St. Denis has two pieces of news that have been circulating lately.

The first is that there was a very, very wealthy aristocratic lady in the city, who was keen to buy land, pastures, and minerals, and many of them made a fortune as a result.

As for the second piece of news, it is not so pleasant.

St. Denis is home to a horrific serial murder in the same style as the ritualistic cases of many years ago. The victim's corpse was marked with teeth that resembled a hyena or canine bite, which was shocking. There is usually scribbled handwriting in blood next to the corpse.

Some attribute the victim's death to yellow fever, as in the armadillo town of New Austin to the west, but most believe it was a vampire.

Because the blood left by the murderer clearly wrote:

He was resurrected by sucking the blood of a young girl, and when he drank the blood of seven people, he would transform into a mortal again.

Although the St. Denis police claimed they had caught the culprit years ago and hanged him, the city's inhabitants were inevitably in a panic when a fifth victim was found.

The police did not seem to be willing to spend manpower and material resources to hunt down a 'dead' murderer, and only issued a painless warning reminding all residents to avoid traveling at night as much as possible, and then completely disappeared.

The killer is not even wanted, or a bounty is set.

When Bella saw the news in the newspaper, everyone was stunned, were the law enforcers of St. Denis so irresponsible?

"I now have strong doubts about whether my mother's investment in St. Denis will be as secure as it should be."

Li Ang, who was enjoying afternoon tea, said: "You can rest assured that even if Mayor Henry lets go of a hundred murderers, he can't miss a rich investor." Especially when his current state government is quite financially strained. ”

"He had tried to seek help from Cornwall but the other party's conditions were um. Rather harsh. ”

Bella wasn't interested in this, so she brought the conversation back to the murder: "You can't have done it, dear?" You're a real vampire, after all. ”

Looking at the eldest lady's narrow eyes, Li Ang replied slowly: "If I did it, I wouldn't have left a corpse, let alone write any bloody words, it's just stupid." ”

"It's you. It's very suspicious, dear lady. ”

Bella huffed and threw the newspaper in her hand to her lover: "Don't look down on people, I might as well go find a few more treasure maps when I have time to suck blood." ”

Li Ang caught the flying newspaper, flipped through it, and found a lot of interesting content.

For example, Cornwall ordered the first turbine-powered ship in the United States, which is said to be the fastest ship in the world; The Lemone Marauders who had been driven out of the town of Rhodes had fled to Texas; The Valentine Bank, which was robbed by gangsters, is being rebuilt; Mayor Henri Lemieux plans to hold an annual dinner to which celebrities from all walks of life in Saint-Denis are invited; The European powers were fighting each other in Africa, and the clouds of war loomed over the world (the outbreak of World War I in 1914).

And, most importantly, Detective Pinkerton discovers that the Vanderlinde Gang hideout had been abandoned just a few days ago.

Li Ang was watching intently, and the eldest lady slowly rubbed over and picked at him like kraft candy.

"Honey, shall we go catch the vampires?"

"Catch vampires?" Leon put down the newspaper: "Madame and her two younger sisters are upstairs, go catch them." ”

The angry Bella pushed him hard: "Why are you so annoying, I know that what I said is not this!" ”

made the eldest lady angry, and Li Ang was happy.

Seeing that he was still laughing embarrassedly, Bella was even more angry, and swung her pink fist at his back: "A dog man with no conscience, he knows how to bully me all day long." ”

Just after a few punches, Daniela came down from upstairs: "Sister, can you stop bullying your brother-in-law all the time, I heard it upstairs." ”

"I bullied him!?" Bella's eyes widened: "You are also a conscienceless, don't think about entering my room tonight!" ”

The third lady didn't care: "It's okay for him to come to my room, I don't mind." ”

When Bella heard this, she immediately warned Leon: "Don't go, you must accompany me to catch vampires tonight!" ”

"Vampires?" Daniela suddenly became interested: "Where?" I'm going too! ”

Bella picked up the newspaper on the ground and threw it to her sister: "Read it for yourself." Then he began to continue to abuse her husband.

From time to time, Li Ang let out a few screams: "Go to the left, yes, yes, yes, comfortable!" ”

The eldest lady was tired, and the third lady also finished reading the news.

"Someone dares to ruin the reputation of our family, he must be brought to justice!" Daniela said righteously.

Bella rubbed her sore arm and strongly agreed: "That's right, he must not be allowed to escape." ”

Li Ang thought they were joking, but he didn't expect them to be serious.

The two young ladies really felt that the vampires of St. Denis were ruining the reputation of the Ty family by mutilating civilians.

A quirky sense of honor in the ancient world.

"Okay, then I'll reluctantly accompany you on a trip."

When Leon finally agreed, the sisters were so happy that they offered a kiss of incense.

"If you had done it earlier, I would have agreed."

"Get out!" X2

The eldest lady wanted to invite the second lady to act with her, but Kassandra was not interested in it.

"If I have this time, I might as well read more books, I'm almost done reading the Giant Prayer Book."

Bella's head grows now when she hears prayer, and she is no longer the little girl she used to study in.

Recently, Achina has been obsessed with being a big landowner, holding a map all day long, looking for land to buy, and she has no time to mess around with her daughters.

"Then the three of us, let's go!"

Bella borrowed two cloaks from Melina and dressed herself and her sister in a mysterious way, claiming that this was the only way to look professional.

Bayek ordered the servants to set up the carriage in advance, but they did not sit and had to ride their own horses.

Li Ang complained: "You just fly over and forget it, that's what is written in it." ”

"Shut up!" Bella glared at him: "I knew I wouldn't take you out, I knew that I would destroy the atmosphere." ”

Daniela said, "That's it." ”

Li Ang raised his hands and made a surrender gesture: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, and I also want to thank the two young ladies for bringing me, a hillbilly, out to see the world." ”

"You know each other." Bella raised her chin proudly: "As a reward, Miss Ben allowed you to help me on the horse." ”

Daniela immediately raised his hand and said, "I want it too!" ”

Li Ang helped the two young ladies to the horses one by one, and also received a tip of two dollars.

The trio then left the mansion on Flavian Street.

In the evening, St. Denis is still bustling and prosperous, and many people choose to go out at this time, either for a walk in the park or to the theater to watch a wonderful performance.

Although the nightlife of 1899 was not as varied as later generations, there were many places to spend time.

Leon and his sisters rode horses and strolled the streets, observing the night scene and life in the big city, looking for clues left by vampires.

It is common to see ragged homeless people and beggars on the streets, which is probably some kind of traditional American culture, after all, this situation is still common after 200 years, but at that time it can no longer be called homeless, it should be called urban explorers.

In order to inquire about the vampire, the sisters gave a certain homeless man a dollar.

The homeless man had a lot of backbone, and although he couldn't provide information, he gave the sisters a bottle of snake oil in return, saying, "It's great to be able to give it and it will make me look like I'm begging!" ”

Leon watched the whole process, then took out a piece of paper and a brush to sign his name and handed it to the homeless man.

"The new mining company on the east side of the city is hiring, maybe you can try it."

The homeless man instantly realized that he had met a kind-hearted big man, and after thanking Leon for his gratitude, he happily left with a note.

"Another day of kindness?" Bella teased.

Li Ang replied with a smile: "It's just easy, I'm afraid that I will go to hell after I die." ”

Daniela pinched the dirty bottle of snake oil with her fingers: "What is this, is it really made of snakes?" ”

Leon took the bottle full of amber liquid and explained, "It also has a name, the deceptive panacea oil, and the main ingredients are herbs and some chemical compounds. It is claimed to be able to cure all diseases, but it is actually a pure IQ tax. If you feel useful after drinking it, it must be a psychological effect. ”

At the same time, Arthur, who was pouring snake oil on the woods outside the city, sneezed.

He had been coughing a lot lately, and the Pastor Swanson from the gang gave him a bottle of potent snake oil, saying it would relieve his symptoms. The effect is not yet known, but the taste is definitely not as good as the whiskey from the Rhodes Town Tavern.

"Hey, that's a lie."

Daniela wiped her hands on her brother-in-law's clothes in disgust: "Then I'll give it to you, no thanks!" ”

After hearing this, Li Ang really put away the bottle of snake oil, which is a collector's item at all.

His unproductive behavior was ridiculed by the sisters for a long time.

The three of them talked and laughed, and finally came to the location where the first victim of the homicide died, opposite a tavern in the north of the city.

Naturally, the scene of the murder has been cleaned up by the police, but the blood has actually remained, and for some reason it has turned white.

[I drink the maiden's blood,

Resurrected from the dead,

Heart of the Bloodring. ]

Looking at this message written in a special font, Daniela commented disdainfully: "It's like a family fantasy that vampires are as afraid of silver and garlic as they make people laugh." ”

Having said that, the sisters carefully checked their surroundings, but unfortunately because too much time had passed, they didn't find any useful clues.

Then, by questioning nearby residents, they learned the location of several other pieces of blood.

Leon didn't offer the sisters much help, in case they would disturb their interest by revealing the mystery.

The second site is located in the largest market in Saint-Denis, which is home to many Chinese immigrants.

At this time, there was no concept of Mandarin, and they were more accustomed to communicating in their hometown dialect, that is, Cantonese, and Li Ang could barely understand a little.

Thunder monkeys, pretty boys, or something.

But even so, Leon still likes to chat with them, so he should go home.

It didn't take long for the sisters to find clues and come back.

Bella specially wrote down the location and content of the blood characters in a notebook for Leon to see.

This time, the text reads:

[I am once again full of the blood of life,

The cycle starts again. ]

The third lady couldn't bear such an embarrassing declaration: "I can't stand it! When I catch him, I'm going to expose him to the sun! ”

Li Ang dismantled the stage and said: "Vampires are afraid of the sun, which is also a family fantasy. ”

Then he was bitten by an angry vampire.

Bella's focus was more strange: "What did you just talk to them about, and you had such a good time?" ”

"I don't know." Li Ang spread his hands: "They say theirs, I say mine." ”

Bei stretched out his finger and nodded on his forehead: "Idiot line!" ”

Leon laughed and said, "Learn quickly, miss." ”

"Sprinkle the water." Bella's face was full of pride: "I saw someone arguing just now, and I heard it by the way." ”

Only then did Li Ang realize that the eldest lady seemed to have a talent for language.

After that, he followed the sisters around the city and successfully found the five pieces of blood, but unfortunately he did not find any clues about vampires except for the five points that could be connected to form a pentagram, and by this time, the time had come to midnight, which was frequented by dark creatures.

Looking at the helpless sisters, Li Ang couldn't bear it, so he revealed a little clue.

"If you look at the center of the pentagram, you might find something."

"Great idea!" Bella patted her lover's chest for encouragement, she actually wanted to pat her shoulder, but she couldn't.

Daniela even praised: "Brother-in-law is much more useful than snake oil." ”

"What words!" Li Ang rewarded the third lady who was neither big nor small, and her brain collapsed.

The center of the pentagram is in the alley west of a grocery store, close to the port, and few people come at night.

As soon as they arrived, the three of them smelled a smell of blood through their extraordinary sense of smell.

Daniela jumped off her horse in a hurry and walked down the dark alley of the blood, with Leon and Bella following behind.

As the smell of blood grows stronger, the rumored vampire of St. Denis is finally found.

The man was tall, but thin, bald, with deep-set eye sockets, skin as white as a dead man, dressed in pure black clothes, with a pair of attractive ears and sharp nails, and was lying on the sixth victim and sucking something.

The appearance of the third lady interrupted him to continue enjoying the food.

He looked up and said with an extremely strange emphasis: "It seems . . . You've found me. ”

"Ah, what a beautiful and elegant young lady, don't come near it, or you'll become my meal."

Daniela asked disdainfully, "Are you a vampire?" ”

The vampire still pretended to say, "People have called me a lot for centuries, because I've been associated with undead monsters!" ”

At this time, Leon and Bella also arrived, just in time to hear his pretending remarks.

Daniela looked back at her sister and brother-in-law, "If you're a vampire, then what are we?" ”

The vampire was stunned, he didn't expect the third lady to ask such a question.

Bella sneered and laughed, "I've never seen such a stupid vampire. ”

Feeling insulted, the vampire let go of the victim and drew his dagger and walked over to the trio: "You are provoking a real vampire, I am going to suck you dry!" ”

"We're so scared, Mr. Vampire!"

The sisters grinned and fangs and claws, billowing black smoke around them.

And Leon also cooperated to spread his pitch-black wings and fly into the air, completely obscuring the little moonlight left in the alley.

The vampire, who was originally calm, was so frightened by the three of them that he stayed directly in place.

"You You"

"We're vampires." Bella smiled, but her eyes flashed a cruel red.

Daniela was too lazy to talk nonsense, screaming like a banshee and rushing towards the impostor.

The man who called himself a vampire suddenly had his heart broken, his scalp was numb, he turned around and ran away, and he didn't bother to pick up the dagger in his hand.

Unfortunately, the place he chose for himself was a dead end.

Daniela easily caught up with the man, tugging at him by the collar and flying into the sky.

The man let out a frightened cry and waved his hands and feet wildly.

He thought that someone would hear the voice and save his life, even if he didn't save it, he could call the police, but because of the recent rumors of vampires in the city, people were panicked, and no one dared to go out in the middle of the night.

Daniela took him to a sufficient height and then let go of his hand.

The screams of the man falling made her very happy.

When the imposter vampire is about to come into contact with Mother Earth, Bella will appear just in time to grab him and throw her back to her sister.

The man was tossed back and forth, up and down, like a shriveled ball.

It wasn't until half an hour later, when the sisters had had enough, that they finally let him go.

At this time, the vampire had long since lost the arrogance he had started, and he was paralyzed on the ground like a lump of mud.

I was sobbing and crying, and there was a faint smell of stench on my pants.

Daniela covered her nose in disgust: "Oh, it's disgusting, I'll have to wash my hands a few more times when I go back." ”

The eldest lady agreed.

The sisters disliked it, and the final questioning session could only be asked by Li Ang.

The man wasn't actually a vampire, but an albinist plus porphyria.

Porphyria is a genetic disorder that can be simply understood as a life-sustaining condition in which people cannot get iron from food, but can obtain it by feeding on the blood of others.

Coupled with the fact that the disease causes light weariness, drowsiness, and festering tooth marks, men think they are vampires and believe in them.

But judging from the situation just now, he is no different from an ordinary person, but his strength is a little bigger.

Leon even found a pair of bat wings and a few pieces of meat from him.

is obviously too deep into the play.

The sisters who learned the truth lost interest in an instant and prepared to go home.

Leon gave the man a deserved ending, and was drained of blood by a real vampire.

Of course, it is impossible to drink, this kind of garbage man's garbage blood, drinking it will definitely have diarrhea.

It's the man's quaint dagger that's good, +1 for collectibles.

The next day, the man's hideous, withered body was found at the end of the alley, and after forensic examination, not a single drop of blood was found on the man's body, so the rumors of a vampire in St. Denis were completely confirmed.

(End of chapter)