Chapter 18 (2/2)

“Stay right where you are at home and do not go anywhere. I’ll be back shortly,” Hao Ren answered hurriedly as he caught sight of an old and battered bus from the corner of his eyes. Whilst trying to flag down the bus, he was reassuring Lily. After he slammed his phone down, he squeezed inside the crowded bus and thought to himself… What’s wrong with Vivian?

Although Hao Ren’s knowledge on mutants were limited and the only things he knew about them stemmed from unreliable sources such as the television and novels (it was already proven that these sources were in fact unreliable), he was at least certain that vampires were not comfortable out in daylight. In addition to that, Vivian had confirmed this fact personally. Thus, he was certain that a vampire transforming into a colony of bats to fly away was primarily due to an emergency and not because she just happened to wake up and decided to go out for a stroll! And what did Vivian mean when she said that ‘this place is not safe’? Was she referring to his house?

Hao Ren knew that apart from the vampire, the silly werewolf was the other powerful being at home. Vivian looked down upon Lily, so the scene of ‘the vampire being chased away by the werewolf’s bad breath’ was certainly impossible. So, why was his house unsafe?

Suddenly, Hao Ren felt that the mission that Raven 12345 handed to him… was in fact a trap.

It was half an hour later when Hao Ren arrived at the old city of the Southern Suburbs. A few people clothed in work attire was walking towards him when he exited the bus. His heart stopped, thinking to himself, “We’ve been exposed so quickly? Who are these people? Scientists from the Science Academy? Are they setting up traps for the vampire? Was any surveillance system installed? Maybe they’re Special Forces disguised as telecommunication workers?”

He was relieved once they got nearer to him. They were indeed repairmen…

Hao Ren could barely make out their conversation when they briskly walked past him.

“… this is a first in my career, how did that piece of brick manage to get up there?”

“I have no idea. I can only say it’s not done by a human. Who has that kind of arm strength to throw a brick up this high on top of the TV station? But this is so bizarre, that piece of brick snapped three steel rods…”

“Yes, this is so bizarre. I was just wondering what the problem was when I got a call about people not getting any TV signals in Southern Suburbs. Witnessing half a brick smashed into the broadcasting tower, I wonder what are we going to write in our work report now?”

As the repairmen slowly disappeared from Hao Ren’s sight, Hao Ren was clear of two matters:

First, he finally obtained the reason asss to why there was no TV signal in his house.

And of course, now he knew where the brick Lily flung at Vivian during the fight the previous night ended up at…

What’s the point of knowing this?!

Hao Ren carefully went up to his front door. After making sure there were no traces of Special Forces or mysterious men in black suits hiding nearby, he took out his key. However, before he could insert the key into the keyhole, the door opened.

Vivian was standing in front of him, smiling. “Landlord, you’re home!”

After catching his breath (as a matter of fact, it took him awhile), Hao Ren looked at this vampire who apparently ‘flew away’ and with uncertainty, asked, “Vivian, you… didn’t you not fly away?”

“Yes. Something was up and I went out. But I’m back now!” said Vivian as she chuckled.

Hao Ren could only remain speechless.

I can’t imagine what the future holds!