Perhaps in order to create a harmonious atmosphere for Blake, Zach also sat at the dining table, slowly cutting the food in front of him, and everyone maintained an inexplicable caring expression. Only Old Hank, looking like he disliked the trouble but didn't want to refuse, silently dealt with the food on the plate.
"Alice! This is great!" Laura exclaimed, "This is a hundred times better than the stuff in the cafeteria!"
Alice smiled, it was a pleasure to see her friends on a time other than weekends.
Blake is very polite and an easy-to-like guy. Matthew sat next to him, always looking at the man who was only two years older than him with longing eyes, trying to find something to talk about, but not sure if he would look stupid if he said it. For example, what does college look like
This kind of struggle was seen by Laura. The girl stuffed food into her mouth and signaled something to Blake with her eyes. After all, Blake relied on Laura for his visit, so as a friend, he must meet the requirements of this introducer. Before officially talking to Old Hank, Blake needs to complete the task of helping Laura investigate a certain two people.
"James." Zach picked up the plate, "We won't disturb the young man. Come to the office."
James frowned. He was dissatisfied with Zach's choice of words. James considered himself and Blake to be of the same age.
The Great Dane King followed Zach into the office, which made James a little wary. He was worried that Zach might know about a certain demon hunter and wanted to let King change his identity again to deal with it.
James' worries were somewhat unnecessary. Jin's only purpose in entering the office was not to waste food. Zach put the plate on the work table and watched the Great Dane jump on the table. After sitting in the office, he took out the real lunch, and there was a look of resistance on James' face. A glass of wine arrived.
"No need to guess, I can tell by your face that you have something to tell me." Zach swung the wine glass and winked at James, "We have passed the stage of testing each other, so." The vampire looked at James The soldier pursed his lips out of impatience, "I know about Seth."
James sighed. He arrived relatively late. He rushed into the office in a hurry to find Zach, but found everyone gathered in the restaurant, and there was also a strange young man - Blake Stone. It was said that he was unfamiliar, but the two of them had never met formally, and James was very familiar with this face.
Among the contemporary descendants of the top class in Barton City, Blake Stone has the highest exposure. Of course, the evaluation is also the best, don’t forget, among the people of the same period. And there are guys like Pochi Quinn who are all negative.
James was hesitant to speak in his brief surprise, coupled with Crowley's deliberate release of the news, Zach naturally thought that James wanted to discuss Seth's matter. It's just that the vampire misunderstood the way James knew this.
Zach has told James Seth's identity, so since he is locked up, it is natural that James will pay special attention to it. A demon who hunts demons is locked up in a detention center. What a cause for concern.
"Don't worry too much, he won't do anything outrageous." Zach smiled to comfort him. "He's more 'human' than we are."
Another benefit brought about by facing each other as equals is that you can feel free to say things that are no different from self-deprecating.
James frowned and put his fork down. He lost his appetite and continued eating. Forgive him, his ability to accept is limited after all.
"How do you know?" James looked at Zach. He needed to know Zach's source of information. His selfish purpose was to protect his partner, Detective Coulson, from having to face these aliens. Very complicated emotions, I know.
"Crowley." Zach shrugged one shoulder indifferently, "We don't want to care." He looked at James with a slight smile. "You know, Crowley doesn't think much of this guy. As for us." Zach's eyes drifted, and he thought of Constantine's relaxation when he heard the news about Seth, "And the Grand House It doesn’t matter, why should we make you dissatisfied with us?”
James stared into Zach's eyes. Although he knew that trying to interpret the vampire's emotions was ridiculous, he was willing to believe in the sincerity of the vampire's expression. Because if it weren't for the relationship between Detective Coulson and the 'General', James would certainly hope that criminal gangsters would be punished as they deserve!
James determined that Zach did not know the whole incident, and the reason was obvious. Crowley did not know the former civil servant Wells who completely ruined his life because of Papa Midnight and Grande plus himself. .
The young police detective lowered his head slightly, his lower lip was tucked into his teeth, and his eyes flashed under his frowning eyebrows.
The reality is so helpless. I finally accepted that the complete world has sunshine (people) and shadows (aliens). Now James wants to show the true dark side of sunshine in front of the shadows.
"What's wrong?" Zach's eyebrows furrowed, and he felt James' confusion. "Is there anything else I need to know?" A vampire's sensitivity to human nature cannot but be admired.
James moved his eyes to one side, as if he didn't want to say, "I, I need you to get him out." When he opened his mouth, the rest became easier.
James frowned and looked at Zach, "It's not just that." When Zach raised his eyebrows in surprise, the detective continued, "I need you to erase the entire incident and disappear."
Zach's fingers tapped on the wall of the wine glass, and with a crisp sound, the red liquid rippled and spread in tiny lines inside.
Want to see what a vampire really thinks
Zach didn't think that this matter had anything to do with the Grand House, because that was the 'General' man. So in Zach's mind, this matter would be spread out at their professional party at the regular party at the bar on Sunday night at the latest.
Everyone needs 'General', so everyone in this circle will try their best to help 'General' solve this trouble. Although Crawley didn't go into detail, the worst-case scenario of a prison sentence would indicate that this was outside the normal course of action.
As a 'newcomer' to Grande, Zach naturally wouldn't let go of the relationship. This is what Zach means when he replies to Crowley, 'Let's talk about it later'.
But Zach would never have imagined that such a request would come out of James' mouth. Still so completely 'erased'.
The blood-red plane, still swaying in the ripples, tilted into the vampire's lips.
"Okay." As soon as the wall of the cup with the red mark left his mouth, Zach nodded in agreement, and his eyes wandered around the food in his glass. Returning to James' face, "Now, may I ask, why."
James's cheeks heaved with his pursed lips, and the detective nodded with an expression on his face that was hard to describe. His eyes also left Zach. Moved to one side, not even focused, just stopped somewhere.
"Do you remember Wells?"
Although there is obviously something wrong with James' state, fortunately, his thinking is clear enough, he knows where to start, and he can minimize the guilt in his heart. Yes, it is guilt. Please put yourself in James's shoes and think about all this.
"Remember. That civil servant with an average attitude." Zach nodded, his face still calm. The civil servant almost ended the vampire's immortality.
"Former civil servant, now a homeless man with nothing." James corrected Zach's words, "The civilian who you used as bait is actually Papa Midnight's bait."
"Are you blaming yourself?" Zach frowned. At that time, because the Grand House was facing Papa's midnight plan, he did not pay too much attention to James' thoughts. Instead, he wanted to get rid of James' entanglement as soon as possible. A relatively extreme method was used to place the responsibility for the broken life of Wells on James.
Grand House was created to help James deal with his suicide problem. Zach had just been involved in Papa's midnight plot, and Zach almost died because of it.
James shook his head, not in denial, but just not wanting to continue this topic. He continued, "Seth, the General's men. The one they wounded was Wells."
The cause and effect of the incident became clear in Zach's mind, and the vampire tilted his lower lip and shook his head.
What James said next only made Zach feel helpless. Detective Coulson's relationship with 'The General' inevitably came up in the incident, but Zach wasn't surprised. The 'General' was able to enter No. Repet's circle by providing low-level labor. Making Crowley feel special again was saying something.
What really made Zach look at him in a different light was the 'awareness' of Wells, an inconspicuous guy. Well, how reliable can someone who has been seduced by a 'cult' be? This guy who has nothing anymore probably regards this moment as just another lottery ticket! If you win, it will be a matter of fame and fortune.
The name is that he will be the first person to have the courage to fight against the "evil forces" in the southeastern part of the North District, and the benefit is the huge compensation he has awarded in the prosecution.
If he misses, haha, what's the point of living like this for a man with his heart flying in the sky
Zach chuckled, "James, forget about this guy. I'll take care of him."
James looked at Zach again, the wrinkles in his brows not untied, "What are you going to do?"
"James." Zach shook his head in amusement, "I've told you many times, don't think of me as that inferior." Zach pushed the wine glass aside casually, blinking his eyes with a faint red color perversely. , "He will live well. I believe you will come to me. It's just because of the Charming Eyes."
James did not deny that the Charming Eyes were such a convenient ability.
"For me, this is also an opportunity to clean up the tail left behind." Zach smiled, thought about it, and asked, "You know I don't like hospitals. When is he going to appeal."
This is what makes Coulson irritated, because all of the 'General's' men have pleaded guilty. Once the trial is held, there will be no trial, only a verdict. Then everything is a foregone conclusion. While Wells gained both fame and fortune, he created an undying enemy for himself.
"His physical condition does not allow him to go out for activities yet." James frowned even more tightly, "So there won't be any progress for the time being. But our police have arranged for people to protect him in the hospital. Even if he is discharged from the hospital in the future, he It will also directly enter the witness protection process, and the guard will be tighter."
The helpless reality, no one thinks about it, but it is indeed necessary. Wells is the citizen, and the 'general' is, er, the 'general'. The Patton Police Department is a 'shoulder' that citizens can rely on.
Zach pointed his finger on the table and said with a smile, "For the sake of my companions on game night, I think this obstacle must be overcome."
Well, they are still just 'companions', but Zach believes that 'friends' are not far away. (..)