noon. When Winston came to Grande, Zach was taking a call from Mr. Ford.
Winston first went directly to the living area to look for Old Hank. It was impossible to find him. He only noticed various minor injuries on the Grande employees. Winston asked Grand employees what happened and where Hank Sr. was. No one answered.
Winston can only come to Zach's side. After waiting on Grande's back porch for a long time, no one answered him - we have long been familiar with his courtesy towards Zach, and he would not enter casually without the owner's permission.
It was Sires who looked at him pitifully behind the counter in the showroom and asked him to go directly to Zach.
Even though Siris gave permission, Winston still looked hesitant, "Where is Miss Louise?" Winston obviously did not regard Siris, who was just an employee, as someone who could make decisions for the Grand Master. people.
"Going on a trip." Sires ignored Winston.
Winston waited a while longer, entered the Grande, and went up to the second floor.
Zach's office was not closed. As soon as Winston walked up to the second floor, he saw Zach holding the phone in the office and casually pointing to the chair behind the desk.
Winston made no sound and sat opposite Zach.
Mr. Ford on the receiver said angrily, "I can't believe you would do such a dirty thing!"
"You really didn't expect it." Zach was very calm, "Isn't this the ideal state you think Grande should have as a peer and competitor."
"What are you talking about..." Ford in the receiver lost his voice mid-sentence.
Let’s start from the beginning.
Zach didn't expect to receive a call from Ford so soon - this meant that Detective Coulson acted very quickly, and the case that occurred in Grande had been successfully 'framed' to Ford's funeral home.
Ford's phone call was purely to vent his anger, because according to him, the case had been reported to the insurance company by the police, so Ford Funeral Home was forced to destroy its own business property in order to comply with the police's description of the case. , obtain compensation from the insurance company.
Zach was not surprised or overly surprised by this development, and was very calm. Explain it step by step.
The first is insurance.
It's true that Grande's living quarters were damaged and people were injured, right? Zach shouldered the burden for the employees and kept everything out of the supervision of the halfway house project, saving everyone the trouble. Does it mean that Grande will also have to bear the financial losses? Impossible. Compensation from thugs is something that thugs should give to victims to atone for their sins. But until the compensation that is due is completed and the judicial process is completed, who will bear the current loss of Grande
Isn't this the reason why Zack once persuaded Ford to use insurance instead of security.
Well, obviously the entire case has been moved and Grande has no reason to go to the insurance company to ask for the money, so it's up to Ford, the 'real' victim in the police case, to ask for it. The police are only responsible for providing absolutely credible case content to the insurance company. The rest is for Ford, who was threatened by the police, to consider his own cooperation.
Going a step further, even if Ford fully cooperated with the police's "frame-up," Ford would still receive less than a cent of all the compensation it received. The police would continue to coerce it into handing it over to the real victim, Grande.
Then, do you think that Grande actually does not lack this loss, does not need insurance compensation, and does not need to force Ford Funeral Home, which is already the scapegoat, to suffer this loss. Well, I would like to ask, Southern District Police Department, even if Detective Coulson has mastered the illegal activities of Ford Funeral, does he have the right to coerce Ford Funeral in the North District? Without this power, it is a very real jurisdictional issue.
Therefore, it was not the Southern District Police Department that was oppressing Ford to bury Grande, it was Chief Darcy who did this, it was the North District Police Department.
Why
Express loyalty, show love... whatever you think - on Saturday night, after Zach pointed out a way of survival for Darcy (Zach made Darcy see clearly how to choose between the Sabbat and Toledo, and set the right balance) Darcy's future), is it worth the slightest surprise that Darcy, the successor chief of the North District Police Department, does anything to please Grande
What Zach didn't bother to do was naturally an opportunity for Director Darcy to show off. We can even imagine how eager Darcy was when Detective Coulson was still trying to unblock and completely distort the facts of a case by relying on his previous connections in the North District Police Department.
In the end, something that Zach didn't expect or expect was sent to Ford and he called him angrily. It was interesting enough that Zach didn't take schadenfreude. The calm mood was already a sign of respect given by Zach as he thought about some of Ford's old friends -
Zach said that the dilemma Ford is facing now and the anger he feels at this time is the ideal state that Ford should have when treating Grande as a peer and competitor.
Ideally, no one has ever said this is a compliment. The presupposition of a thing is unified with reality. This is called the ideal state.
What is Ford's presupposition for Grande? It's not that easy. Peers and competitors, this is what Ford himself said.
Before we knew Zach was a human being, he watched the Grand go from the Old Grand Nursing Home to the leader in Patton's funeral industry, expanding Ford's only cremation business. We, including Zach, once commented on him. He is a rare person who sincerely works hard for the funeral industry.
But as Zach's true face of inhumanity unfolds in front of Ford, we also see Ford's true face, right? Remember, Zach had to show his identity as a vampire to save Ford, wasn't it because Ford and the white group conducted an illegal death certificate issuance transaction
After Ford discovered who the owner of the Grand Funeral Home was that he had to work hard to catch up with, hehe, Ford simply started a body-selling business in front of Zach.
We can't say anything has changed about Ford, he hasn't changed, he's always been like this. The privatization of the funeral industry gave Ford his own industry, and he will use all methods to make his industry prosperous, because it is his own!
This is what Ford said in Grande before his so-called character collapsed in our eyes. Now think about it, what is the ideal state of Grande in the mind of a person who works hard for his own industry.
Grande, isn't he Ford's obstacle? Huge, difficult to contend with, obstacles in which worldviews collide with each other.
Could it be that what is called an obstacle is something that makes people happy? I'm afraid that decades of life have been wasted.
The receiver automatically muted and remained quiet for a long time before speaking again, "So that's it?" He also said calmly, "Aren't you willing to defend yourself?"
"What's your excuse? It seems like you brought people to me. I've returned it to you. If you want to defend yourself, it's you who should ask me for it." Zach didn't know how long this phone call would go on. Everything could only be done. It depends on Ford's state of mind. Obviously the voice on the phone was calm, but who knows what state Mr. Ford was on the other side of the receiver. Maybe he was talking to Zach while using his eyes to choose something to smash after hanging up the phone.
Since I wasn't sure when I would be finished, I could only give Winston a waiting look - I wouldn't apologize, I would save the apology for later and say to Winston that I don't know what old Hank did. when. Our vampires are truly unparalleled in their hypocrisy.
Winston didn't react at all, just like the day before yesterday when he stayed next to Old Hank and listened to Old Hank and Jason quarreling, he sat there quietly.
This Winston... If he didn't have so many lives and blood on his hands, he should be a pretty reliable guy... Well, I'm sorry, having blood on his hands doesn't seem to have anything to do with reliability.
The other side of the receiver spoke again, "You are a vampire. Is it difficult for you to deal with those people? Is there any problem with me leading people to you? Anyway, it is a fact that the corpse they are looking for is at your place. Why should I do it for you?" You ward off disaster.”
The friendship I had with Ford Funeral Home was gone. Zach replied calmly, "For now. Now you know what you deserve to suffer and the consequences of trying to throw me here. Experience it once and learn once. Next time, don't make any jokes about preventing disaster for me. , you have said it, nothing is difficult for me." In front of Winston, Zach did not repeat the word 'vampire'. Winston should have heard the existence of this species from Old Hank, Not Zach, "Rise and rise and lessons learned."
The receiver remained quiet, but Zach heard the sound of plastic being squeezed. Ford Funeral Home should have new calls in the future and is to be congratulated.
Still, Zach still didn't think he had any control over the pace of the call. Everything Ford felt at this time was all caused by him. Zach just answered the phone, but he would not be kind enough to end it for him. Make sure the caller expresses everything he wants to say, isn't it? This is good parenting.
As long as there was still the sound of Ford's breathing on the other side of the receiver, Zach kept holding the receiver and waited.
Wait, wait, "Just remember, Zachary Torre..."
'Multiple' was replaced by a loud sound of a phone being dropped. It can be regarded as helping Ford complete the final modal particle. Zach remained calm and put down the receiver in his hand.
threaten
How can it be.
Although throughout the story, speaking Zach's true full name usually implies the position of the person speaking the name. For example, Papa called Zach’s full name at midnight, intending to express that you are my creation against God, and I am God. Sissi once shouted, expressing that you are God's creation and I am God's spokesperson. Lute Lesembra once shouted, expressing that it is 'good' that you are alive, Toledo. Craig shouted…
Ford also called Zach's full name like this, tut, Ford is nothing. Why not call him Zachary Grande and limit this boring internal conflict in the funeral industry to situations that can be resisted on a human level, involving vampires? Involving inhuman attributes? Alas, shouting out Toledo can only make people feel sad - Ford, this enterprising funeral practitioner, seems to be starting to commit suicide.
Let him do whatever he wants and see what kind of excitement he can create in Barton. Zach felt no sense of anticipation at all.
Zach looked at Winston, "Is something wrong?"
Winston was really not at all curious about Zach's obviously repressive phone call just now, "I'm looking for Hank, where is he?"
Zach gave the apology he had reserved before, "Isn't he in the living area?"
The corner of Winston's mouth twitched, "No." He glanced at Zach, who was sincerely confused, "Uh... Well, do you know that all your employees seem to be injured?"
"Injured? Who?" Zach put on a surprised face.
The entire left side of Winston's face was twitching, and he couldn't help but look at Zach's sincerely surprised face several times, "It's almost covered in paint, but it looks like it's all skin trauma, but you should still go over and take a look. …”
Zach was already on his feet.
The play is performed naturally. But we also know the fact that Zach's play is never simple -
As soon as Zach stood up, he walked anxiously to the door.
Winston was a little unable to keep up: Zach's ignorance, Zach's surprise, and the way Zach was now anxious to go to the living area to see the employees after listening to his own advice, all seemed fake. The boss of Grande... what exactly is going on...
Winston's mind was spinning with such questions, and his body had already stood up with Zach. Asking where old Hank was, there would be no answer from Zach. He followed Zach to the living area to see how Zach would interrogate the employees. It hurts. Those things that employees didn't answer in the past should not be hidden from this boss Zach. Maybe there is news about old Hank...
Winston almost bumped into Zach, who suddenly turned around and returned to his desk!
Zach still looked anxious, but there was also a little more irritation on his face. He adjusted his body to get out of the way of Winston, who didn't know whether to go or stop. Zach spoke, "Tsk!" Zach stood. Next to the desk, his eyes searched back and forth on the table, "Where did it go?" There was nothing on the table, and Zach began to look through the drawers, "Here? Not here. Not here?? Not here either. Damn it, where did it go?! "
Winston looked at Zach and frowned, "What are you looking for?"
"Uh, that, that..." Zach shook his hands as if to indicate, "The record book that records all employees' schedules..." Zach shook his hand and patted his head, "Ah! I remembered it, ha!" I don't care. The messy desk was turned over, and he walked towards the door again. When passing Winston, "I've never kept that thing here~ It's all Old Hank's responsibility~" Zach began to go downstairs, while going down, He said to Winston, who was following him again with a confused look, "If those employees did something again, I will report it completely to the supervisor of the halfway house project this time~" Zach's mood seemed to be similar After sweeping away the ignorance, surprise, and anxiety just now, he was very happy, "Humph~ I didn't care last time and went to Newton to relax. This time~ Haha, it's time to get rid of these burdensome people who are hanging around in Grande. Already~"
Last time? After the reporter was seriously injured by a Grande employee, Zach was taken to Newton by James and Wes, and Winston appeared in Richie's fantasy agency!
Winston's steps downstairs paused for a moment and stopped, something in his eyes was moving crazily.
As it should be, Zack has already thrown out all the clues.
The man who was able to create chaos in the underground drug market in Newton, Winston, could be so savvy
"Oh!" cried Winston.
Zach was so frightened that he trembled on the stairs, stopped, and turned around, "What are you doing?"
"I'm stupid! I just remembered that I asked Old Hank to borrow a bunch of people to help me with something yesterday! It seems that Old Hank has already done it for me! Oops! I should go and confirm first. Grande's, it seems I missed it with old Hank! He might be waiting for me in my hotel!"
Zach tilted his head, "Did you ask old Hank to lend us Grande people to do something?"
"Yes!" Very sure, "Didn't Old Hank tell you?"
Zach heard it clearly—Winston's pounding heartbeat.
Zach straightened his head, but squinted his eyes, "That's it. Huh, seeing as you are my father's former subordinate..." Zach didn't finish his words, he just narrowed his eyes at Winston for a while, then waved. He waved his hand, turned around, and went upstairs again, "Then go back to Newton quickly, don't keep old Hank waiting."
"Yes!" Winston ran downstairs and left.
The play is over, and the impure effect has been achieved. Zach went to the recreation room and watched TV to kill time.
For those who don’t understand this scene—
How close is Zach, Hank Sr., an employee of Grande, in this scene? It’s obvious at a glance, so after discovering the contradiction between these three parties, who will Winston help? Could it be that he was helping Zach get rid of the employees that Old Hank had been managing personally? ? Of course, to help old Hank!
As for why Zach created this situation to make Winston jump out to help Old Hank, even though Winston had no idea what was going on. When expectations and reality are unified, it is an ideal state.
The ideal state of the old Hank-Winston relationship planned by Zach is that Winston is loyal to old Hank, which is true when he is a human, and continues after he becomes a vampire. (To be continued)