hold that vampire

The Conference Room of the Alien Research Institute.

"Everyone already knows what happened two days ago. In order to avoid affecting the emotions of the general public and causing unnecessary panic, we chose not to disclose the news for the first time."

"In addition, the Authority has already known all that happened."

"This incident also reflects from the side that the accelerated transformation is imminent, so the application submitted by Professor Sheng some time ago has been approved, and the accelerated transformation law will be arranged to be put into use..."

Zhang Liangshen's teeth itch from below.

"It's been hell."

He tilted his body to Lu Que's side, and complained dissatisfiedly in a low voice: "What did I say, God is really helping him, I didn't know how long it would take, but why is it just put on the agenda like this Already!"

Lu Que didn't give him a single corner of his vision.

It just so happened that Zhang Liangshen didn't want to listen to the content of the meeting, so he cleared his throat and said flatteringly, "Old Lu, you haven't told me yet, is Xiao Yun okay?"

Lu Que still ignored him.

Zhang Liangshen continued his efforts: "Are you really scared? This is not okay, Lao Lu, a big boy, how can he be so timid."

"Of course, I admit that I was wrong. I just wanted to help you take care of the child on a whim. I really mean nothing. You apologize to Xiaoyun on my behalf, and I will make up for a bigger gift later."

Hearing this, Lu Que was finally willing to give him a look, and asked with unknown meaning: "On a whim?"

Zhang Liangshen nodded hastily: "Yes!"

Lu Que twitched the corner of his mouth: "I coaxed you all night because of your whim."

Zhang Liangshen: "Uh... so serious?"

"...The next thing is, the work for this quarter is over, and the quarterly work report should also be put on the agenda."

"I know this is long, smelly and cumbersome, and the professors don't want to—huh? Does Professor Lu want to be in charge of this quarter's work report?"

"No." Lu Que withdrew his hand and said in a low voice, "Professor Zhang said he would be responsible."

Zhang Liangshen, who never said any nonsense: "???"

"Ah, okay, okay, then I will trouble Professor Zhang about this work report."

"The rule is still [-] words as usual, and then you need to sort out all the key content and results of the work in the last quarter and put them into the report. Remember to pull the form..."

"Old Lu, why are you, why are you so caring!"

Zhang Liangshen made a mistake first, so he dared not speak out when he was angry.

Okay, isn't it just [-] words plus a summary of all the work for a quarter?

It's not a big problem to stay up late for half a month.

"Then there is the work report that needs to be submitted to the Administration next week. The new requirement is [-] words. Let me see. Last time it was Professor Du. This time it's the turn—"

"Professor Zhang." Lu Que raised his hand again to signal.

Zhang Liangshen, who finally did a good job of psychological work for himself, turned his head in disbelief again: "???"

Nima, is it him again? !

"Ah, the order of the last record was messed up, okay, then let's start this issue with Professor Zhang, and tell me to hurry up, it will be handed in next week and next Monday."

"Next is the basic research results report, [-] words, so...?"

"professor Zhang."

"Okay, okay, then this work is also troublesome for Professor Zhang, it's really hard work for those who can..."

"?????????"

In the following meeting, Lu Que almost helped Zhang Liangshen take over all the work by himself.

Not surprisingly, even if Professor Zhang becomes SpongeBob SquarePants, he probably won't be able to squeeze out a drop of water in the next month.

"Isn't that a bit too ruthless, old Lu?" "Let's say I'm tired and my hands are broken, and my brain cells will die too." "

He was particularly aggrieved and tugged at Lu Que's cuff, but was ruthlessly brushed away.

Professor Lu was expressionless: "You are only a little tired, while others may already have a shadow that cannot be erased for a lifetime."

The corners of Zhang Liangshen's eyes were almost drawn to the ground, and his mood was full of remorse.

Seeing Lu Que get up and leave, he quickly put away his things and followed.

"Old Lu, you will help me, right? The sum totals to 10,000+ words, how can I do it all by myself?"

"No, and don't contact me if there is no important matter during this time."

"why!"

"It's annoying to see you."

"..."

Zhang Liangshen watched Lu Que walk into the elevator dumbfounded and closed the elevator door.

After a few seconds, I thought of something, rushed over and leaned on the railing and yelled down: "Ancestor! When will you release me from the blacklist! Give me an accurate answer!"

"Why is An Lan's face so stinky?"

Pei Yun noticed An Lan the first time he entered the classroom.

This is rare, in their eyes, An Lan is the kind of outstanding person who has always been so calm that the sky falls and can sit down and drink tea.

Du Jian had the first-hand information, and covered his mouth with his hands to cover up, but the voice was so loud that no one could hear it.

He said: "An'an said that he went to the bookstore this morning and met an annoying spirit."

Pei Yun: "How annoying is it to annoy him like this?"

"I don't know. I was busy with my homework in the morning, so I didn't ask in detail."

Du Jian turned to An Lan, gossiping: "Tell me, what's the problem?"

An Lan: "It's a secret."

Du Jian asked again: "Oh, is that a man or a woman, and what does it look like?"

An Lan: "Men, I can see."

Du Jian: "You say you can watch it, so it's good-looking. You can lower the limit of tolerance a little bit, but what's the secret method? Is there a secret code for the anchor who plays games with us?"

The corners of An Lan's eyes moved slightly, and his expression became a little strange.

"On par," he said.

Du Jian laughed haha: "That seems to be quite dense!"

There are a few boys sitting in the back row of them, discussing enthusiastically:

"Hey, did you see the news? It was the one in the morning."

"Vampire's?"

"Yeah, I heard that another batch of vampires who have successfully completed their transformation have been released from the Alien Research Institute."

"I see, this is the only good news that came out of the Alien Research Institute in the past two years."

"Good news is good news, yes, but what does it matter to me? I still don't know what to eat tonight..."

Pei Yun's attention was attracted by them, and he was no longer on An Lan.

Transformation complete?

In that reformed environment, can he really be released alive and return to society to continue his normal life?

He was thinking about this matter in his head, didn't listen to anything in half a class, quietly took out his phone, and sent a message to the only contact on the top:

Beat up the little monster: [Hi?Is my little uncle there? 】. :【exist. 】

Beating up the little monster: [Hey, I heard that the Alien Research Institute recently released a batch of transformed vampires, is it true? 】. :【it is true. 】

Beating the little monster violently: [Oh...then ask another question! 】. : [? 】

Beating the little monster: [Can I go and see them? 】

Beat up the little monsters: [I swear I will not reveal my identity, nor will I reveal that I know their identities, I just want to see, I want to see what they look like after they have completed the transformation...]

There was no reply for a long time.

Pei Yun thought she was rejected, sighed, and pursed her lips in disappointment——. :【Go to the small supermarket at No. 203 Jiandao Road to buy a bottle of yogurt. After buying it, go out after saying hello to the boss. Don't stay too long, and don't disturb others. 】

Pei Yun's eyes suddenly lit up.

Beat up the little monster: [I promise! 】

After class, Pei Yun rejected Du Jianjian's invitation to go to the side door to eat Mala Tang together, and followed the address Lu Que gave him all the way to find the small supermarket.

It is between a laneway, simple and inconspicuous, and the space is not large, and you can see the whole appearance at a glance at the door.

But better than being clean and tidy.

Pei Yun ran all the way over.

There was a light rain on the road, and his hair was wet.

He stood in front of the steps, so tired that he had no energy to tense up,

Snoring his hair, he went in and took a bottle of yogurt from the freezer, turned around and went back to the cash register, put the yogurt on the counter, and said with the usual tone, "Boss, pay the bill."

A man sat behind the cash register.

He looked quite old, his hair was mostly gray, and when he looked up, he could see many years of wrinkles on his face, his eyes were cloudy and dull, and he looked lifeless.

The movement of the man standing up was a little stiff and slow.

He took the bottle of yogurt and scanned the QR code, then put it back on the cabinet: "Six yuan."

The voice was rough and hoarse.

Pei Yun took out her mobile phone to scan the QR code, but she couldn't help but look at the man quietly.

He looked like an ordinary old man, nothing unusual.

As he was thinking this way, the other party suddenly raised his head, and his eyes met. He didn't know who was startled by whom.

Pei Yun kept in mind what Lu Que said not to disturb others, and quickly thought of an excuse to shift the focus: "I, I just remembered that I still need an umbrella! It's raining outside, and I forgot to bring an umbrella when I came here!"

"I'll get it for you."

The old man was the first to avoid his gaze and stood up tremblingly, but he tripped and fell to the ground after walking around the counter for a few steps.

Pei Yun was startled, and quickly squatted down to help him, her eyes accidentally fell on the opponent's lap.

Because the trouser leg was rubbed up, you can see the scars of several circular holes lined up on the side of the calf.

Pei Yun froze.

Before the other party noticed, he quickly pulled down his trousers to cover the scar, helped him to stand still, grabbed his yogurt and mobile phone, and ran out without looking back.

"Well, boss, I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to do. I'm in a hurry, so I don't want the umbrella!"

He rushed into the misty rain, the rain after the cold spring was no longer cold, but it still made Pei Yun tremble.

Stepping on the wet ground and running forward for a long time, he didn't slow down until a foot slipped and almost fell.

The wind gushed in from the back of his collar, and he felt empty in his body and empty in his heart.

Things looked much better than he expected.

The old man looked like a normal person except for some problems that naturally formed due to old age, as well as those scars that might never go away.

So, it's not really that bad, is it?

At least not to the extent he imagined.

As long as their transformation is over, they can be released from the Alien Research Institute, go home separately, live a normal life, and everything will slowly return to the right track...

Fortunately, this is indeed good news.

But somehow, he still couldn't be happy.

Maybe it was raining too badly at the right time.

He thought, every time he picked the time when he didn't bring an umbrella, it seemed to be deliberately teasing him.

When he met a small stone on the ground, he kicked it all the way forward. When he got close, he kicked it, and then followed up and kicked it again.

Until passing an alley.

Xiao Shizi rolled to the sidewalk tree without hindrance and waited for him, but he was stopped by a boy who suddenly appeared.

Pei Yun looked up.

The other party stood in front of him with a cold face, without saying a word, turned his head and looked in the direction of the alley, as if he was waiting for someone's instruction.

Pei Yun had never encountered bullying since she was a child, and it was the first time in her life that she was blocked like this.

Confused, he looked in the boy's direction.

There was another boy squatting against the wall at the entrance. He was about [-] years old, dressed in black, and his hair and clothes were wet like him.

He crushed out the cigarette butt and stood up to look over, his eyes gloomy.

Pei Yun was inexplicably stared at by his eyes looking at the enemy: "Brother, who are you? We don't know each other, do we?"

"You don't need to know me, I just need to know you."

The boy stepped forward, stopped in front of Pei Yun, and looked at him with a sneer: "You're only a little old, and you're already a dog of the Alien Research Institute?"

"I'm not from the Alien Research Institute."

Pei Yun frowned: "And it's the first time we meet, isn't it impolite for you?"

The boy snorted, "That's not very polite."

He dragged his voice, and suddenly approached Pei Yun, his eyes were frighteningly cold: "What about you?!"

"You took my sister in forcibly for remodeling, and you didn't let me see her for two whole years, and when it was over, you finally asked someone to send me a sentence, she's gone, that's very polite and humane, isn't it!"

His voice gradually became hoarse, and in the end he was almost roaring with all his strength, his eyes were red, and for a moment it was hard to tell whether there was more mourning or more hatred in his eyes.

"My sister obviously didn't do anything. She didn't hurt anyone. Just because she is the same kind as the murderer, why should she be treated like this?"

Pei Yun was dumbfounded by his yelling.

After reacting, the heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

"Your sister...is a vampire?"

"Yes! But so what?"

The boy misunderstood what Pei Yun meant, and gritted his teeth: "Even if she is a vampire, she has never hurt anyone, what right do you have to treat her so cruelly!"

"But I'm really not..."

"Don't say you are not! During the few days when Xiaochang left, I stayed near the Alien Research Institute every day, and saw the Alien Research Institute you entered with my own eyes!"

Pei Yun caught the point of his words, opened her eyes wide, and didn't bother to clarify for herself: "Is your sister the vampire that had an accident a while ago?"

The boy closed his eyes, and his voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "Yes."

"She... died?"

"Hypocrisy! Pretending not to know?!"

No wonder, no wonder Lu Que told him not to read Weibo, and not to pay attention to the news after that.

A vampire died in a different research institute, what would be the reason?

There's no reason other than going crazy out of control.

Pei Yun guessed the reason, but couldn't tell the boy like this.

He still clearly remembers how the vampire broke free from the pipeline and fell into a pool of blood.

"sorry, I do not know......"

Pei Yun moved his lips, suddenly feeling deeply powerless, he didn't know what to say, and he didn't know what to say.

He felt as if he had been reduced to a human being inside and out.

In front of ordinary people, he had to be humble to hide his identity as a vampire, but in front of a boy who wanted to avenge his sister, he became a part of his enemy.

"sorry."

He said it again.

He lowered his head dejectedly, the accumulated rainwater slid down his face and hit the ground continuously, as if it could never stop dripping.

"I'm sorry, is it useful!"

"I don't understand why it's not you cruel and pious so-called scientists who are imprisoned and suffering!"

The boy lost control of his emotions, and his actions were too late to guard against.

He grabbed Pei Yun's collar impulsively, and raised his other hand high into a fist, as if he was about to hit Pei Yun's face with all his strength.

It was too late for Pei Yun to escape.

He closed his eyes, held his breath, and was ready to take down the fist——

But the severe pain imagined did not come.

Someone suddenly received the punch for him, and at the same time hooked his waist to the area behind him, and turned slightly sideways to block him in a completely protective posture.

The rain that fell on him also stopped.

Pei Yun opened his eyes, his heart beating fast.

He recognized who was protecting him, and took the umbrella that was handed to him in a daze: "Little, little uncle, why are you here?"

Lu Que easily raised his hand, and the boy lost all his strength and staggered back a few steps before standing still.

"I'll take you home for dinner."

While speaking, Lu Queyun calmly rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to his elbows, and glanced at the two boys with unkind eyes in front of him, apparently not intending to stop there.

"But now it seems that this needs to be resolved first."

"Go to the side and wait for me, the umbrella is ready, don't get drenched again."