Anna Manor.
By the French windows of the room, Li Xiao looked at Anna, who was sitting alone in the garden, and hesitated.
Today, the Manor’s defenses were unprecedentedly empty.
Thorne, Irina, Micah, and Marcus, the noble from the Holy City, were all gone, their whereabouts unknown.
The subtle presences that usually lurked within the Manor had also completely vanished.
Li Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, hesitating in his mind whether to seize this opportunity to abduct Anna.
Because of Embrace bestowed upon him by Anna, this was Li Xiao’s only weakness at present.
Li Xiao’s hesitation stemmed from his concern for the Wish Fulfillment Company; if he were to make a move against Anna, the Wish Fulfillment Company would likely fail, and the Conversion endeavor would be affected.
After a long period of contemplation, Li Xiao still shook his head: “It’s not worth it.
I haven’t been exposed yet, and there’s no threat to Anna’s life.” “But where did they all go today?
They all disappeared collectively.” Li Xiao frowned deeply, feeling as if something was happening.
“Beep beep beep beep” The vibration of his phone in his pocket interrupted Li Xiao’s thoughts.
He took out his phone and answered.
“What is it, Big Brother Tang?” “Situ Family has made a move.” A question mark appeared above Li Xiao’s head.
He couldn’t understand when Tang Lai had gained the ability to investigate the movements of these prominent families.
Li Xiao asked, without much hope: “What news did you find?” Tang Lai on the other end of the phone seemed not to notice the unusual tone in Li Xiao’s voice and directly revealed all the information he had obtained.
“Do you remember?
I have acquaintances at Yongxing, responsible for the transportation sector.” Li Xiao immediately recalled Tang Lai’s words at the company that day and nodded.
“I remember, but is the information reliable?
After all…
it’s just an acquaintance.” “Reliable, reliable.
I exempted him from 200,000 in Conversion fees from the company.
He’s one of us now, so the information is absolutely reliable.” Hearing this, Li Xiao immediately thought of the system’s divine power.
“Could it be that Tang Lai and his people have, unintentionally, woven a network of intelligence spanning all industries in Eternal Night City?” Li Xiao thought carefully, and indeed, this was a possibility.
Since the Wish Fulfillment Company started, several thousand people have undergone Conversion.
Although the Wish Fulfillment Company is very practical, offering Conversion as long as money is paid, a fee of 200,000 isn’t something everyone can afford.
Those who can afford this money for Conversion at least have a stable job; otherwise, they wouldn’t have saved that much.
These people are spread across various industries.
As time passes and their loyalty increases, it’s not unreasonable for them to contact the Wish Fulfillment Company if they discover any news.
And Yongxing Group is Li Xiao’s current focus.
Tang Lai’s deliberate arrangement, knowing the inside story, is quite reasonable.
Having figured this out, Li Xiao also became serious.
This sudden news might be a big surprise.
“Tell me quickly, what exactly is the news?” As if sensing the urgency in Li Xiao’s tone, Tang Lai didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated the main point.
“My acquaintance called me proactively.
The transport team was originally delivering blood to Situ Manor as usual.” “According to the usual schedule, the transport team should go to Yongxing Group’s Ranch outside the city to pick up newly harvested blood and continue bringing it to Situ Manor.” “However, today there was a special arrangement.
My acquaintance was assigned to Yunshan City, supposedly to open a new procurement route, and was told to go scout it out first.
What’s suspicious, though, is that the Situ Family arranged for two unfamiliar people to accompany him, and they weren’t vampires; they were humans.” “I suspect these two people might be related to the Situ Family’s mastery of extraordinary bloodcrafting techniques.” Li Xiao was a bit hesitant after hearing Tang Lai’s words.
Although this temporary arrangement was somewhat unusual, connecting two strangers to some secret of the Situ Family seemed a bit far-fetched.
After a moment of hesitation, Li Xiao still decided to go and see, even though the information wasn’t very clear.
Even if it was a wasted trip, there was no loss, as he was idle anyway.
“Understood, Big Brother Tang.
I will investigate.” “By the way, this matter is an inspiration.
I think you guys can try to contact those who underwent Conversion through our company.
I imagine they wouldn’t mind providing some insider information.” Li Xiao subtly hinted, and Tang Lai on the other end of the phone seemed to have a sudden realization.
“Why didn’t I think of that?
Yes, yes, you’ve reminded me, boss.” “I’ll leave this matter to you all.” Li Xiao hung up the phone and changed into his old tracksuit.
With the important figures of the Manor absent, Li Xiao left quietly without alarming anyone.
On the highway leading to Yunshan City, a large truck was driving steadily.
Dong Wu, the driver, held a cigarette in one hand and the steering wheel in the other, his peripheral vision occasionally glancing at the two people beside him who seemed to be feigning sleep with their eyes closed.
At first, he had tried to talk to these two.
However, after experiencing a suffocating pressure once, he became quiet.
Dong Wu appeared to be driving carefully, but his mind was already in a mess.
“I was careless.
I told Tang Lai the news without fully understanding the situation.” “If Tang Lai gets a crazy idea to rob them, he definitely won’t be able to beat these two.
It’s over, it’s over.” Lost in thought, Dong Wu even ignored the cigarette butt that was burning his fingers.
“You seem very nervous?” The man beside him opened his eyes and looked coldly at Dong Wu.
“Ah?
No, not at all.” “Is that so?
Your cigarette is burning your hand, didn’t you feel it?” Dong Wu looked at the cigarette in his hand, realized it had burned down to the filter, and quickly threw it out the window.
He grinned and explained, “I was busy watching the road just now, didn’t notice.” The man who spoke looked at the straight and empty road.
“…” Before he could speak, a sudden screech of brakes sounded, and the two men, not wearing seatbelts, leaned forward involuntarily.
When the truck finally stopped, the man, with an angry expression, grabbed Dong Wu by the collar.
“Are you f***ing trying to die?!” Dong Wu was scared stiff and raised his hand to point out the window.
The man followed the direction of his finger and saw a group of people standing in the middle of the highway, blocking their path.
He flung Dong Wu back into his seat and looked at his companion sitting in the back, holding a tin box.
“The matter is exposed.
You take the item and go first, I’ll stop them.” The man in the back opened his eyes and nodded.
Without hesitation, he immediately got out of the car and plunged into the dense woods by the roadside.
The other man directly punched through the front windshield, stood on the hood of the car, and looked at the people blocking the road.
Dong Wu, already terrified, scrambled out of the car and stumbled away in the opposite direction.
The two sides confronted each other, neither paying attention to him, a mere minion.
Dong Wu had just entered the woods, still muttering: “It’s over, it’s over.
I’m leaving first.
If I get a chance in the future, I’ll avenge you, Tang Lai.” Before he could get far, a large hand clamped onto the back of his neck from behind.
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I don’t know anything.
My eyes are already closed, I can’t see anything, I’m deaf, don’t kill me.” “Good sir, you are magnanimous, just consider me a fart…” CREATORS’ THOUGHTS Aetheron_ Enjoying the story?