Following the lesson learned last time, this time on 'Wednesday Game Night' James did not provide beer, and a group of geeks surrounded Benjamin and put various props on him. Zach once again clearly realized the fact that Benjamin was more popular than him no matter where he was.
This time, the reason why Benjamin is popular is that he looks like a superhero in comics. A group of otakus are trying their best to invite Benjamin to attend the Comic Con next month. And promised that they are solely responsible for the costumes and props. Also invited by the way were Zach and Mike. As for James, no invitation needed, he's the guy paying for everyone's tickets.
After sending away such a group of people, James began to clean up his messy home. Looking at the three aliens who had no intention of leaving, he frowned and said, "Don't stand still, help!"
"You don't need to move!" James's bad impression of the devil still continues. This is reflected in his 'mistake' in casting a blizzard magic on his teammates at the beginning of the 'adventure'. The pyromancer Mike will Blow off the cliff...
At this time, James stared at Mike and pointed to the side, "You, stand there and don't move!"
Mike leaned helplessly against the wall. Just as the Great Dane's hatred for Mike extended to Crowley, James' hatred for Crowley extended to him. It's just that this situation cannot be solved in the short term.
Zach stuffed the scattered pizza box into a garbage bag and looked at James funny, "You are so childish, Mike is innocent."
James twitched his lips and was too lazy to reply.
It is inevitable that the three people from Grande will stay, because James needs to know the results of Smith's commission. However, without Zach saying anything, James had already seen the ending.
Yesterday, Yuri's, uh, Kepler's ex-boyfriend suddenly dropped out of school. Just an introduction, news of Smith's acquisition of Yuri has appeared in today's newspapers.
"Start talking." James' expression was not good. After all, Yuri was not the murderer he expected, but now it was obvious that Smith placed his revenge on Yuri's side.
"Mike." Zach did not answer directly, but smiled at Mike, who had always been rejected by his master, "You come on."
Mike's face became even more helpless. After he recounts the true events, James will be left with an even worse impression of the demon. But on a more positive note, he broke the news to the detective, hoping that James would be grateful.
Then, it was just Benjamin and Zach who were sorting out the attic.
James pressed his forehead and sat on the hard sofa, maintaining the silence of this posture, making him like a famous statue. The young police detective's outlook on life was shattered.
If the world could be distinguished by good and bad, Quest, who James once considered bad, would be good. Those people in the West End that he hasn't had the opportunity to interact with are bad, and Yuri, Yuri is just an innocent passerby.
What crushes it all again is that Quest's resistance is meaningless, those in the West End have all the control in Barton City, and Mayor Anthony's anger is not omitted from Mike's narrative.
What finally grinds all this into powder is the big bad guy who will turn everything upside down and be revealed in front of him - Crowley. It's the devil.
James stood up and took the garbage bag that Zach was still filling. "You can go."
Zach didn't refuse, looked at the attic that had been almost tidied up, and said in a joking tone, "Not a bad time."
James glanced at Zach, stopped talking, and opened the iron door of his home. He looked at his toes in silence.
Zach and Benjamin looked at each other, content with the situation. At least James didn't angrily ask why he wanted to implicate the innocent Yuri, such boring questions. This means that there are already demons and aliens in James' worldview.
The truth is not important, what is important is that weak and innocent humans can be harmed by uncontrolled aliens.
Aim for this. Grande House does a great job. Yuri may be acquired and become a subsidiary of Smith forever, but the struggle between enterprises is under the sun. At least Smith will not be as cruel as he treats his own people. And those caught between Smith and Crowley were safe because the incident was terminated.
However, James could not utter any words of praise. He just closed the door after all three people left.
Walking onto Smith's back street, the three of them walked directly to the truck. Zach looked at Mike with a smile and asked, "Who leaked the news that Smith will acquire Yuri?"
Mike is still sad because of James' rejection. Do you still remember his smile when he brought gifts to the Grand House and everyone liked them? The devil's heart was exposed in front of Zach, but he didn't notice it and smiled reluctantly, "He is the person we arranged to stay with Yuri."
Mike thought for a while, "Crowley said that if Smith is allowed to deal with Yuri, it will definitely disgust you, Anthony, James, everyone."
Zach nodded, because Crowley caused all this, and it was no different from the commotion she caused when she first came to Barton. So the secret struggle was brought into the light, and everyone's attention was focused on preventing Smith from doing something.
But Zach frowned again, "Why do you arrange people everywhere? This is not in line with our agreement."
Mike quickly explained, "No, it's just a devil's contract. If you say the right thing at the right time and place, we will protect them. They are still humans."
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Them?"
"Ah, not many! Not many! Just a few people."
Zach smiled and shook his head, he was just teasing Mike. Crowley needed to make arrangements so that the results Grande handed over to Smith were in line with the 'facts'. She also needed to let Smith know that there were still tapes scattered around, so someone had to respond to them. These are the limits that Zach can allow, "I don't think I need to remind you that the names of these people will be handed over to Anthony."
Mike nodded, "Yes, I will."
Those who are controlled by demons will inevitably be banned by the people in power in Barton. When those who sold their souls because of Smith's threats were protected, their social status and influence were also fixed. Grande will not allow the center of power in Barton City to be tainted by foreigners.
It's not too late for game night to end, after all, those homebodies need to work too. So Benjamin's truck got mixed up in the traffic after the evening theater and drove away from the real city center of Barton.
After the hustle and bustle, as the trucks went south, the city became quieter and quieter. When entering the South District, only the flashing street lights made the trucks still driving on Route 27 at night less lonely.
The moon in the night sky gradually climbed to the center, and then continued to go west. After the darkness of alternating light and dark, a hint of bright red appeared on the eastern horizon, and the sun began to repeat its climb from yesterday.
One degree, two degrees, ten degrees, forty-five degrees.
When the sun was no longer blocked by the buildings, there were black motorcades passing from north to south on Route 27, and Smith paid enough attention to Dylan's funeral.
Zach and Benjamin hid in the Grande House, leaving the job of the funeral home to Louise and Matthew. But they were not alone, because Smith also came. He did not attend the farewell ceremony held at the Church of the Holy Child. Instead, he sat in the office and looked at Zach smiling.
Zach's attention was not focused, because Dylan was floating above Smith's head. God knows what kind of psychology this undead had, staring motionlessly at the top of Smith's head. Danny on the side spread his hands helplessly and said helplessly in a voice that only aliens could hear, "It's okay, I think he won't lose control."
Dylan had two choices: go to his own funeral or stay in Grande. He wisely chose the latter, but he didn't expect Smith to come, which left Zach helpless.
"Sorry." The silence caused by Zach's distraction served as a good way for him to think about Smith's words, "I can't accept this commission."
Smith shook his head slightly, still smiling, "Isn't it possible?"
"I'm very sorry." Zach said with a very sincere expression, "When I gave you your suggestion for inspection, I also admitted that we at Grand House are unable to recover those missing tapes. Otherwise, it will be regarded as The additional commission was made directly.”
Smith thought for a while, and his smile turned helpless, "Yes, you do have this habit." This was when he was talking about Herman's commission, and Zach directly proposed a follow-up commission.
Zach was very satisfied with Smith's understanding and raised his eyebrows, "I would be more than happy to help you acquire Yuri." Zach smiled, "If you encounter any obstacles."
Smith sighed, as if saying to himself, "Acquisition, haha." He seemed to remember something funny, "The interesting thing is that I was the last person to know that I was going to acquire Yuri."
For Crowley, it was just to prevent Grande from being disgusted, but for Yuri, it was a step to save their lives. This is easy to understand.
Zach shook his glass and brought it to his mouth, looking at Smith behind the transparent glass wall, the corners of Smith's eyes twitched slightly. Zach, who knew the truth, was waiting. What he was waiting for was immediately known.
Not disappointing Zach, Smith thought of something, "If there is no clue about the whereabouts of those tapes, then those who leaked the tapes and decided to acquire Yuri for me..." Smith did not finish his words and looked at Zach who was smiling.
Zach put down his wine glass and took out a list from the drawer. These were the names of people who had made deals with the devil that Mike had written yesterday. Zach hasn't had time to hand it over to Anthony, and now he has to give it away.
Zach put his hand in the air, "As a thank you for this pleasant cooperation, I have to remind you." Zach smiled and looked at Smith who was also smiling, "You need to be patient, at least until this is over."
"Of course." Smith took the list and smiled naturally.
Vampires who are not hungry have disdain for attacking humans. (..)