Grandery was a little embarrassed, why? After Zach came back, he found two wolves in his backyard. He instinctively needed some strength to supplement, but found that two large jars of food stored in the basement were missing. Well, sheep blood.
Louise was obviously still discussing work at the Church of the Holy Child, and Zach went to the warehouse to the south. Sure enough, Georgina was having a feast.
"Don't ask me, ask your alpha friend!" Georgina said.
So, Zach looked at the two wolves in the backyard. The yellow-haired one was Matthew. He was clearly a wolf. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was an unusually giant wolf, but he had the eyes of a puppy. He blinked and whined. Wow.
Hey, forget it.
"I hope you know what you're doing." Zach said to the black and brown one - Benjamin.
"Let's go, Matthew, and check the woods. (For the sake of the group, a qualified Alpha will check the woods where the entire group will be active during the cycle before the full moon cycle to prevent being targeted, such as the hunter's aconite trap. As mentioned before .)" Benjamin did not respond directly to Zach, but still spoke out the upcoming action in a human voice, turned into a black and brown afterimage, with a light yellow color, disappeared in Grande, and headed south.
"Hank." Zach stopped Old Hank who was coming back from the cemetery, "When I submitted the information, they mentioned the license issued by the city government when it first started the funeral industry. Do you know where it is? "
"I don't remember. I'm in your office anyway. Find it yourself!" He said impatiently.
"And Ford is here today." Zack followed Hank, who was walking away waving his hands. Judging from his direction, he should have gone directly to the kitchen to urge dinner. Now Old Hank’s life is so regular that he eats, sleeps, and goes for a walk in the cemetery (finding people to chat with and play with). “I raised the issue of inheriting loyalty in the funeral industry in the future, especially in the current privatized environment. Well. , I think you should consider this issue."
Zach's face was expressionless, "I. I can't be here forever."
At the door of the restaurant, Old Hank stopped.
Did this topic come up suddenly? No, vampires live forever, can Grande’s master always be Zachary Grande? no. When Alice grows to a certain stage (infancy to adulthood, and then enters a period of peace). The references that can reflect the passage of time in Grande will disappear. Even if the funeral home rarely appears in people's sight, sooner or later it will be discovered outside that the people in Grande will not grow old.
Old Hank lifted his steps again, "I don't care, I won't survive until you leave anyway!"
Zach smiled and shook his head, "Hank, you are too humble, you will live for a long time. But you are also right, that time is still far away, and it is indeed a bit early to discuss it now." Zach continued to follow, "However, Ford mentioned that the current employees in the cemetery came to work in Grande because of the transition and have no loyalty. To cultivate loyalty in a place like the funeral home, we still have to rely on the old method of letting employees live here. During this period, you often chat with those people to pass the time. What do you think, when Barton enters a new development period and various job opportunities become abundant, will they still stay?"
Old Hank stopped again, staring at Mo and Alice busy at the desk, glanced at Zach, and said with a gloomy expression, "No, they will resign, there is no surprise!" and added, "Most of the topics we chat about are Although their previous jobs and their current jobs were good, the people in their lives would always look at them strangely.”
"That's it." Zach was the one who made the conscious decision. He came to the kitchen anyway and started peeling potatoes. "Sure enough, what Ford said is right. No matter how privatized it is, being a tombkeeper is still a disgraceful job."
Seeing that lunch was being prepared in an orderly manner, Old Hank turned around and left with a sullen face, probably going to the second floor to watch TV.
"Do you think Grande should follow Ford's suggestion and start building employee dormitories here to make some efforts to cultivate loyal employees in the future?" Zach looked at the potatoes in his hand and asked when Old Hank walked out of the kitchen. .
Listen to Zach, he's saying Grande needs to take advice, not himself.
Grande, where a vampire is the head of the family, is not suitable for ordinary people to live in. This should not need to be explained. So what does Zach want to ask? What he wants to ask is, does Grande need a human funeral industry? There is a difference.
Old Hank stopped again and stood at the kitchen door for a long time. Maybe it’s because I’m old, my breathing sound is super loud, exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale...
"establish!"
That's it.
Zach just raised his eyebrows, "Okay, it seems it was a wise decision for me not to throw away Austin (the foreman who previously decorated Grande)'s business card." Old Hank left.
"Zach, Zach..." Alice said nervously.
"Don't worry." Zach smiled at Alice, "My appearance can still be stable for ten years." This was said based on the experience of rotating as a member of the Secret Alliance. From maturity to aging, this is the most stable stage of changes in a person's appearance. Our vampires have gone through this rotation countless times.
Picking up the second potato and just cutting it, the phone rang.
Zach wiped his hands, nodded to the two people in the kitchen, and went to the office.
When she answered the phone, it was Mrs. Quinn, the first Mrs. Quinn who had the deepest friendship with Grande.
So it’s very straightforward, “I have a commission and need your help.”
"Did you say it on the phone?" Zach's eyes scanned the office. Anyway, he came up and looked for the license he just mentioned to Old Hank. His hands were also rummaging in the drawer for Austin's business card.
The person on the other side of the receiver was silent for a while, then answered the question, "According to your request, it's not about interests first, it's a family matter."
Zach smiled and had already turned over Austin's business card. He took a look at it and said, "It doesn't matter. The family affairs of you West Enders will definitely affect the family interests. Haha, I have almost discovered this truth. ." Put it on the desktop, in the center position, to remind yourself that the first thing tomorrow is to call Austin.
"To be honest." Mrs. Quinn's voice was calm, "But anyway, I will support Anthony in this election to help Quinn's interests and your mayor friend. You should be indifferent."
It's a bit too direct, but hey, our vampire doesn't mind. Mrs. Quinn knew what Zach was and what Grande was, and not being direct would be misleading. Speaking of which, Zach also had something to be direct with Mrs. Quinn. Just because Mrs. Quinn was treating someone, yes, it was Porky, who appeared again as the second Boyson. Zach never knew how to bring up Quinn's complicated emotions towards his grandson, so he could only drag it off.
It's better to say now, "Mrs. Quinn, I also have something I want to tell you..."
"Not on the phone, dinner." Mrs. Quinn interrupted.
"Now?" Zach looked at the time. It's dinner time now. Going to the West End now? Zach didn't expect what Mrs. Quinn said next.
"Right away, I should be at your place soon." After a pause, "Pochi."
Zach pursed his lips and said, "Poch comes to Grande."
"I knew you probably had some objections, so I looked at the time. He should be arriving soon, so I called you."
Zach actually smiled, helplessly, "So I can't refuse, right?"
"Yes." Alas, it was still too direct. "After the Boyson incident, I lifted Boqi's house arrest and released him. He..."
"Madam." She was equally direct and couldn't hold on any longer, "Poch is not the Poch he used to be. He..."
It was a series of interruptions, "I know, I can feel it." Then, leaving Zach speechless, "But he is Quinn's only heir, my grandson. His problem will be Quinn problem, my problem, now I have a problem, let him come to you for help, what are you going to do, Master of Grande."
There is a fact. Don’t ignore it. The reason why Quinn helped Grande get rid of Boyson was because Boyson threatened Poch’s future. Boyson used his plan to frame Valmina on Poch. Remember What? In addition, Mrs. Quinn's own mixed-race ancestry has been influenced by both the niche Indian tradition and the general culture of the Federation. She has long vaguely expressed her neutral tendency in terms of faith.
Therefore, Mrs. Quinn probably really doesn't care about other things. What she cares about, as she just said, is the problem of the Quinn family, the only heir, Pochi.
"I understand." Zach nodded expressionlessly, "Then I'll be here, waiting for him. I hope he brings cash." Zach smiled, taking it as a lively atmosphere, "By the way, now Grande No more checks.”
"I know." Mrs. Quinn's tone became more relaxed. She was still worried that Zach would refuse directly. "I heard about the review of the funeral industry. Don't worry, he brought cash."
Bye.
Why didn't Zach say no? Quite simply, the new Pochi must be seen.
Mrs. Quinn's time was indeed very tight. As soon as Zach stood up from behind the desk and opened the curtains, a limousine stopped in the backyard.
Pochi got out of the car with a bottle of wine. He raised his eyes and looked at Zach behind the window. He raised the bottle in his hand and walked towards Grande.
Pochi did not go to the office, but went directly to the restaurant, sat down at the first seat next to the main table, and put down the bottle of wine as a souvenir. Looking at Maya who was also waiting for dinner on the dining table, "What's your name, little banshee."
When meeting someone for the first time, calling someone by their racial name is already very rude, and it's also a 'little banshee'.
Maya glanced at Pochi and tilted her head, "Pathetic guy."
"That's what I'm willing to learn more about." Zach walked into the restaurant and sat down at his seat. Dinner is still a while away, let's have it as an appetizer now, "How sad."
"They are not pure-bred Indians." Maya seemed to be very happy to discuss bad things about this guest with Grande's owner Zach, and in front of the other party, "Relying on the thin Indian blood, accept Papa Midnight 'Blessing' hum." Sarcastically, "You have polluted your entire bloodline inheritance..." Maya shook her head, affirming, "I don't think you have the possibility of inheritance now."
Zach curled his lips and raised his eyebrows, "Are you saying that Mr. Pochi Quinn was castrated?" Yes, Zach deliberately used such words in front of someone.
It is worth mentioning that Maya does not go to school and is educated at home, so she probably does not have what ordinary people call taboos. "That's what it means. In Salem, the seniors studied the witchcraft used by Papa Midnight, and Papa Midnight changed and created The way of the race. He has a principle that any of his works can be passed down among the Indians, such as me, the Banshee, and the wizard talent. It is absolutely impossible for non-Indians to pass it on. "
"This is a very good principle for strengthening one's own race." Zach actually nodded, and looked at Pochi pretending to comfort him, "Your Indian blood may be passed down to you for several generations." But strangely , Pochi kept smiling,
"Impossible." Maya concluded, "I can feel that the witchcraft in this mixed-race guy is concentrated in his current body at the expense of the inheritance of his future bloodline. He cannot have descendants. Papa midnight update It is impossible to risk that the ability to believe in witchcraft will fall into the blood of non-Indians in the future hybrid inheritance." Sneered, "Humph, unless you forcibly create an offspring and let it eat you, like Alpha That’s the legacy.”
Benjamin.
Zach answered with a smile, "But the werewolf used the faith of the Holy Lord, the blood of the vampire Gangro, and mixed it with the belief system, so that this inheritance method that was not what Papa Midnight wanted came into being, right?"
"Oh." Maya was really cooperative, "Yeah, I almost forgot, sure enough." She glanced at Pochi, who called her little banshee, "You were still castrated."
Pochi still kept smiling, "My physiological functions are very good, thank you to the vampire and the little banshee for your concern." Actually, the hand holding the wine bottle was full of veins, and he pushed it towards Zach, "A gift for meeting again. . It’s an empty bottle. I took it upon myself to think that you only need the bottle, so... "It turns out that I came prepared.
"That's so thoughtful." Zach took the empty bottle, "Your senior, Boyson also gave me wine." Herman's lunch, "But he put 'Valmina' in it You framed me and left a lot of shadows on me. Haha, you really thought about me, thank you." Holding the wine bottle in both hands, he looked at the label and year, "Nice bottle, I like it."
Well.
Pochi actually kept smiling, which was pretty good. After staying in the nursing home for so long and under house arrest, he seemed to have made some progress.
"I'm glad you mentioned the descendants." Pochi was not ready to provoke the little banshee anymore. "Grandma has already called me. She mentioned the entrustment, so I think you mentioned the descendants on purpose... "
That’s the end of the appetizers, now let’s get down to business
"I didn't mention anything on purpose." Zach waved his hand, which indicated that the words about the commission and future generations would be put aside for now, "There's still a while for dinner." Zach smiled, and his smile was much more sincere than Poch's. , "Let's talk about it first. I heard that as soon as you regained your freedom, you got very close to Aisela." Unable to refuse, "I want to know why."
Echoing our previous concerns—
"Why? Is there anything difficult to understand? Grande is not the only alien force in Barton."
Sure enough, Aisela went to provoke Papa Midnight. (.)