The Perfect Art Photo

The communicator continued to vibrate, as if urging Fang Cheng to make a choice.

Fang Cheng remained hesitant, but the longer he dragged it out, the greater the risk of exposure.

Kanzaki Rin's heart sank lower with every moment of Fang Cheng's hesitation.

Once her teammates realized something was wrong and terminated the communication request, it might push Fang Cheng toward the worst-case scenario—killing her!

Her palms were slick with sweat, and her muscles were coiled tight, like a leopard lying in wait.

If the worst were to happen, she would have to fight for her life; the ropes on her body could not fully restrain her.

As long as she could hold out for a while, her teammates could come up to reinforce her at any moment.

Judging by their brief scuffle earlier, although this vampire had clear goals and acted decisively, he lacked any combat skills whatsoever.

Give Kanzaki Rin one more chance, and she could easily subdue Fang Cheng.

In this brief span of time, every second felt exceptionally long, and an incredibly oppressive atmosphere hung between the two.

Kanzaki Rin could barely withstand the pressure, and just as she was about to give in to the urge to resist, Fang Cheng finally moved.

Kanzaki Rin's heart skipped a beat at his movement.

But Fang Cheng merely switched the communicator to speakerphone, slowly stepped back, and gestured for Kanzaki Rin to proceed.

In the end, he made the choice with the lowest risk.

Compared to venting his anger, his own future was far more important.

"Hoo—"

Kanzaki Rin let out a deep sigh of relief, feeling that her undergarments were already soaked with sweat.

"Kanzaki? Are you alright?"

A nervous male voice came through the communicator, sounding quite young.

Kanzaki Rin took two deep breaths before replying, "I'm fine!"

The male voice relaxed. "That's a relief. You didn't answer for so long, I thought something had happened to you."

Fang Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief; Kanzaki Rin was clearly smart and understood the current situation.

Even if she could call her teammates over, the time it took would provoke Fang Cheng into fighting her to the death.

The man asked again, "Kanzaki, did you catch the person?"

Fang Cheng's heart jumped back into his throat.

Kanzaki Rin glanced at Fang Cheng and said calmly, "I didn't find anyone."

"Do you need me to come up and help you?"

"No need, I'll be down shortly."

With that, Kanzaki Rin used her chin to switch off the communicator.

Fang Cheng looked at her in surprise. What was the meaning of this?

"Let's make a deal, classmate."

Kanzaki Rin showed no sign of being a captive; instead, she acted as if she were the one in control. "You let me go, and I'll pretend I never saw you."

Fang Cheng's mouth opened slightly. "You can do that?"

Kanzaki Rin leaned comfortably against the sofa—if one ignored the rope bondage, she looked like she was lounging in total relaxation. "Why not? This city is hiding countless monsters and deviants; you can't catch them all. One more or less doesn't matter, and I'm not the type who believes in absolute justice."

Believing in absolute justice referred to those who couldn't tolerate a single grain of sand in their eyes and were utterly impartial.

While such qualities were rare, they weren't non-existent, especially among young people who hadn't yet been beaten down by society.

Fang Cheng looked at this woman with newfound respect; although she wasn't old, she was quite "lubricated."

By lubricated, he meant her way of thinking—don't get the wrong idea.

"If I let you go, what happens if you turn around and call people to corner me?"

Fang Cheng didn't quite trust her.

Kanzaki Rin smiled slightly, full of confidence. "You don't have a choice."

Fang Cheng kept a straight face and said nothing. It was infuriating, but he couldn't refute her; there truly was no other path to take.

Having just transmigrated, Fang Cheng hadn't yet evolved to the point of being decisive enough to kill without blinking.

Moreover, this woman had government backing, and her teammates were waiting outside, ready to come up at any moment.

To kill her for a moment's anger, only to be forced into exile in this strange world while being hunted by the government, was simply not a wise choice.

As an adult, knowing how to bend and stretch was already an instinct; he would preserve himself first and seek revenge later if the opportunity arose.

The two stared at each other for a moment until Fang Cheng suddenly smiled, turned, and left the living room. When he returned, he held an old mobile phone and a bottle of yogurt.

This old phone was one the original owner had replaced last year and left in a bedroom drawer; it still worked after being charged.

Fang Cheng smiled at Kanzaki Rin. "In principle, I agree to your proposal. You don't mind if I take some insurance, do you?"

Kanzaki Rin felt a sense of foreboding the moment she saw the phone, and she struggled to maintain her composure. "What are you going to do?"

"What are you doing? What do you think a man and a woman alone together in the middle of the night could possibly be doing?"

Fang Cheng rubbed his hands together and walked over with a lecherous grin.

Kanzaki Rin's expression finally shifted to one of alarm.

"What are you doing? Stop it!!"

She shrieked, twisting her body on the sofa like a caterpillar.

No matter how clever or slick she was, it was impossible to remain calm in a situation like this.

"Don't move around so much, I'm not going to do anything to you."

"Get lost, you perverted freak! Don't touch me!!"

It took Fang Cheng quite a bit of effort to undo Kanzaki Rin's collar, revealing her delicate collarbones, before pulling down her pants to expose a pair of legs that looked like works of art—enough to drive any leg-fetishist into a frenzy.

Then, Fang Cheng picked up a yogurt, opened it, took a sip, and poured the rest all over Kanzaki Rin.

Kanzaki Rin had already realized what Fang Cheng was planning; she glared at him with grief and indignation, cursing him viciously in her heart.

This guy, he's actually this perverted and shameless. I'd better not fall into my hands later.

Fang Cheng picked up his phone and snapped away, taking several shots from every angle to preserve this beautiful side of Kanzaki Rin.

He clicked his tongue in appreciation as he shot, thinking the work was truly perfect.

The white yogurt, the open collar, the artistic rope bondage, the dazzlingly white legs, and Kanzaki Rin's expression—a mix of grief, indignation, and shyness—all complemented each other perfectly.

Anyone who saw such a scene would never think it was just a prank.

After finishing the shoot, Fang Cheng took his phone into the bedroom and uploaded the photos to his computer.

"I can make a deal with you, but I don't trust you. I've already uploaded the photos to a personal account and set them to auto-send. I'm going to let you go now, but if you go back on your word, those photos will spread across the internet—especially to the Countermeasure Department's official website. I'm sure netizens from all over the world would be delighted to appreciate these works of art."

Fang Cheng smiled at Kanzaki Rin and said, "If you leave obediently and don't come to harass me again, I can guarantee that no third party will ever see these photos. How about that?"

What else could she do? Kanzaki Rin had to suppress her fury and agree in humiliation.

Fang Cheng untied the ropes on Kanzaki Rin, keeping a safe distance from her.

Kanzaki Rin silently buttoned up her collar, didn't even glance at Fang Cheng, and strode toward the front door, seemingly eager to get out of this place as quickly as possible.

Fang Cheng stared intently at Kanzaki Rin's back, watching her stop at the door and turn around.

"Do you think it's over just like that?"

Kanzaki Rin's tone was tinged with mockery.

Fang Cheng's expression changed: "Are you going back on your word?"

"Of course not, I'm a person of my word."

Kanzaki Rin smiled slightly: "But you might not know who the female vampire who bit you is. Her name is Isis, nicknamed the Blood Queen, and she is a terrifying monster."

Fang Cheng's mind flashed to the blonde woman's face; he hadn't expected her to have such a chuunibyou nickname.

"What does that have to do with me? Does getting bitten by her make me one of her people?"

"You guessed it."

Kanzaki Rin's tone sounded somewhat gleeful.

"The Blood Queen has a nasty habit: every time she arrives in a new place, she creates many vampires. These vampires kill and devour each other, and only the strongest one survives. I don't know how many she created in Tokyo, but the number is definitely not small. Those vampires will come knocking on your door soon. You're dead."

Fang Cheng frowned after hearing this, looking thoroughly annoyed.

Kanzaki Rin crossed her arms: "Scared now?"

Fang Cheng glanced at her and scoffed: "That's a problem for later. Now get lost and close the door on your way out."

"You..."

"You what? Get moving."

Kanzaki Rin glared at Fang Cheng, turned around, and slammed the door shut behind her.

"What a psycho!"

Fang Cheng shouted toward the door.

Only after confirming that Kanzaki Rin had truly left did Fang Cheng let out a long sigh, collapsing onto the sofa.

After walking out of Fang Cheng's home, Kanzaki Rin's expression quickly returned to calm; there was no sign of anger left.

She arrived downstairs at the apartment building, where a boy wearing a black tactical suit was waiting for her.

The boy was handsome with a steady temperament, but he was only about seventeen years old, a high school student just like Kanzaki Rin.

"Kanzaki!"

The boy greeted her with concern, visibly relieved to see that Kanzaki Rin was unharmed.

Both of them were interns at the Countermeasure Department and partners for tonight's operation, tasked with handling small-fry like Fang Cheng.

As for the Blood Queen who had caused such a stir, naturally, someone much more powerful would be sent to deal with her.

"Aoki, sorry to have kept you waiting. I couldn't find the target."

Kanzaki Rin lied with a calm face, her expression and tone completely devoid of any flaws.

Aoki Yusuke quickly replied, "It's fine. Once these monsters come out to attack people, they'll reveal their tracks. It won't be too late to retrieve them then."

Kanzaki Rin nodded. "Let's go, then. The command center is already ordering us to assemble."

She stepped forward, and just as Aoki Yusuke was about to follow, he sniffed the air and asked in confusion, "Why is there a smell of yogurt?"

Kanzaki Rin's expression stiffened, and her pace quickened.

Aoki Yusuke watched her hurried retreating figure, then glanced back at the apartment building, a flash of doubt in his eyes.

Kanzaki Rin and Aoki Yusuke hurried back to the operations command center, where most of the interns had already returned.

These interns were generally young, with the youngest being only fifteen, their faces still full of childishness.

Upon returning, Kanzaki Rin noticed the atmosphere in the command center was oppressive; everyone was rushing about with grave expressions.

Aoki Yusuke stopped an intern. "Kujo, what happened?"

Kujo Go glanced at Kanzaki Rin and whispered, "The SAT tactical team suffered heavy casualties. The Blood Queen killed a lot of them."

Kanzaki Rin and Aoki Yusuke were both shocked.

The SAT tactical team was the armed force of the Countermeasure Department, well-equipped and highly trained, with combat power far exceeding that of a regular army—they were the ace of aces.

After discovering the Blood Queen was active in Tokyo, the Countermeasure Department quickly dispatched the SAT tactical team to drive her away.

Note that it was to drive her away, not to kill her, because that was completely impossible.

They hadn't expected that even a simple expulsion mission would result in such heavy casualties.

Kujo Go's face turned pale as he whispered, "Disaster-level monsters are truly terrifying. With the Blood Queen still in Tokyo, will we interns be sent to stop her too?"

Just as Aoki Yusuke was about to respond, a middle-aged commander walked out and roared at the three of them, "You lot, stop whispering and get to the assembly point!"

"Yes!"

The three stood at attention in unison and then quickly jogged toward the assembly point.

Tonight in Tokyo, it was destined to be anything but peaceful.