After lunch, Grande's kitchen continued to be busy for a while, and the third-generation West End five-person team headed by Laura came to pick them up. After helping load the snacks prepared by Alice into the car, Zach said goodbye to everyone in the backyard and watched Laura take away most of the Grand people and leave.
Of course Zach wouldn't go. It would be so 'awkward' if he met Eve.
Benjamin and Matthew went. This was requested by the fat little Cody. He said that his father could not thank Benjamin because there were no casualties in the previous cargo collapse accident at the dock, so he wanted to thank on his father's behalf. Laura quietly told Benjamin that the real reason was that Cody was obsessed with an animation recently. The content was that the protagonist would become stronger and save the world after eating spinach. "Well, I omitted the hair part and just told him that you are indeed She has grown a lot stronger..." Laura said while staring at the toes of her shoes.
Yuehua and Baiying also went, and Zach showed them the letter Eve sent to Benjamin. The two black witches said this -
"Zach, I'm sorry, we shouldn't just focus on our own problems, you also have your own problems. We will stay in Barton for a while, and what Sibella said about Barton is not completely false. If the alien chaos in the middle If it continues, the influence of 'Colt' will become greater and greater, and it will definitely become a threat to us. We may really transfer from Salem. Then, we will help you with some small things. , Well, let’s find out.”
It means to find out what Eve is thinking.
Then, of course, Jackson went there too, half 'stuck' on the roof of the car, ignoring Ryan's final obstruction. Zach had nothing to say to him, only one sentence. "Just be careful and be careful in front of Eve. Although she is Rimmer, she is still a vampire. I don't need to remind you of vampires' restraint on soul aliens. Your mother (Bishop Manor. Evil Spirit Shel) is Smith. "My neighbor, you don't want to say something wrong in front of her and cause any bad consequences."
Everyone understands that it was clearly just Zach who asked Jackson not to expose the fact that there were vampires in Grande. But when Zach described it, it became like this. Why.
After seeing the people off, Zach went to the reception room to take a look, and the interview was still going on. Old Hank and Louise were obviously not very good at this kind of work, and the time dragged on a bit long.
Zach had no intention of chatting with the interviewers who were still waiting for his turn and returned to the office. After organizing his words a little, he dialed Nuo's phone number. Job interviews for cemetery maintenance are going on downstairs. Upstairs, in the office, Zach is also starting to arrange security work.
"No, it's Zach, good afternoon. What are you busy with?" As soon as the call was connected, Zach used the most enthusiastic tone. Be polite. Because the phone was picked up after just one ring, Nuo was not busy at all.
"Oh. It's nothing." Nuo seemed to have no energy, and his tone was a little disappointed, "Is something wrong?"
Zach was not so glass-hearted and still maintained his enthusiasm, "What's wrong? Are you waiting for someone else's call? Do I need to call back later?"
"No, no need." Nuo seemed to cheer up. His voice became more energetic, "I'm just a little bored and have nothing to do."
Zach smiled, "Oh? You don't even have a commission to find a lost pet?" It is very dangerous to use this kind of joke between friends at this time. after all. We know that Nodzhak's attitude has changed subtly since the 'General' became a vampire.
To Zach's comfort, No cooperated.
"Haha, wasting time on that kind of thing, I might as well be bored and do nothing." Then he added a 'special' sentence, obviously expressing something, "What's more terrifying than not knowing what you want to do is knowing that you don't know what to do." Doing it knowing it’s pointless is still a waste of life.”
Zach pursed his lips, but still kept his smile, "'General', have you been looking for me?"
"Yeah." Nuo sighed, and then said in a relaxed tone, "Last night in the middle of the night, I rarely admit that things can scare me, but he suddenly appeared in my bedroom and almost gave me a heart attack."
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Does he look scary? It seems that I haven't taught him well yet." Zach obviously thought that the 'general' had red eyes, protruding teeth, and open claws... But, he thought he was wrong Got—
"You're wrong, he looks no different from usual." I don't know what Nuo's mentality was when he said this, but hey, it's good to be able to discuss this with Zach peacefully, "I mean Someone bypassed my security alarm and stood directly next to my bed, which scared me." He added, "If it hadn't been for 'General', I would probably be lying on the bed now, turning into a corpse."
Zach frowned. If the other person was describing a not-so-good thing, Zach would have hoped that the other person would not use such a calm tone... "No, are you still in danger now? Would anyone do this?"
"Probably not." Nuo said in an indifferent tone, "But you know the nature of our work." In the normal direction, this statement should go smoothly. "Given the nature of Grande's work, you should also get a set of security guards." Alert', Zach didn't even have to raise it. But Nuo's IQ is obviously above this.
So, Zach held the receiver and waited in vain for a while, and finally waved his hand in the air, "Since you mentioned security, I want to ask, or consult, you about something."
"What?" Nuo in the receiver was confused, even a little irritated, not knowing where it came from. Grande needs to ask a security question
"I remember you mentioned before that you have friends in the security company. I think you probably know something about this. I'm going to..."
"Wait a minute." Nuo interrupted directly, with obvious irritation in his tone, "I have already rejected the 'General'. I will not participate in this matter. I am not willing to stand opposite Aix and Falcon. I'm just a human being. Without him, without your extraordinary abilities, I still want to live well. If you are also here to 'persuade' me, please don't, I..." Nuo stopped suddenly, and he noticed Zaha There was complete silence on Ke's side, "You're not calling for 'General'." It was a statement, but it meant a question.
"No." Zach had no expression on his face and looked straight ahead. "The Grand Cemetery needs some security measures. I want to consult you about this matter."
Nuo sighed came from the receiver. "Sorry, what I just said didn't mean anything."
"It doesn't matter, that's a fact. I think 'General' has told you some of the behind-the-scenes of the chaos in the southeast." Zach was testing.
"He showed me a document that described how the Falcon family secretly controlled gangs in the southeast more than ten years ago to bring down Becky Pixar (Pixar Department Store)."
Not urgent. It will always be unfolded in front of everyone.
Zach curled his lips speechlessly. This 'general' casually showed others his copy of "Patton's Bottom".
Nuo continued, "Some names and relationships between some characters were mentioned above. So, no need for the 'general' to say anything. I can think of who is behind the current affairs in the southeast. So..." The other side of the receiver Denuo sighed again, "I can't help 'General'. You know the consequences of offending Smith when I helped Quest last time. I can't bear to go through it again. I don't think it's a coincidence that 'Varmina' is here this time." 'It allows me to use it to repair my relationship with the West Enders."
"The 'General' will understand." Zach could only say this. "What I'm more curious about is why you thought I was calling for the 'General'. Your tone just now sounded very confirming." Yes. He was very irritable, but the Nuo that Zach knew was not an impulsive person, and there must be a reason for him to be irritable.
"You don't know?" Nuo asked.
"what do you know?"
"Aix set up a security company, in the southeast."
Security company? No wonder. When Zach mentioned it in particular, Nuo interrupted.
"Doesn't Barton have a security company?" Zach raised his eyebrows. "Your friend runs it."
"No one stipulates that there can only be one security company." Nuo probably twitched his lips, "And you don't have to be so careful with your words. My friend's security company knows that they have seen the case prosecuted by Grande Bishop. You, you also accepted their funeral at Bishop Manor."
Zach was a little embarrassed, but it wasn't because he was being cautious. But I don’t really want to mention it. After all, in the Bishop Manor incident, Grande helped the security company and successfully made Bishop withdraw the prosecution against them. But when Zach, a gray professional, appeared at the manor as a person hired by Mr. Bishop, everyone knew it. Zach was there to 'handle' the incident.
Then no matter how win-win the result of 'dealing' is, it is all being 'dealt with'. The security company at that time might not be able to pursue any further investigation because of its own interests, but it did not have a very good impression of Grande.
No? Recall that James and Coulson went to the security company to investigate, and there was nothing unusual about the work records of Bishop's security guards who were still considered missing at the time. According to Coulson, the experienced detective, the security company is ready to shift the blame to the missing person. What about the final result? Zac was given the advantage, and everything was handled easily. By the way, he also used his identity as a funeral owner to get a lot of money for the funeral.
"But we didn't have much contact when we were in Bishop Manor." Zach pursed his lips, "Moreover, during the mass funeral (the mass funeral of the Bishop Manor servants), I also informed people from their company, but they Didn’t come, I thought…”
"They don't like you." Nuo said bluntly, "The evidence that the police used to convict Sher was the records finally found on the bodies of the dead security guards." Remember, Zach made it up and James 'found it' , "My friend told me that this is impossible. It is impossible for the security guards of their company to record safety hazards privately. They will definitely report them to the employer or the company, especially if the target is something like Sharp Manor. It is even more impossible. The regulations stipulate that Damn it. So it must be you Grande who did it."
Everything was said so straightforwardly, and Zach didn’t want to sugarcoat it, “Okay, that’s true, but when the police, James and the others were investigating at Bishop Manor, there were also relevant people from their security company, and they I didn't raise any questions, and I took it for granted that they acquiesced." Zach deliberately mentioned James, just to back him up. Even a police detective 'allowed' such a thing, so the security company... better keep silent.
Nuo was silent for a while, probably thinking about something, "Stop talking about this, you said you want to arrange security measures for Grande's tomb area?"
Zach didn't want to continue this embarrassing topic. If Zach had predicted that Grande would need a security company when he was at Bishop Manor, he would have just used the Charming Eyes to pave the way... No, Zach would probably still If you can't do anything and can solve something just by talking, why waste your precious blood? It's just forcing others to submit anyway.
"Yes, we are now interviewing for a job in cemetery maintenance, but there are several conspicuous family tombs in Grande's cemetery area, and there may be more in the future." This is not a good wish, but it will be buried by the funeral owner. Ke said it without saying anything, "I think our Grande should provide some basic protection work."
Nuo thought for a moment, "Well, I agree. The only symbol of Barton's traditional funeral industry has made you very conspicuous. You also have the symbol of a gray profession, and your relationship with the people in the West End is so close. If anyone wants to treat you politely, Rand does something to damage your relationship with the Westsiders, and those tombs may become targets."
Sure enough, Nuo was still a good friend and spoke out Zach's heart.
"Yeah, so I hope you can help me contact your friends in the security company. Some embarrassing things will be easier to explain if there is a common friend here."
"Okay." Nuo agreed, quite simply, "I have nothing to do anyway."
Before Zach could express his gratitude in a casual way, the promise on the other side of the receiver continued, "In an hour, Liszt xx, I'll make an appointment with the person over there and meet him there..."
"I was banned from entering their property by Liszt. I can't go there." Inexplicably, Zach thought of this little problem and tilted his head and said this.
"Uh..." The voice was drawn out, and it seemed that Nuo over there was stuck by the reminder of such a sentence. After a while, Nuo finally realized what was happening, and said in a strange tone, "Is this a 'vampire thing' or..."
"No." Zach raised his eyebrows, "It's just an ordinary thing. My behavior was considered by them to be an unqualified customer, so I was banned from entering." Zach curled his lips, "I felt that I took the initiative to go in and was asked to come out. It’s a very embarrassing thing, so it’s better not to go.”
"Haha." Nuo actually smiled, "Just wait in Grande, we'll come over." (.)