Chapter 9: Father and Son Talk
"You said that if Mom was alive and saw the two of us riding bicycles like and surprised pedestrians, and all this was just because Daddy was in trouble again, would she want to buy a gun and crash Daddy?" Tommy Hawk asked Tony Hawk in the back seat as he pedaled the bike hard.
Tony Hawk bit half a cigarette and frowned: "I don't know, but I think if Daddy asks me to find a way to get some bail again, I can only grab the policeman's gun and kill myself and go to see Mom." ”
Fortunately, Warwick City is too small, but in just ten minutes, the two rode to the police station, and when Tommy put the bicycle away, Tony had already rushed to the main entrance of the police station.
Tommy Hawk didn't rush in after Tony, but first touched the more than 400 yuan he had just earned in his pocket, thinking about how much he would have left after he got Daddy out.
However, when he entered the hall of the police station, he found that the situation was different from before, and Daddy Colin Hawke was not chained in the hall waiting to be interrogated, but stood in a clear glass detention cell without any restrictions on his hands and feet, and was explaining something to a policeman with his back to the door with a serious expression.
"Daddy." Tony familiarly pushed open the door of the detention cell and greeted his father.
Tommy stepped forward as well: "Good evening, Dad, thank you for giving your kids another wonderful trip to the police station." ”
The cop turned around, and both Tommy and Tony breathed a sigh of relief when the other was the veteran cop whom the two knew very well, Officer Lenny Keton.
"Don't worry, boys, I'm innocent." Colin Hawke greeted his two sons with a grin.
Lenny, who originally wanted to greet the two of them, suddenly withdrew his gaze and said solemnly: "Colin, if it weren't for Lawyer Joan Crane stopping you, and I happened to be passing by on patrol, you would have been chained to the bench by now just like yesterday!" You're almost suspected of intentionally hurting someone! ”
"In fact, it was Crane who punched me first." Colin Hawke said disapprovingly.
Lenny Cotton's face was ugly and said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with Mr. Crane punching you, anyone who sees a guy with half of his ass baring is trying to seduce his wife, he will do this!" ”
"I paid, I'm Joan's client."
"She's a lawyer, not a fucking Prostitute! You pay and she can help you solve legal problems, but that doesn't mean you can seduce her into bed and show her your D**K! Still fuck the case of Mr. Crane at home! Oh my God, Colin, aren't you ashamed? Did Colin, who loved Alida so much, go to heaven with Alida? You used to be a good man, Colin, and my wife had said many times with envy how nice it would be if I could love her as much as you loved Alida, but now you're just a complete asshole. ”
"I'm glamorous and I'm not breaking the law, I'm being beaten, I'm a victim." Colin Hawke's angry questioning of Lenny Ketton didn't have any emotional fluctuations, just said with a light smile: "Maybe Alida can turn me back into that good man, but it's a pity she's not here, can you help me bring her back?" Lenny? ”
In that light smile, there was a deep sadness.
Lenny Kerton faced Colin Hawke's rhetorical question, not knowing whether to continue to be angry or reassuring, and finally just turned around: "Bastard, you better pray that your ass succeeds in attracting Attorney Joan Crane and making sure she doesn't report you for harassing her, otherwise she's a lawyer and will send you to jail on countless charges." ”
"Officer Lenny, there's only one thing I'm concerned about, if we need to figure out a way to get a down payment on bail, and then call the bail company and ask them to send the money over." Tommy Hawk asked with a whimsical look on his face.
In the United States, not everyone has the money to pay bail, so the bail company that specializes in providing financial security to the suspect came into being, the suspect only needs to pay 8% or 10% of the total amount of bail, and the rest of the money can be handed over to the bail company to bear, and after the court hearing, the bail money returned by the court will be directly transferred to the bail company account, and the bail company will refund the rest of the down payment to the suspect after deducting 3% or 5% of the total bail bond.
That's why Tony only needed to scrape together two hundred dollars yesterday to get Daddy Colin out of the police station.
In the United States, anything can be done for business.
"No, children, not this time, I just happened to patrol and stop it in time, otherwise poor Mr. Crane will be taken to the hospital." Lenny Kerton turned around and said to Tommy, "Your father can leave at any time, and as long as Attorney Joan Crane hasn't reported that she's been harassed, the police won't bother him." ”
"She won't report the crime, she has what she needs......"
"Shut up! Colin! Now, boys, take your bastard daddy away, by the way, his car is still outside Crane's house, you two go and drive it back, but don't let him go himself, I'm afraid Mr. Crane won't be able to bear the excitement. Lenny Cottonon stopped Colin Hawk from continuing, and then spoke to Tommy and Tony.
Tony patted Tommy on the shoulder and took the initiative to speak: "I'm going to drive, you come and take a walk with Daddy, thank you, Officer Lenny, thank you very much, Daddy, give me the car keys." ”
Tony took the car keys from his father's hand, winked at Tommy, and walked out of the police station quickly.
Colin Hawk ran his hand through his long loose blond hair, then walked out of the police station with his son Tommy in his arms with his head held high.
"The aroma of tequila, Tony really invited you to drink tequila." It wasn't until he was standing on the street that Colin Hawke turned his head to look at Tommy, who was already about the same height as himself, and asked with a smile, "How was it today, son?" ”
Tommy gently pushed Colin Hawke's arm off his shoulder, shrugged, and looked at the starry night sky, "It was a great day, and it would have been even better if it hadn't ended early because you showed off your buttocks to the female lawyer." ”
"Ah~ It was just a small misunderstanding, Joan wanted to check the old wound left by the hit on the board of my crotch, and see if it was possible to use those scars to win some sympathy points in front of the judge." Colin Hawke said to Tommy.
Tommy laughed, walked over to his bike, and leaned against it, "So, if Attorney Joan Crane wanted you to sleep with her to pay for the consultation, you would also refuse?" ”
"Of course, there is no doubt about it...... If she's wearing that old-fashioned suit...... It depends on how much you can pay for the consultation. Colin Hawk opened his mouth, and after changing his words continuously, he finally gave an uncertain answer, but seeing Tommy's smiling eyes, Colin Hawke said affirmatively:
"I love your mom and I love all of you, and that's not going to change."
"I know, of course I know, I wish you a nice evening, Dad, if there is no problem, I am ready to go back to study on my own." Tommy Hawk patted the saddle of the bike and said in a disapproving tone.
Colin Hawk saw Tommy Hawk pushing the bike and asked, "Don't you want to walk together?" Boy, we haven't talked for a long time, and Tony said to me, you can make eighty dollars a day, but you still don't want to drop out of high school. ”
"I just went to work part-time to start a small business to avoid being blackmailed by you to drop out of school, after all, you can always take all my savings accurately, don't you?"
"Are you blaming me?"
"Isn't it obvious enough?"
“Why? I never blame you, son, why are you upset with me in your heart? ”
"Because I'm going to resist the pressure you're putting on me, I'm going to a good enough college, I'm going to leave this little town, I don't want to be a leatherman, a mechanic, a fast food clerk, a truck driver, I don't want to be you and Tony, the best way is to don't give up."
"You know, on that day five months ago, I had a thought about you, I didn't want to be your father. You think we're going to do whatever it takes to make money to get Bessia home, and it's going to drag down your studies, you know, in my opinion. Colin Hawke lowered his head and lit a cigarette, then looked up and looked at Tommy Hawke with a complicated look in his eyes:
"Son, you seem to have forgotten that it was because of your damn magazines that Becia was brought to the foster family, so you owe it to the family."
Tommy Hawk's body shook slightly, and finally slowly spoke: "I will give it back to this family." ”
"No, no, I'll bring Bessia back and go study, and when you really get the college acceptance letter, I'll help you prepare a check to pay for your tuition, we are family." Colin Hawke smiled indifferently at Tommy Hawke, then turned and walked along the road, in the direction of home, the street lamp at night, his shadow on the ground continued to lengthen, and finally wrapped Tommy Hawk:
"I always thought you were an adult like Tony, and it wasn't until you just said that I realized that you were still a teenager, son, and continue to do whatever you want, without any scruples until you really understand the words family and responsibility."