, crossing my legs on my bed, asking, "What do you think?" I pushed her feet off the bed and said, "I grew up in a beachside bar. Don't spit on my floor or I'll throw you out by the collar." "Let's have another drink. Listen, how much would you give me if I told you how those guys built the inside story of City Hall for nothing? That's what I sold to Donna Wilson. News from the family newspaper." "These don't attract me, so change them!" "Then why was Lu Yard's first wife sent to a mental hospital?" "Not interested in." "Kim, our sheriff, owed eight thousand foreign debts four years ago. Now, as you can see, he owns an entire commercial district downtown. I can't tell you the whole story, but I can tell you where to go Where to find it." "Keep working hard." I encouraged her. "Well, you don't want to buy anything. You want to get something for nothing. That's a nice whiskey. Where did you get it?" "Brought from San Francisco." "Why don't you need a little information from me? Do you think you can buy it at a lower price?" "That kind of news isn't going to do me any good right now. I want a quick fix. I need explosives—blow them all up." She jumped up laughing, her big eyes sparkling. "I've got a Lu Yard business card. If we gave Pete your bottle of Regal along with the business card, wouldn't he take that as a declaration of war? If Cedar Hill is a bootleg warehouse, it must be Pete's." Wouldn't this bottle of wine and Lu's business card make him think that Noonan was ordered to destroy that place?" I thought about it and said, "It's too fake, I can't fool him. Besides, I'm currently trying to get Pete and Lu to join hands to deal with the director." She pouted and said, "You think you know everything, it's so difficult. Take me out at night, my new clothes will make their eyes look straight." "it is good." "Come pick me up around eight o'clock." After finishing speaking, she patted my cheek with a warm hand, said "goodbye" and left.At this time, the phone rang.
"Me and Dick's subjects are at your client's house right now," Mickey Linehan reported over the phone. "I'm busier than a two-person whore and I don't know how I'm doing. Any news?" ?” I said no, and lay on my side for a meeting with myself, trying to figure out why Noonan was going to raid the Cedar Hill Inn, and why the Whisperers were going to rob the First National Bank.I'd pay the price if I had the special ability to know what they--Finland Pete and Lou Yard--said at old Elihu's house.Too bad I don't have that ability, and I've never been good at guessing, so after half an hour I stopped torturing my head and took a nap. It was almost seven o'clock when I woke up.I showered, dressed, pocketed a gun and a tin of whiskey, and set off for Dinah's.
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