What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Pengcheng.

Underground of a certain building.

"Mr. Liang" looked at several screens, where people from the information collection and analysis department sorted out the briefings from all over the country and quickly screened them.

These briefings were all unusual and weird things that happened in various places within a few days. After the relevant staff conducted preliminary screening and analysis, they submitted them to him for decision-making, whether to send a field team to conduct further investigation, and then Or the information team will continue to follow up and conduct more detailed information mining.

Nowadays, when the mobile Internet is so developed, a large number of users publish all kinds of information about weird things, monsters, and weirdos every day, whether it is text, pictures, or videos, in various forms.

However, most of the information is obviously fake news, and it is not difficult to distinguish and filter it.

Even computer AI can help filter out most invalid information through preset rules.

However, because the total amount of information is too large, the workload of manual screening is still not small. After all, "Mr. Liang" has very strict requirements on work and cannot allow them to deal with it casually.

The people in the information collection and analysis department don't want to lose this extremely well-paid job, so they work very carefully and hard.

The information that can reach "Mr. Liang" is basically certain to be true. The staff will prepare a briefing based on the preliminary investigation results through the Internet and other channels and submit it to him for further judgment.

What "Mr. Liang" wants to judge is naturally whether there are "blood-eating creatures" hidden behind these events.

Of course, even after a round of screening and preliminary investigation, most of the briefings had nothing to do with "blood-eating creatures."

"Mr. Liang" quickly made selections by simply raising his hand and swiping in front of the screen without contact.

His hand stopped before a briefing. It was the latest news today, coming from a personal account on social media.

The incident happened in Xingcheng City. The source said that his friend accidentally fell into the river yesterday, and then something very strange happened. His friend was "actively" thrown ashore by the river. Moreover, his friend also said that it seemed like there was something in the river. There is something.

At that time, there was a fog on the river, and the street lights along the way also dimmed, which was very strange.

After he returned home,

After checking the public news and folk stories that happened on the riverside in the past ten or twenty years, I felt that there might really be something in the river.

But this thing saved his friend, so it should be a good thing.

This news did not stir up any splash on social media, nor did it arouse much discussion or attention. After all, there were no pictures or videos, and the person who posted the message was not a big V. Only a few of the person's original friends forwarded and discussed it.

However, people from the information collection department verified through other channels and found that the basic facts about his experience may not be inconsistent, so they made a briefing and uploaded it to "Mr. Liang".

In addition to the message that person posted on social media, the briefing also included surveillance footage of the person involved illegally parking on the roadside when the incident occurred.

From the surveillance video, we can see that three men and one woman got out of the car one after another. After more than ten minutes, the three people came back with a man who was soaked all over, got in the car and left.

From another angle of surveillance, we can also see the whole process of the man falling into the river. It is obvious that he did not fall into the river accidentally, but jumped into the river on his own initiative. It seemed that a couple was quarreling and impulsive.

I also saw the brightness of the street lights changing as the three men ran along the embankment after the other two men got out of the car.

Unfortunately, we were not able to capture the specific situation on the river, and we could not see the scene of the man who jumped into the river being thrown ashore.

But these can also prove the partial authenticity of the news posted by that person on social media.

"Mr. Liang" carefully checked the two pieces of surveillance again, thoughtfully.

Is it a "blood-eating creature" born in the water?

No, if it's a creature in the water, it shouldn't be able to save people.

But if it is a "blood-eating creature" mutated from humans, why is it in the water?

Or maybe this has nothing to do with "blood-eating creatures"?

It's possible that the man who jumped into the river regretted it after falling into the water and swam ashore by himself. After all, the water flow in that part of the river should not be fast. But because of concern for face, he told his companions that he had been thrown ashore by the water, and used the excuse that there was something in the river to divert his companions' attention. As for the street lights and the fog on the river, reasonable explanations can also be found.

"Mr. Liang" swiped the briefing to the right and kept it, preparing to arrange for someone to follow up and investigate.

Generally, if this kind of information is confirmed with high confidence that "blood-eating creatures" are present, he will directly send a field investigation team to conduct on-site investigation, just like the reaction after the incidents in Qinling No Man's Land and Wushu Mountain.

Of course, sometimes, he would take action himself.

Just as "Mr. Liang" was about to continue browsing other briefings, a screen with an external call request appeared on one of the LCD screens, and the screen displayed "He Haomin".

"Mr. Liang" thought for a few seconds before answering the call request.

"A Liang?" A rich male voice sounded.

"I'm here." "Mr. Liang" replied in his signature voice like metal friction.

"Are you still in Pengcheng?"

"exist."

"I heard that you confirmed that the flaming flying object that appeared in Zihuan Mountain in Citong City, Haixi Province on February 14 was the 'giant raptor' that caused tourists to fall off the cliff in Wushu Mountain earlier?"

"Yes."

"Where is it now?"

"Not sure yet, still investigating."

The voice on the other side suddenly became a little harsh: "Have you forgotten the regulations? Any 'blood-eating creature' that may endanger the safety of people's lives and property must be subject to necessary control and monitoring; any 'blood-eating creatures' that may endanger the people's lives and property must be subject to necessary control and monitoring; The 'blood-eating creatures' that protect lives and property must take coercive measures to prevent further harm!"

"Mr. Liang" replied: "I have sent an investigation team..."

But the person on the other side immediately interrupted him: "Dr. Fang's investigation team? Don't fool me. I've seen the staffing of her investigation team. They don't have any ability to take coercive measures. You have no intention of letting them capture you." Mutant raptor'."

Indeed, compared to the field investigation team that entered the uninhabited land of the Qinling Mountains, the staffing of the investigation team led by Fang Pingfang was too shabby, and they did not have the ability to capture big birds at all.

"It's not your fault that you didn't find out about Guo Tianxiang in Yangcheng in advance. After all, he hid very well. But you must pay attention to these 'blood-eating creatures' that have already done harm and have been exposed." Opposite the other side. The man named He Haomin's tone slowed down and became more serious: "A Liang, I don't interfere in the specific research... and I can't interfere. It's up to you to control these things, but there are some things that you have to pay attention to. For that This kind of 'blood-eating creature' has shown great harm. No matter what kind of research plan you have, you cannot adopt a 'free-range' approach, and you must have a bottom line when doing research. Don't forget that it was Academician Shen who stood out from the crowd in the first place. I have agreed to sponsor you to do this. Although Academician Shen is no longer here, I hope you will not let him down... and there are many people who trust you."

"Mr. Liang" listened to the other person's words in silence, and then said: "Lao He, don't worry, I will track the bird myself."

After ending the call, "Mr. Liang" brought up an operation interface, entered a string of codes representing the "giant raptor", and asked the computer to deduce and predict the area where it might appear now based on the known information. The prediction results are then sent to the information collection department, which then selects the most likely results through human investigation and analysis.

He Haomin's guess was actually correct. Mr. Liang did have some thoughts on "raising" the "giant raptor" and doing some related experiments and research.

But it wasn't that he let the "giant raptor" run away on purpose, he just didn't use all his strength to track and pursue it.

Because he had some guesses about the "giant raptor", but he couldn't tell these guesses to the researchers and field staff under him, and he couldn't tell Lao He either.

Now that Lao He has issued a very stern warning, he must prioritize the "giant raptor".

He knew that Lao He's support was very important to him.

While waiting for feedback from the information collection department, "Mr. Liang" rolled his eyelidless eyes, and his gaze fell on the wooden carving of a rabbit on a metal stand next to him.

He has been staying in this building since New Year's Eve and has been studying this wood carving most of the time. He believes that there is something wrong with this wood carving and it must be related to a "blood-eating creature", but no matter what method is used, Can't find where the problem is.

He also pretended to be "asleep", lying motionless and relaxing for several hours, but he did not "dream", let alone see hallucinations.

He also tried to ask the driver Lao Xie to help with the experiment. When Lao Xie fell asleep, he put the wooden sculpture next to him, but when he woke up, he didn't even have any dreams at all, not to mention "weird dreams related to rabbit meat". Do.

It was this wooden sculpture that could sense his threat, so it "didn't dare" to react.

Or is it because so much time has passed that its "character" has dissipated?

…

"Little Apple" held her mobile phone and listened to "Learning to Meow" sung by the chubby girl Liu Shiling yesterday afternoon. She had the same "aunty smile" on her face as Tang Baona and Yang Zhener at that time.

Although the singing was a bit intermittent, with many forgotten lyrics and various meows and meows confused, strictly speaking, it was not as good as when "Little Apple" first taught her to sing.

But I have to say, the little chubby girl’s cute and cute voice is really cute.

Even though "Little Apple" couldn't see the video posted by Yang Zhener in the group, the little fat girl had a somewhat awkward and nervous expression while singing, and just listening to the sound made her feel very happy.

Even Professor Li Yang, who walked into the room after hearing the sound and stood on the side, watching the content playing on his mobile phone, couldn't help but burst into laughter: "This little girl is so cute. It reminds me of you when you were a child. She Is he the kid who lives in Star City who you told me to learn singing from?"

"Little Apple" said: "Yes, her name is Liu Shiling, and we all call her Xiaolingdang. She is a very cute and sensible little girl. She used to live next to Uncle Xiang's house and was very familiar with Uncle Xiang, so this time Na Sister Na, Sister Zhener, and Sister Bing went to Star City with Uncle Xiang to play with her."

Li Yang nodded, looked at "Jin Shining" who was standing on "Little Apple"'s shoulder and seemed to be watching the video together, and asked: "By the way, do you often let "Jin Shining" out alone during this time?"

As if he heard himself being discussed, "Jin Shining" chirped, then flapped his wings and flew to the open birdcage on the table.

"Ah, yes. Occasionally I let it go out for a breath of air. Otherwise, it might be a bit boring to be locked in the room with me all the time..." "Little Apple" was a little flustered and quickly found an excuse.

Every time she sent "Jin Shining Shining" out to be her "eyes and ears" and traveled around, she always looked for her father when he was not around. When Aunt Yang was busy, she thought her father didn't notice.

"Well, I've been too busy during this period. I thought I would have time to take you out for fun during the winter vacation, but it was delayed again due to matters in the department. Instead, I was even busier than during class. Your brother-in-law is There have been a lot of things going on for a while, so I don’t come here much. Your Aunt Yang also has something going on at home, alas..."

Even if "Little Apple" doesn't use her "object sensing" ability, she can still hear the emotions of guilt, apology, and distress in her father's words and voice.

Then she realized that her father probably thought that she had not gone out much during this period and had always stayed at home. He felt that she was too lonely and lonely, and he did not want "Jin Shining" to be like her, so he put "Jin Shining Shining" "She went out to have fun by herself, but she couldn't fly or go out by herself.

She hurriedly said: "Dad, I actually don't want to go out recently. I have a lot of things to do at home. I have to help Sister Nana record videos, make videos explaining popular science about birds, learn the computer knowledge sent to my uncle, and interact with I’m testing Uncle Xiang’s speech game with Sister Zhen’er and teaching ‘Little Bell’ to sing, so I have a lot to do at home.”

Li Yang gently touched his daughter's head and sighed: "I know, you are a good child."

"Little Apple" was helpless, and his father thought he was trying to comfort him.

But she couldn't tell her father directly that letting "Jin Shining" out meant letting herself out. "Jin Shining" was her drone and camera. She was now living in her bedroom, but she could know all kinds of things in the city. He even knows a lot of gossip that ordinary people don't know. Although his eyes still can't see, his perception ability is actually far beyond that of ordinary people.

"Dad, I'm really fine, really." "Little Apple" could only say in a decisive and affirmative tone again.

"Yeah, I know, I know." Li Yang nodded.

However, from his father's tone, "Little Apple" still knew that he didn't take it seriously.

"But... if you always let 'Jin Shining' go out, will it never come back, or get lost, or be attacked by other birds... After all, 'Jin Shining' was raised by your uncle Xiang. If it is lost, , not good." Li Yang said with some worry.

"Little Apple" smiled and said: "Dad, don't worry, 'Jin Shining' is very smart and will protect herself. She can't eat the bird food that Aunt Yang and I put in so much effort to prepare for her." , The one who is reluctant to leave me will definitely come back, 200%. And Uncle Xiang also knows that I let it go."

"Jin Shining Shining" in the cage over there chirped twice in coordination, which made Li Yang look at him in surprise.

"By the way, Little Apple, your uncle said that someone wants to consult you about the training method of 'Guide Bird'..." Li Yang remembered what his younger brother called him before and said, "It's a man from Haixi Province. Officer, I learned about the 'Guide Bird' you raised from his classmate at the police school. Oh, his classmate was Officer Xiao Wang who was the first to arrive when you called the police at the lake last time. That police officer from Haixi Province, A friend works in a school for the blind in Haixi Province, and he wanted to ask for that friend. It seems to me that you haven't trained 'Jin Shining' very much. The ability to guide the blind relies on the relationship between you and 'Jin Shining'. Is this a unique relationship between us, or can it really be trained? If it can’t be trained, will I ask your uncle to refuse?”

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I posted an extra story about Alice on Weixin gōngzhònghào (search sxhb2020). If you are interested, you can read it. Follow it and text "Alice" to see it. In the future, we will also release extras about other characters, as well as some random talks and short stories. Of course, not watching the extras will not affect your understanding of the main story.

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