In the early morning, Zach was able to return to the South Side. The wind blew all night on the roof of a hotel in Becky, and a little aerobic exercise at dawn was just right. Our vampire turned west on Highway 27 briskly and stepped onto the dirt road in front of the Grand.
Zach's good mood also had something to do with a night of chatting with Ozzie Cozier. Facts have proven that people with similar tastes do get along easily. Anyway, Sibella wanted to let Zach be the bait, so she couldn't waste the time blowing air on the roof. The vampire and the mind-reader chatted all night.
About the Sabbat, about mind readers, about the secret alliance, about Barton's social structure, about the philosophy of getting along with aliens and humans, about the future...
In front of the welcome sign at Grande Funeral Home, Zach flipped through the mailbox. It seemed that Old Hank hadn't come to pick up the newspaper yet, so Zach took it easily. I had no intention of reading it. After all, Zach was involved in every detail of Barton's recent 'big' events, so there was nothing he needed to know.
However, a spliced photo that occupies the entire cover forced Zach to walk toward Grande while turning to the content that occupied three entire pages, titled - "Inventory of Mayoral Candidates."
The first one is naturally the current mayor Ann Anthony. I don’t know what attitude Anthony is expressing. The photo is an office photo of him sitting in the mayor’s office. Brief introduction in text.
The second person is Ethera. Again, I don’t know what this woman is expressing. The photo is a family portrait, with the new husband standing behind this woman with his arms around Caesar. Same as above, text omitted.
Third, haha, is James Lance.
The fourth is Police Chief Colon, the fifth is an unknown guy, and the sixth. seventh…
It's not surprising. The Federation is considered a colonial country. The only requirement to become a leader is to be a legal citizen. Whether you can be selected is another matter.
If before last night, Zach would have been surprised to see that James' picture would appear in the campaign. Now, I don’t feel anything special, I just want to confirm whether some of the information Oz told me last night is true.
For example, is the Lance family in the west really promoting James' political career in the east? Zach began the introduction under James' photo.
yes-
When the general's son came to Patton at the beginning of the year, he received praise from two Massachusetts senators, saying, "It's a pity that I didn't get to meet the general's son during this inspection in Patton." But as expected, with the reputation of General Lance, this young man is also quite good. The police station's mission is right first, and he is a reliable young man'...
Let’s take a look back at everyone’s memories.
At the beginning of this story, when the hungry vampire went to find the mayor on a full moon night, do you still remember what happened? The mayor is hosting a dinner for two visiting senators, and skinchangers 'James' (Kim) and Coulson are on a mission. As for the real James, he was peeping at Alpha while waiting for death in the woods of the South Side.
So James should have been there when he first came to Barton. Blessed by the two senators who 'happened' to visit instead of being replaced by a shapeshifter. Go on a mission.
Do you remember it? At the beginning of the year, the shapeshifter Jin was asked by another shapeshifter to keep an eye on the police's movements, so Jin would follow Coulson and keep an eye on Louise on the street corner. Otherwise, that's where he really should be. I'm afraid it's the mayor's and senator's dinner!
Director Cologne has never liked James very much. Apparently at that time, 'James' acted willfully.
Another example is whether James has tried to have real upper-level contact with Barton.
yes-
The author is honored to discover that this general's son is now just a police detective. He knew the history of Barton very well. When talking about the families who built Barton, the detective was full of respect, but more regretful...
Obviously this introduction was in the form of an interview, I don’t know when it was conducted.
James Lance said bluntly that every time he went to the West District, he was already a police detective with a mission. He didn't have any communication, but he watched family changes happen to some people. It was really sad...
Bishop, Herman, Quinn, Smith... you all know.
James tried it, but it didn't look good.
Another example... Zach had already stood in front of Grande's main entrance, but he raised his eyebrows and stopped, then blinked and curled up the corners of his mouth.
After describing his half-year career in the Barton Police Department, we found that this young detective played an important role in many cases that attracted everyone's attention, such as the serial murder case at the beginning of the year, the murder case of Hermann's son, the murder case of Pais British cult case, Smith warehouse accident case...
But according to the detective's own point of view, he believes that his greatest achievement, and also the most difficult one, was an undercover operation that few people know about. This is the reason why the remnants of the 'Fight Club' retaliated against each other frequently due to their cross-city cooperation with Newton. James said honestly that when he accepted this task and infiltrated into this extremely dangerous violent organization alone, he had no idea how to start...
Alone? He was obviously accompanied by Wes. Extremely dangerous? There is obviously only one mind reader named Aili. Not sure what to do? Do you need him? Zach has it all covered.
However, everyone should understand the true meaning of these!
Only yesterday afternoon, Zach told James that the remnants of the Fight Club were seeking revenge and looking for Jason who betrayed the club! Today, almost every citizen of Barton has a copy of the newspaper, which states, 'Fight Club, I, James, destroyed it! '
Zach curled his lips, not knowing whether to praise James for being smart or to laugh at this guy for being impulsive!
It should be the former.
Think about it carefully, although Oz's mind reading has obtained the list of these remnants, James can't just arrest them with this list! Where is the evidence? Are we going to waste most of the day yesterday summoning them one by one for interrogation? Will anyone admit it
To arrest people, James needs these people to act, and they need to carry out revenge, and the target cannot be Jason, but only himself, the detective who is prepared to deal with it.
"What are you doing standing here!" The front door of Grande opened, and Old Hank stared at Zach with a frown on his face. "Tsk!" Old Hank glanced at the newspaper in Zach's hand. His early morning schedule was The old man who fetched the newspaper and urged for breakfast seamlessly started his next journey, "Alice! Alice! Breakfast!"
Zach opened the newspaper and stepped into his home, reading James' introduction.
When asked why he wanted to run for mayor, the general's son responded very sincerely: "The current mayor of Patton is my role model. He was also a soldier, and then became a police officer who also had the same duty to protect citizens. Through my own efforts, I have become a city leader. I know that I am still young, but I also hope that this is the path of my life. '
Back to the information Oz gave earlier that Zack needed to confirm.
Another example is why Sabbat and Lance chose Barton.
Because Barton already has a case that can be copied. Ann Anthony came from an ordinary background and was able to become mayor in a short period of time. He relied on Barton's special urban atmosphere and the deliberate creation of an unusually favorable impression of soldiers promoted by Quinn and other upper-class Barton families. Then James Lance There's no reason why it can't.
It should be clear why James came to Barton. In the Sabbat of the West, or General Lance's script, James is a political pawn paving the way for them in the eastern part of the Federation. (.)