The streets of Newton are bleak. On weekdays, people who have jobs are working, and they don't go out on the streets, and people who don't have jobs don't dare to go out and hang around. The puddle left by yesterday's rainy night has maintained its original outline until now, and has not been trampled on by any pedestrians, speeding up the evaporation process.

In such a bleak cityscape, there are a group of 'people', as if they are tourists, contracting the whole city, and wandering around Newton at will.

A golden light landed in front of the group of tourists in the clear sky, "Louise, your man is looking for you!" Dropping these words, the golden light rushed back to the sky and disappeared.

Louise blinked in place, "Oops! forgot to tell Zack." ”

Someone in the crowd answered, "Hurry up! Hurry, there's a phone booth over there!"

Louise trotted into the phone booth and dialed the number.

"Grande Funeral Home. Zach's voice, flat, very much in line with a funeral owner.

Louise, who was just about to speak, tilted her head, blinked, and didn't know what bad idea came to mind in her rolling eyes, and her nose resonated, "I...... I need to give my grandfather a funeral, woo, woo......" and sobbed twice. At the same time, Louise pointed her finger in front of her mouth, and the subject looked at her fellow tourists.

"I'm sorry. Zach in the earpiece was still calm, but only a little more reassuring could be heard by those who cared, "What am I going to call you, ma'am?" ”

Louise didn't answer, she kept sobbing, "I'...... I have never lost a loved one...... I don't know what to do...... Woo, woo......"

"It's okay, it's the reason why our funeral home exists, and we'll be there for you every step of the way. Zach's voice, calm and soft, said, "Ma'am, if you have time, why don't you come to us and we can talk." ”

"Okay, okay...... Louise ...... on her face Strange, don't know what you're thinking. He pursed his mouth, removed the deliberate nasal resonance, and used his own voice, "It's me." ”

There was silence for a moment on the other side of the earpiece, and then, "Louise." The helpless voice, "It's not fun." ”

"I know, I'm not going to act. Louise actually pouted in a helpless tone, "I'm in Newton." ”

"What are you doing in Newton?" Zach asked over the earpiece, and Wess could be heard arguing with James in the background.

"Don't worry, I'm safe. Louise seemed impatient, "I've never felt so safe. "As if instinctively looking around, the 'tourists' in the same company naturally looked at this side, and other than that, the bleak streets.

Zach on the other side of the earpiece thought of something, "This is the activity of the gang of alien organizations yesterday, go to Newton?"

"Yes. Louise replied, as if thinking for a moment, "Newton's phantom Richie invited Barton over to the aliens, and it sounded interesting, so I decided to join them." ”

"Richie, why?"

"Newton is like a dead city, the citizens are afraid to go out, they are afraid of dying inexplicably like last year, and then the Newton police do nothing. Louise leaned against the wall of the phone booth in a comfortable chatting position, "The new Newton city management is inexperienced, and there are a lot of vacancies in law enforcement. Louise shook her head with sympathy, "The phantom Richie 'heard' the desires of humans and wanted to change this, but unfortunately, Newton's previous alien race had long since run out, and now the angels can only whitewash the peace of the world in the church, which has no practical effect, and then Richie can't command the Black Witch." So, come and ask Barton Alien for help. ”

Zach in the earpiece snorted, "Did Richie ask you to be a childcare?" ”

"yes. Louise affirmed it directly, and began to fiddle with her nails in boredom, "We went to Newton's nightclub last night, and it was unbelievably difficult to play, and we hardly spent more than ten minutes in a nightclub. ”

"Ugh. Zach in the earpiece also sympathized, and said to the city of Newton, "Then why didn't you come back sooner?"

"Richie's money hasn't been spent yet. Louise replied, realistically, and sighed, "There's no place to flower, no restaurant, no shop, not even one of those charity bazaars in the community." ”

Zach was silent over there.

Louise didn't speak for a long time, and suddenly said, "What I just wanted to play is that a Newton man asked if you could have a funeral at Barton." "It's actually the reason for lying to Zach just now.

"It's not uncommon for people to have funerals in other cities. "It's a fact. Not to mention the passive situation of people in a foreign land who don't care much about the fallen leaves and return to their roots, there are many reasons why people actively choose to go to other places and say goodbye to the world.

"But I'm asking you, isn't it, it's Grande. Grande executes burials. Louise continued to explain her thoughts, "I want to occupy a piece of land where the Bartons rest, will you agree?" ”

"I also have no reason to refuse. Zach told the truth again, but in his words, there seemed to be a sense of thinking, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about the last time Mrs. Barton came to me. Louise changed her posture again, giving the aliens outside the phone booth who were watching her conversation consciously evasive. All the aliens dispersed consciously, and Louise continued, "Barton's aid to Newton, I'm wondering where the bottom line is. Barton provides job opportunities and living conditions for Newton's survivors...... As Mrs. Patton said, these can be solved by policy, but it is only a dilemma for those in power who make policy. However, if Barton even had to give 'help' to Newton's deceased, would he have crossed the line? ”

Zach on the other side of the earpiece was thinking along with Louise's words, "The bottom line is a bit serious, and the deceased doesn't have that much influence. "It's the dead after all," but if public opinion is properly controlled, it can indeed be taken as a sign...... Milestone, crossing this milestone means that Newton and Barton's relationship is ready to take the next step. ”

To change the expression of dog blood - I helped the living people of your family, and now even the dead people of your family have helped, and the neighbors have done this, shouldn't they ...... Give me a correct name, it's always the neighbor Lao Wang's call, I'm not afraid of others gossiping~ We should also choose a good day to become a family.

"So. Louise's tone suddenly firmed, "There is a natural way for Barton to annex Newton, as long as Newton and Barton's relationship smoothly crosses that milestone, right?" There is no need to make the upper classes of the city disappear again and plunge the whole city into panic, as Mrs. Patton said. ”

Zach in the earpiece was a little surprised, "Louise, do you care about this?"

"Isn't that weird?"

"Well, sort of, you know I've given this to Revro, and it's Raffro's business how Revro is going to do it. ”

Louise pursed her lips slightly, "I know this." It was true that I agreed to come to Newton with you yesterday on a whim, but when I came, I saw Newton like this......" Louise left her words blank and shook her head at the air.

Zach on the other side of the earpiece also understood, "Okay, then when Revro's people arrive, I'll discuss it with them and Mrs. Patton." ”

A smile appeared on Louise's face, "Yes." As if to settle a matter of relaxation, and immediately "I've never heard you talk about funerals as a direct object, you ...... all your clients" Louise rolled her eyes, "Is it warm?"

"Warm?" Zack over there was stunned for a moment, "That's politeness, I can't be cold to the bereaved people." Zach reacted quickly, "Did you eat your own nasal vinegar?"

"Tsk, no. Louise continued to roll her eyes, "I just realize that your politeness can easily make people feel good about you. Like when I first met you. Louise paused, "You don't really like me on the street, do you, we both know that the reason you were interested in me at the time was only because I was 'convenience food'." ”

Zach on the other side of the earpiece became alert, "Uh......"

"Alright. Louise waved her hand into the air, "You don't have to worry, I'm not complaining about anything, our relationship is safe." Louise sighed, "I realized that I could never be Torredo like you. ”

Zach in the earpiece, on the one hand, is relaxing the safety of his love life, on the other hand, he doesn't understand, "uh......"

"Think about it~" Louise returned to her daily state, and the smart woman revealed the problems of the world in her own way, "Your politeness is the charm that makes you extra points, because you are a man, and most of the time, this politeness can also help you accomplish your purpose." And my politeness is as it should be, because I am a woman, and most of the time, a woman's politeness is an obstacle to achieving the purpose~"

Zach in the earpiece decided to remain silent. There is no solution to this problem, the pot of the times.

"I have to find my own way of doing things in Torredo~" Louise had a smile on her face, firstly, she had probably found a goal for her eternal life, and she was in a good mood, and secondly, isn't this the dialogue mode between Louise and Zack, Louise ended with words that Zach could not attach any opinions.

Louise hung up.

"How much money do we have left?" Louise asked, in addition to the phone booth, to the already empty street.

In an instant, the aliens who had just dispersed rushed back from the street corner, "A lot!"

"Then let's continue~ It's time~ Let's find a place to eat~ Where is the most expensive restaurant in Newton?"

Let Louise's 'childcare' journey in Newton continue. We go back to Grande.

The argument in the background was still going on, and Zach didn't want to get involved. If it weren't for answering the phone, he wouldn't have come up at all. Now, put down the earpiece, pause at the desk, settle the words of Gang Louise, shake his head helplessly, leave the office, and continue to make lunch.

This lunch will not be wasted, after all, there are two humans to eat, Wes and James, and Mr. Ford.

Ford was also in the office, but didn't get involved in the argument between the two detectives, and Hamilton had been helping Zach prepare lunch.

To Zach's surprise, Hamilton turned out to be a good cook. I don't know if you remember, but Ford once asked Nuo to investigate Hamilton's background, and he was a party organizer. Making food that makes people happy is one of his businesses.

Seeing Zach come down, Hamilton didn't stop the movement of his hand, "I was just recalling, it seems to be true, there are very few women in Torredo." The former Toledo ancestor had a great reputation for adopting his godson. ”

Zach glanced at Hamilton, who had obviously eavesdropped on the phone, quite helpless, Hamilton cared about Revro in the conversation, but the last paragraph. Oh, this Hamilton is afraid that he has completely abandoned his role as Lesembra. But understandably, being the good son of Rut Lesenbra has made Hamilton miserable, and now there is more grandfather to please, and Hamilton needs all the space he can spare himself.

"I have sisters. Zach casually found himself a job to do, "You are a soldier in the colonial battlefield, and any responsible father will not let his daughters appear in front of you soldiers." "Well, Zach actually said something like that, "Your memories are meaningless." ”。 I hope you remember that Hamilton was a soldier four centuries ago.

Hamilton was not offended, hehe, and changed the subject, "Won't you settle the dispute between Wes and James above?" ”

Zach waved his hand casually, "No, the result won't change anyway." ”

Wes and James's Dispute:

The 'Xiaobai' case in Weiss's hands really dragged on for too long, so after Zack's side finally had a breakthrough, what Weiss wanted was to let the Ford funeral home cooperate and take back those 'corpses'. Although this is different from Zach's original plan to get the Ford funeral home out of trouble and let Wes receive these 'corpses' as secret witnesses, the meaning is-

As Hamilton said before, the chain of action in the 'Xiaobai' case is kept intact, and the Ford Funeral Home abides by the contract with the criminal's 'corpse' for containment, forgery, and transfer. In this way, Weiss was able to follow this chain of action and obtain the entire face of the 'Xiaobai' case.

The only problem with Wes's plan was that the guy who handed over to Mr. Ford was dead. But it's easy to fix – all those in the know just pretend not to know, and the groups that control the chain of action will fill the void themselves. Simple.

The reason for James's opposition to Weiss is - firstly, it will cause more innocent harm by getting Ford to take back those 'corpses' and re-complete the chain of action of the criminals. Think about it, people who become 'corpses' will be sent to Ford's funeral home in a steady stream. The devil knows how many people who have become 'corpses' will be victimized when Wes gets all the information and closes the net to enforce the law.

Secondly, the person who knew that the person who was connected with Ford was dead, the vampire, the Ford employee who sold his soul to the devil, Mr. Gardford himself. Of these three, who is the weakest. Is it a vampire who can move forward with a gun, or a dwarf who wishes to die quickly and become a demon? It's an ordinary middle-aged man, Ford.

The weakest is the most dangerous, and Mr. Ford will be the one who directly confronts the criminal. He has the job of hiding the whereabouts of the person who shot him in front of the criminals, and he is also responsible for staying illegal when he knows that he is doing illegal activities in the eyes of everyone.

So you can see why Mr. Ford is not involved in this dispute at all, and he is the object of the dispute.

Lunch is almost finished.

James's face was gloomy, and he lost. As Zach said, the outcome was already a foregone conclusion - the case had to be solved, and that was bigger than anything else.