Five feathers
The driver slammed on the brakes, causing the front of the car to veer to one side. The car body instantly turned ninety degrees, then slid straight out and stopped diagonally on the road. Ye Linghan was thrown out by inertia without any preparation.
With a "bang", his forehead hit the backrest of the car.
I simply fastened my seat belt to avoid getting more seriously injured.
The cigarette butt on the passenger seat was ejected by the violent collision, and some of it fell at Ye Linghan's feet.
"What's wrong?" Ye Linghan asked while taking out a piece of toilet paper from his pocket with great pain. Without the driver noticing, he picked up a cigarette butt and put it in his pocket.
When he sat up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow flashing in the rearview mirror. He hurriedly looked in the direction of the shadow, but there was nothing.
Maybe he was knocked unconscious and had hallucinations.
Feeling pain on his forehead, Ye Linghan shook his head and looked outside the car again, only to see a desolate and empty space.
I guess even if there are people there, there is no place to hide.
"Who is so blind?" The driver covered his forehead with his hands and shouted furiously. Due to inertia, he hit the steering wheel in front of him. Fortunately, he was pulled by the seat belt and survived.
But when the driver looked out the window, there were no other cars or people outside the huge windshield, and the straight road was empty.
"Let's get out of the car and take a look. Will we be rolled under the car?" The two men were knocked unconscious, but fortunately Ye Linghan was the first to react.
"No, you can't. Don't move. I'll get out and take a look." The driver's voice was trembling. He was obviously scared. His hands were shaking so much that he couldn't even open the car door the first time.
This matter was a bit strange. After what happened the day before, Ye Linghan became more cautious. He did not get out of the car to check, but sat in the car and waited quietly.
Not long after, the driver returned to the car, muttering, "This is weird! I just saw someone crossing the road, but why is there no one here now?"
He glanced at Ye Linghan and pretended to be calm, "Nothing, I must have been dazzled."
Ye Linghan was half-believing and half-doubting. Strange things happened one after another. Even the most dull-witted person should have felt something strange, but the fact was that he didn't hit anyone.
Ye Linghan thought that since the driver got out of the car to check, there was indeed nothing unusual and no useful information could be obtained, so he just responded casually and stopped talking.
After the car started as usual, Ye Linghan looked back at the road behind him as if possessed by a ghost. The bare road confirmed what the driver said.
After this episode, the driver was obviously frightened, but Ye Linghan didn't believe that the driver was just dazzled. Both of them were worried, and the car was silent for a while.
Because he received a call from Zhao Tang, Ye Linghan paid more money to change the address and went directly to where Zhao Tang worked.
After watching the driver leave, Ye Linghan came to Zhao Tang who was standing on the steps waiting for him.
Zhao Tang was holding a cup of instant coffee in his hand. Even the cup was an ordinary paper cup that could be found everywhere next to the water dispenser in the department.
When Ye Linghan approached, he saw that there was a dark circle under Zhao Tang's eyes, and his eyes were dull. His once beautiful European double eyelids had lost their support and drooped down, and his clothes were covered with wrinkles.
"Another sleepless night?" Ye Linghan asked with concern.
Zhao Tang forced himself to open his eyes and thoughtfully handed the instant coffee in his hand to Ye Linghan, "Two sips?"
Ye Linghan didn't hesitate and reached out to take it, but Zhao Tang pulled his hand back, full of dissatisfaction, "Do you really want it if I give it to you? You don't even know how to show some respect to your former classmates."
Seeing that Zhao Tang still had the energy to joke, Ye Linghan obviously had nothing to do, so he joined in the conversation, "I can't refuse your kindness. Besides, I haven't slept for half the night, so shouldn't you pay attention to me?"
Ye Linghan and Zhao Tang have had a good relationship since they were in school. Ye Linghan inexplicably trusts Zhao Tang, so Zhao Tang knows a lot about him, including his relationship with Yin Chen. However, Zhao Tang has always respected Ye Linghan and never asked about it, so he is considered a good listener.
"What's the matter that you want to see me?" Ye Linghan asked, remembering the call Zhao Tang made to him.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about the important thing." Zhao Tang stuffed a handful of coffee into Ye Linghan's hand, then looked around, hesitated for a moment, and decided to put his arm around Ye Linghan's shoulder and walk down the stairs.
Ye Linghan took a sip of the coffee that Zhao Tang handed over. It must be said that the instant coffee that cost 1.5 yuan a pack was indeed not as delicious as the imported brand of coffee from Yin Chen's family.
"I'll bring you some good coffee tomorrow. This instant coffee is not worthy of your current status." Ye Linghan smacked his lips, looked at Zhao Tang and raised his chin.
Zhao Tang glared at him and said unhappily, "What's my status? An ox or a horse? If you really care about me, stop causing trouble for me."
As he spoke, he shook the briefcase with the document bag tucked under his arm.
Ye Linghan followed his movements and looked over. "What's wrong? You're acting so mysterious."
Zhao Tang led Ye Linghan to the parking lot. "This is a confidential matter. Why don't you come to my house and we can discuss it in detail?"
This is not a problem for Ye Linghan. After all, he is alone on weekdays, so it doesn’t matter where he goes.
As they were walking, Zhao Tang suddenly stopped. Ye Linghan looked at him in confusion, only to see Zhao Tang looking sideways at him. "I remember you just said you didn't sleep all night either?"
Ye Linghan didn't understand, but nodded cooperatively, "Yeah, yeah, what's wrong?"
"That's bad!" Zhao Tang patted Ye Linghan on the back.
Ye Linghan was startled, "Ah? What's broken?"
"We have to take a taxi. Driving while tired is considered driving!" Zhao Tang said seriously.
Ye Linghan had been ripped off by his last driver for hundreds of dollars, so the thought of taking a taxi made his head spin. He rolled his eyes and said calmly, "Okay, go ahead."
Although he firmly believes that people cannot be so unlucky as to be cheated all the time, diverting the problem may be the best solution.
Zhao Tang held up his phone and glanced at Ye Linghan with a meaningful look on his face. "Why, was your pocket money deducted?"
He meant Yin Chen.
Ye Linghan said nothing, but felt bitter inwardly. It was not that Yin Chen deducted money from him, but that he was clearly cheated.
Zhao Tang's phone vibrated. "A driver accepted the order so quickly?" He exclaimed as he looked at the taxi interface. "And it only takes two minutes. Looks like he's nearby."
Ye Linghan leaned over and looked at the taxi interface, but found the bright license plate number extremely dazzling.
This license plate number... why does it feel familiar? Ye Linghan suddenly had an idea in his mind. Almost subconsciously, he quickly took a mask from Zhao Tang's pocket and put it on his face.
Ye Linghan knew that Zhao Tang would carry several masks with him.
It turns out that this world is too small, and some people can finally meet again after going around in circles.
Zhao Tang subconsciously covered his pockets, looking at Ye Linghan's actions in confusion. His sleepiness also faded a little. "What bad things have you done? Are you guilty?"
At this moment, an online-hailing car approached from a distance. Seeing that there was no time to elaborate, Ye Linghan could only whisper a brief summary, "This driver is a scumbag. You can do whatever you want. In any case, don't compromise."
Before Zhao Tang could react, the car approached and Ye Linghan got in with Zhao Tang.
At first, the driver did not notice Ye Linghan. It happened that when he was asking Zhao Tang for the last digit of his cell phone number, he accidentally saw him in the rearview mirror.
He stared at the rearview mirror for a moment, squinting his eyes and looking flattering. "Hey, did we just meet?"
"No, no?" Ye Linghan didn't want to admit it, but the other party kept insisting.
"Hey, brother, I can tell from your voice. In that case..." The driver gestured for money in front of the two people in the back seat.
Ye Linghan never expected that this driver would be so familiar. They had established a relationship so naturally after only meeting once.
Before Ye Linghan could answer, Zhao Tang understood what he meant and spoke first, "Impossible, there are recordings in the car, be careful or I will report you." He had been working all night and was full of resentment, so his tone was not good.
The driver was also a bully, and seeing that Zhao Tang was not someone to be trifled with, he did not dare to speak again and could only drive the two of them to their destination.
Zhao Tang's home is also in the city center, not far from Ye Linghan's home, and he usually lives alone.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Tang threw away the disposable paper cup he had been holding along the way, then took out a few pieces of paper from his briefcase and handed them to Ye Linghan.
"What is this?" Ye Linghan took it.
"This is the injury report of the person attacked by the Blood Hunter last night." Zhao Tang sat next to Ye Linghan, took a cup from the coffee table, poured a glass of water, and placed it in front of Ye Linghan.
"Why are you giving this to me?" Ye Linghan asked. Logically speaking, these documents should not be shown to others at will.
Zhao Tang took the report from Ye Linghan, flipped to the last page, and pointed it at the results section. "Originally, I shouldn't have shown this to you, but this matter is so serious, and I think it might not be simple. So, after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to tell you."
Ye Linghan looked in the direction of Zhao Tang's finger and saw the test result: "Detected to contain a small amount of CLY-20 reagent."
"I remember when I was in school, my teacher taught me a little about CLY-20, but not much. It was almost glossed over. It's a hallucinogen that's rarely seen in daily life, or even not seen at all."
"It can be detected." Ye Linghan looked solemn. Although they were roommates, they were not in the same major, so they knew little about some professional reagents.
"Yes, that's the problem." Zhao Tang carefully gathered the documents and placed them on the table. "The teacher once said that this hallucinogen was originally produced by the vampires."
"But..." Zhao Tang paused and lowered his voice. "Later, when I was reading a book, I accidentally saw that this was actually extracted using a secret technique. So I was confused. It hadn't appeared for so many years, and even the teacher didn't know everything, so it suddenly appeared."
Upon hearing this, Ye Linghan fell into deep thought. He stared at the appraisal reports, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the paper and land directly on the words CLY-20 on the last page.
He understood the reason why Zhao Tang told him this. He wanted to convey his message to Yin Chen through him. After all, once the vampires took control of the world, there would be chaos.
But he couldn't tell Yin Chen so rashly. One reason was because of his identity, and the other was that there was no substantial evidence to prove that the reagent came from the vampires, and no one would take the blame.
"Okay, I understand." Ye Linghan suddenly thought of the cigarette while thinking, so he took out the cigarette butt from his pocket, "Can you help me test this?" As he said that, he opened the paper ball and handed it to Zhao Tang.
"What is this?" Zhao Tang took it and looked around. "Cigarette butt? I remember you don't smoke?"
Ye Linghan nodded. "I don't smoke. I found this. I feel something is wrong with it, so I want you to help me test it."
Seeing Ye Linghan's vague answer, Zhao Tang didn't press the issue. Instead, he asked, "Are you anxious for results? If I go through my personal process, it won't be too much trouble, but it will take a long time."
Ye Linghan shook his head, "Don't worry, just follow your process." After all, when asking someone to do something for you, you can't have so many requirements. Besides, it was just his own guess, so he was not in a hurry to get the result.
Ye Linghan stayed at Zhao Tang's house until very late, had dinner with him, and talked about recent events. Since graduation, everyone went their separate ways and there were not many opportunities to chat, but fortunately, Zhao Tang lived close to him, so they had quite a few opportunities to meet.
After saying goodbye to Zhao Tang, Ye Linghan walked alone on the dark and narrow road in the community, with his head down, thinking about what happened today and how he could inadvertently reveal the matter of the potion to Yin Chen.
Suddenly, he saw a black shadow emerging from the ground and gradually getting bigger, as if something was swooping down.
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