After breakfast on Wednesday, Louise was at work to confirm the guest list with Mr. Gallagher's family.

That's right, after Zach fully relayed the difference between earth and cremation of Angel Camille, Madison also relayed that passage to the client in full. Mr. Gallagher's family made the 'right' decision. Quotation marks? Correctly it is said that the living really matter, but the spirit of the believer Gallagher can step into heaven without worry.

As everyone guessed, yesterday's Zach was out for a day, successfully avoiding the transferred clients, and Louise naturally took over all the work, discussing the details of the funeral, the appearance of the deceased, and the ritual process. In the end, because of the suddenness of this decision, the guest list could not be determined for a while, so I had to go to Mr. Gallagher's house today to help the relatives confirm and send the funeral invitation.

Zach didn't have nothing to do today, he and Louise went out of Grande together, and then separated and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau of the South District - to submit identity information. Zach said to Didi yesterday that he wanted to update his identity information, he really had this intention, and it was also to cooperate with this set of rhetoric, and enjoy the fun of taking pictures by the way......

Zach in the narrative went to a photo studio in the South End on Monday and found a key clue, but didn't know what it was. When the news of the transfer of work from the mill came from Alan's funeral home, and then brought a little gossip from Alan's side, such as the disappearance of Alan's son Chris, Zach, a good citizen with a sense of justice, realized that he should do something, so he didn't dare to delay Tuesday and ran to the police station to provide clues to the police detective in charge, and the next thing was to solve the case.

So Zack had a heart-to-heart conversation with the owner of the photo studio yesterday before the police arrived at the photo studio in the South District, and then left, in order to perfect this set of statements, he went directly to the North District, and the nearest Paisying found a photo studio, took a set of ID photos, and 'convinced' the boss to speed up the washing, erase this little memory and return to Grande. When the police department is almost done, when it is time to inform Grande to do the final investigation of the case, show that everything he said is the truth, and put an end to the disappearance case.

After dealing with the civil servants who deal with citizens' identity information, Zach returns to Grande with a strange feeling, the first time in four centuries of vampire experience. Originally, in the Hidden Alliance, Zach had never done this kind of thing personally, he only had a new identity every twenty years, and he never cared where this identity came from or where it would go.

Such a strange feeling is still fermenting, and it may become some strange philosophy of life, but, as soon as he arrived at Grande, he was reminded of the reality by James who was already waiting on the back porch, "Alan is here, waiting in the office." ”

"Oh. Zach answered and walked in to the office.

"I'm going to see Curson in the hospital in a moment. Seeing that Zach ignored him, James looked for a sense of presence.

"Oh. Zach glanced at James, distracted, "Go ahead." ”

"Tsk. James stopped Zach, as if intent on saying something, "This case is settled." ”

Zach blinked, "Yes." Is there anything else you want to say to me?"

"Wes was honored. James looked at Zack's somewhat distracted expression, too lazy to care, and said his own, "But, I can feel that the director of Cologne is a little unhappy, he seems to think that you deliberately waited until Wes was promoted to a police detective and took charge of this case, and I was also present to participate, before running to provide information." After all, you can report something suspicious on Monday. ”

Zach raised an eyebrow, threw away what was fermenting, and thought, "It's good, too." If this is a misunderstanding, Zach thinks it can be perpetuated, "I helped him promote Liwei, and no one should think that Wes is a rookie now." It's good to also help him use the skill of solving the case this time to divert the discussion of Pierce's sudden resignation. ”

James looked at Zach and pursed his lips, "Don't always feel too good about yourself! You know this case is not perfectly solved! The owner of the photo studio in the South End, he is innocent, and now he is being locked up in the bureau as evidence of hidden crimes!"

"Innocent?" Zach shook his head, "James, the testimony that the Southern Police went to the photo studio to collect evidence is true, and I didn't modify that part of his memory, only added the memories I visited. He wasn't innocent, and when Nick asked him to speed up the photo, he offered to split the ransom equally, and he agreed. ”

James frowned, just childishly unwilling to believe Zack's words.

Zach waved his hand, "Hiding the evidence of the crime seems to me to be light, and the accomplice is right." "Ignore the habitually naïve James, let him deal with it himself, and go upstairs.

"Didi was very cooperative. James also said behind Zach, "In addition to testifying against this kidnapping case, and submitting evidence of domestic violence, Nick may be in prison for a long time in the future." ”

Zach tilted his head sideways and smiled, which was an endorsement of Didi, and another point of his own doubt, "Evidence of domestic violence?"

Didi said that the real Didi used to keep some photos and diaries, but he was afraid to hide them, and now he handed them over. (Volume 1, Under the Bed) Of course, James was gloomy when he spoke.

"Oh, pretty good. Zach tilted his head, "Nick just went to jail for a long time." "Not happy with the results?

"No one died. James tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Chris in custody is injured, but not life-threatening, and now he is just waiting for him to stabilize a little more emotionally before informing him of the reason for his initial disappearance, as well as the earrings that the police found." But the case is settled, and it doesn't matter if you don't know it or not. ”

Zach nodded, waved his hand, and motioned for James to go.

After adjusting his mood a little, Zach pushed the door open and entered the office, where Mr. Allen, who was spreading out a Grande paper, looking dazed.

Zach glanced at it and found that it was Mr. Gallagher's funeral plan report that Louise had left on the desk, and instead of taking it back on the grounds that guests should not look at the host's things casually, he smiled and sat down behind the desk, "It's also a temporary decision of the family, does Mr. Allen have any suggestions after reading it?"

Alan seemed to realize that the master was coming, his sluggish expression turned into embarrassment, and he put it back in place according to the rules of the report, "Sir, don't need it, Alan is fine, I'm sorry, I don't know what to do sitting here." ”

"Then you can call me Zach, too. "We vampires are old habits, of course, and they can be used as a small means for Torredo to get closer, and they can also be explained in a reasonable way-

"Huh. A slightly embarrassed laugh, "I've heard that." "Have you heard of Zack's preference for salutation? No, Zack's preference is still circulating in the gray profession, where did Alan hear about it, "You've been here for so many years, and you still haven't gotten used to Grande's last name." ”

Zach raised his eyebrows, lowered his head slightly, squinted his eyes, and played with the corners of his clothes casually, "Yes, the two brothers Benjamin and I have not used the surname Grande for most of our lives, and when we came to Barton to find our father, we couldn't get used to it for a while." Fortunately, my father (old Grande) probably felt that he owed it, and allowed this little willfulness of ours, and the habit of calling us by name was retained. ”

Alan also lowered his head, probably hiding his true expression like Zach, "Hehe, who would have thought that the two brothers who had come to find their relatives halfway would take over Grande, who was just retiring here, and become the symbol of Barton's funeral industry now." ”

It's hard to feel kindness from the words of this colleague. But who is Zach, he looked up and took it with a smile on his face, "yes, it feels a little unreal, it feels like I was still outside of Barton yesterday, asking around for news of my father." Hehe, don't talk about this, but thanks to the care of his peers over the years, Grande can have such a development. ”

Thanks to the fart, Ford of the North End also gave Benjamin a statue and stones, what did Allen do, squeezed out the mill, made Madison work hard, and hated Zach as the boss every day.

Allen's face was not good, he pursed his lips, and was silent and did not answer. After a while, he looked at the smiling Zach seriously, "I'm here to thank you, Zack." "Unexpectedly, this is very sincere," the police officer at the police station has already told me what happened, you ......" he paused and shook his head, "If it weren't for you, this case wouldn't have been solved, my son." The expression was momentarily hideous, "I don't know how long I will be in the hands of that beast, I ...... too"

Alan took a deep breath and actually took out a check, and in Zack's puzzled expression, "This is the money I tried my best to scrape together." Unexpectedly calmed down, "I already didn't hope for the police, I want to solve it myself, make up the ransom, this is for you, as my personal thanks......"

Zach refused, "Take it back, Alan." I just did what I had to do, and it was the same for anyone else. ”

Alan didn't take it back, but instead pushed the check to Zack, "I insist, I don't think we need to be polite here, you know how I treat your mill, these are my reparations, plus thanks, morally my self-comfort, give it to you together, please don't refuse." ”

Zach looked at the middle-aged man and pursed his lips. Reaching out and pressing on the check, "If you say that, well, I'll transfer the check to the mill." ”

Alan didn't say anything, saying that it was obvious that as he said, he was just giving the check for self-comfort, and he didn't want to care about anything else.

"I have one more thing. Alan picked up the briefcase next to his seat, boxy, with the formal clothes on his body at this time, inexplicably, a commercial atmosphere unfolded...... Sure enough, "I'm going to close the Allen Funeral Home for good." A stack of papers was taken out and pushed to Zack, who raised an eyebrow, "Ready to sell, equipment, land, maybe some employees, this is the information, you see." ”

Zach opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the information had been pushed down in front of him, and the other party also 'intimately' turned his face to himself and opened it. Even if you don't want to read it, skip to the first page, the quote and depreciation report.

Zach frowned and glanced at Allen, "Sell? Are you serious?" ”

Alan glanced at Zack, and when he retracted his gaze, he swept over the report on the funeral arrangements for Gallagher that he had read before, "Seriously, these are just rough information, I will ask a lawyer to sort out the details, and this one will be handed over to you first." He adjusted his breath slightly, and his tone was not calm, revealing a sense of abandonment, "Of course, I will also go to Ford in a while and give one too." It can be regarded as a priority for peers, and the details should be announced by the lawyer and sold publicly. ”

That's serious, Alan, it's really time to sell his property.

"Alan. Zach pushed the information aside, "Have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to do this?" Leaning slightly towards the desk, leaning towards Allen opposite, "I've heard that the new chief of the police is severely punishing protesters, and your business will not be affected in the future......"

Alan interrupted with a wave of his hand, his gaze lingering on Zach's frowning brow for a moment before quickly turning away, "I've already thought about it." Shaking his head, "In the South District, there is no ...... left in Allen's funeral home," he still touched up, "It's not interesting, I'm tired and don't want to do it." ”

Zach pursed his lips, there really wasn't much he could say, but our vampire still squeezed out a nonsense that didn't make sense and didn't have any practical effect, "Then give up like that?"

Probably thinking that Zach, a peer and competitor, said such things ridiculously, Alan subconsciously bent the corner of his mouth, of course, put it down immediately, "I should have given up a long time ago." "After the privatization of the funeral industry, the cooperation of the police department has not been obtained, which is already a loss, and the business of prisons and hospitals has never been the scope of Allen. "It's Grande, these are Grande, it's not a robbery, it's in Grande's hands.

"It is simply difficult to sustain ordinary cremation, without the support of the city government, and all by private management. Hehe, your mill is really lucky, the price is pressed to the loss. But by here. "Grande headquarters, and Alan is looking in the direction, hehe, is to the west, where there is Grande's graveyard, Patton's only cemetery," according to Herman's agreement. "I haven't forgotten the aftermath of the factory explosion," thanks to the cooperation of the police department, he was able to persevere. Even Ford, you should know that he began to join the farewell ceremony before cremation, and all kinds of ways to move in the direction of the once traditional burial to earn more money. I'm at Allen's funeral in this part of the South End, and I can't hold on anymore. ”

Zach didn't know what to say, and looked at the peer who was immersed in his emotions and shook his head, and decided not to say the meaningless words.

Allen, who had spoken for a long time, adjusted his mood silently, "I only regret it now, I didn't give up earlier, if it had been earlier, this would not have been the protest of my Allen's funeral at all, and it would not have developed like this, and my son would not have been kidnapped and abused by a scumbag, and now he is lying in the hospital." ”

So it was the last absolute thrust that forced me off the cliff. There was no room left, and Allen's determination to give up was dead.

Zack thought for a moment, nodded, and took the information he just pushed away, "Okay, I know, I'll think about it." Glancing at Allen, "You should know that even if it is sold, the final acquirer is likely to be our Grande." After all, they are all in the South District, and the business you said is already so difficult, Ford will definitely not want to enter the South District, and outsiders are even more impossible. ”

Alan nodded, "I know, but I'm still going to send a copy of the past to Ford, to give you a competitor to Grande, and my family's future to start a new life depends on the funds from this sale." ”

Zach opened his mouth and closed it. It's speechless. Glancing at the check that was still in hand, he picked it up, put it in his pocket, stood up, and sent it off, "I'll send you." ”

"No more trouble. Finally, he handed out a business card, "My financial lawyer, he'll contact you." "Get up and go. (To be continued.) )