What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Chapter 22 The Taste of Blood

I thought that the quiet street had fallen into a "sleep", but now I walked past it, only to find that there were all kinds of small conversations, TV sounds, and mobile phone sounds in the buildings next to it, and many people were still asleep.

The street, which was thought to be empty at first, now walks on it, only to find that there are many bugs and small animals rustling in every corner, dark place, and gutter on both sides.

A few days ago, it was difficult to hear the sounds that required concentration and listening. These sounds, as well as smells, have been integrated into his sensory "database" and become the basis for him to judge the surrounding environment and experience.

Compared with the sense of hearing, the sense of strangeness and freshness brought by the sense of smell is actually much stronger. There are many smells, which are the first time he has smelled them.

He needs to determine the source of these flavors, label these flavors, and "enter" into his "database".

Every adult has his own "database" of smell and hearing, which is the so-called experience. It's like when you suddenly smell the smell of rotten eggs in the crowd, you know someone is farting, and when you hear footsteps upstairs, you can also tell whether you are wearing high heels, slippers or bare feet.

As for Xiang Kun, after the functions of various sensory organs have been greatly improved, he needs to "update" his "database". After that, the improvement of his sense organs can really play a role.

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Xiang Kun stopped suddenly and looked towards the corner of the street to the east.

It is now 11:47 in the evening. During this time period, some streets are still very lively, while some streets are almost deserted.

The area he is now in is a relatively deserted area. There are not many commercial tenants and residents. In addition, there are many old houses waiting to be demolished, so after 10 o'clock in the evening, it is very busy. There are few pedestrians, and you can only occasionally see the electric cars delivering food passing by.

Xiang Kun originally planned to go there. The quieter and darker the place, the more sensitive his senses will be. It will be easier for him to carry out targeted treatment if he eliminates all kinds of noisy and chaotic sounds or smells that are unique to the city. train.

But now he hesitated, because he smelled a scent - it was the smell of blood, and there was a great possibility that it was human blood.

It was also the case of a young couple being attacked downstairs a few days ago. In addition, his sense of smell has become much stronger during this time, so he can distinguish the difference between human blood, rabbit blood, and chicken blood.

But now, after a long distance, Xiang Kun couldn't be 100% sure that the smell of blood locked in from various smells in the air was human blood.

If it was human blood, what accident might have happened there?

Now Xiang Kun didn't want to get into any more trouble. The previous time was because it happened downstairs in his house, right under his nose, and the victim was someone he knew, so he couldn't be indifferent.

but now……

If there is trouble in that direction, I just need to change the direction. I don’t know what happened there.

Besides, there may not really be someone who was injured and bleeding there, maybe I smelled it wrong, and it wasn't human blood? Or was it just that someone was playing, and I accidentally fell down and bled a little?

Thinking of this, Xiang Kun took two steps in the opposite direction, but after two seconds, he sighed and rushed towards the direction where the blood was suspected.

He knew that with his personality, if he hadn't gone to check there today, the mystery of what happened there would always be entangled in his mind, and he might not be able to get rid of it for months or years. It's not because he feels guilty that he might miss the opportunity to save people, but more out of curiosity...

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The place where the smell of blood came from was only thirty meters away from Xiang Kun. He rushed across the corner of the street quickly, and saw a figure lying in a pile of building material waste on the side of the street.

Is it really a human?

Xiang Kun didn't have time to be satisfied with the accuracy of his judgment of the smell of human blood. While taking out his mobile phone and dialing 110, while paying attention to the surrounding situation, he slowly approached the fallen man.

However, judging by Xiang Kun's sensory ability, the murderer who stabbed people was no longer nearby.

Not long after, the police came, followed by an ambulance. Xiang Kun, as the first discoverer and reporter at the scene of the crime, was naturally retained by the police for questioning.

The police who had just arrived at the scene simply confirmed his identity, and then asked him to wait for a while in order to see how he found the scene and called the police.

As a result, after a while, a criminal policeman came. Xiang Kun saw that he was an acquaintance - the police officer surnamed Chen was the one who took notes for him when he dealt with the attack on the young couple downstairs.

Officer Chen obviously also recognized Xiang Kun, and he couldn't help but recognize him, after all, his characteristics were too distinct.

"You know this victim? How did you let the murderer escape?" Based on Officer Chen's judgment on Xiang Kun's skill, it stands to reason that Xiang Kun should be capable of fighting even if the other party has a weapon in his hand.

Xiang Kun hurriedly said: "I don't know the injured person, but I just happened to pass by and heard something, so I came over to take a look..."

Officer Chen asked, "It's so late, where are you going?"

Xiang Kun said, "Oh, I'm going to go to Fuxiang Street to have some barbecue."

"You still live in Huawen Street? You walked all the way? Isn't that a bit far?" Police Officer Chen asked strangely.

"Anyway, there's nothing to do at night, and I'm not in a hurry, so I'll walk and exercise." Xiang Kun said.

Officer Chen nodded, and asked again how he heard the movement and found the injured person. But this time, it was much more detailed than what the police asked before.

In fact, Xiang Kun didn't hear anything. When he smelled the smell of blood, the murderer should have already left. Otherwise, with his hearing, it's impossible that he didn't hear anything.

But if you don't say that, it is really impossible to explain why he appeared here. This place is really a bit remote. He has no reason to come here. Could it be that he wants to come here to relieve himself?

This time, Police Officer Chen did not bring Xiang Kun back to the bureau to make notes. After the questioning, he left him a phone number and explained: "I may need you to assist in the investigation later, and I will call you. If you If you remember anything, you can call me and let me know."

Xiang Kun agreed and prepared to leave.

When answering Officer Chen's question, he observed that the police next to him went to check the ATM machine on the opposite street, and relying on his strong hearing, he also heard the conversation between the police and knew that before the victim was attacked, I just went to the ATM to withdraw money, and the murderer probably followed him there.

Xiang Kun originally planned to go back along the previous route, but after walking a few steps, he changed his mind. He suddenly had an idea to try.