Chapter 287 : A Rose Wedding 13 (1/2)
Du Jue looked at Xi Yin expectantly.
However, Xi Yin showed no reaction as if agreeing with her words.
Du Jue, “…” ‘What’s happening to this world?’
Suppressing his doubts, he got people to escort the students in the corner out before bringing another two of his men forward to inspect the corpse.
“Team Leader… The cause of death is excessive blood loss. There’s a bite mark on the neck.”
The speaker moved the collar aside, revealing a bite mark that was already beginning to turn dark. It was apparent that it had already been there for some time.
“How long since the bite?”
The man lowered his head to inspect it for a while, before giving a conservative estimate, “Around 18 hours.”
Du Jue didn’t seem surprised by this. He got someone to fetch him some tools and tinkered around with the body for a bit, before speaking, “It can only be suppressed temporarily. Send it back to HQ within four hours.”
“Yes.”
Several people efficiently packed up the body and took it away.
Du Jue looked at Shi Sheng before saluting to Xi Yin and speaking, “Lord Xi Yin, this is already the third time this month. All the victims were first bitten before being fed blood. I wonder what opinions you might hold on this, sir?”
If vampires fed a human their blood, the only two outcomes were turning into a low-level vampire—or death.
“What’re you saying now?” Shi Sheng scoffed. “Are you suspecting me…or him?”
Du Jue glared at Shi Sheng. ‘We couldn’t catch her after losing so many of our men, and now she’s even found Xi Yin to be her backer!’
But in the end, he had no choice but to lower his head. “That was not my intent. I was just asking Lord Xi Yin if he had any clues.”
Shi Sheng wanted to continue taunting Du Jue but was stopped by Xi Yin, who pulled her into his arms and pressed her face against his chest.
“The northern outskirts.”
After replying thus, the two of them vanished on the spot. The people outside immediately flooded into the classroom. “Team Leader, who was he?”
They’d never seen their team leader be this humble to anyone before. Du Jue didn’t answer their question, instead warning them, “In the future, if you see him, don’t go and seek death, got it?”
“Then what about that Mi Nai?”
Du Jue fell silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice, “We give up and find another target.”
Someone was unwilling to give up just like that. “But she killed so many of ours.”
When Du Jue’s sharp gaze swept over, the speaker immediately lowered his head.
“That man isn’t someone we can afford to offend.” Darkness gathered in the depths of Du Jue’s eyes. “For now at least.”
‘One of these days, I’ll find a way to deal with him.’
The others looked at each other. They grew even more curious, but no one dared to voice their questions.
“Send someone to check out the northern outskirts.”
“Yes.”
……
Xi Yin brought Shi Sheng away to a deserted spot in the academy.
She was still clinging tightly to him. ‘His body seems colder than mine.’
“Let go.” Xi Yin tugged at Shi Sheng’s hands. Of course she wasn’t willing to oblige, clinging to him even more tightly.
Xi Yin, “…”
He tried several more times to get her off him but failed, so he could only give up on the notion. However, his tone contained some hints of ridicule as he spoke, “Do you really like hugging men this much?”
‘Who knows how many men this woman has?’ Thinking thus, Xi Yin felt rather irked.
“I only like to hug you ah.”
Xi Yin’s expression turned more ridiculing. “How many people have you said these words to?”
“Eh?” Shi Sheng lifted her head. “Are you being jealous?”
Xi Yin, “…” ‘Jealous your head! I’m not jealous! Definitely not!’
Xi Yin suddenly roughly pulled Shi Sheng off him and marched off with a dark expression. She chuckled as she chased after him, all the while earnestly explaining, “I’ve only ever said that to you! Honest! I swear!”
Xi Yin picked up his speed.
“Don’t walk so fast!” Shi Sheng nearly had to jog just to keep up. “You have to believe my sincerity towards you! Not just anyone can enter my eyes, y’know?”