In the corner of Grande's backyard sat a porcelain doll exactly like Eve. But this is just what Zack, Mo, Banshee... these aliens see in their eyes. In the eyes of old Hank, they are just a wrinkled rag doll.
"Make it say sorry a thousand times." Zach asked Yuehua as he stood in front of the porcelain doll.
Yuehua pursed her lips and moved her fingers.
The porcelain doll stood up from the corner, bent at ninety degrees, and faced Zach, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Zach put on a satisfied expression at first, but after a while, he waved his hands in boredom, "It's boring, forget it, Yuehua, are you sure there's no magic hidden in this thing, Spy Grande?"
"I confirm, because it's witchcraft." Yuehua moved her fingers helplessly, letting the porcelain doll retreat to the corner and continue to sit, "I cast it. Well - no, if you want to ask Eve about the transmitter over there I didn't hide any little witchcraft or spy on them. The answer is the same. It's magic on their side, cast by Eve herself. Unless we have something to communicate, they won't do anything and will only respond to us. Two casters." Yue Hua raised her eyebrows not knowing what to think of, "If you still have any evil tastes that need to be satisfied, I can let it be done. Of course, this will not be fed back to the other side."
"Unless you can use it to control a real person (Eve)." Zach shook his head uninterested, "Nothing will satisfy you."
Joking aside, "But seriously Zach, do you really think Eve should apologize?"
"Shouldn't it?" he asked.
Zach was in a bad mood today. Starting from yesterday, after returning from church, he went back to the basement and stayed with Louise all night and all morning without making any progress (in terms of vampires). Naturally, he did not perform his duties as Grand Master, and was complained by Old Hank when he came out. Then slowly keep up with what is happening in all aspects -
First of all, James' luggage was missing, and the detective came and left at will, so he had nothing to do with it. What was speechless was that no one knew when James left. Zach could only guess that he went directly to Wes' place after returning from the tomb area yesterday.
Then Benjamin was in a very bad mood. First, Sloan's use of spices was very wasteful. After Zach told Sloan how to make the band re-grow, he kept asking Alpha for samples (similar to Maggie's previous test) for testing, and asked Benjamin Can't see past it. Second, the 'Wolf' gave a new notice - tomorrow Wednesday it will use Benjamin's body to help Fitz and the others organize role-playing props.
James's home is in ruins, the game night venue is temporarily unavailable, and the props in James's attic need to be moved during the renovation process.
Finally, that's now. While all the working guys in Grande went to attend Lang's funeral, Zach caught up on yesterday's dealings with Eve to the two black witch guests.
"You read her letter to Benjamin." Zach's face was full of helplessness, "She described me as 'a dangerous guy'."
Yuehua raised her shoulders, "She's right, you are indeed in danger. Yesterday, we talked about the civil war between Toledo and the Secret Alliance, and she told us a lot of things. Maybe it's actually Toledo. It disappeared from the Secret Alliance, but. The Secret Alliance lost not only one clan, but also many... "
"It's natural." Zach's face briefly darkened. "It's a civil war, they want to destroy Toledo, is my clan going to stand still."
Yuehua pursed her lips, and she accepted what Zach meant, "Eve told us that at the beginning of the civil war, you leaked a list of names among various clans who would support Toledo's abolition of dependents. But in fact, That's fake."
Zach looked at Yuehua expressionlessly, "Of course it's a lie. There is no clan and no one supports Toledo. You also said it. At the beginning of the civil war, the civil war has already begun. Those lists are only those among the clans. They are just people with fighting ability." Zach shook his head, "The alliance seems to have forgotten that Toledo is the most sociable clan among the thirteen clans. Toledo has some unknown connections between the other clans. .Except for Gangro who almost never appears in the alliance, even Rimmer and Toledo have human exchanges (such as Rimmer and Salem exchanges). When the war begins, the first step is to weaken and alienate the enemy. Strength, is there anything wrong with doing this?"
Yuehua showed a smile, "No, I guess that's the case, so that's how I responded to Eve. At the same time, I also reminded her that Rimel did not appear on this list. From the beginning to the end of the civil war, they were not affected. influence, let alone fringe allies like us who don’t even know how things will develop.”
Zach's expression came quickly, his eyebrows slightly curved at the corner of his mouth, "How did she react?"
Yuehua's smile deepened, but what she said made Zach speechless again, "Despicable and disappointing. These are the exact words she said." Yuehua continued, raising his eyebrows, "She also said When Rimmer saw this list for the first time, he was very angry. The names on it were basically a collection of disgusting representatives of the entire secret alliance. He called Rimmer a pseudoscientific Bruch, addicted to old-fashioned neurosis. Mokavi, Nofele who betrayed his dignity, and the arrogant Fanzhuo (other clans of the Secret Alliance)..."
"Childish." Zach twitched his lips. "Of course Rimel will hate these people. They are the people who prevent Rimel from obtaining resources in the alliance because they don't want to make Rimel, who has not contributed to the alliance, become stronger." Ke Zhen was a little disappointed, "That's why Rimmer contacted Toledo. Most of the resources Rimmer obtained from the alliance came from the support of Toledo, who had different opinions from these people. Rimmer is long Dim sum, you know this person is fake. It is impossible for Toledo to find these people as allies... "
"Yes, so the anger turned into fear before it subsided." Yuehua continued, "Rimmer and Kuai, who were watching the civil war, discovered that the civil war of the Secret Alliance had turned into a real civil war. The annihilation of Toledo was The original cause of civil war, but no longer the only cause.”
Zach pursed his lips, and then nodded, "The list reveals to other clans the hidden powers of each clan, powers that are only known to Toledo and clans like us who love to 'communicate' with each clan."
Yue Hua took it, "Toledo provoked rifts between the alliances, and the clan leaders who sat together for a round table meeting discovered the secrets hidden by those around them and the conflicts behind their backs." Yue Hua's tone actually sounded... Looking at Zach with some longing. "Each clan leader meditated on all the good things he and Toledo had come into contact with, the favors, the benefits, the unforgettable social situations, maybe just a hearty conversation. Then they realized that this beauty was in every It happens to people, and the essence of this beauty is the cracks that are all over the table after Toledo is isolated on the table of the round table."
After a brief silence, Zach spoke. "This is the plan. Toledo has exchanged interests with many people in the Secret Alliance, and has maintained sincere or false relationships with many people. The accumulation of these bit by bit is Toledo's resources. When they decide When everyone turned their backs on us, we decided to use these resources to make them pay the price. Sorry, not sorry. After all, when we at Toledo extend a helping hand to some people, send favors, and exchange benefits, we don’t know what the future will be like. Take advantage of what's in Toledo's library."
"So the fear hasn't subsided yet." Yuehua continued again, "It turned into regret."
Zach frowned, "What?"
"Rimmer regrets establishing a relationship with Toledo." Yuehua shrugged. "They discovered the nature of Toledo. His strength is not as good as Bruch's, his will is not as good as Mokavi's, and his glory is not as good as Vandro's... Toledo uses his mediocre abilities to mix himself into a powerful group of people, and uses favors, communication, and interests to Little by little, break down other people’s defenses, obtain other people’s secrets, and finally use them.”
"What?" Zach seemed really unhappy. But instead of commenting on 'moderate', Zach knew that Toledo's physique was the most balanced among the thirteen clans. There was nothing to refute, "Eve said that? It's impossible for me to 'use' Rimmer, no, no." Zach frowned and shook his head, "The relationship between Rimmer and the alliance is already at odds, if not The relationship is supported by resources. Their status is probably not as good as that of Gangaro, and there is no way Toledo can drag them into a civil war."
"So hey." Yuehua laughed out loud, "Watching the civil war from the beginning to the end, I no longer have any regrets." Tori was wiped out, but he did not use his relationship with Rimel. Naturally, there was no regret, "it turned into pure disgust." Eve's original words were like this, it's like a spot in your life, neither black nor white, it's there, it doesn't cause any regrets, but it doesn't matter if it goes away If you can’t get rid of it, you just hate it.”
Zach frowned, "Is this Eve's own opinion or does it represent the entire Rimmer."
"Do you want to hear my guess?" Yuehua gave an encouraging expression, "It's probably just her. When she told the story about this process, Lidia was very curious about a certain Toledo, and she said this Then - 'Eve, didn't you go question that Toledo you hated? Well, don't look at me like that, Eve, Flanders said, he will answer every call you make to him.'"
"Flanders is also in Barton?" Zach's focus was off-center.
"I am Lidia's husband." Yuehua answered.
Zach blinked, then shook his head, probably thinking of the bark.
Yuehua smiled and watched Zach think about something by himself without disturbing him. Anyway, she was just answering Zach's questions now, and Zach took the lead.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Zach waved his hand, "Anyway, have you convinced Eve to deal with the Kraken and Boyson?"
"Well, it's hard to say." Yuehua shook his head first, and then nodded, "I have a detailed description of how much of a threat the wizard who has a relationship with Papa Midnight can pose. The curse of our banshee , Rimmer knew it very well, and I asked her to think about it carefully. In addition, as you planned, I revealed some things about Mrs. Sheila (the news from Riley). If she is unwilling to listen to Alpha's letter, then for the sake of To give you this, haha, 'Nasty Toledo' is looking for trouble, and you may also investigate the supplies of Bishop Manor, and then you still have a chance to contact the Siren, plus Riley. There should be no problem. "
Yes, just like the Civil War of the Secret Alliance. Riley, Eve, Mrs. Sheila, what happened in the West End, everyone in the West End needs to take action! Who told Benjamin to take over the commission, and it was Toledo who was really behind the commission.
But that's not all, how could we miss Mrs. Queen, the West End big shot who provided Boyson with guest status at home!
However, Mrs. Quinn is not someone Zach can 'incite' to do things casually, so she has to wait until tomorrow for the funeral of old Mr. Donna. As the funeral home where the funeral was held, Zach had the guest list for the funeral, and Mrs. Quinn was among them. Well, that's for tomorrow, don't mention it now.
"It looks like it still needs some push." Zach shook his head. To put it simply, Zach wanted to go out personally, whether it was to cause trouble for Boysen or to give Cody a result. But Zach really hasn't thought about what to do if he meets Eve, so now he can only enjoy the feeling of controlling things in the dark from a distance.
To say that this feels good is not necessarily a good feeling. Zach can accept praise and be commented as a stain that cannot be removed. How does it feel
"Well, for example." Yuehua asked, probably not really caring. She prefers talking to Zach and has little sense of responsibility for delegation.
"I was thinking. After all, Cody is working on a project with Eve and the others at the nursery, maybe..." The phone rang, the office phone, interrupting our vampire's thoughts.
Zach looked up and glanced at the second floor. I don’t really want to go up and pick him up. Yesterday I left the office to Benjamin and I felt quite relaxed. But now Benjamin is supervising the funeral in the church. Those new employees still need to practice and need a boss to watch over them.
Zach waved his hand, indicating that Yuehua was here first, and walked into the office impatiently.
"It's me." It's James, "I've made some progress here, I..."
"Your luggage is missing." Zach casually sat on the edge of the desk.
"Uh... I live here in Weiss. My place..."
"You're not asking about Wales anymore?"
"Uh... you didn't tell me! What else am I asking! In addition, it is Mr. Donna's funeral soon. I saw the guest list. Wes will also come. I will accompany him these days... "
"Have you seen our Grande's work papers? Detective."
"Can't you watch it!" James was successfully irritated. "No one cares if it's left there! I watched it, what can you do!"
"It's okay, you can continue." Zach felt a little better. Yes, this was just a small mood adjustment.
"Wes asked someone to look at the original copy in Alice's hand, and the words that were blacked out in the end came out."
Continuing on error, is it patching? Probably not, so is going back in time, changing the future again, and getting rid of this snowball that has already rolled in front of us and is powerless to stop, really the solution? Although he already had such doubts, Feili still chose to go back to the past again.
Being painted over is a good thing. (.)