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The floor of Grande creaked under the weight of his heavy body, and the wrinkles on his forehead kept trembling, as if he would grin at any moment: "Your father wants to see you."
"Don't make such silly jokes." Zach motioned for the other person to sit down.
other side. It's Craig Zmich.
The Zmich messenger took some effort to let his bloated body sink into the seat opposite the desk, "I didn't see Murphy Assamat, where is she?"
"I'm not her bodyguard." Sly Zach.
"Haha." Craig came to Grande not to provoke Zach, so he got to the point, "I have no idea why the self-destruction of the soul happened this morning."
"I'm not blaming anyone." If Craig's opening was to express to Zach that the responsibility was not his, then this was Zach's answer.
Craig observed Zach's expression, but found nothing, because Zach had no expression. Then he spoke again, "I still have an informant in the North Kingdom. According to the information I got, the North Kingdom Zmich in Barton has been cleaned up. So in theory, the self-destruction of the soul should not happen again."
"What's that actually?" Zach just followed the other person's words and asked.
"As part of the cooperation between Detective James Lance and Barton, I shared the manufacturing method of Banlin in Barton, that is, within the federal territory. Therefore, the technology of soul self-destruction is officially no longer unique to the North."
Zach looked at Craig for a while, then pushed a step further to understand the meaning of Craig's words, "You came here specifically to tell me that the wizard who is working closely with you now, Rimmer, may be behind this soul expansion. Envoy?"
In the combined laboratory of Barton wizards Siberella and Rimmer, located in the Tower of Babel beneath Barton, Craig is being studied, remember.
"I didn't say that. I believe them." Craig tilted his head, which was stuck by his overly bloated neck, causing the angle of the head to be tilted very implicitly. "What's more realistic is that I know the progress of their research. They are not accurate. The ability to control the timing of Banlin’s self-destruction. So, it’s not the wizard and Rimmer.”
Zach looked at Craig for a while and continued, "So, it's the Wizard family. To be more specific, is it the Firefly family?"
Why would Zach have such speculation? Because with the return of the Firefly family, Barton John, Alice's brother, participated in Sibella's experiment because his research on Papa Midnight overlapped with Ban Lin's. This is a fact we know. In addition, Craig's words were very specific. He knew the progress of Barton's research on Ban Lin and soul expansion. The other meaning was that other than Barton, he didn't know.
The tone of Zach's speculation was set by Craig when he said, 'Shared within the Commonwealth...'
So even if Zach doesn't name him here and speculates on the person behind the morning incident, what Craig means is that Ban Lin's soul self-destruction technology has been leaked.
"No." Craig shook his head implicitly, "The Firefly family is not interested in Ban Lin and soul expansion, except for that boy John. The reason why he is interested is because of Papa Midnight..." Craig is not here. The person who was playing a reasoning game with Zach waved his fat hand and said, "Is there anyone who wants you to die, except the Northland regime?"
This is interesting~ Zach laughed and said, "Should we have a good talk about the Northland regime wanting me to die?"
"I thought we'd already talked."
"We didn't." Zach shook his head, very sure, "It's just you telling me. You told me that you have been looking for me in the Northland for nearly a century. You told me that you got involved in the upper political circles of the Northland to find me. You told me , you have one of my father's eyes." Zach glanced at Craig's forehead, "Then you told me that you threatened Madison not to reveal your identity, and told me that you saved James out of curiosity. Once, tell me that you listened to James's suggestion and tentatively decided to cooperate with the forces in Barton. In the end, you disappeared with the two directors coming to discuss the end of the suicide case with me." Zach's ending, " This is not a discussion, this is a one-sided statement."
Craig actually smiled, and his already plump cheeks became even more swollen, "I told you a lot of things, right~"
"It's a lot." Zach also smiled, "enough for me to irritate Roizmich at the Sabbat." What did Zach say during the Sabbat to make Roizmich sit in his office? Attacking Zach in front of Nick, James, and Dale? that's it. "But, it's not enough for me."
Craig kept his smile and did not answer immediately. He was quiet for a while before "Speaking of my dear brother, Reutzmich. Is he one of the people who wants you to die?"
Of course Zach knew that this was someone who was going off topic, but the deviations made sense after all. "Forget it. After all, I ruined his position in Zmich." The Sabbat's internal coup in Zmich.
"Then, that's it. Hey hey hey, my dear brother, Roizmich, is the one you should be suspicious of." Craig's chin was trembling with laughter.
It must be said seriously that the demeanor shown by Craig now cannot be used as an impression of his personality. Because we all know that this guy's body shape will change.
Zach looked at Craig and asked seriously, "You know, I didn't think that the self-destruction of my soul in the morning was an attack on me. And you seem to be very sure of this, why?"
Speaking of which, don’t you feel it? Zach was trapped in the soul-expanding time loop again. Compared to last time, Zach spent some time and energy investigating why he was involved in the self-destruction of the bus. At least at the time, it was rumored that it was for vampires. Faced with the attack, Zach tried his best to explore the truth. But this time, Zach didn't ask anything. Darcy said there was no way to investigate, and Zach expressed his understanding and didn't pursue the case...
Craig also had a questioning look, "What else? Do you think this is just a random incident?"
"Yeah, just like people who are unlucky will be hit by a car when they go out." Zach is answering seriously, so we should listen carefully, "I am not a human being, and no one in this world will casually poke with a stick. The heart of a passerby. So, this is my bad luck today, and I encountered a random event that may lead to the death of a vampire. It is the same as a person being hit when going out. Human beings have invented a word to describe such an event, called accident."
Craig looked at Zach and blinked. Then, the folds on his forehead opened, and his red eyes stared at Zach.
Zach didn't shy away. Instead, he sat upright without any hesitation, letting the other party's third eye fully see.
Although this third eye image is weird enough, there is something even weirder. Craig was shrinking rapidly.
When Craig shrank to the size of, well, Fat Joe, whom he met again today, Zach spoke curiously, "What are you looking at?"
"The trajectory of the birth of your memory is how countless current thoughts progress to form the memory in your brain." Craig added, "Your brain circuit."
Zach pouted, did not reply, and continued to show Craig.
Craig continues to shrink. If there is a metaphor, Mayor Anthony's fat figure is no longer young.
Zach spoke again, in a consoling manner, "If you think what I said is too weird, don't. Accidents happen anytime, anywhere, and any living thing will encounter them."
Craig responded, "We're not 'anything.' We're vampires, and we're not going to go out and get into a life-threatening 'car accident.'"
"That's arrogance." Zach shrugged, not bothering to persuade him.
Craig continues to shrink. Benjamin's size, Zach said nothing.
The shrinkage continues. Now James's body shape, yes, the emaciated body shape after being kidnapped and mentally and physically tortured, Zach opened his mouth, but still closed it.
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Maitreya's body grew, and Craig began to look like a bamboo pole placed on the seat...Craig's eyes closed on his forehead. His pale face faced Zach, "You didn't lie. Your judgment of the morning incident in your memory was really an accident."
"You can ask directly." Zach smiled, "I will tell you that I didn't lie." This is the behavior of a person who has gained power.
"Haha." Craig also laughed. Well, his chin was still trembling, the way his skin was loose. He looked at the good guy, "Okay, maybe it was really an accident. I'll just take it as..." He He tilted his head, his neck was much more flexible now, "I came here this time to lose weight."
Zach looked at Craig as he was about to get up, "Are you leaving again?"
"Yes, it's night." Just in time, he revealed the time to us. "It's time to continue collecting Ban Lin's materials and maintain the research of our friend Barton."
"Newton?"
"Yeah. After all, Barton's wanderers can't die, right, haha."
Zach nodded. As always, when had Zach ever questioned Mayor Anthony's order? However, "I will not use the Charming Eye to verify the authenticity of your memory. I will ask." The winner said, "You suspect that it is your brother. Reutzmich used soul self-destruction to attack me. There are What’s the reason?”
They had already reached the door. Craig turned around with a smile on his face, "I'm glad you asked~" Next, "You may think that your decision to go out to vote today is a temporary decision, but everyone who knows you knows that , you’re going to vote for your friends.”
Zach raised his eyebrows, which meant that during these three days, one of Zach's whereabouts could definitely be found. There were only five voting points. It was very simple. The 'accident' in accidents can be crossed out.
"You have never come to our laboratory to care about our research progress, so you don't know. Barton's wizard and Rimmer have never been able to control the reason why Banlin blew himself up. I know~"
"What is it?" What Zach wanted to ask more was, 'Then why don't you help them solve it? Do you only share half of the technology you share? '.
"It's Zmich~" Craig answered, "Zmich dressed in Ban Lin's body~ But no one in Barton allowed me to make a new Zmich~ and I don't have any permission to put a living thing in my body. People’s plans.”
Zach tilted his head and continued, "And Roy Zmich, his subordinates are not short of descendants of Ban Lin." Still, "Then why did the soul expansion technology of Ban Lin that you shared in Barton flow into Luo in the west?" In the hands of Izmich?" Zach's question was well-founded, "I heard you right, you just said that you believe the people in Barton."
"You heard it right~" Craig seemed very happy, because "You just didn't understand. I shared the technology that was once unique to the North Country, and the North Country officially lost the 'patent'. But~unofficially~" Ke Reg shook his head, "You know how close the relationship between Zmich, led by my dear brother, and the federal military is, right? You also know, your federal military~" 'Your federal military' , Haha, to stay on topic, "How many informal, haha, contacts do we have with Beiguo~ right~"
Zach spoke. Because he remembered that Ike once accused James' father of treason? No, I remembered that before Reutzmich went berserk and attacked him, he proposed that Zach arrange for Barton to study Zmich's self-healing ability...
Zach still spoke, "If that's the case, then your brother Roy is really stupid. Barton has already dealt with the soul expansion 'system'." Black Cat, Mokavi, Walter, the police... "This kind of attack , there can be no result."
"This is how desperate my brother is~" Craig smiled and waved his hand.
Desperate? It seems right. If Roy sent his descendants directly to Barton to assassinate Zach, they would probably be killed by Benjamin for as long as they came... despair.
Zach decided... to agree with everything Craig said, so, "How do I confirm your theory?"
"The process of becoming Ban Lin must take place outside of Barton, and you must avoid all detection by Barton. So, has the self-destructor in the morning left Barton recently? There is no need for you to be subject to these restrictions for things that the police cannot investigate now. "
Zach accepted the suggestion, "Okay, I'll check it out, thank you."
"You're welcome. The reason I came to the Federation is to protect you. Bye~"
Zac thought he couldn't keep him, as they had already announced the next itinerary. So, Zach left the office and went directly downstairs to the kitchen, blocking 'Benjamin' who was taking advantage of Alice's kindness to prepare a midnight snack for him, "I'll give you a commission to rationalize the reason why you don't want to see Mokavi. Okay. "
"What kind of commission?"
"Check whether the person who exploded next to us today has been out of Barton recently, where he has been, and what he has done."
"Wouldn't it be easier for you to go by yourself?" This is a very reasonable question.
"Yeah, but I'm going to deliver food to Walter."
"It's just right. You're going out anyway. By the way, let's find out who was responsible for the idiot who exposed us today." Hehe, 'Benjamin' eavesdropped on the conversation just now.
"By the way, I have to go with Walter to deliver food. I don't know how long it will take me to come back."
'Benjamin' was indeed 'Benjamin'. He pushed Zach and said, "That's right. You have taken your girlfriend to have sex with your wife behind your back to a new level~"
Can you receive it? Murphy is in another world.
"Louise will come with me."
'Benjamin''s mouth twitched, "Huh, sure enough, I don't like you." Then, "I'll take it. I want cash."
"Whatever." Pulling 'Benjamin' out meant not to waste time.
"Hey! What are you doing? It's my midnight snack!"
"James's midnight snack." Zach said to Alice. "It makes more sense for Grande to entertain James than to entertain the wolf." The truth.