When Zach and Alice returned from Grande's Mill, a somewhat old car was already parked in the front yard of Grande House. This was the car of Wells, the civil servant. Zach patted Alice, who was still a little nervous, and walked into the office.
Alice was embarrassed to refuse James' request, but the decision was still in the hands of the vampire. He only allowed Alice to 'see' Chris stored in the mill under his supervision. It was impossible to leave Alice completely in James' hands.
But James was disappointed. Alice didn't see anything useful, but restored the suicide scene. When James saw Alice throwing herself in Zach's arms, trembling and recounting the entire process of a stranger's suicide, his mind was struck again, this was guilt. Zach taught him another lesson.
Wells was already waiting a little impatiently in the office. Louise gave him the last cup of coffee and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two returning.
Wells still handed over the court's search warrant without wasting any time. Zach glanced at it and saw that Anthony had obviously said hello. The Land Planning Administration only had the right to inspect it and could not take it out or copy it. It can be regarded as inheriting the obligation of what was once public information, and also protecting the rights that private property should have.
But this also means that this unlucky civil servant will spend his time here.
Zach put down the search warrant with a smile and signaled Wells to start, but he didn't go too far: "You can tell me the scope of what you want to search, and I can help you reduce some of your workload."
With a sullen face, Wells moved stacks of documents and placed them on the workbench, saying coldly, "Everything buried in the past ten years."
Zach took the initiative to take out a few copies of the information box. Because he had a very bad start, Zach did not expect this civil servant to give him a good look, but he still did not want this guy to stay here for a long time: "You can be more Be more specific, park, ethnic group, etc.”
Zach's already obvious. The reconstruction of the tomb area was nothing more than Barton planning a piece of land, building a memorial hall, and moving the tombstones. Those who have been buried recently will be in much more trouble. Moving the cemetery, changing the burial method, or directly paying compensation is what the city of Barton needs to do.
And because of the special circumstances of Barton West, the two poles will be treated differently when it comes to dealing with all this. Those on the Barton level are obviously more valued, and what is recorded in the funeral records will be used as a reference when the city of Barton gives compensation.
Wells glanced at Zach and counted a number. Zach understood that it was the money spent on the funeral specifications. This was a very real dividing line. At the top, there were the people Anthony did not want to offend, and at the bottom, there were the servants of these people. The data boxes were sorted out again.
As Wells' work started, the atmosphere in the office relaxed a little. Zach divided the information into categories according to the other party's request. Those closest to Wells were those who had recently become wealthy, and the farther back they were, the longer they were. , the lower the net worth of the person.
Wells' brand new work notebook is filled with pages and pages, and he often takes out his camera to take pictures for backup.
"Why are you the only one doing this?" After the atmosphere eased, Zach began to try to change the boring work.
Wells rolled his eyes at Zach, "We are very busy."
"Oh." Zach said, "Most of the people should be at Ford." Zach made a reasonable guess. After all, the largest funeral home in Barton is Ford, and the cemetery near Paisley is just one of them. one.
Wells hesitated for a moment, "Well, it's a mess over there."
Zach thought of what he had seen in Ford's graveyard. I'm afraid Ford's headquarters would be even more chaotic. Zach smiled knowingly, as if he should use this opportunity to repair the relationship with the civil servant: "Barton is still young, and many things are still being explored. The problems exposed by Ford are also lessons for us to learn from, so..."
"No need to explain." Wells curled his lips and glanced at Zach: "I know you just don't want to get into trouble in the future. I was too impatient and didn't wait for your call."
He is a reasonable civil servant. Zach smiled with satisfaction. With the search warrant, if someone comes to Grande in the future, Zach can use the Barton Court as a shield.
After gaining understanding, Zach began to use gossip to open up Wells's defenses: "What's going on at Ford now? Our Grande also received their donation of stones last month, and now seeing them like this, I always feel... It’s a little complicated.”
In Wells's mind, Zach has completely become a successful man hiding behind his back. The Grand House has become popular because it owns the only remaining cemetery in Barton. Nowadays, there are probably not many wealthy people in the West End who agree to cremation, and they will eventually move the cemetery to Grand House. Zach’s additional income is paid for by the city government!
But now that we have figured out Zach’s psychology and can get along well with the owner of Grande, which will also help his work, we might as well just go with his wishes: “It’s very bad. Many people are demonstrating to sue Ford Funeral Home. Home."
Zach didn't expect it to be so serious: "It shouldn't be filed. After all, the cemetery has nothing to do with Ford."
"Of course not. Public and private matters have been separated. If you want to sue, you have to sue the city government." Wells rolled his eyes and his face darkened. It was obvious that the Barton Land Planning Bureau was one of the agencies where citizens vented their anger.
This is getting more serious. Zach raised his eyebrows: "As far as I know, the only one currently under construction is Ford's tomb in Paisying. The compensation measures have also been announced, so it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with it."
"Yes." Wells snorted coldly, "It's not difficult for the city government to deal with it. But what about those people's complaints! Those things will be entered into our files and stored permanently!"
Wells seemed to have a switch turned on and began to complain endlessly about things at Ford. Not only was he complained, the civil servant was also beaten by excited citizens in the cemetery...
Zach listened quietly, with something else in his eyes. Zach feels lucky that among the backbones analyzed by James, there is now a frustrated guy who once worked there sitting in his office. The Hayate couple relied on the sixth sense of witchcraft, James relied on the detective's analysis, and the vampire relied on the enchanting eye.
"Wells." Zach used his name to attract the civil servant's attention. When he looked up from the document, he was firmly attracted by the two red lights, and his eyes could no longer accommodate anything else: "Are you in Paisin?" I have worked in the cemetery, I don’t know, have you ever heard of a man named Chris?”
"Chris? The guy who committed suicide just after getting engaged?"
"You guys shouldn't have any interactions with each other. How do you know about him?"
If Wells was answering the news in the newspaper, then there would be no need for Zack to continue asking, but—
"I found out when we were chatting. I heard that he is a virgin in his thirties and is very eager to find a girlfriend."
"So, many people know that he wants to find a girlfriend?" Apparently, this 'wish' reached the ears of Papa Midnight's recruiter.
"Yeah, it's spread all over the cemetery."
"What about you? Wells, do you have any wishes that have been spread by others?"
"Is this still useful?" Wells stared at the red light in front of his eyes and said matter-of-factly: "My colleagues and I all want to change to a job with a more promising future!"
"Okay, good luck to you." Zach still looked at Wells: "Now, tell me the names of the people you know who know all Chris' wishes."
“…”
Zach took out a pen and paper and began to write down names one by one.
The contract of the Dead Apostle is strictly constructed according to the person's "asking" and "paying". Papa Midnight satisfies the person's desire to obtain, and then the person completes the work given by Papa Midnight. There is a person who collects these 'asks' and delivers them to Papa Midnight.
A vampire whose location is different from that of the Gale couple and James, the purpose is also to recruit Papa Midnight.