Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Ye Qing carried a computer with him that could connect to the Public Security Bureau’s database.
Based on the female vampire’s appearance, clothing, and other characteristics, they discovered her identity.
Her name was Wan Fang, and she rented a house in this community. She had a history of fraud and drug abuse. Just yesterday, her boyfriend was found running out of the community with a knife who then committed suicide by jumping into the moat next to the community. Police found knife marks on Wan Fang’s body and went to search for her body in her rented house, but they only saw blood, but did not find the body. Wan Fang had mysteriously disappeared, and unexpectedly, she reappeared in this strange form in the underground parking lot at night.
“It’s very likely that Wan Fang and her boyfriend had an argument and she was hacked to death by him— she was stabbed in the heart and her throat was slit. Then, she was possessed by the dormant vampire body, becoming a vampire, hiding in the community, all the time waiting for an opportunity to suck blood,” Li Yuebai said.
The little girl was just an ordinary resident in the neighborhood. In the middle of the night, her parents started arguing and fighting over some unknown reason. Terrified, she sneaked out the door and ran, only to encounter Wan Fang, who had transformed into a vampire.
After the fierce fight, Li Yuebai was covered in disgusting fluids and blood, and he couldn’t face anyone. So, he sent Ye Qing to take the little girl home. While Li Yuebai parked the car. After Ye Qing returned, they went upstairs to Gu Xisha’s rented apartment.
Li Yuebai was too exhausted to think, so he didn’t bother entertaining Ye Qing. He showered in the bathroom, found some loose clothes to change into, and lay down on the sofa, finally able to calm down and continue thinking.
Ye Qing sat on another sofa, clutching his laptop, his face a pale blue in the light.
“Wan Fang just said she was Countess of Karnstein. What does that mean?” Li Yuebai rubbed his head, fished out his phone from among his old clothes, and opened a search engine.
The Countess of Karnstein was a legendary vampire, who was active in 16th-century Austria. She only fed on the blood of young girls, and the basement of her castle was filled with the remains of young girls.
This would explain why Wan Fang targeted the little girl.
“But we still know too little about vampires,” Li Yuebai sighed. “We only know that pure silver can kill them.”
This meant that, to defend against vampire attacks, they would need to stockpile large quantities of pure silver—pure silver weapons, pure silver bullets… Pure silver was inexpensive, a few yuan per gram, but using it in large quantities would cost a considerable sum.
He checked Gu Xisha’s account balance on his phone, and it was clearly insufficient.
In his previous incarnation, the Crown Prince had been as magical and obedient as a cheat, doing whatever he was asked to do without question. But this time, Ye Qing wasn’t so easily fooled.
Li Yuebai held his forehead and mentally prepared for a lesson.
Worldview, methodology, what, why, how…
First, he had to explain to Ye Qing the concept of vampires and their origins. Then, he had to explain the extent of the misfortune they would face in the future, discuss how to avoid it, and most importantly, explain why he knew so much… Teacher Bai felt his mind overflow with jumbled words, too exhausted to even utter a single word.
Fortunately, Ye Qing had made the choice for him with absolute clarity.
“Xisha.” Ye Qing looked up from the computer screen. “Why do you know so much?”
As expected, the truth was revealed so quickly.
Ye Qing’s gaze was cold, full of scrutiny, utterly rational, a gaze that could see through everything.
“Xiao Ye, let Master explain it to you in detail. This is what’s going on…” Li Yuebai sighed, putting his feet on the coffee table, ready to recite his ten-million-word memorized speech like a mantra, but he changed his mind right before his mouth.
It was too much trouble.
Li Yuebai feared nothing except trouble and the endless cover-up.
“I’m a time traveler,” Li Yuebai said word by word.
“…” Ye Qing narrowed his eyes.
“Gu Xisha will be fine. Once I resolve this issue and leave, he’ll be back.” Li Yuebai got to the point first: “You and I are allies.”
“How do you prove it?”
“If I wanted to hurt you, I would hide behind Gu Xisha’s identity and remain hidden forever.” Li Yuebai shrugged. “You trust him anyway.”
“What exactly are you trying to tell me by revealing your identity?”
“The situation is critical. I don’t have time for you to beat around the bush.” Li Yuebai outlined the situation, emphasizing three key points:
First, vampires will soon appear everywhere.
Second, Ye Qing will be possessed and become a vampire.
Third, Gu Xisha will be captured by vampires and transformed into a killing machine to kill Ye Qing.
….
After Li Yuebai finished speaking, Ye Qing fell into a brief silence.
“If you believe me, things will be much easier,” Li Yuebai said sincerely. “If you don’t, I’ll provide more evidence.”
He closed his eyes, accounting for every possible outcome.
The system didn’t specify what would happen if his identity was exposed; anything could happen.
However, Ye Qing’s words caught him by surprise.
“I believe you,” Ye Qing nodded. “I’m a time traveler, too.”
WTF!
So you are one too!
The world had indeed been transformed into a sieve, teeming with time travelers!
“What a coincidence,” Li Yuebai said with a wry smile. “How could such a coincidence happen?”
“Ding! Congratulations on recognizing each other! Please choose whether to form an alliance for this mission,” the system popped up cheerfully.
Li Yuebai chose yes without hesitation.
“If both parties choose [Yes], the alliance is established. If either party dies, the mission will fail.”
The system was even happier.
So, was this alliance really just such a thing? Li Yuebai wanted to punch the system.
But then he thought, for two strangers, this setup was perfect. It perfectly avoided the possibility of betrayal and fratricide.
Li Yuebai’s tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he wanted to just lie flat on the sofa. Finally, he could stop pretending to be Gu Xisha!
“When did you get here?”
“The barbecue restaurant, a little earlier than you,” Ye Qing replied.
Ye Qing, like Li Yuebai, came from a world similar to their own, except where there were no vampires. Li Yuebai couldn’t tell if they were from the same world; after all, there were so many worlds, and they were all too similar.
As for Ye Qing’s original personality and family situation, they were similar to the Ye Qing of this world, so he only needed to act like himself to pass for the role.
Ye Qing also had a system, identical to Li Yuebai’s, providing the same information.
“Did I see you in my previous world?” Li Yuebai recalled a nonsensical question: “Were you in ‘Shangjing Luohua’?”
“What is ‘Shangjing Luohua’?” Ye Qing frowned and denied, “I have no idea.”
“Ancient times, the Great Duan Dynasty, the emperor was Murong Feng.”
“No.”
“How many times have you traveled through time?” Li Yuebai continued.
“I don’t remember. It might be the first time, because I don’t remember any other worlds before.” Ye Qing frowned.
“Oh, newbie?” Li Yuebai smiled. “No problem, teacher’s got you covered.”
“Yes.”
He said he was going to cover for others, but in reality, Li Yuebai only had two vague plans for the next step:
1. Obtain specially customized weapons.
2. Gather information on vampire sightings everywhere.
The second one was relatively easy. Ye Qing was a computer expert at the Municipal Bureau, so he just had to take over the call handling duties. He would then pay extra attention to any calls suspected of being related to vampires, submit a request to his superiors, and proactively request an investigation.
The first one was the hard part… Their country had always had strict control over weapons, even police officers were subject to strict restrictions on their possession of firearms. So as a law-abiding citizen, Li Yuebai had no idea where to get a weapon.
Ye Qing… wait, someone like Ye Qing, who could hide a sword under his car seat, must have a way, right?
“Wait a minute, I’ll search the database,” Ye Qing replied seriously, then closed his eyes and gently tapped his forehead with his right index finger.
He felt strangely robotic and cute.
“Yes,” Ye Qing said, opening his eyes shortly after. “A few years ago, a friend of mine was running an illegal ammunition business online. Then, due to the intense pressure, he stopped selling, and he’s been unable to sell his stockpile…”
“What about guns?”
“I have two guns issued by the bureau,” Ye Qing smiled. “One Type 92 and one revolver.”
Both fired the standard 9mm ammunition.
“Why are you allowed to carry guns when you’re not on duty, and two at that? How old are you?” Li Yuebai thought it was absurd.
“I’ve passed the national calmness test,” Ye Qing said. “There’s absolutely no chance of anything serious happening. The only danger I face with a gun is suicide.”
In other words, even if everyone in the city’s bureau was unreliable, Ye Qing would be the most reliable.
“The pure silver thing is easy. As long as we have large-scale electroplating equipment, we can electroplate the bullets with silver. Or we can put silver powder and silver particles into the ammunition, like we just did.” The more Li Yuebai thought about it, the easier it seemed. “This electroplating process is done by many lighting factories and electrical equipment manufacturers.”
He casually searched for the keyword “electroplating silver” on a search engine, and several ads popped up. The most prominent one was the famous Bailiang Lighting Company.
“Look, with a company like Bailiang, of course, we don’t necessarily need such a high-end company. We could just buy out any small factory, one on the verge of bankruptcy… it’d be a bit complicated.” Li Yuebai had never done this kind of business before, and he pondered how to requisition someone else’s workshop and machinery.
“Bailiang can do it,” Ye Qing nodded. “It’s under my family.”
“…”
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