Chapter 309

After finally drank three mouthfuls of ice milk, Hugo's tongue was saved from the crisis of blistering. Feeling the numbness from his tongue, Hugo couldn't help but pull out a sarcastic smile. Since Adam has repeatedly expressed his desire not to contact him, and the legendary mother Lena is missing, why should he keep struggling with it?

This is Lancaster's family business, not his. Since then, isn't it good? Anyway, his soul has been replaced, and now there are no more worries at home for him to worry about, then he can live a carefree life and sprint career wholeheartedly. Isn't this just what Hugo wanted?

But...but why do I always feel a little dull in my heart? Hugo leaned beside the sink and lowered his head depressedly. If Tracy, Uma, and Anthony can still be resolved, Hugo will never bow his head and admit defeat, then Hugo's family matters. Really helpless.

Depressed, I sat down on the sofa, turned on the TV and pressed the TV channel irritably. I saw that there was actually a TV station playing the classic "Bonnie. And. Clyde", so I fixed the TV here. But it was difficult for his thoughts to calm down. After an unknown amount of time, Charlize walked out with a pillow under a blanket and sat down beside Hugo.

Hugo glanced at Charlize and looked back, only to realize that he wasn't watching a movie at all, and was completely distracted, "Why are you up? I thought you were asleep."

"You talk so loudly on the phone that I can't sleep." Charlize's words made Hugo choked directly, and then he laughed vainly. Charlize curled up on the sofa, "The worst is over. I took aspirin just now, and I feel better. I felt uncomfortable lying on the bed, so I came to sit on the sofa."

Hugo rolled his eyes, "Then I asked you if you wanted to sit on the sofa, and you said no."

"A woman's heart is changing at any time, don't you know?" Charlize said calmly, and Hugo couldn't help but be speechless. Charlize glanced at the TV screen and looked absent-minded. Then, in order to divert his attention, he picked up the "Los Angeles Times" on the desktop.

Although it is a front page headline, but there is no picture. However, when it comes to the name of the poisonous spider, it is estimated that few Americans do not know it, even Charlize, an "outlander", is familiar with it. The poisonous spider is Erin Woernos, the most terrifying female serial murderer in American history. From 1989 to 1990, seven daring men got into the poisonous web woven by her hands, and the flesh was broken. . want. After the love is the death trap.

Erin Volnos was arrested in February 1991, and in June she pleaded guilty to all of her charges, but she refused to admit that she killed with intent. Erin is a prostitute. Female, she said that the men acted violently against her in the course of her actions, and she committed the killing in self-defense. Due to Erin's defense, the case has been re-litigated many times before and after, but it finally officially came to an end not long ago. Although Erin admitted that she had killed a total of seven people, because the body of one of the victims was never found, Therefore, the court only made a verdict on six homicide cases, and sentenced six death sentences successively.

"It's interesting, isn't it?" Charlize said, looking at the newspaper in his hand, pouting.

Hugo also cast his gaze over, "What?"

Charlize handed the paper to Hugo, then looked at the TV and said, "The TV is playing 'Hands and Hers,' and the news is about Erin Vornos."

Hugo immediately understood what Charlize meant. In fact, in most cases of partnership in history, men dominated, but the actual prototype of "male and female thieves" was the opposite, and Bonnie was their serial link. The main controller in the crime, after the film was made into a movie, was also one of the few female-dominated crimes in the film history, which was a blockbuster. And Erin Volnos, not to mention, is one of the few female serial killers in American history.

Hugo looked at Irene's story, but felt inexplicably familiar, thought about it carefully, and then realized that Irene is not the real prototype of the movie "The Devil"? In "The Devil", the actor of Erin is Charlize who is sitting beside him at the moment. I am afraid that Charlize would never have imagined that he would play this role called Erin Vornos more than ten years later.

"It's really interesting." Hugo couldn't help laughing despite his heavy heart. "It looks like you did a good job in your movie homework." A year ago, Charlize knew almost nothing about movies, but now he can It is indeed a step forward to have an understanding of a classic film like "Hands of Thieves".

Charlize curled her lips and didn't respond. She knew that her film homework was far from complete. "Don't you think what Erin said might be true? Why didn't the court listen to her statement?"

"You mean self-defense?" Hugo asked without getting the point of Charlize.

Charlize nodded, "Look, Erin admitted the fact of her murder from the very beginning, and she never denied it, so why lie about the motive for the murder? Anyway, the fact that she was in prison can't be changed. "

Hugo opened his mouth. What he wanted to say was: Charlize had a point. Because Hugo knew that Erin Vornos accepted the death penalty after twelve years. In fact, during the 12 years, Erin had always insisted that she was in self-defense, but in 2001, she changed her mind and admitted that she was deliberately murdered. And gave up the free lawyer services provided by the court, so that the death penalty could be carried out as soon as possible. In an informal interview with the director before the filming of "The Devil", Erin thought the camera had turned off the recording, and she frankly admitted that she was really in self-defense, but she didn't want to continue under the name of "death row". Gou survived, so he chose to confess his guilt deliberately and begged for death wholeheartedly.

But Charlize didn't give Hugo a chance to explain, she interrupted Hugo directly, "I know what you're going to say, the charges of self-defense and intentional murder are different, and the punishment is different, but I still feel that this There must be a truth behind it that people don't know. But people are obsessed with guessing the truth according to their own ideas, and they are not willing to dig out the truth at all, just like Rodney King."

Hugo didn't know why Charlize suddenly became angry. Of course, there was the best explanation at this time: the menstrual period. So Hugo wisely chose to shut up.

Seeing Hugo's expression, Charlize seemed to realize her impulse, she rubbed her temples, and then changed the subject bluntly, "So, what did you say to your father just now? It doesn't sound like the situation is very good. Good." In fact, the stiffness of the relationship between Hugo and Adam is no secret at all, living under the same roof, more or less known.

Talking about Adam, Hugo couldn't help but want to sigh. Although he was interrupted by Charlize, Hugo was still very irritable, "He told me not to call him, not to call him because of those reporters. He cried and asked me to face it and solve the problem with dignity. God, he would just speculate, I never thought of asking him to cry, and even if I wanted to ask him to help solve the problem, it would not be now, God knows How long have those rumors been going on?"

Hugo still didn't say anything about his mother Lena. After all, he didn't know what was going on, and he couldn't even start talking about it.

Charlize listened to Hugo's words, but fell into contemplation. The long silence made Hugo almost think that Charlize was asleep, and had to shake her palm in front of Charlize's eyes. Only then did Charlize react, and she pondered. After a moment, "Hugo, have you ever thought that he actually cares about you."

"What!" This was Hugo's most direct response.

Charlize was not in a hurry, and continued, "Look, first of all he knew about those rumors..."

"But almost all the newspapers are writing, how could he not know!" Hugo interrupted Charlize.

Charlize glanced at Hugo and motioned for him to shut up so she could go on, "I mean, he'll be keeping an eye on your news, and of course it might have been told to him by someone else in town, but anyway, he Still got it. And although he told you not to bother him, he was also implying that you should face it with an upright chest, because you did nothing wrong and there is no need to be afraid of those reporters.”

"But... but he obviously thinks I'm too embarrassed!" Hugo was stunned by Charlize's explanation. He obviously didn't think of such a possibility. The most important thing was that Adam's tone was so bad and fierce that he couldn't think of it at all. on a profound level.

Charlize shrugged, "Of course, this is also a kind of explanation. But what I said is also a possibility." Charlize did not categorically deny Hugo's statement, "But Hugo, you know, he It's your father, at least, you still have contact." Charlize didn't say the last half of the sentence, but Hugo knew that it was saying, "It's not like your mother who disappeared completely..."

So Hugo was silent. Is it really a fan of his authorities who didn't see the truth clearly? But Adam's attitude was so bad every time... Hugo thought of Ernst, who lived alone.

Hugo leaned on the sofa, rubbed his brows, and asked in a low voice, "Charlize, what about your father? Is that the same? Or is the relationship between a daughter and her father not like this." Hugo began to envy "Seattle" Sleepless" in Sam and Jonah's relationship.

Charlize was stunned, glanced at Hugo, and then said cautiously, "My father died in a car accident." Charlize's voice seemed a little flustered.

Hugo was immediately embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I don't know... I'm really sorry." It's not a good idea to bring up the sad things in other people's homes.

Charlize let out a long breath, "It's okay, I'm used to it."