Chapter 2 Get away with it

Henry Toman had done many things of which he was very proud. However, the thing that makes him most proud is that he killed a person, but he was not punished by the law, and he is still at large. In the dead of night, he often thought about this matter carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was a master criminal. I'm afraid there are not many down there, right? There is only one person who knows the truth of the matter, and that is his wife Louise.On the night of the incident, Louise happened to be in the living room when she saw two dark figures walking out onto the balcony, as if arguing about something.However, in the blink of an eye, there was only one shadow left on the balcony—Henry Toman pushed Scott Lansing off the balcony!

Seeing this, Louise hurried to the balcony. When she saw that her husband had killed someone, she was stunned and motionless. However, before the police arrived on the scene, Louise had returned to normal.It turned out that Henry Toman had made her understand that no matter what she said, the police would not believe that Scott Lansing had been murdered.In addition, Louise also knows that if such rumors are spread, it will never be good for herself or her family, not to mention that her old mother is already in her seventies and has a very bad heart. , she is likely to have a heart attack.

Because of the above reasons, after the police arrived, Louise tried her best to excuse Henry, proving that Scott Lansing died in an accident. She told the police: "Scott was in a particularly depressed mood that night because he had been unemployed for a long time, even a TV job. He drank a lot before dinner and kept talking after dinner. No matter how much we tried to persuade him, we didn’t listen. Under the anesthesia of alcohol, when he walked to the balcony, he accidentally lost his center of gravity, so he fell down from the balcony..." The autopsy of the body by the forensic doctor also confirmed that Scott did drink a lot of alcohol before his death.

The police also questioned Scott's other friends, and these people also confirmed that Scott has been feeling very depressed recently, even a little desperate, and he often drinks to relieve his sorrow. In short, all the evidence was very favorable to Henry. Louise also described to the police in her testimony: Before the incident, Scott walked to the balcony alone and restlessly.She deliberately concealed the fact that Henry and Scott walked to the balcony together.Also, she did not mention the photo to the police. In fact, it was precisely that photo that led to this brutal murder, it was the fuse.

That photo is a portrait of Scott.In the photo, Scott was smiling, apparently for his agent and director.A very exaggerated dedication was also written on the back of the photo: "Dedicated to my heroine—your eternal slave." This kind of writing and tone are typical of the showbiz style.Louise is a theater actress by profession, and she once collaborated with Scott in acting, so Scott presented her with a photo of himself as a souvenir. Henry found this photo by accident, and he was instantly furious.When he angrily questioned Louise, Louise insisted that the photo was just an ordinary little gift, and all actors like to write such seemingly nasty words, but there is nothing between her and Scott. No.Louise also said that she and Scott are casual acquaintances, but they have acted in a few scenes and had a few meals together.Therefore, she hoped that Henry would not be suspicious.

However, no matter what Louise explained, Henry still didn't believe it. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would think of how Louise and Scott made love to each other on the stage.Henry once went to their performance. On the stage, Louise and Scott acted passionately, while Henry in the audience watched furiously. In addition, there is another thing that makes Henry brood.At first, when Henry proposed to Louise, Louise was hesitant for a long time. Could it be that she had an affair with Scott at that time?Afterwards they were married, and Scott came to their house so often that Henry was suspicious.But Louise explained that it was because Scott liked to go to other people's houses for dinner.Henry didn't believe Louise's words at all, jealousy and suspicion gnawed at his heart endlessly.

Whenever Henry thinks of that photo, of the smiling face of the owner of the photo, Kurt, and the disgusting words, he gets angry.Whether he was awake or asleep, that face seemed to dangle in front of his eyes, and seemed to be everywhere, staring at him from every corner.Later, he often even dreamed of that face in his dreams.That face had ruined his life and even disturbed his mental state. If it continued like this, he might go crazy. Henry knew that if he wanted to get rid of the torment of that face, he had to eliminate the owner of that face—Scott Lansing.Thus, the scene at the beginning of this article happened.

The police concluded their investigation of Henry, declaring Scott's death an accident.From that day forward, Henry felt a sense of relief, as if a person had finally had a tumor removed from his body.He shouted excitedly to Louise: "He has finally disappeared from this world! It's like he never existed. He will never appear in my life again, and I am completely rid of him!" When Henry finished venting frantically, he found that Louise was staring at him-this was also the first time Louise looked straight at him after Henry killed Scott. Louise showed neither joy nor resentment, there was no emotion in her calm eyes, she was completely disappointed in Henry.

Henry also read Louise's mind from her eyes. He knew that maybe his wife had no feelings for him now, but he still confidently believed that Louise's heart would definitely return to him once Scott died. , Their relationship will still be as good as when they first got married! Finally, Louise spoke.She asked, "Do you really think so? Can you really go on living like nothing happened? Don't you think you're going to be punished, Henry." Henry didn't expect his wife to say such unsightly words at the moment when he was victorious. He suddenly became furious and wanted to slap her several times. "It's not your turn to teach me!" He roared, "So what if I kill your lover? I will kill anyone who dares to threaten my marriage! This is a matter of course, and the one who should be punished is He, not me!"

Louise explained to Henry one last time that Scott was just a friend of hers, one of a dozen before her marriage.After marriage, the suspicious, suspicious and narrow-minded Henry has driven away all her other friends, but Scott still maintains a friendship with her. Henry thought that as long as Scott died, his troubles would be eliminated forever, but now he found that after Scott died, his face did not seem to disappear, and it still appeared in his hallucinations frequently. Both Henry and Louise attended Scott's funeral, and Henry faked a wreath and expressed his grief.During the funeral, they sat quietly on the bench, like Scott's best friends.However, after the funeral, that face still appeared before Henry's eyes from time to time.

Henry was a little worried.At first, he thought it was Scott's relics, so he carefully checked Louise's things, found her past souvenirs and program lists, and burned everything related to Scott.Finally, Henry realized that the photo of Scott was missing. Henry was furious, and asked Louise if she still secretly kept Scott's photo?Louise calmly told him that the photo had been burned. Henry was very happy to hear that, he could finally sit back and relax. However, after only a few hours of silence, that face seemed to appear before his eyes again! "Could it be that the ghost of Scott, who died unjustly, is still wandering in this room?" Henry thought, "I pushed Scott off the balcony on the twelfth floor. Could it be that his ghost has returned to this balcony? Come on? Louise saw that terrible scene in the living room, could it be that a ghost entered the living room?" Thinking of this, Henry felt a little shuddering. In fact, since Henry killed Scott, Louise has become more and more alienated and indifferent to him, and she feels very reluctant even if Henry touches her, let alone having sex.Now, Louise often goes to her mother's, as if to escape the present.Henry thought to himself: "Louise and I should change our lives, move to a distant place, forget everything that happened here, and that damned face won't be able to follow us." Henry felt helpless and moved. thought. However, Henry was very lucky. As soon as he was about to leave here, the opportunity came to him. Henry's boss promoted him to be the manager in charge of the Midwest region. He will go to Chicago to take up the post and will get a higher salary. But Louise didn't want to go to Chicago, she wanted to stay in New York, by her old mother's side.Moreover, there are only a few close friends of hers in New York. "Don't always use your old mother as an excuse!" Henry said dismissively. "She's old and has a heart condition," Louise pleaded, "and I'm really worried about leaving her alone in New York." "Then let me remind you, don't forget how your lover Scott died!" Henry threatened, "If you don't want me to tell your mother about this, then you'd better listen to me!" Hearing what Henry said, there was a trace of fear in Louise's eyes.She understands that since Henry can say it, he can do it. If she doesn't obey, Henry will definitely tell her mother about it, and he may even do more terrible and extreme things. "In this case, I have nothing to say." Louise said helplessly, "but you have to make sure that I can come back to visit her often." "No problem, I promise you!" Henry said.But both of them knew that it was just a blank promise. They went to Chicago for this trip and would never come back. From then on, it would be difficult for Louise to see her mother again. The day they moved, it was pouring rain.Henry drove the car carefully, while Louise sat in the back seat of the car, next to a pile of daily necessities, which were things that Louise did not want the moving company to carry. Henry looked very excited, and he said to Louise: "The heavy rain will pass, and when the weather clears up, we can see the beautiful pastoral scenery!" After they drove across the George Washington Bridge, Henry said: "We still have a chance to see the pastoral scenery!" It's a week's walk to Chicago, and we can have fun along the way, and think of this trip as a chance for a honeymoon. Honey, it's just you and me on the trip, which is something I've been longing for for a long time. " Louise shivered and wrapped her thick coat tighter.Henry realized that it would take time for his wife to recover from the shock of Scott's death.At that time, I will have everything, besides success in my career, I will also have all the love of my wife.As for Scott, to hell with him! Henry and Louise traveled overnight in order to reach Chicago earlier. In the evening, it was still raining heavily.They were driving very slowly due to poor visibility and slippery roads.Henry wanted to find a motel, so he turned off the highway and onto a side road.On this road, they followed a big truck.The big truck drove very slowly. Henry tried to overtake it several times, but failed. Being blocked by that huge truck, Henry really couldn't express his anger. Henry began to become restless. He cursed and honked his car horn desperately to protest the big truck.Finally, the truck pulled aside and slowly slowed down.Henry saw the opportunity to overtake, so he slammed on the accelerator, crossed the white line in the middle of the road, and overtook the big truck. At the moment when Henry overtook the car, a dazzling light shot from the opposite side - a car was heading towards them!Henry hurriedly slammed on the brakes, but it was too late. The two cars collided head-on, and the glass was smashed into pieces. Henry was also thrown out of the car due to the huge inertia... A week later, when Henry woke up, he found himself lying in the hospital.Louise suffered only minor trauma in the accident.When Louise came to see him, the first thing he said to his wife was: "You said that I would be punished, but it turns out that you were lying! If according to your statement, this car accident should be Let me die, but you see, I survived the catastrophe, and the doctor said that I will be discharged from the hospital in a while!" Henry's face was covered with thick bandages. Although he could only make a weak sound, he was telling the truth. The doctor did say to him after he woke up: "Mr. It’s a miracle that you saved your life from the accident! Although you have to lie in the hospital for a while, you will definitely recover in the end.” "The doctor said that a miracle happened to me! Did you know that a 'miracle' can only happen to a saint, not a murderer!" Henry was still talking complacently. "Your injury is not healed yet, it's best not to talk, so as not to tear the wound." Louise said softly. Louise came to visit and accompany him every day, which made Henry very happy. He thought: "Louise finally has a change of heart. After almost losing me, she finally realizes my place in her heart." In this way, Henry lay in a hospital bed for several weeks. Gradually, Henry became a little impatient, and he hoped to be discharged from the hospital early.But the doctors and nurses always persuaded him well, hoping that he would wait for the wound to heal completely before going through the discharge procedures.Feeling they were delaying him from his wife, Henry became increasingly irritable and even began to speak ill of the doctors and nurses. "Mr. Henry, don't worry," the attending physician comforted him. "You will be discharged from the hospital in a short time. After negotiating with your wife, the boss promised to keep your job, and the medical expenses will be paid by the insurance company. You What else is there to worry about? One thing I have to tell you though, your face was completely ruined when the car accident happened, so we had to give you a plastic surgery..." "What?" Henry opened his mouth wide in surprise, until then, he didn't know that his appearance no longer existed. Henry had to undergo plastic surgery, otherwise, he would become a monster to be feared by everyone.But what is the success rate of cosmetic surgery?This made Henry's heart hang again. Doctors, nurses and Louise tried their best to comfort Henry.They told Henry that the cosmetic surgery is very advanced now, and there will be no scars after the operation, and his appearance will be the same as before.Besides, he had already created a miracle by surviving a car accident, and the plastic surgery will surely create another miracle! These people probably thought that Henry was afraid of plastic surgery, so they comforted him like this.In fact, Henry was not afraid at all. He believed that he was different from ordinary people and was blessed by God.For example, he killed Scott and got away with it; he got into a serious car accident and was lucky to survive.Why should you be afraid of a small facial plastic surgery when you survived so many catastrophes? As he was lying on the operating trolley, waiting to be wheeled into the operating room, he said to Louise who came to visit: "Look, I did such an evil thing and got not punished. It seems that your judgment is wrong. what!" Henry was sedated and lying on the operating table with his mouth tightly shut, determined not to say a word - for fear of saying something he shouldn't have said while he was unconscious - that was his only fear thing. After an unknown amount of time, when Henry regained consciousness, the operation was over.The first thing he did when he woke up was to ask the nurse, "Did I say anything during the anesthesia?" "You didn't say anything," the nurse comforted him. "You were very quiet and motionless, and the operation was very successful!" "Great! Now there's nothing to worry about..." It's finally time to take off the gauze bandages on your face.That day, many people surrounded Henry's hospital bed. The attending doctor slowly unwrapped layers of gauze bandages wrapped around his face, while the rest of the medical staff stood aside, looking at the surgeon's "masterpiece" in admiration. After the gauze bandage was completely removed, Henry raised one hand and gently stroked his "new face" - the skin was transplanted and very soft.The doctor told him that this skin is very delicate and must be well protected. He should rub his face with a special skin care oil until the skin becomes completely firm. Louise, who was standing aside, handed Henry a mirror to let him see his new face. Henry slowly raised the mirror, "My God! How could it be...!" Henry screamed, and the mirror in his hand fell to the ground and shattered. It turned out that in that nightmarish moment, Henry saw a face!He finally understood that Louise hadn't burned Scott Lansing's photo at all these months, she had kept it.The surgeon referred to that photo when performing plastic surgery on Henry. Henry's face now--exactly the face of Scott Lansing!