19 Two calls

It is unknown how long it took for Zach to answer Louise's question about Cain's eating habits, according to the account in "Cain the Divine Punishment", Cain occasionally prayed before eating. The normal kind, thanking the Lord for giving him food or something.

Louise's question was, "Is there any special significance to this? As a book for the alien ministry, the main character, Cain, is the object of punishment by the Holy Lord, and he does this kind of thing without making other aliens think that the Holy Lord believes, uh, I don't know, hypocrisy?"

"In a way, yes, that's what the Holy Lord is for. Zach actually nodded, "The Holy Lord doesn't need other aliens to like him, or hate him, or dislike him...... He doesn't care. But it is a fact that he gave Cain food. He created Cain, he created an immortal creature in a new world, and he personally designed Cain to live forever on the creatures of this world. All living things in this world are food for Cain from the Holy Lord, and this "look at Louise."

Louise understood, "The Holy Lord only needs the aliens of this world to fear him. ”

"That's right. ”

Louise continued to read, and the phone rang again. James hadn't slept yet, and the phone had just rang twice when he was already knocking on the door outside.

Zach ignored James and went to the office. It was a few minutes before four a.m., and Zach wasn't quite sure who was calling.

"Grande Funeral Home. ”

"Grande, that funeral home for Zhentoredo? uh, the sensitive informant, it can't be you, that Zach Retoredo?"

"That's me. Zach kind of knew what the call was all about.

"Uh, that's perfect. The tone on the other side of the earpiece was sarcastic.

Zach glanced at James, "Are you?" and asked for an introduction.

"Vega Police Department, Detective Luther. The other party replied.

Zach didn't feel emotional, "Detective Luther, do you mind if I give the phone to Detective Lance?" ”

"General Lance's son, oh, why not. "The person on the other side of the earpiece seems to be very 'talkative'. And we should understand that this 'good talk' is based on the fact that the enforcers hate the privileged class, so it is irony.

Zach gave the receiver to James, "Detective from Vega Police Department, Luther. "Brief introduction.

The detective on the other side of the earpiece didn't talk nonsense, "Detective Lance, I'll just say it, the murder happened again today, with the same target characteristic: an alien race that adopted a human child." So far, our police have received a series of six cases, but if my experience is correct, the real number of murders should be twice as high as this Because the victims are of different races, most citizens do not care about the lives of these low-level citizens, unless the corpses are polluting the environment. "Uh, forget it...... Now is not the time to discuss social issues.

James wasn't ready to talk nonsense, "Do you have any clues?"

"Hmph, if we had a clue, we wouldn't have contacted your Patton police department. "Tsk, so who is the only witness to our serial murders? You? or the Toredo vampire?"

"Ask him what the detection rate is in cases where an alien is the victim under normal circumstances. Zach ignored the question in the earpiece and gave James instructions.

James used to glaring at Zack, but he did so, because he also wanted to know, "Under normal circumstances, how do you solve this kind of alien case?"

"Solve?" Detective Luthor laughed on the other side of the earpiece, "It depends on how you judge the criteria for 'resolution.'" ”

"I mean solving crimes. James pouted, and Zach, who told you to be different from what I said.

"It's easy. Twenty percent. Detective Luthor replied.

"Twenty is so low?" James, as a peer, obviously could not accept such an answer to the standard of solving the case.

"It's already high. Hmph, this is why Vega City can still maintain this crime solving rate, other cities?heh, the police simply don't have the resources and ability to investigate interracial related incidents, and the answers you get may only be in the single digits. ”

"Ask him why Vega is keeping it like this, 'high' ......" Zach curled the corners of his mouth, unable to control his own ~" Solve the case. ”

James glanced at Zach, "He just said, Resources!"

"Nope. Zach shook his head, "Resources don't go to the lower citizens. "That's what Luthor said, isn't it?

James frowned and spoke into the earpiece, "Why is the Vega City Police Department trying to solve the case of the alien race?"

"If you put the receiver closer, I can hear that Toledo voice too. Luthor actually grumbled, "Whatever." The answer to that Torredo is pressure. In the west, it's not a secret that humans entrust alien errands, and in Vega City, this happens more often. As a result, there are occasionally powerful humans who refuse to hire such low-class citizens in order to save a little money, or vampires who refuse to be entrusted with such low-class citizens. And the pressure comes from these powerful human beings. ”

Hearing such an explanation, Zach raised his eyebrows, watched James move the earpiece to himself, and said with a smile, "Is this the vague standard you just asked Lance to solve the interracial incident~"

"Yes. Detective Luthor was also unreserved, "We don't solve interracial incidents, we only address the source of stress." ”

Zach nodded, and at the same time pressed James's shoulder, signaling James not to get excited, "Then this serial murder is also stressful?"

"Hmph. After snorting, there was silence for a while, it should be Detective Luthor thinking about whether he could 'share' this kind of information, and it didn't take long for him to decide, "Let's just think that a businessman has lost a very loyal employee tonight, and because of the loss of employees, this businessman's business may be in great danger." Then, well, this businessman is asking us police to answer whether the loss of this employee will bring a threat to his business. ”

James frowned, probably not understanding.

Zach understood, so he replied, "Then you should tell this merchant directly that his business will not be threatened." ”

Detective Luthor over there was silent for a moment, "How did you come to this conclusion?"

"You said tonight, to be exact, early this morning, right, that means a new murder before you contacted the Patton Police Department. The pressure is due to this new murder, right? ”

"Yes. As I said, there was no other clue before we got in touch with Barton. The implication is that if it weren't for the new murder and the police were under pressure, the case would have gone into the remaining 80 percent.

"And then the only commonality between the victims, confirmed by your Viga police, is the adopted human child. ”

"Yes. ”

"Including tonight's murder, there have been six of them, and if the victim is related to this businessman we think, shouldn't the connection have been revealed long ago?"

"You're ......," Detective Luthor must have thought for a moment, "yes." ”

"Oh, congratulations, Detective Luther, you've solved another interracial case. Zach held James down as he prepared to scream into the earpiece......

"Uh...... I'm just tired and sleepy, I didn't think of this, tsk, thanks for the reminder. "Hung up. Actually, it's just hanging.

Zach put down the phone and looked at the time, it was past four o'clock, which meant that Rutler Sembra still didn't know about the murder that had taken place in his city. Zach didn't know if he was happy or ......

James was very upset and glared at Zach, "Why did you hang up!"

"He hung up. Zach replied as a matter of course, while motioning for James to be quiet, "Quiet, someone is still sleeping." ”

James didn't listen to Zach and continued to raise his voice, "All those things you say about aliens and humans!How can you ignore such things so easily?!"

"I didn't ignore it, I told you, didn't I. Zach shook his head helplessly.

"I?tell me if it works??" Immediately, James realized that there was something wrong with this, and glared at Zach with a hideous expression, his lips trembling.

Zach could feel the anger and powerlessness that permeated James's body, and waved his hand, "You heard that Luthor's words, he didn't have any ** to solve the case, to seek justice for those victims, he just felt the pressure from other people, he just needed a result." Zach spread his hands.

Do you think the questions Zach asked are just about the social issues of Vega City? Zach was judging whether the detective who still didn't have the same rest as a normal human in the early hours of the morning called Grande to see if he really wanted to work!

And the answer is obviously not!

"And you're the one who likes to give other people's results the most!!!" James probably just wanted to vent now.

Zach should walk away and let James himself be quiet.

Zach did the same, and as soon as he walked to the door of the office, as soon as the door opened, Murphy and Benjamin stood in the doorway and looked at Zach. It was Benjamin who said, "You really don't want us to sleep, do you, it's interesting to make some noise every two hours?" ”

Perfect, actually blame Zack.

Zach prepares to get out of the way and ignore the gang.

"What happened. Murphy spoke, glancing at James and then at Zach, who had tried to bypass Benjamin several times but was deliberately blocked.

Zach gave up and walked around Benjamin's broad body and looked at Benjamin expressionlessly, "Is this part of your job?" ”

"Well, my client asked. ”

Well, if that's the role Benjamin is going to play.

After Zach returned to his desk, "There was a case of interracial murder in Vega, and the ** of Vega Police Department did not solve the case, which made James unhappy." After concluding the sentence, Zach leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and his skin began to dry up......

Everyone knows that there is a kind of person who, when avoiding a conversation they don't want to participate in, will pretend to be asleep, and it is very realistic to snore twice. But for vampires, the cost of pretending to sleep is slightly higher. But Zach still chose this approach. It has nothing to do with boldness, it's just ...... Wayward.

The people in the office have all seen Zach 'sleeping', so this sight should not affect them at all...... How could it not have an effect.

The first to make a move was Benjamin, who strangely blocked in front of Murphy first, and then frowned and began to kick Zach's leg, "You're sick!"

Then there's James, who also wonderfully tries to get in front of Murphy, but of course, he can't be faster than Benjamin, so just stares at Murphy, who is not moving.

Murphy didn't make a move, looking at Zach's slumped skin behind Benjamin's cover, "He's pretending." Turning past James, he sat down in the seat that James had moved away to keep an eye on him, "He used to do this when we were still married, to seduce me into doing it, but when I did approach with a stake, he opened his eyes. ”

As if in response to Murphy's words, Zach really opened an eye, and the dry voice said, "Debunked." ”

Murphy began to look around the office as he spoke, "But Alpha, your actions make me question your professionalism, and you should protect me, instead of running away from me right away when he might be in danger." ”

Benjamin frowned and glanced at Zack, "I'll settle this account with you later." ”

Murphy's gaze fell on James in a casual look, "Detective. ”

James subconsciously grimaced, because if it weren't for Murphy's words to Benjamin, he wouldn't have known what his knee-jerk was about. Thus, James's gloomy face is to himself.

"Detective, don't be fooled. Zachary is the best at this kind of trick, manipulating other people's positions. Don't forget that you were angry with Benjamin before Benjamin and I arrived. ”

Zach was fully recovered, not looking at Murphy, not at Benjamin, uh, not at James, but at his own hands, playing a game of counting fingers. Zach wasn't going to speak to anyone in the room again.

"I want to use your phone. Murphy began, "I have something to discuss with my people. ”

Zach only shrugged his shoulders, the phone was there, and even the most gentlemanly person couldn't do anything intimate now.

Murphy picked up the phone and started dialing, long distance, "Louise said you attended my funeral. "This woman is really insincere, if you want to start a sincere conversation with someone, you won't choose the gap between dials. From dialing to the person on the other side of the phone, this time can be a fart.

"If you make any difference, I also attended your funeral. Murphy dialed the last number.

Should Zack feel anything?comfort?Or anger?After all, Zack's funeral can only mean that Toredo has been exterminated!

Zach was a gentleman, stood up, left the office, and gave Murphy a private space for the phone. Yes, Benjamin didn't stop Zack this time.

"The funeral should be inaccurate, it's a carnival. Fanzo's to celebrate Toredo's disappearance. ”

It can be determined that it is the words that provoke Zach.

"It's a little sad that I don't feel any joy, I'm Assad. Glancing at Zack, "Like now, I should feel the joy of successfully provoking you, but unfortunately, I didn't ......" The subject of the conversation changed instantly, "It's me, can you change someone to negotiate with Zach Ray Torredo, I don't want to stay in this place, I feel my hair breaking off without me knowing, I feel, uncomfortable." ”

Strange calls.

The answer in the earpiece was, "There is no logic in your words. Hair doesn't feel, your feelings don't exist, we are Asammet, we don't 'feel'. ”

Murphy was quiet and raised his hand to brush the hair on the side of his face, "Okay, I understand, I'll stay." ”

Also exceptionally fast calls. Murphy put down the phone and said to Benjamin, "It's over, let's go back to the warehouse." ”

Belch......