On the way back from voting, Zach kept playing with the badge representing the citizens of Barton. Vertex 23S. Fastest update To be honest, it looks quite cheap, and it’s hard to match Zak Zak’s clothing style. But ~ if this is what Anthony wants to express, it would be perfect
The meaning of the badge in the city of Barton to a character named Zachary Grande who was created out of thin air is the same as the meaning of immortality on the former battlefield to a soldier named Anthony.
Look, a perfect fit.
When he returned to Grande, the badge was no longer in Zach's possession and was kept close to his body. A guest is coming.
This man should have arrived yesterday, Mr. Quest, the big Q.
Since Quest doesn't like Zach, and Zach doesn't like Quest, the two met without any politeness and went straight to the point.
"You want the list of our supermarket's year-end reward awards, here." Dropped a list on Zach's desk, "Can I go?"
"If I just want this list, I don't need you to come here in person." Zach collected the list. The Big Q event gave away twelve travel awards. Don't worry about the specific ones. All you need to know is this. The location and duration of the vacation among the twelve awards, according to the ranking, are further and further away from Barton. On the list Zach saw, the first prize was already a week-long trip to Vega City in the western part of the federation.
"What do you want?" Mr. Quest was direct.
"In the report Benjamin gave me, the citizen of Barton who blew himself up on the first day of voting." Zach corresponded to the people on the list, "All he got was a two-day and one-night xx tour." The eastern city is not far away. "I want to know how you choose these locations."
Quest had an impatient face, "Should I call someone from my planning department and ask him how he planned it?"
"You can scream if you think it's appropriate." Zach said in a nonchalant tone, "But if I start saying that citizens of Barton blew themselves up in the city hall, you are responsible for explaining to your employees that our city's police department is covering up this kind of thing that happened in broad daylight. The attack under the sun."
Explain it. Quest was invited by Zach... Because we are already very clear about Benjamin's attitude towards the commission, so, helplessly, when the matter came into contact with Mr. Quest, a well-known figure, Benjamin unilaterally decided to end his work. Next, it’s up to Zach.
Zach has no responsibility whatsoever for telling Quest that the citizen who won the Big Q Supermarket's reward award died in the city hall square. The most direct consideration is to facilitate Quest's cooperation. We all know how unpleasant the previous commission between Quest and Grande was, and Zach doesn't think that this unpleasantness will be an aid to Zach's secret investigation of Quest now. It must be resistance. Therefore, it is better to use a fact that the other party cannot avoid to get him to cooperate.
After listening to Zach's words, Quest's face darkened, "Should I bring a lawyer?"
"You don't need a lawyer." Zach waved his hand, "No one doubts that you killed that Barton citizen."
"Hmph." Quest stared at Zach, "So the person who asked me to provide the winning list was not the Barton police, but you, a funeral industry owner, right." This was mocking, with disgust. Quist knew exactly what Grande was.
Zach didn't look at Quest, but looked at the list of names in his hand. "A few names and awards have been crossed out. What does that mean?"
"It was discounted." Quest answered quickly, "Not all winners are interested in receiving the prizes. They prefer money, so they returned the prizes and asked for cash."
Zach glanced at Quest and didn't quite appreciate Quest's comment on this kind of human nature. "Maybe he just doesn't have time to travel, and money is more practical."
Quest turned away his eyes and looked around Grande's office casually. "Are you this kind of person?" It seemed like he was just asking casually.
Then Zach casually replied, "Not at all."
"Hahaha." Quest didn't know what he was laughing at. His eyes did not return to Zach and he continued to look around the office. "You will see some awards and names with asterisks after them. That means the awards have been taken away. A symbol of redemption. Just like the guy you said blew himself up in City Hall Square."
Zach glanced at Quest again, mainly because of the way Quest expressed it in a sentence at the end. "You think I'm lying to you. No one is blowing themselves up in City Hall Square."
Quest shrugged and said nothing.
"Unfortunately, I don't." Zach stopped looking at Quest, "I thought the relationship with the West End people is getting closer and closer now..." Yuri focused on becoming an elite club in the West End, turning Liszt's original club in the North End into The piecemeal industry gave Quist, remember, "You've got the idea that what happens in this city, not everything makes it to the news."
Quest stopped looking around and stared at the tabletop of his desk, gloomily silent.
Zach looked at the list for a while, "How do the winners use your awards?"
This question is a bit general, but fortunately Quest will give a detailed explanation.
"The winner will receive a certificate of winning, which can be used by any merchant supported by 'Quest Group' outside. His or her expenses, transportation, accommodation, entertainment... all consumption will be included in the bill of Quest Group." .”
"It means you are paying for all the expenses of these people in the field." Zach was slightly surprised. Quest, who once wanted to skip the commission fee, is now so generous
"Do you have any objection?" Quest was quite sensitive and glared at Zach.
Zach smiled and said, "No." Putting aside the boring thoughts, what Zach was really thinking about was, "How is this done? No offense, but Quest may be famous for his big Q in Barton, but in Outside? In the western part of the Federation? Why would those out-of-town merchants recognize your Quest Group’s certificate?”
"They don't recognize him." Quist didn't look at Zach, but turned his head and didn't know where to look. "They recognized him as Liszt."
"Please be more specific."
"The Liszt District that Liszt has built over the years, huh, is the only decent commercial district in Barton. It has relationships with businesses from all over the federation." Quist smiled, not knowing what he wanted to ridicule, "This year, he also brought the federal government to the Liszt District. The famous 'Cozier' hired Barton to make women's clothing. Hehe, you really have to admit that the Lister family is awesome... "
Ouch~
"But Liszt doesn't exist now, doesn't he." Quest looked at Zack, "Thank you, Yuri, for giving me these 'legacy' of Liszt." This is a fact! It was Zack who suggested this arrangement to Yuri in front of Quest at the funeral of Mr. Pixar's son. It doesn't matter if you don't remember, just know what Quest meant at this time. Thank you very much? No, it’s okay to be unhappy. Quest looked away again, "To tell you the truth, these awards have nothing to do with giving back to consumers. I'm just using this method of sending Barton's real consumers in front of them to tell those out-of-town merchants that they The person who is cooperating now is not Liszt, not Yuri, it is me, it is Quest."
Zach looked at Quist with admiration for a while, "You are also very good at expressing information in this way."
Quest snorted. He doesn't need Zach's praise.
And Zach's thoughts quickly got rid of the feeling of praise, "This also means that once interested people discover the significance of these awards, then all the activities of these Barton winners in other places can be easily obtained. ”
Quest twitched his lips, "Easy? How did you see it was easy? Did you get the bill I was paying? Or did you install a surveillance camera on every winner? Humph."
Zach could hear the resentment. Quist is indeed a stingy guy. Certain bills must have made him want to strangle certain winners before he said this.
But Zach doesn't care about Quest's grievances. Zach has already got what he needs. To be precise, all the information that Quest can provide is already available. There is no need for monitoring or billing. You can know where the winners from Barton have gone and what they have done. All you need is to know what the Lister Group has done throughout the process. A map of federal business relationships.
And we know that the Liszt Group belongs to the Sabbat.
Craig's guess may be right. Reutzmich, who hates Zach, can just wait and wait for tourists from Barton as long as he has the business relationship with the Lister Group, and then... explode Zach at the voting place where Zach will definitely go. There are no variables here. The entire incident was either an accident involving being hit by a car while out, or a private attack that was destined to happen at a certain time.
"Thank you for your cooperation." Zach said goodbye to Quest, "I don't need to remind you that this matter cannot be made public."
Quest's face, after being gloomy, turned into a face that had been fed shit, "That's it?!"
"That's it." Zach nodded, "You can go."
"You're not even going to tell me what happened to the person who blew himself up in the City Hall Square?!"
"What else can I tell you?" Zach spread his hands. "He blew himself up. The only difference the police know about his recent life is that he won a prize from the Big Q Supermarket." Zach asked him 'Quist said it again when he came.
Seeing that Quest didn't look like he was about to leave, Zach shook his head helplessly, "Didn't you just want to leave here quickly? Now you get your wish."
This sentence is not helpful. Quest stared at Zach, "I want to leave because I don't believe you! I don't believe that such an attack will happen to Barton again..." This is true. Don't forget that under Zach's weaving, Barton has All the vicious incidents that occurred in the city were attacks from the outside world against the city. "The police chose to cover it up! I don't believe that the investigation of this kind of incident will fall on someone like you! I don't believe that you called me here just for a list!"
Zach looked at Quest for a while, "Actually, I really don't care whether you believe me or not. But if you don't believe me but still come here reluctantly, then you should first find evidence that I don't deserve to be trusted." , using those things to confront me is more useful than shouting about comparisons here."
Zach, it seems like he has no intention of showing mercy. Pretty mean.
Quest was fed a big mouthful of shit, stood up, glared at Zach one last time, turned around and stepped out of the office vigorously.
After Zach deliberately waited for a while, he started dialing. This list would definitely be handed over to the police station for investigation. Judging from the current information, these people may be dangerous elements who can turn into pieces of flesh and blood in the crowd at any time. But, haha, Zach’s first call was not to the police station, but to Sibella.
There is nothing the police can do against Ban Lin, who has an inflated soul. This matter requires the cooperation of Si Bella's people.
Why notify the police if they are useless? Is it just a citizen of Barton who believes in the moral imperative of maintaining order in society? of course not. Zach needs Craig's guess to be confirmed. The information he obtained from Quest here is not enough, and he needs someone from the Sabbat party to confirm that Reutzmich is really the mastermind. Therefore, Darcy from the police station is indispensable.
Two phone calls... I won’t go into the repetitive content, but let’s talk about the two people’s final responses.
Sibella listened to what Zach said the whole time, said "I understand" and then hung up. Darcy at the police station said, "*! If this is true! Not only is Reutzmich contacting the North Country to obtain the soul expansion method, but he is also using this method to take revenge on you. I, I don't know Reutschmich. Xi’s future... This matter is too serious, I need to report back to the west for confirmation! I will contact you immediately if there is a response!"
After the phone call, it was clear that what was still on Zach's agenda today was to send Evan to his halfway house 'graduation' hearing. By the way, at the Yuri Hotel.
Isn't it strange? It doesn't matter. The halfway house is a project created by Aisela and the place she chose.
The intention is to create a buffer between prison and the world. To put it more abstractly, it means finding an accommodation between the coldest, singlest social system and the most complex, vague social emotions. At least people in prison will not be completely lost after leaving the prison gate.
Isn’t it a bit strange to create a halfway house with this theme? During the graduation process, it returns to a building that represents the cold and hard system of society~
Ah. There is another explanation that may be more in line with the facts. Esera did not expect that Grande would send someone out so soon... Probably no one thought that Grande would send anyone out. The supporting process has not been planned yet, and it is a temporary project. A place was booked with public funds. Of course, we should just think about these malicious slanders in our own minds instead of speaking out.
It was still a while before sending Evan off, and Zach was going to see if Evan was ready.
Standing up and sitting down again, Zach started dialing.
Considering that the biggest reason for letting Evan go is because of Fat Joe. And Evan made it clear that after leaving Grande, he would never go to Joe's place. Zach also said that he had no right to control where Evan went after that. Well, in Zach's case, it's a matter of doing one's best and depending on fate. Zach was going to call Joe and inform him of the time and place of Evan's trial, so that at least the two of them could meet each other. Considering this, it’s no problem.
The call went through.
"Hey Joe." Zach said with a smile, "Evan's matter will be resolved today. Do you want to go and see it? We will be at the Yuri Hotel in an hour..."
"Who are you?" A strange voice.
Zach was stunned for a moment. He was sure that he had dialed the right number, and then continued to laugh, "Let Joe answer the phone." Zach was calling Joe's bar number, and Zach thought it was an enthusiastic customer who answered the phone. Ha, considering the special circumstances of Qiao's Bar, he is probably a policeman.
Zach guessed correctly, the other party was a policeman, but
"Joe is dead."
"Oh. Excuse me." Zach hung up.
Why did Zach die like this?
As soon as you leave the house, you hear the collision of metal and human bodies and see a person flying across your field of vision and hitting the road. Then he rolls and drags red blood on the road. What will you do
Oh, and you'll wish you hadn't left the house.
Biological instinct.