Six o'clock in the morning.
The sun is about to break, the whole city is about to come back to life, and some things that move at night will also hide.
Yao Fu, who had been "patrolling" all night, now stuffed his taken-off combat uniform into his backpack and prepared to go home quietly.
But as soon as he reached the corridor outside his home, his mind seemed to explode and his entire mind went blank.
"Officer, this is... this is..."
Yao Fu rushed forward, his lips trembling.
Because the door of his house had already been broken into pieces, with broken walls and ruins all around, and a bloody drag mark spread from the room to the end of the corridor.
There was a cordon at the entrance, but through the broken door one could see several police officers and people in white clothes in the living room investigating and taking photos.
The strong smell of blood filled my nose.
This is the smell of human blood.
Although I don't seem to be as bloodthirsty as a vampire, I am still quite sensitive to it and it is impossible for me to make a mistake.
"No, no..."
His lips trembled as he kept comforting himself, looking hopefully at the police officer who had heard the sound and was walking towards the door.
In fact, he can completely rely on his own superpowers and use ultrasound to easily detect the situation in the room clearly.
But he didn't dare to use it now, or rather, he was unwilling to face the guess that had already formed in his heart.
"What is your relationship with this family?"
A police officer walked out with a serious face, slowly took off the white gloves on his hands and handed them to the person beside him, while asking Yao Fu.
"This is my home, I... I... Officer, can you tell me what happened? My parents... "
Yao Fu seemed to have lost his ability to speak. His mind was blank and he remained silent for a long time before he finally organized a complete sentence.
"… Feel sorry."
The police officer was silent for a moment, then said: "It seems that there was an attack here by criminals. When we got the news and came here, your parents had already been killed."
Bang!
These words drained all of Yao Fu's strength. His body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
This answer that he was most reluctant to face did not change because of his desire to escape.
A strong sense of regret instantly occupied his blank mind.
If, if I hadn’t sneaked out today, would my parents have been killed
He has superpowers and his physical fitness is as good as Superman, so it is easy for him to deal with a few gangsters.
If I hadn't sneaked out to act like some ridiculous superhero, my parents would never have been killed.
If you can’t even protect your own parents, how can you be a hero and protect others? What’s the point of having this crappy superpower
"No, that's not right... Maybe there's nothing wrong with being a superhero. The problem is that I didn't do well enough. I should have found those criminals and scum in advance and killed them all..."
After regret, comes hatred.
His head seemed to be about to explode, with mixed feelings, and all kinds of contradictory and conflicting thoughts echoed uncontrollably in Yao Fu's mind.
After all, he was just a high school student with a bit of an adventure at this point.
Wanting to be a so-called superhero is more of a childish fantasy out of vanity and unwillingness to be ordinary. It does not involve any profound awareness or strong will, and one has not even experienced an independent life.
The sudden loss of his parents, regret, hatred, confusion about the future, and helplessness about the current situation, all of which have been imposed on him, have made him not know how to face it and completely lost the ability to think.
"Please accept my condolences."
The police officer sighed and said, "Your parents probably hope that you can cheer up and face your future life. Besides, the most important thing now is to find the murderer.
"Little brother, do you know who your parents have offended recently? Or think about whether there is anything special going on with you recently?"
"Something special?"
Yao Fu was startled, his lips trembled for a moment, but he didn't say anything.
Special things... The only special thing he could think of was probably the fact that he had acquired super powers. Could he possibly tell it...
etc!
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through his chaotic mind, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.
Get super powers
He thought about how he acquired his super powers, and when he fell, a mysterious syringe containing an unknown object was inserted into his body.
It can turn people into supermen or vampires without any side effects. No matter how you think about it, it must be an extremely precious item, right
Thinking back to the chivalrous deeds of the past two weeks, and all the various Batman reports that made me feel so happy and delighted...
If the injection liquid that can give oneself superpowers is artificially made, then the lost person must also know its effects.
He still uses the name of "bat" to show off his uniqueness without restraint...
"Officer, can you... can you tell me how my parents died? Where are their bodies?"
Yao Fu's lips trembled again, and he looked up at the police officer he was talking to, as if praying.
"The body has been sent back for examination. It cannot be handed over to you until the case is solved."
The police officer shook his head, but still said: "The specific autopsy report has not come out yet, but I know the preliminary situation. There are traces of hot weapons at the scene, but they were mainly used to break the door.
Your parents died of excessive blood loss and two small holes in their necks. The perpetrator seemed to be imitating zombies or vampires. He might be a paranoid or fanatical antisocial element. "
"Vampire... Vampire..."
When Yao Fu heard these three words from the police officer, he could no longer listen to anything else.
Imitating vampires
It is normal for the police officers to make such speculations. If it were in the past, they probably would not believe that legendary monsters like vampires really existed in this world.
But now...
His throat was dry.
Isn't my condition infinitely close to that of a vampire? I have physical fitness beyond that of ordinary people, and I also have the ultrasonic and echolocation abilities that only bats have.
Bats are often the embodiment or even synonym of vampires.
Moreover, he could also feel his sensitivity and desire for blood, his change in habits from hiding during the day to being active at night, and his dislike of sunlight.
Although I am not as completely a blood-sucking person as described in the legend and cannot be seen in the light, I am very close to it.
Since I can have myself, why can't there be other vampires
Moreover, isn't this the state that vampires most desire, without all their shortcomings
If the substance accidentally injected into his body was indeed the 'blood' that could turn a person into a perfect vampire, then the Lost One must have been searching for it like crazy.
When he saw this so-called Batman appearing on the news, it was self-evident what would happen next.
Realizing that his parents might have been killed by his own naive and ridiculous behavior, Yao Fu was dejected for a while, until the thought of revenge came to his mind, which finally cheered him up.
"I can't think of anything special, officer."
He did not voice his guess.
The police obviously didn't know about the existence of vampires, so there was no point in telling them, and he didn't think the police could deal with vampires.
This may be a secret, a truth about the world known only to a few people. Vampires really exist and are quietly active in human society.
Even if I tell the police about this, they may not believe it. Even if they believe it, it may cause trouble. My changes can even attract vampires. Who can guarantee that people who know this will not have delusions, capture me for research, or sell the information to others
What's more, what he wanted at this moment was not to bring the perpetrator to justice, but revenge, simple, brutal, naked revenge.
"Child, don't dwell on hatred. You still have a long future ahead of you."
The police officer seemed a little reluctant and tried to comfort her: "Leave the arrest of the murderer to us. All you need to do is to maintain your life."
"Um."
Yao Fu nodded stupidly, but it was obvious that he was not listening in his heart.
Chapter 199 High-risk Occupations: The Protagonist's Parents