Chapter 73: hindsight
Evan returned to his room without taking the lottery draw.
I didn't go for lunch either.
He is reflecting on himself.
Why are you misunderstood as a "comrade"?
Is it because William is so "passionate" that others misunderstood?
It's possible!
but……
Evan did not lose any details. He carefully recalled his behavior this week and found that he was not wrong at all.
His worldview was formed in an era when "comrades" dared to come out publicly and their aesthetics became increasingly feminine. Therefore, although he was normal in his sexuality, his acceptance of interactions between homosexuals was much higher than that of people in this era.
Some behaviors that can be regarded as abnormal in the eyes of people in this era are common and not unacceptable to Evan.
This is the generation gap between the two eras.
But Evan didn't notice this.
After reflecting on it, Evan did not consider himself unlucky.
Suddenly being regarded as a "comrade", Evan felt that this was abnormal.
Comrades are not accepted in this era.
It is considered a psychotic disorder.
In the United States, because of its strong religious atmosphere, homosexuality is rejected and restricted by the entire society. Homosexuals dare not identify themselves because once they are discovered, they may lose their jobs and may even be interfered by the police.
For Evan, the label of homosexuality is even more unacceptable.
Because he is the governor's son.
This tag will not only drive Evan into the abyss, but will also have a huge negative impact on Earl.
You should know that in Earl's image label, in addition to the serious image of anti-corruption and punishing crimes, there is also a gentle image of model couples and harmonious family.
If the image is damaged, Earl's political career will inevitably cause turmoil.
It is the time for the midterm elections and the California elections, and it is the time for all forces to fight. If someone catches this little braid, it is hard to guarantee that something will not happen.
Although the primary election has ended and Earl's approval rating is so high that no one can fight, it is still more than a month before the official voting (November). After all, no one can guarantee the final result.
When Evan thought of this possibility, he had to "think more".
This is not the attack on his delusion.
It would be better to say that in a family like him, it is normal to think so much.
After sorting out every bit of this week again, Evan found a few abnormalities.
First, accidents that happened around him were too frequent, from the bathroom, to the restaurant, and to the other few that seemed just accidental at that time, but in fact they were somewhat abnormal;
Second, William was too enthusiastic about him, even though he was from Hawaii;
Third, it seems that many people around them think they are "comrades" like Ralph, but they all take the initiative to avoid this fact in front of them. This is strange, and it seems to be... being praised by someone?
Finally, and the strangest thing is that he never met Harry Lyon when he was rotating in the four communities, and Rogers once said that he did not live off campus.
Thinking of this, Evan jumped out of bed, opened his notebook, and wrote several names on the branch on a blank page, followed by the corresponding comments.
Harry Lyon: There are festivals; there are motivations; there are hidden gods.
William Sylves: The purpose is unknown, the tendency to be friendly? The behavior causes misunderstanding, intentional? Unintentional? (Evan drew a horizontal line under ‘unintentional’)
Ralph: The representative of the 'informed person', the only person who tells the "truth"; intentionally? unintentionally?
After writing the three lines above, Evan paused and wrote another line:
Democrats?
Republican Party?
After thinking for a while, Evan wrote on the Democratic line: "Don't give up? Robert Kenny..."
As soon as he finished writing the name, Evan shook his head and crossed it out.
The Attorney General is an admirer of his father, so this should not be the case.
"James Roosevelt?"
Evan's pen clicked on this name, but no conclusion was drawn.
Then, Evan added a note after the three words Republican: "Infight?"
After a while, Evan crossed out the word again.
He turned around and his eyes were circling on the first three names.
Intuition told him that the first three were more suspicious.
After a while, Evan wrote "revenge" next to "Harry Lyon" and connected the two words with arrows.
Then there is the "accident" and it is connected to "Harry Lyon".
Next is "rumor spreading", Evan still points it at "Harry Lyon".
Finally, Evan wrote the words "no evidence" on the line.
"How to find (evidence)?"
Evan drew several circles in the word "evidence", and a moment later he drew a circle on "Ralph".
When Evan finished sorting out his thoughts, it was already three o'clock.
At 3:30 pm, Carl came to California Polytechnic.
He came to deliver information to Evan.
These data come from the project team of United Carbon that signed a research and development contract with Alphabet. It is about the progress report of the project in the past three months and the corresponding experimental data.
These are all required by the contract and require Alphabet to review. Only after the review will Alphabet Company pay the subsequent R&D funds.
Who will review it? Of course, only Evan is the only one!
When Carl walked into the dormitory, when he was about to hand over a file bag of centimeters thick to Evan, Evan looked at him expressionlessly and said, "You are here just right, I have something to do to ask you for help."
Carl held the file bag and asked habitually: "What company should I register for this time?"
"..." Evan looked at Carl speechlessly.
Carl shrugged and said, "Sorry, I can't help myself!"
Evan rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, this time it's your professional field!"
"I want you to be my attorney?"
"Lawyer?" Carl's face sank and asked, "Why, someone is asking you for trouble?"
...
Half an hour later, Evan showed up at the door of 201 with Carl.
201 is considered the administrative office of BlackerHouse.
After knocking on the door, someone opened the door.
When the one saw that it was Evan, he smiled slightly and stretched out his hand and said, "Evan, I knew you would be back!"
Evan reached out and grabbed it, laughing, "Chairman Orville, I'm here to ask you for help."
After shaking hands, Orville Caldwell invited the two of them into the house. On both sides of the desk converted into a desk, after both sides sat down, Evan had not yet made his own request, Orville said: "Speak, Evan, how do you want me to help you! Please speak frankly..."
Evan was a little surprised and asked, "Chairman, can I know why?"
Orville smiled and said, "Evan, don't think it's strange. Not to mention that you are Virginia's younger brother, your own name alone is enough to make me take it so seriously."
"The Rubik's Cube you made has stumped me for a long time!"
Evan was puzzled when he heard this, "My sister Virginia?"
Seeing this, Orville explained: "If you don't mind, please let me introduce myself. My name is Orville Caldwell. My father is Robert Caldwell. My first deputy mayor of Los Angeles. A few months ago, my father and I attended the birthday party."
Robert Caldwell is a Republican.
After attending the banquet, I naturally recognized Evan and might even know that he had a girlfriend named Audrey, and it was normal to know that his orientation was.
Evan suddenly realized.
Chapter completed!