23 Midnight in Papa
Zach took out the tape and looked at it again, then shook it in his ear, listening to the sound of the internal reel and the shell colliding, without a clue.
"Find Sbella. Zach thought for a moment and spoke, not saying who he was commanding him.
James looked left and right, but no one moved, and he pursed his lips and walked out of the room. It wasn't long before the sound of James and Sbella talking on the phone could be heard in the office downstairs.
Zach looked at the rest of the people, "Mike, Taylor, you can leave first." In order not to appear too rude, Zach added, "You've helped a lot, and I don't want to bother you any more." β
The incident has changed from a boring pastime to a 'private' affair for Grande, and Zach doesn't want an outsider to watch it.
Taylor lowered his head and thought for a while, still a little conscious, and after leaving a sentence of 'good luck to you', the three of them left together. Zach can expect that today's events Taylor will be fed back to Konstantin and the Witcher Academy in the West, and the demon Mike will be fed back to Crowley.
Coupled with Silbera, who James was calling, when Grande seduced the attention of everyone in Barton's human society, this inexplicable turning case of the disappearance of children pulled the attention of the aliens again.
When James went downstairs, he didn't come up again. Zach waited for a while and took Wes down, only to find James sitting at his desk in a daze.
It was time to sort it out, and Zach sat behind his desk and looked at the two cops opposite. Forget about James, Zach put the tape on the table and said to Wes, "I've seen the tape." Suddenly smiled helplessly, "The weirdest place has passed." Now, I really need to know the whole story, to start talking. β
Wess just opened his mouth. James, who looked sluggish, suddenly frowned and took the lead.
"You Grande have been tricked by Papa Midnight again. James began by uttering a conclusive sentence that was not liked.
Zach took the bottle and poured the wine without expression, "Go on." β
"You already know. James glanced at Wes, "When we got the tape, we found that it was just a static interior footage, which lasted the entire duration of the video. The woman from the west. Taylor, however, observed some ornaments that were different from those of the Confederation. β
Zach nodded, "That's why you're stopping me from fast-forwarding." Papa midnight can be controlled zhΓ¬ himself at the time of appearance. β
"Yes. "Instead of looking at Zach, James looked at the tape on his desk," Taylor, saying she was ...... from another kid.
"Nathan. Zach's fingers tapped on the wall of the glass, filling in the missing name of James.
"Nathan. James glanced at Zach, "Taylor decided this was what Nathan was looking for, and she was pretty sure." That's the clue to finding Teddy. β
James's face became irritated, "It's not that I don't trust her, it's that at the moment, I wasted my time to get a useless video tape out, which seems to make no sense at all." β
I don't know if James's expression has restored his usual state when he was in Grande, and Zack's expression has also recovered, with a hint of a smile, and he said something provocative about people's nerves. "Didn't Wes introduce you to each other? She has the same military background as you, and you know I have a special affection for the military. β
Truth. Even Barton's 'best warden', Zach has been happily working together for several years, and he still needs to prove it.
James couldn't hold back, and looked at Zach in annoyance, "Don't interrupt, do you want to know what's going on!"
Zach raised an eyebrow. I did a continuation of the action.
"I'm starting to tell Wes not to have this kind of ......," James wrung his brow again, thinking over the words. After thinking about it, the result is still disappointing, "The people of the 'crooked and evil ways' are mixed together, and now they have new clues. Report it back to the police station, and our police can take over. β
This is probably what he said about blocking Wesley Grande. It turned out that James not only wanted Wes to draw a line between Zach, but also wanted Wes not to be with Taylor. No wonder James, Taylor's own military background is not well received by most soldiers, and now, look at who she is with! a demon vessel, a demon himself. It's all too normal that James will repuls.
"That's at this time. James's face turned really bad, and he stared gloomily at the tape on the table, "We looked through it over and over again, and in the tape where there was nothing, 'he' appeared." β
There should be no pause at this time, this is to increase the momentum of the 'enemy'. But James stopped here, staring at the boxy tape and not speaking.
"'He' said......," Wess added, pursing his lips, "I quote, 'What a troublesome fellow, and I'm beginning to regret that the last time I was at Patton, I didn't pay much attention to you, the son of a general.'" I'm not going to let you ruin my plans for Barton's return, hey, you strange little guys (Wes, Taylor), get rid of this pesky detective and take me to Grande. ββ
Wess wasn't a competent quote, he didn't have a tone, he just made a straightforward statement.
But Zach pressed his glass to his lips and thought.
It's a no-toned quote, and it's been made clear that Papa wants to come to Grande at midnight. If James had come up with some unscrupulous ideas, Wes would most likely agree with James and report a new lead.
"I already know this, didn't you say that he threatened you to send the tape to Grande. Zach took a sip of 'wine' and said calmly.
Wes nodded, "Before the threat." Wes looked at James and continued in a somewhat strange tone, "Jaime and that Papa got into an argument in front of the TV at midnight. β
Zach raised his eyebrows, his eyes moving to James. It was a bonus. For example, Weis, who doesn't have much affection for the 'person' of Papa Midnight, can be understood as he has not experienced it. It's not clear what Papa Midnight is, or what he can do.
But James is different, the detective who has lived through the Dead Apostles' cult, the walking dead bus stop, and the vampire assassination outside the courthouse knows all too well the 'power' of Papa Midnight.
Fully aware of the other party's abilities, James would actually quarrel with the other party, and Zach was curious.
James waved his hand, turned his gaze away from the tape with a gloomy face, and took a deep breath. "I'm not arguing with him, I'm just doing the same thing as you just did, procrastinating, trying to make him disappear. β
The result was a failure, as Wess had already said when he was on the second floor.
James conveniently omitted the result and looked at Zach. "I confronted him with what had happened to Barton before. "Didn't turn away," threatening him that if he did the same thing again, I wouldn't let him go. β
James paused for a moment, giving Zach's expression plenty of time to turn into a chuckle, "Hmph." He's just the same look on your face right now. Despise. β
Zach smiled and took a sip of 'wine', "I didn't despise you. "Vampires who pause to power are not qualified to flout detectives.
"It doesn't matter. James looked away in annoyance, "It's not a bad thing to be looked down upon. James looked at Wes and tugged at the corners of his mouth. Apparently he didn't want to talk to Zach with a 'bad' attitude anymore.
Wes, who received the look, pursed his lips and made up for it again.
"Papa Midnight was brought up by James about his previous work at Barton. Wess thought for a moment, "Begin to be complacent, and begin to explain in detail everything he had done at Barton before." β
"What do you mean?" Zach frowned.
"Like how he was summoned to Barton by Sbella to stir up your interest in Dead Apostles, and how he distracted you to steal Matthew. Wes was calm because he hadn't experienced it. "And how he led you to the courthouse, be. By the hunter son of the Sbella, Rui, Rui ......"
"Riwench. Zach added.
"Well, attacked by Rivinch. Wes quickly added, "And how Rivench willingly became his alpha, and that." Well, the Toledo descendants, Yi, Yi......"
"Ian. Zach's face was already terrible, and he looked at James. He tugged at the corners of his mouth. Think about how the vampires would have reacted if James had told him about Grande's incessantly calculated and unlucky past. James was smart enough to avoid conflict.
"Yes, Ian. Wes glanced apologetically at Zack.
Zach waved his hand, history is immutable, and there is no point in tangling. It's worth debating why Papa had to explain these old things in front of a few 'strange little guys' at Midnight, and also explained in detail why the demon didn't come to Barton, and Barton's interracial relationship - the Winds and Grande.
Of course, it was deliberate, and the questioning James had experienced it, and knew everything very well, and there was no need to listen to it again.
James suddenly interjected in a toneless voice, "Taylor listened very carefully. Then he looked away and said no more.
Zach's thoughts were confirmed, and he glanced at James and motioned for Weiss to continue.
"And then Papa started midnight, uh, self-deprecating. Wes adjusted his posture, his expression was calm and he couldn't tell what he was thinking, "He began to say how busy he was now, and he didn't have the heart to plan such complicated things, so, this time, he decided to keep it simple. β
Zach had to ask, "What is he up to?"
He didn't say it. Wes shook his head and looked at James again, it was like being caught between two people, it was very troublesome, "He had proven himself to be a man of many words, and James tried to provoke him to speak, but it didn't work. β
James snorted and shook his head. He actually has nothing to be discouraged about, and he has also done it to Papa Midnight with the agitated general Fazak, but as everyone knows, Papa Midnight is very cunning, and will only say what he wants to say, and will only hit the agitated general he wants.
"Then what did he say?" Zach asked helplessly, swaying his glass.
"He said this time, and I quoted 'Patton's plan to come back casually, and I was disappointed that I could have come up with such a low-level thing. Wes touched his chin and looked at Zach, not so good.
Wes hesitated, then nodded from James and said it bluntly. He said that the last time he was at Barton, he had modified a certain Dead Apostle's camera. Zach's face darkened completely.
Remember, the woman who was considered shameless by the people of the Southern District, and sold all her belongings and ran away not long after her fiancΓ© committed suicide.
Who bought the camera she threw at Old Mel? Or the full set. Grande.
"He used the camera to leave a 'token' of his own. Wes pointed to the tape, "He said Barton was funny, and Sbella and Grande were very upset. So leaving this thing behind, I quote 'When things get boring here, I can still find a place to be entertained.'" β
He said......" Wess had an expression at this point, as if impatient with the owner of the words he was relaying, he paused for a moment, thought for a moment, seemed to skim over a pile of things, and shook his head, "And then, one day, he received a picture that made him very curious. β
Wes looked at Zach with a probing look on his face to make sure Zach wasn't following his story, "He said he saw his creation begin to evolve beyond the limits of his design, beyond his expectations, and he was amazed by what he saw. He wants. β
Vague expressions, confusing. But don't be fooled, Papa Midnight has already told Zach what he wants, he wants Benjamin.
Benjamin had filmed the whole process in order to make his changes in the full moon cycle feel intuitively by Zack.
We know that vampires are 'surprised' to want to tear down the TV. What we don't know is that this camera, which was 'modified' by Papa Midnight and can make tokens, honestly sent Benjamin's changes to Papa Midnight's eyes!
While Zach was still exploring the cause of Benjamin's change and doubting Sbella's intentions, the maker of Alpha, Papa Midnight, had discovered that Alpha was evolving!
He said he spent a sunrise trying to figure out how to get his hands on this 'creation' that amazed him. Wes looked at Zach, "He said, "With the experience of the last time, it seems unlikely that he will find you well, so he will use the method of asking Grande to hand it over." β
He said that a qiΔ is unusually smooth. The expression on Wes's face finally became clear, resentment, and the words were no longer lengthy paraphrases, but summarizations, "Teddy and Mel and me, James and Grande, he said that if he wanted to take something, he had to exchange something back. So he took something ahead of time, and now all he wants is an exchange. (To be continued......)