The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 166 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes (6k)

"I am making this compensation voluntarily!"

Upon hearing Sun Pingyun's words, the hotel manager quickly tucked away the A4 paper with his fingerprint and signature, then excitedly grasped Jiang Chuan's hand and shook it vigorously.

While thinking to himself that these government officials were really cunning, he repeatedly thanked them.
"Sir, you've been a great help!"

"I really don't know how to thank you..."

He pulled out a beautifully crafted card from his pocket and said, "This is our VIP card. You'll receive exclusive service. Rest assured, whenever you come to our store, I will personally provide you with the best service..."

Jiang Chuan took the card and smiled politely.

He believes the chances of him ever returning to the Grand View Hotel in his lifetime are slim.

Exclusive service? He didn't care at all.

Ultimately, it all comes down to consumption, doesn't it?
He casually said a few words to send the hotel manager away, and then discussed his follow-up plans with Yang Zongliang and Fang He.

Sun Pingyun is receiving disinfection and bandaging, awaiting further instructions.

He felt horrified whenever he recalled what the young man had said, so he listened carefully to the conversations of the people around him, trying to figure out what this young man wanted to do.

"Huh? You want to do this? That won't do, will it?"

"You know, we can't do that in principle."

"But in the end, even if this happened, no one would know..."

"The main problem is that there's no better way."

It would have been better if I hadn't listened; once I did, I felt even more certain that I was doomed to die.

Sun Pingyun, pale, weak, and agitated, said, "I have already confessed! I am a tainted witness after all! You cannot treat human life so lightly!"

Jiang Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and nodded at Sun Pingyun: "Yes, don't worry."

He then looked at Fang He: "Some sacrifices are inevitable."

"The success rate of this plan is currently quite high."

Sun Pingyun opened his mouth, his face ashen.

The others ignored Sun Pingyun, and Fang He also agreed with Jiang Chuan's plan: "That's right, this will minimize the harm."

Mu Zhao nodded and said:
"We also need to consider the potential repercussions..."

"We need to change our original plan; we need live specimens."

"Although we do have research subjects now, the parent organism is still more important."

He glanced at Sun Pingyun again.

Yang Zongliang frowned: "It's very difficult. The other party can come and go as he pleases, and we still don't know how he managed to sneak into the hotel."

"We found no trace of him in the main hall or at any of the entrances and exits."

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "This can still be resolved."

He looked at the hotel manager next to him and said, "Excuse me, could you do me a favor?"

The hotel manager pointed to his nose, somewhat surprised: "Me?"

Then he immediately nodded: "Please speak, sir."

Jiang Chuan then said, "You just need to do this and that..."

"Will it work?"

The hotel manager was somewhat confused by Jiang Chuan's words, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded.
"no problem."

……

Sun Pingyun was told that he would be temporarily detained at the hotel tonight and handed over to the Public Security Bureau early tomorrow morning.

He was simply thrown back into suite 3366.

Hearing what that brat said and seeing their attitude towards him, he also wanted to live, but now he could only do as they said.

For his own safety, Sun Pingyun was also considering the current situation.

"That monster took all my gold, there's no reason for it to come looking for me again..."

"What are they really thinking?"

"From what they're saying, they want to use me to lure that vampire out?"

"Naive. That monster isn't stupid; how could it possibly come back?"

"..."

The thought of that young man's face made him realize that things might not be so simple, and he became somewhat worried about his situation.

Although he was exhausted, he couldn't fall asleep because it was a matter of life and death, and he had to think about many things.

19: 50.

A person dressed in a gray Taoist robe and wearing small round sunglasses appeared in his suite and tidied up the room.

20: 10.

The hotel manager and a group of employees started fiddling with something outside the suite.

21: 20.

The young man brought people to inspect.

After the young man left, his suite was empty.

Sun Pingyun was stunned. Was this all their plan?

A straight hook and salty bait—how is this any different from Jiang Taigong fishing?
Is it really just a case of "willing people take the bait"?
It seems I'm still quite safe.

Sun Pingyun felt that the people in these organizations weren't very bright.

But he subconsciously argued with himself, how could these people be mentally challenged?
He believed that the transaction had been handled very discreetly and there should be no possibility of it being exposed...

What exactly happened to the seller?
Judging from the situation, it seems that the people from these agencies haven't been able to find a seller either.

Why is it this vampire who came to make the deal?
"Then why did they set up all this..."

"Is it really to protect me?"

He couldn't believe the possibility that the vampire would return to the Grand View Hotel, so a more reasonable explanation came to mind.

After thinking it over carefully, he felt that his situation was still quite safe.

Once he started thinking about this possibility, it was magnified infinitely.

Exhausted from the pain, he quickly fell asleep...

……

Tian Tian and Zhong Huahua returned to the hotel.

They saw the message in the group chat, and after rushing back, they didn't go back to their own rooms but went straight to Jiang Chuan and Liang Cheng's room.

Upon entering, I found everyone there except Jiang Chuan.

Zhong Huahua hid the gift she bought for Jiang Chuan behind her back, but finding she couldn't hide it, she put the bag at the door.

As soon as Tian Tian entered, she asked, "What happened? Where's Jiang Chuan?"

Zhong Huahua stood beside her and nodded, indicating that she also wanted to ask this question.

Tang Songming said, "Brother Jiang is diligent in prison, but I don't know why."

Tian Tian rolled her eyes at him: "Can't you act like a human being?"

Tang Songming was taken aback.

Liang Cheng explained, "Brother Chuan is busy with the case, and we don't know what he's doing."

Lin Ci then said, "It's like this..."

Lin Ci briefly explained to her what had happened in the past two hours.

After hearing what happened, Tian Tian said helplessly, "How could something like this happen here?"

Chen Ming, pale-faced, nodded in agreement.

Song Xi noticed the snacks Tian Tian had brought back, and Tian Tian promptly handed them over.

Song Xi had barely eaten dinner, but as she accepted the snack, she said sincerely, "Thank you."

Ai Zhe said, "Actually, we were just studying a few suspicious points in this case to see if we could help."

"It's good that you two are back."

Li Yi turned her gaze away from her disappointing younger sister and said:
"We have just summarized some issues."

"First, there was only one vampire smuggled in, so why did another one appear at the hotel after the field team killed one?"

"Secondly, where did the seller go? If he's dead, how did they capture such a powerful vampire?"

"Third, what is the buyer's reason for making this deal? Why would he want to smuggle a vampire?"

"The fourth point is the motive of this vampire for making the transaction... it's a bit inexplicable."

Tian Tian was stunned for a moment.

Zhong Huahua fell into thought.

Liang Cheng said, "The appearance of two vampires can only mean two things."

"One reason is that we originally brought two, but we haven't discovered them yet."

"However, considering the intensity of the agency's inspections, I think this possibility is relatively low."

"Secondly, the vampire that was smuggled out created a second one after escaping in order to disguise its identity."

"But the question is why he would create a second one. Hiding it would be his best option. The more interference there is, the more causal relationships there will be, and the easier it will be for the agency's field team to find him."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Ci said:
"It might be a diversionary tactic to cover up his actions tonight."

Zhong Huahua followed suit, frowning slightly as she pondered, "Then... does this mean..."

"Does he have some understanding of the agency's investigative methods?"

Tian Tian looked at Zhong Huahua in surprise, seemingly not expecting her to speak at this moment, given her personality.

But she immediately added:
"But this leads to the fourth point: why do we need to make this deal in the first place?"

"This contradicts his overall thinking."

“He should continue to hide and look for an opportunity to return to London.”

"His current pattern of behavior is practically suicidal."

Tang, Song, and Ming added:

"We know very little about this thing and found it all on the internet."

"The logic behind this thing's behavior cannot be deduced by common sense."

Ai Zhe smiled and said, "It sounds weird coming from you when you say the word 'internet'."

Chen Ming shook his phone screen and said weakly:
"Sun Pingyun... Jiangshan Pharmaceutical Group."

"It has biological laboratories under its umbrella."

"It seems there's an explanation for why the buyer wanted this vampire; he wanted to develop drugs based on vampire genes."

"Once a drug that could improve people's physical fitness is developed, their stock price will definitely skyrocket."

Tian Tian nodded, then frowned and said, "Thinking about it this way, this vampire risked being ambushed by acting as the seller in the transaction..."

"Furthermore, he also has some understanding of the agency's investigative methods..."

On this issue, everyone was completely baffled; the behavior of this vampire was simply insane.

Song Xi finished eating the snacks Tian Tian had brought back. She licked her lips and said contentedly:

"That thing probably never thought it would leave alive."

"Isn't this just courting death?"

Upon hearing these words, everyone seemed to suddenly have a new perspective and looked at Song Xi in astonishment.

"Click."

The sound of the door opening interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Everyone looked towards the door and saw that the person entering was Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan walked in from the door and said, "Is everyone here?"

He walked up to Tian Tian and held out his hand: "Give me the dagger."

Tian Tian reluctantly returned the dagger to Jiang Chuan.

Liang Cheng asked, "Brother Chuan, what exactly have you been busy with?"

Jiang Chuan responded, "Hunting vampires."

Jiang Chuan's words surprised everyone.

Li Yi asked, puzzled, "In the hotel?"

Jiang Chuan nodded: "Yes, at the hotel."

After saying that, Jiang Chuan hurriedly left, leaving everyone speechless with question marks on their faces.

Lin Ci said, "It seems Jiang Chuan has already made a plan."

He stood up and said, "We don't need to think about it anymore."

"Let's rest first."

……

9 month 29 day.

3:11 am.

Suite 3366.

Streams of blood emerged from the gaps in the central air conditioning unit, flowing onto the floor. However, instead of leaving bloodstains on the carpet, they gathered together and gradually formed a human shape. Skin and facial features materialized from the blurry blood, revealing the vampire who called himself Jack.

The moonlight streaming into the room cast a long shadow of him.

He was standing in front of Sun Pingyun's bed.

At this moment, Sun Pingyun seemed to realize something and woke up groggily. When he saw the figure standing by the bed, he stared in astonishment, his eyes widening: "You—!"

"How can it be!?"

"Are you crazy?!" Jack chuckled. "Me, crazy?"

"maybe."

"It doesn't matter."

Have you figured out the answer to the question I asked you?

Sun Pingyun paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the question this vampire had asked him a few hours earlier in the restaurant—

Are vampires actually human?

Sun Pingyun had never thought of this question.
He said in utter disbelief and horror, "You...you came back just for this?"

He just couldn't understand why this guy actually came!

If this monster could find itself, wouldn't it realize that this was a trap?
Why was that young man so certain he would come? How did he determine that?

Jack chuckled and said, "Just?"

He shook his head:
"Not just."

"This is a very important question."

He paused, then calmly said:

"Six months ago I was certain I was still human, but now I'm not so sure."

"Everyone is filled with fear and hatred towards vampires."

"why?"

"It's just an ability that comes with awakened memories, so why are we vampires treated like monsters?"

“Even my wife wanted to drive me to my death with a stake.”

"Now you're even trading it as a commodity?"

"Aren't we...human?"

As Jack asked the question earnestly, Sun Pingyun noticed the unusual color in his pupils and swallowed.

He subconsciously blurted out his true thoughts:

"You're a worthless human being!"

When Sun Pingyun said those words, his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he hadn't expected to say such a thing.

Jack laughed, but the laugh was unusually bitter. He said:

"Your answer is the same as those two people's."

Why would you think that way?

At that moment, another voice suddenly rang out in the room:
"Tell me about those two people in detail."

Jack paused for a moment, looking quite surprised, but he quickly offered an explanation:
"Those two people wanted to use my blood to create a vampire and sell it to him."

"I regained my mobility as the ice began to thaw."

"They can only blame themselves for being too stupid."

Although Sun Pingyun's mind was in complete disarray, he quickly came to his senses...

I wasn't the first buyer?

The vampire in front of me... was ordered by someone else?!
Jiang Chuan's voice rang out in the room again:
"It seems I was right."

"So you really came here voluntarily."

Who are you working with?

The surprise in Jack's eyes became even more pronounced.

He paused for a moment, then shook his head without answering Jiang Chuan's question, and instead asked, "Who are you?"

Jiang Chuan said, "He's the one who gave you the opportunity to negotiate."

Jack smiled and said, "You?"

"negotiation?"

He didn't intend to explain in detail to Jiang Chuan, but simply asked:

"I'm very interested in you now. How did you know I would come back?"

Jiang Chuan said, "He only escaped after confirming he had been bitten. He deliberately avoided hitting him with the blood arrows that were converted from other people's blood, and then took away the gold that was originally useless..."

"Of course, it's to prepare for coming back."

"You're making too many unnecessary movements."

Jack frowned. "Doesn't this make you think I'm really going to run away?"

Jiang Chuan replied, "Do you really need to run away?"

Jack smiled and said, "No wonder."

……

When Jiang Chuan said, "So you really came here voluntarily," everyone present was shocked.

Yang Zongliang and Mu Zhao stared at Jiang Chuan, their faces filled with utter shock!
He only said that the vampire would most likely return, but he didn't reveal a single detail about it!
Jiang Chuan's analysis and judgment were already surprising enough, but there was an even deeper layer to it!?

Cooperation with high-ranking figures at headquarters?

What exactly happened in this smuggling case?

They stared at Jiang Chuan in astonishment, their minds filled with doubt, and they had even more questions about the inside story of this smuggling case.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan asked again, "Who are you working with?"

Jack said, "If you find out, everyone who hears it will die."

Jiang Chuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Why do you want to make this transaction?"

"A fake vampire has been created to die in your place. You are now free to move around and can go find your partner."

"Yet you still make such mindless trades... I'd really like to know your reasons."

"Don't tell me you asked such a stupid question."

Jack frowned. "A stupid question?"

"So your answer is the same as everyone else's?"

Jiang Chuan chuckled: "Of course they're the same."

Jack looked extremely puzzled: "Why? You clearly heard what I said."

Jiang Chuan retorted, "Why? Don't you know yourself?"

"With your level of strength, who knows how many people have died from your mouth?"

"I wonder how many people have been converted?"

"Have you asked the people you've converted if they still want to be human?"

Jack was taken aback: "Does that even need to be asked? Vampires are inherently superior to humans."

"They will have long lifespans, stronger physiques, and will be able to truly begin to experience life."

"What's wrong with that?"

Jiang Chuan sneered: "Well done, you're playing the double standard game."

"Those parents who drain their children dry, those who turn their beloved children into mummies, you selectively ignore them, don't you?"

"I can see seven or eight videos of London's miserable state in just half an hour of scrolling through Douyin!"

Why did your wife crucify you?

"I can guess without you saying it..."

"Who died?"

"Her parents? Her best friends?"

"There are conditions for transforming into a monster like you, right? You must be alive?"

The relaxed smile on Jack's face was gone, replaced by an extremely cold expression: "This is a necessary sacrifice on the path of evolution."

Jiang Chuan scoffed:
"sacrifice?"

"evolution?"

"Stop pretending."

"If you're selfish, then so be it. Why are you putting on this hypocritical act?"

"The more of your kind you create, the more blood you'll need..."

"You don't know? Of course you do."

"Otherwise, would you have willingly risked coming here?"

"Isn't it just about finding a new blood bank before the ratio collapses?"

Jiang Chuan's words plunged Jack into silence.

At this moment, Yang Zongliang, Mu Zhao, and Fang He all changed their expressions when they saw Jiang Chuan.

Sun Pingyun, who was lying on the bed, turned pale and ashen. Listening to these conversations, he felt as if thunder was crashing in his brain!
I'm the buyer! How come I didn't know any of these things?
He just wanted to buy a vampire to give to the lab for drug research!
After a moment of stunned silence, Jack smiled and said:
“You’re right, we must find new blood banks before the ratio becomes unbalanced.”

"I thought he had some yearning for vampires, I thought I could start infiltrating some people from his perspective..."

“There are many people like that in our area.”

"It is very easy to get human rights organizations to start fighting for more positive rights."

"After all, we still have to coexist with humans."

He paused slightly, then looked at Sun Pingyun on the bed:
"But the result was so disappointing."

Jiang Chuan said, "Disappointed? He bought you to sell drugs, what kind of logic is that?"

Jack's already confused look turned even more astonished: "Selling medicine?"

Jiang Chuan was also taken aback when he saw Jack's surprised expression, but he quickly came to his senses.

He had only scratched the surface of things, and the whole story was still shrouded in mystery.

But now, seeing the other side's performance, all the confusion has vanished in an instant.

The last question has also been answered.

Why would someone risk coming to Sun Pingyun to make a deal?
Why did he return to the hotel to look for Sun Pingyun again?

Is the reason simply that stupid question?
That might be one reason, but his real reason for being willing to take the risk must be more than that.

He took the risk because the information he received was wrong.

From Jack's perspective, this buyer should be a fanatical vampire enthusiast, and he was assigned this role by his powerful partner. Therefore, no one should know about tonight's transaction. After Jack discovered the ambush, he assumed something unexpected had happened, so he preemptively attacked, leaving a mark and turning the buyer into a vampire, preparing to infiltrate later. He even attacked Sun Pingyun to avert suspicion, providing his partner with an opportunity to protect Sun Pingyun.

He did not doubt the partner, because the people in charge of this operation against Sun Pingyun were not very strong, and they had not made any preparations to target him, a vampire.

Returning here tonight, Jack also showed surprise when he first heard Jiang Chuan's question.

Looking back now, it's understandable that he was surprised.

They probably never expected this situation to occur.

No wonder he dared to come over...

No wonder he acted without any scruples.

From his perspective, it was normal for Sun Pingyun to stay at the hotel. Not only was it normal, but it also proved that Sun Pingyun was under the command of that high-ranking person, which showed that the partner had terrifyingly great authority.

With this in mind, Jiang Chuan naturally noticed that there was another hand controlling everything.

These hands belong to that partner... or rather, that so-called partner was nothing more than a pawn.

Someone inadvertently placed a piece, and together they brought this game to a head.

The strategist had a very clever plan. He needed this vampire with high bloodline purity, but he didn't want the creature to have any other ideas, so he deliberately left an opening...

That is, the existence of Sun Pingyun.

If this vampire doesn't do anything unnecessary, he will smoothly proceed to the next stage and begin the so-called "cooperation." Of course, the cooperation is fake; it's just a pie in the sky that he can never reach.

If he had gone to Sun Pingyun, things would inevitably have developed into what they are now.

After all, with the appearance of a second vampire, the Qing City organization will change its original killing plan.

Those who make the overall plan don't need to worry about the details; the general trend will not change.

What Jiang Chuan is doing now is simply bringing things forward a little earlier.

Once this vampire actively seeks out Sun Pingyun, they will inevitably discover a problem, and his identity will be exposed.

No matter how strong the vampires are, they cannot fight against the organization.

Sooner or later, they'll be captured alive...

If he is captured alive, the organization will still have obtained a vampire with a very high bloodline purity.

Even if he was killed accidentally, there's no real loss...

Du Shengjie's fight with Jack showed that Jack was indeed powerful, but he couldn't harm the organization's true pillars. The only harm this vampire could cause was to transform some ordinary people into vampires...

Since it cannot weaken the organization's strength, such a minor impact is not something the strategist needs to worry about.

A vampire who has grown to this level in just six months is nothing more than a puppet to be manipulated under such scheming, completely seen through and controlled.

Smugglers willing to take risks, buyers acting for profit, and "goods" seeking fame and future gains...

Driven by their own desires, and provoked by the mastermind, they collectively brought about this scene.

Like dominoes, all you need to do is give them a gentle push, and then just wait quietly.

And when all the dominoes fall...

Ultimately, the only beneficiaries are the institutions.

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath:

"Selling yourself out and then counting the money for the other person."

"..."

"Close the internet."

(End of this chapter)