Hugo sat on a low stool in front of the van mirror in the car, looking at his own projection in the mirror. This feeling is very strange, but it is also very familiar, as if at some point you will start to think about who the person in the mirror is, not yourself at all. But, if it's not you, then why are you sitting here, and who is the person in the mirror?

This mysterious state allowed Hugo's mind to completely enter a quiet and closed space.

Why did he choose the role of Ed in the first place? Because he found the character to be very interesting and a new challenge, so what was the challenge? How did the character of Ed appeal to him? What makes Ed special compared to the other two main characters?

Little by little, Hugo's thoughts drifted into the mirror, and it seemed that slowly, the person in the mirror was gradually evolving into Ed's appearance.

Ed Easley, whose full name should be Edmund Easley, became a police officer in the homicide squad at a young age, and has a promising future in the police department system, but not because he is "Ed", but because he is "Easley", his father, Preston Easley is a famous legendary hero in Los Angeles, who made great achievements in the police department during his lifetime, and then died heroically for catching bandits, becoming a legend in the entire Los Angeles police community, even the media and ordinary people have a thunderous name.

Unfortunately, the bandits who managed to escape after killing Preston were never caught, which also became an unsolved case in the history of Los Angeles, which also added to the legend of Preston's deeds.

The young Ed experienced the glory of his father, and also experienced the pain of losing his father. For him, his father is the hero of this world, his role model and idol, and his strength to keep moving forward. After the loss of his father, his life completely collapsed, and it can even be said that it was fragmented, but he did not have time to grieve, because his mother needed him to grow up and become the man in the family; Because his father's grievances need him to grow up and get justice.

So, Ed followed in his father's footsteps and became a police officer. Cha, and relied on his unremitting efforts to enter the murder team representing the elite, just hoping to really catch the bandit. In order to remind himself of his father's murder at all times, he himself gave a name to the gangster who has no identity, no name, and no clue and is still at large: Rollo Tomasi.

Rolls-Roy Tommasi, this became the motivation that gave Ed to enter the police world, and it also became the motivation for him to continue to persevere and keep working hard.

However, after entering the police world, Ed found that this world is not so simple, there are many people in the police station who have nothing to do all day long, just eating public food, but are unwilling to contribute; There are also people who are bold enough to offer and accept bribes, just for quick promotion, and even collude with underground industries for personal gain; In addition, there are also people who are indiscriminate, resulting in unjust and wrongful cases, good people are no longer good people, and bad people are no longer bad people; Of course, there are also some people with a lot of enthusiasm in their arms, in order to uphold justice, stubborn opinions, and confront the entire police station and the whole society......

The so-called justice, the so-called justice, seems to have become blurred, and even between black and white, gray areas have been added.

Even more terrifying, Ed realized that even though he was trying, the surname "Asley" was like a spell, clinging to his head. If he does his best and solves the case successfully, then people will say that because he is Easley, the tiger father has no dog; If he racks his brains and fails to find a clue, then people will think that he is far inferior to his father, dragging down the honor of the name Easley; If he chooses to give up, people will lament that the surname Easley has not been passed on; If he had persisted, people would have thought he was trying to challenge - or discredit Easley's brilliance.

No matter what choices he makes, no matter what achievements he achieves, no matter what difficulties he goes through, the surname "Easley" can be all his annotations. Once upon a time, his father was his pride and his longing; But now, his father's great achievements have become a burden and a burden for him.

At a moment that he didn't even remember, he gave up - not to leave the police world, but to give up the defense, Rolls-Roy Tommasi was no longer his driving force, how to make the name "Ed Easley" become the real representative of the Easley family, became his biggest motivation.

The search for Rolls-Roy Tommasi no longer seemed to matter, and for a long, long time he had even forgotten the name.

He wants to get out of his father's shadow, he wants to prove his abilities, he wants to replicate or even surpass his father's achievements. So, he began to become unscrupulous, he learned to use the aura of the name Easley, and began to promote himself; He learned to use his father's connections in the police and began to work for his own benefit; He learned to play with power, cater to his superiors, suppress his subordinates, and rise step by step; He learned to be cold-blooded and ruthless, arming himself with the so-called "weapon of law" to protect himself......

Ambition began to slowly swell, and gradually became the only purpose of Ed's service in the police industry, in order to be promoted, he did not hesitate to betray his colleagues, and even betray his boss, just to be able to get ahead and write the glory of Ed Easley.

Despite this, in fact, the panic, low self-esteem, and conscience in Ed's heart still condemn his actions. He envied Jack's left and right, and even became a representative of the police community; He envied Bard's uprightness and justice, and the kindness in his heart became a light in the dark society; He envies Jack's good relationship with the media and his boss, and his well-connected connections seem to be omnipotent; He envied the sincere affection between Bud and Lynn, and that genuine trust seemed to be able to dispel the loneliness and loneliness in his heart......

He has never been able to find his true position in the police station, no one wants to trust him, no one wants to really have a heart to heart with him, to be more precise, everyone hates him, hates his surname Easley, hates his self-righteousness, hates his useless work, hates his uncompromising methods......

Ed wants to be like Jack and wants to continue to assert himself like Budd. But he knew that he had no choice, so he chose to arm himself with excessive self-confidence, even at the expense of belittling the other party, telling himself in this way that such persistence was correct and that the end of this road was a truly beautiful future.

That inner conflict is known only to him, but he can't be seen by others as vulnerable, because then he will collapse. He must learn to hide his vulnerability and intricacies, and bury all those emotions such as kindness, innocence, justice, panic, timidity, hesitation, etc., so he ......

He combed his hair up with wax, and his back was neatly and neatly backed, as if not even the wind could affect the slightest; He carefully buttoned every button of his shirt, smoothed out every wrinkle at every corner, carefully tied the traditional Windsor knot, and straightened his tie little by little; He tightened the smile on the corner of his mouth, and used a poker face to hide all his emotions, whether it was joy or panic, and his emaciated face outlined his iron-faced selfless and just image, which would be true desire. Hope hidden.

Looking at the person in the mirror, the confusion in his amber eyes was slowly precipitating, and he opened his mouth and whispered, "Ed Easley, you represent justice!" Everything you do is righteous! You are doing all this to make this society better! In the face of the safety of the real society, all private emotions are superfluous and wasteful, we should not be sympathetic, nor kind, law and justice are the only yardsticks! So, Ed Easley, you're right. ”

Ed's voice grew louder and louder, at first it was just a low whisper, but gradually the volume became normal, and the voice that was not loud was sonorous and powerful, and the determined light in his eyes was eye-catching. But...... I always feel that something is wrong, what is it?

Is his eyes too gentle? Or did his eyes reveal too much information, those desires, those determinations, those persistences...... And those rays, good and bad, are too much, and he shouldn't let people see through what he really thinks, even the right things.

Ed lowered his head and bit the tip of his tongue lightly with his teeth, it seemed that he still had no change, but the pain from the tip of his tongue cleared his brain. Then, with a glance, Ed opened the drawer in front of him, then the vanity box next to him, slowly and unhurriedly rummaging around, and after a while he finally found what he was looking for: eyes.

He picked up a pair of black-rimmed glasses, put them on and tried them on, only to find that it made him look a little sunny, so he took them off; Then I tried on a pair of rimless glasses and it felt ...... A little treacherous, with that calm look, it looks a little ill-intentioned; Immediately afterwards, he picked up the pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he hesitated a little, because they looked like university professor's glasses, and they were too pedantic, but he still put them on and tried them.

In the mirror, Ed has a dull nerd image, and that impartial neutral demeanor makes him look like an inconspicuous good boy, but not like a police officer at all. However, there was still something missing, so the corners of Ed's mouth rose slightly, outlining a light smile, and a little more hidden pride, and the whole feeling suddenly came to his face.

Ed methodically sorted out all the makeup cases again, then took off his gold-wire glasses, carefully wiped them clean with the glasses cloth, and put them back on, looking at himself in the mirror, "I like to help others." After saying that, Ed paused, as if seriously thinking about what he had just said, and then nodded his chin slightly, and he stood up, picked up his police hat, turned and walked towards the exit with steady steps, opened the door, and the sun poured in.