No one enjoyed the sunrise on Saturday.
Winston stood outside the gate of Grande for the entire sunrise, waiting for Zac Ink to open for business—even pretending to be surprised, "Winston? Why are you here?"
"Hank didn't come to my place last night. I was worried that something had happened to him."
"Old Hank? Oh, there was an accident." Zach said this deliberately, looking at the worry that instantly appeared on Winston's face, "Come in." Zach opened the Grand's door and let Winston Winston entered, "But don't worry, old Hank is fine, he is the same person as him..." Zach automatically silenced himself and smiled at Winston, "Go find him, he is in the living area."
When you step into the gate of Grande, those who remember the layout of the Grande building will know that the first thing they see is the exhibition hall that has been expanded vertically and horizontally. The souvenir counter on the front is directly connected to the second-floor office by the spiral staircase.
This was not the Grande that Winston remembered.
Zach clearly saw a strange feeling in Winston's eyes, "Go this way." He took Winston directly through the back door behind the counter and entered the back corridor, "The living area is on the opposite side."
The staff living area was another thing that Grande didn't have in Winston's memory.
Winston looked at the complex residential building, opened his mouth, said nothing, turned around and looked at Zach, his expression showed that he didn't know what to say.
"I know, Grande has changed a lot." Since the other party didn't know what to say appropriately, Zach said for him, "Since you're here, why not let old Hank show you around." Wen Si's hand was on Dun patted him on the shoulder, turned around and left.
This can't be considered a demonstration, Winston wants to poach old Hank, Zach has no intention of retaining or letting him go, everything is up to the parties involved. The best thing to do now is to let Winston clearly understand who he is poaching.
Zach went back to the office directly. Today’s newspaper must be read—
At three or four o'clock in the morning last night, Zach received a call from Wes, calling from Newton.
Both James and Weiss had received the news that a group of sexual minority people in Barton had been violently run over in an entertainment venue. Weiss called to confirm - "People from the bureau said that a nearby resident identified him as the mayor's secretary," Blake Stone reported. The police! Why did he call the police?! Was Jason also in that nightclub?! Is he okay? Zach, can you go over there and take a look at the situation? ?"
Tsk tsk tsk.
The point of Weiss's call was so clear. It had nothing to do with political influence or hate crimes. It had nothing to do with one person.
"Jason is fine, Blake is fine too. In fact, they are resting in Glendale. Do you want to talk to them? I can wake them up..."
"No, no need." Hang up.
So let's throw Wes' concern for Jason out there - that's not an overstatement, once you've done something like kick someone out of bed, nothing you do can make up for that kick. Now, what we need to pay attention to is today's newspaper.
Now that there are witnesses in the Barton Police Department who have confirmed the identity of the caller as Blake Stone, there are two things Wes doesn't care about: politics and hatred. Zach can only read about it in the newspaper.
Zach looked through the entire newspaper and found nothing. There were no reports of last night's events.
Zach frowned.
Maybe it's disappointment. Toledo, who has always been proud of his clan for grasping the progress of the times, has some things that he can't see - how can he see it? If newspapers don't report it and people don't discuss it, where will the progress come from
Zach put down the newspaper. Shaking his head, now he can only wait and see if there is any movement from the Stone family and Mayor Anthony.
Zach didn't leave the office because he had guests to attend to. Not Winston. It was employees from Allen Funeral Home, a competitor in the funeral industry.
Haha, Hamilton.
Zach opened the door for Winston after calling Allen Funeral Home first. According to Zach's expectations, based on his embarrassed tone on the phone, Hamilton should appear in Grandry in one minute.
Sure enough, Hamilton arrived. Without leaving the main entrance, he directly used an afterimage to brush in front of Zach, "What happened??"
Zach fiddled with his fingers and waited for a while, and was not surprised at all when he saw that another person appeared next to Hamilton - Nenad.
We shouldn't be surprised. Zach told Frank last night that the various messages about Grand brought to Nenad by Sires were probably intercepted because Nenad thought he was protecting Zach. .
"Sit down." Zach first asked the guests to sit down without saying anything else, "I already told you on the phone about the recent guests from the Republic who appeared in Grandry."
Hamilton was also somewhat aware that something was wrong with Nenad following him, but he still glanced at Nenad, "'Jian', Nnad said, he also said that you haven't figured out how the God of the Republic came to Granland. The purpose of virtue…”
Nenad intercepted Hamilton's words, "Did you find out what it wanted to do?" At the same time, he winked at Zach, which of course meant, 'Don't tell Hamilton if you know it.'
Zach gave a 'you're welcome' look to Hamilton, "I think what it wants is the key to heaven's door."
Everyone guesses whether these two people dare to ask Zach whether Toledo has the key to the door of heaven.
They dare not.
Why? Because they are worried that once they know the true answer, the Sabbat will give them orders without any room for change! They didn't ask last time they came, and they won't ask this time.
In the same way, Sabbat, at least Lesembra will not let them ask, why? Because Root knows best, the only reason why Zach is still a member of the Sabbat vampires is because of these vampires from Barton. If you ask, it all disappears. That's why Hamilton was ordered to bypass Zach and deal with his descendants.
They are all walking on a tightrope, relying on their weak personal relationships to maintain the status quo of Sabbat-Barton.
So, all Hamilton can ask now is: "How did you know?"
"The Ancestor of Lesenbra clan (Frank) told me." Zach glanced at Nenad and explained, "Serys after get off work." Of course, false information that is inconsistent with the facts must be added. After all, Zach He also wanted to maintain Root's personal targeting of Toledo and exploit it. Ganggro is the one who holds the key to the Heaven's Gate. It is impossible for Zach to tell the Sabbat, "'Jian' deceived me, played with me, and used me, so that it obtained a body that can move freely in the Federation." After that." Zach didn't mind telling the Sabbat here about his weakness in front of the God of the Republic - everything was just to make Root anxious, wasn't it? "I went to Saint Sissi and the ancestor of Lesembra. Conduct a..." Zach paused deliberately, "'communication'."
Hamilton and Nenad were given time to react until both of them stared.
"I don't know the process and the result. I only know the facts. After that, the ancestor of the Lesenbra clan came to Grande..." Zach lowered his head, making sure that his ugly face was covered by Hamilton and Naina before lowering his head. De saw it and said, "Taught me a lesson. Apparently the ancestor of the Lesenbra clan was very dissatisfied that I had invited this foreign god."
"Did Grandfather (Frank) say anything else?" Hamilton was actually a little confused. On the one hand, he didn't know what happened when Frank taught Zach in Zach's words - he was worried about Zach's safety. On the other hand, it was a little sad - as you can see from his title, he called Frank Grandfather. In Hamilton's consciousness, he still valued this bloodline inheritance, but Frank obviously did not think of him that way. At least, Frank had no intention of telling him about this kind of thing. If Zach hadn't called him here today, he wouldn't have known it.
It's no wonder that Frank is too lazy to act in front of these grandchildren. It's too tiring to deal with so many emotions.
But Zach was at ease and shook his head, "No." He looked like he had completely given up resistance after being crushed by power. "Even if there is something, the Lesenbra clan has no intention of telling me." Hamilton followed up. The question was choked back - this was for a purpose: Zach and Frank had said it last night, forcing Root to move was also one of the purposes. We can't say everything for Frank here, we must let Root and Frank have a relationship. Only through communication can we get Root’s ideas.
One look at Hamilton's face and Zach knew it was done. Hamilton obviously already has the idea that Frank feels that Hamilton is not worthy of talking to Frank. Then the only son who can talk to Frank is Root.
Zach took a moment to glance at Nenad. Nenad's expression worried Zach a little—
Zach wasn't sure what Nenad was thinking.
Hamilton spoke, "I need to go back and report these situations to the Sabbat." He stood up and prepared to leave.
Nenad made no move.
It just so happened that Zach also had something he wanted to talk to Nana Ming about. After it was confirmed last time that the Cappadocia clan knew that the ability to image was a reward from the Holy Lord, they had not continued to communicate with Nenad. If possible, Zach wanted to make it clear to Nenad this time.
Hamilton left just as he came, very quickly. So the silence in the office didn't last long, and Zach was about to speak.
"Zach." Nenad took the lead, "Our Capadocia clan is already awakening our ancestors."
What? !
Zach's current expression was not acting, he was looking at Nenad with two eyes full of surprise sincerely.
"You need help!" Nenad and Zach looked at each other, and they were extremely serious. "Now that he is among the ancestors of the Shi family, Mokawi can't count on it! The ancestors of Lesembula are just idiots. - is being used by his own son to suppress you!" Nainad... has always been quite accurate in seeing things... If he is not misled, "Zimixi has been abolished in the Federation! There is only one messenger around the ancestor of the Zuimixi family. Craig, Root used a medical experiment to trap them in the Sabbat! You can't count on it!" It's true! "Zach, you need the ancestors on your side!! We, the ancestors of Cappadocia!"
Zach, withdrew the surprise in his eyes and looked at Nenad tenderly. Don’t worry, the atmosphere has not become strange. “Nenad, you should understand. Next, you should explain why your ancestor, the ancestor of Cappadocia, is the ancestor who is on my side. ,Right."
Nenad stayed this time not because Zach needed to have an honest conversation with him, but because Nenad himself wanted to confess to Zach.
Nainad nodded, "I want to explain! Now!" Nainad stood up and looked at Zach, "This is a secret that only the clan ancestors know! In the colonial war four centuries ago, thirteen clans The ancestors swore an oath with blood and promised to keep the secret..."
Nenad's next words were impassioned, but we don't need to hear them again.
None of Frank's stories have details yet—well, that's understandable. Frank was personally involved, and what he told was only what happened yesterday, a week, or a month ago to him. What Nenad tells is a secret that has been passed down orally for four centuries by the ancestors of the Cappadocia family. Which one is more detailed and useful for comparison
However, Nenad was from Cappadocia after all, and he explained the considerations of Cappadocia’s position: why the Cappadocia clan ancestors broke the agreement between the clan ancestors and told the secret of the Holy Lord’s faith reward. his own descendants. And this reason is not Frank's irresponsible speculation - the Cappadocia ancestor was a child.
"... The ancestor told his sons before going to sleep, 'It is not a good choice for you to join the Sabbat. The colonial war has failed in the eyes of the Holy Lord. It is a complete failure with no room for recovery. The gods of this continent, Wu The god of magic, Papa Midnight, is still alive and more powerful than the Holy Lord.'" This is the same as Frank's words, and then "'The Sabbat, whose purpose is to continue to gain the favor of the Holy Lord, cannot have any future, this is a destined path. The road to failure. My poor children, for your own sake I give you this secret. For your own future, plan carefully.'"
Is this like what a child would say to his descendants before falling asleep? It's not like that. I have never seen such a pessimistic child...
But these words do have the characteristics of a child -
Zach carefully thought about the bedtime instructions of the Cappadocia clan relayed by Nenad, "'Plan carefully for your own future.'" He repeated the other party's quote first, and then said, "This is your Cappadocia family. Is this the reason why Xia's status in the Sabbat fell to the bottom and she became a low-level vampire who was punished by the Sabbat as a member of the Yixin clan?"
More to the point.
Nenad probably didn't expect that Zach's focus would be here - fatal accuracy. Nenad opened his mouth and nodded, "From the beginning, there were flaws in Cappadocia's loyalty to the Sabbat. This flaw became more and more obvious over time. Especially in the difficult moments in the early stages of the Sabbat, A time when gold mining lies were needed to retain the population.”
The gold rush era, ah, the era that Root was most proud of. He is also worthy of his pride. He used a scam to leave a large floating population and wealth in the west, which made the west what it is now.
Nenad, "Cappadocia's infidelity was discovered by Lesembra and became a model for him to establish authority. He fell to the bottom of the vampire hierarchy until you appeared." Nenad lowered his head, " It all started with the secret that our ancestor told us."
This is how time rules the world. Whatever seeds you plant at the front end of the timeline, you will reap the fruits at the back end of the timeline.
The mistake of the ancestor of Cappadocia - although there were two seeds he laid down, the seeds called disloyalty for self-interest had soil, water and sunshine, and Cappadocia was in their evil feast. , the seed has all the needs to grow, so it grows; but is the reward left by the Holy Lord in the colonial army? Hey, this seed, where is the soil? Where is the water? The sunshine is...in the coffin where the thirteen clan ancestors sleep.
Tsk, only children can make such childish mistakes. (To be continued)