Grande's afternoon was as peaceful as usual. Because of Daniel's hard work, when Benjamin returned to the warehouse, all the sundries were neatly placed, and even the missing shelves were assembled. Benjamin had nothing to do, so he had to lie in the hammock and chat with Laura.
But Benjamin seemed to have figured out something and no longer dodge Laura. He smiled and looked at Laura who was immersed in his 'miserable' high school life, "It's Teacher Su West, not Buttchin."
"But he really has a chin like a butt!" Laura said seriously, fluttering her long eyelashes, pinching a fold on her chin with two fingers, she stared and lowered her voice, "Laura... Sister Barton! Where’s your paper! If you don’t hand it in after school today, I’ll count you as failed!”
Benjamin looked at Laura's imitation and couldn't help but laugh. The reason for the laughter was: Even if Laura handed in the paper, she would definitely fail. The learning talent of the Barton family seems to be taken up by Kyle.
"You still can't always call him Buttchin." Benjamin still tried to 'educate' the girl as an elder.
Laura cautiously narrowed her eyes and stared at Benjamin's frizzy chin. The short brown stubble extended to his neck. "Benjamin, do you have a chin?"
"Huh?" Benjamin touched his chin. To be honest, he couldn't remember what his real chin looked like.
"Go shave it!" Laura stood up from the chair next to the hammock, her eyes shining.
Benjamin touched his chin and shook his head, "How troublesome, it will grow back in a few days."
"Go!" Laura shouted, pulling up Alice who had been absent-minded, "Alice, have you seen Benjamin shave his beard?"
Alice reacted for a while before she understood what Laura meant, and nodded, "Yes, in the photo."
"Go! We all want to see what it looks like now!" Laura grabbed the hammock and shook it.
"Okay, okay." Benjamin agreed reluctantly, sitting up from the hammock with his strong body, "I don't have a razor."
"Use Zach's!" Laura still knew Zach's name, but she made a wrong judgment based on the appearance of the vampire she saw. Zach's smooth chin is not the result of daily grooming, but 'natural'.
Benjamin pursed his lips and said casually, "He is a guy who values his personal belongings."
Laura is not willing to abandon Cong's education and propose using Old Hank's. She frowned and thought for a moment, "Where's Matthew's?"
Benjamin reluctantly walked to the Grand House. Matthew had a room in the Grand House, and occasionally he would stay in the Grand House when it was too late. Working at the Grand House is much better than working as a postman in the past. You have freedom of work (just like a handyman), you have all your food and accommodation, and you can occasionally get extra money.
Matthew's room is very tidy, the tables and chairs are arranged in a regular manner, there are no clutter on the counter, and the small single bed is also neatly taken care of.
Matthew is a guy with good living habits. He only has a few replacement clothes in his wardrobe, and some sundries are stuffed in the drawer next to his bed. A razor with a very old wooden handle is placed in it. Benjamin took the razor and walked to the bathroom.
Laura, on the other hand, looked at the room curiously at the door. If he hadn't known that this was Matthew's room, she would have thought it was an empty room.
Benjamin held Matthew's razor in one hand, raised his chin, and slowly shaved off a layer of skin in front of the mirror with water, revealing skin that was obviously much fairer. Benjamin frowned, obviously regretting it a little, but stopping here would definitely make him regret it even more. Benjamin looked at Laura in the mirror, holding her stomach and laughing behind him, and smiled awkwardly, "Don't look at me."
Laura blinked, exited 'considerately', and closed the bathroom door. The girl, who had nothing to do for a while, wandered around the second floor of the Grand House. Every time she passed Matthew's room, she would take a curious look.
Alice heard Zach's summoning bell when she and Laura walked into the stairwell. She apologized to her friend and turned around to go to Zach's office.
Two guests came to Zach's office.
"Since you are here in person, I will treat you with friendly hospitality first." Zach smiled at the man sitting in front of the desk, "Tea? Or coffee?"
Quest turned his head and looked at Alice, who had just come in, with disdain in his cold eyes, "I want it in your hand."
Zach shook the wine glass in his hand, drank the remaining liquid, and looked at Alice, "Alice, plain water."
Alice nodded and exited the office.
Quest's face became even more gloomy, but the people behind him looked at Zach silently without any expression.
"Where is Daniel?!" Quest didn't seem to want to waste time.
Zach's eyes went around Quest and looked back. The phantom that Quest requested was floating in the air. In a vision that did not belong to this world, the gray mist entangled and gathered around Quest's body, and then floated away. Entering Daniel's body, it turned into a bright stream of light, flowing inside Huanren's body.
Daniel's face is gradually changing, gradually returning to his former appearance.
Zach raised his eyebrows. Such an obvious change was not initiated by Daniel, but came from Quest. With such an immediate effect, you can imagine how much he wants Daniel's vagina!
Quest slapped his palms heavily on the table. He already realized that the eyes of the person opposite him were not focused on him. He stood up in a hurry and leaned forward against Zach's desk, "Where is Daniel!!"
Zach looked back and turned to Quest, "Behind you."
Quest turned his head. Of course, he couldn't see anything. He became angry and reached out to grab Zach's collar. "Where is he?"
Zach smiled and held the hand in front of the collar. With a little force, there was a clear sound of bones clicking. Quest, who was just so majestic in front of him, let out a soft snort and retreated his whole body. His left hand covered the weird-shaped right hand. , huddled in the chest, curled up and sat back on the chair.
A low and suppressed hum came from Quest's arched upper body. The man behind him frowned and looked at Zack, who was focusing on his collar.
"Sorry, I was just joking." Zach smiled as if unintentionally, and the collar on his chest had been straightened out. He looked at Quest, who was huddled together, "I don't know where Daniel is, what are you talking about?" When the call came, I let him go.”
Quest suddenly raised his head, his moist eyes filled with faint bloodshot eyes, staring at Zach. It's not easy to endure such pain.
"Don't look at me like that." Zach waved his hand and looked at the right hand that Quest had held in front of his chest. His fingers were strangely spread apart and tense. "It will be fine in a few days. Besides, you were the one who made the move first. .”
Now we know why Benjamin pushed Quest away the first time, not to make him look bad in front of the servants, but to prevent him from touching the vampire's body. Like shapeshifters, all aliens whose body temperature is different from that of normal people do not like others touching their bodies, except for food candidates.
"you… "
Zach waited for Quest's words, but this guy seemed to be choking on his own breath. After a long time, he still only used one person's name and there was no follow-up.
The door of the office was pushed open, and Alice actually brought two glasses of water in. She glanced at Quest who was huddled in the chair with some fear, and placed the water glasses in front of the desk. He looked at the other person who said nothing, put the water glass on the other side, pointed it towards Zach, and exited again.
Zach looked at the calm Alice and raised his eyebrows without being noticed, so these two guys wouldn't do anything that would make the vampire decide to suck them dry. What a spoiler.
Zach looked at the silent man, "You never introduced yourself."
"Come with me." The man answered simply without seeming to introduce himself.
Zach asked with a hint of gossip, "Did Mr. Quest pay?" He smiled and spread his hands, "Don't get me wrong, this is just a kind reminder from my colleagues."
The other party raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded, "A kind reminder from my seniors, always remember to collect the deposit first."
Zach grinned, accepted the status of a junior, and nodded, "I will remember it, thank you."
If the other party stops talking, no matter how much he says, it may affect the final payment he can receive. It's not cost-effective to sacrifice one's own income for the sake of a peaceful meeting with this 'peer' who suddenly appeared in Barton City.
Zach looked at the livid Quest again, "Mr. Quest, why bother asking me? You should believe in this gentleman's ability. As friends in the same industry, we will not refuse this gentleman's job in Grand Just take a look."
Quest's face twitched, and he glared at Zach to realize that he was not being polite. Quest turned his head, looked at the people beside him, and gestured.
The man who did not want to be named looked at Zach's kind head, then turned and walked towards the side door.
"The burial ceremony is going on in the cemetery to the west. There are our people there too, don't forget." Zach reminded the man.
The man turned around and smiled, "I've already seen it."
Zach smiled the same way and didn't mind. It is obvious that Quest is not willing to appear here. The only reason why he is here is that the people he hires do not want to offend the Grande family who suddenly broke into Barton's upper class circle. Given the choice between refusing to continue serving him and coming to Grande in person, Quest chose to do it himself.
When the man left the office and walked around freely in the Grand House, Zach casually pulled out a wine bottle and filled his wine glass with fresh liquid again. When any smell filled the wine glass, Zach took a deep breath. With one breath, a satisfied expression appeared in front of Quest's eyes as if provoking.
"Before we wait for the results of that gentleman's investigation." Zach looked at Quest seriously, "Please tell me that you brought the check from the last commission."