"Don't scream, my ears are not deaf." Ernst said irritably, looking at Hugo in front of him with impatience.

But Hugo was already accustomed to Ernst's gesture, and said nonchalantly, "Why did you come here?" Urban area, and still at this time? Hugo looked at the empty streets, although he wasn't quite sure what time the Los Angeles bus would last, but it wasn't so easy to get back to Sunset Plaza now, "Did you hail a taxi?" ”

Ernst heard Hugo's words, but as if he had been stung in a wound, "Why can't I come here?" City? This is not the land you bought. I...... I came to the town hall on an errand, and I wanted to be alone, so I took a walk by myself, and you were yelling there like a sixteen-year-old girl meeting a gangster. ”

Ernst didn't notice the second half of Hugo's sentence at all, but was stung by the first half of the sentence, which made Hugo can't help but look at Ernst twice, this look made Ernst uncomfortable, and hit the ground a few times with his cane in a rage, and then took half a step back, "I'm not your drunkard father, don't look at me with such disgusting eyes, I'm not interested in hairless young men." ”

Ernst's reaction was really a bit excessive, and his words sounded very harsh, even Hugo was inevitably a little angry when he heard it, but he still gritted his teeth, swallowed the dirty words that came to his mouth, and then took a deep breath and tried to maintain a smile, "Ernst, you came here today to watch the filming of 'L.A. Confidential', right?" ”

Today, the area is completely cordoned off by the "L.A. Confidential", and a small number of people come to the neighborhood to go to Wall Street, and most people come to join in the fun. Ernst has nothing to do with Wall Street, not to mention that it's already ten o'clock in the evening, and most public places close before eight o'clock. There are only a handful of things Ernst can do here.

Hugo remembered the scripts he had seen at Ernst's house - in fact, Ernst had never really left Hollywood, and he still had a nostalgia for that spotlight stage. That's why Hugo made such a bold guess.

Ernst, however, jumped up as if he had been stepped on by a cat with his tail, "Dog." Excrement! You're talking about dogs. Excrement! Fuck off, fuck off, and don't pretend to be close to myself. ”

Hugo couldn't help but smile, and Ernst's reaction confirmed his suspicions. The stubborn old man in front of him really still has some nostalgia for Hollywood, "Hey, old man, remember? I've been to your house before, I've seen your entire bookcase script, and I've seen your love for screenwriting, so there's no need for you to pretend you don't care, I know, I know that. ”

"Get out of here!" Ernst did not soften Hugo's words, and spoke viciously, but he was eighty-two years old and could not stand the toss at all, so he began to cough violently, and Hugo was worried for a while. But when Hugo wanted to take a step forward and see how he was doing, Ernst picked up his crutches and waved it at Hugo mercilessly, although Ernst was coughing and had no strength in his hand at all, but Hugo still subconsciously dodged, "You self-righteous megalomaniac, I am not so familiar with you, don't think that we have been neighbors for a few years, you are my friend." No, you're not! We're not friends at all, you're just ...... It's just a wretched wretch under the Hollywood spotlight, and it makes no difference...... It makes no difference......"

This time, Hugo's face finally could no longer hold back, and he frowned and looked at Ernst in front of him in surprise, as if he didn't know him at all. It was as if the old man who sat on the stairs to comfort him, the old man who guided him when he was confused, did not exist at all.

The last time I saw Ernst, although he was a little irritable and withdrawn, it was not so serious. What's going on today?

"Ernst, if you don't want to, you've made your meaning clear, and there's no need for you to say such ugly things. I thought we were friends. Hugo's face became serious, and he wanted to argue with Ernst, but when he saw Ernst, whose face was unhealthily flushed with coughing, he couldn't repeat his words.

"Don't be like a sentimental little girl who is still pleading in front of me about friendship. Friend? Hmph, do you still think I'm handkerchief with you? Little girl, I'm a man, a cowboy! Ernst finished his words in one breath, but began to breathe heavily, and his whole person looked like a scarecrow in the wind, but stubbornly unwilling to ask for help.

Hugo also completely lowered his face at this time, "Mr. Lechman, I don't know what is going on with you, why do you say so ugly?" If you hadn't come tonight to see the 'L.A. Confidential' shoot, you could have said no, there's no need to hurt yourself like that. ”

Hugo's words made Ernst stunned, and his eyes evaded a little, but he stubbornly puffed up his chest, as if to prove that he was not weak-hearted. But Hugo understood, it turned out that the reason why Ernst was so sensitive was because his true purpose was revealed by Hugo.

Hugo suddenly realized that this was the first time he saw Ernst near the set in his memory, and Ernst had avoided it before, and most of the time he walked around Sunset Square, so when Hugo saw the script bookshelf in Ernst's house, he would be so surprised, because they didn't think that Ernst still had a nostalgia for Hollywood. But today, Ernst took that step and stayed here for most of the day – at least until the crew finished work and reluctantly left.

So, Ernst was angry that his intentions had been exposed.

Hugo understood the cause and effect, but he could not, because Ernst had shown these tendencies in front of him, and at the same time enlightened him twice in a state of confusion, and in front of him, even if he felt ashamed, there was no need for him to overreact.

"Mr. Lechman, I don't understand what's wrong with you, you're always rejecting people." Although Hugo was still very angry, his voice softened a little again, looking at Ernst who was pretending to be strong in front of him, his eyes were full of helplessness, and there was some sympathy, "Refuse other people's care, refuse other people's help, refuse other people's friendship, and even refuse anyone's company." Look at your life over the years, there has never been anyone else, just you, from beginning to end it was just you, why? Why do you want to reject people over and over again? Even at the expense of hurting others to achieve your goals, but isn't it yourself who hurts in the end? ”

"Just because I've always been alone!" Ernst was stabbed by the sympathy in Hugo's eyes, and he struck the ground with his cane with a "bang" crunch, like a wounded lion, roaring with the last of its energy.

In an instant, Hugo understood.

The reason why Ernst refused to care was because he was afraid that he would be abandoned after giving it. Hugo didn't know how much separation Ernst had gone through and how much hurt he had experienced, so he chose to live alone and choose to be accompanied by loneliness.

Those years in Sunset Square came flooding back to me, and Ernst's rejection was not a kind of fear, and Ernst's anger at them was not a kind of envy. Later, he moved, Alex and Charlize moved, Joseph, Fokine and Carl also moved, and Ernst was left alone again. They spent nearly three years getting close to Ernst, but chose to leave.

In fact, the last time Hugo went back to Sunset Square and met Ernst, Ernst's taste was very mixed, on the one hand, he still had resentment about Hugo's departure, but on the other hand, he was reluctant to see his old friend. And today, Ernst's "secret" was revealed by Hugo in this way, and the inner complaint completely exploded, and he was full of fire against Hugo.

Looking at Ernst in front of him, Hugo had mixed feelings for a while, and opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

However, the hesitation in Hugo's eyes made Ernst completely angry, "You sympathize with me? You actually sympathize with me! How dare you! How dare you sympathize with me! Ernst was trembling as he spoke, as if he would faint from high blood pressure in the next second, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, then turned his head and walked away, babbling, "How dare you, you!" How! Dare! ”

Hugo lowered his head in annoyance and gritted his teeth, he knew that Ernst didn't like to be sympathized, but he had made a mistake just now. Ernst may have been right, but they had never been friends, for he had never really known the old man. Looking at the staggering back of Ernst's departure, Hugo was also a little overwhelmed, and hesitated, so he could only follow suit.

Ernst's pace was not fast, and Hugo could only fall far behind, but only half a street away, and fifty yards from the Al Bar, a taxi pulled up next to it—it looked like a bar guest, but Ernst walked over, opened the door, and sat down.

Hugo trotted after him, only to hear Ernst's furious growl, and then the taxi drove away. Hugo could only look at the smoke from the taxi leaving, and stood there with a look of annoyance. After thinking about it, Hugo was still relieved, and Hugo also ran quickly to the parking lot in front of the warehouse, drove his car, and then chased after the taxi in the direction it left.

But for road idiots, down. The streets of the city were like spider webs, and Hugo couldn't identify the direction at all, let alone find a taxi, so he had to follow the avenue all the way to turn east and west, and finally drove to the sunset boulevard, Hugo breathed a sigh of relief, and drove back to the familiar sunset square along the sunset boulevard.