Louise didn't return overnight, which worried Zach. But when she called Walter, Maggie didn't know why, only that they hadn't come back yet. Zach couldn't do anything. But fortunately, worry is not in terms of safety, because unless Walter doesn't want to live a good life in the real world, he won't let anything bad happen to Louise~ It's just a simple logical judgment.

James routinely chatted with Zach before going to work, "By noon today, you should be able to receive Republican TV channels on your TV." "Oh, stubble, Republic TV channel subscription," if you don't receive it, call TV!" and went to work.

Alice also routinely looked at Zach and then went to Parker Elementary. Cyrus, who came to work, went to the display counter. Zach continued to have nothing to do, snuggling up in the entertainment room and watching TV.

The phone rings in the office, and Zach goes to answer it, "This is the Grande Funeral Home......"

It's already a pattern, and Zack's opening sentence of the funeral home is difficult to finish, and it will always be interrupted directly, and then the person on the other side of the earpiece will go directly to the point. But not this time.

"How can I help you?" Zach amused himself by saying this, and smirked in the office with a suppressed voice. Don't complain about the strange uncle who is lonely and lonely.

"Zachary Toledo. Or should I call you Mr. Grande. "Female voice.

"Mr. Grande will do. Zach smirked, "Are you?"

"Lily, I'm the secretary to Mayor Lesenbra. ”

"Oh. Zach was slightly surprised, not expecting to receive a call from this character, "Is there something wrong?"

"My daughter was taken away by a social worker early this morning and I wonder why. ”

Zach raised an eyebrow, Vega City is really fast, he only told James about the suggestion yesterday, and he started acting over there this morning...... Oh no, social protection of children who cannot get a healthy growth environment is the basic operation, and it should be James who moves fast. It looks like James didn't occupy Zach's office in vain last night, during the time Zach and Ian 'catch up'.

"You should ask the social worker this question, not me. "The reason why Zach said this is that he doesn't want to steal credit~...... Nearly 100 interracial families in Vega City will lose the 'credit' of their children in the next few days, all of which are James~

"I asked, and the answer I got was that the kindergarten teacher reported me and said that I had taught my daughter something she shouldn't know, about death, human death. Social services determined that I was not fit to continue as my daughter's guardian. ”

As if Zach cares about the details. Holding the earpiece and waving his hand, "Oh, then I really feel sorry for you." Do you have anything else to do?"

There was silence for a moment on the other side of the earpiece, "It's not just me, my friends, who have been through the same thing. ”

"Okay. Then I sincerely regret you. "Zach's defense is watertight.

"I'm the mayor's secretary. I don't have much power, but I have at least the opportunity to inquire about something. You don't have to hide, Mr. Grande, I know about it, it's not Vega's social services that suddenly wants to give those children a 'normal' family environment. It is the Viga police who are abusing their power and coercing social institutions to carry out acts of transgression because of their own inadequacy. ”

"Wow. It's a compliment, but right away, "I'm not the Vega police, I'm the owner of the Grande Funeral Home, are you mistaken?"

"Do you have to let me kill you? Good. The voice on the other side of the earpiece listened calmly, "As I just said, although I don't have much power, the mayor's secretary still has some advantages over civilians. So, the information I got from the Vega police was that this operation came from the city of Barton. ”

"I'm not the City of Barton, I'm one of the countless citizens of the City of Barton. ”

There was silence on the other side of the receiver for a moment, and then, "As the mayor's secretary, one of my daily jobs is to handle chores that the mayor is too lazy to do himself. "Inexplicably," one of them is to teach a ridiculously low check to a sleep-deprived alien every day. ”

Wait a minute! The secretary, Lily, is talking about the payment for the swearing phone call at four o'clock in the morning every day, which she gave away.

Zach raised an eyebrow, waiting for the other party's follow-up words.

"If you answer my question, I'd be happy to forget about this little thing from now on. After a small pause, "Can we come to an agreement on this, Mr. Zachary Grande?"

After an unusually fierce psychological struggle, "deal~" Zach agreed.

"Okay. "It's not a waste of time at all," why take my daughter. ”

"Do you prefer your daughter to lose her mother again?" Zach asked rhetorically.

The response was quick, "I've been through an attack, I survived, and now I know what I might be up against, and I'm going to keep living." ”

"The other victims weren't as lucky as you, they didn't survive. ”

"I'm not going to discuss any 'big truth' with you now, I don't care about other people's lives or deaths, I'm just a mother who asks for answers, it was you who made me lose my child, this is a personal grudge. ”

"It's really funny that you bring up a personal grudge, I just got a personal grudge with your boss yesterday~" Zach almost digressed.

"Don't care. I didn't ask for much, you made me understand why I should suffer the loss of my daughter, and I just followed the deal. "Oh, of course, Lily, the secretary, I don't know what Zach and Root's personal feud is.

"Okay, it's not that hard. Zach held the earpiece and adjusted his sitting position, "You just said that this is an action made by the Vega police due to their own lack of ability, which means that you understand that this is to solve the case, right?" ”

"I understand that it doesn't mean that I agree, I also said, this is a personal grudge, I don't care about the big truth, I don't care about solving the case, I only care about myself now. ”

"You're admitting it, calling me for an answer, it's just an emotional act, right?" Zach's logic was correct.

"Yes. I was a mother who had just watched her daughter be taken away, and I was allowed to be emotional. "The words in the earpiece, tsk, super calm.

"No matter what I say, I won't be able to satisfy you. "Don't worry, Zach didn't finish," unless, I promise, when the matter is over and the case is solved, your daughter can come back to you." ”

There was silence over the earpiece. After a long time, "You're right, no matter what you say, it's impossible to satisfy me." In addition to this promise. The voice in the earpiece was calmer, "But you and I both know that you simply don't have the ability to make such promises." You're just a funeral owner in Barton. ”

"Then remind me, how did I, who is just a funeral owner in Barton City, let you lose your daughter in Vega City?"

And Zach calls in the daily mode, quiet. Not long, five or six seconds, "The mayor is right, Toredo is a dangerous creature. ”

"Thank you. So is our agreement still valid?"

"Established, as long as you can deliver on your promises. ”

"Good. Zach nodded, "I'm sure you're not idle as the mayor's secretary, this call should have delayed your time, and there is no need to continue to waste your precious time." ”

Naturally, it was clear from the earpiece that this was Zach's farewell. However, "I'm on vacation, the mayor is seeing his father, and I'm just getting in the way." "Maybe it's just a casual statement.

"Oh. Zach raised an eyebrow, "Then enjoy your vacation, Lily." ”

"I will, and I'll wait for you to deliver on your promise. ”

"Yes. Zach put down the phone. After a moment's thought, he picked up the handset again and called Charlie from Vega.

Although in the phone call just now, Zach confidently boasted that he had the ability to influence a city thousands of miles away, but in fact, Zach had no clue at the time to fulfill his promise. Now that you think about it, this matter depends on the Grande subordinates in Vega City.

The call wasn't answered, and Zach wasn't surprised. In last night's remarks to Ian, about Toledo being forever oppressed, Charlie should be the first to feel the pain of being Torredo with the appearance of Rooter Lesenbra's father.

So Zach left a message, "It's me, I want to ask how Logan's exploration of Vega's alien race is going? Recently, Vega should have a lot of alien families who have lost human children, let him inquire about it, maybe it can have some guidance for his future life as an alien." Also, let him collect the reactions of those alien families to the loss of their children, well, don't call back, you are safe under the attention of Vega City. ”

Putting down the receiver, Zach thought about it again and began dialing Nick Giovanni...... No, it's Zack's phone number at his home in Vega. What he had to say had nothing to do with the promise, and Zach just wanted to ask about the news of the Lesenbra ancestor.

After waiting a full minute, Zach put down the receiver and didn't leave a message. Swing your head and get ready to leave the office.

The phone rang, and Zach answered quickly, "Grande Funeral Home." This opening was said in its entirety, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"Zack, Zach?" the female voice said.

A slightly familiar female voice, but Zach couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.

"It's me, you're it?"

"I, I'm Gina. ”

Is*......

"Well, you, you may have seen me? I, I don't know if you've seen me...... I, I'm Mayor Anthony's secretary. ”

"I know who you are. Zach's voice was calm.

"Oh, that's great! you know me!"

Zach didn't know what was good about it, but for now he could only keep his emotions steady and listen to what the person in the earpiece was going to say.

"I, I don't know who else to look for......! I ...... for a long time, as if I had been holding back a sentence after endless difficulties, "I, can I ask you one thing first? You, are you human?"

Instead of answering the question, Zach was, "If you have more accurate doubts about my identity, say that more accurate content, I'll answer you again, yes or no." "—Only then can we confirm what Gina knows!

"Okay, okay, are you a vampire? or a very powerful one? what, what...... To, what is the second generation of To? theoretically the strongest vampire generation in the Federation?!"

It can be determined that Gina knows a lot, heh, the theoretical federation is the strongest, how good it is.

Zach's answer - "Yes." ”

"Ahh......h

"I'm a friend of Anthony's. Zach frowned, as the earpiece immediately exhaled in complete relaxation.

Things are confusing.

"Listen!" After relaxing, the woman on the other side of the earpiece tensed again, "I don't have much time! You need to help Anthony! He can't continue to be Mayor of Barton! He's in danger!

"Slow down. Zach was trying to be as patient as possible, first, "Where are you now, are you safe?" to confirm the context of the conversation - another flaw in the phone for vampires, at least for now, Zach couldn't hear anything useful in the background.

"No...... I, I don't know...... Too many people want to get me...... I ......"

"Who wants to arrest you?"

"Everyone, including Anthony!" The receiver seemed to be crying again, "He doesn't know I'm helping him!Zach!Listen!You can't tell Anthony that he can't be Barton's mayor!That would put him in greater danger, you know, there's an organization called the Demon Feast that is forcing him to become Barton's mayor!They're right next to Anthony!They're taking over our city!You can't let them find out you're going to help Anthony!That's an organization that even you!The strongest vampire can't compete with!Zach, do you understand what I'm talking about?!"

Belch...... Does Zach understand what Gina is talking about? No! completely, not at all!

"I'm struggling to digest. Zach stared at the phone, tentatively, "Then tell me why Anthony can't be Mayor Patton, so that I can better help Anthony out of danger." "Can you think of a better way to ask in this case?

"Because of the feast!they're going to make Barton their ......" suddenly stopped, and then was extremely anxious, "Listen to Zach! you have to help Anthony! you can't let Anthony be a tool of the feast!please!help him!Now that the voting is over, find a way to sabotage the vote!Please!Anthony's future is in your hands!!And, stay safe!The feast is everywhere!!I'm leaving!"

The phone was hung up.

Zach blinked as he listened to the doodoo hang-up. That's really ...... It's confusing.

Zach pressed to hang up, then immediately dialed again. "It's me, Louise and Walter are back?" ”

"Zach, I was just about to call you~" Maggie's voice, "They're back, Louise just went out to return to Grand~"

"Thank you. Zach prepares to hang up.

"Don't forget~Tomorrow's engagement party~" Maggie added.

"I won't forget. Zach put down the earpiece and waited patiently—

It must be, at least until Zach himself figures out the logic of the incident, that Zach will not take the trouble to tell Anthony about the inexplicable phone call he just received. Zach, unable to explain Gina's words. Hopefully, Louise, who hasn't returned overnight, will come back with an explanation.