The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

But now is obviously not a good time to think about this matter. Not to mention that there is an unconscious vampire waiting to be interrogated, the lawyer also ran in.

When Li Shanze saw Grey, who had no supernatural powers and was left behind to secretly observe whether the vampire Kevin Glenson had any accomplices, rush in, he knew that something must have happened.

"I don't know what happened, but the whole Glass Palace was in commotion. The elevators were out of order. As I walked along, I heard groaning and screaming everywhere."

"Those FBI agents who were originally patrolling the Glass Palace were all covered in blood. They wandered around blindly, almost discovering me several times."

Although the lawyer's tone was very calm, the news she brought was not good news.

"Blood plague." Pale-faced Charlie and Anjie said in unison.

"Blood plague?" Li Shanze asked curiously, subconsciously looking at the vampire under his feet.

"The blood plague appears to be a naturally transmitted disease, but it is actually an alchemical plague," explained the witch.

Charlie's expression was grim. She shook her head and said, "The blood plague, also known as Victorian hemophobic porphyria, originated from the blood vaults under Buckingham Palace. It was the result of the British royal family's failed attempt to brew an immortality potion using the blood of Irish rebels."

Anjie sneered and pointed at Kevin Glenson hatefully: "Just as you thought, the widespread spread of the blood plague is the work of these bastards."

"Those vampires exiled by Queen Victoria mixed in with Western colonists and traveled to Third World colonies. They spread this disease in the colonies, causing widespread harm, especially in Asia."

Anjie said coldly.

"These bastards were transported to India via the East India Company's opium ships, leading to the Bombay Plague. They were then spread to Java by Dutch colonists, causing the bloody night of Batavia... The recorded death toll in the Third World alone exceeds 20 million."

Li Shanze nodded. In Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries, the deaths of 20 million people were recorded, so the actual death toll was probably over 100 million.

"After causing the deaths of a large number of local people, it greatly consolidated England's rule over its overseas colonies."

You are truly worthy of being Queen Victoria, Her Majesty, the Queen with the world's highest KDA. Even in a fantasy world, your great virtues are indispensable...

Li Shanze shook his head. Now was not the time to hear about the bloody murders of Victoria. He quickly asked, "Then how was the blood plague finally brought under control? What methods were there to combat it?"

"You know what? Ironically, the most effective method comes from the Catholic Church," Anjie said bitterly. "The Catholic Church sent a large number of missionaries and knights to fight the blood plague and hunt down vampires around the world, while also spreading the glory of the Lord."

"It's interesting to say that after the vampires used the blood plague to pave the way, causing massive civilian casualties, the glorious knights finally arrived and slew the vampires as their sacred deed. Then, the benevolent priests brought the holy light that could cure the blood plague."

"England annihilated a large population in Asia and consolidated its colonial rule; Catholicism spread the faith and expanded the glory of God; the knights slew the villains and gained both fame and fortune. It's truly a win-win-win situation! It's hard to tell that England betrayed the church and established the Anglican Church!"

Anjie's voice became more sarcastic and mean.

"This is a slander against the glory of the church! Please watch your words, ma'am." At this time, the majestic Kate, her whole body overflowing with holy light, walked in with a lance in hand. She glared at Anjie angrily.

"This method has long been recorded in Machiavelli's The Prince. I think the Holy See in Rome must have read this Italian classic thoroughly." Anjie was not shaken at all and stared back without fear.

"When Machiavelli taught the monarch to learn not to do good, he was actually packaging the icy hell prepared for betrayers in the eighth circle of Dante's Inferno as a guide for the monarch to govern the country."

Kate's tone was calm, yet powerful.

"This is not statecraft, but a false gospel written by the devil on earth. A true monarch should be like St. George, with virtue as his sword and faith as his shield—not a hyena degenerated into a political scheme."

"Ha, you fool knight, save that for your Holy See!" Anjie scoffed at Kate's statement.

Kate's expression was calm, she just held the lance tightly in her hand, ready to strike.

Li Shanze couldn't stand it any longer and had to come out to smooth things over: "Alright, stop arguing. The more important thing right now is how to deal with the blood plague!"

Kate naturally couldn't go against Li Shanze's will, so she had to suppress her anger for the time being. And after hearing what Li Shanze said, Anjie subconsciously shut up.

No, why should I listen to him!

Anjie thought angrily.

Li Shanze was not surprised that Anjie was so obedient, after all, he was her first man, but he was unexpected that Kate gave up.

Kate was so angry just now, and that holy light, as raging as lightning, could not be faked. Why did she calm down as soon as I persuaded her?

Due to the lack of information, Li Shanze couldn't imagine that there was such a thing as a "slave contract", especially since this contract was signed by Xia Li on his behalf.

So Li Shanze could only attribute it to Kate giving him face, and he was very rational and knew that the most urgent thing at the moment was to deal with the blood plague.

So Li Shanze didn't even bother to ask Kate how she found this place, but asked directly: "Sir Mackenzie, can you use holy light to cure the blood plague?"

Kate shook her head, her tone low. "I'm afraid it's too late. There are too many people in the Glass Palace. Baptizing them one by one with Holy Light would take too long, and they all have acute symptoms... Clearly, this secretive vampire has spread a massive dose of the blood plague virus."

"Then is there any other way, such as the church?" Charlie asked anxiously, "Pennsylvania doesn't have any special herbs to treat the blood plague!"

"No, this morning's mass consumed all the sacred power accumulated until Christmas. I think this is why they deliberately chose to launch the blood plague on the night after the mass." Kate continued to shake her head, her tone becoming increasingly depressed.

Li Shanze quietly turned his head to look at the elf: "Ella?"

"Ella may be able to heal ten or fifteen people, but she doesn't have that much power to heal the entire Glass Palace." The elf shook his head dejectedly.

Li Shanze took a deep breath and made up his mind.

He clapped his hands, attracting the ladies' attention: "Ahem, ahem, let's do this."

"Charlie, go find some more earmuffs."

"Angie, go get some blood plague patients."

"Kate, take your people and seal off the Glass Palace. Close the door tightly and don't let anyone with the blood plague escape from the Glass Palace!"

"Gray, go find the blueprints for the Glass Palace and see if there's a loudspeaker that can cover the entire palace!"

Author's words: Thanks to Qiqisishijiu, Xu Shihan, and Wukong for their recommendations.

076 Takeover

Xia Li and Anjie immediately understood what Li Shanze was going to do.

Although Kate didn't know Li Shanze's intention, she would not object to Li Shanze's decision.

Only Gray was completely confused.

"Uh, the loudspeakers covering the entire Glass Palace, why?" The lawyer frowned.

Anjie whispered, "Alright, Gray. Lee's singing can... well, it should be able to cure the blood plague, so let's get started. Even the indoor radio will work."

"Can singing cure the blood plague?"

Gray was stunned, and then she thought of something.

"Ah, I remember when I was little, my brother watched a cartoon with me. The ending was about a woman calming down the war in the universe with her beautiful singing."

"Even though I was only seven years old at the time, I still thought it was ridiculous. How could someone calm down a war with song? I never thought something like this could actually happen."

"I've had a lot of arguments with my brother about this. If he knew Mr. Li could cure the blood plague with his singing, he would definitely be very happy."

"I guess Mr. Li's singing voice is as beautiful as that lady in the cartoon... Anjie, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Anjie was trembling all over, squatting on the ground with her hands on her stomach. It took her a while to stand up. Her face was flushed from trying to hold back her laughter.

"Ahem, Gray. The song that can calm the supernatural plague is not something you can appreciate right now. You'll need to plug your ears tightly with earplugs later. Remember, this is for your protection."

Anjie forced a stern face and warned seriously.

Anjie originally wanted to correct Gray's misunderstanding, but when she thought of her brother who died protecting Gray, the bounty hunter's heart softened.

Forget it, let Gray keep some good memories.

"Huh? Okay, I get it. No wonder Mr. Li asked Charlie to find earplugs."

Gray nodded, and then she found the floor plan in the room.

"Ah, the monitoring room, I found it. I'll go check the monitoring room and see if there's a broadcast that can cover the entire Glass Palace."

"Stay safe, Gray."

"Don't worry, I will. If I can bypass those who are suffering from the blood plague, I can bypass them again." The lawyer said confidently.

At this moment, Gray suddenly remembered something and took out her dead phone from her bag: "Angie, help me charge my phone."

At the same time, Kate was methodically directing the FBI agents to seal off the Glass Palace. Suddenly, a black Chevrolet Suburban stopped.

A man in his early forties with an angry look on his face opened the car door and got out.

He walked straight towards Kate, his face stern, and said coldly: "Agent McKenzie, please don't forget that you were asked to recuse yourself from this case! Now this case is mine!"

"Agent Major, a blood plague has broken out in the Glass Palace. This is under the jurisdiction of the Special Affairs Department and has nothing to do with other cases." Kate said calmly while waving her hand, asking the agents to continue to seal off the Glass Palace.

Agent Major frowned. "There are more than a dozen of my men in this broken glass house! I don't care what your reasons are. Now, please hand over your command."

"With all due respect, Agent Major, the CID isn't very good at handling blood plagues," Kate said stubbornly. "Mr. Li, a consultant in the Special Affairs Department, is an expert on this. He's currently handling the matter in the Glass Palace."

Agent Major didn't get angry. Instead, he laughed. "Very good. This expert is now temporarily under my jurisdiction. Agent Mackenzie, I will follow the expert's instructions. Can you rest assured now? Please step aside and leave the scene."

Kate frowned.

Agent Major delivered the fatal blow. He handed Kate the phone: "Deputy Director Clark wants to speak to you, Agent McKenzie."

After Kate answered the phone, she had a brief conversation with FBI Deputy Director Clark, her direct administrative superior in the Special Affairs Department, and then she threw the phone back to Agent Major.

In just a few hours, the man in black, Angie, Major, and Deputy Director Clark had angered Kate four times in a row. At this moment, the great knight was filled with rage.

Especially at the critical moment of the blood plague outbreak, she had to face boring office politics and factional struggles.

For this reason, the divine energy in her body could not even be suppressed and overflowed, and the divine light was particularly dazzling in the snowy night.

"You promised to solve the plague?" Kate demanded.

Agent Major faced Kate's pressure head-on: "Yes, I promise. I will definitely control the blood plague, Agent Mackenzie."

Kate didn't lose her temper in the end. She looked at Major deeply, suppressed her anger, and slowly rode away. She had her own things to do.

Agent Major watched Kate leave with trepidation. Then he turned around and gave orders to the somewhat absent-minded agents: "What are you all standing there for? Seal off the Glass Palace! Don't let a fly out!"

Agent Major's goal from the beginning to the end was to take control of the case, and he didn't care much about the details of the execution.

Since Kate, as an expert, had already completed the arrangement, there was no reason for Agent Major to change it. Major didn't want to let a cooked duck fly away because he was too clever.

Major lit a cigarette, and at this moment, one of his assistants walked quickly up to him.

The assistant lowered his voice and said, "Agent Major, as you instructed, I reviewed the file on Li Shanze, the FBI Special Affairs Division consultant in the Glass Palace, and there's something wrong."

Major took a deep puff of his cigarette, feeling a little annoyed: Damn it, was I tricked by that bitch Mackenzie?

Agent Major feigned composure. "What went wrong? Isn't this Li Shanze an expert in dealing with the blood plague?"

"Not only that, I discovered in the police database that this Li Shanze is a nationally wanted criminal. He's the cannibal that was on the radio!"

The assistant's voice was low, but Agent Major's shock was great.

Ogre? How did an Ogre get into the FBI and become a consultant?

Agent Major's brain short-circuited for a moment, and then his heart was filled with excitement. Great, this was a good opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Special Affairs Department!

The faction of the Catholic Church firmly controls the FBI's Special Affairs Division. Evangelicals, the left wing of the Democratic Party, and Jews have all expressed strong dissatisfaction with this, but have been unable to find any evidence to prove their dissatisfaction.

So, Agent Major whispered, "Go, contact Quantico and have the Information Technology Department figure out who this Li Shanze is. Oh, and get Agent Julio from the Special Affairs Department."

Agent Major then remembered what Deputy Director Clark had whispered to him privately: Agent Julio was "reliable" and "one of ours."

Soon, Agent Julio was found, reeking of alcohol and staggering as he walked.

Major looked at the drunken Julio with displeasure, thinking that the discipline of Kate's men was ridiculously lax.

At this time, he chose to forget that Agent Julio was "one of our people".

Major patiently asked, "Agent Julio, tell me, does Agent Mackenzie know that Li Shanze is an ogre?"

"Ha! What cannibal? That's all a lie!" Agent Julio stuck out his tongue and exhaled a strong smell of alcohol.

Meijie's heart sank: "Then do you know Li Shanze's true identity?"

Agent Julio looked around, then lowered his head and put his arm around Agent Major's shoulder: "I, hey, I'm only telling you this."

Obviously, Agent Julio's Latin nature took over. He had long forgotten who got him drunk, and even more so, he had forgotten that he had leaked Li Shanze's "true identity" to others.

Looking at the unreliable Latino young man, Agent Major suppressed his anger and said patiently, "Go ahead."

"That Li, Li Shanze, is actually an archbishop, hehe, hehehe. Hallelujah."

Bullshit! There's no such thing as a young archbishop! I shouldn't have wasted my time on this drunk!

Agent Major was furious and pushed Julio, who was drunk, away.

"Hey, don't disbelieve me, I was, I was, I overheard Bishop O'Connor say it himself, he also said something about rejuvenation..." Before Julio could finish his words, he tilted his head and snored against Major's Chevrolet Suburban.

Major was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Bishop O'Connor was the bishop of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fern.

Damn it! Luckily, I was cautious enough. Thankfully, Deputy Director Clark planted Julio as a spy! This is probably a trap!

At this time, Agent Major's assistant also returned and whispered, "The Information Technology Department has confirmed that Li Shanze is the ogre."

"Humph, fake." Agent Major sneered.