29 Truth
"If there's any consolation—" Zach began, "it's just the first step for teenagers, and it's only going to last a few years." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info”
Falken glanced at Zack, "Fiona asked you to come." "It's kind of a dead volcano, and you can see the cool, stiff gray crust, and you know that there's still tumbling magma down there, and it's not going to be vigorous or erupting, you know it's hot and rolling.
Zach took out the previous envelope, "Tail." He replied, and then he just held it in his hand and didn't take it back into his pocket.
The corners of Falken's eyes twitched, and he stopped working at the desk and walked straight to the wine cabinet, "I think you've guessed what happened." ”
Zach noticed that Falken didn't have a cup for him, "The police knew Heather had gone looking for your kids and summoned them, didn't they?"
Falken himself walked back with a wine glass and sat down directly on the couch, without any intention of letting Zach sit down.
After a moment of silence, Zach turned his gaze away from Falken, "When I agreed to come over today to get the final payment, it was because I thought our commission was over. "Listen to Zach," I made sure there would be no progress on Heather's case last night, cutting off the North Police Department's leads. Zach shook the envelope in his hand, "But now it looks like my commission isn't over yet." Should I pay you back the final payment?"
Can you keep up, James said that the West End Police Department had a premonition of the involvement of this case, and voluntarily shelved the case, and the only clue was the receipt found in the company safe found in the North Side. Despite Cowson's deliberate delay, James confirmed that Heather's hidden 'identity' could be determined by just getting the other party to speak. So the motive for this murder, the suspect, appeared—a clue to the truth.
And Zach just cut off this clue.
It should have ended like this, but now it seems that it didn't. It doesn't seem that the West End Police Department has put the case on hold, as James said, on the contrary, it seems that the West End Police Department has found a more targeted clue than the 'new Cozier women's outflow'.
"You take it. Falken didn't look at Zach, staring at his own cup, "Your commission is over." ”
"That's it. Zach raised an eyebrow, "So I don't have to care about what just happened......"
"What do you care about?!" Falken glared at Zach suddenly, "What did you do with this ** commission?!! ah?!! do you still need to say such ** things in front of me?!Take your ** money! Get out!"
"Well, thanks. Zach gave Falken a chance to talk, but since the other party wanted to get rid of all the whitewash involved, what else could Zack say. The envelope was put back in his pocket, and he finally nodded, walked to the door and pushed the door out, considering that Falken probably didn't want to be disturbed, and closed the door with his backhand.
By now, there will probably be a question - what is the significance of Zach's presence here. Does Fiona like this kind of thing as a family ugly publicity?
It's impossible. The first time Charlotte saw Zach's questioning here, it was already a clue.
At the end of the hallway, Zach was about to enter the antechamber of Falken Manor, when a hundred-dollar bill blocked Zach's path.
Zach looked left and right, and the servant didn't know where he went, only Charlotte in front of him pinched the bill and stared at him.
"Am I going to take this thing? Zach pouted.
The corners of Charlotte's eyes twitched, the money in her hand was crumpled, she found a pocket on Zach casually, stuffed it in, and stared up at Zack, "Now! tell me the truth!" was actually a commanding tone.
These West Side kids are all gone.
Zach frowned and took out the bill, "Is this some kind of bad joke from Kiddy?"
"Do I look like I'm joking!" Charlotte stared at Zach, "Tell me the truth!"
It's best not to become a habit of these kids with this hundred-dollar terrier, Zack pursed his lips, thinking that it was better to completely strangle this sprout now.
glanced at Charlotte, flattened the hundred-dollar bill without speaking, deliberately shook it in front of Charlotte, and then took out the previous envelope, the same, deliberately checked it in front of Charlotte. In contrast, the envelope was a heavy mountain compared to the thin hundred, "Tell me, Miss Charlotte Falken, should I tell you the truth?"
Uh, isn't that a bit cruel? Just a kid who simply believes in the dream of a hundred dollars......
Charlotte's eyes began to open and her mouth slowly opened, as if she was stunned as she watched Zach constantly stir and shake in front of her. Immediately afterward, more determined, and angry, "Who gave it to you!!!Is it my father?!What did you do for him?!! did you kill Heather?!!
Reality doesn't need to be processed, and it has a natural dramatic irony.
Zach had just come out of the office where his father had accused him of doing nothing, and now he was being questioned by his daughter about doing everything, and the mother, who had really done everything, hehe, didn't appear in this conversation at all.
Isn't that why Fiona asked Zach to be here, and Zach interprets his meaning perfectly - as a couple's 'co-principal', the man is obviously completely disappointed in Grande, and Zack's solution is to make the woman more satisfied.
Even now that she was mentally prepared for murder, Zach still didn't think that the truth was something that this girl could bear.
Zach raised his eyes slightly—a line of red curled across the ceiling outlining a butterfly, fluttering its wings slightly.
"How's it going?" Zach said to the butterflies on the ceiling.
"What did you say?!" Charlotte was angry that Zach would actually look away, and forcefully raised her hand to try to grab Zack's collar.
Zach couldn't possibly let Charlotte touch him, and took a step back slightly, "Charlotte." Simply use his name to remind the other party to pay attention to his identity and upbringing, "I have already said goodbye to the owner of this family." Raising eyebrows and deliberately digressing, "You and Lola have never done the basic etiquette that they have observed, so. "Already turned sideways, meaning to leave," I have a chance to see you again, Miss Falken. ”
"Wait!" Charlotte was still stubbornly ready to stop Zach.
Zach doesn't have much to keep, there's no servant around, remember. Eyes red turned back, "Think about it before you touch me, Charlotte." ”
The hand that was about to touch Zack's clothes stopped in the air and stiffened back.
Remember Grande's elevator accident? Charlotte really thinks she can hold off the person who resists the fall?
The crimson faded, and Zach shook his head. Fiona's purpose of letting Zach appear here has been accomplished, and Zach has been infinitely cooperative as he did on the phone before, heh, it's time to find something for himself from this mess.
Zach went downstairs, not very fast, "Charlotte, I know Lola and they're going to Yuri's party tomorrow, so I guess." Glancing back at Charlotte, "It's just you, you, Kiddy, these people are going to help out at Parker Elementary." ”
Charlotte didn't speak, but looked at Zach gloomily.
Zach also felt the need to say more obviously, "You know where to look for me. ”
Charlotte was stunned for a moment, then immediately pursed her lips and turned to leave.
Zack, who left the manor, waited in the car for a while, until the slowly floating butterfly fell on the passenger seat, and the simple lines were redrawn to become a simple Eve, attached to the seat like a stick figure.
Zach started the car and said, "Start at the beginning." "I made the opening.
"I'm not your subordinate. The stick figure spoke.
"And do you want to help your little friend?" Zach shrugged.
"Oh, are you helping Charlotte show off her ill-gotten income? Eyes. ”
"Heh, do you think I should tell her the truth?" Zach asked with a laugh.
"Speaking of the truth, what is the truth?" the stick figure turned to Zach's side, uh...... "It's better not that Toledo has degenerated to the point of killing people for money. ”
Taunts are a must, and perhaps everyone hasn't forgotten that Eve broke Zack's heart, so, "For money, hehe." How's the progress of Remer's takeover of Smith?"
The stick figure line lifted up at one end and pierced into the back of Zach's hand.
Zach pouted unresponsively and glanced at his side, "It hurts." Really, your naivety has opened my eyes too?"
The pale red lines inserted on the back of Zack's hand are thick, and the stick figures are also full, "You drove too fast, have you forgotten that my doppelganger has a distance limit." Tsk, I'm just borrowing you some blood, what's it called. ”
Zach glanced at the car watch, which was still in the manor area and didn't even have a speed of 20, pouted, and looked at Eve, who was at least a little three-dimensional on his side, "You're getting weaker, Eve." ”
"What can I say, school is exhausting. Eve replied with a joke, and her newly acquired face gave Zach a disdainful look, "And your blood, as before, you haven't improved at all." ”
"What can I say, sheep blood is not easy to digest. Zach also replied with a joke, "Don't interrupt, tell me what I asked." Otherwise, I might digress completely and ask something you probably don't want to answer. ”
"Oh, I want to hear it, what do I don't want to answer?" asked Eve herself.
Okay then, "For example, in the nursing home now, those veterans say it's a drug, and Sissi says it's you gave it to keep her focused, 'smoke'?" Zach saw Eve's frown and added, "I smoked one, if you're curious." ”
Eve's whole face turned to Zack, as if she was seriously looking at Zack's whole body, "You smoked one?!uh, how do you feel? And where did you get it? Lydia assured me! That thing won't come out!"
Uh, hell, that's really off topic.
Zach frowned, "Which question am I going to answer?"
"Uh, forget it. Eve was already fully in the passenger seat, and the blood line inserted in the back of Zack's hand was also withdrawn, "Hmph, you don't look like anything has changed, there's no need to discuss this with you." ”
Back to business, yes, "What do you want to know? What happened to us at the police station?"
"Well, start from scratch. Zach didn't want to ask anything more, it sounded like the 'smoke' thing was something that Eve had to deal with herself, "First of all, why is Tindy with you." ”
Zach had already heard from Charlotte's words that the police were looking for them because Heather was looking for them, and it should have nothing to do with Kindy.
"What, are you really upset that Tindy gave Charlotte the idea of 'a hundred dollars for the truth'? Hmph, naïve. ”
"Answer my question, Eve. Zach shook his head helplessly.
"He followed it himself, relying on his own experience in dealing with the police. Eve pursed her lips, "On the way to the police station, he kept 'comforting' Charlotte, saying that the police wouldn't do anything to us, because of the privilege of the West End, no matter who died, just answer that I don't know." ”
"Is this comfort?" Zach raised an eyebrow, "You guys seem pretty sure someone is dead?"
"I'm sure, because I've heard the police who picked us up say that they don't know, but Fendi is sure with 'experience' that someone must have died, otherwise they wouldn't have come to disturb us. ”
"I know that. Then, I don't think that the guy who is just accompanying him will be questioned by the police, he shouldn't know some things after that, but, just now, I don't think Charlotte has the intention of avoiding him when she says something. ”
"There was no need to avoid it, when Mr. Falken went to the police station and broke into the interrogation room where Charlotte was being interrogated, everyone could hear Charlotte's voice. Eve glanced at Zack, "Charlotte was arguing with the police, 'Why do you keep asking my father if he knows this woman?!'" Eve didn't know what kind of mentality she had, and imitated Charlotte's tone, very bad, and the **** teacher who was named in class 'Is there something wrong' at the same level, Eve continued, "Then, you can imagine that after Charlotte saw her father appear, she snatched the documents in the hands of the police, and directly unfolded it to Mr. Falken, and said' He's right here, why don't you just ask him!' ”
Zach raised an eyebrow, "And then?"
Mr. Falken told the police that there was a price to be paid for summoning his children without going through a guardian, and then he grabbed Charlotte and continued to break into other interrogation rooms to find Sherlock. ”
"What about you. ”
"According to the experience imparted by Fendi, the whole process 'does not know'. Eve snorted, "But I doubt there's any point, because Sherlock was crying in another interrogation room, and the police showed him the scene of Heather's death." The first thing I said after seeing Mr. Falken was 'that pretty aunt who said she knew you was dead'. So, it's just a simple connection, and everybody knows what's going on. ”
Zack didn't have the heart to lament such a 'disaster', but frowned - Falken said that the commission was over, and there was no more Zack's business, did this seem to be all right? It was already a miracle that Falken was not directly detained in the police station.
"The details you didn't ask, Mr. Falken was found by the Charlotte driver. Eve said to herself, "What makes me wonder why I would go to Mr. Falken, Mrs. Falken (Fiona), who has nothing to do at home and is obviously more suitable to go to the police station to deal with the situation." ”
Zach glanced at Eve, who seemed to be seriously curious, and his brows relaxed, "What are you doing?"
"Listening to Mrs. Falken's memories of Patton's father as the first mayor, it sounds like a very boring old man, history homework project, haven't forgotten, Mrs. Falken is very dedicated, she really cares about her children's studies, and keeps telling me to help Charlotte more......" Eve shook her head, "Uh, then you want to tell me what the hell is going on?"
"It's almost the limit distance of your doppelganger, next time you have a chance, hehe, maybe it's tomorrow ......" (To be continued.) )