"What the hell!" The 'General' stared at the three people, "How did you get together! No matter where you went!" He looked at the tattered and messy clothes of the three people, especially his subordinate Seth, who was all covered with blood. There were red holes stained with blood on the clothes! There is also Zach's completely red front and half of his right sleeve missing. The neatest thing is Nuo.
"What did you do!" The anger of the 'General' at this time was entirely due to the fact that the three of them were not injured at all except for their shabby clothes. "Shouldn't you keep a low profile! What did you do! It didn't attract any undue attention. Bar!!"
The last sentence means to separate the relationship. Obviously, this 'general' doesn't want to be entangled in other people's troubles!
Nuo looked at the 'General' and shook his head, but there was a warm smile on his face, which was very strange. But please understand how much he misses the face of 'General' after listening to Zach explain everything and learning about hunters, demons, aliens, Colt...
"How about being a dear friend and finding a place for my maid to rest." Nuo said seriously, pressing the General's shoulders.
Inexplicably, the 'general' shuddered, pushed the opponent away, waved his hands impatiently, and called a few people to make arrangements.
Zach, No, and Mason, who was ordered not to say a word, walked to the side stairs to enter the office.
"Wait!" the 'General' stopped the two of them. He hesitated for a moment, but pushed them and continued to walk up the stairs. "Go in and tell me!" At the same time, he turned to his men and shouted, sending him a few sets of clean clothes. .
That small office obviously couldn't accommodate four men. The 'General' had just entered the room on the second floor. He casually pulled a few cardboard boxes in the cargo space on the opposite side, sat on them, and lowered his voice. "No! I have news about those who attacked you!"
Nuo glanced at Zach, took a deep breath, and started acting, with an irritated tone in his voice, "Zach told me." He hesitated for a moment. "I may have to take back the gift I gave you..."
Before he could finish speaking, 'General' interrupted him, "It's not just that! I asked again!"
Nuo glanced at Zach again. From the feedback he received, he received the message that he should listen first, so Nuo nodded, "What?"
"They are not an ordinary mercenary organization!" The 'General' glanced at Zach, as if he was hesitating whether Zach should continue listening here, but after getting Nuo's nod. He no longer hesitated and began to narrate, "They seem to have their own leader. I didn't find out the name, but they come from Iowa..."
Federal center. Zach frowned.
The content of the 'General's' narrative is very fragmented. In addition to the fact that he told Zach that the other party wanted 'Colt', there are also some hunters' action patterns, such as working first. Then find an employer! This means that after they do something, they will actively force people to pay!
For hunters. This is normal. How can an ordinary person realize that he is entangled with a foreigner? Bring the corpse of the alien, or 'execute' the alien directly in front of people, and then ask him for money.
But to the 'generals' of the civilized world, "They are just a group of thugs with no bottom line! And they have become more and more rampant recently! The best way to deal with them is to give them what they want directly!"
"What do you want to do?" Nuo frowned. Zach has already told him this, and he has experienced it once. Although the character is a bit wrong, he has fully understood the hunter's behavior pattern.
"Give them that broken gun!" The 'General' had a heavy look on his face. This is for him. It is a small gang in the city, a compromise with large outside organizations.
Zach and No's faces fell at the same time.
'General' continued, "I have already done this." 'General' seemed to misunderstand the expressions of the two people and shook his head, "Don't worry about me, I will not be stupid enough to let my own people come into contact with them! I hired other people ." He looked at the watch on his wrist, "They should be trading now..."
"Where is it?" Zach asked emotionlessly.
"Ixton in the south." 'The General' replied impatiently. Do you even need to ask? It’s a remote yet close location, so you don’t have to worry about things getting out of control or being noticed. This is the most convenient place to trade in Barton City.
The 'General' had no idea what the two of them were thinking now. He waved his hand in annoyance, "If they still have any moral bottom line, they will evacuate after getting the things." He looked at Nuo, " You can get your house back and you won’t have to worry about them anymore.”
"Who did you hire?" Zach continued.
"Humph." There was a sneer on the 'General's face. He seemed to feel that this was the only decision he was happy with in this damn situation.
Zach had a very bad premonition, and soon it came true.
"Skull!" the 'General' twitched, "My opponents! It's best to make them suffer!"
The room became quiet.
The one who broke the silence was the subordinate who came to deliver clothes. Zach smiled and said, "'General', we are about to change clothes, please stay out of the way."
The 'General' compared the figures of the two men with his own, snorted, and left.
After the sound of changing clothes, the three of them all looked brand new. Nuo walked towards the small office, "It seems that all your worst fears have come true."
Zach sat on the cardboard box he had moved in the morning and nodded helplessly, "Maybe this is what is destined to happen."
Zach was referring to keeping Crowley from knowing about 'Colt's existence.
On the way here, Zach had explained to No the situation of Seth, Crowley, and now the demon in Barton. Let's not take this as seriously as sharing resources on a Sunday night before the bar party officially starts.
In the past, Zach guarded a bunch of resources that he couldn't say. Now, he has someone to share - Nuo. Crowley's power, the identity of the only fallen angel in the Federation, Seth's reason for staying under the 'General', Constantine in the church, and even Anthony and Grande who firmly controlled Crowley through the agreement.
This entangled relationship spectrum fully demonstrated the power of the devil in Barton in front of Nuo. Back to Seth, the witcher who fled all the way from the western part of the Federation and finally stayed in Barton City. Regardless of Barton's true situation, to the outside world, Seth was not killed or continued to be persecuted. Instead, he lived safely in Barton.
How would this situation be viewed outside Barton
The fallen angels took in the witcher. Maybe in the hunter's eyes, they do match up well. Because Seth hunts demons, and if the only fallen angel in the Federation wants to continue to exist in this world, she has to do the same thing!
Or maybe the fallen angel didn't take in the demon hunter, but the demon hunter gained power on his own.
who cares! The point is, No's house was occupied by hunters. Then the guy who appears there, looking for Maid No, is the witcher Seth! Not any ordinary demon, but Seth!
Who owns Colt? In the hands of a witcher? In the hands of fallen angels? There is a difference, but there is no difference! This is what the hunters want to ask from Nuo!
But they hit a wall at the beginning, when Nuo insisted that he had no master!
Even if the detective's ability has already determined that the other party wants the gun, Nuo will not transfer the trouble to his friend, the 'General', before he knows the other party's background.
When there is a gap in the understanding of both sides at the same time, the torture is stuck in place without any progress.
But there was no progress. It's just a basement of a home near the border in Back Bay on the west side of Barton's North End. The world outside is still moving!
The person who has direct contact with Nuo is Zach, who came here from the mill on the east side of the South District. James, just ignore the guy who was distracted midway! As for the mayor’s people, even Zach didn’t know why Anthony sent people there.
Then there is something that has nothing to do with Nuo. Nuo learned a new word, 'alien'.
'General' did what Zach and Seth said was a 'stupid thing' when cars from three directions were approaching an address. The 'General' was frightened and gave in. He did what he just told the two of them and sent Colt to the bar controlled by Crowley. Then let them make a deal with the hunter...
This is no longer what Nuo needs to pay attention to, but what Zach needs to pay attention to. But can he let go of the promises he made to each other not long ago to "confess" to each other, "I like you, you like me," and go see the "General"? cannot.
Everyone in Grand House, including Alpha. No one can be involved in this. When facing hunters, the first thing to do is to protect your own safety. At this special time, it is even more important!
Crowley? hehe. Get this fallen angel involved. His agreement with Seth makes no sense!
Anthony was the only option, but Zach just dropped off Anthony's ex-stepson in Grande. I need to remind you that this boy named Caesar told some shocking news. Zach didn't think Anthony had the time to help him.
So, Zach used the word 'destined'.
Found it? Among all the eliminated options, Zach himself missed a general's son who was a no-brainer - James Lance.
What Zach missed was found by that strange Lip. It's just that what he asked James to do seemed different from Zach who was at the center of the incident and could only see one-sided things. It was as if he knew where everything was going and was trying to make changes at key points.
Cause Neil and Daphne to leave in advance in an attempt to save Seth.
Why? Who knows.
"What will you do?" Nuo sorted out his documents. As a friend, he could ask, but the documents in his hand were the contents of Quest's commission. This Mr. Detective's priority allocation is really objective. This is awesome!
"What should I do?" Zach shook his head and repeated, "I don't want Colt to be with Crowley or the Hunter." Zach twitched his lips, "But I really want to see them both lose. look like."
Nuo smiled and shook his head, "As you told me, you are Barton's 'Guardian'." Nuo blinked and teased like a friend, "Let us keep this title first and talk about it later." He shrugged. , "You must have a bias. If 'Colt' is as versatile as you said, you don't want it to fall into the hands of worse people."
Hunter and Crowley are indeed choosing between worse and worse.
Zach looked at Nuo in front of him. He liked this guy more and more. He thought for a moment, "For Barton, it would be better for 'Colt' to stay in our own city."
"Will you help Crowley?" Nuo had already picked up the phone and was about to call Quest.
"It's very unfortunate." Zach curled his lips, "I will." The vampire looked at Mason, who had been standing outside blankly.
Unfortunately, if lightning strikes the same place twice, Crowley will be Seth, Dylan's mentor, his only chance. (..)