[The Shawshank Redemption] Converted

Chapter 24

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes without double, but misfortune never comes singly, but Byron Hadley feels that his recent life has really been smooth and smooth, like a blessing from God.

When the first shovel of soil was dug for the Sunshine City project with complete documents, according to the description of Elmo Bletch's inmate, his part-time jobs in Falmouth were locked one by one.

Hills Country Club, yes, it is the place where Andy's wife met her lover. Elmo worked as a waiter at the pier bar for a month; then, an Italian restaurant twenty kilometers away also once Hire him as a temporary helper.

When the foundation of the community recreation center was rammed and the construction shed was erected higher and higher, Byron learned from the unintentional complaints of the restaurant owner that, two days before the incident, Bletch was completely fired because of his unclean hands and feet.

Among the lost things was a stack of dish towels.

"My wife just sewed it up, with little irises embroidered on the corner, hey, that bastard..."

Byron's body leaned forward involuntarily: "Are there any left in the store?"

The fat boss was taken aback, then opened the cabinet next to him, pointed to the piles of fabrics inside and said, "Of course, this kind of pattern is the symbol of our family, and all the regular customers will recognize it."

Thinking of the case evidence that would be preserved for at least 15 years, Byron clenched his fists and happily left with a souvenir.

On the way, he looked down at the iris flower outlined by the yellow line, and thought: "Maybe blue is more suitable, but if friendship can last forever, I will be satisfied."

In the past two months, Captain Hadley, who has been running between cases and projects all the time, absent from work due to lack of skills, feels a little strange when he looks at the main building gate.

Shaking his head, Byron rummaged through the quarterly earnings report and climbed up the stairs, ready to be exploited and baptized by the warden.

But when he opened the door in response, he saw the banker sitting beside Norton, skillfully manipulating an old-fashioned calculator with one hand, and browsing the bills without looking up. quagmire.

Byron's back was stiff, and the eloquent tongue he was used to in front of his boss was gone.

Because the scene in front of him is exactly the same as that recorded on the stack of papers that he has memorized back and forth and has been reduced to ashes. From 1949 to 1951, Dufresne did tax returns for all the wardens. Warden Norton ,No exception.

He didn't even remember how he "borrowed" the man from the warden.

When he came back to his senses, he had already dragged Andy and staggered back to the office.

As for Mr. Dufresne, he never said a word, but followed Byron's movements closely with his eyes, watching him close the window and lock the door with a gloomy expression...

Let him push himself back to the wall step by step.

"Andrew Dufresne! Did I tell you, stay away from that guy upstairs!" The other party's voice was very low, very close to his ear.

"Yes, sir." He didn't regret it, but rather.

After all, it was only a little bit close to winning the trust of Norton and touching the crucial evidence.

Byron grabbed Andy's hand violently, and squeezed out dry and hoarse words from his throat: "Then do you know that touching those dirty black money and making bills for Wiley and Daken is completely different? It's two different things!

The latter, if you die, you can operate without a license, while the former is a complete accomplice! "

He then roared in a very low voice: "Do you think you are smart enough to be fearless?!

Dufresne, the supervisory agency is not a bag of wine, some things, once touched, can never be washed clean again!Why can't you wait any longer, I've already..."

Andy suddenly approached, causing Mr. Captain to lose his train of thought.

"Why? That's a good question"

Those two-way clear and quiet blue eyes were burning with raging flames, and the vague sense of crisis made the hairs on the back of Byron's neck stand up, as if being stared at by a predator.

"Actually, I haven't been able to access the secret of the warden...

But I can't wait any longer - I can give a lot to be free, including long hours, but not in the waiting, losing you

Stay, Byron, stay in Shawshank, I will clear all obstacles for you..."

Before he finished speaking, the banker tilted his head and pecked lightly at the corner of his sweetheart's mouth. Even though he was reluctant to give up, he still quickly backed away, quietly waiting for more violent attacks from the other party.

But unexpectedly, Captain Hadley paused in place, and after a while, he recovered his voice and asked stiffly, "You... what do you mean?"

It still sounds gloomy, but the slightly trembling syllables reveal the essence of being relentless.

This undoubtedly made the daring prisoner even more courageous. Andy opened his mouth and uttered a sentence: [Girl, make a date with me]

From the beginning to the end, every word was in tune, but the love story that should have been touching, because Guan Xianghai's lecture was not rigorous enough, made the only audience almost burst out laughing after realizing it.

Dufresne, who has a delicate heart, simulated and deduced countless possibilities during the days when he could not see Mr. Captain, but he never expected:

The confession that has been honed for a long time actually made the other party laugh out loud. Yes, it was not a mocking and disgusting sneer, but a sincere laugh.

Guessing that he had made a joke, Andy opened his mouth nervously, intending to use his native language to rewind the story: "Byron, I..."

This time, it was his turn to finish the sound, drowned in the meeting of lips and teeth.

Captain Byron proved the strength of the "big guy" with his lung capacity. He held the slightly panting man in front of him, clasped his hand to his chest, and made an oath: "The rest of my life will always be by your side"

He thought in his heart: "Don't care what the plot inertia is, I will never let Andy make the same mistakes. The best 20 years of life should not be wasted..."

Mr. Dufresne, who was in his early years, has seen too many separations and reunions, and he does not expect to live forever; but he did not expect that the other party's break of the appointment came so quickly.

Shawshank on Christmas Eve is destined to have no peace.

With the piercing whistle, several police cars roared to him, watching Captain Hadley being taken away for investigation on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds and embezzling private pockets, Andy's eyes were tearing apart.

He couldn't even calm down and think about the person who made the false accusation. What lingered in his mind was only remorse—why he didn't handle any accounts for Byron, otherwise, he would have been charged with all unnecessary charges.

In less than a day, the captain's office was turned upside down.

The search team was not fruitless, but apart from the unfinished design drawings, it can be regarded as evidence of "not doing business properly and seeking personal gain"; the more information they looked at, the more they felt that the anonymous report letter was probably from a colleague Jealousy, accumulating a series of lies.

From a fair and equal labor credit system to cultural education and skill training covering different audience bases, Hadley’s reform efforts over the past few years not only did not exploit and treat prisoners harshly, but also paved a way for them to rehabilitate.

However, the prison income statement in the sent materials also proved that tens of thousands of dollars evaporated out of thin air, and this matter had to be investigated.

Officer Garcia whispered to his colleagues: "This time, we are mostly busy for nothing, and the higher-ups don't think about it...

Hadley still has the identity of a designer. If he is short of money, developers will line up to deliver dozens of times his annual salary. Why should he stay here and take the trouble to embezzle and transfer it? "

Without waiting for the other party to reply, the head of the search department broke into the door holding a brown paper bag, shouting excitedly: "There is new evidence, the whistleblower claims that all the stolen money of the prison guard captain is hidden in his boss's office! It seems that, This time, I will follow the vine and catch the melon, and I will be able to wipe out the moths in one go!"

Meanwhile, Norton was pacing up and down the room.

Naturally, he was not worried about his subordinates, but was panicked by the rummaging posture, for fear that Byron would not be able to hold on to the interrogation and tell himself.

After thinking about it again, the warden raised the corners of his lips proudly and gratefully: "I'm still cautious, that silly boy Hadley has all his money in the bank, so he'll be caught right away?" '

Turning his head to look at the embroidery hanging in the inner hall, it was Mrs. Norton's masterpiece, with a line of cursive characters written on it: 'The judgment of the Lord will come'

The warden was caught in a dilemma. Of course he knew that if he burned the things hidden behind his back, he would definitely avoid future troubles and end up in peace.

But this also means that the banknotes he saved one by one can no longer be turned into luxury cars and mansions, and his beautiful retirement life is all over!

While hesitating, the door of the office was pushed open, and Norton looked at the police officers with a straight face: "You can mess around as you like downstairs, but don't go to the wrong place! I have nothing to say about Captain Hadley!"

Unexpectedly, the other party showed a search warrant, and then went straight to the back room, opened the embroidery, pointed to the shiny safe, and said coldly: "Mr. Norton, please cooperate with the investigation."

Bite the bullet and dial the dial, he was startled and terrified: "Is this group of people with dog noses that can smell money?"how……'

Seeing that the search team was about to put bundles of hundred-dollar bills into evidence bags, Norton, heartbroken, couldn't help but reach out and stop him: "This is all my private property, you have no right..."

"Oh? Are you sure? Please don't take chances, let alone try to cover criminals! According to reliable sources, this cabinet is full of stolen money embezzled by Byron Hadley."

"Full of nonsense, what does this money have to do with him?!" Dazed by the sudden search, Mr. Warden didn't know that he missed the last chance.

Three days later, the extremely efficient prosecutors confirmed that the moldy cash hidden in the safe had nothing to do with Captain Hadley.

It was Warden Norton's "hard-working money" accumulated over time, plus the luxury items added to his home, which happened to be in short supply with the public funds, which was a perfect match.

Even though Byron, who was involved in the case, knew about it and did not report it, considering that he paid out of his own pocket to supplement the salary and improve the meals for the prisoners, after all, the merits and demerits offset the merits and the flaws did not conceal the merits.

On the first day of the new year, hundreds of prisoners' joint petitions were submitted to the court, which became the last straw.

In a few days, the judgment was issued:

The former warden of Shawshank, Samuel Norton, embezzled a total of 8.2 U.S. dollars of public funds. The amount was huge, and the evidence was conclusive... He was fired from public office and sentenced to five years in prison.

The former captain of the Shawshank Prison Guard, Byron Hadley, concealed and failed to report the corruption and illegal acts of his boss... He was given discretionary consideration and suspended for three months for self-reflection.

But in the following six months, none of the wardens was willing to set foot in this territory—what's the point of being a polished commander with a famous and well-received subordinate?

Finally, at the end of May in the late spring and early summer, Captain Hadley, who made full use of his "holiday" and successfully obtained a certificate, was promoted to the seventh term of Shawshank No.20 with the full support of the Augusta House and the Architects Association. , Warden.

The author has something to say:

*Elmo works as a bartender at the Hills Club, from the original book

Italian restaurant & dish towels is a stupid author's own play

*Iris: Florence's city emblem pattern, elegant and extravagant~

Then, the language of flowers and so on, I always use Baidu

Blue-purple—a secret love with nostalgia and bleak future

Bright yellow - mutual support, long live friendship

*Chinese confession stalk, maybe a bit abrupt (sand sculpture, obviously)

But it’s my favorite dog food taste, I hope the little angels will pat it

Ps:

I asked my roommate: "Is there any confession that reflects the characteristics of Beijing flavor?"

Roommate Jun: "...Called girl? Sounds more pampering hahaha"

Me: "...Sister, I wrote pure love... Huh? It seems like a good meme, accept it, accept it!"

*When I first wrote "become the prison CEO", I didn't expect it to be so troublesome

I have been stuck for a long time, I guess there is a bug in the logic, the lazy author changed a few versions, I think it is like this (run away...)

*Reasonable, Byron's "knowledge and non-reporting"

It can't constitute a crime, and he didn't help destroy evidence or anything

However, if there is no penalty

It also looks weird, so just... go home and reflect on yourself

*If the moral level of ordinary people is relatively high, they can kill relatives righteously

Our Captain Byron is more powerful - I hang myself hahahaha

*What conditions are required to be a warden, the author is not clear

But it is estimated that there will be an exam, so here is a hang up

In short, Warden Hadley was born!Long live!Sprinkle flowers!