Bang dang, bang "vomit" "Hey, what are you looking at!"
”"What's your business?""
I know you're laughing at me, laughing at my height" "Do you want to fight, man. ”"You think I'm going to be scared of you!"
New York, Metro.As a metro facility built in the last century, it was probably one of the most advanced transportation facilities in the world at the time.However, with the passage of time and the negligence of management.Today, the New York subway has become one of the dirtiest and messy in the world, with all kinds of peeling graffiti in the subway station, the tracks full of garbage and rats, the 24-hour train filled with drunks and their vomit, and the grumpy New Yorkers, and the intermittent signals, all of which have become the signature daily life of the New York subway.Of course, even though the New York subway has many problems such as a dirty environment, frequent accidents, and never being on time.But it has at least one advantage.That is, it is cheap enough, although it is not good, but at least it is cheap.Sufficient to support the necessary transportation needs of the poor, and 24 hours a day.Huddled by the railing, Arthur's head pressed against the blurred glass of the subway, looking out the window at the dark shadows.Behind him, a group of black men were nodding their heads to the music that was playing, ignoring the distress caused by the practice.The expressions on the faces of everyone in the car were cold and mixed with disgust.The New York Times previously reported that the main cause of 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 subway.Based on this report, the MTA, which is responsible for maintaining the New York subway, has made a surprising decision to remove some of the seats on the subway to free up more space for 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 and make everyone more crowded together.It has to be said that this decision of the MTA is very much in line with the characteristics of capitalism."
Sorry, sorry, sorry" like a sardine can through the dense crowd, Arthur's thin body became his advantage in the subway.Passing through the dense crowd, and in a burst of expletives, Arthur got off the subway.He held on to his thin thigh and gasped for a moment, then reached out and touched the key in his pocket to make sure that it had not been stolen by someone who was leading the sheep, and then he was relieved and continued to walk towards the exit of the subway.Coming out of the subway station, the night has fallen.The sporadic street lights on the road did not have the effect of illuminating, but instead of illuminating the surrounding area, everything around it became more and more dim.Arthur walks on dirty roads and has a chaotic neighborhood that makes it difficult to associate it with the bustling cosmopolitan city of New York.But there's no doubt that that's part of New York.The New York City Department spends a certain amount of police resources and expenses every year to renovate the vicious crime and neighborhoods in the urban area, and the improvement in the past few years is indeed good, but with the gradual increase in the number of illegal immigrants and the economic downturn in the general environment, the unemployment rate remains high.The crime rate, which had been lowered, is on the rise again.The United States has elected an unprecedented black president, but that doesn't mean that the quality of black people will improve.Passing through the darkness where the street lamps could not illuminate, Arthur noticed that several homeless people huddled inside were looking up at him, and looked at them expressionlessly, and in a trance, Arthur seemed to see his figure in it.If he loses his job at the bar, it may not be long before he becomes one of them.In a trance, Arthur didn't notice what was going on under his feet and accidentally tripped over something on the side of the road."
I'm sorry."
Staggering to steady himself, Arthur turned his head and said sorry.Only then did I notice that a homeless man was sitting in the shadows on the side of the road, covered with patches and a shabby cloak covering his body.And the item that tripped over himself was the old suitcase in the hands of the homeless.Because of the collision with him, the suitcase fell on the side of the road, and the contents of the lid popped open and spilled all over the ground."
I didn't mean to, I didn't see it."
Looking at the items scattered all over the ground from the suitcase, Arthur hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up and apologized in a low voice.However, the odd thing is.Looking at the objects scattered from his suitcase, the homeless man had no intention of coming forward to clean up, he just stood in the shadows and silently watched Arthur's actions.And just like that, under the silent gaze of the homeless.Arthur picked up the items on the floor one by one, and he found that most of the things that had spilled from the suitcase were ordinary items, such as gloves, keychains, pens and other miscellaneous items.And just as Arthur picked up the last item on the floor and was about to put it back in the suitcase, the homeless man, who had been silent, suddenly spoke."
No," the homeless man'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 hand with his cloudy eyes, inexplicably."
It's yours now."
Hearing the homeless man's words, the expression on Arthur's face was slightly stunned.He looked down at the mask in his hand, a shoddy red clown mask, grinning at him with a cheerful expression.His eyes fell on the clown mask, and Arthur felt that the original melancholy mood in his heart seemed to become a little happier in an instant, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved upward.Retracting his gaze, sadness and sadness filled Arthur's heart again, as if the happiness of that moment was just an illusion.Looking at the homeless man in front of him, Arthur shook his head and said."
I don't have any money.""
In fact, you've already paid for it."
However, the homeless man smiled meaningfully and said hoarsely.Hearing the homeless man's words, the expression on Arthur's face froze slightly."
However, I didn't give" "In this world, there are many ways to pay. ”Cracking his mouth open and baring his jagged teeth at Arthur, the homeless man grabbed the handle of the suitcase and 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 without a trace.Stunned as he watched the homeless man disappear, Arthur was distracted for several seconds before he looked down at the clown mask in his hand.