Twenty-two feathers
"Be careful!" Su Mo stood up suddenly and reflexively protected Ye Linghan behind him, looking around.
Zhang Ping, who was clearly in front of the two of them just now, disappeared in an instant without making any sound. The process of disappearing was clean and neat.
The fact that they could come to them so stealthily and quietly take a living person away must have been done by the vampires, but the other party was in the dark and they had no countermeasures, so they didn't dare to act rashly.
Although Ye Linghan, who was protected behind him, was experiencing this for the first time, he reacted quickly.
He put his hand on Su Mo's arm and said, "It's okay, let me do it."
His calmness surprised Su Mo for a moment, and he was actually a little curious in his heart. He wanted to see what kind of trouble this harmless young man in front of him could cause.
But he was still worried, "What are you going to do?"
Ye Linghan took out the soul-viewing mirror from his clothes, and after turning it on, a light purple light instantly emanated from the mirror.
He pointed the mirror towards the place where Zhang Ping had been sitting. The two of them looked along the beam of light reflected by the soul-viewing mirror. Sure enough, Zhang Ping seemed to be hung up in the air by something, with his head tilted back and struggling with his hands and feet. His face was in pain, and he was muttering something in his mouth, as if he was groaning. At the side of his neck, there was a vampire, sucking Zhang Ping's blood.
"Damn! It's indeed a vampire!" Su Mo clenched his fists.
But because the Soul Vision Mirror can only see objects, it cannot know what Zhang Ping is saying when he opens and closes his mouth in the barrier.
His eyes were fixed on the direction where Ye Linghan and Su Mo were standing, his face was ashen, as if he was blaming them for not saving him.
The vampire seemed to realize that he had been discovered. He looked up at Ye Linghan. After seeing the soul-viewing mirror in his hand, he was surprised at first, and then he showed a strange smile with traces of blood at the corners of his mouth.
"Do you have any way to catch him? My Soul Vision Mirror won't last long!" Ye Linghan whispered.
"I don't have any, I can only capture them! But their barrier won't last long. It will be easier to capture them after it disappears." Su Mo said with a little anxiety.
"Then when will their barrier disappear?!"
Ye Linghan was a little anxious because the Soul Vision Mirror could only last for half a quarter of an hour and could not delay for much longer.
The only way is to gamble, betting that the Soul Vision Mirror can last longer.
At this moment, the vampire who was revealed by the soul-seeing mirror suddenly turned into a wisp of black smoke and escaped through the window.
In an instant, the barrier he created disappeared. Ye Linghan was quick and caught Zhang Ping the moment he fell. Zhang Ping also collapsed in the chair due to shock caused by excessive blood loss.
"Stop!" Su Mo wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Ye Linghan.
"Don't chase him for now. We can't catch him. Saving people is more important."
Su Mo clenched his fists. "Damn it! How could he let him almost kill someone right in front of us? Is he really rebelling?"
In the past, when the two sides lived in peace and harmony, there were basically no conflicts. But suddenly, it was like a river bursting its dam, the gap became bigger and bigger, and more and more vampires began to rely on their superpowers to harm people everywhere.
But this incident was obviously intentional. Otherwise, no matter what, the vampires would not openly provoke and harm witnesses. It was obviously someone who instructed them to do so.
Ye Linghan said solemnly, "So, Zhao Xingjian's death was definitely not a minor incident. It must have affected the interests of some party."
Su Mo understood and met Ye Linghan's eyes with sharp eyes.
Zhang Ping was sent to the hospital and was temporarily out of danger after rescue. Ye Linghan and Su Mo had to suspend their questioning and planned to make plans after Zhang Ping woke up.
"I'll contact the police later about this. This is a serious matter, and I'm afraid the three of us are limited in our abilities. We can only negotiate with them to send more personnel."
On the way back, Su Mo and Ye Linghan discussed the follow-up matters. He and Yao Qingluan had only established the Investigation Bureau not long ago. In addition, Blood Hunter had been hiding from the world and there were misunderstandings between him and the police, so there had been few people around.
They originally thought that in this peaceful and prosperous time, they would just have to deal with a few small disputes between minions without having to start a big war. But now it seems that they thought it was too simple.
"Go back and tell Sister Luan about the situation, and then ask the police to intervene."
Ye Linghan folded his arms and followed Su Mo, locked the car, and walked upstairs together.
"No need to contact the police, just call me in!" Ye Linghan and Su Mo were just about to step onto the stairs when a loud male voice sounded from behind them, startling the two of them.
Su Mo was very defensive and subconsciously turned around and punched out. The man was not to be outdone and raised his hand to meet the punch.
"Why do you start hitting people right away? That's a lack of martial ethics!" The man didn't attack, but just kept defending.
Su Mo said nothing, but pressed on, "Who knows who you are, and why are you following us?"
The man's face was filled with helplessness. He took the time to complain to Ye Linghan, who was standing by and watching the excitement, "No, don't just stand there and watch. Help me stop it!"
Ye Linghan had seen enough of the excitement, so he jumped between the two of them and stopped Su Mo from attacking. "Hey, alright, alright. He doesn't look like a bad guy. Let's find out first before we fight." He patted the back of his hand.
"That's right! I wore a formal suit for the interview, but you guys beat me up like this!" The man complained while straightening his wrinkled suit as much as possible.
After hearing this, Ye Linghan raised his hands and retorted, "Hey! This matter has nothing to do with me. He was the one who beat you up, not me." As he said that, he raised his chin and pointed at Su Mo.
Su Mo on the side recovered and became much calmer.
"What did you mean by that just now? What do you mean I can just find you?" Ye Linghan asked on behalf of Su Mo.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Liao Xihe, and I want to join your investigation team." After Liao Xihe finished speaking, his bright eyes were full of anticipation.
After both sides calmed down, they could see clearly what the man who claimed to be Liao Xihe looked like. He was about the same height as Ye Linghan and Su Mo, about 1.8 meters, and was quite average when the three of them stood together. However, his appearance and voice did not quite match. He was more handsome, with a gentle and jade-like youthful feeling. It was obvious that his parents had good genes.
After hearing this, Su Mo met Ye Linghan's eyes. The incident happened suddenly, and meeting him downstairs was even more hasty than the last time Ye Linghan came to visit him, so Su Mo was unsure for a moment.
"Um..." Su Mo said meaningfully, glancing at Ye Linghan with ill intent, "You're not here to interview for a cleaning position, are you?"
Well, how come this matter was brought up by Tu Lu? Ye Linghan held his forehead. In fact, he didn’t need to ask this.
This question stumped Liao Xihe. He scratched his head, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked between Su Mo and Ye Linghan. "What do you mean by cleaning? Aren't you guys here to catch vampires?"
"Ah, yes, yes." Su Mo nodded with a suppressed smile, "There are three of us now. How about you come up with us and then discuss it?"
Liao Xihe nodded hurriedly after hearing this, "Of course, no problem!"
He was like a young man who had just entered society, curious about everything new, and followed the two people upstairs with great interest.
Su Mo pushed open the door and called into the room, "Aluan, there's something I want to discuss with you."
Liao Xihe followed behind the two of them and looked inside.
But there was no response.
"Is Sister Luan not at home?" Ye Linghan looked around but did not see Yao Qingluan.
"Sister Luan? The other detective is a girl?" Liao Xihe asked.
Ye Linghan raised his hand to signal Liao Xihe, "Friendly reminder, don't set your sights on this sister~"
Liao Xihe quickly waved his hands, "No, no, I'm just impressed that this sister is able to be an investigator. She must be a very capable person."
He didn't know what was going on between the two of them, but he thought Yao Qingluan had a bad temper and seemed difficult to deal with, so he didn't dare to overstep the line.
"Strange, where is A Luan? She hasn't answered the phone." Su Mo held the phone and stared at the words "Calling" on it.
Because Yao Qingluan usually told Su Mo where she was going, but this time not only did she not inform him in advance, but no one answered the phone, which made Su Mo a little worried.
"What if Sister Luan's phone is on silent, or it's inconvenient for her to answer the call?" Ye Linghan comforted her.
Liao Xihe, who was standing aside, didn't know the whole story, so he didn't dare to speak rashly. He stood aside looking a little embarrassed.
Su Mo immediately refused, "Impossible, A Luan wouldn't do that, and our phones have to be turned on 24 hours a day, she won't be on silent."
That's strange. The vampire hasn't been caught yet, and now there's another problem at home. I can only pray that Yao Qingluan is safe.
"Please find a seat first." Seeing that Liao Xihe was a little uncomfortable, Ye Linghan tried to comfort him.
"Okay." Liao Xihe agreed, but did not sit down. He just stood aside obediently.
Suddenly, a cell phone ringtone rang out, exploding in the silent room, like a sharp blade suddenly cutting through the space.
"It's Aluan." Su Mo murmured.
The other two also came over.
Su Mo's heart was pounding and he felt inexplicably uneasy. His right eyelid suddenly started twitching, as if foreshadowing something bad was about to happen.
He pressed the answer button and put the phone on the line, his expression showing some caution. "Aluan?"
"Oh~ No wonder he cares so much about the little beauty and calls her so many times. Turns out he's her lover."
The familiar voice of Yao Qingluan did not appear on the other end of the phone, but a male voice that was a bit sharp and a little crazy.
As he spoke, bursts of sobbing were heard nearby.
"Duan Jiu!" Ye Linghan shouted from the side.
As soon as the other party opened his mouth to speak the first sentence, Ye Linghan recognized the owner of the voice. It was the man who pointed a gun at Wang De in the surveillance video of the underground casino that day.
Ye Linghan originally thought that they would never meet again after that time, but he didn't expect that the second meeting would come so soon.
Su Mo's eyes widened in surprise, and he stared at Ye Linghan blankly, "Do you know him?"
Before Ye Linghan could reply, Duan Jiu's voice rang out again, "Ye Linghan, how are you? Hahahahahahahahahaha."
As if deliberately adding fuel to the fire, he directly mentioned Ye Linghan's name, and the two of them seemed to be very familiar with each other in their words.
His laughter was sharp and piercing, making people feel uncomfortable.
"You...where is Aluan now?" Ye Linghan suppressed the anger in his heart. He had witnessed Duan Jiu's terror and madness, so he didn't dare to anger him. He was afraid that Yao Qingluan could not bear Duan Jiu's torture, so he had to ask patiently and find their location as soon as possible.
Compared to these three people, Duan Jiu was very calm and composed. "Aren't you curious about how I know you?"
"If that's the case, then I'm really good." Ye Linghan did his best to go along with Duan Jiu's words. "How about you release A Luan and I'll come find you?"
He tried to make a deal with the other party.
Su Mo was so angry that his whole body was shaking. When Ye Linghan noticed it, he grabbed his wrist with one hand and tried his best to comfort him.
"Oh, so what if I don't let go? But I'm actually very interested in talking to you."
Duan Jiu laughed and hung up the phone.
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