22 'Friendship', investigation
Get along, how easy Zach said, is it true......
As the van passed by Old Mel's grocery store, the two men, who didn't want to talk to each other at all and remained hostile, reacted a little.
"It's been a long time since I've been back to the Southern End. Jason seemed to be muttering to himself, his tone a little nostalgic, "I don't know how Mel is doing, I hope he's okay." β
"Do you know May......" Zack's question was not fully expressed.
"You don't have to worry about it!" Wes said in a disgusted tone, "Whoever cares about himself is not qualified to ......"
"Shut up!" Knowing that there was a 'foreigner' like Zack who couldn't fight, Jason's attitude became tougher and tougher, "You're the guy who doesn't qualify! Things got a little difficult, so I seized the opportunity to escape from Patton! Is there something going on in the army that makes you want to escape, so get back ...... again"
"Shut up!" Wes fought back, "I'm running away?!How long has it been since you've been back to the South?Who is running away when you get the chance?!Hmph!I think you're doing well in the North, join the fight club, hehe." Sneered.
Zack's eyes were shining, ignoring the terrible confrontation between the two, and what Zack noticed was that the past 'friendship' between these two guys was really deep!
"I remembered. Zach couldn't have been better timed and spoke before the two were about to jostle in the car again, "I don't know how you two met. β
Both guys' bodies stiffened, and Zach smiled and waved his hand, "Oh, I know you guys ran into it in the middle of the club's case. "Zach didn't go any further, Wes wanted him to finish infiltrating the club and keep it private, and Zach certainly wasn't going to embarrass him. "I was in room 105 and there was so much to deal with, and as you can see, with James here, I really didn't have the energy to focus on anything else. But since Jason introduced you to the club, it's clear that you've been familiar with it before. Were you friends before?"
"No!" the affirmative answer came from Wes, then silence, and then, Jason spoke, "We used to grow up in orphanages on the Southside. β
"Oh. Zach raised an eyebrow, he should have known that when he investigated White's case, he knew a little about Jason's background, but at that time, he judged Jason as a person. A niche group of young people living alone in the North End.
Due to the attributes of the niche group, it is more 'conspicuous', and the description of Wes's actions brought back by King later conforms to this attribute, and the connection between the two has this attribute is enough to explain the situation at that time, Zach did not think deeply.
Now it sounds like there's more to that connection.
"So. Zach smiled and turned his head to look at the two people sitting in front of them. "You don't like each other because of some 'juvenile conflict'? β
No one answered.
Wes, who was sitting in the co-pilot, tensed, "Zach." I wanted to ask something. β
"Just ask. Zach replied lightly, "How did you find 105 in that club case?" The one outside the room, the one who helped you knock James' dagger flying, uh, tail. What is it. James arrived after me, and it was me who clearly exposed the club trust audit that was taking place in 105. β
Zack's face turned embarrassed, and he realized that he couldn't seem to be acting as the unpierced layer of paper between the two, because Wes was clearly suspicious at this pointβZach knew. Knowing that he was in the cupboard.
Zach chuckled dryly, "That's Kim, you're probably more familiar with his Great Dane form, eh." Zach tactfully expressed the truth, "He didn't track James, so he ......"
"He stalked me. Wes was completely calm.
"En......"
"So even if my actions don't appear in any reports, no one knows, but you know. Wes continued with a calm confirmation.
"Yes......" Does Zach deny it? Seriously, a vampire with a life course of four centuries, after seeing countless and various lives, doesn't think that Weiss's little attribute, going to a nightclub with a special nature, is a serious thing!
Wes let out a sigh of relief and asked a question that Zach hadn't expected, "Does James know?" β
Zach pursed his lips, how did he answer this? James knew, but 'didn't know'. This shouldn't be answered by Zach the 'nasty' Zack in James, it should be up to the friends themselves.
"Me. Zach tugged at the corners of his mouth, "I don't know...... "I don't know," he added, "He knows." β
Wes stopped talking, looking sideways out the window.
Good time, Ixton has arrived.
Under Weiss's guidance, Zach turned off Route 27 and headed straight east, heading toward the coastline. In Weiss's description, the fire broke out in an abandoned property somewhere on the border.
"Last time. Wes frowned, "You said it was a battle between demons and hunters. "In retrospect, the battle between Crowley and the Alien Hunter triggered by 'Colt' finally led to the event that Crowley and the Hunter reached a hostage exchange agreement. At the same time, there was also a fire at the nursing home, and the Southern District police force was dispersed, and when Zach came to Ixton, he chatted with Wes, who was guarding the scene outside.
The trio got off at the eastern border of Ixton, Wes continued, "The last incident was characterized as a group brawl. Although our police department didn't really do anything really useful, we still cleaned up the place, and drove the wandering homeless people out of the central and western parts of the country, where ordinary citizens lived. β
"And then these guys gathered on the eastern side of the border. Zach nodded, I remember to mention to everyone, Ixton is half-developed, and the original neglected streets and half-finished housing make it look very dilapidated, and the direction Zach is looking at at is almost like a refugee camp.
Half-built walls, half-covered roofs, half-painted paint, garbage piled up next to the walls, rusty buckets...... This is the hardware, software, the person wearing the black and black clothes that can't be seen in his true colors, unkempt looking at the three people who suddenly arrived.
Zach was momentarily distracted, and Crowley's container, if not taken away by Crowley. It is estimated that they are mixed in with this group of people at this time.
"Do you see the outermost foundation? Weiss pointed ahead, "That's where the fire started." β
Zach looked at the homeless men and walked in that direction over and over again, and the scene was a bit eerie, similar to the scene of an orangutan walking into a group of monkeys.
"Want to make some extra money?" Zach suddenly raised an eyebrow and beckoned to a few guys crouching in the corner. The other hand had already pulled out several bills.
Wes pouted, "You'll need something else to make sure they're telling the truth." β
"Of course. In a second, the banknote in Zack's hand was snatched up, and a few happy guys surrounded Hungry Zack in a guard-like manner, walking with Zack.
When he got to the position, Zach didn't waste any time, and his eyes instantly turned red, "You guys got the money." So be honest. Honest work, honest income, life is still a little hopeful, right? The vampire glanced around at the homeless man who was following him and said this. Our vampires just talk a lot, bear with it.
After a brief pause, a few homeless men nodded.
"There was a fire here. Zach began to ask, his eyes blanking the thick inky black that covered the foundation. Spreading radially, the steel bars and broken arms erected at the corners of the foundation. Obvious burn marks. "Did you all see that?"
Two of them shook their heads, "I'm looking for something to eat." β
"Behold, the honest are rewarded. Zach took two more bills, handed them out, and waved his hand at the two men, "You can go." Go buy something to eat. β
Wes pursed his lips, and when the Southern District police came to investigate, they did not admit that they were not witnesses, and they all used the exaggeration and drama unique to homeless people to interpret the scene of the fire at that time. This is how the homeless can be used as a source. But it cannot be the reason for the evidence.
"I need a detailed description of the whole process. Zach spoke again, "Who saw the whole process?"
The three of them raised their hands, and Zach repeated the words of the 'honest man' before, "Tell me about it." β
"That newcomer!" began, "It's not been long, but you can always find food!" someone started to say first, but the opening was incomprehensible, it didn't matter, Zach had patience.
"Yes! It's hot, new food! I never know where he got it! Sometimes he gives us a portion! Sometimes, hmph, if we touch her food, he'll beat us!"
"He?" Zach asked.
"Well, it could be a woman. A homeless man looked at his companion with a strange look, asking for permission, "We don't know that he is too beautiful for a man." β
"Pretty?"
"He was very clean when he first arrived, we could see his face, well, it was beautiful indeed. β
Zach decided not to waste any more time on this issue, "Does he have anything to do with the fire?"
"He was the one who suddenly caught fire!" the homeless man's tone was raised, and the dramatic habit seemed to be unchangeable, "what a bad luck for the other two fellows that day! I thought he was in a good mood and was willing to share some food and come out with him, right here!"
The homeless man pushed Zack away and pointed to the center that covered the thick black burn marks on the foundation, "The three of them were sitting and eating! Suddenly, suddenly ......"
"It's on fire. Wes finished making up, "It's about the same as what we got in our confession." He pursed his lips and glanced at the homeless men, whose eyes were drawn to the vampire's red eyes, "There's something missing." β
Zach nodded and looked at the homeless man, "So there should be three bodies here, right, so why were there only two when the police came to investigate?"
The homeless men looked at each other with strange expressions, and one of the guys who had not raised his hand before spoke, "They shouted and shouted that three people were burned to death, and I only saw a fire, and it burned so fast! Originally, this house had two walls, but it became like this at once! When I tried to put out the fire, it was all burned down!"
"Honest and courageous. Zach nodded, and the bill was handed out. Oh, Zach doesn't feel distressed, Herman's blank check, fill it out as you like!
The other party was encouraged and continued, "After the fire was extinguished, I wanted to come and check it, and I saw the burned black corpses entangled, and I saw that there were only two people, and I told them, they didn't believe it, and they all came to see ......."
Wess spoke again, and looked at the guy who was talking, it was a middle-aged man, "The degree of burn is very serious, and the two bodies found are completely entangled, and after taking them back to forensic dismemberment, they found that they were two bodies." β
It should be noted that the Southern District Police report did not reach Zach at all, it was taken by Cowson, remember, so the details can only be added by Weiss.
Zach took Weis's meaning, "Have you ever seen a corpse burned like this?"
"Yes. The middle-aged man nodded, "In the past, when the enemy ambushed our team, we used oil and gas bombs, and this is how it looks after burning sharply, and the instinctive struggle of people is ......."
Observing that the man's expression began to show pain, Zach stopped, with a relaxed smile on his face, "So you're a soldier who has been on the battlefield?"
"Well, ......"
"Thank you. Zach pulled out another amount of money, "Go ahead." β
"And then, yes, and then there's nothing more to say. The middle-aged man frowned, "Someone called the police, the police came, and I kept watch to prevent them from moving, so the scene was well preserved." The police came and asked some questions, cleaned up the scene, and left, never asking again. β
Wes glanced at the middle-aged man again, and said with a not very good look, "The report says that there are homeless people wandering near the scene, and it cannot be ruled out that the scene has been destroyed." β
"I'm ......" the middle-aged man became excited.
Zach waved his hand and stopped, still smiling on his face, "You did a great job, thanks." Can you determine the identity of the two corpses? When the fire started, there were three people, but there were only two corpses, can you tell which two people belonged to? β
"Yes!" the middle-aged man nodded in confirmation, "That newcomer, although he looks like a beautiful man, is very thin, and his skeleton is just a thin one." The other two, everyone has known each other for a long time, they are both medium-sized guys, and they can be distinguished at a glance!
Wes nodded, "The results of the forensic are the same, although most of the identities of the homeless are invalid, and it is impossible to know exactly who it is." However, the results of the analysis showed that the bodies were the bodies of two men of medium stature, also of middle age. β
Zach suddenly raised an eyebrow, "After the autopsy, was the body sent to the mill?"
Wes was stunned, "It should be, that's how it works." He understood that Zach wanted to see the body, but even if the process was like this, it didn't mean that the body that was sent to the mill could be seen by Zach.
The reality is a bit cruel, the body is a homeless person, there will be no relatives and friends to claim it, and the investigation of the Southern District Police has no intention of continuing. Madison, the owner of the mill, if he had the slightest economic acumen, would have disposed of it quickly, so as not to divert resources.
Zach smiled and nodded, clapping his hands at the wanderers, "Thanks for the news, you can go back." The redness in his eyes faded. (To be continued......)