Chapter 41: Liu Ruoxi, Vampire Clan Modification
Leaving the city, we entered the suburbs.
The sides of the road were lined with mountains, dense trees, and small bridges over flowing water.
The scenery along the way was beautiful and quite comforting.
Living here, one seeks natural tranquility.
We soon approached Qingyuan Villa; the environment here was even better, with exquisite landscaping.
Passing by a mountainside, one could see rows of villas in the distance, distributed like terraces.
Qingyuan Villa.
The car stopped in the parking lot at the entrance to the villa complex, and everyone got out.
Bai Yu stretched and said, “Rich people really know how to enjoy themselves.”
Liu Feifei whispered, “The Group Leader and Sister Wanqing both have houses here.”
“It’s fine, I’m not envious.”
But there was a pang of heartache!
Walking up the slope, we didn’t see many people along the way.
We were originally heading straight for our target, but halfway there, we ran into an acquaintance: Liu Ruoxi!
Why would she be here?
Was she being kept by a rich person, or what?
She was in today’s intelligence report; it seemed like fate.
But before he could finish thinking, he saw Liu Ruoxi wave: “Good morning, Sister Qing~ Good morning, Sister Feifei~”
Liu Feifei exclaimed, “Ruoxi, good morning!”
After speaking, she gave her a big hug.
Bai Yu’s inner monologue: ??? You know each other?
The three girls chatted briefly and seemed to be on good terms.
“However, we’re on a mission, so we can’t stay with you.”
Liu Feifei said with some regret.
But she noticed that Liu Ruoxi’s gaze seemed to be directed at Bai Yu.
Bai Yu, meanwhile, was having an internal monologue of “Don’t see me, don’t see me.”
Liu Feifei immediately sensed something unusual and asked, “Do you two know each other? Oh, right! You’re from the same school. But how do you know each other?”
Hearing this, Bai Yu felt so awkward he wanted to dig a hole to hide in.
“Uh, I… just…”
From Bai Yu’s reaction, Liu Feifei immediately smelled gossip and winked frantically at Liu Ruoxi, asking, “How do you know each other?”
While Bai Yu was still feeling embarrassed, Liu Ruoxi calmly said, “He did pursue me for a while?”
Liu Feifei’s eyes widened, her interest piqued.
But hearing that calm, emotionless tone, Bai Yu felt differently. The awkwardness instantly vanished.
Because that tone made him feel like he was just an insignificant passerby, and she had no feelings for him at all.
Although his status back then was indeed very ordinary, as a man.
His damned pride! It made him brainwash himself: this was just what the original host did, it had nothing to do with me. So what if she’s good-looking? There will be many better girls in the future.
With that thought, he felt no more awkwardness. He smoothly picked up the conversation: “Indeed. During the first semester of freshman year, I had a one-sided crush for a while.”
Saying this, Bai Yu looked at Liu Feifei speechlessly: “Aren’t we here on a mission? Why are we gossiping?”
“Alright, alright~ Don’t you have any lingering feelings for your former goddess?”
She said, winking and whispering, “I can help you.”
Bai Yu rolled his eyes: “Not interested.”
Li Yunbin, sensing the atmosphere was a bit off, said the mission was more important and left.
After walking away.
Qin Wanqing looked at Bai Yu and asked, “Did you and Ruoxi have some minor unpleasantness back then? Ruoxi is a very good person…”
Bai Yu knew why she was asking and spread his hands: “Her tone was too calm, it felt like she was just a fleeting acquaintance. My damned pride made me instantly suppress my awkward emotions.”
Liu Feifei heard this and tapped Bai Yu’s head: “You’re too concerned with appearances! No wonder you don’t have a girlfriend.”
“Hey~ The pond is bigger now, I’ll catch someone eventually. But when will our group arrange some vacation time? I want to go out more and meet people, go on blind dates.”
“We’re short-handed, working year-round. Stop dreaming!”
“I don’t want to live anymore! Destroy me!”
The group soon arrived at the Spirit Garden cultivated on the mountaintop.
Its area was much larger than imagined.
There were quite a few people here, about fifty or sixty at a glance.
A group of people were gathered at the entrance of a Spirit Garden, which had been partially destroyed.
Bai Yu and the others also walked towards them.
Upon reaching the entrance of the Spirit Garden, Bai Yu saw a black Pi Xiu that appeared to be made of metal, and his eyes narrowed.
A Blood Pi Xiu!?
Could the owner of this Spirit Garden live in Villa No. 8?
Spiritual Medicine stolen? Another Blood Pi Xiu case after half a month. This is getting interesting.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses, who looked quite cultured, was present. His name was He Chenming, and he was primarily involved in the pharmaceutical industry.
Seeing Li Yunbin and the others arrive, He Chenming immediately walked over: “Group Leader Li, you’re finally here!”
He sighed as he spoke: “Alas, my losses this time are huge. One-third of the spiritual medicine was either stolen or destroyed. Two security guards also died.”
“The losses are irreversible, of course, but we can’t rest easy until the murderer is apprehended!”
His expression showed genuine anxiety.
Bai Yu changed his mind, thinking: Perhaps this guy is just a victim, and his Spirit Garden has something special about it?
Li Yunbin quickly gathered information, confirming details about nearby surveillance and spiritual energy cameras.
In a place like this, the security was quite tight, and both surveillance and spiritual energy cameras had captured information.
However, the thief’s evil qi was very strong and always shrouded them. The images captured by the spiritual energy cameras were interfered with by the evil qi, showing only black masses.
After transmitting the data back, they began to examine the corpses of those who died in the Spirit Garden.
The surveillance cameras recorded the combat footage from that time.
Both were killed with a single slash to the throat, and after their throats were cut, their internal blood was drained, which was extremely evil and brutal.
The corpses at the scene were indeed quite shriveled and blackened.
After examining this information, Li Yunbin frowned and said, “Evil qi and the methods of the Vampire Clan. I don’t know if it’s someone from an evil cult or a Vampire Clan modification.”
His expression was somewhat serious.
Bai Yu looked at the footage and then at the corpses. This time, he didn’t get any information from his Golden Finger; he certainly couldn’t solve the case instantly.
Then Li Yunbin spoke: “Bai Yu, you handle this evil qi.”
“Understood.”
As he spoke, Bai Yu summoned the Golden Page.
Upon appearing, the page emitted a faint golden light and formed a vortex.
It could be seen that a black energy and a blood-red energy flowed into the page.
After absorbing them, Bai Yu tested it, thinking that if the page lit up, he would catch the culprit on the spot!
Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful.
The Golden Page did not react.
After processing the scene, Li Yunbin, as usual, activated his spiritual vision ability.
Bai Yu took this opportunity to look around.
The crops planted here were like radishes buried in the soil. The leaves were black and red, and the fleshy roots below the soil were bright red. Bai Yu had eaten this in the canteen; it was called Blood Gathering Radish and was excellent for replenishing Qi and Blood.
Besides that, there were some scattered flowers growing on the surface.
Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What is this flower?”
From behind, He Chenming, standing at the entrance of the Spirit Garden, quickly replied, “This flower is called the Blood Rage Flower.”
“Blood Rage Flower? What a strange name.”
“Because the energy within the flower is too volatile for humans to consume.”
“Does it have any use?”
“Not really any use.”
“Then why not pull them out? To avoid wasting nutrients.”
“There’s a reason for that. Since ancient times, places with dense blood qi would accumulate malevolent energy over time. This malevolent blood qi is harmful to the human body, so this plant is needed to remove the malevolent blood qi.”
“I see.”
Jiang Chen and the others were also listening nearby. They were not omniscient about the Extraordinary world, and naturally, they wouldn’t recognize things that weren’t served on the table.
Bai Yu, however, wondered if this Blood Rage Flower might be involved in some trickery. With that thought, he picked a few, intending to study them later.
At the same time, he observed He Chenming’s expression, but didn’t detect much abnormality.
After working for a while, they checked the time; it was already ten o’clock. They had gathered enough information and decided to leave.
As Li Yunbin and the others walked out of the Spirit Garden, seemingly having finished their investigation, He Chenming stepped forward and asked, “Group Leader Li, did you find any clues?”
Li Yunbin thought for a moment and said as he walked, “The murderer’s abilities are not common. We’ll need to have the Analysis Team study it carefully. We’ll find out as soon as possible.”
“Sigh…”
At this moment, another wealthy individual, Wei Wutao, couldn’t help but ask, “Can your Investigation Bureau send more people? Now even this place isn’t safe! If it’s about money, we can definitely pay more.”
His tone was not pleasant, but Li Yunbin politely explained, “Currently, the activity of otherworldly creatures is becoming more frequent, and we are short-handed. If you are concerned about safety, you can apply for a room at the Investigation Bureau’s branch in each district.”
“Applying for a place there is very troublesome, and it costs quite a lot of money, plus the living environment is just average.”
“That, I can’t control.”
After saying this, Li Yunbin left.
Inside the car.
As soon as the car started, Li Yunbin said to Zhao Bin, “Although the murderer this time had very strong evil qi and their methods were very similar to those of the Evil God organization, when Bai Yu was extracting the energy, the blood stone we got from Old Zheng suddenly reacted.”
“So I think this case is related to the Vampire Clan, possibly a new Vampire Clan modification.”
“Have the Analysis Team research this direction further.”
“Understood!”
Bai Yu asked doubtfully, “Vampire Clan modification?”
“Just as the name suggests, it’s a monster created by the Vampire Clan using their special regenerative abilities combined with biology and various strange energies.”
“They have appeared a few times before. Initially, they were just naked monsters without skin, with very low intelligence. But later, they were improved four or five times, becoming stronger and stronger.”
“We hadn’t heard any news for over five months. If the murderer in the surveillance this time is indeed a flesh modification, then they must have made a huge breakthrough.”
“If they can be mass-produced, it would be disastrous news!”
“I will send you detailed information. If…”
Li Yunbin paused before continuing, “If you find any useful information, or have any conjectures, you can speak freely.”
“Vampire Clan modifications have a higher priority than Vampire Barons.”
Bai Yu: “Understood! I will do my best.”
From Li Yunbin’s speaking speed, Bai Yu could feel the importance he placed on this matter!
Bai Yu’s mind immediately thought of the research laboratory of the Lei Family, which had mentioned flesh modifications!
‘This probably involves a major case, perhaps one that the Seventh Group can’t even handle.’
‘If I really find something, will I end up being shot seven times in the back, pfft! I mean, stabbed seven times in the back and commit suicide?’
