Thirteen feathers
"This is just a very common little wine bought at a convenience store. Many people drink it after get off work or when friends come over." Although Ye Linghan knew that Yin Chen was just complaining casually, he still answered him seriously.
Originally, they rarely sat together and talked about family matters.
Ye Linghan pushed the steak in front of Yin Chen and said, "Try it. Even though it's cold, it should still taste good."
He wouldn't dare say his craftsmanship is 100% good, but it's definitely not bad.
Yin Chen put down the bottle of wine. Since it was bought by Ye Linghan, even though it didn't taste good, he still took a few more sips out of courtesy.
He picked up the knife and fork, cut a small piece of beef and put it into his mouth. He ate very politely because the steak was taken out of the pot right after being put into it. It was still very raw, so when he bit it, a trace of red liquid oozed from the corner of Yin Chen's mouth.
"Not bad." Yin Chen raised his eyebrows and praised generously, although he didn't know whether it was true or not.
After hearing this, Ye Linghan quickly struck while the iron was hot and placed the various wines he had opened in front of Yin Chen, "It will definitely be delicious with these."
The worst thing to do is to mix alcohol, because it will make you drunk very easily, especially when mixed with several bottles of extremely high-concentration foreign liquor.
Ye Linghan was looking forward to seeing Yin Chen drink all of this.
Perhaps Yin Chen was in a good mood this time, and he almost agreed to all of Ye Linghan's requests.
After taking a few sips, Yin Chen raised his hand with his palm facing up. Purple air swirled in the area, and a small object shaped like a pocket watch suddenly appeared in his hand.
His wrist suddenly turned, the thin chain hung on his slender fingers, and the round pendant dangled in front of Ye Linghan's eyes.
"What is this?" Ye Linghan's eyes were full of curiosity.
He knew that the vampires and blood hunters had many magical weapons, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to see them.
"Soul Mirror, for you."
"Soul-Seeing Mirror?" Ye Linghan naturally reached out to take it and looked at it carefully. The material of the outside looked like bronze. When he opened it, there was a mirror embedded inside, and the texture was a bit dirty. He looked at it left and right, and felt that it was no different from an ordinary bronze mirror.
Could it be that he just cut a piece of mirror and put it on?
"Since you insist on joining the Investigation Bureau, I can't stop you. However, you have no chance of winning against the vampires. You can only rely on external forces. Perhaps there is still a chance."
"You must be aware that mid- to high-level vampires possess the ability to become invisible, and the Soul Vision Mirror counteracts this ability, so it can help you."
As expected of a family that controls the vampire race, they have so many treasures in their hands. Ye Linghan couldn't help but sigh.
"But..." Ye Linghan looked at Yin Chen, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about me?"
Although Yin Chen has always been nice to him, he always has a cold face. It is rare to see him speak so gently like now.
"If you don't need it, just give it back. Why are you talking so much?" Yin Chen said coldly.
Well, just after I finished praising him, he started to show his true colors again. I don’t know what’s the point of having a stern face every day. Ye Linghan secretly complained to himself, but after all, he had to restrain himself because he had taken a favor from someone.
“Thank you for your kindness, boss!”
"However, this Soul Vision Mirror has a time limit. It can only be used for half a quarter of an hour each time, and the cooldown period..." Yin Chen paused, "I don't know either. After all, I haven't used it before."
This is understandable. Someone at Yin Chen's level doesn't need these plug-ins at all. Everyone should be on guard against him, so it is normal not to understand the details.
But after all, it was the other party's good intentions, so Ye Linghan didn't care. He was already very satisfied to have a life-saving magic weapon on hand.
He carefully put away the soul-viewing mirror and filled Yin Chen's glass with wine. He wanted to get Yin Chen drunk and then take the opportunity to find out some information, but he didn't expect that he would feel more dizzy instead.
He forced himself to look at Yin Chen with his hazy eyes, but he didn't see any discomfort from him.
It was strange. In the past, he felt that he could drink relatively well. At least based on his experience, even if he mixed the drinks, he would be fine after a few drinks. Besides, Yin Chen was not drunk yet, but he couldn't hold it anymore. It was really strange.
"Don't you... feel dizzy?" Ye Linghan asked Yin Chen with narrowed eyes, but this feeling was not like the discomfort after being drunk, he was just very sleepy.
Yin Chen sipped the wine in his glass with a half-smile, and smiled meaningfully, "Why did you feel dizzy? Did you put drugs in it?"
Of course not!
Ye Linghan quickly denied it, "I... didn't." He felt his whole body was heavy and he couldn't stand up at all. His eyelids became heavier and heavier. Finally, he couldn't open his eyes anymore and fell down with his head tilted.
Seeing this, Yin Chen hurriedly stood up, placed his hands on the side of Ye Linghan's head, and placed him steadily on the table. He then whispered, "Ye Linghan, your intention to trick me is obvious. Do you really think I can't see it?"
Then he flashed and turned into a wisp of black smoke, teleported to Ye Linghan's side and transformed into a human form, picked him up by the waist and held him firmly in his arms.
Yin Chen hugged the sleeping Ye Linghan tighter and muttered to himself, "But after all, living a few hundred more years doesn't seem fair to you."
Ye Linghan was awakened by the shrill ringing of his cell phone. He picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hello, something happened. I'll send you the location later. Please come as soon as possible." Before Ye Linghan could say anything, Su Mo's voice came from the other end of the phone in a hurry.
The sound rang in Ye Linghan's ears like thunder in the silent night. He frowned and subconsciously held the phone farther away.
Judging from his tone, things seemed to be very difficult.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Ye Linghan hung up the phone, forced his sleepy eyes open, and checked the time - one o'clock in the morning.
He didn't have time to think about why he came to the bed, and hurriedly got off the bed. He saw the soul-viewing mirror placed by Yin Chen on the bedside table, reached out to take it, and was afraid that he would lose it if he put it in his pocket, so he hung it around his neck. Fortunately, the small one was not heavy.
He hasn't had time to figure out how to use it, but considering the cooldown period, he doesn't dare to use it casually.
During this period, Su Mo sent the location over. Ye Linghan found that it was not far from his home, so he hurried out.
The accident happened in a complicated alley. Although it was not far away, it took Ye Linghan quite a while to walk around.
Before entering, Ye Linghan saw the lights of police cars reflected on the walls on both sides in the dim environment, and there were also sounds of conversation. He walked inside and found a taxi parked in a wider area deep in the alley. It was surrounded by a cordon, and there were more than a dozen police officers and forensic doctors standing inside and outside. Of course, he only knew Su Mo and Yao Qingluan among them.
Su Mo and the two policemen gathered around the car and talked.
"Since it has been determined to be related to the vampires, we will handle this matter specially and leave it to your Investigation Bureau." A policeman said to Su Mo.
"Don't worry, we will definitely solve this case and give citizens a peaceful life." Su Mo nodded in response.
Ye Linghan looked around and didn't see any victim at the scene. He didn't know whether he was dead or injured.
Yao Qingluan, who was diligently taking notes nearby, happened to look up and saw Ye Linghan standing outside the cordon. She raised her hand and called out, "Linghan, over here."
"Hmm." Ye Linghan gestured and walked over quickly. "What's the situation now?"
As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily turned to the stopped taxi and glanced at the license plate number - North A67498.
"The last number is 7498? Why does it look familiar?" Ye Linghan muttered to himself. He spoke softly, but Yao Qingluan caught it sharply.
"Do you know this car?" Yao Qingluan wrote it down quickly, with a vigilant look in her eyes, as if she was ready to arrest Ye Linghan as a suspect at any time.
"Please don't look at me like that. You have to believe that your partner is a good socialist citizen who abides by the laws and regulations and will never collude with criminals!" Ye Linghan said righteously.
He took out his cell phone, looked through the previous online car-hailing records, and compared the license plate number. Sure enough, it was the car of the driver who had cheated him out of hundreds of dollars last time.
Because he didn't understand the whole story, he didn't dare to make any rash comments, but it was undeniable that he felt that the driver was abnormal from the beginning.
He glanced at Yao Qingluan's densely packed notebook and handed her the phone. "Here, do I need to write this down? I called this car on the ride-hailing platform not long ago."
"Remember." Yao Qingluan took Ye Linghan's phone and sorted through the information. "You'd better report everything about this car and the driver now. Otherwise, if they find out you're involved in the case, you'll be in big trouble."
During the process of sorting, Yao Qingluan also made special marks at the front.
Ye Linghan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after seeing this. He never expected that Yao Qingluan, who usually seemed taciturn when following Su Mo, would be so tough when handling things alone.
"Don't worry, I promise there will be no problem, so what's the situation now?"
Yao Qingluan looked at him suspiciously.
Ye Linghan spread his hands helplessly.
"The driver died mysteriously in the car, but the door was locked from the inside with the key inside. After someone broke open the door, they found teeth marks on the deceased's neck. So we currently speculate that it was done by the vampires." After Su Mo finished the handover, he walked over and gave Ye Linghan a brief introduction of the situation.
Ye Linghan took a quick look at the notebook Su Mo handed him, which contained the recorded information. It was basically as he said, with some ambiguous information provided by the reporter.
Moreover, when people are overly frightened, their memories will become confused, so we cannot believe it completely.
The witness was frightened and was comforted by the police before being escorted back to make a statement. Several of them passed by Ye Linghan. At first, they were far away and didn't feel anything. But when they passed by him, Ye Linghan felt as if the nerves in his brain were suddenly pricked by needles, but the feeling was not strong.
"Wait a minute!" Ye Linghan stopped a few people.
"Who are you?" A policeman saw that Ye Linghan was not wearing any ID, so he stepped forward cautiously and stood in front of the others.
"I…"
He looked around at the chests of the others, and it seemed that they all had signs hanging on them. He hesitantly looked down at his own chest, and it was empty.
"He's our new intern. Here are his credentials."
Fortunately, Su Mo came to the rescue in time and handed a tag hanging on a rope to Ye Linghan.
Ye Linghan took it, without even glancing at it, and confidently and righteously placed it in front of the police officer, "Here, I have proof!"
"What the hell is this?" the man said with disdain.
"Huh?" What the hell? Ye Linghan turned his work permit over doubtfully, and was stunned the moment he saw it.
He felt his eyebrows twitching and turned around awkwardly, holding the certificate in front of Su Mo, "Tell me, what is this thing?"
"Pfft." Yao Qingluan, who was standing by, laughed out loud after seeing this.
There was only a stick figure head scribbled on the paper, with Ye Linghan's name and work number simply written in black pen below.
Ye Linghan said he couldn't bear to watch it. He was already furious for being woken up, and seeing this piece of torn paper gave him even more of a headache.
"Uh..." Su Mo looked away, stifling a laugh and trying not to look at the document in his hand. He leaned closer to Ye Linghan and whispered, "This happened suddenly, so I wrote this by hand. Let's just make do with it for now."
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