After the busiest few days, the mill has become a little quieter, but the atmosphere has not improved in any way. Those who still come to the mill at this time are pitiful. Because their relatives and friends were still sent to the incinerator of the mill after surviving for a period of time in the hospital. That's the 'all-inclusive' tail of the Herman and Mills contract.
On the surface, Madison should be very satisfied with the current situation. To put it impersonally, this is the only profitable transaction since the establishment of the mill. Plus, he finally gets what he's always wanted, a boss who takes care of things—Zach.
Yes, Zach is at the mill. In addition to forging Madison's signature and helping to 'process' documents, this vampire who is good at observing people's hearts and acting also occasionally handles disputes between employees and negative emotions of customers...
This boss also has a very bossy attitude. He only handles these high-level matters and will never get close to the lowest level of the mill - the incinerator. Maintain the image of the real boss in the minds of all temporary or long-term employees.
Madison should be very satisfied with the current situation, haha.
"How long are you going to stay in the mill?!" Madison snatched away the manuscript that was taken away by a pale hand that suddenly stretched out, and stared at the smiling owner of that hand.
Zach raised his eyebrows and had no intention of answering, "What did you secretly write about me again? Can't you let me see it?"
"Stop being so sentimental!" Madison smoothed out the wrinkled paper manuscript, "This is not written by me, it is an article by West (the woman in the writing class who wrote things that will come true). Just let me proofread it!”
Madison twitched her lips and continued to unfold the manuscript on the seat on the back porch, as if she wanted to ignore Zach and continue to complete his proofreading.
Madison also seemed to be serious. The pen in my hand marked out several spelling errors on the manuscript...
Wow! Madison turned over the manuscript in his hand and looked up at Zach, who stretched his neck and made no secret of the fact that he was peeking, "What are you doing! Give me some respect! West didn't say anyone other than me can read it!"
Seriously, vampires are people who need to lean their heads to peek. Zach is just disgusting Madison.
"Can't even your teacher, Maurice, read it? You proofread it. Won't she hand it in?" Zach blinked without any self-consciousness. Oh, I mean that Madison just doesn't want Zach to bother him right now.
Madison stared at Zach, her eyes twitched a few times, then gave up, turned over the manuscript again, took a deep breath, and continued proofreading as calmly as possible.
"Interesting." Zach simply sat down next to Madison and began to comment on other people's articles. "Is this a story about jealousy? A requested theme by Mr. Morris?"
Madison took a deep breath and tried to ignore Zach's head coming closer.
"You can turn the page now, Madison, you're a little slow in proofreading."
Madison's emotions are being pushed to the edge again.
"You missed one thing." As he said, Zach is an unconscious guy. "In the first paragraph, I used 'Maids' Union', but in the second paragraph I mistakenly wrote 'Maids' Union'." Zach put his fingers on both sides of his fingers. Point to a place.
Madison's pen trembled and she took a deep breath. Changed the last one.
Turned the page.
Zach was quiet for a moment, vampire. It also takes time.
But the silence was too short-lived. Madison just thought about it for a while and changed the original sentence to-
'Maili, who was still complaining about the current situation, suddenly lost the attention of those who could once be called 'friends' around him, and everyone's attention turned to the new representative, Julia (Julie). '
It has been modified. 'Maili is still immersed in self-pity and complaints. Her former friends have lost interest and focused on the new representative-Julia (Julie). '
"Ugh!" Zach raised his eyebrows, "It's okay, it's written like this. It's easier for me to hate the protagonist 'Maili'."
Madison continued to take deep breaths, already trying his best to suppress his outburst against Zach.
Someone didn't know what restraint was, "I think it can be modified here."
Zach stretched out his hand and pointed to a paragraph on the manuscript, "'Maili was filled with anger. When others took turns to introduce the newcomer, she interrupted the introduction of the previous person, 'New representative? Oh, I heard You've only been working at Bishop's Manor for less than two weeks, right? I'm Maili, and I've been working at Smith's Manor for ten years!'"
Zach seemed to like this scene very much. He raised his eyebrows and began to play the role and the narrator at the same time. Zach is good at acting, "'Just when his tone was raised to a point where he could be considered proud, the indifferent voice of the union director interrupted Merry, 'I once worked at Smith for ten years, but you were not invited, Mai Here, you... '"
Zach didn't continue. He raised his eyebrows and asked Madison in a suggestive manner, "Don't you think it would be more refreshing to let this 'Julia' point this out?"
Madison stood up quickly, clutching the manuscript and leaning it against his legs. He glared at Zach, who still looked like he was enthusiastic about suggestions, and said word by word, "Don't you have anything else to do? Why don't you bother your follower?" Brian!”
Zach waved his hand, "He thinks the incinerator is very interesting, and he is following the workers to see how the bodies are burned to ashes." Zach was answering this question seriously, and he spread his hands, "I was busy the past few days, so I can't He was close to that place and now he was much more relaxed, so I thought there should be no problem and just let him be."
Madison's eyes twitched, which aroused another layer of anger in him, "When are you going to get rid of this nerve..." Madison may have been prepared to use a very bad word, but fortunately he changed his words in the end, "Mental illness, patient !”
Zach twitched his lips, "I'm waiting for Ryan to show up." He still answered the question seriously, and spread his hands, "You don't think I should throw him away when he is still in this 'child' state" Let’s go back to his home where he has nothing.”
Madison clenched her fists, "Then when are you going to tell him the truth! His mother will never come back! Even with the help of you, the person he thinks is his idol!"
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that?" Zach curled up his lips and chuckled, shaking his head, "Police, Chapman. We haven't given a definite result yet, what can I say about the truth? "
Madison took a deep breath again, unable to communicate normally with Zach.
Something needs to be clear here. Did Zach leave Brian's mother's case to the North District police because he didn't want to take care of it? Yes. Did Zach personally reach an agreement with Ms. Sher, the evil spirit, so that he could easily confirm whether those 'cleaners' were Brian's mother? Yes.
But Zach is so shameless. He has not confirmed that he will be a mystery, but his intention to not care is obvious to the point of being annoying. Is it interesting to hang Brian like this
Okay, let’s not think as bad of Zach as Madison did and be objective.
Do you still remember that in addition to asking Chapman to go through Aix to check on Bryan's mother, Zach also asked No to do the same thing
Do you see the difference between these two 'roads' and Zach directly confirming with the evil spirit? Yes. It's just the difference between human affairs and alien affairs.
Zach was trying his best to reduce the weight of aliens in the life of Brian, a man who could almost be said to have been ruined by aliens. This was also the only bit of positive kindness Zach could show when Ryan never showed up.
Okay, let’s not talk about Brian. Madison has been forced by Zach’s shamelessness to the point of no retreat, no no. There is still room.
Madison quickly picked up the manuscript in his hand and folded it in half. He folded it in half again and stuffed it directly into his pocket. Then he pulled out a palm-sized notepad from another pocket, "You want to read what I wrote about you? Okay, let's read it!"
Madison sat down, facing Zach sideways. "I ask, you answer! Then you can watch me write word by word!"
Zach raised his eyebrows, Madison was about to collapse.
"Why did you just come back that day and ask Louise to start arranging the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop!" Madison's tone was a little aggressive. "Did Mrs. Bishop die before you went... or was she arranged by you afterward!"
This information is a bit scary.
Zach pursed his lips. Madison is pretty good too. I’m afraid I’ve wanted to ask these questions for a long time, but I’ve been suppressing them for a long time. Uh, do the math, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, today is Saturday, five days.
But everyone knows the rhythm of Zach's dialogue, "What, Madison, are you planning to submit this story to the next issue of "Urban Legends"? Oh, are you really going to start writing about Grande and about me?" story?"
Madison couldn't help but feel bored on her face, "So what! Answer me!"
"Do you have to ask me?" Zach tilted his head, "I know you don't have the devil Leon to give you information about these things, but why don't you ask Riley, she is right there."
After putting on an extremely bored expression, Madison stared at Zach fiercely, "Because I don't want my boss to see me doing personal things at work!" Madison also became slick, although Zach has been at the mill these days. It's true, but Zach has never restricted Madison's freedom.
"Aren't you doing personal things right now?" Zach blinked.
Madison's cheeks twitched, and she stared at Zach without saying a word, with pure eyes.
"Okay." Zach smiled, "Madison, you are questioning my character too much. I will not arrange the death of his grandparents in front of Jackson. The answer is before. Before I go. , I knew that old Bishop and his wife could not still be alive."
Madison wrote down in her notebook, "Why."
"Because Shel is an evil spirit." Zach thought this answer was enough and looked at Madison, but Madison also looked at Zach, obviously waiting for the next sentence.
Zach twitched his lips, "You don't know the characteristics of evil spirits."
"I only know that it has the word 'fierce' in it." Madison responded coldly.
"You know about strap-ons?" Zach asked.
"Does it have anything to do with the Earthbinder?" Madison asked.
"Yes." Zach smiled. At least Madison was quite smart and it was not difficult to explain. "The umbilical cord of the Earthbinder is the birth and existence of the Earthbinder. It is even the main body of all soul-like alien races. They maintain Due to the existence of these alien souls.”
"Just like a demon devouring other souls, it uses a band to absorb the imprint of other people's souls." Madison thought quickly.
Maybe Madison shouldn't be so 'smart', so inferential, and so eager to learn. Because this has no other use than stimulating the vampire's 'teaching' heart. And everyone knows how this thing will go down, Madison, hey, that’s me. He will become more and more a seeker of knowledge, and Zach will become more and more a 'teacher'. This is a road of no return.
"That's it." Satisfied, Zach actually patted Madison on the shoulder, as if Madison's momentary impatience didn't exist, "At least you know that the Earthbinders, the newly born soul aliens, most of them even die themselves. They cannot accept that their existence can only rely on the little bit of reality that is pulled by the instinct of binding at the moment of death. Their bodies, or the place of death, are so fragile."
"What is that evil spirit?" Madison urged, impatiently trying to write something down in the notebook.
"Whatever you want to call it, obsession, desire or whatever, breaks through the fragile instinct at the moment of death, and pulls as many things as possible."
Madison frowned. Inexplicably, a dark red ribbon appeared in his mind, exploding from the small human body and wrapping around everything around him. This area clearly refers to Bishop Manor, which is as big as a school. Madison glanced at Zach and said, "Shel, you just held the entire Bishop Manor."
Zach raised an eyebrow and nodded.
"You still haven't said why Mr. and Mrs. Bishop..."
"I was about to say it." Zach smiled and interrupted Madison who was eager for an answer. As if it was just some attempt, Zach reached out and pinched Madison's neck.
The cool touch made Madison alert, "What are you going to do..."
"Kill you." Zach tightened his hand, still smiling.
Madison had already dropped the notebook and pen in her hand, and with a red face, she reached out and grabbed Zach, trying to push the vampire away with all her strength!
The power of vampires is not something that Madison, a useless third type of alien race, can resist. Allow me to change my pronouns.
When my mind went blank and the only thought was that I was about to hang in the hands of this vampire, Zach let go of his hand and said, "Do you feel it? When facing death, your instinct is to catch the murderer who wants to kill you. .”
I looked at Zach with a smile on his face, and I no longer knew how to face this guy with emotion.
"Because you are too weak. Even if you were really, uh, pinched to death by me just now, you still don't have the ability to fight back. Now that you have become an earthbinder, you can only repeat the pitiful actions of trying to push me away." Zach Using a teaching tone, he picked up the notebook and pen I dropped and handed them to me, "Okay, take a deep breath, I didn't exert any force at all. Back to your question, why the old Bishops are dead. Because of evil spirits Sher is capable of revenge."
Stupid me, I actually took this unexpected episode as a personal demonstration for Zach and asked the follow-up question, "Why the old Bishops?"
"Well. Because Bishop is a weak and incompetent man, I don't think he can do any big 'things'." Zach said it in one sentence, "Facts have proved that I was right, so in the manor, only He was one of a few people who were lucky enough to survive."
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