Chapter 14: The Aliens
The houses on both sides of the road were dark and silent, only Amanda's family was brightly lit, and there were often noisy noises. This makes one wonder if Amanda invited the whole street.
But it had nothing to do with Zach anymore, and the three of them walked to the corner, the mud on Benjamin's van under the pale yellow streetlights. The truck, which had only been cleaned all day, was dirty again because its owner deliberately took the muddy road. But that's good, the scratches all over the body are not so noticeable.
Danny shifted his body as he opened the door, and he sat in silence in the dark, not knowing when he had returned. It didn't seem to be a good expression, his hands were clasped together, and the intertwined joints were white from the exertion, and a faint blue color came through the tensed skin of the joints.
This is the color of melancholy, as in the song, melancholy is blue.
Zach tilted his head, looked at the phantom, and called the phantom's real name, "Are you okay?" ”
Danny looked up, and the dim headlights lit up in Benjamin's turned key, imprinting a 'blue' face. He smiled reluctantly, "Not very good." ”
Zach pursed his lips and twisted his body, reaching for his arm at Danny's side, pulling the seat belt out and clasping it over the other side of Danny's body. To a vampire, Zach seems to care a lot about seat belts (first meeting Kyle).
I asked Zach why he was like this, and Zach replied like this, you feel it.
"It's a disguise, just like Crowley. Zach smiled and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "When aliens first enter human society, they will always deliberately imitate normal behavior patterns to facilitate better hiding and integration. She likes to play with her hair, and I, I like to wear seat belts. ”
I asked very uninterestingly. "Why seat belts, don't you have a better choice?"
That's how Zach replied.
He smiled at first and put down his glass, "So you want to explore the deep psychological reasons for the character's behavior for the sake of writing class and enriching the character?"
I nodded. Write down a line in your notebook, 'Zack - good at exploring the purpose of the action,' and look at the vampire expectantly, waiting for an answer.
Zach shrugged indifferently, "In wartime, Anthony's habit was to touch his right waist, which was checking his holster. Because he didn't want to have the only spare gun on his waist when the rifle ran out of bullets. It's a very human gesture, and Benjamin has never done it before. ”
I hurriedly jotted this down in my notebook.
So what's the most human thing to do? It's the fear of death. The vampire laughed and said, "Man is afraid." And having invented this strap that can protect lives, I am ready to make the most of it. ”
I thought for a moment, "So, yes." "One would never think that an immortal creature would be so afraid of death?"
"Exactly. Zach smiled and raised his glass.
The van steered with the hum of the engine, and Zach sat back in his seat and fastened his seatbelt. Tilt your head and ask Danny, "Do you want to talk about it?"
Danny shook his head. "Not yet. ”
Zach nodded, no more questions.
The truck returned the way it came, and the night sky after the rain was exceptionally clear, with only a full moon guiding the way the truck was heading forward. Louise and Danny will be sent back to the Grande House before going to the hospital to deal with former civil servant Wells.
The ideal time is in the early hours of the morning, when everyone is sleepy. Although Zach didn't expect the medical staff to have a normal routine, it was much easier to move around than during the day.
The Grand House, like most homes in the South End, had fallen silent at this time, only the light still came out of Old Hank's room, and the figure of the thin old man at the table was printed in front of the window. Great Dane Kim was lying on his stomach outside the porch, and when he saw Zach notice him, he glanced sideways at the back door, and then continued to lie on his stomach and stop moving.
Zach frowned, "We seem to have guests. "Already unbuckled his seatbelt and pushed the car door.
"I'm not going down. Benjamin threw his coat out, "Hurry up." ”
Zach pouted and grabbed Benjamin's coat. Wrapping his arm around Louise's shoulders, he pushed open the back door and watched Louise go upstairs and give her a reassuring look. Hanging Benjamin's coat on a hook, he entered the office.
"Mike. Zach smiled and looked at the person sitting quietly in front of the office and turned on the light.
A few books are neatly arranged on the desk, and there is a cardboard box for food next to it. The priest, dressed in civilian clothes, smiled sideways at Zach and pointed to the book on the table, "I'm done, you can return it to the library." ”
Zach smiled and sat back at his desk and pulled the book through, "You can read so fast." ”
Mike smiled shyly, "When I'm alone, I don't need to care about other people's gazes, I can turn a page in a second." ”
Each alien will have its own disguise.
Mike pushed the box in front of him in front of Zack, "I looked at Cook's kitchen, I made it, Alice said it was good. I left you a copy. ”
Zach smiled and opened the box, took a look, and closed it again, "Looks good, Benjamin will like it." ”
Mike didn't care, and smiled and didn't move.
Zach tilted his head, "So, why are you here?" I thought Crowley was very strict with your routine. ”
Mike nodded, "She sent me, and she said, 'It doesn't seem very kind to throw Seth to the Grande House, you go and follow them.'" ’”
Zach smiled helplessly, "So what can you do?"
Mike shook his head with an apologetic look on his face, "I didn't know either, so I prepared the food." ”
Zach was genuinely amused, he stood up and beckoned, "Let's go, maybe you can help too, let's take it easy." ”
Mike snorted and followed behind Zack.
"How did Crowley know we decided to help Seth?" asked Zach as he walked out of the office in the dark stairwell.
The demon behind him seemed to hesitate, but he still spoke, "In the southeast of the North District, we have brothers there. Detective Reims' partner promises the 'General' to settle the matter, so we know. ”
Zach's pale green eyes narrowed as he stepped into the moonlight, and it seemed that Crowley hadn't given up on the chaotic area.
Sure enough, only the demon knows the demon better, and Seth will find the 'General' in the first place, and it seems that there is also a reason for this. It's just that Seth has to choose one day, the demonic clergy, or the fallen order-keepers trying to replace the cherubim, he can only choose one.
Looking at it now, helping Seth doesn't seem like a wise choice, and sooner or later it will turn into a nuisance. (To be continued......)