After Grande's lunch, Zach had no reason to force Jason and Wes to be together, so he could only explain some things and let them go.

To Jason, Zach sorted out the Grande asset statement, uh, it was actually Louise who made it, and asked him to bring it back to the insurance company for review. Anyway, he also came to Zach because of the insurance business and treated Grande as a customer, and he was asked by Zack to do this and that, completely using official business as a cover, and Zach couldn't do it.

As for Wes, Zach sincerely asked him to give Grande an extra 'Torredo' thing to prepare James mentally. Zach didn't ask for much, just let Wes probe James. If James and Cousson still have questions about the fires in the Southside, when consulting with Wes, ask Wes to mention that Zach in the Grande saved "someone", and that "Cousson" in the Southeast, and that's enough.

At noon, when the summer sun was at its strongest, Zach didn't waste it, sending the new Shepard to the cemetery where the funeral was to be done after the other hired farmers had cleaned it up, and then dragged the 'General' out of the basement, forcing him to stand in the shadow of only two people on the back porch, cutting off the back road—

"'General', this is for your good. Zack dangled the wine glass in one hand, wiped off his wrist with the other, and the little blood stain that had just healed was still there, with a serious face, "Knowledge, all you have been given, the rest can only rely on yourself, all I can say is to control your ......"

"Breathe!" The 'General' stood stiffly in the shadows, but still didn't forget to cast a glance at Zack that wanted to punch him, "Can't you change the analogy!"

"No, I can't. Zach immediately refused, "That's what the ancestors taught me, it's Toledo's tradition. Zach curled the corners of his mouth, "I intend to keep it." I strongly recommend that you keep this tradition alive as well. After all, we, Toredo, are all that's left, you, me, and someone. ”

The 'General' was speechless. Not wanting to ask who 'someone' was, the anthropomorphic puffed out his chest, filled his lungs with useless gas, and then slowly exhaled, gritted his teeth, and poked a finger out towards the section cut off by the sun......

Time passed as the General's index finger sparked, scorched to ashes, and then continued to try.

Maybe there is Zach who keeps emphasizing the useless 'control of breathing' next to him, and the 'general' who doesn't want to listen to Zack's long-winded words has really made some progress. The whole arm can be safely stretched out in the sun when "resting." Zach looked at the slightly westerly sunset in the sky, and it was past noon. It's afternoon.

"I've just made a little progress...... "The General" showed diligence.

"It's a guest, I don't have time to look at you. Zach tugged at the corners of his mouth, and the sound of cars turning from Route 27 onto dirt roads was getting closer.

"What guest?!I didn't see anything!"

Zach pointed to his ear, "You should already know how limiting your vision can be by now, and you need to use the 'general' of hearing." Zacra pushed back into the stairwell after the 'General' who was still trying to keep trying, "Continue to practice in front of the mirror." I don't need to remind you of the mortality rate of newborn vampires practicing acting in the sun. ”

The corner of the General's eyes twitched, he really thought that there was something wrong with Zach's education method. It's a pity. He could only learn from Zach.

Ignoring the general, Zach leaned against the pillars of the back porch, leisurely shaking his wine glass, watching Emilia's car drive into the backyard. Uh, I said I missed it, Emilia's car.

Crash. Emilia pushed the door open, slammed her body on the car, and was pulled back by her seat belt.

"Ahh

Dresses. That's right, and a lot like a wedding dress. I don't know what occasion the psychiatrist apparently just attended, and he came over without changing into civilian clothes.

"Amilia. Zach watched motionless from the back porch as Emilia in the car pulled her seat belt irritably on the side of her puffed dress, "Do you need help?" ”

"No!" Emilia glared at Zack, clicked, and finally unbuckled her seatbelt, pressed the door, and struggled to pull herself out of the driver's seat......

"Are you married? Zach chuckled and looked at Emilia's outfit, which was almost indistinguishable from a wedding dress, and it was ridiculous to appear in a funeral home.

"No!" Emilia slammed the car door, her delicate makeup couldn't stop the anger on her face at this time, "Do you have civilian clothes here for me to change!"

Zach tilted his head to look at Louise, who had already come out, and spread his hands, showing his loyalty to prove that he had not helped Emilia at all.

Louise gave Zach a roll of her eyes and beckoned, "Dr. Bronny, come in." I have a change of clothes. ”

Louise is more appropriately called, 'Doctor', yes, Emilia is here as a Doctor. Don't forget, Brian went on a hunger strike, he's Emilia's patient.

Zach got out of the way, and watched a little amusementously as Emilia was helped by Louise through the side door of the narrow stairwell, slanted upstairs, and shook his head, waiting for both ladies to go up before going to the office, waiting for Emilia to talk when she was ready.

Wouldn't it be a waste of a vampire's hearing not to eavesdrop?

The eavesdropping takes place in Louise's room.

"Well, is this the label 'Kozil'?" was Louise's voice with the sound of a zipper.

"Yes. Emilia's voice, "Uh, can you help me unwind my vest first, I'm almost out of breath......"

"Oh. ”

Muffled grunts and the sound of something unraveling, "Wait, I want to try not to break the label." Louise seemed to have a bit of a hard time with the intricate waistcoat that was bound.

"It's okay!it's already mine, rip it off!" Emilia probably doesn't want to put up with the gown anymore!"Get me out of here!"

"Oh. "Click, something was cut off, and Emilia let go-inhale.

"I didn't know that 'Kozil' also made wedding dresses. Louise seemed to be just expressing her doubts and asked casually. With Zach for so long, she certainly knew that Kozil was the iconic trademark of the Federation's menswear.

"Now I do. Emilia seemed to reply casually, "The new product they collaborated with Liszt has women's clothing." ”

Louise should have made the price on the label, in a joking tone. "It seems that 'women's clothes are several times more expensive than men's', and the same is true for brands like 'Kozil' that are marked by men's clothing. ”

"Uh......" Emilia explained in tone, "I didn't buy it, someone else gave it away." ”

"Wedding dress?"

"I ......," a feeling of having to explain, "I went to an event and what I was wearing." They gave me anything. ”

"Oh. Louise must have raised her eyebrows, keeping her joking tone, "I hope you've found the most expensive one." ”

"Huh. Awkward laugh.

No more superfluous conversations.

"Alright, Zach is waiting for you in the office. Louise's voice, "Grande had renovated his office, and the office was at the end of the hallway on the second floor, through the door to the stairwell. ”

"Oh, thanks. Emilia's voice was much more relaxed, "Where's Ryan?"

"You mean Brian. Louise didn't seem to want to talk to Emilia much either. The tone was not emotional, "In the guest room, I haven't come out since yesterday." ”

Sensing Louise's coldness, Emilia didn't ask any more, and a moment later, Zach heard a knock on the side door.

As the door opened, Louise passed by at the other end of the hallway, and Zach glanced at Emilia in Louise's clothes. Having said that, "Ugh. I like Louise to wear this set, you don't wear it very ......."

Not wanting to interpret the meaning of Zack's words at all, Amilia's face sank, "I'll give it back to you!"

Zach received another roll of Louise's eyes and smiled. Get out of the way, gentlemanly nodding, "Dr. Browning, please come in." ”

"It seems that the doctors are getting busier. Zach sat down behind his desk and habitually poured his wine. Alice's call was made in the morning, and the safety of her patient was still delayed until now. ”

The words are sarcastic, and there is also Zach's own petty selfishness. He kind of expected Emilia to come over early, in the morning, when he was traveling, not involved in Emilia and Brian's doctor-patient relationship at all, and then the best case scenario, Emilia would take Brian away......

This little hope was dashed when Zach returned and found that Brian was still in the guest room.

Zach wanted to know what had delayed the psychiatrist from helping her patients, shattering his small expectations.

"I'm very busy!" Emilia glared at Zack irritably, in fact, she was staring at the wine glass that the vampire kept dangling as real red wine, she really didn't want to speculate, the same race, how the vampire Zack developed this bad habit. In the eyes of those who know Zach's identity, it's like telling the other person, look, 'I insulted your human intelligence like this before you knew I was a vampire.'"

"But it's none of your business!" Emilia looked away.

"Isn't it okay?" Zach raised an eyebrow and continued to 'insult other people's intelligence', "Anyway, I'm also the one who helped you connect with Mrs. Quinn, and you haven't thanked me properly." Zach smiled, "I'm curious how your asylum project went, too. ”

Emilia took a deep breath, Zach was right, no Zach, she was just a reckless woman who made a bad impression on the old people in the West End at the Herman luncheon, and what kind of shelter project she was talking about.

"The project is very good. Emilia pursed her lips, "Mrs. Quinn helped identify many homeless veterans in the Commonwealth, his Quinn Syndicate's Veterans Home (one of Quinn's properties, mentioned earlier, and the Poch misappropriation scandal was this). With those veteran vagrants, the shelter's project is supported on many fronts, not only by private businesses, but also by the federal military. ”

Zach was right before, this 'point' of veterans is the way to tie up Kunin. Now it sounds like the project is going very well, and Zach is quite relieved.

"In addition to Kunyin, there are also private companies willing to support? Zach smiled, what he had just eavesdropped, but Liszt's appeared. After Herman's luncheon, Zach was barred from entering and leaving Liszt's property, and Emilia was now given a free Cozier gown, and Zach wouldn't have asked, "Like, Liszt?"

Emilia's eyes were visibly disgusted, "Yes, Mrs. Liszt, Queen, somehow managed to convince Liszt to fund the asylum's project. ”

Zach raised an eyebrow and chuckled irrepressibly, "Don't tell me that it's the old trick of buying anything from Liszt and getting a part of the profits, which can be used to donate and help repair the shelter?"

Emilia let out a sigh of relief, with a look of abandonment, "That's it. Marketing strategy, at the conference, that's what they called. ”

Zach smiled and shook his head, these West End people are really good at playing, so judge yourself, "So are you, did you just come from some ceremony?" ”

"It's not. Emilia seems to need someone to vent her frustration in the midst of a group of people who use her public welfare projects for their own personal gain, "It's a weekday (Thursday), and what ceremony won't be now!"

Emilia shook her head, "It's just a make-up, the 'Kozier' who worked with Liszt today is here, they are very interested in this project and are willing to cooperate, so they asked me, the initiator of the project, to invite me to attend their opening ceremony on Barton Liszt Street." In order to show their willingness to do this charity project, they are not ready to 'waste money' and invite professional models to present at the opening ceremony, so. ”

Emilia didn't go on. However, Zach had heard it clearly, and the point had nothing to do with Emilia being asked to wear that dress to the platform, the point was that the 'Kozil' from the west had arrived.

Since Riley's magazine, which offended Liszt for an article, the incident has finally progressed.

"Alright. Zach got some surprise news in addition to knowing what he wanted to know, enough of it, "There's no time to talk, let's get down to business, Brian." Zach pulled out a document, Brian's mother's funeral, because their maids had nothing to do with Bishop's maids, and their funerals were to be held separately.

"Alice should have told you on the phone, this is Brian's mother's ......"

Zach didn't finish and was interrupted.

Emilia frowned, "Ryan, it's Ryan. "She seems to want to emphasize something," Ryan's mother. ”

Zach still handed over the information in his hand, frowned slightly, and emphasized, "Brian." ”

Emilia took the papers, and she wanted to make sure that only Brian's mother had indeed died, and that she had to do her job professionally to unravel her patients from the grief of losing a loved one. But Emilia also frowned, glanced at Zack, and continued to emphasize, "It's Ryan." I don't care what the name is on the official documents, under my treatment, the only personality I recognize and recognize, is Lane. ”

Zach leaned back in his chair and was silent for a moment before he spoke, his tone calm, "I don't know how you 'healed', but, I can tell you this—it was Brian who stayed with Grande for so long. ”

"No way. Emilia opened the information coldly, and glanced at the photo attached to the information, which was prepared as a posthumous photo, so she didn't care where she got it.

Emilia had a sad look on her face, closed the information, and shook her head, "She is a good mother, she cares and loves ......" Emilia raised her eyes and looked at Zach for sure, "Ryan." ”

"Cloth, Lay, Uh. Zach again emphasized the facts.

The two looked at each other and fell silent. Uh, it's weird. (To be continued......)