Sunday is also the second day of the full moon cycle. Things to come and prepare for have not shaken Grande’s own daily routine—
Louise went to the Church of the Holy Child and accompanied the priest to preach in the prison. Matthew took time off to accompany his father to worship. Laura, the 'princess' of the Barton family who has completely severed ties with the church, comes to pick up Alice to go shopping... Austin comes to Grande with design drawings.
"It's right here." Austin stood next to the south warehouse and gestured to the open space in front of him, "300 square meters is enough, two floors, plus a basement..."
Austin was talking and Zach was distracted. Zach wanted Old Hank to take care of this matter, but Old Hank disappeared early in the morning and went to the cemetery.
"A public activity area, a public relaxation area, just like the living room and entertainment room of ordinary people, and then, two public kitchens, two separate collective bathrooms. Residential-type rooms, three home layouts, convenient for families to stay, and the remaining It’s a single room…”
"Sounds very good." Zach didn't listen at all, he just felt that Austin had said so much enthusiastically and wanted to understand, "That's it, when will the construction start."
"Uh." Austin held the drawing, "This is only plan one. I have three more designs in my bag..."
Zach pouted, really didn't want to hear it anymore, "That's it."
But Austin is still saying, "There is a plan suitable for merging your warehouses in the south, so as to leave space for cremation facilities in the future..." Austin really used the symbol of "Grand is the symbol of Barton's funeral industry" The meaning is very clear, but—
This is the bottom line that Zach will not continue to give up, "There is a mill in Grande, and there is no need to put anything here."
"Oh." Austin was still saying, "Another plan is to directly renovate your main warehouse (where Benjamin lives). When I renovated it last time, I found that you had made pipeline arrangements in the warehouse (Benjamin's house). Private open-air bathroom), also has the prototype of a living area, which can be transformed... "
"No." Zach looked at Austin, "The first one sounds good, when will it start construction." Anyone who should have a wink now knows to shut up.
Austin was stunned for a moment, "Any time!" Then he shook his head vigorously, "Uh, no, I didn't bring a contract, I don't know..." He was a smooth guy, "Mr. Grande is so decisive."
It was a compliment, so Zach took it and said, "Haha, thank you. Then I'll wait for you to get the contract." This was a farewell.
"Uh... OK!" Austin stretched out his right hand, hoping for a happy cooperation. After all, we know that the last time he renovated Grande, he suffered a big loss due to an elevator accident.
Zach shook it and ignored it, walking towards the south warehouse to remind the 'guests' in the warehouse.
Pushing open the door of the warehouse, Georgina was in a daze.
"Did you hear that?" Zach asked.
"I heard that." Georgina squinted at Zach and said sarcastically, "You should agree to the plan to merge the warehouses, so that you can completely drive me away."
Zach smiled and said, "Oh, you are too sentimental. The purpose of building a new employee living area is not to drive you away. But I do want to remind you that the future construction will be next to you, and they should also use the warehouse frequently. You Be careful." Zach just wanted to remind him. The reminder has arrived, prepare to exit.
"I don't understand." Georgina spoke again, stopping Zach's exit, "What's the point of doing this? You're causing trouble for yourself." Pulling the corner of her mouth, "Build a house for ordinary people to live in. .”
Zach raised his eyebrows. No one in Grande said anything, but this outsider made a comment here. But, if you think about it carefully, only this outsider would make such a straightforward comment. Yeah, why is Zach asking for trouble.
It’s time to explain something. It doesn’t matter to whom. We know that when people explain something, they are actually explaining it to themselves. Yes, it is brainwashing themselves. This is the right thing to do to make themselves feel at ease. It seems that vampires are not exempt from vulgarity. Since Georgina asked, Zach can answer it.
"You haven't seen the entire pattern." Zach waved his hand, found a place to lean on, and crossed his arms. "You probably don't know what the current situation of Grande's human employees is."
"You're talking about the tombkeepers and security guards in the cemetery." Georgina has 'lived' in Grande for a long time, and she knows this.
"Yes. The security guards can be excluded. They are not counted as employees of Grande." Zach tilted his head. "I am only talking about the tombkeepers. They will not live in them. First of all, when they were recruited out of sympathy, they were already It's confirmed that they have families and they have their own place to live." Remember, this was Zach's only requirement for Louise to recruit employees. At least at that time, Zach's principle of 'not allowing idlers to live in Grande' was still there. Very sturdy.
"Secondly, Old Hank has confirmed that those people will leave Grande as soon as they have better jobs." Zach shrugged, "So although it is troublesome, in the short term, this trouble will not exist, even if there is a new life The district is completed.”
"Short term." With a mocking tone, Georgina shook her head, "It sounds like you are the one who failed to see the pattern clearly. You are so short-sighted. How short can the short term be? One or two years, that's more than half a year! New job opportunities will be everywhere."
Georgina spoke as if she understood Barton's situation very well. But that was the truth, and she did understand. Her only activities in the warehouse were listening to the radio and reading newspapers. She knew that Barton, a small city that was only half a century old, was about to usher in its fourth economic development point after experiencing the birth of the city, local enterprises, and the Lister business district. foreign trade.
"Yes." Zach smiled and nodded, "You are right. Then my question is, at that time, the funeral industry was not popular with ordinary people and is now undergoing changes. Why are there job opportunities everywhere? At this time, how about retaining or even recruiting your own employees?”
Georgina frowned, "What do you care about the funeral industry! What Ford said about employee loyalty, the funeral industry belongs to us, and no one can leave it, doesn't matter to you!", look. Georgina is also a well-informed guy in Grande and knows everything. "Don't tell me, you really fall in love with being the owner of this funeral home. This is just your identity. I have been here for so long." Time doesn’t matter what funeral work you should do, Louise is doing it.”
"You're right again, I really don't care about the funeral industry." Zach shrugged, "If Anthony hadn't strongly recommended such an identity that no one paid attention to, I wouldn't have taken over this funeral home." Zach smiled, "I'm a vampire, do you think I like dealing with dead people?"
Georgina curled her lips. She had asked this question before, but the person who asked it-the person who answered her no longer existed with the person in this story, Robert: Toledo needed a low-key identity, as a being. A survivor encircled and suppressed by the Secret Alliance, he has a big rake on his body. Both in human society and alien races, as long as he surfaces in any form, he will be targeted. The environment of Grande was very suitable for him. It was in the underdeveloped southern district of a small city, it was a low-level funeral industry, and it was also the home of two old men with no children. He was covered with three layers of cover to ensure his safety.
"The key thing is still Grande." Zach's eyes drifted down, "When I first came here, Grande was just a cover identity. Like countless cover identities I have used, I shouldn't have any special identity. Emotion. But old Hank became the first accident. Before me, he already knew that there are people with red eyes in this world."
Thirteen years ago before the war ended, he came to see his brother - the ideal place that Anthony had longed for - Barton's, um, Ian.
"So from the very beginning, Old Hank knew that I, Benjamin, and Alice were not ordinary humans." Zach had a smile on his face. "What's interesting is that this old man didn't kick us out, but accepted us. We, um, no." Zach shook his head, "It's not really an acceptance, he made a deal with us. We gave Grande another life, and he fully cooperated."
Georgina didn’t understand, it didn’t matter, Zach talked as much as usual today.
"Grand is here, gone." Zach curled his lips, "Grand is in the funeral industry, but the two old men have handed over the main business to Grand in the West District at that time. They came to the South District just to provide for the elderly. You Think of it as two old guys preparing to die in the South Side Grande.”
Georgina added, "Because there are no descendants." She whispered.
"Yes, because there are no descendants, Grande's future must be given to those people in the West District, and then the two old men will eat government subsidies in the South District, and finally die alone and unaccompanied." Zach didn't care. These tragic words, because the fact is that the old Grande has died, "The arrival of Benjamin and I has changed this, and Grande has the possibility of inheritance."
Zach waved his hand, "I don't want to go into the details of Old Hank's psychology. Almost immediately, he joined us and helped Benjamin and I deceive Old Grande together." He didn't want to, but he also Already know that. The true descendant of Grande, Derek who came to Barton to look for his father, had already made Zach feel the heart of old Hank, "But judging from the results, what was presented was very good. Old Grande was in the final scene. There is always someone to accompany you, and there is also someone to see you off at the end... "
Georgina interrupted because she thought of herself—she was still a missing person in the police station, and she thought of her parents. Anxiety made her unwilling to listen to such false and tender stories, "So what, are you really prepared to consider yourself a descendant of Grande?" It was still sarcastic.
"No, I'm just grateful for Old Hank's cooperation." Zach shrugged, "You probably haven't encountered this kind of money situation yet, you can try it in the future. You are a vampire, and it is already very difficult to announce your identity to others. Haha." With a casual retort, Georgina has not yet 'come out' to James, "You can imagine that someone knows that you are a vampire and fully cooperates with your situation. You know, persuade old Glen It was old Hank who adopted Alice and gave her a stable family to grow up in."
"Tsk. If you want to do it, you can have the same effect just by looking at it."
"Then why don't you take a look at James? You can make him think that you are still the same Georgina." Zach smiled and actually touched his chest, "The mood is completely different."
Mood, yes, vampires are talking about mood. A matter that can be easily solved by Charming Eyes, but because of the voluntary cooperation of an old human man, his mood is completely different.
Georgina looked gloomy and didn't speak for a long time.
Zach felt that the explanation was almost done and it was time to conclude, "So, you know, I was just responding to Old Hank. Trouble, you are right, it should appear in half a year. To be honest, I haven't thought about it yet. How to deal with it then, but I have been in a good mood after being cooperated by an old man for nearly ten years. I think I can do it if I cooperate with him once and make him feel better." Zach smiled at the end and said, "When I leave , after leaving here, knowing that Grande will be passed down, is a good thing to think about.”
"To whom?" Georgina finally asked, still sarcastically, "Are you and Louise going to create an offspring? I don't think you have this function." It was quite malicious.
"You're not listening seriously." Zach doesn't care, he doesn't have the function, as long as he has mobility. These guys who listen to horror shows at night probably know this best. "Hank asked Grande Sr. to adopt Alice. Benjamin and I won't have this last name forever, but Alice can."
Maybe everyone has missed it. Old Hank was silent and had been prepared for it. Eternal life, immortality, etc., have never been a selling point for some people.
Georgina opened her mouth, "Old Hank is the one with the best vision..." She stopped talking, because Zach had already walked out and closed the door without saying goodbye.
Georgina didn't think Zach was rude by doing this. First of all, she was a 'guest' in an awkward position, and then she also heard the sound of James coming downstairs.
"You're awake." Zach looked at James who was rubbing his eyes and smiled, "Coulson called and said you can continue wandering around on your own. He wants to accompany his family to worship, but in the afternoon, he wants you to be honest. , where did you go yesterday?"
James looked gloomily, "How did Coulson find this place?"
"He has been looking for you all day, but you are not at home, not at the police station, not at the South District Police Station, not at Wes's place, not at Fitz's place." Although this is a lot, it is quite pitiful, isn't it? This is James Shi’s entire social circle in Barton was all work-related, “Where else could you be.”
James took a deep breath and walked to his car.
"Where are you going?" Zach asked.
"Pai Siying, find Sibella. I want to see how they prepare."
"Just right." Zach pulled James back and pushed him to the basement. "There are two cans by the wall. Take them with you on the way."
About why James woke up in Grande at this time.
Is such that:
Just as Zach and Louise filled the blood tanks yesterday and prepared to go out to find him, he came back. After explaining, he began to ask about the alien gathering that he did not attend. Yes, with his character, he kept harassing Zach until nightfall, and he managed to lose sleep himself. He didn't fall asleep until the early morning, and then now.
Seeing James walking towards the basement with a dark face, Zach added, "Don't take it by mistake, this is what wizards and hunters use to save their lives..." (.)