Chapter Twenty-Three: The New Kid
"James, can I ask you a question?" Zach looked at the person behind the desk, James seemed to be completely calm, not as excited and angry as he had in the previous conversation, "If you find this person, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know. James glanced at Zach, "But what I do know is that he can't continue to hunt demons like this." β
The corners of Zack's mouth curled slightly, "Then you are actually here so that we can help you find this person?"
James took a deep breath, "No, it's an exchange of information. I need to know what I might be in, and I need to be prepared. β
Although James's impression of Crowley was very bad, he had to admit that Crowley's behavior was very restrained this week. This is the table she is seriously considering for a long time in the city of Barton. Anthony has already explained what it means for the gates of hell to be opened: Crowley dies or goes back to hell, and another demon will come up. Unfortunately, as Crowley says, the new demon is not necessarily more sensible than Crowley.
Although the opening with Crowley's head is not very ideal, her expression can no longer be 'good'. Riots were confined to the most chaotic neighborhoods of Barton, and the content of worship was common.
Zach smiled and shook his head, "There's nothing to prepare, you can think that they and Sbella are people of the same nature, or even people." Zach didn't want to limit his thinking, there was clearly something going on outside of Barton, and it wasn't surprising that anything was in the easternmost city of the Union.
"If you do meet him. Zach thought for a moment and looked at James with meaningful eyes, "Communicate, if it fails, then find backup." Our House of Grande and Crowley are good choices. β
James thought about it, and he couldn't explore the process of reconstructing his worldview, but he almost understood a truth. With his weak ability, whether he wants it or not, there are alien races in this world. The vampires and new demons in Barton, he can't make them disappear, and he won't be stupid enough to want to be caught between them. It was necessary to choose a side for help, and with James's current senses, it was naturally Grad.
Zach looked at James's expression of what he had thought, smiled and waved, there was nothing more to say, and motioned for James to go.
James stood up, took his leave, and when he turned around, he suddenly looked at Zach, "I know all about Quest's recent affairs, you should hurry up and break it off with him, he has already attracted too much attention on himself." β
Zach looked up and smiled, "Thanks for the reminder." β
The guests of the House of Grande left, and the chaotic 'family' of various categories and systems of alien races was once again calm, except that there were no werewolves and banshees, and it was always a little empty.
The bored vampire wandered around the building, suddenly idle, and he didn't even have anyone to talk to. Looking for Louise? Want a woman to confide in a man's tangled heart, and the vampire won't fall to this point.
Time slowed down, and finally dragged on until dusk, and Zach replaced Alice and 'dated' Cook. Ready to wait for Alice to come back, relay what this chubby warm man has made today.
When Cook was in the middle of a small screen, pinching a slice of beef to try the taste, the phone rang.
Zach handed over control of the channel to Louise to prevent Old Hank from changing channels, and he wanted to know what was so special about the sauce that Cook had just spent more than twenty minutes concocting. Zach walked out of the office and answered the phone.
"Grande. β
"Mr. Grande, haha, I thought I'd go straight to the answering machine. "The man in the earpiece sounded like he had drunk a little wine, and it was loud, and the background sound was very noisy, filled with the voices of men and women.
Zach recognized the voice, and although the change of phone lines to GuΓ² had changed slightly, it was Nuo Rippert who made Zach feel a little favorable.
"Mr. Rippet. Zach smiled and replied, "What's the matter?"
"Hah, nothing special. The volume from the earpiece flickered and flickered, obviously Nuo was not alone, and he gestured to the others, "Today is a small gathering of a few friends, drink a few glasses of wine, communicate with each other, I wonder if Mr. Grande is interested?"
"A gathering of friends?" Zach raised an eyebrow, "I'd love to go." β
"Great! Everybody's looking forward to getting to know you! Do you know the place?"
"I don't know, sue sΓΉ my detailed address put. Zach curled the corners of his mouth and told a little lie that didn't matter.
The other party smiled and reported the address, reminding in a ** tone, "Please prepare more one-dollar bills."
Zach hung up the phone, went back to the bedroom and said that he was going out, glanced at Cook, who was already standing in front of a plate of steak, and reminded Louise to tell him the content.
Old Hank was impatiently called out, and Zach asked, "Hank, I was invited by [Noe Rippert & Associates] to their little party. Is there anything to be aware of?"
The old man half-clasped his eyes and snorted heavily, "A bunch of guys who like to watch women undress!
Zach smiled helplessly and set off.
Dusk darkens down on Route 27, and by the time Zach enters the former Becky District, the sky has completely darkened, and the neon lights on Becky Street are reflected on pedestrians, as if everyone is one of Daniel's kind in the Phantom.
Zach pulled over the corner and walked towards the 'gentleman's bar' where Madison had briefly worked.
The guy I met once, the bartender, the little round table, the erected steel pipe...... Of course, the last time was the wrong time, and it wasn't the 'real' business hours of *bar. This time, the round table was filled with men of all stripes, with folded one-dollar bills between their fingers in their raised hands, shouting loudly. The men hurriedly shuttled around the guests, occasionally taking care of the trays in their hands so as not to bump into the well-dressed women who had chosen their targets and were walking towards them.
No, who was on the second floor, looked at Zach and smiled and waved.
Zach smiled and walked over there.
The attendant guarding the stairs accepted the motions from the man above and let Zach in, "Zachary Grande." As the only person he knew, Nou was very responsible for the introduction, and the names of everyone who sat on the half-curved couch and looked at Zach with a smile were announced.
Zack wrote down their names, and since he had come to the party, there was no need for a formal title, he saluted one by one, smiled and said, "Just call me Zack." β
"Okay, Zack, the timing is just right!" No, who no longer had the serious and reliable look he had when he talked to Zack yesterday, he took Zack's shoulders and sat down on the sofa, smiling at the seven or eight people seated, "This is Zack's first time, we should let him choose." β
Everyone laughed and clapped their hands, and there were also slightly older men, with no malicious intent, "Please, the new Grande don't inherit the traditions of your predecessors!
Such direct jokes did not make Zach mind, but he was in a happy mood. Under Nuo's guidance, he looked at the women standing downstairs who were still putting the finishing touches on the small mirrors, and ordered a few at random.
The waiter brought a tray of shot glasses, and the blue liquid swayed on the glass coffee table. Since it is on the second floor, there are some small differences between the decoration and the bottom.
"'Depth charges'. Someone has already divided the glasses, "You must give it a try!"
Zach looked at the two tiny wine glasses in front of him as he was pushed down. The vampire had no rejection of real alcohol, he smiled and pinched one, tilted his head, raised his eyebrows as a normal person, squinted his eyes, and touched his throat after swallowing, as if the strong alcohol was really burning his throat!
Zach looked at a few people with great joy, "It's really deep!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, and you'll find the 'bomb!'" Several people laughed, looking up as well.
At the end of the round, the women who had been ordered by Zach also went upstairs, their delicate high heels stepping on the glass coffee table, and those clothes that usually represented seriousness bulged and closed in an astonishing arc above their gifted bodies.
Several women walked around the coffee table as if they were in display, looking down at the seated man and winking at the person who had already shown interest. The soles of their shoes carefully stepped over the scattered wine glasses, and then, with ambiguous and seductive-bewildering-eyes, they walked directly from the coffee table to the long 'stage'.
After a short exchange, they determined their positions, and each of them began to perform with a steel pipe stained by the light.
"Second round!" each picked up another glass and tilted their heads, the blue liquid disappearing into the man's end.
*All the entertainment programs available are here, and the party really begins.
"Zack! You're so good, the 'bomb' didn't blow up, you're just the kind of sluggish guy?!" Someone looked at Zach with a smile on his eyes, already slightly reddened.
Zach smiled implicitly, No's fingers tapped on the table, laughing loudly, "You don't know, this Grande, the drink during the day is wine!"
This is obviously what Nou saw and heard yesterday at the Grande House, Zach smiled and shook his head, "It's just red wine to pass the time, it doesn't hurt." β
"Hey, No, you hear me! He's bored!" someone glared at No, not malicious, "You've robbed someone else's job! Now they're bored! You need to make amends!"
Noh smiled and waved his hand, shouting at the waiter, "Don't stop, keep going!"
"No, I'm glad I got rid of someone. Zach said with a smile. For strangers, there must be a topic to open up mutual acquaintances, and Quest is clearly that topic. The identity of the people at this party, Zach had already guessed, this was their professional union.
"Someone!" someone snorted coldly and looked at Zach, "It's all my own people here, you can open up! β
I don't know who it is, the cigarettes and matches have been handed over, and Zach has taken them, this is what he really uses, but the current environment is not very necessary.
Nou smiled and said, "I've got rid of him too, how about congratulations!"
Zach raised an eyebrow and picked up the blue alcohol that the waiter had brought again, "Congratulations." Did he finally give up?"
Since the other party has said that it can be said openly, then Zach will gossip. Although Zach doesn't value integrating into this circle, it seems that it will be some convenience in the future, and there is no loss in the future, so there is no need to refuse.
"Give up?" Nou shook his head helplessly, "He's got a new person to harass!" Noh smiled and looked at Zach, "Pray he takes the deposit first!"
Zach raised an eyebrow, and the empty glass was lowered, "New guy?" β