Vol 9 Chapter 17: Two locks

"If Poche is not in charge of Quinn's affairs, then these things will need someone else to take care of ..." Zac said halfway and looked up at the second floor. There was a call, and Zac was temporarily unsuitable to be disturbed, so Louise picked it up, but now it seems that Louise is ready to let Zac listen.
Zac walked away from the person he was talking to and went to the stairwell while finishing his words. "The meaning of Quinn also needs other people to bear. Why don't you take what you need?"
Riley and Fiona exchanged glances, and Zac had not heard their reply. She had already walked up the stairs and met Louise who had come down.
"It's Oz Kozil." Louise informed the caller.
"I heard it." Zack responded briefly. In fact, in all senses, Zack does not want to be connected with Oz, because ah, say goodbye, such a broken wire, will make some people misunderstand ~
"That ..." Louise looked at Zach up, his face very strange, "If the two 'wives' outside ...'" Louise's title exposed her views on the two, "If you really look for What if we want someone to take home? "
It's really ironic that Louise is worrying about others' problems. Oh, Louise is so good, we do n’t satirize her, we satirize the two outside.
Zac was also very speechless on this topic, lipping his lips, "Old Hank's people, Old Hank's decision. Let them ask Old Hank to ask."
"Oh ~" Louise calmed down.
Entering the office, Zach picked up the phone and first listened to the background sound in the receiver. Oz Kozier was making a call in a very quiet environment. It was a bit conscious, "You shouldn't contact me. Yes Let Rut Lemblas doubt it. "
"I know." Oz sounds calm, "but no matter what, he already knows my restlessness, it doesn't matter."
Zac pursed his lips and said the same thing-Hamilton must have told Rut Lesen Braoz to say goodbye to Grande, even if Hamilton could not know that Zac communicated with Oz by thinking, But Rutter must not ignore the ability of mind readers.
Then, "Where are you?" Zacchai Oz's call had a necessary reason.
"Central." Oz paused. "If it is somewhere else, I don't think I need to tell you the specific city. But this should be a city where you have a lot of affection."
Zach only made a joke as Oz, so he responded with a joke, "With Zagger, you should understand that I have a lot of affection for all parts of the central part. I am just a butterfly, I fly everywhere "" What is said is the various "strange things" that Toledo has done in the central part and in the secret alliance. Jokes and ostentation and self-deprecation. Zac's words were really flawless.
The receiver was quiet for a while, then, "I'm in the Moriarty manor. Zac, your former home."
Zac was also quiet for a while, "Oh." Then, with a sneer, "It's quiet, your side. I think it has become a tourist attraction, is the business poor. Ha ha."
"No. On the contrary, it is very popular with travelers. Especially after the managers here started to tell a story outside of history, about the greatest process in human history-the true origin of the abolition of slavery, many people They all came here to visit. "Oz paused deliberately again." Today is just closed for rest. The managers here allow me to come in very forgiving. "
Zac remembered the inexplicable call. Remember, find Mr. Toledo.
"Oh." Zach intended to say something interesting, but he didn't have anything in his head and could only answer.
Oz's voice continued, "You know why I stopped in the middle."
Of course, Zac did not contribute, "James." Zac adjusted his emotions.
"Um. Dell and James, it's ..." Oz also has a poor word, "special. I can feel the reason why Wes needs help."
"Can't you solve it?" Zach was puzzled. The plan is to use Dell's situation in the middle to intercept Oz to the west, so that he has reason to stay in the middle.
We may see that after Zac's phone call in Weiss, Weiss thought it was a result that could give Oz a chance to get close to General Lance. But do n’t forget that on the first day of Zac ’s return to Barton, Louise told Zac to follow the feedback from the illusions of Dale and James. Zac gave this in his mind when Oz came to say goodbye Information, oh, what a smart guy like Oz, will let go?
Even if Weiss did not come to Zac for help, he would find a reason to stop in the middle and intervene in the rescue operation of the son of the general. After that, we can compare the extreme situation that has happened outside Barton Hospital and give Oz a reason not to return to the west. Of course, we wo n’t expand into this area here, but ... when our perspective only stays in a small city, Patton, we should realize that this is just a sample, and the field of view zooms in ~
In short, instead of worrying about Oz's future actions, let's focus on the reason for Oz's call.
Zac thinks that the other party is just a personal class, and how Dell is "smart" is just a contract professional. If Weiss and the generals still have concerns about James ’s safety, Oz, the reader, will not have any concerns at all. Any human being within the scope of his
reading
is ok for him It's a random book, isn't it? It should be easy to rescue James.
You can feel the discomfort after being questioned over the receiver, but Oz seems to have to admit that this job is more complicated than anyone expected, "It ’s not that I ca n’t save James, it ’s James himself. I don't want to be saved. "
"I ..." Normally, when Zac called, he looked straight ahead, and the person simulating the conversation was across from himself. Therefore, we can often see Zac holding a receiver to show various movements and emotions, which is regarded as Zak's "compensation" behavior for the situation where the communication object is not visible to the phone. At this point, Zac's direct gaze began to drift, unsure of the focus in the office, "I don't understand what you are talking about." It is really not easy for Zac to admit this kind of thing.
"Trust me, I did at the beginning. I don't understand. But now." Oz probably shook his head, and there was a murmur of topic rubbing against his skin. "I understand. James doesn't want to be saved because he is hopeless. Obsession with medicine. "
"Please. Explain." Zac said please.
"First of all, James did n’t want us to hurt Dell. Huh." Oz ’s tone sounded ironic, "Wes told me a professional vocabulary to describe this kind of victim ’s psychology of protecting the perpetrator in turn, you Want to know what this psychology is called. "
Stockholm disease ...
Gee. really? Is James's psychological fragility so far? impossible. We all know why James does n’t want to be saved—
"I don't care." Zac was very direct, and then made the most accurate guess that Zac knew about James and could make, "Does James think Dell is ... a victim?" More specifically, "Victim of an alien?"
"Oh." Oz smiled. "James can't meet you. He doesn't know whether it is his luck or misfortune. You know him too well."
Zac really wanted to receive this compliment, but he couldn't be happy. He retreated helplessly and fixed his line of sight in a straight line direction. "Dell was very concerned about James' mental state on the way to the West. He also discussed with me the reason why James would have such a contradictory behavior pattern for aliens. I just thought that when Dell encountered a situation that he did not understand Zac frowned. He recalled his continuous disappointment with Dell. Oh, under that disappointment, it was Dell— "I should realize that Dell kidnapped James. It ’s not just that James is the 'seed' of Patton politics prepared by the magic feast, because he understands James' psychology. "
There was a relaxed exhalation over the receiver, and then, "I really miss talking to you." Unexpected minor bias, "Even when we are on the phone, communicating with you is so effective, like mutual Mindfulness saves me countless instructions. "
Missed a compliment, Zac did not miss this time, "Thank you." But the mood will not get better, "Have you ever contacted Dell?"
"Contacted." Affirmative answer, "So I can say that your judgment is completely correct. Dell, has completely controlled James. Physically, psychologically. They are now like two locks, buckled together . Even if I saw these two locks very clearly, I ca n’t unlock them.

"You just said first. Then continue." Zac frowned, he wanted to know what happened over there.
"Then James doesn't want us or Dale to hurt any humans."
This is much smoother. Zac thought a little and then speculated on the situation. "Dell is using James's psychology to continue to hijack humanity. By creating more victims to deepen the concept that James thinks he is a victim. "
"Yes." Oz seems to be enjoying the conversation. After all, what he reads from a person's thinking usually doesn't appear in the conversation. Mindless people helpless. But for Zac, this communication was too comfortable, "Dell even used his younger brother, the manager of the Moriarty manor." A little "insignificant" little message, "A spectacled man."
"Cold blood." Zack gave an evaluation. At this moment, Zach realized one thing, he, underestimated the person of Dell. Zac is too self-conscious (or habitual) to watch a human struggle in a world view that he does not understand, and ignore this human nature. true colors? This is the true face of Dell. The killer who pushed Susan down the window and calmly entered Grande trying to get Daisy's whereabouts. Dell didn't act lightly, did he observe, he judged, and he acted.
"It can't be said that he is completely cold-blooded, his brother is still alive." Oz's tone began to calm down. "The phantom you commissioned has tried to rescue James several times along the way, hum, can you imagine what the result is . "
Zac frowned, "I hope you have at least a little bit of thought about how to unravel this situation."
"I have it or not. That's why I called." Oz paused. "Sometimes I'm too accustomed to 'read' people's thinking to learn about people's actions, and forget that sometimes actions can In turn, it affects thinking. And you, as I know, let people act against the thinking and manipulate people. You are the master. "
Wow, the praise in Oz's mouth is really endless.
"Thank you." Zac took the praise directly, "and I guess that's why you talked to me at Moriarty Manor?"
"Yes. I want to use this younger brother who was once released by Dell to unlock the two locks that were locked together. I need your advice."
"Speak." Zac was very simple. It is necessary to save James. the reason? Oh, the political template of Anthony needs someone who has copied it to take over. This template has meaning. James's life and death, er, we can not care about whether Anthony can live under the control of the magic banquet in the next four years. We care because he is a true friend of Zac. When Zac is gone, leave something beautiful to the world.
"A 'goodhearted person' donated a lot of books outside of history to this younger brother of glasses." Oz teased this point, "I just told you that he started telling tourists a story that is not in history, right."
Zac nodded, simply, "I sent it. Woke up on a whim."
"I guess the reason is what Dell said to you at the magic feast--" Mindreaders are sometimes really convenient. If Zack's understanding of Dell is to get along with each other, it is made by doing things together. Say, maybe it ’s just a meeting,
Dale ’s father started telling the story of a wealthy family that did n’t exist in any literature when they were annihilated when the slave movement started.

"Yes." Zac frowned. "He told the story that he didn't believe that there was no proof. His brother was the opposite of him."
"Your sentimental sentiment has led you to send the proof of the existence of 'Torido' to the younger brother who insists on the non-existence of the story. It is the only Torido that is yours, the last to the human lineage that has served you Explain. "
Zac pursed his lips, "change the word." Said sentimental. Zac is conscious, which is one of his few shortcomings. Once, it was Benjamin who helped him get rid of these boring emotions.
"It can't be changed." Oz is also willful. "This is the most fair word I can think of. Others are derogatory, for vampires."
Zac waved his hand at the air, "You continue."
"This younger brother of glasses is very smart. He has locked out" Torido "from the thirteen immortal surnames in those books. He already knows your existence, Zach, so I don't need to tell you."
"No, if I guessed right, he called me." This caused Zack a question, "How did he know Grande?"
"He did not call the police or do any stupid things after his brother left his house. He looked after the private detective and investigated the name" Dell Walker ". I said, this is a smart person."
Zack did n’t know what emotion to use, "'Dell Walker', which is still on Grand's roster of employees." But the words can't be full, after all, the phone call is a hasty call, "I don't think he knows for sure My identity. "
"But he confirmed that there was a Toledo in the life track left by his brother, Dell. He also confirmed that it had something to do with his brother suddenly kidnapping a person to appear in his house-Dell, staying in When he was at home, he revealed that he had read those books and took one. "
"This, you can say that it is sentimental." Zach seized the opportunity sensitively. "Dell's sentimental sentiment towards his family revealed the information he didn't need to expose."
"His only weakness. Zac." Oz reminded Zac, "Now both brothers know that the manor they grew up in belongs to an eternal, but destroyed family. The two brothers insist on the exact opposite Belief. One, here, tells the story of Toledo to all tourists. One, tied to James to flee in this country. I was thinking, with this third lock, to break the two buckles together Lock. What do you think? "
Zac is thinking, thinking, thinking ...
"Do it. Use all available information."
"Roger that."