Benjamin left, and Anthony had already opened his notebook and quickly wrote down 'Funeral public resources have been converted into private ownership, and the resource access authority that originally belonged to the city has been changed ......'. Some of the problems arising from the privatization of the funeral industry have been exposed, and as mayor, he needs to solve them.

James saw Anthony's notes and gained a new understanding of the mayor, who was friends with vampires and werewolves. This realization is good and reassuring, and Anthony is on the side of Barton City, not an alien race.

Anthony drew an emphasis mark under the note and closed the notebook, "And then? The rumors have spread after all, and I can't let our citizens face these potentially low-level creatures! And Cologne, Cowson, they need to be protected! Zack, you have to protect them!"

"Even if you don't ask, I'll go. Zach leaned back in his chair and placed one hand on James' shoulder: "In order to gain the trust of this James Lance, it is necessary to protect his boss and partner. ”

"Hmph. Anthony rolled his eyes: "You're right, there's too much of a limit to where I can see." I can only make sure that Patton's upper class is not invaded, and you need someone to watch over the middle and lower class for you. ”

Anthony stood up, leaned forward, propped his hands on his desk, leaned in on James, and said sternly, "I know, you must have countless doubts about why I met a vampire, even a friend!

Zach smiled, "Oh! Thank you Mayor for speaking for me." But Anthony, James is very much like you, and he doesn't trust me that easily. However, I am very confident in my charisma, and he will understand, just like you. ”

James frowned, why did Zack's words give him the illusion that he wasn't here! This vampire general, if he wanted to gain his trust, said it in front of him without any scruples. Does this 'noble' vampire really want to cooperate sincerely?

Anthony's stern sù turned helpless, and shook his head: "Do you know, Zack, this is your fault! You are always like this, giving people the impression of being erratic! You suck blood, you have a long life, it doesn't mean that you are one level higher than us! James is the son of General Lance, you say that we are similar, but we are both former soldiers, cautious and fearless! However, you must be clear that his background will not give him the patience to slowly get to know you like me!"

James looked at Anthony, who was a little annoyed in his helplessness, and then at Zack, who was lost in thought, and began to think himself. Indeed, Anthony is right, Zach does not give him a good impression, even if he was saved by Zack, it is difficult for him to be grateful, more of a wronged cooperation. The fearlessness of the military gave him the courage to complete this event with a 'creature' that was completely beyond his comprehension, but after that, James was cautious that he would never want to have anything to do with vampires again!

"Okay. Zach replied from thought, "Anthony, my friend, you're right. Zach turned to James, no longer with the usual smile on his face: "James, I have offered you cooperation to protect Tiyì in the city of Barton, but I have never said why. As Anthony said, I consider myself above you, and I have no need to explain it to you. But now, reminded by my friend Anthony, I realized my mistake. Now, I can sue you. Zach said coldly, "I don't care about Barton at all, no, I don't care about any humans at all." ”

James's brow furrowed suddenly, he thought he would hear some touching outpouring of true feelings, but instead, he heard the exact opposite!

"Listen to him. Anthony sat back in his mixed Romanesque chair, leaned back, and nodded blandly at James.

"I only care about myself, Benjamin and Alice. Zach looked at James: "It's not my turn to tell their story, but I can tell you my story." I'm an exiled vampire, I'm banished from most of the land, and Barton is the only 'home' I can live in. ”

Anthony's brows tightened slightly, the disappointment on his face flashed, the vampire lied! But James was paying attention to Zack, and didn't see Anthony's expression, the training of the military allowed him to tell whether the speaker was lying, but, looking at James's somewhat shocked look, it was obvious that his polygraph skills did not find Zack's lie!

"I don't care about anyone else, but I care about the land where Barton City is located. I can't afford to lose this only place of refuge anymore, so I can't allow this land to be occupied by other alien races, every wilderness starts with a weed, and I won't allow any weed to appear in Barton City!" Zack's expression had become cold, and a hint of red appeared in his light green pupils!

James quickly lowered his head and didn't look at Zach: "Don't try to control me!"

"I didn't want to accuse you. Zach said coldly, "If I want to sue you, you won't have a chance to resist." It's just my serious look. ”

James breathed a sigh of relief, but what he heard was too strange for him to believe it: "What do you mean when you say you were expelled by land?"

Anthony glanced at Zach and decided not to debunk the vampire's lie: "The vampire's first weakness. Vampires can't enter areas where he's not allowed. He can be in the City of Barton, as the city recognizes his status as a citizen of Barton 'Zachary Grande'. If I reject his identity, he will die here immediately. (The note is at the end.) ）

Zach shifted his gaze to Anthony, the corners of his mouth slightly curved at the side of James's face, which James couldn't see. The vampire is thanking his friends for their support!

Anthony ignores Zack's thanks, and when there are only two of them, he must ask why Zach is lying! But now, as a friend and mayor, Anthony needs the help of Zack and James, so Anthony has to help the vampire and create a vampire who has nowhere to go, is in a state of despair, and the only thing he can rely on is Barton, and is firmly controlled by Mayor Barton'!

James looked at Anthony, and Anthony's sternness allowed him to confirm that the mayor was not lying! To be honest, this was excellent news for James! The powerful vampire was actually checked and balanced by Mayor Patton, and the strength and weakness of the two sides of the cooperation were instantly reversed.

James nodded and looked at Zach, "I can accept your claim. We can work together to weed out the aliens who have arrived, or are about to come, to Barton City, but I still won't trust you!"

Zach tilted his head, "That's all I need." ”

"Okay, the trust between the two of you can be slowly tempered in the future!" Anthony waved his hand: "In addition to protecting Corson and Cologne, I think I can also retrieve Barton's entry list for this week." Zach, James, you need to find out who has infiltrated Patton. ”

"That's why we're coming to you. Zach regained his usual appearance, a faint smile on his face, "One more thing, I need an identity, 'Kim Grande', there is one more person in the Grande House." ”

Anthony glared at Zack, and his voice suddenly increased, which showed that Mr. Mayor was very angry!"Does he have to be a person? Isn't he a shapeshifter? Can't he become something else?!"

Anthony's anger is understandable, and openly saying these things that violate the law in front of James will be of any benefit to the future cooperation between the two?

"Oh!" Zach raised an eyebrow, "I didn't think of that!

When the three reached an agreement, Benjamin's van came under the Barton Telecommunications building.

Benjamin parked his car, bought a few burritos for King at a roadside stall, and entered the Barton Telecommunications building. In the hall, Benjamin recalled the floor where David worked on the Corson clue wall, followed the signs on the wall, found the stairwell, hummed a song in his mouth, and ran briskly to the fourth floor......

At this moment, a man in an old coat and carrying a handbag walked out of the train station in Barton, and he muttered, "Baker Street, public telephone booth on the corner of East Street." ”

Well, that's who I am.

I looked at the pedestrians in confusion, found the street sign, and breathed a sigh of relief, Baker Street was in front of me. I ran two quick steps, found the phone booth, picked up the receiver, dialed the number randomly, and got through.

I was so happy: "I'm here! Thank you for the message! I don't know how to thank ......."

"Shut up, now listen to me, go find a man named Fury Cologne, and replace him!"

"Who's going to replace him, how is it going to be him?"

There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, "Who are you, you're not an alien." ”

"Well, no, I'm not a shapeshifter. ”

Kara, the phone hung up. Leave me messy in the wind.

I once asked Zach what the meaning of the so-called 'vampires can't enter without permission', at least I've seen vampires enter someone's home without the permission of their master, which is what James calls 'trespassing'.

Zach smiled at me, "You know, five hundred years ago, the current Federation was just a colony of the former English Empire. ”

I nodded.

Zach continued: "So, in the federation at that time, there were two different laws imposed on colonists and natives of different ancestry. This weakness arose when the indigenous people targeted the colonizers and did not allow them to encroach on their legitimate land. ”

I nodded incomprehensibly, "Oh, that's right." So even if Anthony really denied your legal identity, you wouldn't suddenly die?"

"It's a pity. Zach shook his head: "I'll be reduced to ashes." Because Anthony is one-quarter Aboriginal. ”

I silently added this after 'how to kill a vampire'.