After sending James to Wes' house, Zach left and went to the North District.
No one really thinks Zach decided to hang out with James and Wes today, right? The reason why Zach sent James to Wes's place was for one purpose. As long as James was on vacation at Wes' place, no one would stop Zach from getting close to his fiancée Kate~
It was not the first time that Zach came to the Barton Daily Building, but this time he came not as a dissatisfied citizen who came to complain but as someone who came to see someone. He was polite at the front desk and said, "Please help me find reporter Miss Kate. I am Grant." Zachary Grande of Germany.”
Excuse me, Barton, who doesn’t know about the love-hate relationship between Kate, James, Louise, and Zachary Grande? The front desk went "Oh oh oh!" to call someone, Zach was leisurely of waiting.
The view from the Barton Daily Building is pretty good. Where Zach is sitting is a rest area for workers waiting. You can see the square downstairs. Although it is not as big as the Municipal Plaza, it is much more popular than the Municipal Plaza - at least no one will be there. There are quite a lot of dogs walking in front of the city hall.
"Aren't you afraid of being photographed?" Zach was tapped on the shoulder.
Zach turned around and saw Kate holding a pile of documents and holding up a camera, "You can take a picture and see."
"Okay." Kate put the document on the coffee table, raised the camera and took a picture of Zach. After taking the photo, she said, "It would be better if we were in Grande and had Grande's background."
"Do you have a picture of Grande?"
"I have many photos of Grande, but none of them have you in them." Kate thought Zach was talking nonsense, and she misunderstood Zach.
Zach continued to ask, "Do you have it on hand now?" and began to look through the folder Kate left on the coffee table. Each one has a theme printed on the cover, and Kate seems to be doing the reviewing job now. Zach found a funeral industry-themed folder and opened it. The press release at the top was actually about Ford Funeral poaching people from Grand Funeral...
Zach glanced at Kate, "As expected of the industry that records Barton's big and small events. We all know this. Do you want some inside information?"
"If you want to say it, I'm willing to take it." How straightforward.
"I sold the mill to Allen Funeral. Of course, the transaction has not been completed yet. Allen is drafting the transaction contract." Zach said while flipping through the documents in his hand, found Grande's photo, took it out, and showed it To Kate.
Although Kate didn't know the meaning of Zach's action, she still looked at the photo that Zach showed. After looking at it for two seconds, a head poked out from the edge of the photo. 'Zach' glanced at Kate outside the photo, walked towards the Grande gate in the photo, and stood at the door, posing and smiling. Then it was fixed.
Kate watched it all happen and finished, blinked, and compared the Zach in the photo with the Zach sitting in front of her, with the same smile and the same clothes, "What did you do?"
"It's not over~" Zach continued to show the photo, "Look again."
Zach in the photo was still smiling, but... something seemed to be moving in the picture. Just as Kate was about to speak, Zach in the photo changed and turned into a strange person.
"What did you do again?"
Zach smiled and handed the photo to Kate, "Nothing, I just gave you a photo of Zachary Grande at Grande Funeral Home~"
"This person is not you." Kate remained calm.
"He is me. You can remove the citizen files of the city government and even the citizen files of our federal center~"
Kate was quiet for a while and stopped asking what Zach had done. This reporter was 'much smarter' than James... In fact, we understand that James is not unsmart, he just doesn't know how to use his IQ. Kate is very good at using her IQ, "Are you telling me that you are not afraid of your appearance being exposed now?"
"Yes." Zach nodded and put down Kate's folder. "It's up to you whether you want to share this information with others, especially James~" Zach gave Kate a smile. This is very gentlemanly... malicious. Think about it, if James knew that his plot against Zach failed and harmed Louise, the whole thing would simply hurt Louise's feelings and have no meaning to the Toledo clan. hehe.
Zach saw Kate's eyes change several times and knew that this reporter would not do boring things, so he changed the topic, "James ran to Grande early in the morning and said that you are getting married."
Kate's mood adjustment was quick enough, "Isn't this something that everyone in Barton knows about."
"But James' tone seems to be that marriage is already on the agenda." Zach curled his lips, "I think he was a little scared."
"Just be scared." Kate waved her hand and tore up the photo Zach gave her. "He said he went to invite Wes to be the best man today, but he ended up running to your place."
"He's at Wes' place now." Zach waved and looked at Kate, "So the wedding date has been set? Have you started arranging the details?"
"It's booked." Kate said casually, "You're invited." Then she gave a sly smile, "Do you want to know now and have a few more days to prepare gifts for us? Or Like all the citizens of Barton, do you know it from the newspaper?"
"Just like other citizens." Gift? Zach didn't want to be bothered by such boring things for a few more days. "I don't mind knowing other things, such as why your wedding was just a rumor and gossip before, but now it has to become a formal news report." Never It's hard to describe the feeling of being sure, but you can experience it yourself.
"You want to know why I am confirming my marriage to James at this point in time."
"Yeah~"
"Didn't you teach me that? I have something that can be used as a bargaining chip. If I don't let it work as soon as possible, why should I keep it hidden all this time?"
The bargaining chip - James' father, General Lance, used his authority and the medical system to plunder human organs for personal use. Remember, how Zach convinced Kate not to disclose the evidence in James' attic. Won’t mention it again.
Zach was not satisfied with this answer, "Then you chose a time when Barton's West Enders were frustrated." Isn't this exactly what Zach said to James? James didn't understand, and we didn't understand either. Understand what Zach is thinking, now you can know.
"Human beings need to stay together." Kate answered. "I have collected evidence of General Lance and his gang snatching organs. I can make this evidence public for everyone to know and destroy everything he has as a human being and his reputation. , wealth, power." Looking at Zach, "After getting to know you, I learned one thing myself. Everything that a person has is not everything that some people care about. Among us humans, some people are very concerned about themselves. The planning of life has gone beyond the scope of human beings. For example, General Lance."
Zach nodded, "What you mean is that you can publish the evidence of General Lance's crimes, but no one will understand General Lance's motives for doing such a thing."
"Well, he plundered organs for his life after becoming a vampire." Kate lowered her head, "Look, how could the public know this? It's my job to tell the public what they don't know. That's hard for me. If you write the word 'vampire' in the report, then I'm a joke."
"I'm glad you thought of this, not just because I told you you could do more with this chip." Zach is really satisfied with Kate's... growth. You can compare and feel it -
After hearing Zach's heart-wrenching words, Kate decided to follow the professional ethics of journalists and not publish the evidence of General Lance's crime. She took advantage of James's feelings and became a member of the Lance family, using the chips in her hand to benefit herself. things.
And, Kate discovered her limitations as a reporter. She could not disclose certain truths to the public, and she chose not to disclose the evidence that could not represent all the truth anyway, keeping it for her own use.
Compare which one is more comfortable.
"You don't need to agree with my self-comfort statement." Kate was quite straightforward, looking up at Zach, "I want to do something that makes me feel... at ease. I want those who are already using their human lives to plan for non-human beings. Those who have lost their lives, recollect their dignity as human beings." Kate seemed not sure whether her words were correct.
But Zach understood the meaning, "You want General Lance to meet Patton's West Side people. Tell those people who have forgotten human dignity under the rule of the Sabbat, and humans, to stick here."
Kate was quiet for a while, acquiescing to Zach's conclusion, "The current time is not the best, because the people in the West Side are not pure human beings..."
Zach interjected, "But humans and aliens in the West District are equal and united families. This is completely different from the relationship between humans and aliens in the Sabbat. Some people can still be educated~"
Kate did not refute and continued her words, "But it can't be too late. Yesterday I got information from an informant that Mayor Anthony intends to ask Eisela to take over the secretary's job." News about Gangford poaching people in Grande Don’t surprise everyone. Now, there is no need to be surprised~ Let’s respect the professionalism of journalists~
Kate, "Aesera, is still claiming to be the intended descendant of the Sabbat. The last time the Sabbat dealt with people in the West End, it was Aesera's campaign (the Lister family). Now Aesera is about to re-enter the city government and join Barton." The political center of the city has nothing to do with Aesela actually being from there. The intended descendants of the Sabbat have entered the city government. For the Sabbat, this is a signal that they can launch operations against the people of Barton West District again."
Look, Kate's cleverness, when used in the right place, is much more useful than James's.
Zach nodded with a smile, "You don't want to let General Lance see a group of humans suppressed by the Sabbat until the West Side people are tired of protecting themselves under the attack of the Sabbat."
"Of course I don't want to. This is too different from what I want. So, it can't be any later. I want General Lance to come to Patton now, before the Sabbat has taken action against the people in the West." Kate was very serious. He glanced at Zach and said, "If possible, I also hope that General Lance will help the people of the West District after they awaken to human dignity."
"He will." Now the words can be said very directly. Zach stood up and the meeting with James and his fiancee behind his back was over. "I will confirm this and prepare what you have." Chips, we’ll have a great time working together, Kate.”
No need to say more, Zach gave the inside story to Kate from the beginning, didn't he? The mill is going to be sold to Allen Funeral. (To be continued)