Let's make a list of what happened in Barton recently. Oh, thank you for reminding me that there is a thing called a newspaper that specializes in sorting out lists of events.
There is such a thing in Grande's office, okay, let's get started.
First of all, it is the date on the right side of the top of the page. The units used by humans to measure time, such as year, month and day, are irrelevant. What is important is that this is a Sunday for everyone to rest together with the Holy Lord who created the world. Spiritual belief is always higher than repetition. Every day, right
Then there is the bold, regular font that has not changed for decades, "Barton Daily News". Let's omit things like logos, advertisements, and editorial, because it is difficult to avoid paying attention to the huge front page that occupies three-quarters of the page. photo-
Manors, red carpets, crowded vehicles, chaotic and complex crowds, and ambulances...
Wait, let's save this front page for last.
Ignoring this huge photo for now, looking down, behind the simple and practical black dividing line, there are several side-by-side small introduction pictures, guiding people who read the newspaper to the corresponding pages.
The first picture, don't be too surprised, is a photo of a nursing home in the South District. The title is "The mentally ill patient who was about to be discharged committed suicide, and the director Green refused to take responsibility." Does anyone want to look up the details? Okay, next one.
The photo is of the Port of Marsa. Security personnel in different uniforms are negotiating about something. The title is "Port of Marsa is continuously stolen, and the security company completes the handover." Got it, got it, what everyone expected, no one cared about, the next picture.
It seems to be a real estate agency. "Real estate transfers are frequent in the southeast, and the buyer is a republican." None of our business. Next frame.
The picture is somewhere on Lister Street, with Cozier's sign as the focal point, and the title, "Cozier Women's Clothing Release"... I understand, let's look at the last picture.
The picture is of the Grande we are very, very familiar with, "The funeral industry has been suspended one after another, but the Grande Funeral Home has not been affected."
If you ignore the deliberate emphasis on the atmosphere of the funeral home in the black-and-white photo, this is a good photo. The angle of the shot makes the Grande's buildings appear taller and wider. It may also be that the author deliberately cut off the part where people can be seen from a flat angle.
It's about Grande. Please give me some snacks. Let's turn to the second page of 'Insight on People's Livelihood'. Please be patient and read the space on the left.
*…Following the first reported theft in South District Allen… *The picture is of Allen sitting on the steps of the home watching employees closing the door of the funeral home.
The author of this report is Kate, so don't expect anything.
*… Allen and Ford Funeral Homes have submitted financial audits to the city government one after another… *The picture is of Mr. Ford lying in the hospital looking through documents.
You should be able to tell that someone is deliberately creating an atmosphere. After all, the report did not mention that Grande was the first to submit a financial review, and the picture also deliberately misaligned the time.
*... The Cremation Branch of Grande, the 'Mill', which has a cooperative relationship with the Southern District Police Department, was the first to announce the suspension of cremation business... *The picture shows Madison holding his hat and looking at the camera with a frown.
*…After Allen announced the closure of business, Ford also announced the suspension of cremation business. All funeral services were suspended, except for the morgue that was still a public service... *
The accompanying picture, absolutely unintentional, is a picture of Grande's perfect funeral - this is the entire record of the funeral that has never appeared. Kate used it for this kind of place, yes, she has it.
Thank you for taking the time to feel the public opinion atmosphere that Grande will be in. Let's go back to our original purpose, Patton's list of events, and go back to the huge photo on the front page.
"The fall of the family, the end of Bishop", this is the title.
It's a bit sensational, a bit deliberately eye-catching, because in the photo, it is clearly seen from a distance by the big shots in colorful clothes, being wrapped up by the surging reporters, being driven out of the way to the ambulance by the police on the red carpet, and being dressed in clothes. The people lying on the stretcher that the uniformed ambulance personnel quickly pushed. The last one, Mr. Bishop, clearly had his head not covered. This man was not dead at all.
Even better, among the ambulance workers pushing the stretcher was an extremely beautiful woman. Even in the dynamic movement, the camera successfully captured the clear face of a throbbing and worried face. , staring closely at Bishop who was almost hidden by the infusion bottle.
Which man wouldn't want to have such a beautiful woman by his side at his worst moment
Let's turn to the society page. The first thing that appears is the beautiful woman covering her mouth sadly, sitting slumped at the end of the red carpet, looking at the ambulance going away. The small print accompanying the picture reads, 'Bishop's fiancée was refused to accompany him to the ambulance because she was not yet a legal relative of Bishop'...
"Is this today's newspaper?" Zach walked into the office and glanced at Old Hank sitting in his seat. Yes, we are actually watching the news exactly as old Hank likes.
"No!" Old Hank answered with a childish lie without even looking at Zach. Zack can't take the newspaper away until he's finished reading it!
"Okay." Zach walked towards the phone nonchalantly, "I heard the phone ringing. I'm late. Did you answer it?"
Old Hank used the simplest silence to express that he was not interested in chatting with Zach, and raised his hand to dial the answering machine.
Believe it or not, this is how old Hank shows his intimacy.
Zach shook his head, sat down on the side of the desk, and pressed the answering machine.
"I'm looking for Alice!!" Laura's voice told those who listened to the message not to be sentimental.
Zach tilted his body, passed over the old Hank who was in the middle and was paying attention to the big news on the front page, and patted the summoning bell.
Before the colorful light spots that responded to the summons had gathered into Danny's human form, Zach spoke, "Look for Alice, Laura's message."
"Oh." The colorful light dispersed and floated away.
Laura, who left the message, was counting the time in a low voice that she thought would not be heard, as if she was really waiting for Alice to arrive.
But after all, the girl miscalculated the time. Before Alice came up, Laura in the message had already spoken, "Alice, Teacher Trisha left us a message. Yesterday, Charlotte and the others brought it back. She said she has been feeling uncomfortable these days and is planning to go back to Newton to stay with her parents for a few days... "
Zach looked at the answering machine expressionlessly. This news was nothing worth exploring for Zach. He made it up, it's fake, it doesn't exist, it was arranged to match Alice's lies... You know what I mean, Trisha is still in Tam's belly, Tam, is now helping Mo prepare breakfast in the kitchen.
"Parker Elementary School needs help, but we're all grounded. You know, what happened yesterday..."
Alice came up, heard this, and stood silently by the door without going any further.
"Charlotte and Zeddy can still go out, but I really don't worry about them being the only ones at Parker Elementary School. Alice, promise me, you'll keep an eye on them and don't let them mess around, okay?"
Before the message ended, Laura began to speak faster, probably because she heard the time limit sound, "Well, also, tell Matthew, I don't care about werewolves, I mean, uh, seeing Benjamin Yeah, claw, claw, I'm not stupid! I can guess it! So, tell him *beep—*" The message is broken.
Stopped in a wonderful place.
Zach waited a moment until the answering machine signaled that the message had been terminated. No matter what Laura wanted to say and didn't finish, it seemed that she had given up and made another phone call to finish it. Zach smiled at Alice, "You also missed the previous few sentences of Trisha's message."
He deliberately turned his gaze away before Alice started to get nervous and landed on the newspaper in front of Old Hank. It was as if the simple newspaper attracted his attention more, and he just missed Alice's anxiety. Sometimes, you have to admit how caring Zach is, even if the purpose is annoying.
The words were still addressed to Alice, "It is said that Trisha went back to her hometown in Newton." He also added his own comment, "Sure enough, it is too difficult to be a single mother soon. I should understand her, okay. Well, it seems that the matter in Port Massa has to be put aside for the time being, haha, and then you heard that Laura asked you to take care of those guys at Parker Elementary School."
Just as it happened, after Alice breathed out a relaxed breath, Zach looked at Alice again, "Do you want me to inform the Yuehua Hundred Shadows in Newton? Let them take care of Trisha? Or. Zach smiled easily, "I think Maya will be more proactive in this work."
This is typical of Zach. He will always give the other party a choice, but it is necessary that the other party's choice will be what Zach wants.
"Maya can call." Alice made her decision immediately.
Look, it’s a good choice. Maya, who knows both Trisha’s truth and Alice’s lies, makes the call. How great. Nothing Zach does requires him to do it himself.
"Okay." Zach smiled and waved his hand, "You go down and do your work, we have to go to Parker Elementary School later."
"I, am I not grounded?" Alice suddenly looked confused.
"Grounded?" Zach blinked, "Why?"
"yesterday… "
He interrupted in a funny way, "What happened yesterday had nothing to do with you. On the contrary, you saved Bishop, so why should I ground you." Zach raised his eyebrows, "But if you want to experience the grounding, I can agree. "
"No!" The girl who once refused to take a step out of Grande replied and ran away briskly. Girls are really easy to get rid of.
Zach continued to harass old Hank, "Have you finished watching?"
"No! Yes!" Old Hank flipped over the newspaper with a bang. The second page still followed the previous page, and probably the third and fourth pages as well.
Zach probably couldn't get the newspaper for a while, so he turned over other things on the table, "Is this one?" Zach held something that looked like a postcard.
Old Hank didn't bother to answer at all, and Zach immediately understood why Old Hank ignored him. This is a postcard printed with a landmark building in a central city, and the person sending it is Derek, the real son of Grande. Do you remember the guy who came to look for his father when his life was at a low point and only found the old Grande cemetery
Zach was surprised that this guy would contact Grande, so he turned over the page to see what he wrote.
In a rather sloppy handwriting, 'To Grande. I hope I won't disturb you. I think I should tell you my current situation after I leave, so as not to worry you. '
To be honest, Zach didn't care. When Derek came, Zach had given all the options and he chose to leave without disturbing Grande's status quo. But how to put it, this is the ideal state of the relationship between people, not disturbing each other, not paying attention to each other, and occasionally saying that they are doing well is enough.
'I've been doing well recently. I've returned to work, and I've reached an adult agreement with my ex-wife. My children can come to stay with me every other week...'
Zach ignored the narrative that seemed to be becoming a daily routine and looked towards the end. Zach was more concerned about whether the other party had left an address. Let’s be realistic, if I leave an address, does Zack want a postcard back
Why.
'The children seemed curious about Barton, you, my half-brother, Grande. If it's not too much trouble, could you send over some pictures, pictures of Grande, for the kids. Hey, I know, I tried to describe it, but they just wanted to see it. I think if this is an opportunity, it might be a good opportunity to teach children about death and funeral homes. I don’t want to talk about some things in the hospital. I think it’s still a little early for children to understand. For a moment? Sorry, thank you, the address is xxx... '
This is no longer a polite reply. Zack frowned, inciting the postcard to think.
photo? Although Zach now has the ability to take photos, he doesn't want to send his photos to the central government. Try to understand! It has been nearly a hundred years since Toledo disappeared in the Central Region. Is it a photo that brought the face of Zach, the Toledo, back to the Central Region? A bit weird, isn't it
Pouting, Zach had an idea. After looking at Old Hank who had no intention of handing over the newspaper, he took the postcard and left the office. If you want to take a photo, just take it. Zach being the one taking the photo is the perfect reason to not appear in the photo.
"Louise." Zach called as he went downstairs, "Want to go out for a walk? Let's go shopping for photos..." Sunday morning is an official day off for the funeral home, so Louise doesn't need to stay there. Rand was on duty.
But Louise interrupted Zach's invitation with just one movement. She shook the notebook in her hand, the notebook written by Mother Teresa, "I went to the nursing home to see Susan. I hope the incident in the nursing home will be okay for her." Influence."
"Oh." Zach turned to Benjamin, "We..."
"No." Duo refused flatly, "I will go to worship with Matthew and his father later. He has been a little nervous since yesterday. I don't want him to show off in front of his father. The moon will be full soon."
"Danny? Want to go shopping?"
"Thank you, but, no. I'm going to the West End later to see my friend." What kind of friend can Danny have? It's that boy in a wheelchair!
"Mo. Kozier's new clothes are on sale." Zach didn't allow himself to feel even sadder.
"Well - although it is very tempting, but, sorry, my drama is broadcast all day long on weekends~ so~"
It was already very sad, so the broken jar was thrown away. Zach looked at Tam and looked at it without saying a word.
"When your trouble is over and I leave Grande, you give me two large bottles of your blood as payment!"
"One bottle."
"Deal!" Tam is a wise man. (.)