If it weren't for Grande's visit, the gang would probably have been 'guests' here all along. But even if there were guests, only Zach went back alone.

"Mr. Grande, I'm glad you wanted to see me!"

The guests are a bit familiar. Moreover, the excited expression on the other party's face is not like who died in the family. So, it's not a matter of the funeral industry.

"You look familiar, have we met?"

"Yes, I just saw it at Lady Quininn's funeral! Have you forgotten? I am a cousin of Amanda (Lady Quinin's caretaker]!"

"'You' don't need it, Zach is enough. "Correct the title as soon as possible, so as not to feel uncomfortable," is there something wrong?" Amanda's cousin, Zach thought for a moment, as if there was indeed such a person-

Mrs. Quinn 'died', and Amanda, who was Mrs. Quinin's caretaker, lost her job. At the funeral a few days ago, Amanda certainly came to attend the funeral, but Zach didn't have much contact. Naturally, it's because of Louise's relationship, but there is also etiquette communication, and vaguely, Amanda, who is still in pain, seems to have introduced her cousin.

"Ahh In the past, their family saved some money with Mrs. Quinn on Barton's side, and it helped our family a lot, but now their family, well, you know, so we want to help him......"

Zach had long since lost his mind. But it is necessary to have a face that listens carefully.

“...... Isn't Amanda sorting out the Indian cultural collection that Mrs. Quinn donated to Smith these days, and she found this ledger, which is not something important, it is a record of some of the collections that Mrs. Quinn has acquired over the years......"

Zach was thinking about something else, a bloody thing.

There have been two events in the past half month that are well known to Barton, one of which is naturally the death of Mrs. Quinn. The other is the cracking of a well-known self-explosion case that has been exposed on the news non-stop. Leave these two aside. There is another thing, which was supposed to be an important change for Patton as a city, but for a boring reason, it turned into gossip -

Mayor Anthony funded Smith's construction of the Barton Museum on the site of the former Hermann factory. The project was handed over to his ex-wife, Aythera, who has been regularly with the mayor at any events lately, after a less public tender, and her current husband. The official answer that was written in the news was that Ethella's husband had experience planning and building cultural projects in Newton. Gossip, yes, the mayor is compensating him for taking other people's wives every day, or, creating more opportunities to occupy other people's wives......

“...... Well, in fact, I just want to help, I can read the ledger, so I want to help Amanda sort out a catalogue of the collection, better than a woman who doesn't know anything to find one to send to Smith, right? The expenses in this ledger are very clear, such as the totemic sculptures of the tribal period, traditional clothes, even if Mrs. Quinn didn't know what she bought at that time, she would make up for it after the fact. How convenient it is to sort it out, isn't it, I'm kind ......"

What gives this flavor is that the mayor's secretary has resigned. Does anyone remember the secretary who used to work with Anthony until midnight, urging the mayor to eat healthily, and the biggest problem was whether the third slit on his shirt should be buttoned?

No one cares about the important project that makes Barton more complete as a city, and it all becomes a picture of a beautiful secretary crying in a coffee shop in the warm afternoon sun.

“...... And then I found out that for a long time, every once in a while, every few months, years, there was a 'maintenance' expense in the accounts. Sometimes the amount is staggering, sometimes it's ordinary. It's weird, I asked Amanda if she had any impression of Mrs. Quinn's 'maintenance', and she said no, and told me to leave the accounts alone, hehe......"

Zach was already thinking about something more bloody, you say, will the headline in the newspaper in a few days be that a certain secretary is pregnant? Sorry, Zach has been chasing soap operas with Mo for a few days during this time. Idle. Don't ask why you're idle.

“...... Well, well, I looked it up, and the last 'maintenance' expense, the day before Mrs. Quininn's death, was ...... "There are a lot of zeros."

Zach stopped being distracted and looked at the smiling guy opposite.

"I went to the bank to inquire, and on the same day, a guest went to cash a check for the same amount~" laughs.

Zach looked at the smiling guy opposite, and the point was a little strange, "Can the customer's business at the bank be inquired about?"

The other party was stunned for a moment, probably didn't expect Zach to care about this kind of thing, "Uh, anyway, I inquired, you don't have to worry about this." The person who was handing the check was ......" Watching Zack's movements, he paused what he was about to say, and there were still some residual smiles on his face, "What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry about me, you continue. Zach picked up the handset and started dialing.

The smile of the person opposite had disappeared, and the tone was ...... "The person who exchanged the check is your brother!" Mr. Grande, do you have anything to explain?"

The phone rang, and Zach looked at the other party who was squinting at him, "Benjamin." ”

"Yes. Alpha was probably sleeping, lazily responding.

"Did you go and cash the check from Mrs. Quinn that day?" asked Zack.

"Yes. ”

"Uh, why? Are you short of money? ”

"There is no shortage. ”

"Then why?"

"Isn't she going to die the next day, what if I can't redeem it if I don't redeem it?" Alpha seemed to say a very reasonable reason.

"Well, you have a little common sense, of course you can redeem it. Zach was helpless, "Isn't Poch still alive?" ”

"I'm not too lazy to look for him. "Again, for very reasonable reasons.

"Hey. "I can't go back, that beautiful old days. Zach had no patience to talk to Benjamin, "Did you know that you were caught exchanging checks, and now they're sitting across from me talking about it." Zach took the time to look at the guy across from him while impatiently, "It's okay, you go on." ”

Continue to fart, the face of the other side is already as if constipated.

Zach's phone calls continued.

Benjamin on the other side of the earpiece, "Who, do we know each other?"

"No, Armand's cousin, I met at the funeral, and I don't even remember his name. "Zach is honest.

"Then what are you bothering about, anyway, everyone is there, just deal with it, so as not to bother me. ”

"Do you have a suggestion?"

"Killed. ”

"Well, seriously Benjamin. ”

"How do I know, you're whatever. ”

"Uh, forget it. ”

"Yes. It's okay, I'm hanging. ”

Hang it.

Zach put down the phone and looked back at the person across from him, "So, what are you looking for me for?" asked very sincerely.

"I, I want to ......"

Zach waited for a while, impatient, and waved his hand, "Does Amanda know you're here?"

"I don't know. Confused and nervous, staring at Zach, "What do you want to do to me?!"

"You should answer this question to me. Zach shook his head, reached for the phone again, and continued to ask as he dialed, "Is that ledger in the hands of the police now?"

"No! I'm hiding!!" I don't know if this guy is cheering himself up or what, his voice and momentum are inexplicably raised.

The phone rang, "Pochi, go down and ask if there is a ledger that records all the secret transactions of the Quinn family." ”

Poki seemed to be drunk, "What?"

"I have a man here who says he has found a copy of this thing, and the last expense is that Mrs. Quinn paid Benjamin. Oh yes, it's the ledger used to keep track of the collections that Mrs. Quinn usually acquires. Zach also glanced at the guy across from him, who had been constipated for a week, to make sure he was right.

"Oh, don't ask, there's such a book, I've seen it. ”

"You've seen it?"

"Of course, we paid Mu En ...... before" The voice was a little quieter, obviously so as not to evoke bad memories of someone on the other side of the phone, good husband~" The expenses of Mu En and Andrew before were all on it, well, the name, it seems to be 'maintenance'. Of course, there are many other transactions on it, and the affairs entrusted to you Grande should also be on it. Wait, who do you think found this thing?"

"Amanda's cousin. ”

"Who?"

"Well, it doesn't matter. People are here with me. Zach had to reach out and pull on it lest someone run away," he said, knowing that the last expense had been given to the 'Ancestral Office' by Mrs. Quinn. ”

"What? How did he know?"

"Tsk. Benjamin went to cash the check that day. Zach disliked that the other party was in the way, so he pulled a pen and booked it.

"Ah————h

This penetrating howl probably doesn't need a phone call to reach Pochi's house.

"Who's howling?!" Poch on the other side of the earpiece.

"Well, did you listen, that man, Amanda's cousin, he's with me. ”

"Dispose of it, what are you going to do with it!" was affected by the penetrating noise, and no one had patience.

"How to deal with it. Amanda's cousin, killed??" Zach just helplessly expressed his entanglement, heh, the miserable howl disappeared, the windfall. Zach raised his eyebrows, glanced at the guy who was fixed to the table with a pen and his whole body trembling, and gave a grateful look, "Thank you, speak well, don't scream." ”

"Cousin is cousin, do you know each other well? I just can't get used to your hypocrisy!"

"It's not hypocrisy, it's responsibility. "You don't think that Poch invited Zach to be a guest for two days in a row because the two became friends, "Do you want me to do more things before I leave? It's easy for me to kill someone, and then what? I'm gone, and you guys will deal with the rest of the matter." ”

"Then be clean! Don't leave any clues! Is this hard for you!"

"It's not difficult, but does it make sense, how many people in Barton know how easy it is to kill someone in this city without leaving a trace. Are you ready to be entangled by James without me, better yet, entangled by the Demon Feast?" Cross combinations, such as the more typical alien race killing humans?

"Tsk. Poch seemed to be persuaded by Zach, "So what do you want to do?"

"Suggestion?" Zach asked the same question as Benjamin.

"Get rid of his memory, get him out of Patton, and never come back!"

"So what about Amanda. I don't think Amanda knows anything just after hearing this guy, but suspicions must have arisen. ”

"Born and born, that woman has been at home long enough that she knows that there are some things she can't ask! she's not stupid!"

"That's what you said. Zach tilted his head and thought for a while, "I did it, you can bear the trouble in the future." ”

"What nonsense!

Zach also put down the phone and looked back at the guy opposite. Constipation is gone, but real weakness appears, blood loss.

"Ahh——!h It's a pity, good pen, the tip of the pen is bent.

Zach took the thimble and pulled the other party's bloody hand not gently. There is no need for Zach to bother with anything, Sam is operating. Zach looked at the other party quite sincerely, "Hey, before I start, maybe you should tell me your purpose, and I won't have a chance in the future." ”

"Money, money......" It's not that this guy doesn't want to escape, the powerlessness caused by blood loss limits his sense of survival.

"How much?" Zach was just curious, and at the same time turned his head sideways, a person appeared at the door of the office, a new employee, Dale.

Zach raised his eyebrows, didn't let Dale leave, and continued to sincerely ask the guy whose hole in his hand had healed, "How much?"

"(There are also many zeros in a string)" The other party obviously also noticed that the pain in his hand was gone, the wound was gone, and he instinctively wanted to withdraw his hand to observe, but he was held a little tightly by Zack.

"It's not much. Zach gave an evaluation, and then looked at Dale, who didn't consciously want to leave, and the words were still to Amanda's cousin, "You obviously didn't find out what was going on, you still came, trying to threaten me, why?"

"I, I don't need to know. "I just need to know that Lady Quinn's death has something to do with you." If you don't give me money, I'll give the ledger to the police, and I don't think you'll want the police to know, no matter what transactions you've made. ”

"The logic is right. Zach agreed, and stopped caring about Dale, "Action, it's a bit reckless, you're not from Barton, you don't know here, where did you get the courage to come directly to Grande to confront me?" "I, am I dead?" I guess I can't answer this question. How can one explain that one's courage is not reckless?

"Where did you hide the ledger?"

"Underneath the mermaid fountain in the forecourt of Quinn Manor. ”

Zach nodded, let's wrap it up. Not to mention it, it's just some irresistible commands from humans.

Zach let go of the cousin and watched him go.

It's time to ask Dell, who has been next to him. You don't have to open your mouth—

"We heard screams. "Uh, reasonable," Hank isn't here, no one wants to come and see, I'll ......"

"Where's Old Hank?"

"Went to the cemetery. ”

"Oh. Zach didn't care.

"Who is he? What did you mean by telling him to forget everything since he found the ledger and then go back to the middle?" Dale looked at Zach with a smile on his face, the smile was not the point, the point was that the faded red was gathering back in his eyes.

Dale's mouth closed as he prepared to continue asking questions, as he realized how brainless he was. Does it make sense to get an answer, and what would it be like to repeat those words to yourself as the red in Zack's eyes spreads?

Dale's mouth was opening as he said, "I'll go." ”

"What are you going for?"

"Isn't that ledger hidden in Quinn Manor, you want to get it, right? I'll pick it up. Your and my secrets. ”

Oops, that's good~8)