The Amiable Law Enforcer (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

If it were only the vampire, the original plan would have been simple: just get it done.

But now that a group of innocent civilians was involved, the original plan had to be modified.

"What do we do?"

Fang Cheng tossed the question to Kanzaki Rin. Since she was the one who drafted the operational plan, handling such contingencies was part of her job description.

Kanzaki Rin was only surprised for a brief moment before quickly regaining her composure. "Save the people first, then execute Plan B."

She had come tonight prepared for the possibility of death; even with Fang Cheng, there was no guarantee they could defeat that vampire.

If they won, everything would be fine, but if they lost, the innocents inside would still die at the vampire's hands. It was better to get them out first—that way, even if they failed, at least a few lives would be saved.

Fang Cheng asked, "Aren't you afraid of alerting the enemy?"

Kanzaki Rin glanced at him and snorted. "I know what you're going to say. I'm not that cold-blooded. Besides, our ultimate goal is to eliminate the vampire..."

She was interrupted halfway through by Fang Cheng raising a hand. "It looks like Plan B is off the table, too."

On the video feed, the vampire had discarded the female corpse, climbed into a sedan, and turned the car around to leave the warehouse, likely heading back toward the city.

Now they faced two choices: intercept the vehicle or continue tailing it.

Kanzaki Rin only deliberated for a few seconds before choosing a third option: save the people first, then set an ambush in the warehouse, as the vampire would surely return.

Although she often broke the law, as a law enforcement officer, she ultimately could not abandon so many innocent people.

If she lacked a bottom line, she would be no different from the vampire—just as cold-blooded.

"Fine, you're the boss."

Fang Cheng didn't mind; as long as he could loot the corpse in the end, spending a little extra time didn't matter.

The two deliberately took a detour to avoid the black sedan, ensuring they wouldn't be detected by the vampire's sense of smell.

Fang Cheng also deployed a drone to follow and track the target's movements.

Kanzaki Rin drove the car near the warehouse and stopped; she didn't intend to go inside with him.

Even though the vampire had left, both of them suspected this was a trap and that the creature could return at any moment.

Therefore, it was necessary to leave someone outside to keep watch and provide support.

Given their complete lack of synergy, Fang Cheng didn't plan to coordinate with her either. He got out of the car alone and strolled toward the warehouse.

The day was late, and only a faint glimmer of sunset remained on the distant horizon.

Under the veil of night, the dilapidated warehouse looked like a giant beast crouching on the ground.

The drone had already confirmed the area was clear, but Fang Cheng still approached with caution. He bypassed the main entrance and chose to climb over the side wall instead.

Two micro-drones buzzed overhead; Kanzaki Rin was now piloting them to monitor the surroundings for Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng wore a wireless earpiece, maintaining constant contact with Kanzaki Rin.

The warehouse was vast and deathly silent.

Following the feed from the drone, Fang Cheng reached the depths of the facility and found the room where the captives were held.

Through the locked door, Fang Cheng could hear faint movements from within—the sound of a girl sobbing.

The door had been specially reinforced and secured with a heavy padlock on the outside.

Fang Cheng pulled the equipment Kanzaki Rin had given him from his pocket—a "Universal Lockpick" capable of easily opening ninety percent of the locks on the market.

He attached the device to the lock, and within three seconds, a soft click echoed out. The lock was broken.

Fang Cheng pushed the door open slowly, careful not to startle those inside.

Hearing the door open, the people within huddled together, letting out terrified, low gasps.

The drone following Fang Cheng promptly switched on its lights, illuminating the room and drawing a few more screams.

A foul stench wafted out as the door opened; it seemed the group had been trapped here for quite some time, forced to eat, drink, and relieve themselves in the same room.

To think that vampire could even stomach being in here—it had truly perverse tastes. Wasn't it afraid of biting into excrement?

Fang Cheng quickly counted: there were seven people in total, five women and two men, all young.

The youngest was a boy of elementary school age, and the other male, wearing glasses, was a high school student.

The vampire didn't just have perverse tastes; it also liked its prey young.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here to save you."

Fang Cheng tried to keep his tone serious and mature.

But the four women and two boys remained huddled tightly together, looking at Fang Cheng with suspicious, fearful eyes, seemingly unable to believe him.

Only the high school girl who had been captured just today shouted in surprise, "Really? Are you really here to save us?"

She was still bound hand and foot, and the others hadn't even had the courage to help her untie the ropes.

Fang Cheng thought of the vampire's habit of feeding in this room. It seemed the creature wasn't just perverse; it had also used these acts to terrorize its "food," stripping them of all their nerve and courage.

"That's right. I'm with the Disaster Countermeasure Department, and I'm here specifically to rescue you."

Fang Cheng walked over and tore the ropes off the high school girl.

Approaching, I saw that the high school girl was quite pretty, though her face was already a mess of snot bubbles from crying.

"Wuwuwu, thank goodness, Mom must be so worried, I want to go home."

As if it were a hallucination, Fang Cheng saw two dog ears sprout from the high school girl's head for a split second.

He blinked, and they vanished.

Whether it was the contagion of her sobbing or being touched by the phrase "I want to go home," the others actually began to weep softly as well.

Soon, the entire room was filled with the sound of crying.

Fang Cheng's head throbbed; had he known, he would have let Kanzaki Rin come herself. He was never good at handling such "heart-wrenching" scenes.

Just then, Kanzaki Rin's voice crackled through his wireless earpiece: "We have a situation, get them out of there, now."

Fang Cheng was startled: "Is the vampire back?"

"No..."

Kanzaki Rin's tone sounded strange: "Just get them out, and don't use the main entrance."

"These people are all blubbering, how am I supposed to get them to move?"

"You're an officer of the law right now, be kind and approachable, they'll follow you!"

Kanzaki Rin's suggestion made sense, so Fang Cheng took a deep breath and barked: "Shut the hell up, all of you."

Except for the high school girl, the others were already timid as mice from the vampire's terror, and they immediately curled into shivering balls.

Outside the warehouse, Kanzaki Rin heard the harsh shout through the earpiece, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

You idiot, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about what "kind and approachable" means?

Fang Cheng walked up, grabbed two of them at random, and dragged them out, ignoring their struggles and screams.

The high school girl had already climbed off the floor; instead of leaving alone, she grabbed the little boy and ran out with him.

The remaining people weren't idiots, so they hurriedly followed them out of the room.

Fang Cheng walked in front, not forgetting to look back and warn them: "Follow me and don't run around, and don't make a sound. Whoever makes a sound, I'll kill them."

These people were terrified; what kind of law enforcement officer threatens the victims like that?

Hiding in the car, Kanzaki Rin was covered in black lines; this bastard was smearing filth on the face of the Disaster Countermeasure Department.

But she had to admit, it was highly effective—no one dared to make another peep.

The way Fang Cheng had come in required climbing a wall, and since Kanzaki Rin said they couldn't use the main gate, they had to head in another direction.

Passing a window, Fang Cheng looked out and finally understood what Kanzaki Rin meant.

Dozens of motorcycles were parked in the open space outside the warehouse with their headlights on, and a group of youths wearing "Yoroshiku" jackets were arguing and cursing at each other.

What was this? A gang deal? Or a biker gang brawl?

Fang Cheng had no interest in watching, so he led the group toward the back.

As they passed a staircase, a swarm of bats suddenly fluttered out from underneath.

Seeing the bats, Fang Cheng knew they were in trouble.

"Ah!"

Sure enough, a terrified woman let out a piercing scream.

Even though she hurriedly covered her mouth, the high-pitched shriek carried far through the deathly silent warehouse.

The woman looked at Fang Cheng with terrified eyes, and he glared back: "What are you looking at? You think I'm going to compliment you on your sexy scream? Move it!"

He no longer needed to worry about keeping his volume down.

Because Kanzaki Rin's urgent voice was already ringing in his earpiece.

"Get them out now, the vampire is back!"