death of hope

forty days later,

Baltimore, North 42nd block.

An old Chevrolet is parked outside the yard.

"Goodbye, brothers and sisters, let's go eat hamburgers~"

The man in the sunglasses got out of the car, and the other three drove to the Burger King fast food restaurant on the 43rd block.

"Ding dong!" The doorbell rang.

The housewife in an apron opened the door and looked at Lynch with distrustful eyes:

"You don't look like a delivery guy."

"I have something to do with your husband."

"what?"

"Give him a drink."

The housewife raised her head and pointed to the infrared sensor on the door frame with the label of House F:
"He's wearing electronic shackles, and he will automatically report J as soon as he goes out."

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"Oh, sorry, I forgot about this, then I'll go in and find him."

"I guess it's not a serious matter." The housewife frowned and said:

"My husband has quit his job, don't bother looking for him anymore...you will..."

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"Not a nice guy?"

Lynch finished speaking for her, and spread his hands to show his innocence.

"That's not what I meant, you see, I have a big belly,
I don't want my husband to get involved in your crap anymore!

I don't want my baby to be born without a father, like those Neggles on the high block. "

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"Mrs. Felix, your husband was originally going to go to jail, or even go to the electric chair."

"What does it have to do with you?"

"But now he is wearing electronic shackles at home and blowing the air conditioner. Not only can he order takeaway food, but he can also wait for his baby to be born and enjoy family happiness with peace of mind."

"Huh? So, what does it have to do with you?"

"The relationship is getting bigger, don't you guys wonder what happened behind this?"

Lynch scratched the letter "L" on his chest with his fingers.

"It's you?!"

Mrs. Felix covered her mouth:
"Mr. Lin?!"

The man in sunglasses nodded, and then said in a mournful tone:
"Someone hired a defense attorney for your husband,
Someone falsified the medical report during your husband's second trial, so that he could serve his sentence at home with dignity, instead of staying in prison and stepping on a sewing machine,
Someone paid a lot of money to meet the F officer, the company, 12 escort members, and a lot of guys who are waiting to be fed, to protect most of your property from being confiscated, and to order takeout with spare money.

And now, this big guy is treated as a villain by you,
Being shut out by you, basking in the sun like a fool. "

"Mr. Lin... benefactor!"

Mrs. Felix's legs softened and she knelt down, tears falling on the leather shoes:

"Please... please come in..."