What It’s Like Being a Vampire

After seeing the answer about vampires posted by the ID "August's kasumi" on Zhihu, Xiang Kun made a lot of preparations to "hook up" with him online and make an appointment to meet offline.

Later, through the memory fragments obtained by Guo Tianxiang, it can be known that it was a female hacker named Mi Qiao who got the account of "August's kasumi" and "fished" on the Internet.

Mi Qiao originally found out another identity that Guo Tianxiang used before, and knew that he was involved in a murder case, so he planned to blackmail him with that information.

But after discovering that Guo Tianxiang was a vampire, he contacted him directly, sent him what he had found out, and taught him how to hide it so that he would not be suspected and discovered, and then expressed his hope to get his " First Embrace", also turned into a vampire.

Guo Tian promised to give her a "first hug" in the future, on condition that he find at least one other vampire or mutant creature.

Mi Qiao can be said to have done a good job. He successfully "fished" Xiang Kun, the "other vampire", and he had actually completed the task. It's a pity that Guo Tianxiang couldn't fulfill his promise to her—Xiang Kun probably didn't intend to. Keep promises.

Of course, Mi Qiao might not know about Guo Tianxiang's GG situation. Later, through Guo Tianxiang's memory fragments, Xiang Kun logged into the mailbox they used for emergency contact on the dark web. There were two sentences in it:

"That vampire seems to have found my location, what should I do?"

"The police are also looking for us, please do not use your mobile phone to contact us."

At that time, Xiang Kun had already been to Yangcheng, and outside Guo Tianxiang's clinic and Mi Qiao's residence, there were policemen watching.

So when he saw these two sentences, Xiang Kun once guessed whether Mi Qiao had fallen into the hands of the police and was helping the police to "catch" Guo Tianxiang.

But looking at it now, maybe she is not helping the police catch Guo Tianxiang, but helping "Shenxing Technology"? After all, through memories, Xiang Kun also noticed that in addition to Guo Tianxiang's clinic and Mi Qiao's residence, in addition to the police, there were also cars from the "very fast" courier company, which were probably people from "Shenxing Technology" stalking.

Of course, it is also possible that she simply wanted to inform Guo Tianxiang at that time, and it was only later that she fell into the hands of "Shenxing Technology".

Xiang Kun recalled the "stunning glimpse" just now. Except for the dreadlocks, Mi Qiao's eyes and expression were more relaxed and curious, and there was even a little expectation. He was not nervous, afraid or other negative emotional feeling.

Thinking about it, if she is in a restricted state, it is unlikely to let her sit on the side of the back seat, and open half of the car window freely to see the scenery.

So, she has actually been recruited by "Shenxing Technology"?

In this case, "Shenxing Technology" should already know which city Guo Tianxiang disappeared in in the end, and the purpose of going to that city, and must also know that "Pipika Kachuchu" on Zhihu is another vampire, Will they have started a targeted investigation.

While thinking about it, Xiang Kun quickly reached the intersection, and he saw the Q7 parked outside the gate of the "Shenxing Technology" enterprise, and the driver was talking to the guard.

After a while, the electric gate slowly opened, and the Q7 drove in, disappearing from Xiang Kun's sight.

Looking at the complex of buildings, Xiang Kun rubbed his chin, thinking about how to get a peek inside.

However, several plans popped up in my mind,

But they were all rejected by him in an instant. It is not convenient to do anything in broad daylight, and it is easy to have hidden dangers. Even if there is a way to sneak in, there is a possibility of being noticed and exposed.

It was not yet the point where he had to risk prying eyes.

Xiang Kun found another remote corner, entered the "super sensory state", and sensed the pencil drawing stuffed in someone's backpack side pocket before.

According to his interpretation of the sensory information, it can be judged that five people entered the first floor of the building, stood still and began to move up quickly, probably sitting in the elevator.

Judging from the fluctuations in the sensory information around them, they were talking, but unfortunately, Xiang Kun was still unable to analyze the specific content of their speech through this information.

After a burst of dizziness in the brain, Xiang Kun did not re-enter after exiting the "super sensory state". At present, his ability to interpret the special sensory information obtained in the "super sensory state" is still too weak, and he can't get more with this method. Useful information too.

Xiang Kun used her mobile phone to send the information about Mi Qiao she had learned through Guo Tianxiang's memory clips, as well as some of her speculations, to Alice, and then asked her to search for more information about Mi Qiao based on the information.

Then he found a high point, observed the traffic conditions of several surrounding roads, checked where there were traffic lights, and where there was more traffic, and asked Alice to speculate on the next traffic conditions through data from some traffic platforms and navigation applications. .

After four o'clock in the afternoon, the Q7 drove out of the gate. Xiang Kun, who saw this scene at the corner of the road, immediately turned around and ran wildly. Following the route he had hoped for before, he arrived at a short-cut road between several buildings. Near the intersection of traffic lights.

Xiang Kun had previously speculated that Mi Qiao would not stop coming out when he went to that enterprise. From his previous observations, there were not many people in the building at night, and there should not be many places for people to live.

When they come out, whether they are going to the city to have dinner, go shopping, or go to the airport, go to the train station to prepare to leave, or to get on the expressway, this traffic light intersection is a must.

According to the previous observations and the data analyzed by Alice, this is also a place with relatively large traffic volume and relatively easy to congest.

When the Q7 passed by here, it was most likely to stop temporarily.

Of course, Xiang Kun had also thought about whether to design some small accidents, such as breaking its tires, but after thinking about it, he decided to try not to interfere directly. Although Q7 preliminarily judged that there were no other vampires or mutant creatures in the car when passing him, there might be other powerful figures there, so it is better to be cautious.

Two minutes later, the Q7 really drove over.

Watching the signal light turn red, and the Q7 slowly stop at the end of the queuing traffic, Xiang Kun heaved a sigh of relief—although the traffic here is relatively heavy, it's not the rush hour now, and it's not ruled out that the Q7 just came across the green light, unimpeded condition.

He straightened the black knit cap he was wearing, took out the chewing gum he hadn't chewed for a long time, wrapped it with a ball that established a "supersensory connection", pinched it in his hand, and then dialed 10010 to speak, Quickly cross the road.

When passing behind the rear of that Q7, with small, subtle but precise movements of his hands, he stuffed the stick of chewing gum with the ball into the gap of the license plate.

He knew that even the people in the car waiting for the red light behind the Q7 car would not find out what he had done.

He looked like a rude pedestrian who was so busy on the phone that he didn't even want to take a few extra steps to cross the road from the traffic lights.

Of course, even if you see it, you can at most call it "unqualified" and "slut".

Anyway, the people on Q7 will definitely not be able to find it.

More than an hour later, relying on the location of the ball, Xiang Kun found the location of the car, which was the parking space of a restaurant on the side of the road. Initially, they should have eaten in the restaurant.

After confirming that there was no one in the car in the distance, Xiang Kun slowly "passed by" the car. Through the smell and sound, he confirmed that the people in the car had entered the restaurant.

Xiang Kun took out his mobile phone and walked into the restaurant while talking on the phone.

Pointing to the mobile phone to the waiter who came up, and mouthing "looking for someone", Xiang Kun said to the mobile phone: "...I'm here! I said I was fast, you said you In which box?"

At the same time, through the scent extending from the car, he quickly locked the location, and then located the sound, and quickly knew that the person on the Q7 was in a box on the second floor.

When Xiang Kun's feet reached the stairs on the second floor, he paused for a moment, frowned and said to the phone: "What? Aren't you in the 'Precious Restaurant'? Are you in the 'Fubao Restaurant'? I'm so tired! Then I It's not a waste of time, eat slowly and wait for me..." Then he turned around and walked out of the shop very naturally.

The "Fubao Restaurant" he mentioned was not a fiction. There really is such a restaurant in the local area, and it is quite famous. He knew it when he was looking for information about Qicheng City.

After leaving the "Precious Restaurant", Xiang Kun went into the Li-Ning store next door, went straight up to the second floor, stood by the wall next to the "Precious Restaurant", stared intently at the clothes on the shelves, actually passing through the shop just now. Locate the position and listen to the movement over there.

Although separated by a wall, the content of the voice could basically be heard and interpreted by Xiang Kun.

"Miss Chen, although our Qicheng City is not as prosperous as those big cities, there are still a lot of delicious restaurants. You can try more during your stay here. The restaurant we ate today is the most famous The dishes are..."

There were four people in that box, three men and one woman. It was obvious that "Miss Chen" was referring to Mi Qiao.

Xiang Kun knew that the police were also looking for Mi Qiao. This "Miss Chen" seemed to be a new identity arranged for her by "Shenxing Technology", and the man inside who introduced food and acted like a host should be "Shenxing Technology". As for the person in the local company acquired by "Shenxing Technology", it is temporarily unknown whether this person knows the secret of "Shenxing Technology" researching mutant creatures.

In fact, after Xiang Kun discovered Mi Qiao, several plans popped up in his mind, which was to anonymously notify the Yangcheng police of this information, let them come to find someone, and use the news created by the police to observe the response of "Shenxing Technology". In this way, more information can be obtained without exposing yourself.

But these plans were quickly rejected by him. Although it is easy to see things hidden in the underwater mud by muddying the water, he lost the opportunity to discover the shape of the mud. Whether the person behind the "Shenxing Technology" is Lu Cheng'an or someone else, whether they are vampires, or what the purpose of their actions is, it is still unknown.

So Xiang Kun still decided to observe in a more conservative way.

Continuing to listen to the voices in the box, from their conversation, Xiang Kun probably knew that Mi Qiao was "sent by the boss" and came to study in name, but apparently the people in their local department thought he was here for supervision and inspection.

Mi Qiao seldom speaks, basically just a few words of modesty and politeness, with a well-balanced posture and a very reserved attitude. Compared with the very individual and radical female hacker in Guo Tianxiang's memory fragment, she looks completely different.

"Sir, may I ask you..." The voice of a female shopping guide came from the side.

"It's okay, I'll just take a look for myself." Xiang Kun said casually.

"But...there are women's sports underwear here, and the men's are over there." The female shopping guide whispered, it was because Xiang Kun had been standing here for too long.

Xiang Kun was taken aback for a moment, but his expression was still calm. With a gentle smile on his face, he said to the shopping guide: "I'm helping my girlfriend choose. I've asked her just now, but she's having difficulty choosing. Hesitating between the two." As he spoke, he picked up the phone and shook it.

The female shopping guide showed a relieved expression, and then introduced the characteristics of these two sports underwear.

After listening carefully for a while, Xiang Kun lowered his head, opened WeChat, clicked on a conversation, and said helplessly to the shopping guide: "My girlfriend said that she will choose by herself tomorrow. I'm sorry, I wasted your time."

The dinner in the box of the nearby restaurant wasn't over yet, but Xiang Kun didn't intend to continue listening because he knew he couldn't hear anything substantial. Although the person from the local company spoke very enthusiastically and was deliberately pulling the relationship, he didn't mention anything related to the work and the research done by their local company. According to the conversation between the two people that I overheard outside the hotel in that small town before, the people who are engaged in this field in "Shenxing Technology" have signed a confidentiality agreement, and it is estimated that they are prohibited from working in places other than specific workplaces. Talk about it privately.

Xiang Kun waited quietly in the alley diagonally opposite "Precious Restaurant". Half an hour later, the four people he was following came out of the restaurant.

Mi Qiao with short hair, dressed like a business executive, said goodbye to two of the men with a polite but reserved expression, and then watched the two get into a taxi and leave before talking to another A tall man in a black suit boarded the Q7.

When listening to the conversation in the box before, Xiang Kun knew that this tall man in a black suit was called "Assistant Gao" by others, and was "sent by the boss" with Mi Qiao to assist Mi Qiao in Qicheng City. work and life.

And Xiang Kun judged the preliminary cognitive model established by him through the observation of his body, movement, and footsteps. This person has undergone systematic strength, fighting, and security training, and has the habit of observing the surrounding situation at the first time, which is obviously not in the general sense. on the assistant.

However, it seems that he is mainly protecting Mi Qiao, rather than monitoring and vigilance, so he should be mainly responsible for ensuring Mi Qiao's safety, not "keeping" her.

Coupled with the information obtained before, Mi Qiao is working for "Shenxing Technology", so it should be a certainty.

But why did "Shenxing Technology" "recruit" her?

What she is good at is hacking technology, but those technologies should be nothing compared to "Shenxing Technology", a behemoth and technology company with various black technologies.

Are there other characteristics in her that attract the attention of the people behind the "Shenxing Technology"?

After Q7 left, Xiang Kun followed slowly.

After ten o'clock in the evening, Xiang Kun followed outside a high-end residential area, where the Q7 should have driven.

It seems that "Shenxing Technology" treats Mi Qiao well, and the residence arranged for him is obviously much better than that of Zhou Rui, a staff member who rents it himself. Moreover, he was equipped with a luxury car like Q7 for commuting, so Zhou Rui had to take the car to work by himself.

The security of this high-end community is also very good, but in Xiang Kun's eyes, it is far from the secret research site of the "Shenxing Technology", which can be said to be full of loopholes.

He easily found a section of the fence without any monitoring, easily climbed in, and then determined that the Q7 should be parked in the underground garage based on the induction of the ball.

He didn't go into the garage to make sure. Although tracking the smell from the side of the car can more accurately and conveniently determine which elevator they took to go upstairs, the monitoring of the underground garage is a bit too much, which is more troublesome.

Anyway, he has other ways to determine the room where Mi Qiao lives.

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