Adult relationship all has a shelf life

In 1953, American writer Raymond Chandler fell into great pain because of his wife's serious illness. As death approached, Chandler decided to write a detective story as a farewell to his wife.He named the novel "The long goodbye" and told his wife an exciting and sad story.Although the story is wrapped in the bloody coat of "homicide", its core points to the helpless and resolute differences between adults.

Some people, meet as a confidant, goodbye as if separated from the world;Some love, when in love, is burning like fire, after parting, fighting like the enemy.But there are always people who can afford it but can not put it down. They can only let the years wash away and let the feelings disappear in the invisible.

The story begins with an encounter outside a bar.One night, Marlowe ran into Terry, a drunk.He saw Terry thrown out of the bar by a blonde, afraid he would freeze to death on the street, so he took him to his home.After Terry woke up and talked to each other, they found that they were all poor ghosts abandoned by the world.Marlowe, an old man living alone in his 40s, has no brothers or sisters. He has offended many people by being a detective and has no friends in his life;Although Terry is the son-in-law of the millionaire Harry Potter, he is just a mask for the rich family to indulge in wine and lust. He has never been regarded as a person by the Harlan family. He is self abased and lonely in his heart. One of them said, "I'm dead and no one will find out." the other said, "I'm just a dog owned by a rich man.". The same lonely state of mind made Marlowe and Terry cherish each other and become close friends.From this day on, they will go to the pub every evening, order a cup of "screwdrivers", chat about their worries and comfort each other.

But when the dark life into a beam of light, the accident happened suddenly.He had to come to the airport that night, and he had to leave immediately.Marlowe realized that Terry had a big problem when he saw Terry covered in blood and holding a gun tightly in his hand.He had countless questions to ask, but he swallowed them because he believed in his friends.Terry was very hesitant before he left. He said, "the police will be here soon. I'll give you time to think about it. I don't want to implicate you."After a fierce inner struggle, Marlowe decided to send Terry away.As they leave, they say nothing. Marlowe stares at Terry's back for a long time, and Terry slows down and gets on the plane last.When the plane flew over his head, Marlowe knew that he had lost his best friend of his life.

Fate is so cruel, no matter how good the relationship is, it can't rival the reality.

Marlowe has no power and no power. He is still struggling on the line of life and death. He can't stand for his friends;Terry, though rich in wealth, was at the mercy of others.No matter what happens, they have no choice but to make a difference.

Life is like a fast train, everyone has their own different track, meet is lucky, miss is normal.Most of the time, two people gradually away, not feeling pale, but trapped in reality.Maybe we have to have a hard time or be restricted by the outside world. We can not forget our original intention, but our destiny is not always willing to fulfill it.

The day after Terry left, the news of his wife Sylvia's death made a big stir in the city.Under pressure from all walks of life, the police launched an investigation, and all the evidence pointed to Terry, and Marlowe, who was close to him, was soon arrested and jailed as an "accomplice afterwards".Marlowe was determined to die, but a few days later, he was acquitted.The reason is simple. Police have confirmed that Terry committed suicide in Mexico.Marlowe is free again in the great grief, but fate has thrown him into another big net of conspiracy.Shortly after Terry's death, a mysterious woman named Irene found him and asked him to find his missing husband.Her husband was no one else, but Roger, the famous bestseller.Marlowe spent a lot of effort to find Roger, who was in a trance. In the process, he gradually discovered the amazing secret hidden in the couple.There was a complicated relationship between Terry and Roger.In the four people's love and hate entanglement, Irene seems to be the most pitiful, her first love boyfriend Terry has become Sylvia's husband, and her current husband has become Sylvia's lover.Back then, Irene and Terry were deeply in love with each other. They once swore that they would never betray their love.But later, the war broke out and they were lost in the sea of people.More than ten years later, they met again, the love in their hearts had already dissipated, leaving only indifference and resentment.

It is a pity that the tragedy of love and hate is staged again in Irene. She and Roger, who met later, did not escape the test of long years.They are from the marriage of the deep love, unknowingly to the present appearance of the separation.Seeing Terry and Roger hovering around Sylvia, Irene was madly jealous.So she designed a cruel "serial homicide bureau", first shot Sylvia and framed it for Terry, then killed Roger and framed Marlowe.But all this, how can escape the private detective Marlowe's eyes?In order to return Terry and his innocence, Marlowe immediately reported Irene to the police, but before the police arrested Irene, she committed suicide.

I have heard such a saying: in this world, emotion is the most untested thing.When it is strong, it can be overwhelming;When fragile, another touch will break.No matter how deep the feelings are, they are in danger of overturning at any time.When love is weak, let go;When you feel shallow, you will be relieved.

Instead of turning regret into a bone eating poison, it's better to turn around silently and look for the next intersection for yourself.

When Terry left, he sent Marlowe a $5000 bill in the hope that he would live the rest of his life.

During these days, Marlowe often stares at this note in a daze, no matter how embarrassed he is. After all, this is the only thought Terry left him.After all the truth had been revealed, Marlowe could have lived a comfortable and peaceful life, but he could not deceive himself.There was a thunder in his heart, and he had to detonate it with his own hands.

It's not a very complicated way to find out his identity, but a very complicated way to find out his identity.The whole case, not so much Irene is the culprit, but rather Terry is behind the scenes.He borrowed his wife's death, took away a huge amount of wealth, pretended to be "guilty of suicide" to muddle through.After doing plastic surgery, he changed his name and became a wealthy man in the upper class of Mexico.He completely got rid of the Harlan family, got rid of Irene, who made him headache, and lived the life he had always dreamed of.But there was a thorn in his heart, and he could not let go of the matter of using and deceiving Marlowe.One rainy evening, he summoned up the courage to ask Marlowe to go to the bar. They drank "screwdrivers" again, but the wine was not the same as before.Marlowe calmly stares at Terry, whose face has changed. He wanted to say, "I nearly lost my life to save you, you bastard!"But the words to the mouth, but feel that nothing meaningful."We used to be good friends," Terry said dully, and then the two fell into a dead silence.Finally, Marlowe said, "Terry died long ago. Goodbye, friend, I won't say goodbye to you, because I said that when I took you to the airport."Marlowe got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, he dropped the $5000 bill on the table.

With Marlowe's departure, the novel "The long goodbye" came to an end, leaving only readers to sigh outside the book.It's easy to say goodbye to a person and say goodbye, but it's hard to let go of this person and the friendship.Life is like a chase race. When we start, we walk a lot together.Can run, you will find that there are fewer and fewer people around you, and finally only run in solitude.And these farewell did not happen in a moment, but only after a long journey together.The farewell of adults is often silent.