The dark cellar.
This group of thieves had been locked up for a whole week, the most difficult week of their lives.
A piece of bread and a glass of water.
Every day was spent in hunger.
Every two or three days, they would be dragged out and beaten, and tortured by the gang. This was hell, a fate worse than death.
Creak. The iron door opened.
Everyone looked toward the door, their eyes filled with both longing and fear.
Longing for food.
Fear of being dragged out and beaten.
A strong man walked in, his gaze sweeping over the group of thieves. The thieves, seeing he had no bread, knew it meant a beating was coming. They immediately lowered their heads and huddled in the corner, afraid of being chosen.
"You, come out!"
The strong man pointed at one of them.
The chosen man's face turned ashen.
He kept retreating.
The strong man grabbed his collar and dragged him out. The iron door closed, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
The man walked unsteadily into the room, his eyes filled with fear. Inside the room stood four or five men, some of whom he recognized as the ones who had tortured him these past few days.
In the middle of these men stood a man in a suit. His clothes were clearly of high quality, and he was scrutinizing the thief at that moment.
The thief quickly averted his gaze in fear.
"What's your name?" Hardy asked, looking at the thief.
"I... my name is Aimo."
Aimo stuttered.
"Have you been in prison before?"
"I've been locked up three times for theft."
"Have you ever killed anyone?"
Aimo looked up at the man in the suit. "Yes, I have."
"Where?"
"One time I broke into a house to steal. A man and a woman were in the middle of something. I accidentally knocked something over, making a noise. The man heard it and came to attack me, so I shot him dead. The woman kept screaming and saw my face, so I shot her too."
Hardy thought to himself, It seems to be that incident.
"When did this happen?"
Aimo thought for a moment. "About seven years ago."
"Tell me the whole story in detail. Don't leave out any details," Hardy said.
"Okay, alright."
"Seven years ago, one night in the first half of April, I ran out of money. I spotted a nice villa and climbed in through the back window. When I got to the living room, I found clothes scattered all over the floor. I heard noises from the bedroom."
"I sneaked over and found a man and a woman having sex in the bedroom. I eavesdropped for a while and later found out that they were not a couple. The man was a baseball coach, and the woman was a married woman."
"I ignored them and was rummaging through other rooms. Suddenly, I accidentally dropped a trophy. The woman's screams in the room stopped, and I was so scared that I quickly pulled out my gun."
"Soon after, A man came out with a baseball bat and was about to attack me when he saw me. So I shot him. The man did not die immediately after being shot and ran back to the bedroom. The woman saw the man covered in blood and was so scared that she kept screaming."
"I chased him to the room and fired two more shots at the man. Both shots hit his back, and he died. The woman was sitting naked on the bed, looking at me, and screaming. I didn't want to kill her at first, but she saw my face, so I had to kill her too."
"A few days later, I saw in the newspaper that the police had arrested the woman's husband, suspecting him of killing his wife and her lover out of jealousy. The newspaper also said that the man was a vice president of a bank. I found it quite amusing at the time."
Hardy looked at this guy. "Do you still have the gun you used to kill them?"
Aimo shook his head. "I sold it later."
"Do you know who you sold it to?"
"Yes."
Hardy looked at Big Ivan and instructed, "Lock him in a separate room and get him something to eat."
When Aimo heard there was food, he kept thanking Hardy.
After Aimo was taken out, Hardy instructed Big Ivan, "I have a big use for this guy. Let the others go, but keep him. Feed him three meals a day, but make sure he doesn't escape."
Back at HD Security Company, Hardy called Henry over. Henry was now the head of the intelligence department, one of the two major departments in Hardy Security, with strength comparable to the strategy department.
"Henry, investigate something for me. Seven years ago, a banker named Andy was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and her lover. He should be held in Shawshank Prison."
"I need all the information about him."
"And find the gun that the murderer used in the killing. Ask Big Ivan for details, we have that guy locked up in the Red Bills celler. That gun will be very useful."
"I'll get right on it, boss," Henry replied.
...
The next day.
Today is the day of "Léon: The Professional" crew's rehearsal. Hardy, with multiple roles as an investor, producer, and writer, naturally had to come to the scene to take a look.
The male lead, Leon, played by Gary Grant, is a big star of MGM, and his acting skills are beyond words. He performed several scenes very convincingly.
Next is the young girl, Elizabeth Taylor. She walked in wearing shorts and a T-shirt, with her hair in a loose student like style, looking somewhat indifferent.
As soon as she entered, Hitchcock's eyes lit up. In his impression, Elizabeth Taylor was the delicate princess type, but now she's changed a lot. He didn't know how she changed, but now she is very similar to the original script character, Matilda.