Chapter 120: Contact
In the face of these coaxing voices, although Jodie Foster was expressionless, her hand holding the book tightened, and her steps were bigger, and after this part of the road, she was almost trotting. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
But this did not improve her situation, and on the next road, whenever anyone noticed her, they would quickly get out of the way. Some even looked surprised or disgusted and stretched out their hands to point at her, as if she had some terrible plague on her.
Stumbling back to her dormitory building, to the floor where she lived, she was tired and before she could catch her breath, she heard a hesitant voice shouting, "Judy......"
Following the prestige, his roommate Sarah was standing around the corner, looking at her a little strangely.
The young girl smiled bitterly in her heart, and then replied in a dry tone, "What's the matter?"
"Yes...... Someone is looking for you. Sarah cautiously pointed back.
Judy paused for a moment, and a wave of anger came out of her heart, and she pinched a few nail prints on the book she was holding.
"Got it......" Forcibly controlling her emotions, Judy replied in a dry tone, quickly passed past her roommate, turned and strode to her doorway.
Taking a deep breath, she gritted her teeth and pushed the door in, but she was stunned, not knowing what to say.
A tall man in a wide trench coat was standing in front of the window and looking out, and she knew this man.
"Love...... Edward?" Judy was a little unconvinced, and she thought it was the FBI coming to ask her about it.
"Hey, Judy," Li Xu turned around and greeted with a smile, "You don't look very good." ”
Hearing this, Judy's face darkened, and she threw the book in her hand on the table: "What are you doing here?"
"Come and see you, if it weren't for worrying about the journalist and putting you under more pressure, I should have come and see you when the case happened. Li Xu said as he found a place to sit down, "Now it seems that your ability to resist pressure is still not high." ”
"I don't need you to care. Judy said stiffly, and then frowned at something, "How did you get into my bedroom?"
"Your roommate Sarah asked me to come in, but if you don't come in, will you wait for the reporters wandering outside to take pictures?" although there are a lot less," Li Xu shrugged, "Anyway, I've met her too, we're friends, Judy, aren't we?"
Judy wanted to say no, but thinking about the past half a month, those so-called friends have all avoided her, and they can't say anything to their mouths.
"You've seen it now? Her tone was still hard.
"If you're free, let's go have a cup of coffee if you're free. Li Xu didn't seem to hear it, "I think what you need now is relaxation." ”
"Now?" said Judy, as if she had heard a big joke, "in front of those reporters?"
As soon as the words fell, Li Xu put a backpack in front of her: "The clothes are all here, I remember your size, and there are some things to cover up, I also prepared a car, be careful, it won't be discovered by reporters." ”
Judy looked at him a little stunned, and only asked after a while, "That...... What about the FBI?"
"I've reported to them that I can take you out. Li Xu smiled, "Let's go out for a walk, Judy, you need to change the environment now to adjust your mood, even if it's just for a few hours or even a few minutes." ”
For no reason, a sour feeling welled up in her nose, and Judy had to quickly turn her head away.
But she quickly controlled her emotions, picked up her backpack and walked to the bathroom: "No peeking!"
When she came out again, she had changed, she still had trousers and a sweater, but she had an extra baseball cap on her head and her hair was tucked in. On the bridge of his nose, he set up wide black-framed flat glasses, which obscured most of his face, and his gray-blue eyes were a little unrecognizable.
Coupled with a gray and brown scarf around his neck, it is really difficult to recognize if you don't look closely for a few minutes.
"Good. Li Xu nodded, and then took out another scarf in his bag, which scarf of the same color as hers, was wrapped around his neck.
Judy glared at him, but didn't speak, so he walked up to her and bent his arms.
"What for?" asked Judy, frowning.
"Is there a high probability that two lone men and women will be recognized when they go out together, or is it a high probability that a couple will be recognized when they go out?" Li Xu asked rhetorically.
Judy snorted with some dissatisfaction, but finally grabbed his arm, and then the two of them went out and went downstairs, slipping out through the side door. Not to mention, I met several people on the way, and none of them recognized her.
And outside, Li Xu immediately took off his windbreaker downstairs and put it on Judy's head, his figure was very tall, and the windbreaker almost wrapped her whole person. It's hard to make out in the first place, and if you do it like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to recognize it even if you get in front of you.
So, after dodging a few reporters who were recognized by Judy, the two came to the outside of the campus smoothly and got into the car that had been waiting there for a long time.
Then, after only 1,000 feet of travel, the car stopped, and stopped parallel to the other car.
Li Xu lowered the window while asking Judy to take off her hat and glasses, and then said hello to the people in the car parked in parallel.
The two plainclothes people sitting in the back row nodded reluctantly, and Li Xu ordered the driver to continue driving.
"How did you get them to agree?" asked Judy, who was surprised.
"Quite simply, I asked them if they were going to have Director Fitzpatri call them or Director Webster call them. Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and replied lightly.
He ...... Who are they?" Judy became more and more confused, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"The former is the director of the FBI Boston Division, and the latter is the Director of the General Bureau. Li Xu continued to shrug his shoulders.
Judy shook her throat without making any sound, looking at Li Xu in front of her, she had a strange feeling for the first time.
The car crossed most of New Haven, from one end to the other, and then stopped in front of a café in good condition.
There are not many people, the interior decoration is very retro, echoing with the blues of nothingness, it is very emotional, the taste of coffee is also very good, and it is in the corner, Judy rarely feels a little relaxed.
Li Xu didn't mention the previous matter, as well as a hot topic, and began to ask about her studies, and talked about herself, and under this slow guidance, Judy's words also increased.
"Shakespeare is an American author? Are you kidding? I bet if I went to Yale and did a survey, no one would think so. When it came to a certain topic, Judy immediately refuted it.
"That's not necessarily, Judy, don't talk too much, there are indeed high-achieving students like you who can get into Yale, but there are also many people who rely on connections or letters of recommendation. Li Xu smiled and said, "They don't necessarily know." ”
"Are you talking about you?" Judy scoffed.
"I've also taken exams, and the letters of recommendation from alumni don't play a big role and can't be compared to those people. Li Xu stretched out his hands and made an innocent appearance.
"Someone who knows the FBI commissioner at home told me that alumni letters of recommendation don't do much," Judy continued, "and you're really going to hide yourself, Edward." ”
"You didn't ask me. Li Xu still looked innocent, "We didn't meet before and didn't say a few words, but you took the topic away and made a lot of things." ”
"Am I wrong about that, you're so brazen!" Judy narrowed her eyes and made a questioning expression, but at the end of the catch, she couldn't help but laugh.
Li Xu didn't answer, just looked at her with a smile, and then, Judy's smile slowly put away, was replaced by depression again, and finally lowered her head to stir the coffee by herself.
"A truly courageous person should be able to endure the most embarrassing honors and disgraces wisely, not to be mindful of honors and disgraces outside of one's body, and to avoid unnecessary misfortunes with an attitude of calming things and calming others. Li Xu whispered Shakespeare's famous quote at this time.
Judy still didn't speak.
"Although I shouldn't mention this at this time, I still have to say that it's not your fault......" Li Xu said again.
"I want to go. Judy suddenly looked up and interrupted him, her eyes a little dazed, "I want to find a beach to hang out." ”
This small request was easily accommodated, and they soon came to Carlson Beach after a café.
The beach is not far from the city, and it has a subway and a beach volleyball court, and if it weren't for the cold weather in April, many people would come to swim here - and even now, there are still many who are not afraid of cold soaking in the water.
"You don't have to. When Judy said this, her upper body was the same as when she came out, with a sweater, a baseball cap and black-rimmed glasses, but the bottom leg of her pants was pulled up, and she was holding a leather shoe in one hand, and her feet were completely immersed in the biting water.
Coincidentally, Li Xu also pulled his trouser legs next to him, and stepped on the sea water with leather shoes.
"I brought you out, of course, I have to be responsible for you, otherwise it will be difficult for the FBI to explain. Li Xu said.
Judy sneered, took off her glasses and turned her head to stare at him, "What the hell do you want to do, Edward?"
"What do you think I want to do?" Li Xu asked rhetorically.
"How do I know," Judy sneered, her eyes faintly defensive, "but I know you're not one to take risks for unrelated people out of thin air, Edward!"
"Okay, so I shouldn't have helped you with your makeup, I shouldn't have taken you out for coffee, I shouldn't have taken you to the beach. I should laugh at you, I should mock you, I should tell you, look at yourself, what a catastrophe you have caused. If it weren't for you, that madman wouldn't have assassinated the president, and if that madman hadn't assassinated the president, the country and society wouldn't have become so turbulent, and you were the culprit. Li Xu said calmly, "Are you satisfied with that, Judy Foster?"
Judy's face turned blue and white, her teeth clenched her lips, and her whole person tensed, like a fried cat.