Hearing Danny leading Austin and the others upstairs, the office went crazy. Zach glanced at James. He didn't play a game where whoever speaks first loses. Grande was already the victim. What Zach needed was to attack.
"Excuse me." Zach pointed to the letter in James' hand and curled his lips, "Is that a letter from Grande?"
"You know what this is!" James' emotions that had been suppressed for more than half an hour finally came out. Zach is going to gag.
"Is that so? Why is it in your hands?" Zach straightened his mouth and asked without emotion, "Did you change your name to Grande?"
James' face was gloomy. The detective had broken the law. Now he should beg Zach for forgiveness or surrender.
"Give it back, Detective." Zach tapped his fingers on the desk surface.
James stared at Zach, with a sullen face and mouth, and placed the two pieces of letter paper where Zach's fingers pointed.
"Envelopes." Zach glanced at the two letters, which were obviously written in the same handwriting and had the same erasure style, and continued to request.
"Lost!" James replied in a rogue manner.
"Get it back for me." Zach picked up today's letter. The title at the beginning was no longer Toledo, but Zach. Zach glanced at James and added, "Now."
A ferocious look flashed across James' face. He stood up with a big movement, glared at Zach, and walked out of the Grand.
James seemed to be in Zach's hands, which was completely different from what Louise reported about having the courage to argue with Alpha. The letter has been obtained. One reason is that the purpose has been achieved, and the more important point is that Zach and Benjamin are completely different!
If you think about it this way, you can understand that the two brothers of Grande are of different breeds. In extreme cases, what Benjamin can do is to twist your head off, and what Zach can do. There is just one more thing, staring you in the eyes and telling you red 'reasons'.
If there were people watching, Benjamin would either break the heads of everyone watching, or he would be restrained by some residual morality and hold back. Because breaking his head is Benjamin's only solution. Let’s put it this way.
Where's Zach? The faith of the Holy Lord gives the vampire the red eyes of charm. Toledo gave Zach a tongue that could tell the truth, and it would be a shame not to use it. For Zack, against the human being, 'you', the situation is never so extreme that violence can only be used to end you and those who are watching.
If you don't listen to the words that come out of your mouth, just wait for him to turn on the eyes of charm and become a puppet that surrenders to the red 'reason'.
James relies on his newfound abilities as an innocent bystander, ineffective against Zach, and possesses twisted speech. A vampire who can use 'reason' to solve problems without using violence to kill anyone is difficult to be restrained by morality.
Zach ignored James and started reading the second fan letter.
Why. Zach sighed.
The first paragraph of the letter goes like this -
my idol! Are you angry with me? ! You didn't come to punish those bad guys last night! Because of me? Is it because I accidentally did something wrong? ! I saw the police here! Mom said that someone died in the bar we went to yesterday!
Zach couldn't tell whether he was angry or not, it was more helpless.
We all know how conflicted Zach was yesterday about whether to tell James, the police detective, about the contents of the first letter, about Zach's two identities - vampire and good citizen Barton. The two eventually started fighting.
Now there is no need for Zach to decide to say anything, James who has read the letter already knows the content. Moreover, it is very likely that he has misunderstood some situations that Zach does not want to see. Because everyone has seen that the person who wrote the letter used 'the bar we went to yesterday'!
What does 'we' mean? Zach didn't have anyone with him when he was taking blood!
The content at the end of the letter not only failed to explain the arbitrarily decided title, but instead began to repeat the format of the first letter. Yes, list one by one, what insulting things those people have done to the writer. Not a single one is missed!
At the end of the letter, Zach came to a conclusion that made him extremely helpless -
Those people got the punishment they deserved! They deserve it! Please don't be angry, okay? The police shouldn't have anything to do with such bad guys!
Mom is very worried, I want to tell her not to worry! Haha, but of course I wouldn't say, that's what we do. Right! Let’s not blame ourselves! They are bad people and deserve what they deserve! This is our little secret!
Zack put the letter down, feeling like he needed a drink. Trying to relax his thoughts, he took out the wine bottle and glass, and poured himself a glass of wine slowly.
James came back, holding an envelope that was torn open crookedly and stained with some dirt, and threw it in front of Zach gloomily, "Your envelope."
Zach picked it up and looked at it. Just like the previous letter, the postmark was Barton North, and the 'Grand' on the receipt had been altered exactly the same.
Zach was shaking the wine glass in one hand and holding the letter in the other. He turned to James who sat down again and said, "Before you start, you need to give me a sufficient reason why you opened the Grande letter. I demand an apology from you."
"I saw the person who sent the letter!" James glared at Zach.
Unexpected answer.
Zach looked away and tapped the wall of the cup with his finger. You shouldn't ask, the position has changed. The conversation that was supposed to be about Zach attacking and 'educating' James to reason has now turned into a conversation where Zach wants to immediately ask 'who is the sender of the letter'...
Zach twitched the corner of his mouth and pointed at the end of the letter, signed - 'A Boy', "You see him, who he is."
"Huh!" James stared at Zach, "You ask me?! 'You'!" James leaned forward, slapped Zach's hand away politely, and pressed his fingers on the letter. 'We' come on, "You have the nerve to ask me who I am?!"
Things must be prioritized. Why? We already know that James read the second letter before asking to see the first. Therefore, the reason why James asked to see the first letter is very clear at this time, just because of this 'us'!
When James was having a 'cat fight' with Benjamin, he was holding Zach in his anger when he lied to his face and denied that he had anything to do with the two corpses in the bar!
James glanced at Zach gloomily, picked up the first letter, and the fingers holding the letter pointed at the title, 'Toledo' and the opening words, and then put down the letter. Pick up the first envelope and click the time on the postmark.
"The course of events - you went to the southeast in the early morning of the first day, and also went to the southeast in the early morning of the next day. You received the first letter in the morning of the second day. You did not go to the southeast in the early morning of the third day, and also on the third day. It was this morning that you received the second letter."
James paused, "The timeline is very clear, what are you going to do to lie in front of me!"
James used his expertise as a police detective. This is a letter from the same city, which means it is sent in the morning, arrives at noon, is sent at noon, arrives in the afternoon, and is sent after the afternoon. It would only last one night and arrive the next day, and it would be the morning of the first wave.
This is the job of the Federal Postal Service, and there is a clear postmark to prove the time of mailing and delivery!
The postmarks of both letters were before the morning of the first delivery of the letter every day, which confirmed that the delivery time was between the afternoon of the previous day and before dawn on the day of delivery.
See, letters always arrive a day later, no, to be more specific. Letters are always sent after a day's delay.
'We' refer to the early morning of the next day when the first letter was sent. And the first letter said 'You don't know who I am (cross out) who I am, it doesn't matter, I know who you are! '
In the gap from the afternoon of the first day to the early morning of the next day, if "we" is to be established, Zach's actions in the early morning of the next day must be that the letter has been sent, in order to maintain the fact that Zach does not know the other party. state.
Then. That’s it to the ‘us’ described in the second letter.
"In the early hours of the next day!" James pointed to the 'we' on the second letter, "During the entire process of your actions, you have already met the person who wrote the letter! You knew yesterday that you would receive To the first letter!”
Remember, Zach has been ignoring the letter since he received it. But now in James' mind. It can only be that Zach is deliberately acting innocent and refuses to open the letters from his 'accomplice' while he is still questioning the case!
Once you are suspicious, the more you look at it, the more suspicious it becomes. That’s pretty much what it means.
"Early this morning!" James became more and more excited as he spoke, but of course, he still remained gloomy, "Why didn't you go! Because you knew I would definitely keep an eye on the southeast! You have to avoid it!"
This is no surprise, James really can't let go of this case. Speaking of which, Zach is a little comforted that James can treat the Southeast fairly. But now is really not the time for comfort.
James pointed to the second letter, about expressing his sadness and self-comfort for Zach not coming today, and smiled coldly, "Haha, what is this?! This is what you always say, 'Alien What is the solution to the incident on the human level?"
James has gone too far. Do you understand what he is saying
Didn't Zach always teach James that incidents caused by alien races will always be unsolved cases that cannot be solved by the common sense of human society? If you want the unsolved cases in Patton to be truly solved, you need to find a motive on a human level and take responsibility for the case.
For example, Quest's first commission, Zach asked James to pursue the person who used the phantom ability as a suspect - Quest himself. For example, in the Fight Club case brought to Newton City, the person wanted in the end was not the Saint or Gangaro, but a poor Paising who had died long ago.
More recently, in the 'Valmina' incident, Zach and James jointly planned the arrangement of Woody, who at that time did not know whether Zach was a vampire or not, as the responsible person!
Incidents involving alien races can always find a human motive!
It's not a complete distortion of the facts, but it's just trying to fill the gaps created by aliens in society. Zach's education is not wrong.
But at this time, the fact that this is not wrong is very detrimental to Zach!
Listen to James, he means this - the human motivator in this Southeastern case is someone called 'us'! Could it be Zach himself, a foreigner who educates James? Impossible, it’s the person who wrote the letter!
Why? What was most described in the first and second letters? ! It's the motive!
Everywhere we look, we see a weak person who is bullied and insulted by others at will! A person who feels joy from the bottom of his heart after those people in the southeast were 'ravaged' by aliens (Zach's blood-taking)! What's this? motivation!
"Haha." James sneered again, "It's so funny, I just happened to see the person who sent the letter." James didn't have any "interesting" emotions at all, and stared at Zach gloomily, "This is What’s your plan! You know what happened, and now you’re trying to get away from it! You know I won’t let go and pursue this case, but you still keep silent about this person, deliberately making me think that I discovered it myself! Isn’t that right?”
What's the meaning
Zach's character was deliberately and completely darkened at this time.
James has progressed to conspiracy theories. 'We' has become a code of conduct for Zach and the writer! After the incident, Zach took advantage of the news brought by James and made a selfish decision. The best way for Zach to escape was to hide James from his accomplices and leave them to a certain fate. A detective who will never let go!
It not only satisfies James' persistence, but also closes the case without any loss at all!
Zach had been silent, thinking about James' thoughts, feeling very helpless. It was so in line with Zach's education. If Zach himself was not among the people involved, Zach would even applaud and praise him.
"What's wrong? You have nothing to say..."
Zach sipped his wine and waved his hand, "You won't believe what I said, so I won't say it anymore." Zach suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth, "Then what are you going to do now? Arrest me? You seem to The whole case has been completely sorted out. You shouldn't ask me, I'm here, I should ask you, what are you going to do?"
James was stunned for a moment, then exploded. The detective slapped the table and stood up. His expression seamlessly changed from gloomy to ferocious. He seemed to be speaking at the highest volume, "Do you think I dare not!!"
Zach raised his eyebrows, raised his head, emptied the wine in the glass, refilled his snack can, straightened his appearance, stretched out his hands in front of James, and said with a smile, "Cuff me. "
James seemed to be shaking with anger.
He deserved it. Think about it, what good results could happen if he questioned the vampire himself with such reasoning that even Zack didn't want to refute. Don't forget, Zach is a guy who loves to play the 'citizen game'!
Doesn't James think that Zach treats him as a foreigner and wants to escape? The biggest counterattack is not to say something that James won't believe, but as it is now, Zachary Grande is just an ordinary citizen of Barton City. , the detective’s reasoning is so correct, let’s arrest the prisoner!
Zach tilted his head, waiting for James to make a move, but James just looked flushed and trembled all over. This is caused by a combination of anger and the knowledge that the vampire's remaining sanity cannot be defeated.
Waiting a little impatiently, "Do you need me to remind you?" Zach pursed his lips, "I believe you can use it as evidence, but I don't have to say a word to the police without a lawyer present."
Zach walked around the desk, pulled the handcuffs directly from James' waist, gestured, clasped his own wrist, and continued, "Even if the lawyer comes, he doesn't know anyone mentioned in the letter (write the letter) As a member of 'us', and as a member of any gang that was 'ravaged'), I still don't need to say anything."
Zach winked and smiled at James, "You have two options. First, prove that I know the person mentioned in the letter, find my motive, and force me to speak. Second, find the letter and try to frame him. my people."
This is going to be tough! Zach has also gained new skills. Do you think James dares to touch the first option
Zach was ready and went out from the side door with handcuffs on. He met a group of decoration workers on the stairs who were about to come down. They were a little embarrassed.
"Ah, I told you, I've been a little busy lately." Zach smiled, opened the door awkwardly, and walked to James' car. (..)