Chapter XVII: Strangulation
Chapman bent over and quickly got into the car, "Okay! Walter! I'm free!" Oh, it's Wandel.
Walter glanced at the happy Vandall, frowned at the light that was still on in the bedroom on the second floor in front of him, and after a long time, it still hadn't been extinguished, "What did you do?"
"It's nothing!" Wandel's face suddenly turned aggrieved, "Chapman asked me to do it." The woman wouldn't let me go, so she threatened me. ”
James in the back seat struggled again, and the sound of duct tape was heard.
Walter shook his head, said no more, and started the car. He knew that if Vendall did something excessive, Chapman would stop it, and the vampire would go and sweep the tail, so there was really nothing to worry about.
Head straight south into Paising, then turn back onto Route 27 and continue south until you leave Barton City.
But it's not over here.
Zach looked at the car in the distance, and in his squinted eyes, in the blackened back window, he could vaguely see someone struggling back and forth, it should be James. The vampire raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Chapman's house, which was still lit up, and his figure turned into a blurry afterimage and sneaked directly into the other person's home.
"Mom. A small voice appeared in the bedroom doorway. Zach, who had just wanted to enter, had to step aside and hide out of the aisle.
"Why are you crying. The tiny heart made the vampire frown. Vampires have never liked weak beings, because at any moment, these weak beings can turn the food that makes them glorious into deadly poisons.
"It's fine. A woman's voice rang out, it was Chapman's wife. A nasal voice came out, and she didn't seem to have any meaning to explain at all, "Why are you up?" You should be sleeping. ”
"What do I hear, are you talking to Daddy?" Where's Daddy?" the child's voice was confused, and he probably couldn't be sure if he was dreaming or really hearing it.
"Oh. "Obviously. Mrs. Pierce decided to tell a nonchalant 'lie', "He didn't want to wake you up, just left." He's going to catch the bad guys, just like he usually does. Right now. It's time for you to go to bed. ”
Zach stepped back slightly, listening to the footsteps across the aisle. Then there is the low humming, very uninspired lullaby.
Zach wasn't in a hurry, he knew Walter's route very well, so he didn't interrupt the small delay. The vampire silently entered the master bedroom, waiting for the woman to return.
It was a very ordinary couple's bedroom, except that the pillow on one side of the double bed was noticeably more collapsed than the other. It seems that Chapman's work at night is the norm. Zach's gaze looked around and landed on the piled up bunkers on the bedside table. The cover is bolded with the words 'Trial Treatment'.
The vampire raised an eyebrow and went to talk to Detective Cowson, causing him to miss 'eavesdropping' on the conversation between the two, wondering if the woman had used this last chance to ask her husband's opinion. The vampire smiled and shook his head, it shouldn't be, human beings are very narrow-minded and can only deal with one heavy event at a time.
Zach picked up the text and opened it. The lengthy legal text is directly skipped by the vampire, which is nothing more than 'voluntary', 'exempt' and the like. Flipping to the page that was overloaded with tables, Zach looked at the list of statistics.
Name of the hospital. Overview of the disease, the effect of the course of treatment, cure, death. Adjustment of the course of treatment.
After dozens of such lists, a specific cure rate was given, more than sixty percent, and Zach raised his eyebrows, which seemed to be a very solid drug. Of course, all the facts listed are hidden from the details, which is very consistent with the confidentiality of the experimental drug and the patient's intention protection procedures.
Zach goes on to flip around, and it's the 'disclaimer' of the whole joint trial, which basically means, 'We're offering this new treatment option.'" It is a possibility for patients, and the drug is still in the experimental stage. Whether to participate or not is completely at your own discretion. Bear the consequences, completely by yourself. ’
This means that this is beyond the legal advice of the doctor, and if something tragic happens, the patient will not be able to evaluate the information and treatment arrangements provided by the doctor and the hospital and sue him. Cold and reasonable.
Zach continued to flip back, and Listing continued, but it seemed that it had nothing to do with the hospital anymore. Lines of names are printed on the paper, which are the people involved in the development of the drug and the company that owns the property rights and responsibilities. This is to tell the patient that something has happened, please find them.
Zach was not interested, but stayed at the very end, after the advertising slogan "Yiqiē for the health of all mankind" deliberately bolded in bold font, a row of small addresses - 'Western Pharmaceutical, XX Street, Das, Texas'.
The territory of the Demon Feast, Zach frowned.
"Who are you!" the woman's voice rang out.
Zach closed the sentence, his face already smiling, and his eyes turned red as he turned his head, "A friend." ”
False memories that are unjustified and connected forcibly pierced into Mrs. Pierce's brain. Every thought in the brain that wanted to expel this ridiculous idea was stifled by the enchanting pupils that passed through human blood and were pushed to the peak state!
"Oh. Mrs. Pierce's eyes twinkled for a moment before she accepted the assumption, "Why are you here this night?"
Why does it appear in the bedroom, and why don't you know each other's names...... Stifle.
Zach smiled and shook the text in his hand, "Are you ready to join this experiment?"
"I ......," said Mrs. Pierce, who hesitated, unaware that she was confiding in a stranger, "I am afraid, there is only a chance of sixty, I do not know." I don't know what to think, I want to talk to Chapman......" She seemed to think of something sad again, her shoulders trembled slightly, and the corners of her eyes that had just dried became moist again, "But, but now it's just me......"
Zach raised an eyebrow, Chapman's farewell seemed to be going very smoothly, and the woman in front of him seemed to be fully prepared for Chapman not to appear again.
"Yes. Zach smiled and patted Mrs. Pierce on the shoulder, reassuring him like a friend, "Sixty, looks very promising." Of course, you should talk to him about it and wait for him to come back. ”
Another brief moment of shaking. The idea of rejecting this completely contradictory statement was stifled.
"You should rest. Zach put his arm around the woman's shoulders and guided her way to the side that looked like it was collapsing. "Sleep well, you and Chapman have important things to think about tomorrow. Zach smiled and put Wen Jiàn back on the bedside table. One hand pressed on the lamp, "Good night." ”
"Good night. Mrs. Pierce said, lying on the bed, winking at the empty, dark room.
'Who am I saying goodnight to?' Mrs. Pierce shook her head, turned sideways, and went to sleep.
The vampire in the night felt the air being pushed away by his cheeks, he hadn't run like this in a long time. Don't get me wrong, he's not in a good mood. Because he could feel that the soles of his shoes were being smoothed out rapidly. Zach loved the shoe, but it seemed, today, it was going to be scrapped.
Instead of turning onto Route 27, Zach went straight through the down-and-out Paisin district, past Herman's factory and into the South End. The vampire didn't want to be seen by anyone, so he chose this relatively dark, more building-obscured path.
Zach appeared on the roof of a farmer's house, frowning. Flattened the shirt that was completely wrinkled, helplessly pulled the shoulder line that had been torn, and awkwardly tightened the slit of the pants...... As mentioned above. Vampires don't have a good time.
Zach looked into the distance, and in the flickering streetlights, a blue-gray road was clinging to the ground, and a pickup truck drove from north to south. The blackened car window leaks a drop of oil every dozen meters behind the buttocks. It was Walter and his broken car.
Zach looked south, there was plenty of time, go back to Grande and change his clothes. He didn't want to 'find' James himself as this wolf, all right. The vampire didn't want anyone to see him like this.
Under the moonlight, there were no vampires on the roof.
House of the Grande. The Great Dane raised its tail on the back porch, giving a place for a certain remnant to rest. The back door was opened instantly. Closed in an instant, the Great Dane's tail was put back and continued to chew something.
"Not bad~" The woman's voice took a wonderful turn, Zakra turned around while pulling up his pants and buckling the belt, and Susan appeared at the door with only a bath towel, raising her eyebrows.
"You're still here. Zach used a friendly smile and a declarative tone towards a friend. Then turn around, take a clean shirt, and put it on.
"Louise said I could spend the night. Susan smiled and explained, "What about your brother (Benjamin) and the little guy (Matthew)?"
"It's still outside, and I'm going out soon. Zach smiled sideways, had buttoned up, picked up a coat, and was about to leave.
"By the way, what are you doing? I thought you were a funeral home. Susan shrugged her shoulders, which accentuated her collarbone and breasts half-blocked by the bath towel, and she seemed to be grieving her friend, "It seems that Louise is doing the work, you men, what are you doing out there so late?"
Like Louise, wonderful conversation skills, wonderful drops, however, Susan is not Zach's girlfriend.
Zach walked out of the room and saw Louise in the hallway with an apologetic look on her face, her hair and skin still wet with a bath towel. It seemed that she was also a little surprised by Zach's sudden return, and heard her friend's voice and hurried out to take a look.
Zach smiled and nodded to Louise, indicating that he didn't mind Susan's unreasonable question. Then the vampire turned his head and looked at Susan with a friendly smile, his eyes red, "It's your business." ”
After a momentary shock, Susan stepped back a little embarrassed, "Sorry, this has nothing to do with me, I shouldn't have asked." ”
"It's good that you know, everything about Grande has nothing to do with you. Zach smiled and nodded again, the redness in his eyes faded, and he turned away.
All the thoughts of wanting to inquire about Grande's content were stifled in the mind of this single woman with a special high-end service business and many hidden resources.
The newspaper report on the House of Grande made the news that Louise was a member of the House of Grande become public, and who knows why this Susan was here. (To be continued)