When Ryan and Alice came back from Anderson's mill, there was an old car parked in the front yard of Anderson's house. This was Wells' car. Ryan patted Alice, who was still nervous and walked into the office.
Alice was embarrassed to refuse James' request, but the decision was still in the hands of the vampire. He only allowed Alice to 'see' Chris stored in the mill under his custody. It is impossible to put Alice in James' hands.
But James was disappointed. Alice didn't see anything useful, but she restored the scene of the suicide. When James saw Alice throwing herself in Ryan's arms and describing the whole process of a stranger's suicide with trembling, his mind was shocked again. It was guilt. Ryan taught him another lesson.
Wells in the office had been impatient. Louise gave him the last cup of coffee. She was relieved to see the two return.
Wells still didn't waste time and directly handed over the court's search warrant. Ryan glanced at it, and Anthony obviously said hello. The land planning and administration bureau only has the right to inspect it and can't take it out and copy it. It can be regarded as inheriting the obligation that used to be public data and protecting the due rights of private property.
But this also means that the hapless civil servant will be spent here.
Ryan smiled and put down the search warrant, indicating that Wells could start, but he didn't do it too ruthlessly: "you can tell me the scope you want to find, and I can help you reduce some workload."
With a sullen face, Wells moved a stack of materials and put them on the workbench. He said coldly, "all the buried in the past ten years."
Ryan nodded and counted out several copies of the information box. Because he had a very bad start, Ryan didn't expect this civil servant to give himself a good face, but he still didn't want this guy to stay here for a long time: "you can be more specific, parks, ethnic groups, etc."
Ryan had made it clear. In the reconstruction of the tomb area, there was no need to pay attention to the completely decayed corpses. It was just that Porto had planned a piece of land to build a memorial hall and transfer tombstones. Those who had been buried recently would have more trouble, such as transferring the cemetery, changing the burial method, or directly giving compensation, which was what Porto needed to do.
Due to the special environment of Porto West, the two poles will be treated differently when dealing with all this. Those at the top of Porto were obviously more valued, and the things recorded in the funeral records will be used as a reference when Porto city gives compensation.
Wells glanced at Ryan and said a number. Ryan understood that it was the money spent on the funeral specification, which was a very realistic dividing point. Up, it was the people Anthony didn't want to offend, down, it was the servants of these people. The data box was divided out again.
As Wells' work began, the atmosphere in the office eased a little. Ryan classified the information according to the requirements of Wells. The people closest to Wells were those who had been rich recently.
Wells' brand-new work notebook was filled and turned page by page, and he often took out his camera to take photos for backup.
"Why are you the only one doing this?" After the atmosphere eased, Ryan began to try to adjust his boring work.
Wells gave Ryan a blank look. "We're busy."
"Oh." Ryan nodded, "most people should be on Ford's side." Ryan made a reasonable guess. After all, Ford was the largest funeral home in Porto, and the tomb area near Paisiying was just one of them.
Wells hesitated for a moment. "Well, it's a mess."
Ryan thought of what he had seen in Ford's tomb area. I'm afraid Ford's headquarters would be more chaotic. Ryan smiled clearly. It seemed that he should take this opportunity to mend the relationship with the civil servant: "Porto is still young, and many things are moving forward. The problems exposed by Ford are also our learning experience, so..."
"No need to explain." Wells glanced at Ryan and said, "I know you just don't want any trouble in the future. I was too impatient to wait for your call."
He is a reasonable civil servant. Ryan smiled with satisfaction. With a search warrant, if someone comes to Anderson in the future, Ryan can use the Porto court as a shield.
After understanding this, Ryan began to use gossip to open Wells' mind: "what's the matter with Ford? Anderson also received the stone donated by them last month. Now it's always a bit complicated to see them like this."
In Wells' mind, Ryan had completely become a successful villain hiding behind. The Anderson family was really on fire because it owned the only remaining cemetery in Porto. It was estimated that there were few rich people in the West who agree to cremation. In the end, they will transfer the cemetery to Anderson. Ryan's income is more, and the city government still pays for it!
Since Ryan's psychology had been found out, Wells can get on well with the Anderson owner, which is also helpful to his work, it is better to follow his mind: "it's very bad. Many people are demonstrating to sue Ford funeral home."
Ryan didn't expect it to be so serious: "it should not be filed. After all, the tomb area has nothing to do with Ford."
"Of course not. The public and private sectors have been separated. If someone wants to sue, he should sue the municipal government." Wells rolled his eyes and his face darkened. It was obvious that Porto Land Planning Bureau was one of the organs for citizens to vent their anger.
This became more serious. Ryan raised his eyebrows: "as far as I know, the only thing that has started construction now is Ford's tomb in Paisiying. The compensation measures have also been announced. It should not be too difficult to deal with it."
"Yes." Wells snorted coldly, "it's not too difficult for the municipal government to deal with it. But what about those people's complaints! Those things will enter our archives for permanent preservation!"
Wells seemed to be turned on and began to complain about Ford. He was not only complained but also beaten by excited citizens in the cemetery.
Ryan listened quietly. There was something else in his eyes. Ryan felt lucky. In the trunk analyzed by James, there is a loser who used to work there in his office. The Gusts rely on the sixth sense of witchcraft, James relies on the analysis of detectives, and the vampire relies on the pupil of enchantment.
"Wells." Ryan attracted the attention of the civil servant with his name. When he looked up from the document, he was firmly attracted by the two red eyes, and there was no room for anything else in his mind: "you worked in Paisiying's tomb area. Have you heard of a man named Chris?"
"Chris? The guy who just got engaged and killed himself?"
"You should not have any intersection. How do you know him?"
If Wells answers the news in the newspaper, Ryan doesn't need to continue asking, but --
"I knew it when I chatted. I heard that he was a virgin in his thirties and was eager to find a girlfriend."
"So, do many people know that he wants to find a girlfriend?" Obviously, this' wish' reached the recruiters of Papa Midnite.
"Yes, it's all spread over the cemetery."
"What about you? Wells, do you have any wishes spread by others?"
"Is that all right?" Wells stared at the red light in front of him and said, "my colleagues and I want to change for a more promising job!"
"Well, good luck." Ryan still looked at Wells: "now, tell me the names of all the people you know who know Chris' wishes."
"..."
Ryan took out his pen and paper and began to write down these names.
The dead man's contract is constructed strictly according to the man's 'seeking' and 'giving'. Papa Midnite meets the man's desire for seeking, and then the man completes the work given by Papa Midnite. One person is collecting these 'seekings' and sending them to Papa Midnite.
Although the vampire differs from the Gusts and James in his approach, his target is also the recruiter of Papa-Midnite.