On Friday morning, the elder Hank was in the showroom as usual wiping down his work, but Alice was not. But the Great Dane Golden was unusually wandering around the Grande House, occasionally walking slowly into the kitchen, turning around, and before long, chewing something in his mouth and turning it out. Sit with old Hank for a while, then go back to the kitchen again, and so on.

Alice is teaching Mike how to cook, but the difference between Mike and Alice can already be seen. Mike's passion isn't in the kitchen, all he wants is experience, so, mostly Alice says, he makes instructions to do, mechanical and emotionless.

The only thing to be admired is that he is strict enough, so the Great Dane does not care about the food he eats, and does not have the 'love' of the chef.

Matthew came late today, and strangely enough, he didn't go straight to Benjamin, who was staring in the backyard in front of the still damp hammock. Instead, he found Zack who was flipping through the newspaper in the office with a sad face, "Zack, Zack!"

Regarding the issue of salutation, this is what Zach forcibly requested, but every time Matthew called, he would be inexplicably soft-mouthed.

Zach raised his eyes, of course he didn't care about being late, "What's wrong?"

Matthew looked confused, "I thought, well, we should go to the mill." ”

"What's wrong. Zach closed the newspaper, motioned for Matthew to sit down, and asked again.

Matthew sat down with some restraint, for he didn't know how to describe what he knew. "Well, the guy at the mill yesterday, well, the prisoner you brought back from prison...... Person. Matthew grimaced.

"What's wrong with him?" Zach didn't rush to the patient, patient guidance.

"He, well, he's Brill's older brother. Matthew glanced at Zach and scratched his head, "Brill, do you know?" Zach shook his head. He didn't know anyone in the Southside.

In Matthew a bunch of neighbors, friends, cousins...... After that, finally this Brill had a little relationship with Matthew.

Zach shook his head, "What's wrong with her?"

Matthew's head hung down for some reason, "The prison didn't inform Brill at all that his brother had died. ”

Zach frowned slightly, 'Best Warden in Barton City'. Scold.

"It was Madison who thought of at least informing the family, so he sent someone to say it. Matthew looked up, a little relieved on his face. It was already evident that the innocent lad was on that side, and presumably as angry as his neighbors, friends, and cousins, and not so grateful to Grande's Mill, well, to Grande's Mill. Otherwise Matthew wouldn't have said this to Zach.

By the time Brill arrived at the mill, the body had already been cremated. Really?" Zach asked.

"Yes. Matthew nodded. The expression on his face became bitter again.

But Brill wanted to be buried. Zach had a reasonable guess.

Matthew nodded again.

"They found you?" Zach asked, shaking his head slightly.

Matthew shook his head and became nervous, "They didn't look for me, but they sued me, it's a ......" The initial sorrow returned to his face, "It's a notice." They went straight to the mill. ”

"They didn't bring hoes and shovels, did they?" asked Zach with a chuckle.

Matthew smiled wryly, not knowing how to respond.

Zach folded the newspaper. Stand up and raise an eyebrow. It's a new problem with the privatization of the funeral industry and cremation, and it's a real problem," he said, "I don't want to make Madison feel worse about me." ”

Matthew had already run to the side door when he nodded, Grande was his second home, and he didn't want the people around him to misunderstand Grande.

Zach laughed and shook his head. Patton Prison cannot be blamed completely, when the two parties decided on the contract, they did not think of giving the deceased the right to choose, and it was entirely in their own interests. I'm afraid even Anthony didn't think of that.

As he walked out of the office, Mike came over as well. "I'll go too. ”

Zach raised an eyebrow and didn't refuse.

The wagon left the House of Grande and headed for the mill. As Route 27 turned east, Matthew visibly tensed up and leaned back and forth in the back seat to see ahead. He didn't know much what the battle would be with the people going to the mill, and it would be terrible if they brought hoes and shovels, as Zach said.

What worries Matthew didn't happen, and it was quiet outside the mill except for a few utility pick-ups that are common in the South End.

The four got out of the car and walked straight to the mill, and before they could enter the office, they heard a voice talking, it was Madison.

"We're sorry this happened, but all I can do is return the ashes to Miss Brill, and if you really want to be buried, you can contact Grande again. Or I'll get in touch, but it can't be free. ”

"It's wrong! How can it be!" said a strange man's voice, "You cremated without our consent! It's your fault! Why should we pay for correcting your mistakes!"

Zach pushed the office open, and the people crowded by the door turned their heads suspiciously to look at the four people who suddenly appeared.

Zach smiled helplessly, Madison's overly rustic office was crammed with people, and it was smoky, so that the people inside were covered in misty smoke and were not clear.

Fortunately, the vampire was not averse to cigarettes, politely said that he had borrowed it, and walked to Madison's desk.

Madison squinted his eyes and tried to discern the people approaching in the mist, "Well, Mr. Grande, you're here." ”

Madison's unexcited tone made Zach even more helpless. I'm here to save you, can't you be happier?

"Are you Grande?" looked at Zach as the man who had spoken to Madison before, who looked to be in his mid-thirties, with a stout build, and a thick callus on his palms from a long period of work. But he was clearly not a rude man, and he got up from his chair, and although his face was still angry, he held out his right hand, "Arthur Cyrus." ”

"Cyrus. Zachary Grande. Zach smiled and took his right hand, and reached forward with his left hand to support his right elbow, bringing the two closer together. Zack's left hand gently patted Cyrus's arm, as if comforting, and the expression on his face also showed a hint of regret, "I'm sorry for this to happen." ”

If such physical movements can solve the immediate problem, then these people are too unpositional. However, vampires have established the most important basis of communication - good feelings. So, you can spot that Cyrus in 'The Mist' frowned and looked away from Zack, "It's not that I'm sorry, it's Brill who is really sad." That's her brother. ”

Zach followed the gaze of the people around him to the corner of the office, and in the fog, a black figure sat there silently. (To be continued......)