The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

After realizing that she couldn't hear anything she said, Charlie tapped her head lightly and took out the earplugs.

Li Shanze looked at the somewhat confused witch with amusement and said, "I say, this Mr. Kevin Glenson is a tough guy. I'm afraid that he won't surrender just by inflicting pain."

Charlie nodded in agreement.

Kevin Glenson's limbs were now twisted beyond recognition. Charlie felt that it looked extremely painful, but this respectable gentleman was able to grit his teeth and refuse to give in.

Alas, couldn’t you have confessed earlier and suffered less?

The sympathetic witch lady still felt a little resentful towards Kevin Glenson in her heart.

If the vampire knew what Charlie was thinking, he would probably be so angry that he would die on the spot: Don’t even give me a chance to explain!

Miss Witch asked Li Shanze worriedly, "What should we do then, Li?"

"Charlie, get some Tupana vines out, boil some medicine, and have this gentleman drink it."

"But, Ange said that the herbs I brewed and added the Tupana vine didn't have any special effect." Charlie looked at Ange in confusion.

Anjie quickly laughed, "Ahahaha, yeah, after boiling this vine, I drank it and it really didn't do anything. I didn't have any hallucinations, nor did I speak my mind because of it."

As she spoke, Anjie looked at Li Shanze with pleading eyes.

Xia Li nodded: "I suspect that this vine cannot be boiled. I haven't found the right process to boil it into medicine yet."

Li Shanze paused. He certainly knew why Anjie said that.

I can't expect Anjie to admit that she slept with me after drinking Charlie's medicine, right?

I think the medicine was quite effective. For a long time afterwards, Anjie answered everything I asked her honestly.

The look in Anjie's eyes when she looked at Li Shanze contained not only pleading but also threats.

The meaning is probably: Li Shanze, you don’t want Xia Li to know that you slept with me.

Li Shanze quickly thought of a reason to convince Xia Li: "Let's try it. Just because the vine doesn't work on humans after being boiled doesn't mean it won't work on vampires."

In fact, when Li Shanze said this, he also considered that it might be the opposite. The medicine is effective on humans but has no effect on vampires.

Torture is of no use anyway, so we might as well give it a try.

"Yes, yes, that makes sense. Why not give it a try!" Anjie breathed a sigh of relief and quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Well, okay, I'll go make the medicine."

Xia Li nodded. Since Li Shanze and Anjie said so, Xia Li decided to give it another try.

Charlie quickly found a rather exquisite bone china tea set in the room that originally belonged to the vampire.

"I'll go help Gray! See how she is!" Anjie quickly stood up and ran away.

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"Hello! Hello! Can you hear me?" A young girl's voice suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the monitoring room and startling Gray, who was struggling to figure out how to use the broadcasting facilities.

As a lawyer, operating electronic equipment is clearly not Grey's strong suit.

"Echo?" Gray recognized the voice and shouted in surprise, "What are you doing? You're still on bail. Don't hijack public facilities!"

The lawyer subconsciously reached for her cell phone, wanting to call to warn Ai Kou, but then she remembered that her phone was out of battery, so she gave it to Anjie to charge.

"Ah, no. Let's start over." At this moment, Ai Kou's voice changed to an electronic synthesized sound, and the flat voice sounded devoid of any emotion. "Hey, hey, can you hear me?"

Yes, I can find Ai Ko to help me control the broadcasting facilities of the entire Glass Palace. Gray turned and left.

Then she bumped into Anjie who came to help.

Seeing her lover, a sincere smile spread across Gray's face: "Why are you here? Did you call me?"

"No, Gray, I'm just worried about your safety." Anjie said sweetly.

Receiving her lover's concern, Gray's smile grew even sweeter. "I told you not to worry about me. I think I've found a solution. Let's go back to the supervisor's office! Did you charge my phone?"

"Uh, it's charged up. Hey, wait for me!" Anjie had to run to catch up with Gray.

…………

"You mean, this number can be used to contact Mr. Li in the Glass Palace?" Agent Major, who was directing the blockade outside the Glass Palace, looked at the phone handed out by the agent curiously.

Major decided to pretend that he didn't know Li Shanze's terrifying background and simply pretend that he thought Li Shanze was just an FBI consultant - I'm just a small fry who knows nothing.

"He wants to talk to me?" Major was worried.

Facing Kate's pressure was already putting him under tremendous pressure, and now when he thought about facing the Archbishop, Major couldn't help but feel a little timid.

Why? Was it because I drove out the Church's Grand Knight, Kate MacKenzie? Was the Archbishop of the Church trying to stand up for his colleague and give me a hard time?

In fact, Li Shanze only told the FBI agent that he wanted to talk to the FBI agent in charge of the blockade.

Li Shanze didn't even want to contact Kate. He simply wanted the FBI agent in charge of the blockade to help test whether the audio system could cover the entire Glass Palace.

In fact, Li Shanze didn't pay any attention to the outside of the Glass Palace, and didn't know that the FBI agent in charge of the blockade had been changed from Kate to Major.

However, after passing through the chain of Li Shanze - plague agent - blockade agent - Major agent, the words became somewhat distorted.

After being relayed twice, Agent Major heard it as Li Shanze coming out to settle the score with him.

Humph, I have the powerful federal government behind me! And Li Shanze is just an archbishop from the Third World!

Even if he has strong personal strength, even if... well, I have to be careful not to have any personal grudges with him.

Although I have the powerful federal government behind me, if a powerful archbishop has a personal grudge against me, I'm afraid the powerful federal government will be powerless to stop him...

So Major quickly formulated a strategy in his mind - neither humble nor arrogant, and handle matters impartially.

I was just following the Deputy Director's instructions and adhering to the FBI's internal discipline. I was just a tool.

All I had to do was exchange a few pleasantries first, then pretend that he was just an FBI consultant, and immediately ask him to report the situation in the Glass Palace in a superior tone.

Having made up his mind, Agent Major turned on his cell phone and called Li Shanze.

"Hello, Mr. Li, hello, I'm Agent Major from the FBI."

"Ah, hello, hello, Agent Major, hello. You are the agent responsible for sealing off the Glass Palace, right?"

The archbishop's tone is quite friendly!

Hearing that Li Shanze didn't seem to be angry, Major breathed a sigh of relief. He put on a stern face and prepared to ask Li Shanze to report the situation in the Glass Palace, especially the control of the blood plague.

"Yes, it's me, I said—"

"Okay, I've got your number, I'll contact you later!"

Before Agent Major could speak, Li Shanze hung up the phone.

In Li Shanze's opinion, Major was naturally Kate's subordinate, so there was some affection in his words.

But Agent Major was already frozen.

Major had already prepared a carefully crafted speech, including how to confront Li Shanze in a dignified manner, how to demonstrate his impartiality, how to emphasize the FBI's system and argue for his reasons, but none of it was used.

It was like a punch hitting cotton, leaving Major feeling empty and uncomfortable.

Although Li Shanze said nothing, Major's pressure suddenly increased.

He felt like a clown, and all his carefully prepared words were ruthlessly exposed by the old man on the other end of the phone.

If Agent Major had any doubts about the "rejuvenated archbishop" before, he was now a firm believer in it.

There's no doubt about it! The person on the other end of the phone is definitely a cunning old monster!

But what did he mean by asking for my number alone? Was he trying to retaliate against me?

Should I continue to pretend that I don't know his identity and call him back to question him?

Agent Major hesitated.

At this time, the agents in front became agitated, and one of them ran quickly towards Major.

Major frowned. "What's wrong? What happened? What? The Glass Palace started broadcasting? What was it talking about? A sound check? And then what? It said that Fern Town was in the middle of a huge conspiracy... Um, and it suddenly stopped?"

Is this some kind of one-two punch from the archbishop? By claiming Fern Township is a conspiracy, is he trying to incite believers to fight the FBI? Or is there something else at play?

Major frowned, feeling that he could not keep up with the thinking of the cunning old man in the Glass Palace.

"Ignore it! No matter what sounds are coming from the Glass Palace, ignore it! Notify me before you react! Do you understand?"

Major made up his mind to cooperate with the archbishop honestly on the issue of the blood plague to avoid being affected by his anger.

Author's words: Thanks to the Prince of Shuangqiao Town for the monthly ticket

Thanks to Xu Shihan for the recommendation

079 Persuasion

"Hello! Is this Echo Crowley? Were you the one who suddenly occupied the Glass Palace radio?" Gray called Echo, turned on the speakerphone, and said angrily, "Did you know that you are still on bail?"

"Lawyer Hamilton! I finally got through to you!" Ai Ko was overjoyed. "I hijacked the Glass Palace Radio because I couldn't get through to you."

Then, Ai Kou quickly said, "Listen, I've uncovered a big conspiracy, and I have something to consult you about."

"Listen, Crowley, I need you to cooperate with my actions so that the FBI can come forward to prove that you cooperated with the FBI and did not hijack the Glass Palace radio on your own." Grey said.

The lawyer looked at Li Shanze as she spoke. Li Shanze nodded, indicating that he could help Grey testify.

"Listen, Attorney Hamilton, my case is extremely urgent!" Ai Kou lowered her voice. "I saw you on the surveillance camera in Fern Township, Pennsylvania. I'm afraid you're in danger, Attorney Hamilton."

Due to professional habits, the lawyer is very accustomed to the strategy of first exerting pressure and then asking the other party for help.

However, Grey's strategy fails when Iko Crowley reveals that she, too, is in danger.

Gray was stunned: "Crowley, what did you find?"

"I don't trust the FBI. You said you were cooperating with the FBI, Attorney Hamilton? Please turn off the speakerphone."

Gray looked at Li Shanze, who nodded. Gray turned off the speakerphone on her phone, picked it up, and put it to her ear. "Go ahead, Crowley."

"I'm afraid there's a mole within the FBI, working in cahoots with the conspiracy group I've uncovered."

Gray frowned. "I'm working with an absolutely reliable FBI agent. Look, that black-haired, black-eyed Agent Li Shanze."

"Haha, absolutely reliable, that's great. Black hair and black eyes, why do you sound so much like an ogre wanted by the police?" Aikou joked in a relaxed tone, his ten fingers tapping the keyboard quickly.

Then, her tone suddenly became strange: "Wait, Lawyer Hamilton, are you sure this FBI agent is called Li Shanze?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Did you find anything?"

Ai Kou lowered her voice very low: "Lawyer Hamilton, can I trust you?"

"Consider your attempted temporal hijacking, Ms. Iko Crowley. If it weren't for me, you'd be locked up in the ADX Supermax in Florence, Colorado right now."

Gray's reasoning was convincing.

"Well, thank you, Lawyer Hamilton, for not having me squat on Alcatraz Island under the Rocky Mountains."

Then, Ai Kou's voice became very soft: "According to the police records of the NCCIC (National Cybersecurity and Information Integration Center), the so-called 'Mr. Li Shanze' is not an FBI agent at all, but a cannibal wanted nationwide!"

"I suspect this ogre is part of a conspiracy group and is the insider who has access to the FBI's internal information."

Gray's heart was in turmoil, but as an excellent lawyer, there was no sign of anything unusual on her face.

Li Shanze's ability to cure the blood plague is clear, and his FBI credentials are genuine... Is he truly an ogre? And how can he coexist peacefully with the church's Grand Knight? What's his conspiracy?

The lawyer's mind works very quickly.

Since he needs to broadcast, I'd better not let him succeed.

"Okay, I understand, Crowley, thank you." Grey said calmly, then turned on the speakerphone again. "According to Agent Li's request, I need your help controlling the broadcast at the Glass Palace. How long will it take you to be ready? What do you need me to do in the broadcast room?"

"Broadcast? I need a few minutes to prepare." Echo Crowley understood and helped Grey buy time. "It would be best if you could go to the broadcast room and help set it up."

"Okay, thank you, Crowley. Contact me when you're ready." Gray hung up the phone calmly and waved to Angie. "Angie, I need you to protect me as I go to the broadcasting room."

"Of course." Anjie nodded happily.

So, Gray smiled and nodded to Li Shanze and Xia Li, and pulled Anjie out of the room.

"You know, that Li Shanze is not an FBI agent at all. He is not even a human being, but a cannibal!" As soon as she left the room, Grey lowered her voice and said to her lover.

Anjie laughed. "Is this some new joke? Come on, I'll take you to the broadcasting room."

"I'm not kidding. Iko Crowley hacked into Roslin's NCCIC and saw the police files. It clearly states that Li Shanze is not an FBI agent at all, but a cannibal wanted nationwide!"

Gray said seriously.

Anjie was stunned.