Chapter 100 100 Life Courage

Early the next morning, Frank invited a professional tailor to customize a suit for himself. It could be seen that he had a very bright mood. But relatively speaking, Charlie was in a bad mood, because he called George and found that George was enjoying life, and he didn't think about any solution at all, just asked Charlie to abide by the agreement between them.

Frank astutely guessed that George Willis' father must also be named George Willis I, and he thought that George would definitely tell his father.

Charlie retorted that they had agreed not to tell their parents. Faced with such a naive Charlie, Frank sneered, "If you don't talk now, you will end up looking at the convenience store for a lifetime in Oregon." But Charlie didn't believe it at all. "There are two kinds of people in this world, those who have the courage to take responsibility and those who look for a backer. Backers are better."

Frank persuaded Charlie to stay on with the excuse of Thanksgiving dinner, and then brought Charlie to his eldest brother's house. Frank didn't tell his elder brother Willie at all that he would be visiting, which terrified the Willie family. Obviously this uninvited guest was not welcome.

Sure enough, during the meal, Frank gushed about his beauty. Encounter, and everyone else was silent, the atmosphere was so embarrassing that Charlie could hardly bear it, so Willie's son Randy broke out, Randy was rude to Frank, and opened everyone's scars, completely ruined Thanksgiving dinner. And Charlie tried to stop Randy, but was also implicated. Randy told Frank's previous experience.

Frank has been promoted to general several times by default, but every time he ruined the opportunity because of Frank's outspoken mouth. In the end, Frank accidentally pulled the seal of the grenade in a combat class because of his drunkenness. Frank was blinded.

Looking at the lost and lonely Frank, Charlie knew that Frank was actually looking for the warmth of the family, but unfortunately he failed. No one in this family welcomed him, whether it was his brother Willie or his nephews, including The Ross family who took him in. After creating chaos, Frank took Charlie back to the hotel.

After a quiet night, Charlie woke up the next day to see Frank assembling his pistol, which made Charlie realize that what Frank said about suicide might be true. Charlie took out the phone number Mrs. Ross had left him, and he was going to inform her, but Frank snatched the paper from Charlie's hand and swallowed it directly.

This angered Charlie, who wanted to leave it all and go home, but Frank relented, "All I need is one more day. I know New York well, but occasionally I need someone to point me in the right direction. How, Charlie, give a friend one more day?"

Charlie also softened. He asked Frank to hand over the pistol, but Frank was unwilling. Charlie could only step back and take Frank's bullet. Frank dismissed Charlie's insistence, "You have a conscience? I forgot, Charlie's conscience! To say it, or not to say it? Do you want to obey the rich young men? Do you want this blind bastard to die? Conscience? Charlie, When were you born, the age of the Knights of the Round Table? Haven't you heard that conscience is dead! Grow up!"

Facing Frank's growl, Charlie was speechless.

Frank took Charlie into a hotel for afternoon tea, where they met a young girl, Frank took the initiative to take Charlie to chat up, and Frank invited the girl named Donna to dance a tango. Donna nodded in agreement. Frank was obviously blind, but he was dancing gracefully on the dance floor with Donna, as if there were no obstacles, his steps were light, enthusiastic, wonderful, flowing and indescribable. The enjoyment, restraint, tenderness and happiness on Frank's face overflowed in Frank's every move, and even Donna had the most beautiful smile.

Watching this scene, Charlie's eyes were covered with a thin layer of water mist, and he burst into a bright smile, and many audience members at the scene were even more impressed. This short tango is destined to become a classic, it is suffocating The wonderful steps left a deep imprint in his mind.

After the song ended, Donna was quickly taken away by the man she was waiting for, and the brilliance on Frank's face dimmed in an instant.

That night, Frank enthusiastically made an appointment with a high-class prostitute. Female, gracefully and cautiously walked towards the town of gentleness. And Charlie, who was waiting in the car, called George again. He found that Frank's words came true. George really told his father, and he also said a lot of high-sounding reasons. George is going home now, and His father negotiated a solution. This disappointed Charlie very much.

However, Frank, who had returned from the hometown of gentleness, seemed to be very disappointed. Frank, who had been full of vitality the next day, did not get up early in the morning, but lay in decadently until the afternoon, which made Charlie very worried. Even if Charlie told Frank about George, Frank couldn't get his spirits up. Frank even offered to let Charlie leave, and he was willing to provide the airfare. Frank knew that he would be alone in the end, and that no one could stay by his side.

Charlie realizes that Frank is depressed and could take his own life at any time. So Charlie wisely asked to take Frank out for a ride, which cheered Frank up.

At the dealership, Frank managed to convince the salesmen to go for a drive in a red Ferrari. So Charlie, without a driver's license, left the car in a Ferrari. But Charlie's cautious driving style clearly couldn't satisfy Frank's adrenaline rush. In desperation, Charlie drove his car to the vicinity of the Brooklyn Bridge, a remote urban area with no vehicles and pedestrians, and then Frank sat in the driver's seat.

After sitting in the driver's seat, Frank finally regained his energy. He began to accelerate, and continued to accelerate, increasing the speed of the Ferrari to the extreme. Not even satisfied with driving in a straight line, he also tried a drift turn, although Charlie was frightened. Uneasy, but the thrilling adventure finally made Frank smile again.

Watching this scene, the audience in the movie theater was almost scared to death, and it is conceivable that Charlie's heart beat in the passenger seat. But the speeding caused Frank to be stopped by the police car, but the person sitting in the passenger seat did not have a driver's license, and the person sitting in the driver's seat not only did not have a driver's license, but was also blind. This crisis situation made people sweat. However, Frank, who was calm and composed, went across the board. Not only was he not aware of his blindness, but he also successfully passed the level of the patrolman, making the patrolman turn and leave. , this ability is really admirable.

But after leaving the driver's seat, Frank collapsed completely. He crossed the road, knocked over a trash can, and even wanted to sprinkle it directly on the side of the road. Urine, and finally the whole person fell into the green belt in embarrassment. After returning to the hotel, Frank pulled Charlie away, put on his military uniform, and prepared to swallow a gun.

But when Charlie walked to the hotel lobby, he noticed the lieutenant colonel's intention and went back. Charlie tried to persuade the lieutenant colonel to hand over the pistol to himself, but the stubborn lieutenant colonel was unwilling and even threatened to kill Charlie, and then Suicide again. In desperation, Charlie could only risk his strength and try to steal the lieutenant colonel's gun, which caused a physical conflict between the two.

At this moment, all the emotions completely burst out.

Frank yelled at Charlie angrily, but this time Charlie didn't give in, he still fought back toughly, "You screwed up, so what? Everyone makes mistakes, you should be brave, don't you?"

"Go ahead!" The lieutenant colonel's hoarse and fierce voice interrupted Charlie's words, shouting angrily, "I have no life for a long time! I live in darkness! Do you understand?" The lieutenant colonel looked like a wounded beast Like a roar, "I live in darkness!"

Charlie's eyes were covered with water mist, but he was still reluctant to give up, "Forget it! Even if you give up on yourself...because I'm going to give up too." Charlie's young face was full of fearless light, that His eyes were firmer than ever before, "You're right, I'm finished, we're all finished, there's no hope. So let's do it, let's do it! You just... him. Mom. Pull the trigger! You Pathetic blind man!"

Charlie's words made the lieutenant colonel's face pale a little bit, and he couldn't say anything. Charlie gave another fatal blow, "Pull the trigger!"

"Ready, Charlie!" The lieutenant colonel raised the pistol in his right hand.

Charlie panted quickly, but his words were still firm, the opposite of his expression, "I'm ready!" But facing the fear of death, his eyes were covered with a thin layer of water mist.

The lieutenant colonel noticed Charlie's fluctuations, "You don't want to die!"

"You don't want to either." Charlie also saw through the lieutenant colonel's heart. This was the first time he had really had a conversation with the lieutenant colonel on an equal footing after getting along with the lieutenant colonel for so long.

"Give me a reason." The lieutenant colonel was still reluctant to let go.

"I'll give you two." Charlie thought for a moment and pursed his dry lips. "You can dance tango, and you drive a Ferrari better than anyone I've ever seen."

This actually made the lieutenant colonel unexpectedly relieved, but he still said, "You haven't seen anyone do these two things before, right?"

"Give me the gun." Charlie insisted, unwilling to back down.

Charlie's steadfastness finally shook the lieutenant colonel, who wobbled his gun and whispered, "Oh, what should I do, Charlie."

"If you trip, keep tangoing." The mist in Charlie's eyes gradually gathered into tears, swirling in the corners of his eyes, and his eyes began to turn red.

"Are you inviting me to dance? Charlie." The lieutenant colonel finished the sentence softly, and then began to hum softly, "'You never thought of leaving, and you longed to stay'..." He His left hand gradually loosened Charlie's collar.

The freed Charlie, the tears in his eyes finally couldn't bear the weight, and fell down. It was a blessing for the rest of his life, and because the lieutenant colonel finally regained his senses, he really gave up the idea of ​​suicide. Charlie didn't want to cry at all, but the tears kept rolling down, making his eyes look clearer than ever before.

Frank is persuaded by Charlie to give up suicidal thoughts, perhaps only temporarily, but it's at least an improvement. Looking at Frank with a tired face, the meticulous hairstyle has lost its shape at this time. Such a lieutenant colonel is no longer strong or strong, just an old man who is lonely, lonely and longing for company.