Zach was putting down the phone when James walked into Grande's office.
The vampire smiled in surprise, "I was about to leave you a message and visit you in the evening."
James didn't want to pay attention to the vampire's pretense. He didn't believe that this guy didn't hear him driving into the Grand's backyard, so why bother pretending to be annoying. But soon, he discovered the reason why Zach had to pretend to be a weak human being. The main door of the office, which is the door connected to the reception room and Louise's office area, was pushed open, and a woman with heavy makeup and scantily clad clothes stared at James in surprise.
"Louise! This is James Lance! Are you friends?!" The woman had already rushed in front of James, and the faint smell of perfume hit James' nose, "He is so sexy!"
Zach's forehead tightened, and Louise's friend named Susan commented on himself, 'Oh my god, you are so white, what do you usually use? ! '
In summer, Zach's skin became more and more conspicuous among the people who were accustomed to sunbathing. Summer is the helplessness of vampires.
Susan realized her abruptness and straightened her appearance with a smile. In fact, there is nothing to tidy up. Everything that should be exposed should be exposed. What should not be exposed is very tight. For example, the leather vest that is tightly buttoned on the chest is more like a tube top with a back.
Stretched out his hand, "Susan, I'm Louise's friend. I'm a fan of General Lance!"
This woman's manners were very good. James couldn't refuse, so he laughed dryly and held her hand.
"What a strong handshake." The tone took a strange turn.
James's face changed, and he felt the small movements in his palms, coupled with the other person's slightly narrowed eyes and the tension in front of his eyes. This is sight, hearing, smell plus touch. Our detective quickly retracted his hand. James has missed the chance to spend time with his girlfriend and her family, so let’s not burden him with some knee-jerk reaction.
Louise had already held down her friend's shoulders from behind, "Susan!"
"Okay! Okay!" Susan rolled her eyes helplessly. His expression lost his professional charm and became much more normal, "Nice to meet you. I'm not talking nonsense about the general's fans!"
She seemed to want to say something, but Louise forcibly dragged her away from the side door.
Zach breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at James with an unknown smile. Motioning him to sit down, "She actually knows you. What a surprise." Zach poured himself dinner, "It seems that the 'high-end' business she said is true."
Louise's friend, high-end business? James had already understood what Zach meant, but looking at the other party's clothes and his initiative, James didn't think he could be so high-end.
"You are wrong." Zach wagged his fingers in front of James, "Not only high-end, but also very special. Strength and initiative are her work qualities."
For some reason, James had a picture of Susan wearing only that tight leather vest in his mind. He understood and awkwardly adjusted his sitting position. He was a little worried about why such a woman knew him.
Zach smiled and deliberately waved the wine glass in front of James, bringing James' mind back to reality from his distraction, "Why are you here? Where is your partner?"
After the visit, the two police detectives found nothing. When they left, Coulson took the bus back. Because we’re in the South District anyway. Let James exchange information with his informant. Maybe Grande has made some progress.
James explained briefly. You can't always go into too much detail on the phone. Now James has nothing to hide, even their analysis of Chapman's motives.
The vampire shook his head, everything made sense. He thought he should tell Madison this story, Morris would be very satisfied with the story.
"Is there any news from you?" James said for a long time, pouring water for himself, feeling as free as when Zach was at his house. By the time James frowned and realized that he was too relaxed, it was already too late. Zach smiled and raised his dinner, sitting down to make a toast.
Dinner was going on in the restaurant of the Grand House, and Alice thoughtfully brought two dinners, followed by the Great Dane Kim. One was handed to James and the other to King. Then he frowned and sat by the workbench, accompanying the Great Dane.
Susan is much scarier than Louise. After knowing the content of Alice's work - dressing up corpses, she became too interested in her. This made Alice feel a little uncomfortable, and now she was holding a bowl of salad silently, not daring to go out.
Of course Zach wouldn't mind, James glanced back and forth and gave up expressing his opinion. He had expressed his opinions about Louise, but what was the result? After being taught a lesson by Louise, he was taught a lesson by a vampire again. He won't make such a mistake again.
"You're not going to like hearing what I'm going to say next." Zach watched James start eating dinner, and the wicked decision added to the description of Chapman's current state.
The vampire began to make up progress for James.
Just as Zach expected, James only ate half of his dinner, and he glanced at Alice apologetically. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, you have a way to find Chapman."
"Of course." Zach moved his body, "You can go with us. You just need to chase his scent to find him." Zach raised his eyebrows, "But we can't guarantee that he will be there when we find him. Still alive. There is a limit to how long a shadow man can maintain his life. I don’t know this shadow man named Wander, and I can’t tell whether he is powerful or not.”
James took a deep breath and focused himself. He didn't want to think about what happened after finding Chapman. Now that he was in the alien's home, he forced himself to only think about issues related to the alien.
"You don't know him, so he just came to Barton City a few months ago?"
"No." Zach shook his head with a nostalgic expression, "He is not in my scope. The alien soul race was once the scope of the Gale and his wife. You should understand that the devil may still have some relationship with me, but like I can't detect soul-like aliens like Danny if they don't show up on their own initiative, which is much more convenient with witchcraft. And once he leaves the body, I have no way to catch them."
Alice's spoon hit the ceramic bowl, and the soft sound made the two of them pay attention to her, "I, I can write down a spell, maybe it can help."
Before Zach could speak, James refused directly, because he knew that Alice would not leave Grande, so the person to use the spell was himself. After Ryan's experience once, he didn't want a second.
Zach smiled and looked at Alice, "Don't worry, maybe Wander's escape will make things much easier."
Zach still took the topic in a direction that James didn't want to think about.
Just think if Chapman were still alive. Then James' character will never allow the other person to die in front of him. Then the vampire's blood will completely heal Chapman's injuries. Chapman will remain human and live a normal life under the influence of the Charming Eye. Everything you do is in vain. No one can guarantee that he will not do such a crazy thing again!
So if Chapman dies, or Zach doesn't have time to cure the Shadow Man with his blood before he leaves, his plan succeeds, and his family will receive the money they exchanged for their lives. All things will develop as usual.
"Find him first!" James looked gloomy, wondering why he always encountered this kind of thing.
Zach looked at James' face, "Be happy, James." The vampire shook the wine glass in his hand, "Don't you think this is a right? Some people's lives have gone astray, and you, Beyond the rights of common sense, you can give him a chance to repent."
James lowered his head and thought for a long time, "This is not a right, this is a power to interfere in other people's lives."
Zach raised his eyebrows. If James thought this way, there was nothing he could do. It would be rare for him not to be angry because the Shadow Man was involved in this.
"Still, it's not a bad thing if you can give him a new choice." Zach took a sip of his dinner in the cup.
James stopped pursuing this topic, took a deep breath, and pushed away the half-eaten dinner in front of him, "When are we leaving?"
"You can do it now." Zach stood up and walked towards the side door. Before leaving, he had one more thing to deal with.
The dinner in the restaurant was still going on. Old Hank frowned, Matthew stared at his food intently, the phantom and the undead did not appear, and only Susan and Louise were talking and laughing in low voices on the table. Voice.
"Susan!" Zach patted Louise on the shoulder, with an apologetic expression on his face.
Louise understood, pursed her lips, and said nothing.
Susan, who was suddenly called, looked at Zach with a smile, and her eyes were quickly filled with red. James stood behind Zach and already knew what had happened when he saw Susan's suddenly confused expression.
"You didn't see James Lance coming here." The vampire said very gently.
James' visit was unexpected, and Zach had indeed planned to go to his house in the evening. It is not a good thing for such a high-end woman who provides special services among special services to know that Grand House is connected to James Lance. Such women are like upper-class tramps, the cheapest informants for certain people. Well, not cheap, but everyone understands the meaning. God knows who she would sell this news to.
The expression on Susan's face changed from confusion to confusion and finally clarity, and she nodded.
The red in Zach's eyes faded and he looked at Benjamin, "Let's go."
Alpha stood up and pulled Matthew up, "You're coming too." How could he let the young wolf go in such a good practice to train his sense of smell.
Matthew said honestly and showed an apologetic look to Louise. Originally, he stayed to discuss the funeral of a new client with Louise. Alpha is bigger than Grand.
Louise shook her head indifferently, and quickly turned her friend's head away to prevent her from seeing James behind her again. The expression on her face continued to be the same as before, and she continued to gossip with Susan in a low voice. (..)