[The Shawshank Redemption] Converted

In the next few days, Andy was exceptionally silent. He waited quietly, and he could accept all the results.

But, nothing happened—no lockdown, no briefing, and no sign of Byron Hadley.

Others did not notice his abnormality. After all, Dufresne, or the "wife-killing banker" in the eyes of many inmates, was an arrogant and conceited guy.

He walks in the playground, just like strolling in his own yard to enjoy flowers; he can even strike up a conversation with the prison guard.No matter what he said or how he behaved, he was incompatible with the iron fence of Shawshank.

Therefore, in the eyes of other prisoners, Andy, who is always thinking about it, doesn't bother to chat with them. No one would ask for trouble.

On the other hand, Warden Norton announced the latest list of going out. Those who were selected were extremely excited, and those who were not selected clenched their fists, planning to redouble their efforts next month.

At the same time, the point redemption promised by Captain Byron has officially started. Who cares about others?

Andy didn't choose, and flocked to exchange rewards at the very beginning.

He knew exactly how many points he had, and the source of the extra twenty points was obvious.

He thought: 'Maybe things are not so bad, no result is the best result'

But he also suspected that this was Captain Hadley's statement of clearing up and drawing a clear line between him and him.

Finally, the day before he set off to build the wall of the brewery in the next city, Andy came to the left column of the prison hall, where there was a small stall guarded by Trout.

"Sir, I would like to redeem a call opportunity"

Glancing at Andy's points, the little prison guard nodded: "Yes, but the time is only 15 minutes, you have to grasp it well"

A quarter of an hour was far more abundant than Andy expected. Even after the call was connected, the prison guard walked out of the room and left him enough personal space.

Andy didn't know whether this was the power authorized by the captain of the guard. He was still in a daze when the phone was connected.

"Andy! Are you listening?" Jimmy deliberately lowered his voice, revealing unconcealable anxiety.

"Well, Jimmy, it's been a hard year"

"Hey, don't talk about these useless things! Time is running out. Let me first talk about the latest developments and investment suggestions for the next year. Of course, you can choose the specific plan yourself."

For the next five or six minutes, the two exchanged messages under cryptic code names.Andy learned that the savings of 6 US dollars before going to prison and the stock shares that were disposed of in a hurry, under Jimmy's operation, the total has exceeded [-].

What Jimmy received was to continue to keep Peter Stephen's driver's license and social security card, as well as the famous paintings of Rembrandt and Degas in that room.

"Let Peter buy DW231 and ST19, and sell the existing X series... In addition, I hope to have a few more Pierres to accompany Edgar" This is an investment plan that is always effective until the next phone call.

"Man, it's okay to talk about the previous one. Why didn't I know that you still admired Pierre? Besides, the price of art is too fluctuating, and the wind direction can change. It's your money, you have the final say"

"Don't worry, Jimmy, as long as someone likes it, its value will last forever... As for the price, there is not much I can lose. Money can be made again, but it is difficult for people to come back"

"Oh my God! Andy, I really can't believe this is what you said...Really, don't blame me for poking your scars. If you had...had such awareness back then, Linda...hey, you wouldn't have come to this day of"

Jimmy made a pun. First, Linda’s greatest resentment towards her husband is the same as most people’s reasons for divorce—men are always so busy with their work that they lose their wives.

Second, in court, Andrew Dufresne's statement is not impossible to convince the jury.

But when he narrated the whole process of discovering his wife's extramarital affairs calmly, self-controlled and expressionless, and then went to drink to soothe his sorrows and buy a gun to destroy himself, no one believed that this typical Wall Street elite would care so much about the scandal.

After all, he didn't look sad at all about his wife's death.

In other words, if Andy is not used to hiding all emotions in the shell; but in front of the judge and jury, he burst into tears and couldn't hold back.Then, he probably won't be regarded as a cold-blooded killer with a firm heart, at least, he won't be sentenced to life in prison.

Anyway, on the other end of the phone, Jimmy was very curious about who could make Dufresin, who is in the financial world, so enlightened.

Perhaps, Andy himself didn't realize that his last words had a slight trill, and the importance of that person to him was self-evident.

When the call time was up, Andy walked out of the house and thanked the prison guard Trout who was guarding outside.

The other party waved his hand and said, "We are all acting impartially and strictly following the captain's request."

"Mr. Hadley seems to be very busy recently?" Andy couldn't help asking when he saw that the little baby-faced guard in front of him was in a good mood.

"Oh, the captain's business trip to Augusta in the last week is an important matter, so don't ask more questions."

In fact, Van Trout knew what Byron was going to do, and his big mouth couldn't be sealed. Unfortunately, he didn't know either.

Andy embarked on the road to Westbrook Brewery with seven-point apprehension and three-point expectation.

Although the distance is not far, the capitalists have no spare money for the daily commuting of the construction team.Therefore, they will not be locked up in Shawshank's cell until next Saturday, rest for a day, and set off again the next day.

The road between the two cities was relatively smooth, so the Shawshank construction team walked on foot under the supervision of Hagrid and Molt.

The spring was just right, and the prison guards turned a blind eye to the whispered conversations among the prisoners, and the team felt a bit like a spring outing.

"Hey, Floyd, what do you think we will eat over there? Where will we live?" Reid's little black brother, Rannard, quietly turned his head and asked the tall and thin man beside him.

"It can't be worse than Shawshank. Besides, as long as I can walk out of the iron gate openly and let me stand on the ground, I am willing."

Although Floyd is older than Lannard, it is not difficult to see from the prisoner numbers on their chests that the latter is the old fritters who have been in prison for nearly ten years.

Perhaps, it was because he had been suppressed and restrained in the cage for a long time, and suddenly exposed to the unobstructed blue sky, he was a little uncomfortable.

After arriving at the destination, the construction team started working quickly. No one wanted to be thrown back because of a lack of positive attitude on the first day. There are many people in the prison, waiting to see their jokes!

It was approaching the lunch time at Shawshank Prison. The people who had worked hard all morning carrying bricks could not stop crying, and the smell of food wafting from the right side of the construction site from time to time was even more heart-wrenching.

"It's really delicious! Are Mr. Molt and the others having lunch?"

"Probably, I don't know what we eat... Hey, even if it's black bread, I'm satisfied with this fragrance."

"Wipe your drool quickly! I don't ask for anything to eat, as long as I can be full, this place is really exhausting like a quarry."

Andy remained silent all the time. He was very close to the pot of food, and he could clearly see the portion. A thought came to his mind that other prisoners couldn't even think about: "How can two jailers eat three big pots of food?"probably prepared for us'

Even Andy couldn't be sure, because the aroma of rice cooked with fresh ingredients was equally attractive to him who hadn't eaten a decent meal in a whole year.

Until Hagrid called everyone to line up to get the meal in a low voice, many people held the delicious food in their hands and thought they were still dreaming.He just brought the tip of his nose close and sniffed lightly, for fear that if he opened his mouth forcefully, the illusion in the dream would be shattered.

To be honest, if the prison guards hadn't eaten it first, the old fritters in the team would not have devoured them like those inmates who were reincarnated from starvation.

Suddenly offering such food, it is inevitable that people wonder if there are "seasonings" in it.

There is an old saying in China that food is the most important thing for the people, and this principle is also applicable to the stomach of the West - the construction team that eats two meals a day shows amazing construction speed.

On Saturday morning, when handing over to the short-term labor team, the other party’s supervisor repeatedly checked the finished walls and floors. It seemed that he couldn’t believe that a team that had never been heard of in the industry could actually exceed the quota under the premise of ensuring quality and quantity. Task.

During the inspection by the supervisor, the two teams looked at each other, as if they were engaged in a silent contest.

Andy observed very carefully, from the clothes of the workers opposite to the tools, not letting go of the slightest detail, trying to learn from professional standards.

He is very clear that this opportunity to go out is not easy to come by.

Andy's eyes suddenly froze on the bag at the laborer's waist—a sandwich with unknown ingredients was contained in the grocery bag that was revealed when the worker was rummaging for tools.

Calmly tracking the movements of other workers, seeing those good-looking but mostly cold and hard Mexican tortillas and rye sandwiches, he quickly confirmed his guess: "Perhaps this is the daily work of the construction team." food standard'

On the way back, Andy's ears were filled with the admiration and nostalgia of the inmates for the food.

Listening to them singing praises to the big boss of the project that they have never met, the banker raised his mouth slightly, showing a half-self-deprecating, half-bitter smile: "The capitalists who only have profits in their eyes are not so kind."

A fool who does this kind of loss-making business can't be a big boss, at best, he's just a designer who works for others'

On the first night when the construction team returned to Shawshank, the elderly Brooks pushed the moving bookshelf and moved from right to left across the entire second-floor cell.

When he reached the end of the corridor, he fumbled with his bony fingers for a book and whispered Dufresne's name.

Andy jumped up from the bed, maybe the poster has arrived, he thought.

He took the book and was about to hand over the reward, but Lao Bu shook his head and refused: "Sir, how can I collect the money?"

As he brought the book closer, Andy's body trembled slightly, his index finger brushed over the gold-plated words, and the words "Count of Monte Cristo" drilled into the bottom of his heart along his fingers.

"Mr. Hadley, you are such a persistent and naive fool designer." Andy muttered to the air.

The author has something to say:

*Linda Collins Dufresne, Andy's ex-wife from the original book

About "buy a gun and self-destruct":

In the original book, Andy told the court that he went to Lewiston to buy a gun to kill himself.

(he had considered suicide

and had even gone so faras

top purchase sea gun in Lewiston on 8 September.)

Throwing the gun into the Royal River the day before the murder

In the movie, the evidence witness link is skipped

Andy stated that he took the gun to scare the victim

then thrown into the river that night

For the convenience of the follow-up, the author modified it

I decided to go with the original version...

Of course, I don't think Andy made this choice out of affection for Linda

(According to later descriptions, Andy was gradually relieved of his wife's derailment

He is more guilty of neglecting his family. If he really loves deeply, he will probably hate him forever.)

And it is very likely that the extreme thinking of the elite class after the strong self-esteem has been damaged

After all, both Chinese and foreign

For the party who is green, the people who eat melons always hold the "victim guilt theory"

This kind of sympathy mixed with irony from others is intolerable

ps: Comparing the original book and the movie, I think the former has a more complete and strict logical chain

The latter's detailed and appropriate tailoring highlights the shining points in the protagonist's character

However, no matter which version of Andy it is, it is really admirable

ps: Edgar = Degas = Andy's favorite impressionist painter

Pierre = Renoir = Byron's favorite impressionist painter

If you love him, give him the famous painting he likes, Mr. Dufresne, today's style is very rough

* In the middle of the last century, Impressionist works were not worth hundreds of millions of dollars today, but they are definitely worth a lot

Ahem, emotional drama is currently spinning and jumping in the area above friendship and not full of lovers, right?

Next is the no-prize quiz session. May I ask why Byron is going to the capital of Maine?