The Amiable Enforcer

If it had only been Vampires, then they could have stuck to the original plan and simply gone in and fought.

But now there was a group of innocent citizens as well, so they had to change the plan.

"What do we do?"

Fang Cheng tossed the question to Kanzaki Rin. She was the one who had drawn up the plan, after all, so handling unexpected situations was part of her job.

Kanzaki Rin had only been surprised for a moment before quickly calming down. "We rescue them first, then carry out Plan B."

She had come tonight prepared for the possibility that she might die. Even with Fang Cheng, they might not be able to beat that Vampire.

If they won, everything would be fine. But if they lost, the innocent people inside would still die at the Vampire's hands. They might as well rescue them first. Even if they lost, they could save a few people.

"Worried we'll alert it?" Fang Cheng asked.

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 had only gotten halfway through when Fang Cheng raised a hand to stop her. "Looks like Plan B is out, too."

In the video, after tossing aside the female corpse, the Vampire got into a car and drove away from the warehouse. It might be heading back to the city.

That left them with two choices: either intercept it or keep following it.

After only a few seconds of consideration, Kanzaki Rin came up with a third option: rescue the people first, then set an ambush in the warehouse. The Vampire would definitely come back.

Although she often broke the law herself, she was still an enforcer, and she couldn't just abandon so many innocent people.

Without principles, she'd be no different from a Vampire—just as cold-blooded.

"Fine. You're the big boss, so you call the shots."

Fang Cheng didn't mind either way. As long as he got to loot the corpse in the end, he didn't care if it took a little longer.

The two deliberately took a roundabout route to avoid the black car, so the Vampire wouldn't detect them by scent.

Fang Cheng also sent a drone after it to track where it was going.

Kanzaki Rin drove the car near the warehouse and stopped. She didn't plan to go inside with him.

Although the Vampire had already left, neither of them doubted that this could be a trap. It could come back at any moment.

So they needed someone to stay outside and keep watch, ready to back the other up.

Since the two of them had no coordination to speak of, Fang Cheng didn't plan to work with her, either. He got out alone and wandered toward the warehouse.

It was late. Only a faint trace of sunset remained on the distant horizon.

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

The drone had confirmed that there was no one around, but Fang Cheng still approached cautiously. He didn't use the main entrance; instead, he climbed over the wall on the side.

Two mini drones flew back and forth overhead. Kanzaki Rin was controlling them now, keeping an eye on the area for Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng wore a wireless earpiece, keeping in touch with Kanzaki Rin at all times.

The warehouse was spacious and utterly silent.

Following the footage the drone had captured earlier, Fang Cheng went deeper into the warehouse and found the room where the people were being held.

Through the locked door, he could hear faint noises from inside—the sobs of a girl.

The door had been specially reinforced, and a large padlock had been added to the outside.

Fang Cheng took out the equipment Kanzaki Rin had given him: a device called a Universal Lockpick, which could easily crack ninety percent of the locks on the market.

He fitted the lockpick onto the padlock. In less than three seconds, it gave a soft click, and the lock opened.

Fang Cheng slowly pushed open the door so he wouldn't scare the people inside.

When they heard the door open, they still huddled together in fright, letting out terrified cries.

The drone behind Fang Cheng promptly switched on its light, brightly illuminating the room and drawing a few startled screams.

A foul stench wafted out as the door opened. It seemed they'd been locked in there for quite some time, taking care of eating, drinking, and relieving themselves all in the same room.

That Vampire had actually been willing to feed on them? What a disgusting thing. Wasn't it worried about biting into shit?

Fang Cheng quickly counted seven people in the room: five women and two men, all young.

The youngest was a little boy about elementary-school age, while the other male, who wore glasses, was a high school student.

That Vampire wasn't just disgusting; it liked them young, too.

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

Fang Cheng tried to make his voice sound serious and mature.

But the four women and two boys still huddled tightly together, eyeing Fang Cheng with uncertainty as if they couldn't quite believe him.

Only the high school girl who had been captured today cried out in delight. "Really? You're really here to rescue us?"

Her hands and feet were still tied up, and the others hadn't even had the courage to untie her.

Thinking of the way the Vampire had fed in this room, Fang Cheng figured it wasn't just because it was disgusting. It must have been trying to terrorize its "food," scaring all the courage out of them.

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

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

Up close, the girl in the school uniform was pretty, though her face was covered in snot and tears.

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

For a split second, Fang Cheng thought he saw two dog ears sprout from the high school girl's head.

When he blinked and looked again, they were gone.

Perhaps the sound of her sobbing had gotten to them, or perhaps her words—"I want to go home"—had touched a nerve. The others began to sob quietly, too.

Soon the whole room was filled with crying.

Fang Cheng felt a headache coming on. If only he'd let Kanzaki Rin come in herself. He wasn't good at dealing with this kind of "heartwarming" scene.

Just then, Kanzaki Rin's voice came through the earpiece. "Something's happening. Get them out now."

Fang Cheng was startled. "The Vampire's back?"

"No..."

There was something strange in Kanzaki Rin's voice. "Get them out of there. Don't use the main entrance."

"These people are all crying. How am I supposed to get them out?"

"You're an enforcer right now. Be a little more amiable, and they'll come with you!"

Kanzaki Rin's suggestion made sense. Fang Cheng took a deep breath and barked, "All of you, shut the hell up!"

Except for the high school girl, everyone else had already been scared witless by the Vampire. They immediately huddled together again, trembling.

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

You, calling yourself amiable? Do you even know what that means?

Fang Cheng strode over, grabbed two people at random, and dragged them outside, ignoring their struggles and screams.

The high school girl had already gotten to her feet. Instead of leaving on her own, she grabbed the little boy and ran out with him.

The rest weren't idiots. They hurried after them and ran out of the room.

Fang Cheng led the way, not forgetting to remind them over his shoulder, "Stay with me. Don't run off, and don't make a sound. Anyone who makes a sound, I'll kill."

They were all terrified. What kind of enforcer threatened victims like that?

Kanzaki Rin was hiding in the car, listening with a dark expression. That bastard was making the Disaster Countermeasure Department look like a pile of shit.

Still, she had to admit it worked. No one dared make another peep.

Fang Cheng had come in by climbing over a wall, and Kanzaki Rin had said they couldn't use the main entrance, so they had to leave in another direction.

As he passed a window, Fang Cheng looked outside and finally understood what Kanzaki Rin meant.

A dozen motorcycles were parked in the open space outside the warehouse, their headlights on. A group of young people in "Night Road, Death and Suffering" outfits were arguing and cursing at one another.

What was this supposed to be, a gang deal? Or a gathering of delinquents looking for a fight?

Fang Cheng had no interest in watching. He led the group toward the back.

As they passed a stairwell, a flock of Bats suddenly burst out from beneath the stairs.

The moment he saw them fly out, Fang Cheng knew they were in trouble.

"Ah!"

Sure enough, one of the frightened women instantly screamed.

Though she quickly covered her mouth, her shrill cry still rang through the silent warehouse.

The woman stared at Fang Cheng in terror. He glared back at her. "What are you looking at? You think I'm going to tell you how sexy that scream was? Move!"

There was no point in keeping his voice down anymore.

Kanzaki Rin's urgent voice was already coming through his earpiece.

"Get them out now! The Vampire's back!"