James's home has a coldness that does not suit his age. For example, the sand in the living room on the first floor, with its black and white combination and rough texture, gives people the illusion of sitting on a stone. Zach touched the armrest, and one of the taut musk leather corners was exposed, with 'ks' printed on it, which was the name of a very famous design master in the Federation.
The vampire raised his eyebrows and looked at Sibella opposite, who took two soft cushions dissatisfiedly and placed them on the sand that was no different from a leather-covered stone before sitting down.
The person who was able to sit down and talk was the real leader of the Hayate family, and Corden was lying on the floor of the first floor with Benjamin, cleaning up the blood stains they had made...
"James Lance." Sibella half-closed her eyes: "He read out the soul-inducing spell I wrote."
"Yes." Zach looked at the woman with a smile, and the person they were discussing, James, was now in the bathroom, cleaning his head full of sheep blood. Of course, the wound on his left wrist had healed with the vampire's generous donation of blood.
"Ryan, what are you doing now?" Sibella's tone did not change much.
"Well, it's a bit annoying." Zack told the truth.
Although he still uses the name 'Ryan', Ryan actually has nothing to do with 'Hayate'. His appearance is all that of Connor. What maintains his connection in this world is Connor's body. parts (blood and head).
Sibella obviously didn't want to dwell on this issue, so she changed the subject: "Is this James one of yours?"
"Yeah." Zach winked, protracted his voice, curled his lips, and gestured with his hands: "Probably, I hope, so."
Sibella looked at Zach's expression and snorted. It was obvious that the Indian wizard was not interested in the social life of vampires. Sibella's eyes drifted away impatiently: "Then I want to remind you that he is too close to something dangerous. He needs to retreat!"
"Are you Papa Midnight?" Zach raised his eyebrows.
Sibella's eyes drifted back and stared at the smiling vampire: "You already know!"
Zach shrugged. He leaned forward, closing the distance between us, resting his elbows on his knees and raising his head: "As you can see, I'm trying to be friends with this Detective James Lance. So when he called When I say, 'Hey, I noticed something strange about the case I'm working on,' I don't dare to relax and take action."
Zach had a smile on his face and gestured with his fingers in the air: "So, you can imagine, when I found out that this 'strange' case was related to Papa Midnight, this kind of frustration really made me a little sad. !" Zach frowned deliberately, looking sad.
"Then, at least, at least!" Zach spread his palms in front of Sibella with a look of helplessness on his face: "Before I embarrass my friend who I hope to please, let me at least know why? Why did that guy do this? Show up at Barton!”
"Put away your nonsense!" Sibella stared at the 'eloquent' vampire threateningly, "I'm not the kind of person who will believe your lame performance!"
Zach put away all his expressions, tilted his head, leaned back against the sand, and his tone became calmer: "You can't blame me for trying. After all, I sincerely invited you to the Grand House, but you didn't."
Zach's was his night visit half a month ago. The vampire thought that at least Grande had taken Ryan in, and the couple would have a different impression of Grande House. But Zach waited for half a month, and the couple showed no intention of visiting.
"We are very busy." Sibella frowned tightly.
"Is it because of 'Midnight'?" Zach chuckled: "Don't tell me, it wasn't you who summoned him."
"It's us." Sibella's tone became colder, with a hint of regret in her eyes: "That was an act of desperation."
"This is the problem between us." Zach crossed his legs, with a summary and lesson attitude: "We all live in Barton City, and we all want the same life. But we never communicate, nor do we interact with each other. Trust. If I’m not wrong, Connor’s body was returned to its original position at midnight, is that right?”
"Yes." Sibella tightened the cloak on her shoulders and expressed her disdain with a heavy nasal voice: "So what if we communicate? The righteous one in the Grande House..." Sibella's eyes moved up. , looked at the werewolf Benjamin who was scrubbing the floor seriously: "You are being invaded by the curse of the full moon. What will happen to you? Will we let a vampire tear out the throat of another son for the soul of one of our sons?"
The curse refers to the transformation of Alpha during the three full moon days. Werewolves were created by Indian wizards to resist the colonists. They naturally believed that werewolves represented justice. This was not a judgment on Benjamin's personality, it was just a naked racial prejudice against vampires. In fact, judging from the first time Ryan met Benjamin, we could tell that this wizard family did not fully trust werewolves either. From what we see now, this is more like a hunter family!
Zach ignored Sibella's discrimination and blinked, "So you summoned Papa." Zach's eyes rolled up, "What a 'wise' decision."
Snapped!
If there were no musk skin, the sound would be extremely crisp!
Sibera put her thin hands on the armrest and growled at the vampire: "We can handle this!"
"You can?!" There was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of Zach's mouth, his voice rose, and he leaned forward again, waving his arms widely: "Then why do so many people commit suicide on their hearts? ! Then why am I here?! Then why is a homicide detective... "
Zach turned his head and saw James, whose head was still wet, walking towards the two of them with a sullen expression. The smile on his face became even stronger: "Very well, James, tell our Mrs. Wind, why did you murder a murderer?" Will the detectives in the team investigate a suicide case?"
James hesitated on the choice of seats for a while, but finally sat with the vampire.
Sibella frowned, bowed slightly, and apologized to James for his previous behavior, and maybe thanked James for saving Ryan's soul. But if she knew it was 'James' (King) who sent her other son to prison to accept the court's ruling, we all know that old Herman would definitely let the death penalty stand! I wonder if Sibella will still thank James after knowing this.
James still doesn't know exactly what happened, but it is obvious that the arrival of the vampire is connected with the arrival of the Gale and his wife, and is also connected with his ongoing case. He followed the vampire's words.
"Because we believe that this is not suicide, but forced suicide." There is still a faint red mark on James's left wrist. "We have collected enough evidence to prove that they were kidnapped by someone recently. Pass." James took a deep breath and stared at Sibella: "I want to know if it's you!"
This is what James cares about! Obviously, the police detective has not recovered from the attack just now. He needs to know whether the person sitting opposite him and wanting to talk to him is the murderer!
Sibella pursed her lips tightly, was this considered acquiescence
"Detective Lance." Zach used his last name plus a title. Usually, this means that Zach wants to emphasize something: "When you called me, you used the word 'weird', so please don't use your common sense." Use labels to limit the people or things in front of you." Zach looked at James, "You know."
James frowned, he felt a headache, what does vampire mean? ! Simple justice and sin seem to be blurring in the detective's mind again.
"You, kidnapped." Sibella bypassed James' question, "Which time are you referring to?"
James clenched his fists: "The deceased disappeared for two hours a week ago while handling official duties. There is testimony from colleagues..."
"That's not us." Sibera didn't finish listening and gave the answer directly, "We came into contact with him the day before yesterday." Sibera glanced at James: "And we didn't do anything extraordinary. It’s pretty much what you experience today, except you get stabbed by a knife. That’s not our original intention, it’s because you’re too vigilant.”
Being held down, having sheep's blood poured on his head, his forehead pressed while chanting a curse
"Why." James asked with a sullen face.
"Because we want to confirm whether you are Papa Midnight's death disciple."
"'Papa Midnight', 'Dead Apostle'?" James subconsciously turned his head to look at the vampire.
Zach was very happy about this subconscious tendency to seek help in one direction, with a smile: "You know, when a person dies, his soul either goes to other worlds or wanders in this world. Of course, Eventually, their bodies and souls will pass away. But there is a person, we call him Papa Midnight, who finds those lucky souls and bodies that have not yet passed away, proposes contracts to them, and works for him. Let them be resurrected. Then those who agreed to Papa Midnight will return to the world, and they will get a second chance at life~"
It's 'second chance' again! James put his hands on his eyes, and the detective fell into a distressed mood again. The stretched veins on his forehead showed the detective's struggle.
"Huh!" Sibella chuckled and shook her head, "Are you whitewashing Papa Midnight? A second chance? Luck? It's pity and misery! Those people are just slaves of Papa Midnight! The martyrdom of his paranoid delusion By!"
"Shh!" Zach said to Sibella, putting a finger to his mouth: "Can't you see? I am training our Detective Lance, and I want to teach him what is right and wrong during the training. What is wrong, he needs to find out the importance of it himself!"
The general's son put down his hand and glared at the vampire fiercely! When Zach said these words, it was as if he was not there!
James glared at the vampire with an encouraging smile, almost with hatred, "You, what!"
"Think, James, think about what I just said, and you will realize the importance of it." The vampire guided with his eyes bent.
In the brief silence, there was only James' heavy breathing. James' pupils shrank slightly, as if he remembered something: "Work! You work for Papa Midnight! What kind of job!"
The smile on Zach's face fully bloomed, and he pointed at Sibella: "Even if you have to commit extremely bloody suicide to break the contract, you are not willing to complete the job. Therefore, this person is not the murderer you are looking for. She just told How can those poor people 'resign'."