Zach received two more phone calls before he started receiving visitors from Grande.
The first one is Eric, he... is a bit difficult to describe, you can experience it yourself -
"I think I still want to be a priest. I... Well, I want to know why my father is willing to give his life to this kind of 'faith'. And the priest is the closest place to this kind of faith for human beings, right? ?”
Zach - "That's fine with you."
"Okay, then, I guess I should go back to church. Today happens to be Sunday. I can go to worship for the people in the prison according to Constantine's schedule. I, well, I don't think I'm suitable for giving opinions to others. , but, um, I mean, those are human criminals, right, and no matter what life advice I give, it can’t be more wrong, right?”
Zach - "Like I just said, whatever feels good to you, is fine."
"Oh, okay. Thanks. You were right to suggest taking a break. At least I know I want to do it now."
Zach didn't feel qualified to say no thank you and hung up the phone silently.
The second call, even harder to describe—
"That's the Grand Funeral Home? Uh, Grand in Barton, Massachusetts."
"Yes."
"Who am I talking to?"
"Zachary Grande. Who are you?"
"Are you Zach? Zach, Zach?"
"Yes you are… "
"I'm you..." The person on the other side of the receiver suddenly changed, "Who's answering the phone?"
Zach frowned and said, "Zachary Grande Funeral Home, Barton, Massachusetts." No matter what, take your time. Why do we need to take it easy? Because Zach couldn't hear any background sound on the other side of the receiver, the person who spoke before seemed to have evaporated, and there was no sound.
"Zach? Haha, Zach. You sound... just like I expected."
Zach repeated his question again, "You are?"
"Haha, we will have a chance to formally introduce each other, not now." There was silence on the other side of the receiver for a while, so complete that you couldn't even breathe. "Haha, the person who disturbed you has been punished. Goodbye." Bye.
Zach wrote down the time of this mysterious call. It was also convenient to have a friend (Fizzy) who worked in telecommunications. Zach was going to ask Fitz to help find out where the call came from when he was free.
Then, it’s time to entertain guests. Three guests, Sibella's husband Corden, Tam's number two, and South District Police Chief Colon himself, came at the same time.
Zach's priorities were scientific and he summoned the first guest, "Number two? Sorry, Tam didn't tell me your name."
"It doesn't matter, I like the name No. 2, it's very realistic." It was a very sincere statement.
"Mo is in the recreation room, Tam is here too, do what you have to do."
"Thanks."
Dispose of one.
"Corden, I assume this is your first time in the Grand alone."
"The timing couldn't be worse." Corden said, "I remember this No. 2. For a while, he kept asking Sibella about the soul alien race. Tsk, I need to worry about the reason why she came to Grande. What?"
"Honestly? I don't know." Zach raised his eyebrows. A conversation had already begun in the entertainment room. The first thing No. 2 said when he saw Mo was - 'Have you ever died? '
"Tsk. And this Cologne." Corden stared at the floor. Cologne was still waiting in the reception room. "I think he and I came here for the same thing."
"Is it a suicide case in the nursing home?" Zach was not really surprised. This question was more aimed at, "I thought Sibella would come here, not you."
"She's very busy." Corden waved his hand, "and she's a little tired of Ryan's, uh, rebellion every time. So it's me."
Zach nodded in agreement, "Speaking of which, you probably haven't seen Ryan for a long time." He looked sideways at the door, "You know where he is."
"We'll talk again when you're done talking to Cologne." This was a confirming statement.
"certainly."
Hang one. The last one came up.
"I think, I remember that woman (No. 2)." This is the opening of Cologne, frowning, and sincerely advising Zach, "Her hands and feet are a bit 'dirty'. If I were you, I would take a good look at it." Valuables in my house.”
So it's not just Tahm Kench that has a legendary reputation, his followers also have their own, which is nice.
"Haha, thanks for the reminder. A friend of a friend, I think I can trust her."
Who would have thought that among the three guests who came to the Grand together, the woman who the other two 'care about' was the one that Zak had the most peace of mind about.
"I shouldn't waste my time." Colon was about to get down to business, "I think you should already know the reason why I'm here." Colon didn't look at Zach, and his eyes fell sideways on the pen holder in front of Zach. There should be nothing The unnecessary meaning is that I just don’t want to look at Zach and say the following words, “First of all, I should thank you for your proposal, and for Wes.”
Zach didn't respond. The order of passing the message should be Jason from the big Q before, then Jason from home to Wes, and finally Wes to Cologne.
"But, we don't need your help in this case." Now he looked at Zach, "It's suicide, no matter what the newspaper says, the police and the director of the nursing home Green, we all agree with this result. The media wants What to express, that is the matter of the media, the case is closed."
Now that Cologne mentioned media coverage, let’s take a look at this coverage. Although it was news from the Southern District, the title of the report that took up some space did clearly say 'Dean Green Deferred Responsibility', right? And we should know why now, because of Mrs. Barton.
"I don't understand." In order to show his doubts, Zach took out the newspaper, turned to the report page, and pointed to a certain paragraph. There was no paragraph, but it was enough for us to understand the tone of the report - "Director Cologne, you It is said that the report mentioned that Dean Green refused to submit the treatment records of the suicide victim and concealed the psychological evaluation of the suicide victim. This kind of thing can become the key evidence to determine the case." Adding to the question, "The police and Dean Green’s, consensus?”
Does the sarcasm need to be more obvious
This is how the police handle cases from now on - 'Hey, why wouldn't you hand over key evidence that could solve the case?' Do you want to hide something? ''Yes, let's reach a consensus. You policemen should stop investigating and just treat this case as a suicide. ''OK. '
Colon's eyes returned to the pen holder, "Yes. There are so many people in Barton City. I thought you should know best what these reporters are best at writing."
Uh, Cologne is okay too. At this time, mention Zach’s understanding of reporters. It's quite fitting, after all, there is also a report about Grande in the same newspaper. Grande was once again criticized by 'public opinion' without any disobedience.
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Does the director want to say that the reporter is deliberately exaggerating something?"
His eyes turned to Zach's face again, "Of course. And, I think you know very well what this deliberate exaggeration is for. Do you know Zach, I like you, you are very..." Colon frowned, as if Searching for words like, "Mysterious, resourceful, can I say versatile (Colon knew Zach had a fantastic medical background), and most importantly, you can make it happen. James... let's get this straight, he really is too Just average, not as smart as Coulson in various aspects. If it weren't for his 'Lance' background, he would be an ordinary police officer like Chapman at best under my command. But James' biggest advantage is not his background. It's you."
Colon shook his head, "In every case James touches, you are the most critical factor. And I, I don't need my informant (No)'s internal information (gray professional circle), I can see it Come out, you, Zachary Grande's bias." Colon stared at Zach, "How about we stop going around in circles, you are 'serving' for the West End people."
Zach opened his mouth slightly and smiled helplessly, "Why don't you go around in circles? Okay. I could have refuted what you said. When I offered to help Wes, I didn't serve anyone. 'Purpose. But unfortunately, you came a step too late. Now I have it." Zach raised his eyebrows and looked at Cologne, observing. Now is the time to test how much 'insider knowledge' the director knows, "Can I Can you name me?"
"Barton?" This is so simple. Colon also looked at Zach and curled his lips, "Based on the number of years that the sanatorium has existed in Barton, I can be more specific, Mrs. Barton. If you think that I have been the head of the police department for such a long time, even this kind of I don’t know anything, so it’s a bit insulting.”
"I didn't mean to insult you." Zach shook his head, "Since we have something to say directly, let me tell you what I know..." Zach put the newspaper away. It is enough to know the tone of this report. Regarding the details of this suicide case, Zach has a more direct source of information—
"I know that the deceased, the 'suicidal' person, Nu Tao's discharge time was yesterday. It was not about to be announced in the newspaper, but already." Zach was very satisfied with Cologne's frowning expression. "He had already left the nursing home, but was taken to hospital on the way. Interception…”
"How do you know this?" Good question.
"I just know, you said it yourself, I have resources." Is that true? Emilia listened to Mokawei's report of "fun things" and then continued, "The suicide who has left the nursing home is sent back to the nursing home. Arrive at the nursing home together with the police who received the anonymous report. When Dean Green insisted that the patient had been discharged, the patient was already a corpse lying in his ward... "
"Wait a minute." Colon had to interrupt Zach, "Who told you this information? I don't even know! All I know is that Green denied reporting the crime, the cooperating police insisted on checking and then found the body! Did Barton tell you this? !”
"No." This was just a question that could be answered honestly. Zach waved his hand, "If you still want to hear the whole process, the real process, don't interrupt me. You should be aware of it. I will tell you now. You are just repaying what you just said, 'You like me'. I have someone to 'serve', and this person is not with you."
Colon stared at Zach with his mouth open for a long time, then closed his mouth.
"I can tell you clearly that in addition to your police, there are other people investigating the cause of death of the deceased when the case arises." It is impossible for Zach to tell who Cologne is, but we can first understand that it is the wizard and Nono Filers. To be specific, don’t rush, Corden will come up after Cologne is over.
"Then there is Dean Green's extreme non-cooperation with the police investigation. I can tell you this, his non-cooperation and failure to hand over key evidence is not because of the police, nor is it because of the pressure from the people you think I 'serve'... "
Colon still spoke, frowning, "I shouldn't have said you 'service'..." After Zach kept repeating the word, Colon finally realized that this word was a real insult.
"It's okay, I think it's quite appropriate." Zach shrugged, "Let me finish. Green's resistance is because he does not have these medical records and the documents are not in his hands." Zach paused, "I can at least Rely on, well, you - the police who have reached an agreement with Greene. At least do a complete background check on this 'Raging Wave'. You should know that he is a notorious murderer in the middle of the country, who happens to belong to a powerful Indian The children of the family came to Barton's nursing home just to..." Zach did not say the word "cleanse" in front of the director, "'to be a new person.'"
Colon frowned and nodded, "I know what Barton is using this sanatorium for."
"Okay, then you can understand who should have those records. After re-creating a human being and making a corpse, the whole thing failed to the point where it could no longer fail. We must get back the records of the process, at least to be able to return to the central part of the body. , in the hands of the doctor." Before Cologne interrupted again, Zach explained, "This 'Raging Wave' treatment doctor is not from Green, but a doctor hired by his Raging Wave family." Remember, what Sibella told Zach , and the key to what Zach said - "The proposal I gave Wes, where I can help, is where I can help the police recover these documents. In other words, I can bring you evidence, and it's very It could be the witness who witnessed the truth of the death, the doctor."
Colon was silent for a long time and turned away, "Then I have rejected your proposal now, and you have admitted it now. You want to 'serve' Barton. What will you do now?"
"Doing the same thing, recovering the documents and the doctor, the only difference is who I will give these things to. The police who want to really solve the case. It is better to do a good thing and save everyone trouble. Probably the one who benefits the most is Green. Let these things disappear. Or, now, you are a step late, you can use these things to let the media write not only exaggeration, but more clear accountability reports..." Zach really likes this word, "I 'serve' Mrs. Button."
I need to remind everyone that you don’t need to take this seriously. This is just Zach’s answer to the human director’s question in front of him.
"Do what you want to do. I don't care what the report says. If I say this case is closed and it's suicide, then it's suicide." His eyes wandered around Zach's desk irritably, and he finally said what he said. The reason for this persistence is, "Forget it when I was in the North District. For Anthony, I still need to see the faces of these people in the West District. In the South District, I don't want to be the 'police chief of their city' anymore."
"That's the best. I don't have any guilt about living up to your love." Zach nodded, but what Cologne was saying now was similar to enlightenment, and Zach was not prepared to take it seriously - rejecting the obvious truth. It is not an awakening, it is an escape from being an idle chief by hiding behind the inaction of the Southern District Police Department, "My only promise is that I can delay my recovery of these documents and witnesses, and your police can let Green deal with them as soon as possible." A corpse, or anything else that could be used as evidence to prove the case."
"I will." Director Cologne glanced at Zach one last time, stood up, nodded as farewell, and left. (Already changed, the title cannot be changed...) (.)