When Zach arrives at Cyrus's house...... Or should I say Benjamin's home, Mokawi's home, a former Barton border, a broken farmer's house, and it's hard to define whose home it is.

Zack wasn't ready to go in anyway, and before he reached the door, Zach could hear Benjamin inside talking to an unfamiliar voice about the commission. Knocking on the door, I could vaguely see through the crack in the curtain that it was Benjamin and an alien of unknown race—probably Newton's client again.

The door was opened by No. 2, respectfully, "Grandfather!

"Don't call me grandfather. Zach was speechless.

"Nazak!" instantly became much more intimate.

But it didn't make Zach feel much better, "Call me Mr. Grande." ”

"Oh. "Disappointing Two," Mr. Grande. "Get out of the way, I'm asking Zach to come in.

"Nope. Benjamin had already seen Zach at the door, and when he heard Zach say no, he continued to talk to the customer with satisfaction...... It's a heart-wrenching detail. Zach handed Two a large envelope containing a report of the James and Dale incident, "Cyrus came back and asked him to hand it to Naynard." ”

Anyway, Zach is here, so it's better to bring it yourself.

Number Two was probably just curious about what was inside the envelope and wanted to open it in front of Zack.

Ay. And we also wonder why Zach doesn't want this 'grandson' so much. Looking at this number two, he didn't realize that Zach pulled out the report with a look on his face, "Oh, it's about James!" ......and began to read with excitement on his face, which was not what he should have read at all.

Since Zach is not ready to recognize this 'grandson', he is not ready to educate him. Looking over to Two, he gestured to Benjamin, "When you're done, I have something to talk to you about." ”

Benjamin just waved his hand.

"I'll be waiting for you outside. After Zach finished speaking, he left the front door, glanced at the land that should still belong to Cyrus, and walked in a random direction.

Cyrus should have really given up farming, Zach casually checked a few of the land he passed, the melting snow seemed to be a water source poured into the sand, not a trace of it was preserved by the land, Zach could predict that when spring came, there would be no life on this land.

Slightly out of the box, but reasonable enough, Zach remembered a passage from "Cain the Punishment of God" about the Lord's only mercy to Cain. The story goes like this:

Cain said to the Holy Lord, "I will live on the blood of other creatures, and all things will hate me, and I will not survive." ”

The Lord replied, "Then I will give you a mark, so that all things will know that you are my sinner, and only I can punish you and hurt people, and all things cannot touch you." ”

Cain went on to ask the Holy Lord, "What kind of mark?"

Again, the Lord replied, "Everything around you will no longer belong to this world. ”

End of story.

The reason for the escape is that this passage is used by the saints to tell the aliens—after all, this book is for the aliens, isn't it? In short, this is what the saints used to tell the aliens of this world that we are from another world and that we can live in peace, as long as you and us outsiders keep at peace, otherwise, we will remind you why everything in this world hates us.

Yes, a threat that I don't want to hide.

The plausible reason for this expression of 'not belonging to this world' – the corrupt breath of Cappadocia.

Based on Cain, the true face, abilities, and life of the first vampire in this legend are no longer verifiable, and can only be imagined by such a book. As a result, the vampires had to fit and piece together Cain's abilities from all kinds of known things.

Cappadocia's ability to deprive a space of meaning in the ecosystem becomes the closest thing to the 'mark' given to Cain by the Lord in the story.

Think about it, and if you take it apart, you can think of it as 'no longer belonging to this world'.

Actually, there is another reason why Zach thought of this thing, that is, he was predicted by James (Dale) that he would eventually meet Dale's brother, and this book "Cain of God's Punishment" is in his hands. This is Zach's 'expectation' for Dale's brother to meet - if Zach must meet this human who doesn't care, then care about the book.

"I'm sorry......" Zach's purposeless ramblings were interrupted, stranger, "I have to come and say hi to you." It was an honor to meet Toredo!"

Zach turned his head and looked at the other party's outstretched right hand, and Toredo's good upbringing made Zach also stretch out his right hand, "Me too." ”

It was really just a greeting, and the stranger nodded with satisfaction, and left, heading back to Newton from the Barton range. Belch.

Benjamin also came over, and after seeing his client disappear, he turned to Zach, "It's a goblin, and I'm asking me to entrust some business with his property......"

Zach interrupted with a wave of his hand, "You don't have to test me, I don't want to be involved in your commission, I don't have to tell me this, Benjamin." "Zach is the smartest of the two brothers, and he won't fall for Benjamin's little trick.

Benjamin nodded with satisfaction, "Are you sorry?" ”

"I'm sorry what?"

"You ruined the commission of the Winchester (mummy, dancer) brothers. ”

Tut.

"No, I'm not here to say I'm sorry. Zach didn't bother to look at Benjamin's face, "You didn't pay me for the commission when you kicked me out that night, and we evened out." "Remember, Alice asks Zach for details about going to Benjamin that night, and Zach says that he was blasted out by Benjamin.

"Okay, that's fair. Benjamin didn't force it, his face was a little gloomy, "So, you're here to ask about the 'medicine' that killed me for a few hours? Morkawi and Brill are checking the place of the transaction, you don't have to come to check at any time." ”

Although Zach didn't come here for this matter, since Benjamin didn't consciously mention it, then Zack had to express his opinion, "That Becky's secret club? What are you doing there? Naturally, there are the Smith family and Remercha, and the trade in illegal drugs is their business scope, so you don't need to waste time doing repetitive work." ”

Benjamin frowned, "I still need to be reminded, isn't your 'style' my 'style'?"

Uh, yes. Zach likes to involve all parties when doing things, stacking various positions and issues on top of each other, and relying on the common good to advance progress. But Benjamin no, Benjamin is more focused and doesn't like to be involved in all kinds of relationships. The explanation that Benjamin didn't care about Bobobar's security agency in that mummy's commission was enough to illustrate this.

There's no need to argue for that 'style' here. Zach didn't want to fight, "You can do whatever you want, I just remind you that this thing was discovered by Alice, those teenagers won't just let go, no matter what you want to do, it's better to have results quickly, and don't let our sister get into any dangerous situations." ”

Benjamin pursed his lips, at least not refuting this.

Zach waved his hand, "I'm coming to you because Director Cologne talked to me about you, your ancestors' office." ”

"Cologne?" Benjamin pouted, "He asked you to talk about me?"

Let's understand Benjamin, it's the same as a teacher talking to your parents about you behind your back, it doesn't mean much, that is, diaphragm.

Zach really didn't want to repeat the conversation he had with Cologne, rolled up his sleeves, and handed Benjamin his white flowery arm, "Feel it yourself." ”

Benjamin glanced at Zack, "You want me to bite you?" Well, strange expression, but, for a reason, "Aren't you bleeding more efficiently now?" Benjamin stared at the thimble between Zack's fingers.

Zack's face was a little weird, and he put his sleeve back, "I'm not afraid that you will be embarrassed by Sem." "So intimate~

"Thank you. As he spoke, Benjamin had already grabbed Zach's finger and looked at the red that was starting to overflow, "But just like you don't care about Number Two, I don't care about Sam either." ”

Although when Benjamin threw Sam to Zach, or entrusted it to Zach, he had made it clear. But he shouldn't have said it so bluntly. The consequence was that when Benjamin put down Zach's hand, all the blood crystals were stuck between his teeth.

Zack, who had bled more than expected, began to replenish, and Benjamin didn't say anything to complain, grinding his teeth silently, feeling the message in Zack's blood by the way.

The next time someone spoke, it was Benjamin, confused, "What do you mean by Cologne? If I get a job, he'll feel comfortable?"

Zach shrugged his shoulders.

"And why does he think I'm using the relationship Grande built at Barton? "Benjamin may feel a little wronged and innocent. It's understandable, after all, Benjamin has always been very unambiguous in expressing his and Zach's different styles.

"Does it make sense, you can't prove it. Zach shook his head, "Maybe I'll think I'm planning something now, but, honestly, my first instinct was, please go back to Grande." "Zach said it, and after deciphering the meaning of 'agree' for us (when Zach accused Benjamin on the phone of agreeing to Maitreya to join the Ancestral Office, he used the analogy of Zach agreeing to Benjamin leaving Grande), Zach put 'Benjamin', 'Grande', and 'Hui' in the same sentence for the first time.

"No way. What a crisp answer.

Well, at least Zach tried, "Then you should get a job." ”

"Work?" said Benjamin, staring at Zach, "Are you kidding, what kind of work." ”

"I don't know. Just as Zach expected, Benjamin didn't want to try to solve the problem at all, and everything fell on Zach, "Be a farmer or something, at least like Grande, you have to have a legal income that you can file taxes on the surface." ”

"Oh, it's simple. Benjamin seemed to look around relaxedly, "Anyway, this is Cyrus's ......" The relaxed face disappeared and was automatically silenced.

Cyrus's land, is it useful, nothing will grow here when spring comes!

Zach didn't want to speak, and any advice he gave was either rejected or used as a mockery by Benjamin. Dangling his snack jar, waiting for Benjamin to think for himself.

"I can open a holiday farm or something, just like the Inheritors Cliff and his wife. ”

"At the Barton border. Zach shook his head and hands, "Yes, let's open it, it's best to do a full moon tour package, guests go out 100 meters on this night every month, and have the opportunity to take a photo with the big wolf, perfect." "It's not something that Zach took the initiative to taunt, it's Benjamin's own doing.

Benjamin grimaced, "It's not funny. "It's not funny because Benjamin could easily dismiss this as racism from vampires.

"I didn't laugh. "Zach glanced at Benjamin and showed what it meant to be 'not smiling'.

"I won't go back to Grande. ”

"I know, you've stressed it. Zach looked away, inexplicably irritated, "You know what......" Zach put away his snack can, "I'm just passing the word." Don't think I'm looking for fault with you. It's not me, believe me, I'm also very distressed that Cologne actually came to me to talk to me about this kind of thing. Zach was moving away from Benjamin," and now my words have arrived. ”

Benjamin didn't stop Zack either, watching Zach move away, "I'm telling you, too, it looks like you're looking for fault with me." ”

This conversation can't go in a good direction. Neither of them seems to have a desire to be 'good'.

"Guess what. Zach raised his hand, "I don't care. Either way, Cologne thought I was a subordinate of the Western Reims family, and I existed to help James. He knew that my identity was just a cover, and that I was good and invulnerable on my side. I don't know, and I really care, you can do whatever you want, because we have different styles. ”

Benjamin also- "Yes, I can also say that I don't care. The reason why I started this office is because of the alien race, not to integrate into human society, and I don't care what a human police chief thinks of me. Unless one day he suddenly becomes a 'monster' who can only survive on blood, I don't care if he's an eyesore or not. ”

"Hehehe. "This is a personal attack, undisguised, that, rebound, "The 'monster' that survives on blood is not something you need to worry about, Cologne is the chief of the Southern District Police Department, and it is you who is concerned, so you are still worried about the day when he starts to grow hair." ”

The two of them looked at each other from a long distance, and then turned their heads together, saying goodbye.

Zach got back in the car and decided to go back to Grande to finish the day's hard work.

The undisturbed drive continued to the turning point near the dirt and rock intersection. Zach slowed down and looked at the man with glasses standing at the intersection.

Ay. It was the perfect timing. Irony.

Zach's car stopped next to the man in glasses. The man with glasses noticed the car that had stopped beside him, and with an apologetic expression, he moved out of the way, and then continued to stand on the side of the road.

Zach hesitated, controlled the body and completed half of the turn, then pulled the handbrake, rolled down the window, poked his head out, and looked at the man with glasses on the side of the road, "You can go home." ”

The man with glasses was stunned for a moment, probably before he could react, "Hug, I'm sorry?

"I said you can go home, you see me. Zach tried his best to face the man with glasses, and also sideways the left and right to let the other party see more comprehensively.

Glasses Male ...... After softening once, you can clearly see that his center of gravity disappeared in an instant, causing the skeleton that supported his body to lose its weight-bearing 'duty' at that moment, and the whole body collapsed. But quickly enough, he regained his center of gravity, but still tremblingly pushing his glasses closer to Zach's window, "You...... No, you're Zachary Torredo......"

"I told you, Zachary Grande. Zach looked at each other more than expected...... No, Zach didn't even imagine what this Dale's brother would look like, "What's in your hands." ”

"Uh...... Book, book, "Cain's Divine Punishment". ”

"Give it to me. Zach held out his hand.

The man with glasses did so, "said Jen, James Lance, and said, Dale Walker, however, may be tied to this ......."

"He's dead, thoroughly. Zach took back the book, "You can go home." "Roll up the window.