Chapter 2 Closing the Tomb
The Grande House was filled with a bustle, and the reporters with cameras were complaining to each other about Mrs. Quinn's 'difficulty', but the one who listened to their complaints was old Hank, who was finally angered by the reporters' questioning, "Kim!
The Great Dane came out of the back of the parlor, glanced at the noisy bones, and walked away with his head down.
Alice pulled Lola to hide in the back porch and listened to Old Hank's roar, and the two girls looked at each other and decided to hide in Benjamin's warehouse.
Lola was wearing a black gown today, and was supposed to accompany Mrs. Barton to attend the ceremony of Mrs. Quinn's funeral. But when she arrived at Grande, she didn't want to leave here. As a result, she miscalculated, and under the handling of Louise and Matthew, there was no longer anything to do with the two 'brothers' of Grande, but when Zach and Benjamin saw a large number of reporters flocking here, they decided to do their duty as the owners of the funeral home and went to the cemetery with them.
In the cemetery west of the House of Grande, Father Constantine presided over the closing ceremony, and in front of the joint tomb belonging to the Quinn family, behind several old people stood young caretakers and strong bodyguards. These people kept their heads down and waited for the prayer to end.
Zach and Benjamin stood in the distance, not looking absent-minded as usual, but silently observing the old people, when each face was the same as the person who appeared in the living room more than two months ago, Zach shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Fortunately, this is not too big a circle." ”
This is the small circle at the top of Barton City, and Grande's little secret is only in this small and old circle, and the vampire still doesn't feel too bad about himself.
"Hmph. Benjamin inadvertently scratched the brown hair on his chin, "You forgot Herman's circle, and you have to add Quest's circle." ”
The most special class in Barton City - the upper, middle and lower West Side.
The vampire opened his mouth and shook his head again. The West End is the root of Barton City, and in the north and south districts that have been grown, the Grande House still relies on the trunk and branches of Anthony and James. The House of Grande is simply an encyclopedia of interracial opposites, as is the social relations and the composition of the members.
After the prayer, Konstantin looked at the silent lady, and the able-bodied Amanda patted Mrs. Quinn's back to remind her. Mrs. Quinin's half-worn eyelids were raised, and she couldn't see that her eyes were staring at the delicate coffin that lay aside.
There should not be any corpses in it, only some decaying old things, which are the former mounds. Mrs. Quinn looked sideways at Zach in the distance. Zach nodded slightly, and Mrs. Quinn withdrew her gaze and waved.
Father Konstantin began the next process.
The tomb of Lady Quinn is different from other cemeteries, and above the ground, there seems to be an erected stone fort, and at the top of the stone fort is a statue of Gabriel. The coffin was pushed in and out of the side entrance, and several strong farmers carefully pulled the ropes to lower the coffin. A slight click came from inside the hollow stone castle, and the farmer confirmed that it was in the right place and began the next step—sealing the tomb.
If they want to lift the coffin again, they must destroy this barn that belongs to them.
The farmers got busy, and Father Konstantin stepped aside. Zach looked at Konstantin from afar, the priest's usual upright posture seemed to be a little relaxed, his fingers tugging at the tightly buttoned collar. It was only a small movement, and soon the priest's back straightened, straightened his somewhat crumpled robes, and put his hands together again, leaning the old canon against the belly of the men, and watching intently at the movements of the peasants.
Konstantin seemed to sense the gaze coming from the other direction, and he turned to Zach and nodded and smiled. Zach returned the salute and looked at Benjamin before deciding to ask about the situation.
The priest sensed Grande's intentions, motioned slightly to Madame Quinn, and walked out of the crowd to meet Grande.
"Mr. Grande. Konstantin saluted as usual, and addressed him as formal, a meticulous priest, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Father. The two returned the salute, and Zach shook his head with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that the priest looks a little tired, is there any difficulty in the safety inspection of the church these days?"
The clergy of Mary's Church have all fallen, which means that the main body of the church in Barton City has all been in the hands of Crowley. There is no need to worry about what the demons will do to damage the Church, after all, hell and heaven are the same belief system, and for the Holy Bishops of the Federation, they are indispensable. Crowley is not going to do anything religious.
However, Constantine was already a marginal member of the Church, otherwise he would not have been assigned to the Church of the Holy Son here. In the current church, that's even more marginal! Zach doesn't want his neighbor to be deliberately harassed, in fact, he is just looking for an excuse not to see Crowley!
"Oh, thanks for the concern. Konstantin smiled and drew a cross on his chest, "There is nothing wrong with it. Although the church was rarely used before, we and the nuns were very familiar with the daily maintenance, and there was no difficulty in this investigation. ”
Konstantin once again showed a look of gratitude, "There were no problems with the frequent use some time ago, and it can be regarded as thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Patton before, most of the facilities have been updated. ”
Zach smiled and looked at Barton, who was holding Mrs. Quinn in the crowd.
"It's just that the collapse of the supply platform last time really gave us a warning, and this time, we pay more attention to this aspect of the inspection. Konstantin said this, feeling a little guilty.
Zack realized that as the head of the church, when he got the donation, the first thing that came to mind was the updated 'façade'. The essence of what really belongs to the church is not overlooked, but it is clear that there is already a shadow in the heart of this priest.
Zach comforted the priest with his eyes, "If the priest needs it, old Hank can help to take a look, although Hank is not a believer, but he is very good at carpentry, just give the nuns some references." ”
The priest thanked Zach for his suggestion, "This is not a hassle with the Grande House. There is still plenty of time, and we are just checking ourselves, and when the people from the church come, they will conduct a full inspection. ”
Zach nodded, but the concern in his eyes was still there, and after facing each other, he could really feel that the other party's breath was not very stable, "Then the priest shouldn't work too hard." ”
Konstantin smiled, a hint of hesitation on his face. Zach didn't say goodbye, but waited patiently.
"Actually, since this morning, those reporters have ......," Konstantin said with a look of distress on his face.
Zach suddenly realized that in addition to 'attacking' the Grande House, those reporters actually thought of 'attacking' the priest who presided over the ceremony.
Mrs. Quinn has done a very good job of secrecy, and from the moment the decision was made to close the tomb, the news has not been leaked. But this time the tomb is also a relocation, and the former clothed mound can no longer be dug up by Zack, Benjamin, and Jin by taking advantage of the moonlight. So the news still leaked out, so the reporters gathered like ants who suddenly found an accidental sugar pot.
"We can't hide it from the priest, and that's why we hid from it. Zach laughed.
Konstantin smiled helplessly, the tomb removal in the last few days was handled by Matthew and Louise, and these two people will be seen less present.
After chatting for a while, Konstantin looked at the crowd, the tomb was about to be sealed, said goodbye to Zack, and continued to preside over the end of the ceremony.
After a short prayer, the ritual is completed. Zach and Benjamin walked over to Matthew and Louise, telling them to go back first and disperse the reporters. The two remained in the cemetery, awaiting a summons from Mrs. Quinn.
The old men, escorted by guards and bodyguards, walked past the two of Grande, nodded meaningfully, and returned to their limousine. Mrs. Barton confessed, and told Lola to come back before dinner and take her leave. Only Mrs. Quinn was left behind, standing silently in front of the grave, supported by the caretaker Amanda.
Seeing the two coming, Amanda smiled at the two of them, and there was nothing hidden in her gratitude. Apparently she did not remember that she was nearly paralyzed, and Mrs. Quinn had no extra stakes to tell her.
"Thank you. After Amanda had retreated from the distance, Mrs. Quinn said without looking up.
"That's what we're supposed to do. Zach saluted and handed over what appeared to be a note-like tattered thing.
Mrs. Quinn glanced at it and asked with some confusion, "What is this?"
This is the diary of Pochi Quinn that Kim brought back when he was returned. The cover and pages were covered with tooth marks, and they were sent back as a 'toy' for this eccentric and very edible dog.
This is Pochi's diary for the last year. Zach replied.
Mrs. Quinn's eyelids lifted to look at Zach, and then at the tooth-strewn diary, and she seemed to remember something, and her eyes darkened, "Burn it." ”
Zach shook his head, his hand still in the air, "No, even if it is going to be burned, it shouldn't be done by us Grande." Zach seemed stubbornly waiting for Mrs. Quinn to take over the thing, which she didn't want to be touched, either in appearance or in content.
Zach sighed, "Even the people buried under the tombstones of the Anonymous Clan, Madame eventually let them return to the family. Pochi ......"
Zack didn't finish his words, and compared to Zack and Benjamin, Mrs. Quinn, who looked very thin, took the tattered diary and clasped her hands on the cover!
Zach saluted again, motioning to Amanda who was standing in the distance looking confused, and stepped away from Mrs. Quinn, and the two headed for their van. Lady Quinn was left alone trembling in front of the tomb.
Mrs. Patton's assessment of Mrs. Quinn was 'slurred'.
Zach doesn't fully agree, and Mrs. Quinn's ambiguity is not because she's pretentious, but because she can't make up her mind about certain people. For example, Mrs. Patton will straightforwardly throw Kyle to the correctional school as a disgrace to the Barton family, but Mrs. Quinn will pull the owner of the strange funeral home when she is about to die, and say that she should not give the other party a trace of satisfaction in the last moments.