James came back on time for lunch. When Louise gave him the money for the dress, his eyes twitched, but he still accepted it.
"If you want to give me clothes, I still hope that you can choose them yourself with snacks instead of just paying for them." Louise said this.
"Why." Louise raised her eyebrows and looked at Zach, "Didn't you guys make up? It's nothing to joke about."
"It's not a reconciliation." Zach swung his glass and smiled, "We have never had a falling out, right, partner James."
What could James say? He twitched his eyes again and ate silently. After eating, he had to go back to the police station. There was a partner there who really needed his help - Coulson. As a police detective, he had to deal with the situation in the southeast. Still have to pay attention.
A guest is coming.
As the sound of the engine gradually approached, Zach suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Cliff is here, it seems Linda is also here, James, do you want to..." Hide or just stay here without hesitation? But Zach wasn't done asking yet.
James stood up abruptly, with a gloomy face, "My car is still in your backyard!" This was the answer.
Zach curled his lips and glanced at Danny the Phantom.
After receiving the order, Huanren's body emitted colorful light, skipped the wall, and disappeared.
Mo, who was pretending to eat, raised his eyebrows and leaned toward the outside of the restaurant, probably wondering what Danny, the fantasy man, was going to do.
Zach ignored it and pointed to the ground, "Will you help the 'General' review his future plans?" This was a suggestion.
James frowned, 'future plans'? He knew very well that the 'general' had left Grande to return to the southeast to stir up trouble again. What reference could he, a policeman, give to such a socially dangerous element? How to recruit a younger brother
James was too lazy to argue, picked up his lunch and left the restaurant. It seemed that he probably sighed and went down to the basement. It's also good, 'General' can help him eavesdrop on the conversation above.
Cliff's car was parked in the front yard. After all, his relationship with Grande was not yet friends. At the wedding, he, the host, did not fulfill his duties as an entertainer.
Zach waved his hand to Old Hank. When he signaled to pick people up, Danny the Illusionary's colorful light gathered and came back.
"How did you do it?" Mo raised his eyebrows, "I can feel that James' car has really disappeared. It's not that it can't be seen, it's really gone. Where did you get it?"
We've been together for a few days, but Danny always feels a little weird about Mo. As everyone knows, ever since that Mo inexplicably commented on the fantasy race, the atmosphere between the two has been a bit strange. Well, it's similar to the feeling of not being in harmony with each other, but being too lazy to care about what the other party wants...
So at this moment, Danny frowned first, looked at Mo, who looked sincerely curious, and then looked at Zach.
Zach gave a 'I'm not going to explain it to you' look.
Danny pursed his lips and started to deal with breakfast again. "I didn't do anything that James did. He wanted the car to disappear and I just conveyed that hope."
Let ** come true, this is the advantage and disadvantage of Huanren.
Mo opened his mouth, as if his cognition was shocked, but immediately. She shook her head, "You are deliberately exaggerating your ability. If you can 'deliver'..." She emphasized the two words, "Human, any hope. Then I completely take back what I said to you and Jilu before." Bob’s comments. But in fact, I don’t think my judgment is wrong. You are not that powerful.”
Danny frowned, "I didn't mean to exaggerate anything." His tone was impatient, and he obviously felt that there was something wrong with Mo, "What 'you', I have already said, I have nothing to do with the cherubim." Dan Ni didn't forget to find the language flaw in the other party's words, "And do you have a problem with your understanding? I told you that James wanted the car to disappear. It was him who wished it, not me. If he didn't wish that, the car would come back. What does it have to do with whether I am strong or not!"
"Oh." Mo blinked, "So it means, well, the effect won't last long."
Well, that’s right to understand.
Danny was too lazy to say anything else, waved his hand and concentrated on lunch.
Cliff and Linda came in, led by Old Hank.
Zach looked at the two guests with a smile, trying not to show any funny feeling, because Cliff—
The husband's hand was uncomfortably wrapped around his wife's waist, sometimes moving up and sometimes down, as if looking for a suitable position. But look at Linda's uncomfortable expression as his wife. Cliff's hands are inappropriate no matter where they are placed. It seems that this marriage still needs a lot of adjustment.
"Welcome." Zach's etiquette had nothing to say. He picked up his wine glass and nodded to the guests. He took over Old Hank's lead and walked to the office upstairs. "Sorry for leaving early at the wedding party. I didn't know today. You newcomers..."
Before Zach finished saying his polite words, Linda finally couldn't hold it back. When she followed Zach upstairs, she squeezed Cliff's hand that was moving up and down and pushed it away, "Save these unnecessary things, please." Rido, you know why we are here."
Then leave it out. Zach tilted his head slightly and glanced sideways at Linda, "I don't know. Also, call me Zach, or Mr. Grande." Zach gave two options, the former does not require It is explained that the latter represents 'formal', the most formal form for outsiders.
Linda was silent for a while, seemed to think about it, and made a choice, "Zach."
Zach was very satisfied, opened the office door, and made a gesture of invitation, "Then shall I call you Linda, or Ms. XX (Cliff's surname)?"
"Linda." Simply.
At this time, Cliff's face turned pale. Well, this marriage needs to be adjusted...
"Cliff told me." Linda spoke directly as she consciously sat at the desk. She must be a direct person, without any subtle foreshadowing, and went straight to the topic, "You know the Sabbat is here Captive inheritor." She glanced at Zach, who was sipping his wine, "And I came from the west." Then she stopped talking.
Zach sipped his wine and waited for a while. This is Grande, our vampire's office, and Zach has no interest in letting the other party lead the conversation. When he put down his wine glass, Zach raised his eyebrows deliberately, "You want to ask me if I have any doubts. Are you from the Sabbat?"
Linda didn't answer.
Zach shrugged, "Of course I doubt it. Do you want to..." The corner of his mouth raised slightly, "Do you want to defend yourself?"
"No." Linda looked back at Cliff, who was not as self-conscious as she was and was standing at the door of Grande's office. Feeling uncomfortable all over. Linda pursed her lips, withdrew her gaze, and looked back at Zach, "I'm not going to defend myself. I am the one who was captured by the Sabbat."
Zach raised his eyebrows and picked up the wine glass again. This was unexpected... It was easy, Zach thought that the other party would at least try to cover it up, after all, this was the woman in front of him. Zach would have to admit that he would be deceived by any excuse he came up with for James.
"Actually, I'm surprised by your choice of words." Linda frowned, "'Captive', in the Sabbat, our self-perception is that we are servants of the Sabbat, and we must serve the Sabbat in every life cycle. Servant." She paused for a moment and her eyes drifted away. "I only discovered it when I heard what Cliff said about you when you first arrived at Barton. Captivity is more suitable."
Zach also glanced at Cliff, who was still uncomfortable by the door, shook his head, and pointed to the workbench in front of the bookcase, "You can sit down and read some books or something." Zach was helpless. . Ever since he came to Barton, he had never done anything extraordinary to Cliff, and he didn't know what this guy was afraid of.
Leave Cliff alone, Zach looked back at Linda, "I didn't invent the term 'captive'. It's a consensus." Zach spread his hands, "Or the consensus of the Secret Alliance. The Sabbat likes to hunt for aliens, Then enslave. Due to the special nature of your successors, the people in the Secret Alliance don't think the Sabbat will ask you to do dangerous work, and will only keep you well. Captivity."
"Yes." Linda nodded, as if the conversation had turned into a friendly exchange between the two alliances of vampires. "Our living environment is the best among all the alien races enslaved by the Sabbat..." She seemed to have thought of something. , "Except Cozier..." She immediately shook her head, looked at Zach, and seemed to listen to what I said, "Kozir, Cozier is a mind-reading family, but they are no longer slaves of the Sabbat, they are Partner of the Sabbat.”
Since the other party said it so straightforwardly, it's better to mean it, even though it's not sincere at all. Zach swung his wine glass and opened his eyes wide, "Really? Cozier is a mind-reading family? A partner of the Sabbat? That's right. Thank you for the information."
Don't think Zach is too hypocritical... This is the first time Zach knows that Cozier is a partner of the Sabbat. Don't get confused, Cozier's story is told by two people. James is returning to Grande, but Amelia seems to have no need to tell Zach this.
"You don't have to thank me." Linda shook her head, "We have no intention of hiding it at all." 'We' is the key point, "because before coming to Barton, we were not prepared to meet the last Toledo here. "
"Not the last one." This mistake is related to Zach's life safety and must be corrected as soon as possible. Don’t forget, Toledo of the Sabbat is still waiting for the real Toledo to vacate this surname that can act under the sun! "Now, there is another one in my basement." 'General' is not a solution, it is just a foreshadowing to make a point. "Even if I don't want to admit it, I still have to admit that there is another one beside Papa Midnight." Bit."
Zach looked at the woman who had already admitted that she was a member of the Sabbat, "You can understand it. After 'leaving' the Secret Alliance, I had a lot of free time. Along the way, hehe, the last Toledo, this title, I’m not fit to take it.”
right! This is the solution. Tell the Sabbat that Zach is not the only one in Toledo. Your Toledo, the Children of the Night band, wants to become a real member of the Thirteen Clan. Killing Zach is useless!
Linda had a nonchalant look on her face and waved her hand, "If you are worried about those newcomers..." She glanced at Zach, "'Newcomers' is what we, the foreigners of the Sabbat, call the new vampires. ." This is the explanation, and then continues, "We don't care much about those 'Toledo' things. They seem to be less gregarious after coming to the Federation."
Zach's mouth twitched. Naturally, our vampire didn't want to show such a fear of death, but in the Valmina incident in Old Woody, the new vampire's ability to isolate all perceptions really made Zach He was a little surprised and had to pay attention. At this time, he was a little curious about the situation of these Sabbat newcomers who were trying to become Toledo. Zach didn't have time to ask.
"We don't care much about the last Toledo. This is why none of the three groups of us who came to Barton informed the Sabbat of your existence."
Here comes the new focus. Zach had to ask, "Three batches?"
"I'm the first one. Come in early spring." Linda looked at Zach, "The Sabbat wants to know what the rumored ownerless city in the easternmost part of the Federation looks like, so I came." He paused. After a while, "What I reported back is the same as the new rumor. Barton has a lord, an Alpha."
"The second batch." Zach advanced the process for the other party. He was curious whether James would be included in these three batches. Or, Linda assumes that James will explain according to her arrangements, and then continues to hide it!
"Tyler."
James also came in early spring, skipped? No, it’s the content in or after the previous paragraph! Don't pursue it now because Linda said Taylor!
While Zach raised his eyebrows, Linda continued, "Taylor has a military background. She is not an alien, she is just a human institution controlled by the Sabbat. Humans and vampires are still in a symbiotic relationship after all. The Sabbat's... "
"You don't need to explain this to me. I am a vampire. Toledo's status in the Secret Alliance was similar to that of Lesembra. I am very aware of vampires' involvement in human affairs." Zach interrupted Linda, "I What I'm more concerned about is her current identity. She is a teacher at the Hunter Academy, isn't she?" This is a real question.
Mason, Seth's container, explained that after the Gate of Hell opened, the Sabbat's attitude towards the Holy Lord Faith Academy changed. The Sabbat, which had been obsessed with the purpose of colonial war, seemed to have completely given up its attachment to the Holy Lord Faith and cut off the Support for these colleges.
"She is right, but she was also sent to the academy to help them under the control of the Sabbat. She was originally an interrogator and was good at information collection." Linda frowned, as if it was very troublesome to explain this matter, but she In the effort to "below the faith of the Holy Lord, the demons of hell have come to the world. The Sabbat is not prepared to start a territorial war, so it has made a peace agreement, but it is also not prepared to temporarily play a decisive role in the upper level - Heaven, which does not know the belief. When I left the Federation, I completely left behind the relationship I had established with the followers of the Holy Lord of Humanity over the past four centuries.”
Zach understood, "So use human power to help mankind." Zach nodded, "Then Taylor, will she report to the Sabbat or the Demon Hunter Academy where she is?"
"Academy." He answered simply, "But she took it upon herself to insert a saint into the Republican mission and reported it to the Sabbat. After all, the Sabbat is looking for information about the saint."
Zach nodded, forget it, that's all for Taylor. He didn't really care. Taylor had his neighbor Constantine watching, so there was nothing to worry about.
Well, do you need to explain it in detail? Constantine is working for Crowley, a fallen angel who has a bad relationship with other demons in the Federation. The enemies of the Western Demon Hunter Academy are naturally the demons coming out of the gates of hell. Linda just said that the Sabbat couldn't help the academy openly, so it used human power to help secretly. Taylor showed up at Barton just to help the academy.
So, no matter how you look at it, Taylor's situation is not an enemy to Grande, and he can still only regard it as a clue for the Western Demon Hunter. But this clue can only help Crowley, leaving Zach a little helpless.
"The last batch, I guess, is Cozier. By the way, the wedding dress you wore at your wedding was beautiful. I didn't have the chance to tell you personally at the time."
"Thank you, Kozier sent it." (.)