The Path to Riches for an Undying Body

The netizen who sent the message, going by the handle "Oike Medical Insurance Agency," was an agent for a medical insurance brokerage.

Fang Cheng's connection to this medical intermediary stemmed from the medical insurance policy his parents had maintained.

After his parents passed away, the beneficiary rights fell to Fang Cheng, but the premiums still required payment.

As a high school student with no income, the original owner naturally couldn't afford the high annual premiums, so he had been planning to cancel the policy.

Just as he was preparing to cancel, this insurance agency reached out, urging him not to terminate the policy but to "transfer" it instead, promising an additional transfer fee.

The original owner had been tempted, but the amount offered was too low, leading to a prolonged stalemate of negotiations.

Fang Cheng, of course, didn't care about the medical insurance; given his current situation, he had no use for it. What he was thinking about was something else entirely—something that might solve his financial crisis.

"Mr. Fukuda, I'd like to ask for your help with something."

Fang Cheng typed his reply: "If this succeeds, the medical insurance can be transferred to you."

Fukuda Taro, sitting in a coffee shop, instantly perked up. He hurriedly set down his cup and replied on his laptop: "Please, go ahead. If I can help, I will certainly do my best."

When Fang Cheng laid out his request, Fukuda Taro's expression shifted immediately.

"Fang-kun, that kind of thing is illegal."

In front of his computer, Fang Cheng smiled. Fukuda Taro said it was illegal, not that it didn't exist, which proved that such things were possible—meaning his plan had a chance of success.

"Heh, Mr. Fukuda, is the transfer of medical insurance even legal in the first place?"

Medical insurance was non-transferable; Fukuda Taro buying Fang Cheng's policy was, by nature, an illicit, grey-market operation.

Fukuda Taro hesitated, so Fang Cheng replied again: "Once it's done, the medical insurance is yours, and I'll give you an extra commission. If you don't agree, I'll just find someone else."

Thinking of his wife and children at home waiting to be fed, Fukuda Taro finally steeled his resolve.

"Fang-kun, I can help you, but I hope you won't regret this."

"Don't worry, I won't. Can you arrange it for today?"

"No problem. I'll contact the clinic for you right away."

After the two agreed on a time and place, Fukuda Taro downed his coffee in one gulp and let out a heavy sigh.

Before his computer, Fang Cheng also wore a smile. He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

If this worked, it would become a sustainable path to wealth.

Kanzaki Rin followed Fang Cheng all the way home and then kept watch outside. She had intended to spend the entire day tailing him.

A fledgling vampire could not withstand the craving for fresh blood; they were bound to take action in the short term, within two days at the latest.

By the afternoon, Kanzaki Rin saw Fang Cheng leave his house and quickly followed.

Fang Cheng took the subway to a nearby area, looking quite vigilant along the way. Unfortunately for him, Kanzaki Rin possessed expert tracking skills and remained completely undetected.

Two stops later, Fang Cheng exited the subway and entered a densely populated district.

This increased the difficulty of the tail, but it couldn't stump Kanzaki Rin. She was very curious about what Fang Cheng was doing in this part of town.

Was he planning to commit a crime outside his usual area?

Before long, Fang Cheng boarded a small sedan parked on the side of the road. The driver was a middle-aged man dressed like a corporate slave, with a slightly portly build.

"Mr. Fukuda, good afternoon. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Fang Cheng sat in the passenger seat, beaming, and took the initiative to reach out to Fukuda Taro.

Fukuda Taro blinked, then hesitantly reached out: "No, I just arrived as well."

"Is the price settled?"

"Uh, yes, it is."

"Then let's go. It's getting late."

Fukuda Taro's mind hadn't even caught up yet; he had been led by the nose by Fang Cheng in just a few sentences and could only start the car.

After driving for a while, Fukuda Taro finally snapped out of it, his head full of question marks.

Was this really the same high school student from his memory who always kept his head down and never dared to look anyone in the eye?

If not for the fact that his appearance hadn't changed, Fukuda Taro would have almost thought he'd mistaken the person.

The two soon arrived at a clinic called "Hirano Health Management Center" and circled to the back to enter through a small side door.

Kanzaki Rin also arrived nearby by taxi. Fortunately, she had temporarily deployed a patrol drone, or she would have lost him long ago.

Standing outside the clinic's main entrance, Kanzaki Rin was completely baffled. She had no idea why Fang Cheng would run to a clinic.

Given that he could still jump around after being stabbed in the heart, he should have had no further business with hospitals for the rest of his life.

Could he really have come to the clinic to buy blood?

After pacing outside for a while, Kanzaki Rin put on a mask and entered the clinic.

A few minutes later, Kanzaki Rin emerged. She hadn't found him, but she noticed that the clinic's operating room was currently in use.

Her phone suddenly rang. Kanzaki Rin pulled it out and saw it was a call from Aoki Yusuke.

"Aoki, is there something you need?"

"Kanzaki, this year's third-phase training camp has started early. I've already filled out the registration form for you."

"Aoki, I don't intend to participate. Don't submit that form."

"What? You're not going?"

Aoki Yusuke's voice betrayed his astonishment. In previous years, Kanzaki Rin had never missed a single phase of training; why would she suddenly decide not to go?

"The training camp doesn't offer me much benefit anymore."

Kanzaki Rin explained, though that was only one of the reasons. She had to keep monitoring Fang Cheng and had no time for training.

"You, on the other hand, really need to attend, Aoki. Your fundamentals are still quite shaky."

"Yeah, that's why I've already signed up."

Aoki Yusuke said with a bitter smile, his laughter tinged with disappointment—though it was unclear if it was because of his shaky fundamentals or because Kanzaki Rin wasn't joining him.

"Kanzaki, I heard some news this morning. The SAT mobile unit lost at least three hundred men last night. They might be selecting reserve members this year."

As Aoki Yusuke brought up last night's events, his tone grew heavy.

The Blood Queen Isis had slaughtered three hundred elite soldiers and then sauntered away, treating Tokyo like a public restroom.

The Disaster Countermeasure Department was furious but utterly helpless; some were even relieved that Isis had left.

The disparity in power was despair-inducing, leaving interns like them feeling anxious and demoralized.

If no amount of training could withstand even a single finger of a monster, what was the point of working so hard?

Kanzaki Rin didn't want to discuss this topic with Aoki Yusuke. "Is there anything else?"

"Uh, I happened to win two movie tickets in a raffle while shopping this morning. It would be a waste not to use them. Would you be interested in helping me use them up..."

Aoki Yusuke's tone revealed a hint of nervousness.

Kanzaki Rin refused him heartlessly. "Sorry, not interested. I have more important things to do."

Aoki Yusuke laughed, feigning nonchalance. "Haha, right, of course. You have to watch movies you're actually interested in... You go ahead and get busy, see you tomorrow."

After Kanzaki Rin hung up, Aoki Yusuke stared at his phone and let out a long sigh.

He didn't know when he would ever be able to move his goddess; it seemed like a distant, hopeless prospect, but he wouldn't give up.

Kanzaki Rin continued to linger outside the clinic. After waiting for a long time, she finally saw Fukuda Taro helping Fang Cheng out of the clinic's back door.

Fang Cheng's face was pale, and he looked incredibly weak, yet he was smiling very happily.

After Fukuda Taro helped Fang Cheng into the car, he drove him away.

Kanzaki Rin touched her wallet, gritted her teeth, and hailed another taxi.

Fukuda Taro didn't take Fang Cheng anywhere else; he drove him straight home, diligently helped him into his bedroom, gave him a few reminders to rest, and then left in high spirits.

Kanzaki Rin followed in her taxi, her expression grim.

She had spent the entire day tailing him and gained nothing, only to lose money on two cab fares.

Upon returning, she happened to see Fukuda Taro exiting the apartment building. Kanzaki Rin's lips curled slightly.

Just as Fukuda Taro opened his car door, he felt a massive force strike his back. The world spun, and he crashed to the ground with a thud. Before he could react, his hands were twisted behind his back and he was pinned firmly to the pavement.

"Wh-who is this? Let me go!"

Fukuda Taro shouted in a panic.

"Answer my questions honestly, or something very unpleasant will happen."

A deep voice that masked its gender echoed from behind him. At the same time, Fukuda Taro felt something sharp pressed against his waist.

He stiffened in terror, crying out, "Please don't hurt me! I'll give you money, anything you want!"

"What did you and that boy do at the Hirano Clinic?"

Fukuda Taro was shocked; so this was about Fang Cheng.

He didn't hesitate to sell out his teammate. "We went to sell a kidney. He went to the clinic to sell his kidney."

"Sell a kidney?"

Kanzaki Rin was dumbfounded, nearly losing her disguised voice.

She had spent the whole day racking her brain, killing countless brain cells trying to guess Fang Cheng's objective, only to find out he went to sell a kidney.

A vampire went to sell a kidney?

Kanzaki Rin felt her worldview shattering.

You're a vampire—instead of biting people or causing destruction, you go sell a kidney? Can you have any ambition at all?

Kanzaki Rin pushed aside her shock and pressed further. "When you were cutting out his kidney, didn't you notice anything wrong?"

A vampire's regenerative abilities were immense; even being gutted would make it difficult to extract a kidney quickly.

Even if it could be removed, a vampire's kidney shouldn't be of any use to a human.

"N-nothing is wrong!"

Fukuda Taro kept trying to justify himself. "I didn't force him; it was his own decision. I just took a small commission."

Kanzaki Rin said coldly, "You sent him back right after the surgery. Weren't you afraid he would die at home?"

Fukuda Taro certainly wasn't afraid. If an orphan with no parents died, no one would care, and that apartment would become ownerless property.

However, he didn't dare say that out loud, so he could only keep begging for mercy. "He was the one who kept insisting on going home. It wasn't me forcing him to return."

Kanzaki Rin said coldly, "You were also deliberately waiting for him to die so you could seize his estate, weren't you?"

Fukuda Taro lay on the ground shivering, not daring to answer. After a while, he looked up and saw that the surroundings were already empty.

He didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before he scrambled into his car and fled.