Zach spent hours studying the instructions for his new phone that Fitz had left behind.
What makes Zach...sadest is the caller ID. There is a small electronic screen on the new phone that will display the other party's number. From then on, Zach could no longer play the game of guessing who was calling. In eternal life, another pleasure disappears between heaven and earth. Why.
There is a strange thing in the office, which makes Zach not want to stay in the office any longer... and there is nothing to do. Zach can only take on the identity of the owner of the Grand Funeral Home and fill in the vacancy of Annabelle who goes around delivering copies. , went out to assist with the funeral that was taking place in the cemetery.
Grande is not the organizer of today's funeral at Grande Cemetery, but is only a facilitator. Unlike the busy business of Grande's own business yesterday, today's funeral is the business of Allen Funeral Home, which is just using Grande's cemetery.
Everyone knows that Allen and Ford... you don't need to consider Ford now, let's talk about it in the future... in the future. The traditional burial business provided by Allen Funeral Directors is not a regular business, it is a 'high-end' business~
However, due to this intensive period of funeral business, the root cause was the demonic incident in Newton. At the same time, there are too many customers in need, and Allen cannot fully tap the profits of each project. Therefore, the high-standard ceremony process that Allen Funeral is good at cannot be carried out. Allen Funeral can only The 'hardware' service provides 'goods' that match the customer's remuneration.
In addition, Zach had earlier given the green light to use Grande's cemetery for Allen's funeral. When Zach walked to the cemetery, he was speechless when he saw the people who were responsible for Allen's funeral. He placed Grande in the best position. Several good cemeteries are occupied.
Gee, there are 'good' places in the Grand Cemetery. Remember, Grande once had a client who only judged quality by price. At that time, we had a small discussion about the value of Grande Cemetery.
The Good Cemetery in Grande refers to the area around family tombs reserved by people from the west side in Grande.
The people of Barton have an old-fashioned expectation for themselves after death. They hope to be buried in the same place as the founder of the city of Barton. This location is the south garden of the Grand Cemetery, a circle of land centered on the Quinn family tomb.
There is not much land left in Grande's South Park that can be freely allocated to Grande. This is because of the wave of tomb removals that started last year. At that time, Zach really didn't have the foresight to foresee that he and Barton's colleagues in the funeral industry would develop 'high-end' funeral services in the future. Grande, which once relied on government subsidies, would one day become a capital operation company, turning all standards into on price.
In the past, for the reason of ending the workload caused by moving tombs as soon as possible, we were lazy and did not do any land planning. As a result, there is not much land in the Grande that can provide 'high-end' businesses. This time, it was almost used up by Allen.
Zach did not get close to the place where the ceremony was taking place. He watched several burial ceremonies in progress from a distance, and in his heart... he was actually estimating how much the price of the remaining cemeteries in the south could be increased... Don't complain. If Zach, as the owner of Grande Funeral Home, does not do this kind of thing, the usage of the four cemeteries in Grande Cemetery will be seriously unbalanced, which will lead to more trouble.
For example, Zach had heard Grande's ex-criminal employees chatting in the distance, thinking they were far enough away that Zach couldn't possibly hear what they were saying.
"There are more jobs in South Park. I have to have a good relationship with Bain to prevent him from assigning me to South Park."
"*! I just flirted with his wife yesterday, and he hates me! I'm sure he will transfer me to South Park, or to the night watch shift!!"
"Uh, bro, are you crazy? Why are you messing with his family?"
"Crazy? I'm not crazy?! I'm just... horny!*! I haven't touched a woman in years! And that Annabelle scares me! I can only mess with Bain's wife!"
"Can't help you, brother..."
The conversation there went to a place that Zach didn't want to hear.
What Zach can be sure of is that today's Grande employees don't have a trace of... loyalty to Grande, let alone loyalty. It's impossible to have it. They don't even have a good impression of Grande now towards ex-criminals like them. In other words, Grande is completely reduced to a place that you just have to pass by. A halfway house, right
Zach watched from a distance. Most of the employees at Allen Funeral Home knew Zach. But no one seemed willing to say hello.
After all, considering the history of Grande and Allen Funeral, these employees probably can't understand how the relationship between Allen Funeral and Grande turned, that kind of 180-degree turn ~ Allen once hated Grande Virtue! The kind that penetrates the bones! !
But then, what happened? ? Their boss (Mr. Allen) successfully joined hands with Hank, the veteran of Grande, and went to another country for inspection! Their acting boss (Nenad) has no connection with Grande (in the eyes of ordinary people), but they are inexplicably able to receive preferential treatment from Grande. They are all people in the funeral industry, and their ability to estimate the value of the cemetery is There are still some.
Therefore, although the employees at Allen Funeral Home knew about Zach, none of them were willing to come and even be polite. I can no longer keep up with the rhythm of my bosses, and I am afraid that I will be held back by saying something that I shouldn’t say. Haha, after all, they also vaguely felt something. Allen Funeral suddenly started to deal with Ford, and Grande seemed to be on Allen's side~ Another thing that Allen's employees couldn't understand.
Forget it, let’s not talk about the employees in the funeral industry. Zach silently watched several funerals from a distance, like an observer, monitoring the daily life that happened in his industry.
Even though the day has passed, Allen Funeral is still going on and the funeral is in the final stages. This working day is coming to an end for everyone.
It doesn't feel like it was wasted. The things that Zach needs to worry about are in the stage of waiting for the process to develop (Arthur and Ford), and the things that shouldn't be done (Sissy)... Tsk, it happened anyway, and it's not Zach's turn to be anxious.
When the sky began to darken, Zach prepared to return to Grande.
"boss."
Zack heard an unfamiliar voice. Looking back, I saw a man wearing a Grande uniform walking in his direction.
Someone from Grande, name? How could Zach remember. No, it’s not that I don’t remember it, it’s that I didn’t remember it at all.
Zach stopped, because he heard that Grande and Allen employees, who were deliberately keeping a distance from him, began to pay attention to their direction after noticing someone approaching him.
Zach realized how strange it seemed that as the boss of Grande, he stood in his cemetery for a long time and no one came to talk to him. So Zach felt that he could change this picture, which meant that Zach had to listen to what this employee who didn't even know his name wanted to say to him.
Zach waited for the other person to come closer to him, and looked at the other person once and for all, from the whole body in the distance to the details up close, looking up and down with uncomfortable eyes, "It's been a hard day today." Zach said. Gram's opening was very... polite.
This employee does not conform to the common impression of a criminal. He is thin and small. Grande's uniform is obviously too loose on him. His upper body shoulders are ridiculously drooped, and the sleeves that are too long must be rolled up. Showing thin arms. The too long part of the lower body pants has completely rotted away from the friction with the ground.
Overall, it looks quite embarrassing, especially after a day's work.
This was one of the few Grande employees that Zach noticed during his observations that there were actual employees assisting with Allen's funeral.
In an atmosphere where most Grand employees wanted to stay away from South Park, the man in front of Zach was an honest man. Is this a compliment or a criticism... I'm not sure yet.
"It's nothing today." The employee spoke very relaxedly, "Yesterday was really hard, but you were not here all day."
Well... Zach is here, Zach is just not where Grande Funeral Home needs to work...
Due to the relaxed tone of the other party's words, Zach did not regard this as an employee's complaint against the boss. "Do you have anything to say?" He directly asked the other party why he approached him.
The thin employee looked around. There were Grande's colleagues (former criminals), Allen's funeral colleagues, and more people who were crying, breaking down, or forcibly calming down after the funeral. Civilians leaving the cemetery.
In short, this outdoor environment is not quiet. The employee's words can be covered up in this environment and will not spread too far. Only Zach can hear them.
After confirming this, he looked back at Zach again, "I want to ask you something, but I feel that you are a very busy gentleman. If I don't find you now, I might not have the chance."
As Toledo, Zach is very accustomed to judging a person's characteristics in all details. Now, Zach has attached his cautious qualities to the other person, "I'm not busy now, you can ask." Zach will not pretend to be friendly and encourages the other person to come to him at any time. Therefore, if the other party knows that you are 'busy', it is best not to bother you. But there is no need to reject people thousands of miles away. If there is any complaint in the other person's words, then 'I am here now' can resolve it. Zach's response was textbook level.
Did the other party follow Zach's trick... Not sure. After confirming that Zach would listen whether it was pretending or something, he just said directly, "I want to ask where Logan went?"
Zach raised an eyebrow, "Is he your friend?"
They are all people who came out of Barton South District Prison. In that closed environment, if you say that these guys who are not 'good people' know each other, Zach doesn't believe it. The question is, what is their relationship? Among the three options of enemies, just acquaintances, and friends, Zach chose the most positive option. The question was still textbook-style. Don’t ask things that others don’t care about or have malicious intentions. The former cannot carry on the topic, while the latter is for yourself. Looking for trouble.
The employee's answer... was quite textbook, "When I first entered prison, I was deliberately embarrassed by some people who were looking for trouble, and he helped me." He did not answer the question. He did not create any position, but he set the tone.
The corners of Zach's mouth curved up slightly, forming a smile. The thin image of the employee in front of me really fits the impression of being easily bullied.
And Logan does sound like someone who would do such a thing. Remember when Evan, one of the Grand employees, tried to provoke Zach, who came out to suppress Evan? Yes, it's Logan.
So Zach answered the question, "Logan went to work on the West Side."
"What job?" The employee seemed a little curious. After all, the West District! Doesn’t the question about the Grand Cemetery just now explain the position of the West End in the hearts of the Barton people
Moreover, what probably interests this employee even more is that there is no funeral industry in the West District.
"The caterer." Zach answered, half-truthfully, paying attention to the other person's expression, "I heard that he was sent to the West on a business trip." The reason why Zach gave a little more information was I want to see where this man's interest in Logan extends. Yes, it's a test.
"Did Logan have any experience in traveling to the West when he was in Grande?" The employee followed the path Zach gave and was thinking about something at the same time. "Was he poached? Or was he? Is Grande recommended for community renovation?”
To be honest, the questions asked by this employee were a bit in-depth, and Zach's probing was finally fruitful. This man understood what role Grande, as a halfway house for ex-criminals, could play in his future life.
I have to say that compared to other employees who didn't want to get close to Grande and really only regarded Grande as a place to pass by, the employee in front of Zach liked him more.
As I said before, Zach likes people who know what they are doing.
Zach gave the other party a smile again, "All right. Logan was a member of Grande's first halfway house project, and he is considered a senior of your group. At that time, both the government and us were still figuring out many rules. . As the supervisor of the halfway house, I have recommendations, and there happens to be a demand in the West End. Then." Zach raised his hand, needless to say, Logan went to a good place and started a new life.
The meaning of these words, in addition to packaging Logan's experience into words that others can understand, what Zach wants to express to this employee is, 'Grand is good. If you work hard here, you will have a good life. s future'. This is not a false promise from Zach. Think about it, wouldn't it be better for Zach to say 'I don't care about you people' here?
Sure enough, the employee also had a smile on his face and nodded to Zach, probably as a thank you. However, his question was not over yet, "I guess... What I also want to ask is, can Logan's situation be replicated in our group of people?"
There's a reason for this question, and Zach doesn't hide how special Logan is. The rules of the halfway house program have been improved a lot, and Zach now doesn't have much freedom in scheduling these employees.
But, there is still freedom.
"I don't think anything can be copied, but there's no need to give up, right." Zach said sincerely.
The other party smiled again, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Thank you."