Doom's Contingency Plan

Doom was having a very bad time; "terrible" wouldn't even begin to describe his situation. He was practically living on the brink of death every single day.

Before the vampire extermination operation, Doom, who was still in the United States, sensed something was wrong. Although the parties involved in the joint operation did a good job of keeping it secret, some Silk still leaked out, and careful people would definitely have noticed them.

Coincidentally, Doom was that kind of person, and he had an innate, keen intuition for events that could threaten him, which had kept him safe throughout his career in the arms trade.

So he decisively fled, abandoning all his companies, real estate, cars, and several women in the United States, the latter of whom he was unsure if he had any real feelings for. With his prepared passport and cash, he smuggled himself out of the United States through a pre-arranged channel—the ever-cautious Doom had no children, which would soften his heart.

Doom's actions were very sudden. He didn't even inform the few brothers he had risked his life with from Latovinia. In addition, no one expected him to do this. It wasn't until several Queen of Heaven, when a new deal needed to be completed by Doom, that the vampire leadership discovered that their capable lieutenant, Doom, had gone missing. Little did they know that he had disappeared outside the borders of the United States.

At the time, no one, including the vampires, would have thought that Doom had run away. That would have meant not only abandoning tens of millions of dollars worth of assets, but also the network of relationships cultivated through long-term exchanges of interests.

Even if Doom is arrested by a righteous detective, before he is actually put on trial, someone of a much higher rank will call him out, first praising his work and congratulating him on the rewards and promotions he will surely receive, and then Doom will be released.

No reason is needed, no lawyer is needed.

Because the United States has a global presence for its own interests, and there are arms dealers who can influence presidential elections, they all need people like Doom to provide support to those the United States cannot openly support. This is one of the reasons why the "vampire problem" has been so difficult to solve; there are always forces that need to do the dirty work.

Then a massive vampire extermination campaign began. The vampires then realized that it was incredibly easy for humans to deal with them, since humans were best at killing each other and genocide.

Those high-ranking officials who had previously colluded with vampires not only could not become their protectors, but instead became their death warrants. One by one, they hurriedly severed their ties with the vampires and extricated themselves from the vortex.

The best way is to kill them to silence them.

As the human who facilitated arms deals for Victor, Doom possessed a wealth of information involving numerous high-ranking officials, political figures, and leaders of other countries, ultimately leading to Doom's demise.

Those in power did not find Doom's body after the operation ended. Upon further interrogation, they discovered that he had long since disappeared. They immediately exposed Doom's crimes, making him the world's most wanted fugitive with a five million dollar bounty on his head.

In addition, those high-ranking officials used their powerful propaganda capabilities—enough to transfer the credit for World War II from the CCP to themselves—to inform every citizen about the existence of Doom, learning from the "vast ocean of the people" tactic from across the ocean.

Furthermore, high-ranking military officials contacted United States military bases around the world, instructing them to closely monitor Doom's movements and, if discovered, to kill him without trial.

Even the most heinous crimes against humanity must go through trial. This is a manifestation of modern civilized law. Few people can enjoy the same treatment; besides Doom, only the Mandarin is one of them.

As the number one wanted criminal by China, the once arrogant the Mandarin was forced to retreat to the Middle East under the full force of the nation's crackdown. He dared not even approach the China border and could only hide in the mountains, concealing his presence and secretly developing his power by taking advantage of the complex and chaotic situation there.

In this situation, no matter how many backup plans Doom had prepared for himself, it was useless. The power of the state apparatus is terrifying when it is mobilized, especially the United States, the sole superpower. In addition to the United States itself, a group of its allies who cheered it on were also happy to help their boss. For nearly a year, Doom lived a life of hiding and trying every means to return to his homeland, Latovinia.

This was the last and most secretive way out he left for himself.

Money is incredibly powerful. While engaged in the arms trade, Doom used a portion of his earnings for his homeland, establishing an education foundation to provide educational opportunities and improve the learning environment for children in Latovinia.

Meanwhile, the education foundation was merely a front; through its operations, he purchased a royal status from the Latovinia royal family. As an impoverished nation, the Latovinia royal family responded graciously to Doom's generosity, successfully fabricating a royal identity based on Doom's example over several years. They then used news and other media to convince the public of this real person's existence, even deceiving people from other countries.

Doom's status as a member of the royal family is quite extraordinary. According to bloodline and seniority, he is qualified to inherit the throne of Latovinia —provided, of course, that the first and second in line to the throne die.

If Doom can return safely to Latovinia and undergo plastic surgery to change his appearance, he can continue to live as a member of the royal family.

However, all of this was only possible because Doom was able to successfully return to Latovinia. It can be said that his biggest problem now is how to get back, as he is already struggling to move forward.

Especially since he has already been exposed!

With all the cash on him, Doom found a local smuggler and asked him to take him into Latovinia.

Latovinia is notoriously poor and backward; people from there often smuggle themselves into other countries. Nobody would ever think of going to Latovinia by smuggling. The smuggler was also very curious about Doom's request.

But nobody turns down money. After receiving a deposit from Doom, the smuggler arranged a rough itinerary: they could take a regular bus to a place a few kilometers from the Latovinia border, and then walk for half an hour to reach Latovinia. The smuggler was responsible for bribing the bus driver and guiding them.

But just when everything was ready, Doom's whereabouts were exposed.

Latovinia is a small country sandwiched between Europe and Russia, and militarily serves as a buffer zone. The United States has a global military presence, chose to build a military base in a country on the other side of Latovinia.

With the United States military downsizing globally, military bases have not maintained high levels of discipline for their soldiers; in fact, the standards are quite lax. Soldiers not on duty can freely go to the city for leisure, entertainment, and shopping.

If it weren't for the need to maintain a slightly more positive image in the eyes of European countries, the soldiers might have resorted to forcibly having sex with women, just as they did in the Island Nation.

As Doom was leaving the bar where he had been discussing details with the smuggler, he bumped into two soldiers who wanted a drink.