Who knows how James' childish mind works, he followed Zach. Vertex 23S. Fastest update
It's good, Zach needs a driver, and when he is struggling with Mr. Pixar, James can bother Eric with that problem.
It’s been a while since I’ve visited Holy Child Church. On the one hand, it’s because Mike is not here and he didn’t come. On the other hand, the funeral work during this period has not been in the hands of Zach, so he didn’t come. Coming back after such a long time, unexpectedly, the Church of the Holy Child seems to have changed...
It was a strange feeling. At least what Zach could see, the benches, windows, altars, statues... were no different from the Church of the Holy Child in his memory, but there was a feeling that something had changed, in a good way. of.
Since James went directly to Eric, Zach couldn't ask what the change was, so he could only walk towards Mr. Pickles who was sitting in front of the altar.
"Blake." Zach first looked at the person accompanying Mr. Pixar, "Can Pixar and I..." He raised his hand to signal that Blake should leave and give the speaker space.
Blake was very conscious, stood up, and still raised his eyebrows at Zach in question before leaving.
Zach knew what Blake wanted to ask, and answered in a vague language that Blake could understand, "The body of Mr. Pickles' son was properly preserved. Nothing happened yesterday."
This means that the earth-bound spirit has not yet received the attribution of faith.
Blake nodded and left.
Pixar glanced at Zach, and then Zach's vague words continued, "Are you Grande going to give my son some funny makeup?" He was finishing his appearance.
"No, but I do have a clothing list to make your son look more, well, 'showable' at the farewell ceremony, at least not the hospital gown he wore at Ford Funeral Home yesterday. If you weren't here right now, You should have received my fax at home."
Pixar withdrew his gaze, "He doesn't like formal clothes. He likes simple hoodies, clothes that are comfortable and easy to put on."
"Okay." Zach sat down next to Pixar, "Since you are here, do you have any specific requirements for the funeral?"
Pixar responded nonchalantly, "Quist wanted me to testify."
Zach didn't change the subject and remained quiet, listening to Pixar's words.
"He's preparing to sue those Quinn and Smith shelters."
Zach raised his eyebrows, was Quest seeking death
"He said he had evidence that the fight was retaliation for the shelter's removal of homeless people from the basement of Pixar."
Zach couldn't keep up, "I thought the fight was because his decoration blocked the road and caused dissatisfaction among the civilians. Then." Zach tilted his head, "He wanted to blame the security force of the shelter for not helping him suppress it. Fight.”
Pixar looked at the statue of the Holy Child, "Yes, now he has taken a step forward and decided to investigate why the asylum did not help."
"This is ridiculous." Zach shook his head, "The security at the asylum is not protecting his Quest property."
"Everyone knows the truth, but Quest is going to do this, no one can do anything. Moreover, he has reasonable motives and logic." Pixar took a deep breath, "The homeless shelter that was originally located in the basement of Pixar Department Store was provided by me free of charge. Provided to the shelter, the deal between me and him did not include the obligation to maintain this charity project." Looking at Zach, "You probably don't know, the first time he had a conflict cleaning up homeless people, it was at the shelter. Director Harrison urgently contacted Mary Church before moving some of the homeless people living there.”
Since Pixar said that Zach "probably doesn't know," Zach followed the words and said, "I really don't know." He pretended to be recalling, "I remember the last time I donated to the shelter, I went to you. I’ve visited there and it’s quite a big place. Can Mary’s Church accommodate such newly allocated homeless people?”
"It can't accommodate it." Pixar shook his head. "I heard that Mary's Church has completely opened the original abandoned training hall, but it is still not satisfied."
Zach had a little question here. He didn't want to interrupt Pixar's temporary hiding and asked again when he had the chance. But Zach naturally didn't want to interrupt Pixar. Listening to Pixar's opening, he suddenly said this, which obviously had a purpose.
"Do you know why my son and I were at the place that had been sold the night the fight happened?"
Zach didn't know and shook his head honestly.
"Because Quest's construction team is evicting the homeless people who still live there, the homeless people ignore it. Their place has changed hands. They only hold on to what I promised them. Here is where they can spend the cold nights." Warm the bed.”
Zach could already guess where things were going, "So, Quest came to find you?"
"Well." Pixar had no obvious expression and his voice was very calm. "Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with Quest asking me to handle it. After all, this is a business transaction and it's my turn to handle these things. So I went. But by the time I got there, things had gone bad.”
"The construction team has already had conflicts with civilians?"
"Not yet. I don't know who started it. The construction team started to throw the shelter facilities, beds, medical equipment, supplies... that were originally in the basement into the street." Pixar shook his head, "I guess the Quest people just To send a clear message to the homeless, there is no home for you here, and find other places to sleep. He did nothing wrong, at least nothing illegal. Pixar is his property, and he cleared it out The garbage he doesn't want, of course. But the way his people do it..." Pixar's voice faded out on its own.
Zach imagined the scene at that time, and soon discovered the key point, "Those things that Quest people threw on the street were actually things from the shelter, as supporting materials that you once helped the shelter to provide homeless shelters. ."
"Yes. Some beds, medical containers, 'junk', many of them have the Quinn and Smith logos printed on them." Pixar remained calm. "They were randomly smashed, discarded and piled on the street. It looks like When Pixar released the message to the homeless man, he also casually dropped the message to Quinn and Smith next to him."
Zach had figured it out, "Then, naturally, the accumulation of 'trash' pissed off Bache's populace, conflict began, and the asylum remained on the sidelines."
Pixar nodded, "Things happened step by step like this, but when the clues were laid out one by one, no one knew what really led the matter to the result. Hum." Even this hum had no tone, "Is it simply people who are dissatisfied with the garbage blocking the road, or whether the shelter is dissatisfied with the message of 'garbage', no one is sure."
"Didn't the police already make a judgment?" Zach said nonsense.
"That's why Quest will pursue prosecution. The court will review all clues and make a new judgment."
"What does Quest want you to testify about?" Zach asked.
"When his people started throwing things out, I had a feeling that things would not end well, so I went to the shelter where Harrison was the only one there at the time, hoping that the shelter would temporarily mediate. After all, it was originally caused by homeless people. Problem." Pixar shook his head again, "But when you have the title of 'director' but still have to report something to the people above, things will become extremely delayed."
"So Director Harrison didn't help at all when things started to go bad, and he was only contacting Quinn or Smith for instructions?"
Pixar nodded, "He wants me to prove in court that the shelter has the ability to intervene and control the situation before the incident completely gets out of control. Not only does it have the ability, but it also has the obligation. As long as that time, The shelter accepted the contradiction. The homeless shelter took in the homeless at first, and it was natural. Then nothing else would happen. Even better, I am the only father who has lost a son to provide this part of my testimony." Finally, he looked at Zha. Grams, "guess what happens when his lawyer points that fact out in front of the jury."
Zach is not stupid, "Quist has already won half the battle." Only half of it, Zach gave humanity confidence. The other half, the jury will find that if Quest had any love, he shouldn't have been there at the very beginning. Winter nights drive away wanderers.
Pixar's eyes stopped on Zach, and he couldn't tell what he felt. It can only be felt from his expression that he does not hate Zach as a person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said so much and specifically told Zach everything about the fight.
Now, the only question is why he said this to Zach.
Zach spoke, "Don't keep looking at me, I'll be shy."
This is a joke. The effect was quite good. There was a little smile on Pixar's face, although it was not very obvious. "I don't want to testify." He turned his attention to the statue of the Son again and said something incomprehensible, "You know that the Son is to redeem all talents. Sacrifice yourself?"
Remember Pixar is a believer.
"I probably know what that story is like." Zach also glanced at the statue of the Holy Child. Although we all know how false the vampire's words are now, Zach accidentally didn't feel any discomfort when he said these lies. Feeling, because it is harmless, "Are you trying to say that you don't want to testify because you don't want this matter to continue to develop and end here, so that everyone will not be implicated and suffer?"
"That's right." Pixar took a deep breath, "You just asked me what I wanted for the funeral, were you right?"
"yes."
Pixar was quiet for a while, "I want to invite Quinn, Smith, and Harrison."
Zach responded quickly, "If you testify against the shelter as a witness for Quest, you should not have contact with anyone at the shelter." This is legal common sense, "You are making your effectiveness as a witness potentially compromised." Neutralize.”
Pixar didn't respond and continued, "And I also want to invite Quest."
This is a bit difficult to explain. Zach frowned and thought for a while before hesitatingly said, "You are creating an occasion." Even if he opened his mouth, Zach still felt that the reason was far-fetched, "Create opportunities for these two parties to come into contact. , I hope that the dialogue between the two will not take place in court."
Pixar's thinking seems to be turning faster than Zach's, "Do I need to pay you extra to invite these people?" This is sarcasm. Don’t forget what Pixar said about Zach yesterday. He remembered and knew that Zach was a gray professional.
"No need." Zach was amused, "I will invite these people without your requirements."
Perhaps after the request was made, Pixar's tone immediately became cold, "What on earth do you want to do? Who are you working for now? Blake? What commission did he give you? Well, I don't think he relies on the salary of the city government. What can I entrust you with?"
You wouldn’t think that Poch was the first guy to have his source of funding cut off by the elders in the West District, right? Blake was the first! However, everyone in Pixar who is no longer in the West End circle knows that Blake is really bad at it.
Zach tilted his head, feeling that he needed to answer the question honestly, "Why are there so many homeless people in Barton recently?" He went off topic without any warning.
Well, there are signs, it’s the question that Zach thought of just now and temporarily hid. I remember Coulson said at the end of autumn that all the homeless people in Barton had disappeared. Naturally, this was because the efforts of the shelter showed results.
In other words, with the work of the shelter, the number of homeless people in Barton should be getting smaller and smaller, at least not to the point where Mary's Church cannot accept the remaining people after the sale of Pixar Department Store.
But the reality is that the number of homeless people in Barton has not decreased, but has increased.
Why are there more homeless people? No one can answer this sociological question. Only these people who have barely contact with the living conditions of homeless people can give one or two clues, so Zach did not waste the resources of Pixar around him. .
"You're not right, are you?" Pixar glanced at Zach, shook his head, and sighed, as if he didn't want to talk anymore.
"You haven't answered my question yet. Why are there so many homeless people in Barton?" Zach asked again, in a 'please answer' tone.
"Tsk." Pixar shook his head irritably, "Didn't you read today's newspaper? The reporter who once wrote that you were a 'hypocritical villain' wrote another article in "Newton Chronicles."" with a little ridicule. , "I doubt how realistic her documentary is. The whole article is my own subjective impression..." He pursed his lips, "But forget it, if she didn't write like that, readers might not feel how bad Newton is now. "
Zach raised his eyebrows, "You mean those wanderers came from Newton?"
"Otherwise, do you think the only people who come to Barton from Newton are job seekers and buyers of houses?" Pix crossed himself on the chest at the statue of the Son. "One city is declining, and the other is prospering. Lambs without shepherds It can only flow from one place to another." He closed his eyes and actually started to pray.
Zach is hesitating, really hesitating, whether to join Pixar in praying...
Zach's eyes were round. He really didn't expect that James would actually do it.
Eric, whose hands were handcuffed in front of him, was pushed out from behind by James.
"You have the right to remain silent, you have..." There is no need to repeat these things.
Zach and Pix, who opened their eyes, watched Eric being pushed past the statue of the Son by James. Neither of them spoke for a while, and their eyes followed across the altar and toward the outside of the church.
"What happened?" Pixar said.
"Oh, don't worry, he's not the funeral priest. Grande has a better priest scheduled."