Chapter 99 - 099 Smell the fragrance and know the girl

The movie began, and when Hugo saw the words "Hugo Lancaster" appear on the big screen, he didn't react at first.Although he had fully adapted to this new name, the familiarity from the literal words didn't touch Hugo immediately.After the name disappeared, Hugo realized: the words just now referred to him. This feeling was magical and subtle.The school scenery was full of classical charm, with the quietness and solemnity of early winter visible in every corner of the campus.As soon as the class bell rang, students in suits and ties instantly filled the school hallways.Then, Hugo's tall and upright figure appeared on the big screen in front of the Billboard, where he was checking the Thanksgiving job posting, and he quickly confirmed his target.With sharp contours, intense eyes, red lips and white teeth, a firm nose, handsome and slender, elegant and calm, he was almost flawless; Hugo stunned many people the moment he appeared.Four slacker students were chatting on a bench on the lawn, and one of them was even smoking.When they saw the Housemaster driving a Jaguar into the campus, they complained incessantly and couldn't believe it, suspecting that the Housemaster had only gotten this luxury car by sucking up to someone, clearly looking down on everything the Housemaster did.Harry, the leader of the group, was planning a vacation for Thanksgiving. They saw Charlie preparing to look for work and jokingly extended an invitation to him, like a small handout from the rich during the holidays, because Charlie was a student on a scholarship and couldn't afford any vacation.Charlie found the destination, the Ross house, according to the information on the job posting. He needed a salary to buy a plane ticket home for Christmas.Subsequently, he met Colonel Frank Slade, whom he needed to help look after this weekend. The grumpy Frank hadn't even appeared yet, but he already scared the young and inexperienced Charlie."Sir?" Charlie entered the room and knocked on the wooden door frame."Don't call me Colonel!" Frank's voice reminded Charlie of Mrs. Ross's previous warning.Charlie was momentarily nervous. "I, I'm sorry." His eyes darted around unconsciously from nervousness. "I mean,'Sir', Colonel.""Oh, they got an idiot, didn't they?"Such blunt words made Charlie restless. He looked back at the door, seemingly wanting to seek help from Mrs. Ross who had already left. "No, sir... that, uh, this..."He nervously took the job notice out of his pocket, trying to find the correct form of address on it. "Uh, Lieutenant, yes, sir, Lieu...""Colonel! Twenty-six years of service, and no one has ever demoted me four ranks." Frank's rebuke caused Hugo's gaze to drop involuntarily, revealing bewilderment and helplessness. He bit his dry lips slightly and stood stiffly in place, at a loss. "Come in, idiot!" Frank's irritable voice made Charlie walk in.Frank, sitting on the sofa with an ashtray in his left hand and whiskey in his right, exuded supreme authority even when motionless, and one could tell at a glance that he was not an easy person to get along with.This was indeed the case. Frank used to be a war hero but had accidentally gone blind, which led him to start becoming strange. He was not only grumpy, foul-mouthed, moody, and cynical, but also constantly mocked and roared at Charlie, and even showed no mercy to his own family, the Rosses, which left Charlie somewhat at a loss.Charlie didn't think he was qualified for the job, but he was eventually persuaded by Mrs. Ross and decided to take the job for three hundred dollars.That night, Charlie was working in the library. Before closing, George, who was working on a report due tomorrow, stayed until the very last moment. After borrowing his books, George left the library with Charlie.They accidentally saw the other three, led by Harry, hanging a large balloon filled with white paint above the street lamp at the Housemaster's parking spot. Clearly, they were planning a prank.However, Mrs. Hunsaker, a teacher at the school, walked over at this moment and saw George and Charlie. In order not to let his partners be discovered, George stalled Mrs. Hunsaker, but the noise made by Harry and the others when they left was still heard by Mrs. Hunsaker, yet George used his glib tongue to fool her again.Early the next morning, when the Housemaster arrived at school and had just parked the car, mockery of the Housemaster came over the school broadcast, implying that the Housemaster had sold his ass to get this Jaguar. This scene attracted the attention of the whole school.Meanwhile, the balloon above the Housemaster's parking space was inflated, hanging wobblingly above the parking spot. In his anger, the Housemaster climbed onto his car, trying to puncture the balloon with his keys. He succeeded, and the white paint inside the balloon poured down directly, not only drenching the Housemaster from head to toe but also completely ruining the entire Jaguar.The watching students all clapped and cheered, which was very satisfying, but this completely enraged the Housemaster. The Housemaster soon learned from Mrs. Hunsaker that Charlie and George were eyewitnesses, so he began to interrogate these two students.However, for the sake of friendship, both of them chose to refuse to cooperate. The Housemaster stated that there would be an all-school meeting on the Monday after Thanksgiving, and if there was no result, he would expel Charlie and George.After finishing the threats, the Housemaster left Charlie alone. Contrary to George's lack of academic achievement, Charlie was a good student with excellent character and grades, so the Housemaster offered an inducement: he would provide Charlie with a full scholarship opportunity to Harvard University, which directly grasped Charlie's weak point.On one side were the rich kids who had an average relationship with him and even looked down on him; on the other side was being expelled for hiding the truth, or winning a full scholarship to Harvard by revealing the truth. Charlie's choice seemed not difficult. But he still didn't reveal the truth. The Housemaster decided to let Charlie think it over during this Thanksgiving weekend.After coming out, George found Charlie immediately. He made a pact with Charlie: "We will absolutely not sell out our friends, nor will we tell our parents. Everyone will keep their mouths shut. Most importantly, never, never abandon any partner." And George said to give him a few hours to think of a solution, and then let Charlie call him to discuss it further.Charlie, burdened with thoughts, returned to Mrs. Ross's house. After seeing the Ross family off, he went to Frank's cabin. Charlie received a series of head-scratching instructions, and then Charlie was unexpectedly told that they were going to New York together, which immediately panicked Charlie.Charlie had originally thought he would just stay at home for the weekend and look after a grumpy blind old man, but now he had to go to New York, the world's largest city, which completely drained Charlie's spirit. Before he could react, he arrived at the airport with Frank.Sitting in first class, Frank was drinking fine Jack Daniel's and began to show Charlie his superb skills in the scent of a woman. He could identify all perfumes and even describe a woman's appearance from aspects like perfume and accent.This not only left Charlie dumbfounded, but the audience at the scene was also stunned. Frank said leisurely and with a touch of melancholy, "Women, what can I say? God is really a genius.""Beautiful hair, beautiful hair is the most important part. Have you ever tried burying your nose in a pile of clouds and falling asleep? And the sweet lips, touching your lips gently, just like the first drink after crossing the desert. Nipples, ha, big ones, small ones, they stare at you like secret spotlights. And legs, whether they are the golden ratio or like a second-hand Steinway piano, the thing between the legs... is the passport to heaven."Frank was immersed in it, Charlie was shy and reserved, and the audience couldn't help but blush."There are only two syllables in this world that are the most beautiful: Pussy." Frank's bold words made Charlie truly at a loss, and he could only show an awkward smile. Charlie said, "I guess you really like women.""Oh, more than anything." Frank affirmed without hesitation, "Far inferior to women, ranked second, is a Ferrari."After arriving in New York in first class, the two stayed in a luxury suite at the Waldorf Astoria, which made Charlie particularly uncomfortable. Charlie felt that he had escorted Frank to the hotel, he had completed his task, and he had to go back to deal with the trouble coming next Monday, so he took the initiative to propose leaving.But Frank indicated that Charlie should finish dinner before going to the airport, and Charlie agreed. On the way to the Oak Room, Frank noticed Charlie's heaviness, so Charlie told Frank about the matter, but Frank felt it was not a problem at all and dismissed it.Seeing a twenty-four-dollar hamburger on the menu, Charlie sensed something was wrong, so he began to press Frank. At this moment, Frank started to tease Charlie. It turned out he had lied to Charlie; Charlie couldn't catch the plane tonight at all, which forced Charlie to stay.Only then did Frank confess that he needed a guide to execute his plan. "This is more like a little happy trip, staying in a first-class hotel, eating a gourmet meal, drinking a glass of fine wine, visiting my older brother—family is always the most important, you know, and then making love with a beautiful lady, and then...""I'm going to lie on the luxury bed at the Waldorf Astoria and blow my brains out." After dropping a bomb in Charlie's heart, Frank started ordering food as if nothing had happened. But Charlie couldn't calm down. He looked at Frank with anger, fear, worry, and helplessness, but didn't know what reaction to make.Charlie finally realized the seriousness of the matter. This trip to New York was Frank's last enjoyment before ending his own life, but he had no way to change any of Frank's decisions, which left Charlie at a loss and feeling panicked.Unknowingly, fifty minutes of the movie had passed, and the audience in the cinema had received their first impact. Where would the story go next?