Zach and Louise were admiring the moon on the back porch. Of course, normal human eyesight couldn't see anything in this gloomy night, but vampires could.
On the thin clouds, the two vampires could feel the full moon shining in the night sky. "It will be clear tomorrow." Louise sighed inexplicably. That means she'll be living in the basement again.
Zach didn't know what to say. Louise's current progress was that the image in the mirror was no longer a lump, it had outlines, but it was still blurry and had no facial features. This progress is really not worth being happy about, "Well..."
Jingle Bell…
The phone call was particularly harsh in the middle of the night, and Zach escaped, "I'll answer the phone."
"At this time?" Louise watched Zach get up, "Who could it be?"
"I don't know." Zach was very honest. He couldn't play the game of 'who's calling' this late at night. He stood behind the counter for a while, creating the impression that a normal person would answer the phone after being woken up. After the illusion, he picked up the receiver.
"Mr. Grande, please wake up James Lance. There is a case and we need detectives to work. Thank you." In one sentence, the person on the receiver said everything he needed to say.
Zach blinked and said, "Are you—" he trailed off, waiting for the other person to add.
"Director Darcy."
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Director Darcy?"
Both sides were silent for a while, and the other party spoke first, "The inheritor of the Sabbat, who came to Barton three days ago, and is currently the chief of the Barton Police Department. James must have talked about me." This tone was actually a little helpless, coming from Report your own details.
"Oh, I know who you are." Zach's expression was very interesting, "I don't need James to tell me, I saw the news. I just don't quite understand, why did Grande come?"
The other party was silent for a while. "James lives in Grande, right?"
"Yes. And no."
"Uh, Grande first... Zach, this is your preferred name, right? Then, Zach. Can you explain it?"
Zach didn't bother to find out who told this guy who came from the Sabbat to be airborne, his preferred name, "Tonight is a full moon, do I need to explain more?"
"Uh... Alpha's transformation, I forgot what Cozier told me. James met Alpha in wolf form the first week he came."
James is cowardly? Afraid to sleep in Grande during a full moon cycle? Psychological shadow
Zach shrugged and didn't respond.
"So, ask Zach, do you know where James is now?"
"Know."
"Then can you tell me?"
"Am I any good?"
The other party was silent again. Then, "Forget it, I think..."
"No longer at his friend Wes's place." Zach curled his lips slightly and let out some news first. Wes and James are comrades in arms and should be the first person the other person thinks of.
The other party neither hung up nor spoke, and was silent for a while, "If you are willing to tell me James' location. I am willing, on behalf of the Barton Police Department. Thank you."
Zach smiled and said, "You have only been here for three days. I think the gratitude represented by Director Cologne will not expire so soon."
There was silence on the other side of the receiver again. "Is it in the hospital? Detective Coulson's place?" He started to guess randomly.
"no."
"Well...at my own home. I can supervise the renovation progress." This new director is also quite interesting.
"No." Zach responded with a smile.
"Fitz."
"no."
"The Lister Hotel."
"no."
"Is it Kozier's place?" Does this game still have a sense of play
"of course not."
"Linda."
"No." Zach smiled and shook his head, "And I suggest you not to disturb your kin who has started a new life, Linda. You should not even think about going to her."
There was no surprise in the silence, "I gave up, are you willing to tell me?"
"Can I ask a question?" is what Zach does best. Off topic, or off topic without waiting for others' consent, "Will you take special care of James in the future? Like this, find him to work in the middle of the night, personally."
Without being silent, he answered quickly, "Yes, you really shouldn't be surprised. Half of my job is to create a path for James. Work is an opportunity."
"I'm not surprised, I'm just confirming it. I'm a little disappointed now after confirming it." Zach's smile is still there, but it has faded a lot. "As a citizen of Barton, I hope that all the work mentioned by the police chief will be dedicated to Barton." I will feel at ease only if I can ensure public security. Rather than splitting half of the money to create opportunities for a young police detective."
The silence returned, a little longer this time. Then - "The Sabbat's previous analysis of Ann Anthony's rise in Barton was a little worried, worried that James' ability would not be as good as Anthony's performance when he was a police detective." The other party paused for a moment and gave Zach a reaction Time, "But after James came to Barton, although he was very bad at establishing interpersonal relationships, the several cases he handled made us dispel this worry. James is very capable, as good as Anthony before, or even higher." …”
Because Anthony had the opportunity to make friends with the upper-class people in Barton with the cooperation of Acerra in the later period, the work became smoother and smoother. James is still blank in this area, but relying on the case, he has become very active in the eyes of people in the West End.
The other party continued, "Then the Sabbat finally found out about Toledo in Barton, you. We understand that their outstanding work ability is actually all because of you."
"Thank you?" Zach raised his eyebrows, naturally taking this as a compliment. The question mark meant that Zach didn't know where the other person's words would lead.
"So, since you are helping James, I will give James a chance, and you will be there. This is the greatest peace of mind for all the citizens of Barton." Actually... it makes sense, "I said this, and it saved me a little bit. Do you have any awareness of being a director?"
Zach's smile returned, amused, "If the director said that, then what else can I say."
"Can you tell me where James is?"
"Haha, better, I'll convey it to you." Zach hung up without waiting for the other party's reaction.
Louise, who was listening to all the conversation on the back porch, laughed out loud, "This Director Darcy, that's so funny. Are you going to call James now?"
Zach returned to the back porch, "Well, do you want to come with me?"
Louise shook her head quickly, "No, I trust Benjamin can control the wolf body, but Matthew..." Louise smiled and shook her head, but wait a minute, she said wolf body, what did she mean? "Be careful too."
Zach smiled, nodded, and set off. To the south, border woods.
Director Darcy was half right. James had psychological shadow over the Alpha transformation, but it turned out that he was wrong. James didn't hide far away. He was sitting in the car at the exit of the woods, staring. He was afraid that Alpha would lose control, so he ran to the North District and bit Fitz, and he was guarding him there.
Alas, there is nothing more to say about this guy. (.)