Wes is here. The time is neither early nor late, just before lunch.
Zach is also seeing off Austin who has signed the project contract. The one-month project period starts tomorrow, Monday.
Maybe Sibella is right, Grande shouldn't be so ostentatious. If this was the Grande that no one paid attention to, such fortifications would be over in one day.
"Grand will build a new employee living area." Zach saw that Wes's eyes were following Austin's departure, so he explained.
Wes probably didn't hear it, and looked absent-minded. He said, "Where are the others?"
"Alice and her friends went out to play, Louise followed the priest, and Matthew accompanied his father to worship." Let's put it this way, if the three main "workers" of Grande are not here, the whole Grande will Presenting a feeling of emptiness.
"Oh." Wes still looked distracted.
"You're here..." He left blank to wait for the other party to pick him up. Zach had already sat down on the bench in the back porch.
"Yeah." Wes also sat down naturally, "I think you may want to know that the police department has dropped the case of Allen's accountant. There are no clues to continue." He glanced at Zach, his eyes were still a little dull, " There's no progress on the suspect (Mr. Allen). The bureau will issue a missing person report, and then, well, the case will be closed."
Zach was not surprised and shrugged, "This is the only way this can end."
"The corpse." Weiss' eyes became clearer, "What did you do with the accountant's corpse?" Then he quickly added, "I have no other purpose, just asking."
"It should have been burned." Zach answered directly, "After the accountant's earth-binding spirit disappears, there is no need to continue to preserve his body."
"Mill?"
Zach nodded, with a smile on his face. The meaning was unclear, "Madison reported that the new employee of the mill is missing. We also need a reminder on time, right?"
Wes lowered his head and thought for a while, then nodded, "I can understand."
No, this is not a matter of incomprehension. But—
The whole case, and Zach's meaning, is basically a straightforward description of an example of how an alien race used alien methods to make a human disappear from human society for their own selfish desires, without humans noticing.
Is not it.
Grande needs the accountant's human identity to exist for a few days to provide a solution to Grande's own gray professional commission - the destruction of Allen's body after the murder. So the Mirror Man continued to exist in this world for two days as a human accountant, completely erasing the fact that Allen killed someone, and forcibly downgrading a murder case to a disappearance case. Finally, he acted as an enthusiastic citizen in the mill. , a responsible boss, before he took the initiative to report the disappearance of his employee, the only body that could prove the death of a human being that was 'ignored' by everyone had conveniently turned into ashes in the incinerator.
This example is very easy to copy. Any foreign force in the city of Barton can be easily copied. Demonic possession, vampire's charming eyes, wizard's witchcraft...
And Weiss, who recently became a detective, said he understands. He's not supposed to understand, because he's a human detective.
When you look at the essence of the entire case, you will find that such an ending is of no benefit to society, the police department (this case is a closure, not a solution), and human beings. . It was just an ordinary human being who encountered an alien race at the wrong time and place, and then was completely wiped out from this world.
This case is different from the previous cases where the aliens used alien power to reveal Pierce's true face. This case is just something about aliens living among humans, well, probably, a small matter.
If it were James, he would curse Zach again with the term 'human parasite'.
Zach will probably use every angle to distort the meaning of this case. For example, Allen was acting in self-defense and was a victim in another aspect. For example, Allen Funeral Home is now discovering the moment when the funeral industry is changing - it has discovered the injustice of privatization in the funeral industry, and has taken pioneering actions, which is likely to promote the future of the funeral industry. This is the progress of human civilization and cannot be ignored. It should be ruined by a pointless stain of life. For example... to ease the relationship between Grande and the detective.
It's time to relax now. Remember what Wes said when he came to Grande last time because of this case. He was completely immersed in the gratitude that Zach told him the truth, and was not prepared to bother James with such things at all.
"It's good if you understand." Zach withdrew his gaze and began to fiddle with his sleeves casually, "Thanks for telling me the results." Then he changed the topic directly, "Let's stay for lunch. It's almost time anyway."
"Oh." Wes continued to look calm, but his expression returned immediately, "No, I, um, took a few days off. I need to rest for a few days." He probably said it insincerely, because he was smiling so much. Reluctantly, "The director has been assigning me various cases since he promoted me. I need time to adjust."
Zach let go of his straight cuffs and smiled, "That's right. You seem to have been involved in troublesome cases since you became a police detective." Chris's kidnapping, Pierce's background, and now it was clearly a murder but An accounting case that can only end with a disappearance "takes time to absorb it and adjust its status."
Wes nodded, and the expression on his face began to change strangely, "Uh... Jason seems to have arranged some schedule today and Sunday. I have to go back now..." He automatically shut up, feeling as if he had accidentally let it slip. Now it's time to react.
Wes mentioned Jason again, and Zach didn't show any particular emotion or ask. Anyway, if you ask, according to Weiss's usual attitude towards this kind of thing, he probably won't answer, "Then I won't waste your time. Goodbye."
"Goodbye." Wes left quickly.
During lunch, Zach was not ready to join in at all, so he continued what he was interrupted by Austin who came to deliver the contract, and walked towards Benjamin's warehouse.
Grande's vampires and alphas are conducting a great experiment. Vampires and werewolves, during the full moon cycle, fully display their most primitive forms of combat coordination.
I need to remind you that this is not an alpha skin, which is harmless to Zach, but a complete wolf body. Therefore, after the interruption, the cooperation test again started with Benjamin’s words, "You can come closer, I promise, I won't bite you."
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Pai Siying, in a restaurant with a strange shape on a certain street. There are two girls waiting for lunch, plus a strong boy named Kyle.
Alice sat at the table a little nervously. She felt that her brain must have been caught in the door before she agreed to Laura coming here to eat 'Indian specialties'.
"I swear!" Laura's eyes have been looking at everything in the restaurant since she came in, "Mrs. Quinn has the same one at home, uh, what is that? Alice?" (Mrs. Quinn because Due to the blood relationship, there are many Indian cultural decorations in the home.)
Alice glanced sideways, her eyes twitching, "Sacrificial pillar."
"Sacrifice? What sacrifice?"
Alice's face turned ugly, "Laura, you don't want to know, if you still want to eat."
Laura blinked and listened to the advice. Well, maybe I just recalled something taught in history class in junior high school. He adjusted his sitting posture and raised his head, "What's up there? Mrs. Quinn's house doesn't have these."
What Laura looked at were the ropes hanging down one by one. They were not dense, but quite sparse. A small amount of brown-black stuff hangs from the bottom of the rope.
Laura squinted, trying to identify, "It seems to be some kind of hair." She curled her lips, "Why do you hang hair from the ceiling? Is this a habit in traditional Indian homes?"
Kyle also looked up at the ceiling and glanced at Alice, frowning, as if he was worried that Alice would answer something strange.
Kyle didn't have to worry at all—Alice didn't even raise her head, pursed her lips tightly, and sat there feeling uncomfortable all over.
Because Alice is very familiar with what Laura is staring at, especially in Grande these days. That's Benjamin's hair, wolf hair. Based on the fact that Benjamin has been keeping his wolf figure without guests these days, every corner of Grande is covered in this stuff.
Laura frowned when she didn't get an answer from Alice, but she wasn't going to give up on this question easily, because who wants to eat in a restaurant with tufts of hair hanging on their head? What to do if it falls!
Must ask clearly! This is directly related to whether you can fully enjoy the 'absolutely authentic Indian taste' advertised at the front of the store.
"Waiter." Laura looked in the direction of the counter. There was only one waiter in this small restaurant, and he was a man. He looked a bit wretched, and looked cautious and uneasy at all times. Laura Barton would never have come here for lunch if it hadn't been for the strong recommendation from Repter's classmate, "What's on this, it won't fall off."
"Uh, no, it won't," Max replied. Yes, Max, the one whose girlfriend is the maker of monkshood soup, Max, the parallel import wizard who first followed Benjamin Matthew from Newton to Barton, "Uh, these, uh, are, uh..." His mind was spinning so fast that he almost had a cramp, "Evil-proof!"
He was so smart that he actually came up with a reasonable answer. Ha, isn’t it just to ward off evil spirits? These brown and black hairs belong to him and his girlfriend Katie (by the way, he is currently preparing meals for three guests in the kitchen at the back). I begged Benjamin to go and collect them bit by bit. of.
For what reason, does anyone remember, Katie was afraid that the wolf pack she originally served would come to find her, because she gave the aconite soup that could enhance the strength of the wolf pack to the new Alpha and silenced her.
"Avoiding something?" Although this answer was true, Max's process of holding back the answer was too slow for a girl to accept, so Laura curled her lips and asked, "What is it specifically? It can't be some wild animal. It's gross." This guess made Laura hold her neck, obviously she was disgusted by herself.
"Uh..." Max was indeed a waste, not only in terms of witchcraft. In desperation, he actually turned to Alice for help.
Her head must have been caught in the door, Alice shouted in her mind, it must be! Otherwise, it would be impossible for Laura to agree to come here!
Laura turned her head in confusion and looked at Alice, "Uh... Alice, do you know her?"
Even Kyle frowned and looked at Alice who lowered her head, but couldn't help. No, I have the same question.
The atmosphere was as quiet as a mystery for a while. Alice looked up with a lifeless face and said, "I know him. His name is Max, and he has been to Grande, so we know him."
Laura tilted her head, smiled suddenly, and patted Alice, "Why didn't you tell me earlier!" It seemed that she didn't think in any strange direction at all, and instead smiled towards the counter where Max was, "Then check out When you arrive, give us a discount~"
Then, Laura's expression became strange, she stopped smiling, pursed her lips, and carefully turned back to ask Alice, "I didn't say anything I shouldn't have said." Don't think nonsense! Laura lowered her voice, trying to be heard only by Alice, "Did he lose someone?"
Grande, yes, a funeral home!
Alice had a chance to explain why she had been nervous since coming in, but the downside was that Kyle would know that she was lying.
Yes, for some strange reason, Alice cares about what her friend's brother, Kyle, thinks of her. How to describe it? Well, let’s just talk about the facts. These three people are always together whether they are in school or on their days off.
"Knowing that you said something wrong, you still ask questions!" Kyle spoke up. He was a real brother and sister who had a good relationship and even gave Laura a elbow. "Didn't you see that Alice looked uncomfortable when she came in?"
"I never knew it would be such a coincidence!" Laura turned back, "I also wanted to come here to eat and give Alice a surprise!"
Alice pursed her lips, glanced at Kyle secretly, and met. Turn away, with mixed feelings.
Laura was so decisive that people couldn't understand. She grabbed her bag and Alice, "Let's change places. The atmosphere is too awkward and we can't eat well."
Before Alice could make any reaction, Kyle also stood up, "Let's go, I remember the phone number of this restaurant. At worst, we will just have to go far to order takeout."
"This is a good idea!" Laura decided on her own initiative.
Half a minute later, the three people returned to the car, aiming for the phone booth at the next intersection. It seems that today’s lunch is destined to be Indian.
"There's someone in this phone booth, who's next?" the driver asked the three people behind.
"Wait a minute..." Laura poked her head out and glanced at the person in the phone booth, "Uh, keep driving, next one." This was an order to the driver, and then, "Detective Lance."
James, who was holding the receiver and arguing with the person opposite him, didn't react at all. Laura had already retreated into the car, "Quick, quick, I don't want to be stopped by this detective!" urged the driver. (.)