Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Li Yuebai repeatedly played the recorded phone call, finding a clue in the noisy background.
In the background noise, there was a rhythmic ringing: ding, ding, ding, ding, very low but clear, about once per second.
This sound was all too familiar— in the old community where Gu Xisha rented, the underground parking lot was small and cramped, prone to accidents, so the property management installed a warning device at the corner. Whenever a car approached, the device would ring like this, alerting other vehicles and pedestrians to give way.
The sound of this warning device was very distinctive; Li Yuebai had never heard anything similar in other communities.
Therefore, Ye Qing must have gone home; those few seconds of the call must have been in the underground parking lot.
What was with that girl’s scream? Her voice was distorted from excessive panic, but she still sounded very young. Could it be… Xiao Wan from last time?
Li Yuebai felt cold sweat seeping from his palms, unsure what to do.
What if he rashly went to find Ye Qing and provoked him?
What if something happens if he doesn’t look for it?
After hesitating for a few seconds, Li Yuebai gritted his teeth, took out his car keys, and ran to the parking lot. There was a white Toyota there, which matched the keys perfectly. Both the car keys and the white Toyota belonged to Wang Wen.
When he first handcuffed Wang Wen, he searched Wang Wen’s body for a while, initially looking for the clown wood carving or the small black coffin, but he found nothing. So he casually took the car keys from his pocket.
Actually, the purpose of taking the car keys was also to prevent Wang Wen from driving away.
Unexpectedly, this Toyota became Li Yuebai’s only means of transportation.
Borrowing a car from the police station wouldn’t work, it would attract attention, borrowing a car from the museum wouldn’t work either, so of course he could only choose this one.
Li Yuebai didn’t know how he sped through the surging traffic, he only knew that when he arrived at the underground parking lot, his first reaction was— it was too late.
The spot where they had parked was empty, there was no sign of the black Mercedes-Benz.
But judging from the dust marks on the ground, Ye Qing had just driven here.
On that patch of ground, there was something they hadn’t seen when they drove the car away last time.
Li Yuebai approached with heavy steps.
The object became clearer in his vision, a small, fluffy ball.
It was a teddy bear.
On its brown fur was a patch of fresh blood.
Two in the morning, General Hospital of the Military Region, Building 39. The National Security Department had arranged a separate room for Liang Jing here, serving as both a laboratory and a living room. Here, she could not only continue working but also receive tight protection. During this period, Liang Jing didn’t know how she had survived; she could only suppress her anxiety and fear with frantic work.
At first, several people always followed her, protecting and monitoring her at all times. Later, they gradually realized that the vampires had no intention of continuing to cause her trouble. Starting this week, the level of protection for her was lowered, allowing her to act alone and meet and talk with certain informed individuals.
It was past 2 a.m. Liang Jing sighed, rubbed her sore eyes, took off her gloves, washed the bottles and jars on the lab bench, and planned to go to the bedroom next door for a good night’s sleep.
Strangely, the doorbell rang.
Who would be visiting at this hour?
Liang Jing’s alarm bells rang.
She knew the security measures outside were tight, but she was still wary of her past experiences.
She picked up the alarm, held it tightly, and walked step by step to the security door, cautiously asking, “Who is it?”
“Gu Xisha,” a tired voice sounded from outside.
Liang Jing checked the video surveillance; it was indeed Gu Xisha, no one else was there.
At this moment, if she couldn’t even trust Gu Xisha, then there was no one she could trust.
Liang Jing sighed and let the other person in: “There are guards outside, how did you get in?”
She then realized what Gu Xisha was doing. Gu Xisha was a former police officer, a key figure in the vampire case investigation, and had worked with Ye Qing on two vampire-related cases. He had a high degree of access to information and was also Liang Tian’s colleague and friend. If even he couldn’t visit her, then no one else had the right to. In fact, even her superiors hoped Gu Xisha would come to talk to her more often, to offer each other comfort and support. But he had never come before; she wondered what case he was busy with, or perhaps a new vampire had appeared.
It was just that she felt a little strange not seeing Ye Qing by Li Yuebai’s side for the first time.
Li Yuebai felt he didn’t even have the strength to greet Liang Jing. He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, then took a black bag from behind him and handed it to Liang Jing.
Liang Jing took it and felt something soft and bulging inside. Opening it, she found a teddy bear.
“Xiao Gu, are you kidding me?” Liang Jing frowned.
“Blood.” Li Yuebai wearily took out the teddy bear, spun it around, pointed to the bloodstain on it, and whispered, “Help me see what kind of blood it is.”
“…” Liang Jing’s expression also turned serious when she saw the bloodstain.
She put her gloves back on, drew out the blood, and dripped it into a test tube.
“Human.” Liang Jing gave the answer in no time.
With the technology of this world, identifying whether blood was human was very easy, especially in such a well-equipped laboratory, and the result was obtained quickly.
Li Yuebai was already on the verge of going crazy, and now he just wanted to go crazy.
“Vampire… what do vampires eat?” He desperately tried to stay rational and asked Liang Jing.
“…Of course, it’s human blood.” Liang Jing looked at him strangely for a few more moments. “Xiao Gu, what’s wrong? What happened?”
It’s true that Liang Jing used to resent Gu Xisha, but since he saved her last time, her feelings had become complicated. Although she still couldn’t get over Liang Tian’s situation, she couldn’t help but feel thankful to Gu Xisha, so now she only wanted to repay his favor.
“That’s not what I’m asking.” Li Yuebai rubbed his temples painfully. “I want to ask if you’ve researched anything that can replace human blood?”
Liang Jing was stunned.
Gu Xisha was indeed shrewd; he saw through her work so quickly.
After Weng Zichen was possessed by the dormant entity, such a big case occurred. Liang Jing was saved by Gu Xisha, and Weng Zichen was taken into custody by the police and the hospital. After that, the higher-ups arranged for Liang Jing to stay here.
This was Building 39 of the Military Region General Hospital. Not far away was Weng Zichen’s ward, where he was currently under close surveillance by agents from the National Security Bureau, surrounded by top doctors and biologists. Liang Jing was one of the biologists.
She and Weng Zichen were originally husband and wife, though their relationship was terrible. Their fates were intertwined in the previous incident. The dormant entity, originally intended for Liang Jing, had inadvertently possessed Weng Zichen. Liang Jing felt she also bore some responsibility, so she didn’t intend to distance herself from the incident; she had to participate in Weng Zichen’s research and treatment.
Now, her daily routine consisted of visiting Weng Zichen’s ward, observing his condition, drawing blood samples, conducting tests, and seeking solutions.
Vampires all had a strong desire to drink human blood, and Weng Zichen also experienced this daily. Fortunately, under such close surveillance, he didn’t actually have the opportunity to drink blood. Liang Jing had been researching substitutes for human blood— something that would allow vampires to satisfy their desires without drinking human blood.
“I am indeed researching, but I haven’t succeeded yet,” Liang Jing admitted, then pointed to a locked bulletproof glass cabinet containing several test tubes filled with liquids of various colors. “These are the ones I’ve already made, but the results aren’t very good…”
“Not good?” Li Yuebai struggled to concentrate. “The results you’re referring to…”
“Yes.” Liang Jing nodded. “I’ve used these on…my husband…but the effects aren’t obvious. He still has a strong craving for human blood…”
She felt uncomfortable saying this, her tone awkward and stiff.
Weng Zichen was her husband, the person who once hated her the most, and now, strictly speaking, he had become her patient, her experimental subject… She didn’t know how to face this complicated situation.
“I need to visit Weng Zichen, is that alright?” Li Yuebai requested.
Ye Qing was currently missing, perhaps going to kill innocent people…Vampires find it difficult to suppress their blood-sucking instinct; the only way out is to find a substitute.
And Weng Zichen was the only vampire Li Yuebai could currently observe.
“Okay, your permission has always been very high.” Liang Jing thought for a moment and agreed. “Besides, just now, I created a new substitute liquid. I originally planned to try it immediately, but considering it’s too late now…”
She pointed to the flask on the lab bench, which contained a black, viscous liquid with a complex composition. It had been synthesized in the lab and hadn’t been tested yet.
Vampires were nocturnal, and 2 a.m. was when they were most awake, but Liang Jing didn’t want to go to the ward at 2 a.m. to force-feed Weng Zichen this liquid— every time she tried the substitute liquid, all the guards had to work together to restrain the agitated Weng Zichen, making a huge mess. After each trial, Liang Jing would feel terrible and have trouble sleeping. So, she had originally planned to hand over this task to someone else.
But now Gu Xisha had come to her door, looking very urgent, so there might be another vampire appearing somewhere.
Gu Xisha was eager to get the substitute liquid, probably because she needed to appease the newly appeared vampires and stop them from harming people… This was a matter of life and death, and she had to help as soon as possible.
“Come with me.” Liang Jing gritted her teeth, picked up the flask on the lab bench, and walked outside.
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