Absolute Control

While looking at Xiang Kun's document which recorded various mutation data and mutation characteristics at each stage, Mr. Liang compared it with the records collected by "Tai'e" on Xiang Kun's various life trajectories after he transformed into a "Blood-feeding Creature" on July 11 last year.

These records include text, relevant data, photos, videos, and even some chat logs and screenshots from social media.

Although the investigation and surveillance of Xiang Kun has only just begun, in modern society, there are digital recording devices everywhere. Xiang Kun has not completely broken away from his original social relationships and still lives in towns most of the time. Even in Chongyun Village, after he settled there, the village was filled with surveillance cameras, leaving behind a large amount of digital information records.

Through these records and basic information, Mr. Liang learned that Xiang Kun had a harmonious family and, even after the mutation, maintained relatively frequent contact with his parents, and even returned home for a few days during the Spring Festival.

Even though the company went bankrupt on the day of the mutation, after living alone for a period of time, Xiang Kun quickly made a few friends and began to have frequent interactions with them.

Judging from the frequency and timing of his social activities, he became more active after the mutation than before. Moreover, these social activities should be purely social interactions, unlike those of Guo Tianxiang and John, who are so-called "orthodox Bloodline and have ulterior motives when communicating with others.

In summary, it seems that no one around Xiang Kun noticed his mutation. Although his appearance and habits have changed significantly, his fixed and regular blood-drinking period, his restraint of his abilities, and his adherence to and maintenance of social order have allowed him to continue his original life well.

Xiang Kun didn't even use his Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving's emotional and mental influence abilities to make any profit. Every penny he spent was from his previous savings or other legitimate sources, which he was very clear about.

This is very rare for humans, who are considered "Blood-feeding Creature".

However, Mr. Liang judged that Xiang Kun's girlfriend, Dr. Xia Libing, who resigned to go to Chongyun Village to help him set up some kind of intelligent breeding Research Base, should know the secret that he was a "Blood-feeding Creature".

The reason Mr. Liang directly assumed that Xia Libing was Xiang Kun's girlfriend was because, according to the information found by "Tai'e", Xiang Kun had lived with her in Citong City, Shenhai, and Chongyun Village.

Moreover, judging from the timeline, during the period of cohabitation, Xiang Kun "blood-drinking" phase, so it was almost impossible for her not to know about Xiang Kun's unique characteristics.

"Tai'e" even found the meat rabbit supplier that Xiang Kun found in Citong City. The surveillance video of the breeding farm was kept for a year, so it recorded the scene of Xia Libing going alone to buy blood-drinking meat rabbits for Xiang Kun. She even paid for them.

Furthermore, "Tai'e" also discovered that Xia Libing paid for the initial construction costs and laboratory equipment orders for the breeding base that Xiang Kun set up in Chongyun Village.

It is clear that Xia Libing not only knew about Xiang Kun's mutation, but also fully supported him.

When Mr. Liang first learned of this information, his initial reaction was that Dr. Xia and Xia Libing had probably been influenced by Xiang Kun through some kind of hypnosis. People like Guo Tianxiang and John, who are "Blood-feeding Creature" of humanity, have similar abilities to influence the psychological cognition and judgment of others through sensory contact.

But today, after discovering that Xiang Kun's blood source is not based on human blood, and that Xia Libing's behavior pattern is completely different from those who were hypnotized by the so-called "orthodox Bloodline" in the past, and after seeing the mutated record file of Xiang Kun, Mr. Liang realized that the interaction between Xia Libing and Xiang Kun is probably different from how Guo Tianxiang, John and those guys influence and control ordinary people.

Perhaps that Dr. Xia found Xiang Kun, this bald vampire, very cool, and developed feelings for him like a heroine in a Mary Sue novel?

However, as long as Xiang Kun did not use his "Blood-feeding Creature" characteristics to illegally control others to serve him, Mr. Liang did not think there was anything to criticize.

While Mr. Liang was tracking the "bird," "Tai'e" and the information gathering team had been collecting various relevant information and data about Xiang Kun and the people around him.

After obtaining authorization from Old He, "Tai'e" performed better than Mr. Liang expected, finding a lot of information that he would likely have overlooked or missed if he had conducted the investigation manually.

Although this information already revealed Xiang Kun's "Blood-feeding Creature" characteristics, it was only now, after obtaining Xiang Kun's mutation record files and comparing the two, that Mr. Liang was able to truly construct a relatively clear understanding of Xiang Kun's mutation path, social relationships, current living conditions, and various behavioral intentions.

In Academician Shen's words, Xiang Kun, this human "Blood-feeding Creature," is a very suitable "Blood-feeding Creature - Blood-feeding Creature researcher" in terms of his moral bottom line, identity awareness, knowledge reserves, and attitude towards himself and other "blood-eating creatures."

Judging from what Xiang Kun is doing, he opened a restaurant with others to hide his future growing need for blood, and he partnered with a game company to obtain funds. What he really wants to do is that so-called "Internet and Intelligent Farming Research Base," but judging from the types of equipment ordered, it is actually a place for researching mutations of himself or other "Blood-feeding Creature."

He also had the idea of exploring the mysteries and principles behind "Blood-feeding Creature".

If Academician Shen had discovered Xiang Kun when he was bringing him into the research program, Academician Shen would have been overjoyed and would have extended an olive branch to him without hesitation.

But Academician Shen is no longer with us.

After that incident, Mr. Liang naturally harbored suspicions about the nature of "Blood-feeding Creature." He would not easily trust any human "Blood-feeding Creature." Because no matter how rational and trustworthy it appeared under normal circumstances, once it entered a bloodthirsty state, especially when it reached a certain stage limit, it could be dominated by its "instinct."

Although based on Xiang Kun's own records and the information found by "Tai'e," it can be roughly judged that Xiang Kun is a person with great self-control, a strong research spirit, and a high moral standard, Mr. Liang still has a layer of doubt and needs to observe and test him more.

Normally, he would have had "Tai'e" continue monitoring and observation, and would not make any rash contact. Chongyun Village, Xiang Kun lived, had installed a large number of surveillance devices this year, and they were connected to the "Skynet Project". This was originally intended by Xiang Kun to monitor the security of the area under his control, but now it has made things easier for "Shenxing Technology" and "Tai'e", saving them the trouble of sending people to deploy covert surveillance.

But now, after reviewing the information he found through "Tai'e," he has no choice but to do something in advance.

Because Xiang Kun's Research Base is almost completed, he may face a "catastrophic disaster" without any preparation.

Xiang Kun might escape unscathed, but Xia Libing or other ordinary people involved in the research could be implicated.

Not only will there be innocent casualties, Xiang Kun may also experience psychological changes as a result.

It's possible that a qualified "researcher" or "successor" could transform into something entirely different.

So after leaving Xiang Kun's house, Mr. Liang got into his private black RV parked outside, reviewed the relevant information again, and after some thought, prepared to head to Haixi Province and Tongshi Town.

Mr. Liang didn't know was that from the moment he began investigating Xiang Kun, all of his actions were being recorded and transmitted to Chongyun Village, thousands of miles away, by the drone he carried with him.

A little girl, born from a virtual world yet manifest in reality, has been chattering away these past few days, relaying the findings of his investigation to Dr. Xia, who he suspects might be "blinded by reading too many vampire Mary Sue novels."

From Fang Pingfang, Zhao Feng and others' team investigating the "eight-armed, eight-eyed illusion" and the "little girl in a white dress outside the passenger plane", to Mr. Liang starting to personally investigate the whereabouts of the "mutated bird" and "Xiang Kun's mutation process", it was all Xiang Kun who designed the overall route and the ultimate goal, Alice who was responsible for execution, and Xia Libing who supervised and controlled the whole process.

Yes, Xiang Kun was deliberately guiding "Shenxing Technology" and leading Mr. Liang to discover his existence.

Or, more precisely, it's about letting Mr. Liang discover his existence as a "Mutated Creature," and the way he exists.

Although he wanted to confront Mr. Liang, Xiang Kun didn't intend to do so by going directly to tell him.

With his current abilities, his "Super-Sensing Item System" is already very powerful, "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" have spread to most cities, he has Alice's assistance, and he has completely broken through the internal system of "Shenxing Technology," completely controlled "Tai'e," and understands most of Mr. Liang's mutation characteristics. He is almost 100% confident that he can take the initiative to come to Mr. Liang's door and completely and overwhelmingly control him.

If things proceed as planned, he will gradually deploy and connect his "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" globally, perfect the connection and application of various abilities in the "Super-Sensing Item System," and then, after resolving the trouble with the "Ultimate Predator," he can use this most direct method to "persuade" Mr. Liang, and to "persuade" all the organizations and institutions he approves of to cooperate with him, so that they acknowledge and accept his existence.

But now, because of this ambush attack by the "mutant bird," Xiang Kun realized that the "Ultimate Predator" wouldn't wait for him to complete his deployment and would definitely keep causing trouble.

Therefore, he must use a more aggressive and risky strategy to deal with the "Ultimate Predator," but this strategy and this plan cannot be completed by himself; he needs an accomplice.

Currently, Mr. Liang appears to be the most suitable candidate.

He had to get Mr. Liang to help him willingly, so he couldn't just use violence to subdue him.

Although he had never directly contacted Mr. Lian, he had gained a basic understanding of Mr. Liang's current personality and behavior patterns through dreams, secret documents, and other information. He knew that this simple and crude approach would not be able to gain Mr. Liang's full trust. Even if he openly laid out all his information, and even if he directly explained all his plans and purposes, even if his goals were the same as Mr. Liang's, according to Mr. Liang's consistent style, he would first make his own judgment.

This process could easily slip out of Xiang Kun's control, triggering an overreaction from the "Ultimate Predator."

Therefore, Xiang Kun made a series of arrangements to allow Mr. Liang to gradually discover him, his information, and his mutated characteristics.

The credibility and influence of the same information obtained directly from someone who doesn't know about it are vastly different from those obtained through complex investigations and analysis.

This was especially true for Mr. Liang.

For so long, Mr. Liang had been in control of the secret department of "Shenxing Technology" all by himself, secretly guiding all the investigations of the "Mutated Creature." He had also experienced the incident where Academician Shen was killed by "Xiao Xue," so much so that a video in the secret files contained the instruction. "Do not easily trust any 'Blood-feeding Creature,' no matter if they look human or something else. Do not forget what their true nature is."

He had an innate distrust and suspicion of "Blood-feeding Creature".

Xiang Kun's goal was to get Mr. Liang to build up his image step by step based on his investigation, and then have him meet him in Chongyun Village and Chongyun Mountain to reveal his true colors.

Mr. Liang believes that the initiative is in his hands.

However, Xiang Kun had other things to devote a lot of energy to during this period, so he handed over the overall guidance plan and the control of the details to Lao Xia and Alice.

Based on the information provided by Xiang Kun, Lao Xia had also conducted a very detailed study and understanding of Mr. Liang's personality.

Therefore, with a clear objective, one can guide Alice to adjust some details based on the actual situation, making Mr. Liang's discovery and investigation journey more natural.

Now, Mr. Liang has arrived this way as arranged.

After essentially completing the guidance task, Alice, standing on a chair next to Xia Libing, suddenly asked, "Lao Xia, Lao Xia, is Lu Qinliang considered human?"

Xia Libing nodded. "Okay."

Alice leaned against Xia Libing, shaking her head and saying, "Lao Xia, Lao Xia, between me and Lu Qinliang, who's more of a human?"

"Have you notified Xiang Kun?" Xia Libing asked directly.

"The boss was notified immediately!" Alice replied, but her mind was still preoccupied with her question, "Lao Xia, Lao Xia, who's more of a human being, me or Lu Qinliang!"

Xia Libing glanced at her and finally said, "To me, it's you."

But after she finished speaking, she flicked Alice's forehead, who was clinging to her like a leech.

Alice vanished amidst a cheerful, chuckling laugh.

After arriving in Tongshi Town, Mr. Liang learned from the surveillance images of Chongyun Village transmitted by "Tai'e" that Xiang Kun was not at his home in Chongyun Village, nor at the Research Base, but had entered Chongyun Mountain at around 9:00 a. m.

During this period, Xiang Kun would go into Chongyun Mountain every morning and not return until evening.

Since there are no surveillance cameras in the mountains, we don't know what he's doing.

However, Mr. Liang has already deployed high-altitude drones to fly over Chongyun Mountain for reconnaissance and deployment.

Mr. Liang did not drive directly into Chongyun Village. He got out of the car two kilometers away from Chongyun Village, went into stealth mode, and sneaked into the village.

He didn't rush over here immediately after arriving from Shenhai. Instead, he first deployed some targeted equipment and "Biological Component" to ensure that he would have absolute control when facing Xiang Kun.

Because he did not travel by plane but by car, the equipment he was assigned to had already arrived at its designated location when he reached Haixi Province. He then came to Chongyun Village after making all the necessary preparations.