After getting Frank to rent a single room in the building, William went to school that night. He took Frank's and his photos, as well as many of his classmates 'information, and burned them. He went to the orphanage and took away the only photo from two years ago. As for the photos and information from when he was young, he did not touch them. He had taken the photo of her when she was adopted with him when she left the orphanage a month ago.
In the newly rented house, William observed the efficiency of the American police and was disappointed again. Two days later, the few homeless people seemed to be living comfortably in the small apartment that he and Frank had rented.
Seeing that waiting like this wasn't going to work, starting from the third day, Frank was left to monitor the rented house. William climbed into the school from a remote place and stared at the school gate, his classroom, and the administrative office from the roof.
After school ended at 2:30 p. m., William waited for more than an hour before entering his classroom. He wanted to sigh, but he suddenly realized that his desk had disappeared in just three days.
After thinking about it for a while, he understood that he was just an orphan who had gone through the formalities and officially left the orphanage. No one needed to be responsible for him, and no one cared about him.
He left the school helplessly. On the fourth day, he really saw two men in suits. When they wanted to enter the school during class, they did not show their identification to the security guard. After the security guards refused to let them in, they surrounded the security guards and asked about something.
Fortunately, these two people were probably drivers or bodyguards. The clues from the employer were only two names and the identity of a middle school student. There was no photo, no description of his appearance, and he was not a police officer. He would not be able to get any useful information so quickly. Moreover, a large number of students 'information had disappeared in the school. As long as the school's relevant person-in-charge was not stupid, they would definitely not let two people of unknown origins enter the school to ask questions before they dealt with their own troubles.
Seeing the two of them leave, William knew that he and Frank were safe for the time being. However, they had to lay low for a while. It was best to leave San Francisco. Since he was leaving, he would either go to Los Angeles, New York, or other big cities on the East Coast. It was easy to take the Greyhound bus to Los Angeles, which only cost five dollars per person, but it was difficult to go to New York. The first choice for the 4700-kilometer journey was, of course, a plane. However, a few hundred dollars for a plane ticket was equivalent to a middle-class person's monthly income.
The second option was to take the train or Greyhound bus. The third option was to take a ride along the way. However, trains and Greyhounds were slow, and very slow. If he wanted to take a ride along the way, he would rather consider flying or even buying a car for a few hundred dollars. Fortunately, according to his memory, if he handled it properly, he should be able to take a free flight.
William decided to go to New York to hide. When he returned to his residence, he smiled and asked Frank," Buddy, did your mother return to France to live with your grandmother?”Frank was stunned, and then asked in surprise," Even if we are suspected, we don't have to hide in France, right? Moreover, it has been so many days since I started swiping the checks. Perhaps those rich people who only lost a few hundred dollars each thought they were unlucky?”
You wish."
Frank was at a loss when he told her what he saw at school today.
"But we don't have enough money. How can we go to France?”
Then you should go back to your father's house and hide for a while. I'll transfer to Los Angeles and start over. If I work hard, I might be able to get into Stanford.
"Working part-time to go to university?" Frank looked at William as if he was an idiot." As far as I know, if you want to graduate from the University of California, Berkley, and Stanford, you need at least 20,000 dollars in four years. How hard do you have to work to graduate? If we were partners for four years, we might have become millionaires long ago."
William slapped his forehead. This was America, and all the good universities were private. The tuition fees were not ordinary for the working class. In other words, regardless of whether he could get into a good university or not, the prerequisite was to get some money. In addition to the tuition fees for college, he also had to spend money to change his high school information before he could transfer to another state and apply for college admission as a high school student. While he decided to earn his own money, William silently considered whether he should bring Frank along. But then he thought, if it wasn't for this guy, why would I need to leave San Francisco? He felt that Frank was unreliable, so he pretended to be relaxed and asked," Frank, what are your plans for the future?”
"Plans?" Stunned by this question, Frank, who had never thought about what he wanted to do in the future, scratched his head and asked," What do you want to do? I'll just follow you."
William choked. After thinking for a few seconds, he deliberately said," I still want to go back to school. After graduating from university, I want to find a job that pays well and is stable. Then, marry a virtuous and beautiful wife and have a few cute children."
" That's not bad." Frank thought about it for a while. Then, just as William had expected, he shook his head with a bitter smile and said," I can't. If you want me to go back to school now, you might as well kill me." After saying that, she thought that William was too timid. Moreover, she could not follow him to university, right? Should she separate from William? Otherwise, like this time, he would be implicated again in the future, and in the end, they would not even be friends. Thinking of this, Frank hesitated for a moment and suddenly said," I want to see my father and mother. Do you want to come with me, William?”
" No." William shook his head without even thinking. He had a feeling that Frank wanted to leave, and he wanted to be separated from Frank. If reality was like the movies, Frank's father had been resentful after his bankruptcy and divorce.
It was not a good thing for William to meet a cynical middle-aged man whose wife had put on a grassland hat. It was his father who encouraged Frank to continue cheating when Frank had the intention to stop. He treated what Frank was doing as helping his father get justice from the bank.
Once Frank's father knew about William's existence, if Frank encountered any trouble in the future, that old fellow would definitely lead the clues to William and disrupt the law enforcement agencies 'line of sight. Frank's mother was definitely a model of despising the poor and loving the rich. Her husband had just gone bankrupt for less than three months, and she married her husband's friend. What was there to see with this kind of woman?
William looked at Frank, who was carrying his bag. He pretended not to notice anything unusual and asked," Are you coming back tomorrow? When you come back, I'll prepare dinner for you."
" Of course." Frank was stunned for a few seconds before he said with a smile," If possible, I want to eat steak with scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
" This…" William, who was worried that Frank would really come back, hesitated for a while before putting on an embarrassed expression." Alright, I'll go to the nearby market to see if there are any discounted steaks. We'll have dinner at 7 p.m. tomorrow."
" Thank you." Frank looked at William for a long while before saying in a reluctant tone," Thank you, William. Thank you for taking care of me this past month."
Alright, buddy, send my regards to your parents."
" I will." Frank revealed a big smile and waved." See you tomorrow." Then, she turned around and left the room. She was filled with reluctance and confusion about the future as she left the building.
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