Chapter 118: The Vampire Case

A subordinate at his side asked, "Lord Count, are we really going to let them go?"

Count Galus gave a cold snort and said, "Did you not see clearly? Just how formidable this Eastern sorcerer is."

The subordinate asked, "Then what about Baron James's side?"

Count Galus said with a look of disdain, "He is just a baron, what is there to fear? It is not as if I am begging him now."

"This Eastern sorcerer wants to protect the Easterners, hmph, let James have a headache over this matter, go and capture Westerners instead!"

"As you command, my lord."

"Woo-woo-woo."

As soon as dawn broke, speeding police cars appeared on the streets of Xiang Island, and officers discovered the corpses of Westerners in trash cans in the alleyways.

Although these Westerners did not have high status and were merely white-collar workers employed on Xiang Island, this was already a very serious public security incident.

This matter was reported directly to the Governor, and the detailed situation of the case had already been delivered to the desk in the Governor's office.

After reading the intelligence regarding the suspected vampire killings, the Governor immediately said, "Tell the Ghost-Catching Unit to investigate this matter at once!"

Afterward, he called Baron James and told him about the matter.

Baron James summoned William and asked, "How did you speak to Galus? Why is it that our own people are the ones dying?"

William immediately said, "Lord Baron, I have already spoken very clearly to Count Galus; this has nothing to do with me."

Baron James frowned and said, "Then go see Galus right now and ask him what on earth is going on!"

William hurried to Count Galus's villa. As soon as William saw Count Galus, he demanded an explanation: "Lord Count, why were our own people the ones who died last night?"

Count Galus waved his hand and knocked William to the ground. William said in surprise, "Lord Count, have you defected?"

Count Galus gave a cold snort and said, "This is a lesson for you, so you know that the person standing before you is a Count."

William hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying, "My deepest apologies, Lord Count, I was disrespectful just now."

Only then did Count Galus say, "I did indeed make a move against the Easterners last night, but that Eastern sorcerer from Lamma Island you mentioned appeared. I fear I am no match for him, unless I can reach my prime."

William said with some surprise, "How can an Eastern sorcerer suppress the Kindred?"

Count Galus naturally would not be foolish enough to reveal all his weaknesses. He said, "With that Eastern sorcerer there, I cannot make a move against the Easterners. You all should resolve this matter yourselves."

William bowed and said, "I understand, I will tell Lord Baron about this."

William left the villa immediately and told Baron James about the matter.

Baron James frowned and said, "Even Galus is no match for that Eastern sorcerer? Then we shall use the law to deal with him."

He immediately called the Governor and instructed him to handle the matter.

Soon, an operation targeting the Pagoda Building on Lamma Island began.

First, people from the Industry and Commerce Department investigated the Pagoda Building, along with officers from the Commercial Crime Bureau, the fire department, and so on.

Perhaps they did not know that the staff inside the Pagoda Building were all puppets controlled by underworld envoys.

An inspector from the Commercial Crime Bureau entered the Pagoda Building with officers, followed by a massive crowd of people from relevant departments.

The lead inspector shouted, "Routine inspection!"

Chen Zheng, who was in charge of the lobby, immediately stepped forward and said, "Officer, is there something the matter?"

The inspector said loudly, "We are here to inspect your finances, as well as your fire safety and other issues."

Chen Zheng asked with a straight face, "Then where is the search warrant?"

The inspector produced the search warrant directly and said, "Is this sufficient now?"

Chen Zheng gestured and said, "Please."

Following his colleagues inside, Li Ang saw that the Pagoda Building was permeated with yin energy, and the surrounding clerks had very stiff expressions, with faint, floating shadows visible.

Especially when he saw Chen Zheng before him, his eyes widened and he said, "Wow, could this be an underworld envoy?"

A colleague beside him said with dissatisfaction, "Are you crazy? What underworld envoy? Be scientific."

Li Ang had long been accustomed to the cold sarcasm of his colleagues; there were some things that no one believed when he said them.

He was born with Yin-Yang eyes and could see things others could not, which made him a maverick in the department; basically, no one wanted to be his partner.

Because Li Ang was always saying inexplicable things and doing inexplicable deeds.

For example, right now, Li Ang walked directly up to Chen Zheng and asked, "Hello, are you an underworld envoy from the Underworld?"

Chen Zheng stared at Li Ang, and Li Ang felt as if something in his body was about to be pulled out.

Fortunately, a colleague at his side immediately said, "Li Ang, look at the situation we're in, don't cause trouble."

But Li Ang did not leave; he just kept looking at Chen Zheng.

Only then did Chen Zheng withdraw his gaze and smile, "The officer is joking. I am just an employee here. I believe in science, and I think you, officer, should believe in science even more than I do."

Li Ang still wanted to ask questions, but his colleague immediately pulled him away and they walked further inside.

A clerk walked to Chen Zheng's side; the two shells appeared to be in a daze, while the yin spirits within them were communicating.

The clerk said, "Are we just going to let them investigate like this?"

Chen Zheng nodded and said, "Let them investigate. What could they possibly find? Tell the brothers to keep a close watch and don't let them plant evidence."

Li Ang was an officer in the Criminal Investigation Unit, and he was following his colleagues from the unit as they inspected.

The inspector took a package of something out from his coat and said, "You know what to say later, right?"

Li Ang saw a person standing right beside the inspector. He pointed to the inspector's side and said, "Officer, this... their clerk is watching us."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what the two were babbling about again. The inspector frowned and said, "Li Ang, what nonsense are you spouting again? Don't drop the ball at a critical moment!"

Having said that, he took the item, walked to the lobby, pointed at Chen Zheng, and said, "I now suspect you of criminal activity; arrest everyone and take them away!"

And Li Ang saw that the person who had been watching them just now appeared beside Chen Zheng and whispered a few words.

Li Ang immediately said, "Officer, this is a frame-up."

The expressions of the surrounding colleagues changed, and many glared at Li Ang.

The inspector barked, "Li Ang, you've been too tired lately, go back and rest first."

Then the Inspector said to the Inspector of the Economic Crime Division, "Do me a favor and take all these people away."

Just as the officers were about to move, Chen Zheng said, "Wait a moment, I have a recording here; would the officer like to listen to it?"

Several inspectors were somewhat surprised and exchanged glances; the Criminal Investigation Inspector barked, "You dare to wiretap us!"

Chen Zheng laughed, "We only use it to supervise our employees; we just didn't expect to record some interesting conversations."

"Our company mainly handles Feng Shui business for wealthy merchants and has connections with many local tycoons. If the officer insists on acting this way, then we will have to ask our top lawyer to step in."

The Criminal Investigation Inspector's arrogant aura vanished instantly; he dared not gamble with his own future.

Seeing that no problems were found at the Pagoda Building, the Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption immediately stepped forward and said, "Since there are no problems, let's withdraw the team."

A large group of people left immediately.

The matter of the Westerners being killed by vampires was entirely handed over to the Ghost-Catching Squad; although they had only been training for a few days, the Governor still had them handle this affair.

In reality, the Governor and those behind him had no hope that the Ghost-Catching Squad could succeed; establishing such a squad was merely to shut the mouths of the media.

Jin Maiji looked at the wound on the corpse's neck and frowned, saying, "It really was done by a vampire. Meng Chao, take a look, are there any clues?"

Meng Chao shook his head and said, "What do you take me for? How would I know about clues?"

Chen Hui laughed, "Weren't you bitten by a vampire? Smell the scent and see if you can find your own kind?"

Meng Chao said angrily, "You think I'm a dog?"

Lin Jiajun also laughed, "Give it a try."

Hu Xin watched this group fooling around and immediately shouted, "What are you all doing? Playing around?"

The few of them immediately restrained their smiles, and Jin Maiji said, "Officer, they're all 'ghost guys' anyway, what's the rush?"

Hu Xin glared and said, "It is precisely because they are Westerners that this matter is serious."

Dai Bobo said with dissatisfaction, "Does that mean if it were our own compatriots who died, it wouldn't be important?"

Hu Xin said helplessly, "There's nothing to be done; this matter was personally ordered by the Governor, and I must follow orders."

"Consultant Zhang, tell us, how should we handle this matter?"

Zhang Wei took out a small notebook and said, "According to my grand-uncle's experience, vampires move at night. What they like most is the blood of virgins; that kind of blood is the freshest and most fragrant."

Lin Jiajun interjected, "These few were all white-collar workers."

Zhang Wei retorted, "I said what they like most, not that they eat it every single meal. Abalone is delicious, but can I afford to eat it every meal?"

Hu Xin immediately said, "Consultant Zhang, please continue."

Zhang Wei said, "First, we must determine the general activity range of the vampires."

Lin Jiajun nodded and said, "That's easy. We can just follow the activity tracks of these victims. These white-collar workers must have been in bars at night; we'll just go to the nearby bars and ask, and we'll know."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "As long as we determine the vampires' activity range, we can design a trap to catch them."

Hu Xin hesitated, "This doesn't conform to procedure."

Jin Maiji immediately said, "Officer, we are dealing with vampires, not some ordinary thugs."

Hu Xin nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll follow Consultant Zhang's method."

Zhang Wei looked at the crowd and said, "Who will act as the bait? It's best if they are virgins."

Jin Maiji hurriedly said, "I definitely can't; on a dark and stormy night, I already lost my virginity several times."

Meng Chao raised his hand and said, "Me—"

Chen Hui immediately said, "What else do you want to say? You've already made love with a vampire, hahaha."

Meng Chao hurriedly lowered his head.

Lin Jiajun also shook his head, and then Miao Zhiwei also smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

In the end, only Yi Lei raised his hand and said, "I am."

Immediately, Zhang Wei looked at the few girls; He Fenni, Dai Bobo, Lin Yulian, and Chen Meijun all nodded.

Only then did Zhang Wei say, "Then it's settled; the five of you will act as bait to lure the vampires tonight."

Hu Xin slapped the table and said, "Good, that's how we'll do it. Officer Lin, you immediately find out the activity tracks of these victims!"

"Yes, officer."

Very quickly, Lin Jiajun found the information on these victims, especially since someone had described the appearance of the vampires.

Lin Jiajun handed the collected information and the portraits drawn by experts to Zhang Wei, saying, "Those vampires are either handsome men or beautiful women."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "That's for sure. Can we find their identity information from our database based on these appearances?"

Lin Jiajun frowned slightly and said, "The workload is a bit large; it won't be finished today."

Zhang Wei shook his head and said, "Then forget it. Since the last locations where these victims appeared all have to do with nightclubs, we will set the bait at the nightclubs."

Very quickly, Zhang Wei called over Yi Lei and the others and said, "This time, we are dealing with vampires. The Daoist arts you learned cannot deal with them, but we have already prepared silver daggers and silver crucifixes; these can fend off vampires."

Yi Lei said very worriedly, "Consultant, you must arrive in time."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Everyone rest assured, we will definitely provide backup in time."

Very quickly, the time reached night, and Yi Lei and the four girls all dressed up.

Once the four girls dressed up like this, they were all exquisite urban beauties, and Dai Bobo's advantages were the most obvious, making Jin Maiji and the others stare intently.

As for Yi Lei, he was old, short, and ugly; even dressed up, he looked very sleazy.

Zhang Wei and the others also dressed up a bit and followed He Fenni and the others into a nightclub.

The nightclub was a mixed bag, and the handsome Lin Jiajun quickly attracted girls coming to chat him up.

Lin Jiajun gave Zhang Wei a sheepish smile and then dealt with the girls who were crowding over.

Meng Chao watched the people walking back and forth, always feeling an itch in his teeth, making him look very sleazy.

Zhang Wei ignored them; he was mainly watching He Fenni and the other four.

He Fenni, Dai Bobo, and the other four girls walked into the nightclub and immediately attracted the attention of the men, especially Dai Bobo.

Many people looked on and laughed very sleazily. Quite a few gangsters gathered there and discussed, "Wow, look at that girl, her breasts are so big!"

"Holy crap, wouldn't playing with this be to die for?"

"I just love kicking balls; the bigger the balls, the more I like them!"

Soon, a few punks walked up to Dai Bobo and said, "Pretty lady, want to hang out?"

Although Dai Bobo was big-breasted and brainless, she felt an instinctive disgust upon seeing the punks, and she frowned, saying, "Go away, I have no interest in you."

The muscular man laughed, "But I have a lot of interest in you."

He Fenni shouted sharply, "If you keep pestering us, we won't be polite anymore."

The muscular man laughed, "Yo, you've got quite a temper; I like you even more now."

As he spoke, the muscular man reached out, but Dai Bobo slapped his hand away directly.

The muscular man was shamed into anger and said, "Damn it, I'll kill you bitches, get them!"

Seeing the situation change, Zhang Wei immediately rushed over, kicked over a punk, punched the muscular man, and shouted, "Get lost!"

The muscular man covered his face and said, "You're dead meat, daring to provoke our Hung Hing, just you wait!"

(End of chapter)