From the South District to the Southeast, there were no skulls like the one from Becky yesterday, so Zach didn't get to see Skoll and feel the atmosphere of the person who had just carried out the massacre. By then Zach passed the General's rest stop.
The truck drove past the 'General' door, only to find that the door was closed, with only two mysterious and fierce men patrolling outside.
It's obviously not that it's too early and the bar hasn't opened yet, but that there are business negotiations going on inside. Yes, Nuo's car was parked outside. Apparently two gray professionals were discussing 'confidential' matters inside. No need to guess what it is about, of course it is investigating Aix.
Nuo's movements are so fast. Zach sighed and drove past without disturbing him, heading towards Ryan's house.
Standing in front of the corridor of Ryan's house, Zach saw that the old table he moved out yesterday was still there, and it seemed that no one had moved it at all.
Zach curled his lips and thought about what to do for a moment. Considering that yesterday's conversation with Ryan ended in a bad place, and that Ryan himself was programmed to be repulsive to vampires, Zach didn't feel like he could go in easily.
But being repelled by vampires is not a bad thing. Now that Emilia has admitted that she is unable to continue treatment, she has given Zach permission to do whatever he wants. Then Zach thought that he could try to repair Ian's charm eyes and completely erase the personality that should have disappeared long ago, that is, the Brian who wrote to Grande and caused trouble. Keeping Ryan will automatically avoid contact and interaction with Zach, and Zach is happy with this result.
The reason why I tried to fix it was because Zach had never done this kind of thing before, and he had no idea whether the result would be compounding mistakes.
Zach knocked on the door and listened carefully, and heard rapid footsteps. Someone came to open the door.
The person who opened the door seemed to have no sense of safety and did not even look at the peephole. After the sound of the door lock turning, the door was opened inward, "Mom..."
Zach looked calmly at Ryan, who was expecting the wrong person, looking at him with wide eyes in surprise, and redness began to well up from the depths of his pupils, "I'm sorry. I let you down."
In order to prevent the door from being closed immediately, Zach has already penetrated the door barrier with one foot. The next step will be to push it open and enter, and then use the enchanting pupil to repair it or make it worse. It all depends on luck. But something unexpected happened.
"You!" Ryan's surprised expression began to change, and he grabbed Zach's shoulders before he started to invade!
Zach's eyes, which were just covered in red, looked at the hand holding his shoulder in surprise, and his expression turned into confusion. There was no extra time to think. With a tilt of his body, Zach was pulled into his home by Ryan.
The door was closed behind Zach, and Zach's shoulders were pushed directly into Ryan's room. There was no seat, and it was still the same as when he came yesterday. Zach was pressed on the bed and sat down.
Ryan looked at Zach with a look of surprise on his face. "You came!"
Zach looked at Ryan and pursed his lips. "You're Brian."
Emilia was really prescient. If she had not assigned names to these two personalities, describing the current situation would only be confusing.
"Of course I'm Brian!" Brian's face was full of surprise, "You're here! Are you here to help me find my mother?! You're still here to help me!"
Zach frowned and looked away. Looking at the room he had just stayed in yesterday, he wondered if Ryan had disposed of those things (stamps, envelopes, discarded letter paper) after he left. At the same time, the redness in his eyes was fading, "No. I'm not here to help you. of."
Due to some special emotions, Zach's newly hatched plan was abandoned.
This special emotion can be described like this - Ian met Brian thirteen years ago. Time has no effect on this personality separated by the charm of failure. In other words, the person looking at Zach in surprise now is the Brian who thought Ian did everything to help him thirteen years ago! This emotion is an illusion of time and space.
"Is it that Len? Len made you angry!" Brian seemed not to be used to the name of his other personality, and the surprise on his face turned into irritation, "He's always like that! I'm not allowed to be like this, I'm not allowed to That! I hate it when he comes out!"
Zach did not respond directly, "Where is Ryan?" After asking, Zach frowned. This question was really weird.
"He fell asleep!" Brian's expression became happy again. "He was too worried about his mother, too anxious and too tired. He took medicine and fell asleep!"
Zach glanced at Brian, "Aren't you worried?"
"..." Brian's expression changed again, turning into sadness, "Worried." Then changed again, looking forward to, "But you're here! You're here to help me! I have nothing to worry about..."
"I already told you, I'm not here to help you."
The last time Brian thought Zach was helping him punish those who bullied him, Zach was handcuffed into the police station by James. This time, it's a more complicated situation than what happened at Sharp's house, and Zach decides to make it clear from the start.
"Why?!" Brian glared at Zach, "Are you angry that I didn't recognize you directly on the bus last time?"
Zach frowned. The official meeting with Ryan was actually in Amelia's clinic. His personality at that time was Ryan, and it was at that time that we officially got to know each other. On the bus before that, although it was obvious that Brian was controlling his body and staring at Zach inappropriately, Brian did not reveal his identity at that time and was only regarded by Zach as a passerby with no family education.
"There were other people in the car at the time!" Brian was explaining, "I don't want to cause trouble to you! Ian taught me this before! I'm a good boy, and I can only learn from my mistakes..."
Zach waved his hand, "Look at yourself, you're not a kid, you're an adult."
The emotions brought about by the illusion of time and space are not a good influence on Zach, and they blur rationality. Zach stood up, "I'm here because of Ryan, but since he's not here, I'm leaving."
"Are you leaving?!" Brian grabbed Zach's sleeve, "Aren't you going to help me find my mother?! She hasn't come back all day!"
Zach pulled away Brian's hand, pushed the person in front of him aside, walked out of the room and walked towards the front door, "You can call the police. Goodbye."
"Lian has reported it!" Brian, who couldn't stop Zach, could only helplessly shout at Zach's leaving figure, "But those annoying police didn't come!"
Zach's hand was already on the door handle, he took it back and glanced at Brian with a strange expression. "When did you call the police?"
"I reported it last night!" Seeing Zach turn around, Brian seemed to have hope again, "Then he waited for a long time, until early in the morning, and no one came, so he asked my doctor again, that, uh, cloth .Dr. Brierley…”
"It's Dr. Browning." Zach frowned, corrected himself, and continued to think about the things that made him look weird.
Some people may be wondering what it is, and the hint is - Barton Police Department, for the case in the southeast, from what we have seen, from Chapman's suicide, Welsh was beaten to death, to James going on vacation in anger.
The Police Service's approach to anything that happens in the Southeast. It's all too obvious, eh. Biased.
In addition, Zach had a special idea and decided to give it a try.
While Zach was thinking, Brian murmured in a low voice, "Any doctor, I don't like her."
Zach heard it. But he didn't care. After thinking about it, he glanced at Brian and asked, "Where's the phone?"
"Are you going to help me? Are you going to help me!"
Zach frowned, "Phone."
"Here! Here!" Brian jumped in front of Zach. He took Zach's arm and walked inside, "The phone is in my mother's room!"
Zach had no intention of looking around the room. The only feeling was the same as Brian's room - crowded. Picking up the phone, Zach recalled it and dialed James' office phone number at the police station.
After waiting for a long time, the phone was picked up. It was Coulson's voice, "Detective Coulson, Detective Lance is on vacation..."
"I'm Zachary Grande." Zach was not interested in chatting with Coulson, but he was still very polite in terms of etiquette, "I want to ask the detective for something."
"Ah! Zach..." Coulson lowered his voice quickly, paused, and seemed to pay attention to the situation around him on the phone before speaking again, "You should know that Lance is on vacation, right? What's going on? ?”
From Coulson's point of view, Zach is James' powerful informant, so Coulson probably thought that Zach, who was the informant, was going to say something important, but he was going to be disappointed. Zach's call was to cause trouble. .
"I know." Zach went straight to the point, "So I want to ask you, detective."
"Tell me." Coulson said simply. There was a sound of paper and pen being placed on the receiver. It was obvious that Coulson was preparing to receive some important information.
"You should have received a police call last night. A citizen in the southeast reported that his mother was missing." Zach glanced at Brian, "I want to know the progress of this case."
The person on the receiver was stunned. The standard answer should be, 'How can I just tell you about the case to an ordinary citizen? ! 'But, for the same reason that Zach changed his mind and stayed to make this call, Coulson was temporarily speechless. After waiting for a while, he replied, "Southeast? Okay, wait a minute and I'll ask."
Zach looked at Brian again and added, "The person who reported the crime is Brian, and the missing person is xx (mother's name)."
Coulson answered and put down the phone, probably to ask about the situation, leaving the noisy background sound of the police station coming from the receiver.
Waiting was boring, Zach could only hold the phone boringly, and from time to time he would push Brian away who was so close that it was uncomfortable, and avoid looks of joy and admiration that were embarrassing.
"Uh..." There was a shaking sound from the receiver, "I checked, the address is xx (Brian's address), right?"
"Yes." Zach responded calmly, "Is there any progress?"
"Well... the case has been submitted to the missing persons unit, but..."
"But the police weren't dispatched at all, right?" Zach remained calm.
"yes… "
Zach shook his head, "I think your police department should know that gang members are not the only people living in the southeast, right?"
This sentence is disappointing, as if cases involving gang members should be ignored by the police department. But this is the most objective thing Zach can say based on reality.
"Well..." Coulson's tone was a little uncomfortable, "Of course we know. But, who knows, this, uh, could be collateral damage of something caused by those guys, so, so we, um, Usually, no matter..."
Coulson naturally wanted to speak from the perspective of the police department. This was a quibble.
Zach did not continue to embarrass Coulson with words. He was bored and said, "If you don't understand the situation, how would you know if it's true? Send someone here."
"Uh, I don't have that right..." It must be clear, if Grande hadn't made the call, Coulson would have started cursing!
Fortunately, Zach has always maintained a relatively "high" image in front of Coulson. Even when he was detained in the police station before, he could escape with just a few words. He was really not a character that could be offended, so Coulson could only click his tongue in annoyance. He said, "Okay, I'll ask if anyone wants to go voluntarily."
Zach pursed his lips and said, "Okay, find someone willing to help Detective Lance and treat it as a favor."
This is an identity issue. Zach called and talked to Coulson as James' informant, so this suggestion is very reasonable. Helping James' informant does not mean helping James maintain the informant. Of course, the person helping does not need to know the relationship between James and Zach. This favor will not be attributed to the person who helped, but will only be attributed to James and Coulson.
But we should be able to guess Zach's hidden purpose - he is hinting Coulson to find Chapman. Remember, the result of the Chapman incident was that James found Chapman, who had "had everything stolen after being drunk and derelict in his duties", and cleared the suspected Chapman. Then he and Coulson settled the entire case together, so that things ended smoothly.
With Chapman's relationship with Skull, Zack might be able to figure out the truth about the Midnight Incident, and if Skoll is indeed targeting Ax, he might actually be able to figure out the situation with Brian's mother. In addition to Nuo's side, Zach Dob has a backup plan. This is the development that is more satisfactory to Zach.
Coulson thought for a while and agreed. After expressing his gratitude, Zach prepared to say goodbye, "Thank you, I won't disturb your work."
"Yeah. Okay, that's it. Just wait, they should be there soon." Coulson obviously also has a candidate.
Zack is hanging up...
"Wait." Coulson said, "Well..." His tone was hesitant, "You know what Lance and your brother are doing in Newton, right?"
Zach was confused, "Comic Con, what's wrong?" Then Zach remembered what Skoal told him, that Coulson was reprimanded for helping James do something in Newton, and that James had two passes. He frowned at the inexplicable phone call.
"Well, do you know that, uh, your brother, Benjamin, was arrested by the Newton Police Department for fighting?"
Zach's expression became strange, fighting? Alpha Brawl? "I have no idea."
"Oh. It's nothing. I've taken care of it and there won't be a criminal record."
Zach pursed his lips and thought for a while, "Thank you, I owe you a favor."
"Haha, it's not a big deal. You're busy too. Goodbye."
"goodbye."
At the end of the phone call, the veteran Detective Coulson, who got something good, hung up the phone with satisfaction. (..)