Chapter 114: A New Department

Uncle Feng, who had been feeling somewhat ashamed, felt a shock in his heart upon hearing the voice coming from the void.

Zhang Wei, standing to the side, said in surprise, "That sounds like the voice of our Grand Uncle-Master?"

Zhong Fabai said happily, "That is indeed the old gentleman, our Uncle-Master!"

The heart that Uncle Feng had just been holding in suspense settled down, and he smiled, "Alright, the matter has already been resolved."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xin asked in surprise, "Old Four Feng, is that Uncle-Master of yours the one who wears a patchwork robe and has the appearance of a child with the hair of a crane?"

Zhong Fabai looked puzzled and asked, "You have met my Uncle-Master?"

Hu Xin immediately said, "That vampire broke into the branch station and was struck down by a bolt of lightning from your Uncle-Master!"

Zhong Fabai said with a proud expression, "It was just a vampire; my Uncle-Master wiped out a Zombie King decades ago."

"Since everything is fine now, I will be leaving first; my grocery store hasn't been open for several days."

Uncle Feng nodded, looked at Zhang Wei, and said, "Let's go, we are heading back too."

Zhang Wei nodded, then kissed He Fenny goodbye and followed Uncle Feng back to the Lin family home.

Hu Xin immediately shouted, "You three, come to my office!"

Inside the office, Hu Xin said, "This matter is very serious; such an unscientific thing has actually appeared in our branch station."

But I have seen it with my own eyes, so I want to report it to headquarters and discuss this matter."

Jin Maiji immediately said, "Sir, we even captured a female vampire alive."

Hu Xin was overjoyed and said, "Where is she? Take me to see her quickly!"

Jin Maiji said, "She is still at Inspector He's house."

Hu Xin waved his hand and said, "Then bring her back to see me immediately; I still have to notify the people above."

He Fenny and Jin Maiji and the others had no choice but to drive back, but when they returned home, the female vampire was nowhere to be found.

He Fenny asked in surprise, "Where did she go?"

Jin Maiji said in a panic, "I don't know either!"

Meng Chao yelled, "Run!"

The three of them immediately got in the car, ran back to the branch station, and told Hu Xin about the matter.

Hu Xin scolded them, "You are truly capable of ruining things but incapable of accomplishing anything!"

Just as he was about to continue scolding, Meili ran over and shouted, "Sir, the people from the tax and municipal departments have arrived and are waiting for you to start the meeting."

Hu Xin waved his hand casually and immediately headed to the conference hall to attend the meeting.

At the meeting, everyone argued back and forth without reaching a conclusion. Councilor Luo slapped the table and said, "If we keep arguing like this, there will definitely be no result. How about this: everyone take turns expressing their opinions."

The person in charge of public works stood up and said, "I completely fail to understand what the vampire matter has to do with us. There is no need for us to attend this cleanup meeting."

A man to the side said, "This isn't a cleanup meeting; this is a vampire cleanup meeting."

"Can I keep my remarks brief?"

The man immediately retorted, "How can that be? If we had called the previous guidance meeting for unwed mothers just a 'mothers' meeting,' do you think that would be appropriate?"

"Fine, then what are we from the Public Works Department doing attending this vampire cleanup meeting?"

The big-nosed man opposite said, "Honestly, holding this kind of meeting is a waste of taxpayers' money. What vampire? This is all unscientific."

"Besides, our department does nothing but collect taxes, pursue taxes, and calculate taxes; everything else is none of our business."

"As for the vampire you mentioned... oh, right, the higher-ups have ordered that even the dead must pay taxes, so if you happen to run into a vampire, please let me know; I'll give him a tax bill."

He said happily, "This meeting is very constructive!"

Hu Xin, who had been playing deaf and dumb, couldn't take it anymore. He slammed the table and said, "Have you lost your mind, you money-grubber? You'd even collect money from a vampire?"

The big-nosed man said dismissively, "Eh, before the law, humans and vampires are equal."

Hu Xin said angrily, "According to you, if a vampire pays taxes, then the law has to protect him too?"

The big-nosed man said as a matter of course, "As long as he has paid his taxes, this is his right. Not only must we protect him, but he also has the right to vote and the right to stand for election."

Hu Xin stood up and said, "According to you, then why are we holding a meeting to discuss cleaning up vampires? Unless he breaks the law, we can't arrest him, right?"

The people at the meeting nodded repeatedly, echoing Hu Xin.

Hu Xin said firmly, "As long as he breaks the law, regardless of whether he is a human or a vampire, I will arrest him!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it, please continue, Sir Hu!"

Hu Xin got carried away and said, "Therefore, arresting vampires is our police—"

"Eh, keep going..."

Hu Xin suddenly realized what he was doing and quickly said, "I didn't say anything."

He immediately ran back to his seat.

But Councilor Luo smiled and said, "Hahaha, now everyone understands. Sir Hu, the matter is left to you. Come, finish this cup of coffee, and we can adjourn the meeting."

The people at the meeting immediately picked up their coffee and drank it with smiles, but they didn't expect that the coffee was filled with blood.

Everyone discovered something was wrong and immediately asked who had poured the coffee.

At the next door, the conference room door was tightly shut, and the handle was twisted right off.

The people in the room were given a huge fright, and that public works man slumped directly onto the table, with a large amount of blood flowing from his mouth.

The conference room was instantly in chaos.

Hu Xin immediately shouted loudly, "Everyone, don't be afraid! I will resolve this matter."

"Notify everyone, grab your guns immediately, and seal off the entire branch station!"

Hu Xin immediately called for Jin Maiji, Meng Chao, and He Fenny. He said to He Fenny, "Inspector He, call Sir Zhang over immediately. Jin Maiji, Meng Chao, you two, find the vampire hiding in the building immediately!"

Meng Chao said with a bitter face, "You can't be serious, Sir. Look at me, I'm short and thin, and I look sleazy; I'm simply not up to it."

Hu Xin barked, "This is an order! I'm giving you forty men to be under your command."

"Move out!"

Jin Maiji and Meng Chao were helpless and could only take dozens of brothers to search the building.

However, there were dozens of rooms on the first floor alone; the panicked Meng Chao arranged people randomly, and as a result, only he and Jin Maiji were left by the time they reached the fourth floor.

Meng Chao asked, "How come there are only the two of us left?"

Jin Maiji said angrily, "There are dozens of rooms on a single floor; you assigned so many people to every floor, so of course only you and I are left now."

"Every time you cause trouble, I'm the one who has to clean up your mess!"

Meng Chao said with a miserable face, "Then what should we do now?"

Jin Maiji said angrily, "Use tear gas to force the vampire out."

They immediately released tear gas on the fourth floor and then closed the door to the passageway.

After waiting for a while and finding no movement inside, Meng Chao asked suspiciously, "Has this vampire disappeared?"

Jin Maiji shook his head and said, "How would I know? Let's wait a bit longer."

"Ah!"

Jin Maiji and Meng Chao heard a scream coming from the fifth floor and immediately ran up to check; at the corner, Inspector Lin walked out.

She was more than ten years older than He Fenni, a woman in her thirties who still possessed a lingering charm.

Jin Maiji hurriedly asked, "Sir Lin, did you just hear a scream?"

Inspector Lin said shyly, "Ah, the scream was very loud just now, right? You all heard it?"

Meng Chao immediately revealed a lecherous smile; he pulled Inspector Lin over and said, "Sir Hu is having me investigate the vampire matter, and I suspect you have some issues, so I must investigate you."

Saying this, he pulled Inspector Lin away; Jin Maiji behind him said angrily, "Damn it, you brat, you forget righteousness at the sight of beauty, you value sex over friends!"

But Meng Chao didn't listen at all and followed Inspector Lin into the file room.

Jin Maiji was indignant and searched until he reached the restroom, where he saw a fellow brother lying there.

He hurriedly stepped forward to check and discovered the brother had been bitten to death by a vampire, and was clutching something in his hand.

He immediately opened it to look and said in surprise, "Oh no, it's Inspector Lin!"

He immediately ran in the direction Meng Chao and Inspector Lin had left.

He followed the sound to the door of the file room and shouted, "Meng Chao, are you inside?"

Inside, Meng Chao was already holding the black-stockinged woman and said without looking back, "I'm not inside."

Jin Maiji said urgently, "You bastard, Inspector Lin is a vampire!"

"Ah?"

Meng Chao was greatly shocked; he looked back and saw that Inspector Lin had already bared her fangs. Panicked, he reached up to touch her, and the previously fierce-looking Inspector Lin instantly turned seductive.

Meng Chao said urgently, "Jin Maiji, save me quickly!"

Jin Maiji immediately shouted, "Hurry up and open the file room door!"

Meng Chao said anxiously, "My hands are busy! You think of a way!"

Jin Maiji immediately ran downstairs and reported to Hu Xin, "Sir, the vampire has been trapped in the file room, but Meng Chao is also inside."

Just then, Zhang Wei arrived; he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I brought the Seven-Star Copper Sword; take me to the file room."

Jin Maiji explained, "The file room door is locked and won't open."

Hu Xin immediately said, "Then use a welding torch to cut it open!"

Soon, a group of people arrived outside the file room; Zhang Wei heard the sounds coming from inside and said with a strange expression, "Impressive, he won't even let a female vampire go."

Hu Xin said disbelievingly, "Under these circumstances, how could Meng Chao still have such thoughts? There is a CCTV inside; we'll know when we look at it later."

"Cut the door open!"

A police officer immediately stepped forward to cut the door.

Meanwhile, Meng Chao inside was working hard; he didn't know how many times he had already come, but in any case, he felt the effect of the drug had worn off.

"I can't take it anymore, just let me be bitten to death."

Meng Chao lay directly on top of the female vampire, and the female vampire, having recovered her senses, opened her mouth to bite him.

Fortunately, the door was cut open; Zhang Wei kicked the door open, shone his Eight Trigrams Mirror, and the female vampire let out a miserable scream. Following that, Zhang Wei thrust his sword down, and the female vampire instantly vanished into ashes.

Meng Chao on the ground panted heavily and said, "If you hadn't come, I would have been exhausted to death."

Zhang Wei gave a thumbs up and said, "You're a stud!"

"There's a vampire!"

The scream from behind immediately drew everyone's attention, and Zhang Wei immediately rushed out with his sword.

It turned out that the two people bitten to death by Inspector Lin had been resurrected, but their movements were sluggish, and they were easily eliminated by Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei said, "It seems the source of the vampires has not been resolved yet."

Hu Xin immediately replied, "This matter indeed needs to be investigated!"

Zhang Wei looked at He Fenni and said, "I will go investigate who rescued that female vampire first."

He Fenni nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

Jin Maiji immediately said, "I'm going too."

Hu Xin immediately shouted, "Jin Maiji, you all stay behind!"

After daybreak, the branch immediately launched a self-inspection to see if there were any wounds on necks, to prevent vampires from hiding within the police force.

Zhang Wei and He Fenni had returned to the branch, and they also had to participate in the self-inspection.

This vampire incident caused a huge stir, and many people knew about it; it couldn't be hidden at all. Therefore, the Governor of Hong Kong established a Ghost-Catching Unit, and Hu Xin, who had performed meritorious service, became the captain.

Hu Xin also had grievances he couldn't voice, so he had to pull Jin Maiji, Meng Chao, and He Fenni into the unit.

Zhang Wei was helpless and had to serve as a consultant.

Next was to recruit team members, but the result was a bunch of weirdos.

One was the "Lone Star of Heavenly Disaster" Lin Yulian, a jinx who brought bad luck to anyone who interacted with her; one was the fair-faced man Chen Hui who flirted with cleaners; one was Yi Lei who always did the hard labor; one was Dai Bobo who had no rules in her conduct; and there was also Chen Meijun, who had some family background in the field.

Because the Ghost-Catching Unit was seen by others as a baseless fabrication, everyone recommended the people their own departments didn't want.

Fortunately, Inspector Ma sent Lin Jiajun and Meng Zhiwei here to assist Zhang Wei.

Their newly established department still required special training to be effective, so the military seconded a barracks to them.

A few days later, they were sent to the camp; as soon as Zhang Wei got out of the vehicle, he saw Yin energy gathering above the camp and said with a grave expression, "Damn it, we've been screwed by the foreigners!"

Although the foreigner nearby didn't understand what was meant, he was urging the others to get off the vehicle quickly.

Dai Bobo said angrily, "These foreigners are truly arrogant."

Jin Maiji retorted, "In my life, I look down on two types of people: one is people who are racist, and the other is foreigners."

Zhang Wei turned back and said, "Everyone be careful, there is something wrong with this camp."

Miao Zhiwei hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother, don't scare me, okay?"

Zhang Wei said in a deep voice, "Something must have happened here, otherwise why would the foreigners lend us the barracks?"

Hu Xin stepped forward and said, "Isn't this just right? It's perfect for training us. Consultant Zhang, the rest is up to you."

Chen Meijun, who had gotten off the vehicle, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother, do you also know Daoist arts?"

Miao Zhiwei leaned in and said with a smile, "Of course, Senior Brother is a disciple of Maoshan, he's very formidable."

Chen Meijun immediately said, "Senior Brother, my family are lay practitioners, I've also learned a few basics."

Zhang Wei looked Chen Meijun over and said, "A pretty girl like you also studies this?"

Chen Meijun smiled and said, "Just curiosity, so I learned it."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Then you must study it well."

Having said that, he took a pair of protective talismans out from his pocket and said, "One for each person, keep it on your body."

Dai Bobo asked in surprise, "Is this thing real or fake?"

Miao Zhiwei immediately put his on and said, "Of course it's real, it's very useful."

Hu Xin also took a protective talisman and put it on, saying, "Everyone put them on, this is an order!"

Seeing that everyone had put them on, Zhang Wei then said, "You all go organize the barracks first. A-Miao, Jiajun, Fanny, you come help me set up the formation."

Hu Xin immediately spoke up, "Move out, don't waste time, we still have to get up early for training tomorrow!"

The crowd complained for a while, then entered the barracks to tidy up their things.

(End of chapter)