James' eyes followed the red color sliding down the wall of the transparent wine glass. The detective's expertise allowed him to immediately conclude that the liquid was thicker than wine. This is the strange thing about the brain. It clearly knows the truth, but it still insists on trying to analyze and reason. And this process, when the truth has nothing to do with what is going on, is a distraction.
Just like the corners of the blackboard are warped, the corner of the dining table is a little low, the passenger sitting next to you on the bus has body odor...
"Let's talk about other things." The wine glass with red traces on it was pushed away, and Zach's voice drew James's eyes back.
"What." James looked at the watch on his wrist. It was almost noon. He was not in a hurry to return to the police station. All he wanted to do was to throw the wine glass out after Zach left.
"Louise." Zach glanced at James' wrist, "Nice watch, by the way." In the impression, James never wore a watch. Because when he first came to Barton City, 'James' didn't take good care of James' property.
James tugged at the corners of his mouth, pulled up his sleeves, and turned his wrists, trying to hide the watch, "What's wrong, Louise?"
"I want to ask you." Zach raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he just said casually, "You seem to make her unhappy."
James stopped rotating his wrist, and it was difficult for the tightened shirt cuffs to cover the strap that did not fit his wrist very well. Yes, Zach's compliment was not sincere, it was a very old watch. The leather strap is full of cracks, and the dial is covered in scuff marks. It belongs to the kind that has age but no value, and is not worthy of the status of 'Lance'.
James seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while he breathed out, "I'm too talkative, sorry."
Zach raised an eyebrow. "Why are you sorry? I don't know what you said to her yet."
James looked away and shook his head slowly, "Can't you guess? I asked her to leave the Grand House."
Zach stared at James' wrist and suddenly smiled, "Is this the watch Georgina gave you?"
James frowned and acquiesced.
So James' sorry. Is it because of empathy? Zach smiled and shook his head, "I understand your worries. It must be that Louise is too close to the interracial affairs of the Grand House, which makes you uncomfortable."
James looked at Zach, "What exactly do you want from Louise?!"
As for Louise as James sees it, well, let's see. James witnessed the whole process of Louise, a single woman, falling into Grande. James owes Louise his life. So, of course, James doesn't want Louise to get involved in dangerous things. correct. Mixed in with things that are potentially dangerous, what are potential threats, like vampires.
"What do you want from Georgina?" Zach asked with a smile, "An antique watch."
"This is his father..." It was almost a reflexive defense, but James immediately reacted and said with a sullen face, "You know what I mean! I don't judge the things between you, but you actually put the Grand Tell her about family matters. You should protect her. Instead of putting her in danger!"
Zach thought for a while and showed a helpless expression. "I feel the same way as you on that."
However, we all know how Louise integrated into Grande step by step, so it was not Zach who put Louise into these 'dangers', but herself.
"You should understand better than me." Zach shook his head, "Don't tell me. You don't know that she was with Ravenchi and the others two months ago."
James frowned, he did know this. Ravenchi told James about the abandoned villa where they were hiding, and James also knew that Louise had contacted the hunter to find a way to protect herself. But at that time, the detective still had some residual fantasies about hunters, and he couldn't stop Louise.
"Then you should understand better." Zach said with a smile. "She knows exactly what she's doing and doesn't need anyone else to tell her what she's doing."
James closed his eyes and opened them again, exhaling slowly, "Just, don't get her into trouble."
"I can guarantee that." Zach smiled, and he believed that Louise would not hate James for this. Judging from past performance, Louise also has a good impression of James.
"There's one more thing." Zack stopped smiling, "About Coulson and 'The General'."
James frowned.
"Do you know that Coulson promised the 'General' to resolve this matter?" Zach looked directly into James' eyes, "This is why Mike will show up, Crowley's people in the southeast know the news , she sent her as a follower."
The advantage of being able to treat each other as equals is that these messages can be completely communicated with each other.
James turned his head with disgust in his eyes, and moved his shoulders as if he was feeling uncomfortable, "Is there anyone else in the southeast that has Crowley?"
"Yes." Zach deliberately reminded James, so he didn't care that James noticed it first, "But you don't have to worry too much, it's basically just a devil's tradition. Put some in a chaotic place People, just in case.”
"What if?" James frowned. It was a pity that the young and handsome police detective had a few wrinkles on his eyebrows early.
Zach pointed his finger at the bar, "Nothing, just in case everyone is a saint, she needs some fixed 'supply'." With a playful smile, "If you know what I mean."
James twisted his somewhat stiff neck, not wanting to delve deeper into the topic, so he turned to Zach's real question, "Coulson's promise is because of me."
James became depressed when he said this, "After going to the Grand House, I told Coulson that I would solve this matter. Coulson must have told it to the 'General'."
Zach pressed his neck, because James' body was completely relaxed and his head was lowered. If Zach didn't lower his body in the same way, he wouldn't be able to see the other person's expression.
Zach looked at James' face, thought for a moment, and nodded. The direct look before was for seriousness. He didn't want James to slap his chest in front of Coulson and say, 'I'll take care of it!' ’, if this is the case, it means that James uses the Grand House as a real tool, confirming what Benjamin once said.
The Grande House is not anyone’s tool. If the actions of the Grande House are not for exchange of benefits, they are just for friends.
James' depression reassured Zach that James was there for Wells.
Even though Zach had comforted James yesterday, don't blame yourself for what happened to Wells. But obviously, this consolation has no effect. James didn't know what would happen if he left this matter to others. Think about it, if it was an experienced police detective like Coulson, he would always find a way to disqualify Wells from testifying. If you leave it to the 'General', he will have 10,000 ways to make people unable to speak anymore...
And this matter is not a matter of who is entrusted to it, but everyone is trying to find ways to achieve this. James didn't know what would happen to Wells, who was already in a bad situation. This is self-blame, so the only way is to let James control the direction. Everyone can regard this as James' redemption for his guilt.
"Why don't you call Kim now." Zach said with a smile, "I don't think he's going to like hospital food, oh no, with Wells' state, I don't think he's capable of eating." Zach said with a smile. Ke seemed to have thought of something funny, "You need to give Jin time to fill his stomach first."
James looked up at Zach with an indescribable expression. After looking at it for a while, he turned his head and said, "You go and fight, I don't want to say 'go and become another person'."
Zach shook his head helplessly. This police detective had a strange moral bottom line.
But Zach finally figured out what the square box embedded in the wall was. He had been curious about it before, and when he opened it, it turned out to be a phone. When he picked up the receiver, Zach still marveled, "What is this? It's just like a typewriter."
Don’t forget, James’ phone is very advanced, not only touch-tone, but also replay, hands-free…
The receiver, ah no, it was James' voice coming from the speaker above the telephone keypad, "What's the matter?"
The real James sat at the bar with mixed emotions. He knew that the vampire used the speakerphone on purpose.
"Kim!" Zach's voice was very loud. It was the first time he played with this thing. The vampire was not sure if his voice could be heard. "Can you hear me?!"
"Okay. It's big."
Zach gave James a thumbs up, "Very good! Very good!" Zach didn't mean to lower his voice at all, "Do you remember Wells' appearance? We and James..." Zach did It was intentional, "If necessary, you can become like him and stay in the hospital for a while! Can you do that?!"
"Hospital. Well, I need food." The voice coming from the speaker was calm.
"Very good!" Zach shouted, "Then tell Alice! Prepare more things that our friends in prison like, and I will visit the prison in the afternoon!"
"good."
Zach turned around again and shouted as if out of habit, smiling at James and shouting, "I still have to go see Seth! Do you want to go?"
James scowled, "No."
Zach turned back quickly, "Kim! Did you hear that? James is talking!"
"I heard it. Very small."
Zach stared at the square phone, "Okay! It's okay! How do I hang up this thing?!"
James walked over expressionlessly and pressed the phone.
What's interesting is that now the thought in James' mind is, Zach, no, what is a vampire? A creature that lives on blood (the blood in the cup), possesses all emotions (Louis and understanding James' redemption), and has countless such surprising opportunities to discover new things throughout its life. What a strange combination. (..)