Chapter 2 Two Telephones

In the backyard of the Grande House, the afternoon heat is irritating, and luckily, there are few humans in the Grande House. Old Hank, the only grumpy old man, has been hiding indoors to watch movies for the past few days, and the videotape he bought for Alice is about to be swept away by Old Hank.

Matthew sat on the edge of the hammock, and Benjamin lay in the hammock and dangled, his hands raised in front of him. Don't think that Benjamin is comparing something beautiful, he is explaining in detail the structure of the cervical vertebrae of various creatures, teaching Matthew how to break the neck of the enemy as quickly as possible.

So Matthew often wanders, occasionally attracted by the pews on the back porch, the teaching that is going on. That's where Danny and Dylan are.

Danny is explaining the various soul races, "Most of the races start with groundbinders, and a small number are created ......"

Zach was in a good mood, and he would go to Benjamin's side for a while, adding a little less violent means of slaughter, and then he would go to Danny's side, revealing his age, and adding a few legends that God knows where they were recorded.

Louise was 'out of attendance' again. Dylan's funeral, hijacked by Smith a week ago, was reported by Barton Daily News, and this time it was much more objective than the attention caused by previous social issues. At least there is no mention of the possibility of price increases brought about by the 'only cemetery', and instead the report uses the term 'desolation' to describe the decline of the traditional funeral industry. The insistence on the House of Grande was praised with unpleasant praise.

In short, someone looked away from the time-saving cremation and found the Grande House, and the surprised Louise was excited and went out again. And he refused to accompany him, "There won't be a demon waiting over there this time, I'll be safe!"

Zach reluctantly agreed, honestly. He couldn't be sure that there was no demon waiting there, whether it was safe or not.

However, Louise is Grande's person, and after the report, the whole city of Barton should know about it, and there should be no stupid guy who dares to move.

Zach was holding a heavy instruction manual in his hand. The title is: After yesterday's 'Wednesday Game Night' is over, it will be his turn to be the Dungeon Master next week. So at lunchtime, Fitz was very responsible for delivering this rule book that left Zach speechless.

After David's 'disappearance', the group of otaku implemented a rotation system, saying that it was to make everyone remember that no one could replace David. With such a reason, Zach, who knows the truth, really can't refuse.

However, it should be James who couldn't take Zack's turn yet, but last night, James was absent from the game night because of the police department's dispatch duì, and he didn't come back until the end. So the task was in Zach's hands.

Zach shook Benjamin's side again. Waving the book in his hand, "You come ......"

Benjamin looked at Zack, "Vampires are very self-healing, so breaking their necks won't kill them, make sure they ...... separated"

Zach floated away consciously, sighed, and returned to the office, tucking the heavy rule book into a drawer. He decided to harass James. Sue sΓΉ him because of his absence. How much trouble you have caused yourself. Don't be mistaken, Zach thought the game was a lot of fun, but he didn't think he could make a copy full of traps and surprises.

It can be thought of as living a life full of alphas, phantoms, necromancy, banshees, witchcraft...... This kind of real-world vampire has a generation gap to a fantasy world full of magic. Imagination is not enough.

"Detective Cousson!" came Cousson's voice from the chaotic background of the earpiece.

Zach raised an eyebrow, the two partners were good enough to answer each other's phones.

"I'm looking for Detective James Lance. Zach said.

"Well, he's not here, the same as I said. The voice in the earpiece was visibly disappointed, and then asked casually. "By the way, who are you?"

"And when was he there?" asked Zach with a smile.

There was a distant grumbling sound from the earpiece, and then there was a clutter, and it was obvious that the phone was answered by a different person, and there was anticipation in his tone, "Detective Lance, are you?"

"Zach. Zach raised an eyebrow again, clearly expecting something, "Whose call are you waiting for?"

Corson shouted through the earpiece, "It's a man! Oh, Lanceland!"

James didn't even react to the microphone, obviously speaking to Curson, "Okay! It's an informant!" and turned to the microphone, "What's the matter." The tone immediately flattened.

Zach thought about it and had already guessed that it seemed that someone and Georgina were going very well, and they had reached the point where they would secretly call during working hours. This is the stage where feelings break through the implicit and enter the stage of direct expression.

"Am I your informant?" Zach asked with a laugh.

The voice in the earpiece carried a hint of impatience, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

"It's so sad. Zach continued to circle unconcernedly, "I thought we were playmates. ”

The other side paused for a moment and sighed helplessly, "If you're okay, I'm okay." Don't waste my time. ”

"What's the matter?" Zach said with a sincere smile, "maybe I can help?"

"I don't need you!" I don't know which nerve touched the detective, James's tone became cold, "You just have to mind your own business!"

Zach pouted, "Take it easy, James, I'm just casually mentioning yΓ¬." Zach smiled helplessly, "Well, it's just a matter of the Dungeon Master." According to the rotation, it should be you next week. Because of your absence, it's my turn. This bothers me. ”

After a long silence, "You called just to say this?" The voice in the earpiece was full of surprise, and James couldn't believe that a vampire would bother him with such a strange reason while he was working.

"Yes. Zach laughed, "Don't you notice the laugh? I'm a vampire, thinking about magic, warlocks, ......."

The phone was hung up.

Zach pursed his lips and blinked at the earpiece that only had a short beep coming out. The vampire's efforts to enhance the relationship fail, and Zach is disappointed to find that he is not as good as Georgina in James's heart. No, if it was Fitz who was calling, James probably wouldn't have been so impatient. Zach was in James's heart, at the bottom.

As soon as I put down the receiver, the phone rang.

Zach picked it up and smiled, "Did you think of laughing?"

"What?" Louise's voice rang out in the background of a noisy street, a phone booth supposed to be used, "it's me." There was a smile in his tone, and a comfortable teasing, "Who are you talking to when I'm not around?"

Zach laughed, "James, I told him a joke and he didn't get it. ”

"So you want to keep talking to him?" Louise's smile grew heavier, "then I won't bother." ”

Zach laughed, "Okay Louise, how's work?" Louise went out in the morning and didn't come back at noon.

"Yes, it's smooth. Louise also took the joke, "But I've met my former friend, and she and I are going to go shopping, you won't mind." ”

Former friends? remember what Louise said to Zack at church when she wasn't working? The vampire-human couple really hasn't really shared their past life experiences. But Zach can at least guess that Louise's friend is a 'single woman'.

"No, it won't. Zach raised an eyebrow, "I just wanted to remind you that you're working at Grande right now." ”

The phone seemed to be snatched away, and an unfamiliar female voice came out, "You're that boyfriend......!

The phone was snatched back again, and Louise said with a smile in her voice, "Of course." I'll be back at dinner time. ”

In the background, an unfamiliar female voice shouted, "Louise, I want to see this guy!"

Zach smiled and shook his head, "I don't mind if you bring your friends back." ”

"I mind!" Obviously, the two people on the other side of the earpiece were playing, and the laughter made the voice intermittent, "Don't talk about it, see you at dinner!"

In the background, an unfamiliar "see ...... at dinner" was only halfway through, and there was a hang-up beep from the earpiece in Zack's hand.

Our vampire stared at the microphone again, pouted, and hung up again. The self-esteem lost from James was actually lost to Louise. Zach shook his head helplessly.

Hanging up the phone, Zach pursed his lips and thought about something that inexplicably appeared in his head. For example, he thought that Louise's friends had all gone into the bellies of the shapeshifters, and it turned out that there were still alive. For example, when Louise first leaves Grande, she fires a shot to save James and then hangs out with the hunters. Another example is how Louise really became a member of Grande little by little.

Zach shook his head, he needed something to distract him from now.

Zach took out the heavy rule book again, left the office, opened it, and began to read it with a sigh.

"For example, non-Lord faith ......," Danny next to him said slowly, and Dylan floated aside, silently listening. The 'student' listened very carefully to the knowledge that was completely unfamiliar.

"I am. Danny pointed to himself, "There's no clear rule, but we've all tacitly acquiesced to some ranks. For example, I, the Phantom Man, is at the top, but a little lower than the Dream Demon, because our form is still bound, and we are still in human form. Danny seemed to think of something, adding, "But that's up to you, at least I don't think there's anything wrong with maintaining a human form." ”

What could Dylan think, quietly waiting for the 'teacher' to continue.

"Below me, well, it should be the filmmaker. Danny seemed to remember something funny, "By the way, have you ever heard of the legend that you would see another self before you died?"

Dylan shook his head.

"That's the Shadow Man. Danny laughs and explains, "They are too weak to be possessed, and they need the permission of the other party to possess, but no one wants to be possessed, so they choose to ...... when their consciousness is most vulnerable before they die" (to be continued......