Back at the Grand House, the reporters had been dispersed. Zach sat back in front of the office, took out the check that Mrs. Quinn had sent yesterday from the drawer, and started doing the accounting. Although it was a matter left over from the previous generation of Grande, Mrs. Quinn still did not treat the Grande House badly.
Zach looked at Mrs. Quinn's records summarized in the ledger. Apart from the first real Mr. Quinn's funeral and the scheduled joint burial, there were all kinds of unclear miscellaneous items written down below. The amount of these miscellaneous items is far beyond the amount consumed by the funeral body. Zach shook his head helplessly and could only continue to add new miscellaneous items at the end.
Perhaps you should ask old Hank how the former Grand House handled the extra income.
The tomb closing should have been carried out yesterday, but replacing the 'things' in the coffin required time and secrecy. Mrs. Quinn delayed it all night and moved it to this morning. For Zach, this is not necessary, but he doesn't have much. After all, if Grande's efficiency is too high, Zach is worried that he will be too conspicuous.
The phone rang. Zach put down his pen and picked up the phone. The other party's voice had been ringing in Zach's ears recently, which made the vampire a little annoyed. It was Quest.
"I found that Daniel!" The voice of the person on the other side of the receiver was low, and it finally stopped being a question and turned into a statement. But Zach could already hear from the suppressed breathing in the receiver that there was something in this sentence. What an anger!
"Congratulations." Zach raised his eyebrows, looked at the colorful light that suddenly appeared in the office, and made a helpless expression. Fantasy Daniel also smiled helplessly and shook his head, not paying attention.
After Zac congratulated sincerely, he continued, "As long as Mr. Quest is found, there is no need to go out of his way to notify me. If you continue to harass the Grand House like this, I will go to the court to apply for a restraining order."
The breathing in the receiver seemed to be leaking, and turned into a breathy laugh, "Grand! Are you fucking playing with me! That Daniel has been missing for almost three weeks! Three weeks! Week!"
Now the person who can identify the other party is Gento, and 'Daniel' is not an uncommon name. Usually the call from Quest would be to blast out a bunch of last names and ask Zach which one it was. Of course, Zach would listen 'seriously', say goodbye politely, and then hang up.
"What a pity." Zach said in a straight tone, "If Quest has nothing else to do, it's time to say goodbye again. It was a pleasure talking to Mr. Goodbye."
Zach hung up the phone and curled his lips at Daniel, "I just wanted to get rid of him. I didn't expect him to be so persistent."
Daniel waved his hand, and there was no residual image of his arm sliding in the air. He had almost recovered. Today's group of dissatisfied reporters were very good tonic for Huanren Lai, "It doesn't matter, I'm not going to do it anymore." Identity fixed.”
Zach stared at Daniel's face. His face had changed in the past few days. It was no longer the handsome face it once was. Instead, it seemed to be half Indian and half Grande. bloodline.
It's not difficult to understand. Alice's heart was disturbed by Ryan. Apparently, the banshee recently began to think of her real parents frequently. As for the other human being in the Grande House, Old Hank, there is no need to guess. This strange old man always recalled his life with Old Grande and "contributed" to the appearance of the phantom man.
One is Alice's superior, and the other is Zachary Grande's superior in a legal sense. Zach has some complicated feelings about this face...
Now even if Quest is brought to Daniel, he cannot recognize him.
"Do you want to change your name?" Zach asked tentatively. Anthony would not refuse such a favor.
"No need." Daniel shook his head, a trace of persistence flashed in his eyes, "This is my real name."
Zach, in the temptations of countless others, Huanren must have a sustenance to keep his true heart. It seems that this name is Daniel's sustenance, allowing him to keep himself from getting lost in the whirlpool of temptation.
"Very good, we all need to remember our real names." Zach smiled, remembering 'Gecko', paused for a moment, looked at Daniel who had no intention of leaving and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Daniel's expression was a little hesitant, and his eyes moved down to the ledger in front of Zach, but Zach knew that he didn't see anything, he was just thinking about his own things. Of course, even if the fantasy people are watching, there is no need for Zach to hide it. This is the cause of the Grand House, and it is the joint work of all people or non-people under this roof.
"My friend, I want to contact him." Daniel hesitated for a while, but came out.
Zach thought for a while, with a smile on his face, "Is it the neighbor boy?"
"Yeah." Daniel nodded.
Zach pushed the phone away, stood up with a smile, and patted Huanren on the shoulder, "He is a very good young man. You are very lucky to have such a friend."
Daniel smiled gratefully at Zach. For Huanren, when he knew about the existence of the Grand House, he wanted to enter. The weak aliens would naturally move closer to the stronger aliens. This was a matter of survival. Just like in the past, Jin would take care of Louise for 'David' as James.
It's just that the composition of the Grand House was too weird for Daniel, a marginalized alien, which made him hesitate. Now that he can escape the devil's pursuit thanks to Grande, there is no need to hesitate.
Daniel dialed the number with anticipation. When Zach exited the office, he glanced at Daniel who was a little nervous, smiled and shook his head.
When the boy in the wheelchair appeared, the first thing he did was to defend Daniel. After being exposed and knowing about Daniel's 'specialness', he reflexively entered a defensive mentality and wanted to get rid of the two. Regardless of the reason why the boy became friends with Daniel, he at least frankly accepted Daniel's inhuman identity. This is something that most people don't have, and 'most' refers to James!
Detective James stopped contacting Grande after meeting Crowley. Zach estimated that the process of his psychological construction was almost completed. Zach himself couldn't do it because of his agreement with Crowley, but he eagerly wanted to teach James a lesson about 'one hundred and one ways to kill the devil'!
Walking out of the back porch, Zach stretched out his hand to block the sunlight that was getting stronger as it approached noon, and walked towards Benjamin's warehouse. When passing a certain piece of land in the backyard, Zach stopped and traced his fingers across his fingertips. The bright red blood seeped into the soil, and the pitiful howl from the ground came out of the soil undetected by ordinary people.
The vampire curled his lips in satisfaction. Unlike accommodating new members, this is a game that the vampire often plays with an old member of Grande these days. The name of this game is: 'Punishment of the Earthbinder'.