Zach hung up the phone and walked to the reception room at the Grande House. On one side of the brown leather sofa, there is a wooden triangular newspaper stand. Every morning, old Hank, who was the first to wake up, would walk up the dirt road in front of the Grand House, walk in the direction of Route 27, and retrieve the day's newspaper from the mailbox under the sign of 'Grande'. However, for the past two months, there has been an extra magazine called every Monday (Volume I, Chapter 31).

Zack doesn't usually have the habit of reading the newspaper, usually after the old Hank reads it, he tells Benjamin about interesting things, and if it catches Benjamin's attention, he will discuss it with Zack.

Zach pulled out today's newspaper, thought about it, and pulled out this week's, and didn't bother to go back to the office, sit on the couch and read.

The newspaper report is very 'bland', and the author has the objectivity of a journalist, and the text does not reveal any personal judgment on the 'suicide method'.

"The deceased used sharp objects, such as knives, glass, cutlery, etc., to stab into his left chest, and the deceased died on the spot. As for the motive for the suicide, as of the time of writing, the reporter has not received a reply from the police. ”

Then the report listed a list of recent suicides, a total of eight people, and attached to the last name was a photo taken yesterday of the scene, the setting of the picture is obviously the kitchen of a middle-class family, and the police officers in civilian clothes and police uniforms tried to block the reporter's camera, but in the crowd, the gap was still visible, and the deceased collapsed on the side of the desk, lying in dry blood.

Zach narrowed his eyes and spotted James's side face among the officers. The homicide squad will be there, which means that the Patton Police Department no longer considers this a 'suicide' case.

The vampire stared at the picture for a moment, and the hastily taken picture didn't give him any other clues. Zach put down the newspaper and picked it up. Look through the cover and look for it in the catalog.

"Midnight's Reaper of Life!Suicide?Or Repaying with Life?Takes You to the Little-Known Barton Midnight Exchange!"

Zach raised an eyebrow, and such an incomprehensible title actually caught his attention......

Zach flipped through the pages and read them with interest.

The author weaves a place called the 'Midnight Market', where people can buy luck with their lives. Every suicide has made a transaction in this place, refusing to pay for their life as currency. So the debt collectors forcibly took the 'fees' they deserved, creating such a strange way of committing suicide.

There are also a large number of interview quotes in the article, about the family of the deceased, winning the lottery, getting promoted, completing a large business, etc., to corroborate the authenticity of the 'luck' transaction.

In the end, the author came to a very ludicrous conclusion, 'Never buy something you can't afford!'

Zach closed the magazine, touched his chin, picked up the list of suicides in the newspaper, thought about it, and stared at one of the names, 'Chris,' a name he remembered because he had seen it in Madison's work report.

First back in the office, I called Madison at the mill and confirmed that Chris was still there. Zach pushed open the kitchen door again, looked at Benjamin, who was still kneading dough, and asked, "Benjamin, something happened, come with me?"

"Nope. Benjamin flattened, pulled, twisted, and ...... his dough. ”

"Benjamin. Alice ran to Benjamin's side and held down the dough, "You go! I don't need your help here!" The banshee needs her friends to be able to concentrate on preparing the food, otherwise she won't be able to finish it before [Parker Elementary] ends school!"

"Oh. Benjamin stepped back from the desk, glanced at Zack, who was full of anticipation, took off his apron in Lola's disappointed eyes, and walked towards Zack.

After a while, the efficiency of Grande's kitchen really increased, after all, Benjamin couldn't do anything but knead dough, and Lola was much easier to use.

Benjamin's wagon left the Grande House and headed for the mill. Zach briefly recounted the case, and the topic shifted.

"Ben. Zach had a hint of deliberate resentment: "You've been snubbing me too much lately." ”

"Ben, Jay, Ming. The werewolf couldn't help but get goosebumps every time he heard the abbreviation, "You brought it on yourself." ”

"Okay. Zach took away the grievances and said seriously, "I know you're not happy. But those hunters must be removed. My way, or the Patton police department's way. We all know that the only reason they have to stay with Barton is to deal with you. ”

"I don't need your help. Benjamin leaned on the steering wheel, as if talking to Zack was a nuisance, fiddling with his right hand on the radio and turning the volume up to the maximum.

Zach frowned, he couldn't agree with Benjamin's musical aesthetic, and turned the volume back.

"You're Alpha, of course you don't need to. But Grande needs, and I can't risk those hunters tracking down to Grande's House. ”

"Hmph. Benjamin snorted, "So it's my fault? I'm in danger to the House of Grande, do you mean that?"

Zach lowered his head and realized he had said the wrong thing: "You know, that's not what I meant. ”

"I'm sorry, that's what I sounded to me. Benjamin shook his head slightly with an expressionless face.

"Sue me, Benjamin. Zach looked at Benjamin's side face with a serious expression, the current vampire really wanted to know what Benjamin's cold for half a month was for, "Did I do anything that made you feel wrong?, except for disposing of a few hunters, I always thought that we had the same opinion on hunters, in the Grande House, we don't kill them to take care of Hank, but beyond that, why would you care?"

Benjamin pouted, Zach was right, Benjamin knew that he was overflowing with compassion, but not so much that he could sympathize with an enemy who only wanted to hunt him. Alpha is no less angry than a vampire when he is attacked......

"Because you decided to do it yourself. Benjamin glanced at Zack, "You decided to do this secretly behind my back." ”

Zack's eyebrows were raised, and the tail of his eyebrows was pressed down, so it turned out that this was the case, and Benjamin was angry that he didn't feel involved. Zach nodded helplessly, smiling a little self-deprecatingly: "And I still failed, in the end, it was still you who 'saved' everyone." ”

"Yes. Benjamin had a smile on his lips, if it weren't for the werewolf appearing at the critical moment, the lineage of 'Toledo' would have disappeared.

"But you've forced me to become a real threat to Grande. The smile on Benjamin's face disappeared and he glanced at Zach.

Zach sighed, the werewolf's transformation was to save him, a day earlier. Benjamin was right, in that space surrounded by three cars, the alpha wolf that gouged the ground and spewed up dust with its breath, at that moment, it was a threat to all breathing life.

"That's not going to happen again. Zach patted Benjamin's strong arm.

After a moment of silence, Zach wanted to lighten the mood, "Well, where did you go? Do you remember that day?"

Benjamin's head didn't move, and his brown eyes turned to Zack, just a glance. Zach sat down honestly and stopped talking.