The impression was already bad. Zach looked at Amelia and didn't think she was a person who would change her mind easily. Of course, part of her job is to judge people, and her profession allows her to confirm her judgment.
So Zach has nothing to beat around the bush, let’s just say it straight. Zach took out the creased letter and handed it to Amelia, "Did James say why I was taken to the police station?"
Emilia did not answer the letter or answer Zach's question. Instead, she leaned back on her chair and looked at the letter that had been placed on the desk with a slanting look of disdain. "Why do you think so?" To think that a police detective would discuss with a civilian why he was arresting someone."
Emilia not only used James's words, but also corrected Zach's wording, which was 'grab', not 'take'.
In the first round when he got down to business, Zach lost the opportunity.
But we know that Zach is also a guy who is good at talking. He pursed his lips and tried to fight back, "Detectives and civilians. I thought you should have a relationship between doctor and patient." Zach tried to add, "He should believe You, open your heart to you.”
Zach thought his counterattack was pretty good. He looked at the honors and certificates on the wall and said, "If these are the things that bother James, your job is to let him tell you and then resolve them..."
Suddenly, Zach realized that he was about to be despised again. The point is no longer that Zach has never stopped being despised since he came here, but that Emilia dug a trap and Zach actually jumped right into it!
"How interesting, you still know my relationship with James." Amelia snorted, "What is my relationship with you? Do I need to answer you?"
Zach shook his head, forget it. Our vampire has been frustrated today and really doesn't want to fight anymore. There was a hint of melancholy in my heart.
Zach looked away, "Okay, Amelia, I only have half an hour..."
"Twenty minutes." Amelia corrected.
"..." Zach opened his mouth, "Okay, twenty minutes. Let's set a limit. I don't want to use the Charm Eyes on you. But I also want to get the information I need." Zach didn't even want to make an expression. Because who knows, a psychiatrist with a bunch of honorary certificates will add something to his already bad impression of Zach, such as hypocrisy
Emilia frowned for a moment, out of surprise. But she controlled it so well that it was impossible for ordinary people to detect it.
Zach is not an ordinary person, so he explained, "Don't be surprised. James asked me to come to you. No matter how you interpret the relationship between James and me, the fact is that in order to maintain a 'friend' with James Relationship, I will not do anything to the people around him that is beyond the scope of his acceptance as a human police detective."
Just reminding Zach of the source of this statement - in the Chapman incident, James discovered that Coulson's memory was covered up by the enchanted pupil. What happened next? James describes Zach at Walter's house as a bug that steals the lives of other species. Afterwards, because of this discord, every incident developed so badly that it made everyone sick.
Zach paused. He shook his head helplessly, "If you are a responsible doctor and know James well, you should be able to understand what I mean."
Emilia's eyes rolled slightly. This was a roll of eyes that could not be expressed too clearly due to her identity. She understands. James is a defensive and obsessive guy who lives in his own closed world, and is almost unable to communicate reasonably.
"James asked you to come?" Amelia didn't worry about her momentary thoughts being noticed. She also has the same skills, and she can also feel Zach's 'sincerity' in seeking information at this time. It was this that caught her attention, "What are you doing here?"
Zach pointed to the letter that had been pushed in front of Amelia, "You should read it."
Emilia frowned and picked up the letter. It seems.
In the process, Zach also began to narrate. Since Amelia has made it clear that her patient relationship with Dr. James prevents her from revealing what James has said to her, Zach's narrative can only start from the beginning.
But, naturally, Zach left out the 'irrelevant' stuff, like the reason why he went to the Southeast to get blood.
"Maybe it's been too long since I've done something similar." Zach explained with self-mockery, "I didn't notice that anyone was paying attention to my actions at all."
This explanation achieves no effect. Emilia glanced at Zach with a sneer, "I don't care where you usually get food." As she continued to read the reply, she whispered, "Southeast, you really know how to choose a place."
Remember Amelia’s doubts when James also mentioned the southeast yesterday. She hadn't seen anything on the news about any homicides in the Southeast.
Zach twitched the corners of his mouth and continued to narrate...
"James is used to questioning my character." Zach once again used self-deprecation, "Even if he is Grande's friend, my tolerance level has its limit." Zach looked at Emilia and had put it down. He wrote the letter, "So this time I decided to change my approach. Words have a very bad effect on James. I want him to use facts to let his body remember that he always thinks bad things about me, which is not good for everyone." "
Emilia waved her hand and accepted what Zach said, "So you just don't refute everything he accused, and 'voluntarily' handed over the first two letters as evidence and went to the police station." Emilia shook her head, With a cold expression, "You want to push him into a corner. For you, this is just a lesson for him."
Zach frowned, "I've always been willing to think that you are the more rational party, at least because of Harrison." Zach turned his gaze away, using helplessness and convenience to cover up certain emotions, "You don't have too much concern for aliens. Big prejudice. Of course I meant to teach him a lesson, but I also provided him with a feasible solution."
Zach looked back at Amelia, "It was my original intention to force James into a corner, but I opened a door for him. If he gets entangled with me and thinks I am the murderer, that is the real end. "Zach pointed to the letter that was put back on the table, "The murderer is here."
Amelia thought for a while, Zach had told the whole story, and the case that James had been avoiding yesterday became completely clear. She nodded, then shook her head.
Because Emilia doesn't think that's all, obviously. At this moment, the door Zach opened for James was, for some reason, closed.
The first is that after yesterday's treatment, James did not send a search warrant as Amelia expected, but instead asked for leave in advance for the next treatment. He said he was leaving Barton to relax (Comic Expo).
Second, Zach was not locked up in the police station. Not only was he released yesterday, but he also came here today with the third letter received.
"Although you said that your original intention was to 'force the corner', 'the real murderer'." When Emilia said this, her eyes shifted and fell on the schedule, as if confirming something, "I didn't see any The thing was successful. James seems to be on vacation." She looked at Zach, "You look for clues here."
Zach pursed his lips. Suddenly the topic changed, "Quest just now..."
Emilia frowned at you.
Zach waved his hand, "Don't talk about him, I want to ask, besides Quest, you psychiatrists, do you usually have some, um, big shots coming here for treatment..." Zach changed to more neutral words. "'Psychological adjustment,' right?"
Emilia didn't answer. She didn't have to answer the non-vampire question.
Zach didn't care, "What I want to express is that if so, maybe you will hear some rumors that something big is about to happen in Barton." Zach pursed his lips, "I changed my mind temporarily. I combined two things. They are connected. I don’t know if you are paying attention to Grande’s current situation, but I realize that Grande has attracted too much attention and is not suitable for continued exposure and attention for James’ personal ill will.”
Zach was telling the truth. When in the interrogation room yesterday. When he heard two extra heartbeats behind the double-sided mirror paying attention to the situation in the room, Zach discovered that the name 'Grand' had appeared too many times in the sight of some people during this period.
Not everything develops smoothly. Benjamin mentioned before that before everyone pays attention to the Hermann factory, Grande must endure everyone's attention and spread it to other places where Grande is involved.
Remember, even in the gray professional circle that Grande is in, after the attack on Grande, even if there are 'generals' who directly circulate information, there are still some people who are more willing to pay attention to Smith, and some people are more 'smart' Pay attention to Bishop who suffered a tragedy at the same time...
But this time, Zach thought that Grande would not be so lucky. With Nuo's help, he could put aside other people's attention to Smith; with Jackson's funeral, he could put aside other people's attention to Bisharp.
Emilia lowered her head and thought. Zach spoke very vaguely, and she wasn't sure if she could follow him. But that wasn't important. Amelia raised her head, pushed the letter on the table back to Zach, and asked directly, "What do you want?"
"When I went to find James before, this was the only thing he said, let me come to you." Zach was a little helpless, "I can understand why he doesn't want to take care of this case anymore, but I don't understand him very much. He has never been willing to tell me directly why he met the sender of the letter." Zach took back the letter, "I hope to find the answer from you."
Emilia was silent for a while, looking around, looking impatient, "You are going to be disappointed, I can't give you an answer."
She was lying, and her lies were totally inadequate. The wandering eyes, the folded arms, the obviously disconnected answers, and such obvious body language all illustrate this point.
Zach really didn't think a psychiatrist could be such a bad liar.
"Then what can you give me?" Zach tugged at the corner of his mouth and changed to a more peaceful approach.
Emilia was silent again, seeming to be thinking.
Zach looked at the regular wall clock on the wall. The time he could stay here was shrinking every moment. It's a pity that Zach has already stated the bottom line of this conversation - he doesn't know how to use the Charming Eye.
Remember what I said before about the difference between vampires and werewolves? Not the one Sibella said about resilience, but the one after Benjamin lost the 'cat fight' with James.
For vampires, confrontation with humans will never reduce to the use of violence. The vampire's racial talent gives them a better solution, their eyes.
In this conversation, Zach gives up the use of his eyes and is left only with violence. It's a pity, Zach thinks he is a gentleman, and Emilia opposite him is a weak (human) woman, that's the situation.
Time is being wasted.
"I can tell you something." Amelia finally spoke, touched by Zach's gentlemanly demeanor? Hmm, who knows, "I accept that James is your friend."
Emilia adjusted her sitting position and opened her notes, "Let me be James' psychiatrist, and you be James' friend." Emilia looked at Zach, "Let's talk Let’s talk about this person we both ‘care about’.”
Zach didn't quite understand what Amelia meant, but nodded anyway. The reason why Emilia did this could only be that she had some information, but she couldn't tell it directly and could only remind it from the side. Let's see where the conversation goes.
Amelia flipped through her notes, "James is very stubborn." She shook her head, helpless, "He will never say anything if he decides he doesn't want to say it." Amelia shook her head again, "Threat with work, Nothing works with his family stimulation."
Zach twitched his lips, looking at the time that was about to end, and could only wait to hear the key points.
Emilia ignored Zach's expression and continued, "Now I know why he is so silent, hum." Looking at Zach, "With a friend like you, he is very stubborn." It means A large part of James's life is occupied by foreign affairs. It's not that James himself doesn't want to talk about it, but that he can't talk about it.
"That's not an accurate summary." Emilia paused, "He kept silent about other people because of you. Can you follow what I mean."
Zach frowned, of course he could follow what Amelia meant.
But what caught Zach's attention was not this obvious summary, but this sentence structure, which could be easily flipped and deconstructed into a rhetorical question. Zach spoke, "Then, why did he keep silent to me?" The question returned. here.
Emilia did not respond, "I am his doctor. So far, our communication has not made any progress except a waste of time, but I still tried hard." Emilia flipped through the notes, "For example, yesterday, I Finally, using my expertise in psychology, I used a consultant-like approach to get him to talk vaguely about a case that had not appeared in any news."
Emilia looked at Zach and her eyes became serious, "Although I have made it clear that I have what he is looking for." At this time, Emilia put away her schedule, "But The result was still nothing, and he continued to remain silent.”
Zach looked at Amelia and raised his eyebrows. The first thing that came to mind was that James still made efforts to track the case after it was forcibly terminated by his superiors yesterday.
"Your time has come."
Fair enough, Zach got the message. (..)