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Chapter 105 Lux's [Vampirism] Mastery! And Lola... (Bonus Chapter for StevenZ)

"Didn't I tell you not to act impulsively and not to contact them? They're dangerous!"

When Li Tieqiang saw Tang Yiping, he was furious.

This kid just won't listen to advice, will he?
Since obtaining partial confessions from Li Chongshan and Wen Rui with Tang Yiping's help, Li Tieqiang had some breakthroughs and conducted in-depth investigations. Following Li Chongshan and Wen Rui's leads, he uncovered other members and gradually sketched out the outline of the organization.

To be honest, the more he investigated, the more alarmed he became.

Their organization is highly organized and they are incredibly resourceful; they can take people away from the police's tight net and even kill them to cover their tracks.

The employees are extremely loyal and remain tight-lipped even when questioned by the police.

In his entire career, Li Tieqiang had never seen a criminal organization with this level of organization.

Further investigation revealed that these creatures were like the legendary Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, or the legendary plague gods, bringing tragedy, disaster, disease, and hardship wherever they went.

This reminded him of Tang Yiping's warning to them: if they encountered any unusual changes in their surroundings, they must be careful.

This was too bizarre and completely beyond Li Tieqiang's comprehension, so he instructed his team members to be on high alert at all times and not to make any move that might alert the enemy.

It's better to let clues slip by than to alert the enemy or expose yourself.

As a result, after all that hard work, accumulating clues little by little, and finally figuring out the general members of this suspicious organization and having a direction for further investigation, Tang Yiping appeared.

Not only did he appear, but he also herded everyone out like sheep. Their main target, as well as their key target Zhou Beichuan, fled in a panic. It's conceivable that for the next few days, he would be like a frightened bird, and might even hide away.

Actually, they weren't afraid that the other party would hide. In this day and age, it's too easy to find someone. The key issue is that if this guy changes his behavior, it will be very detrimental to their next plan. If they alert Lin Duo, it will be even more of a loss.

This carefully woven net may just fall apart.

Li Tieqiang felt both heartbroken about his previous efforts and furious that Tang Yiping didn't care about his safety at all.

"Didn't I tell you last time not to get close to these people? They're too dangerous!"

"No, Uncle, didn't you say last time that I should find a way to gather overwhelming power, lay a huge net, and ensure that he has absolutely no chance before I can get close to Lin Duo?"

Li Tieqiang: "..."

You really only listen to what you want to hear, don't you?

When did I ever say that? Don't misinterpret or twist my words!

“I’m going to make a phone call,” he said.

This kid won't give up unless we use our trump card.

"No!" Tang Yiping quickly begged for mercy. He couldn't imagine the wonderful scene of Li Tieqiang making a phone call to Master Tang and Master Tang rushing to Hailing in the middle of the night. "Uncle, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again!"

"You won't dare to do it again?" Li Tieqiang sneered. "That's what you said last time! Looks like you won't learn your lesson until you see the coffin!"

I'm going to kill you today!
Li Tieqiang decided that he must have a good talk with this guy's father today and ask him how he educates his child.

"But my net is already woven," Tang Yiping said helplessly.

"You? Weave a web?" Li Tieqiang laughed in exasperation for the nth time.

He took out his phone, just about to dial a number, when he suddenly noticed that the people who had chased after him earlier were returning in twos and threes.

"Come on, let's talk in the car." He planned to take Tang Yiping away to avoid things getting any worse.

Then they saw several people rushing towards Tang Yiping.

"I'm so sorry, Tang!" Li Chongshan said regretfully, "We only caught two, and Zhou Beichuan got away! There are so many places to hide in the mountains, we couldn't find him even with flashlights, please punish me!"

As he spoke, he plopped down on the ground, closed his eyes tightly, and looked completely resigned to his fate.

The drunkards who had scattered all over the mountains and fields returned in twos and threes, looking listless. There were still several who hadn't returned. Li Chongshan and his group searched for a long time before finding them. They had actually passed out drunk by the roadside and had to be half-dragged and half-carried back.

Seeing these people surrounding Tang Yiping, seemingly taking him as their leader, Li Tieqiang momentarily thought he had discovered the mastermind behind it all.

“This is my internet,” Tang Yiping said.

Li Tieqiang: "???"

Where is the logic in this kind of thing, this kind of development?
Why is this happening?

Isn't this a tightly organized, extremely dangerous organization, one rife with misfortune and death?
Why was he so submissive and obedient in front of Tang?
Looking at the bruised and battered men who had clearly been brutally beaten, an absurd idea flashed through Li Tieqiang's mind.

Could it be that these guys have all been beaten into submission by Tang Yiping?

Wait, what was I thinking?

Li Tieqiang, are you crazy?
It seems more likely that Tang Yiping is the mastermind behind this.

“Officer Li, although we have done wrong things, we are now protecting this world.” Li Chongshan even said to him, “What we are doing is too dangerous, you should leave.”

“Yes, we are the last line of defense in this world.” Wen Rui looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. “You are just ordinary police officers. You can’t fight them. Don’t get involved. Let’s go.”

No, are you two defeated guys trying to show off in front of me?

Do you think you're part of the Dragon Group?

"You..." Li Tieqiang was so angry he laughed. "Tang, I demand an explanation!"

"Well... I'll treat you to milk tea later," Tang Yiping said helplessly.

He felt that now was not the time to talk about this.

How should he tell Li Tieqiang?
He himself doesn't know how to describe the journey he's taken.

He discovered that the world was just a giant makeshift operation.

Real business battles among listed companies involve poisoning, physical fights, and seizing company seals; real trade wars between the two superpowers on Earth involve verbal sparring, back-and-forth maneuvering, and kissing each other.

All those elaborate schemes and intrigues are just fiction; they don't exist in reality.

This organization, which Tang Yiping considered a major enemy, had been operating in secret for many years, robbing many people of their health, happiness, and lives. Tang Yiping originally intended to take it down slowly, gradually eroding it step by step.

As a result, these guys not only crumbled at the first touch, but even resorted to self-deception, self-manipulation, and self-righteousness.

Even more so, they were worried that Tang Yiping would be too tired to fight them all by himself, so they put a debuff on themselves and brought their whole group to Tang Yiping's doorstep.

They were all drunk and could barely walk, yet he managed to take on more than twenty of them by himself, and his arms were sore from the effort.

"You'd better really invite me." Li Tieqiang gritted his teeth, feeling that he would be letting down his nerves if he didn't drink at least ten or eight cups.

For some reason, he felt that the guy in front of him might have more secrets than this mysterious organization.

He had to get this guy to reveal all his secrets to him.

Is there really such a thing as an anomalous containment agency in this world?

But we can't show weakness now; we still need to say the right things.

“If I see you at my investigation site again next time…” Li Tieqiang waved his phone.

"If I said I just planned to treat everyone to a meal to celebrate, would you believe me?" Tang Yiping asked pitifully.

"You think I'd believe such a coincidence? Why would you come to a place like this to eat?" Everyone else might not know Tang Yiping, but Li Tieqiang certainly does, right? He's a penniless wretch!
Can you afford it?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xinyi, who was standing next to him, suddenly thought of something and interjected, "This place is so expensive, how are you going to pay the bill!"

"Uh...don't ask about that." Tang Yiping pulled out a card and waved it.

Li Tieqiang was speechless.

No, how come you can find everything?
Zhao Xinyi quickly covered her mouth, afraid that Li Tieqiang would make her hand over her card and pay the bill.

They might lose their own house!

But his eyes were full of envy, practically sparkling with admiration.

"Brother Ping, can I buy you a milk tea sometime?" Zhao Xinyi asked, covering her mouth.

Li Tieqiang suddenly turned his head and glared at him.

"I'd like to ask Brother Ping for some tips on cultivating the Innate Criminal Investigation Body!"

"That's innate! Innate!" Li Tieqiang smacked him on the head. "Don't think I don't know what innate is!"

Is something innate something that can be learned?

I know the Dragon Group!

“It’s possible that this isn’t a coincidence,” Tang Yiping said.

He tilted his head, listening to the heartbeat of the city that seemed to always linger in his ears, listening to the indistinct whispers: "Perhaps it's just a heart that's unwilling to die, still beating, guiding me."

Perhaps it's just the city protecting itself.

It guided me to the best opportunity and the best entry point.

Li Tieqiang: "???"

Suddenly becoming artistic?

"Do you need me to take you back?" Li Tieqiang felt that his operation today had completely failed, and he no longer knew how to continue.

Now, the only thing he can do is probably to find Zhou Beichuan as soon as possible.

But Zhou Beichuan is not here now.

"No need." Upon hearing this, Tang Yiping's face lit up: "Did you know? Tantai Yunju actually offers a free shuttle service, even airport pick-up and drop-off! It's free!"

As the aroma wafted through the air, Li Tieqiang, who had just finished eating a boxed lunch, suddenly felt a strong urge to eat.

“Master, I also want to experience Tantai Yunju.”

"No, you don't want to."

After seeing off Li Tieqiang and his apprentice, Li Chongshan and the others began their favorite "initiation ceremony," or rather, "monkey fighting," with great enthusiasm.

Tang Yiping didn't have time to do a few things just now.

Tang Yiping really didn't want to start now; he wanted to eat something good!

But Tang Yiping couldn't dampen their enthusiasm, so he could only cooperate with them.

In the end, Tang Yiping felt that he had lost all passion and was just a mechanical stabbing machine.

He even wondered, after stabbing so many people in the back, he was practically sick of it, so why hadn't his "Stab-Stabbing Skill" leveled up yet...?

There are also job advancement trials for [Carrion Eater] and [Carrion Eater]. He's tried [Carrion Eater] many times already, collecting a whole bunch of things like [Outdated Techniques for Creating Headlines by Riding the Wave of Trending Topics], [Experiences in Niche Cultural Tourism Guiding], and [Unfamiliar Techniques for Rapidly Reviewing Ledgers]—things he has absolutely no idea what they're for. But [Carrion Eater] doesn't seem to be leveling up.

There's also the job change trial for the [Carrion Eater].

Isn't it supposed to be that you only need to "eat carrion" three times to change jobs? But so far, I've only managed to get the progress bar working the first time with Brother Bao. The subsequent "eat carrion" attempts haven't triggered the progress bar at all.

The system clearly states that all you need to do is use three skills to complete three "reasonable, smooth, and perfect" carrion-eating operations.

What's wrong with my scavenging process? Is it not smooth or perfect?
Could it be that Li Chongshan was also injured that time, which is why it wasn't perfect? ​​Does he need to be uninjured?
So what about now? I'm not injured! Is it because I'm tired from fighting and my wrist hurts? Or is it because the other person has been drinking and isn't in good shape?
This system is way too strict!
Tang Yiping felt that things were too difficult for him.

After seeing Li Chongshan and his group off, it was almost 11 p.m.

When Tang Yiping went back to find Shen Qianyu and the others, he saw that they had already eaten their fill and drunk quite a bit of beer under the care of the sous chef, and were all quite high.

Lux was there too.

Wait, this isn't Lux's style!

Shouldn't she just stand there until dawn?

Yes, you must be hungry too.

Or perhaps even Lux was scared away by Lola's horrible "rotten feast"?

"Ping-ge, where have you been? We're all full!" Seeing Tang Yiping approach, Shen Qianyu groaned, clutching his stomach. "I wanted to come find you, but I just couldn't walk anymore..."

"Mr. Li Ke Boren, you're back!" Lux greeted Tang Yiping immediately, her face, which usually didn't show much emotion, beaming with joy.

Once he got closer, Tang Yiping realized, "Wow, how scary!"
Lux's body was covered in a dense layer of blisters.

How many mosquito bites has it had?!
Lux, however, was beaming with joy and bowed to Tang Yiping.

“Thank you, Mr. Rick Borren! For bringing me to such a wonderful place!” Lux said. “I have now completed my training in [Vampirism]!”

Tang Yiping: "???"

The cultivation is complete?!

So fast?
All I can say is, she truly lives up to her reputation as Lux.

He's much more reliable than Lola, who's been smart since childhood.

Wow~ Look at all those bags, they must have drained a liter of blood!
No wonder they mastered their skills so quickly!

He quickly took out his own soothing scalp spray and handed it over: "Apply it quickly!"

"No need, I'm fine." Lux's eyes were full of joy. Her hair stretched out towards Tang Yiping, forming little heart shapes at the ends, swaying gently in the air.

"I thought I'd be staying here for a long time! I didn't expect it to be over so soon. Now I can try the job change trial!"

"What do you need to do for your job change trial?" Tang Yiping planned to refer to Lux's trial, as he felt the system was being too harsh on him.

“That’s easy!” Lux said. “We’ve already finished the hardest part. My class change is [Vampire Tree]. As long as I make good use of my three skills, I just need to complete 100 life steals!”

Steal? Steal less? ? ?

Tang Yiping suddenly realized that his system still loved him.

It only takes three times? What's a little strictness? I love my system!

"By the way, about the [Catcher] you asked me about before, I'm sorry, I ran out of mine when I captured the [Entangled Body] last time, and I don't have enough money to buy more. But I asked a friend, and one of them can help deliver it, but he has to spend a lot of money to rent a prosthetic body each time he comes, and he wants a clue to a skill as payment."

"Can't [vampire] and [carrion-eating] be acceptable?"

"The [Carrion Eater] skill is too high-level; my friend might not have the talent to learn it. [Vampirism] doesn't suit him; he's a very non-aggressive person..."

Is it less aggressive than the Wisdom Tree?

What kind of existence would it be?

"Hmm... I actually do have some skills suitable for users who aren't very aggressive... How about [Sleeping on the Streets] or [Cattle and Horses]?"

"Wow! These two skills sound perfect for him! Let me ask."

Lux closed her eyes, then opened them a moment later and said, "Mr. Rick Boren, my friend said he really likes the [Bull and Horse] skill, and thank you for giving him such a valuable learning opportunity. He'll bring the [Catcher] right away!"

Lux paused for a moment: "However... he said that after renting the cheapest prosthetic body, he might only be able to buy two [Capture Devices] with his money. Is that enough? If not, he'll need to save money for a while longer, maybe fifty or sixty years later. What do you think?"

You overestimate me. Do you think I'm the kind of person who can wait for fifty or sixty years?

Tang Yiping nodded and said, "Two, no problem!"

"Okay, it will take him a few days to rent a suitable prosthetic body. I'll let you know when that's done!"

After saying that, Lux walked up behind Tang Yiping and said, "I saw you practicing your skills very hard just now. You must be very tired."

She asked, "Do you need me to treat you?"

Please...please help me get treatment?
Tang Yiping was indeed very tired and had a bit of a headache, but...

"Shh, don't move." Lux's voice came from behind him again, and then he felt himself being surrounded by softness once more.

Ah, that feels so good...

Tang Yiping thought.

Hmm, it's a bit harder today.

Oh, it must be from a mosquito bite.

That must have been tough! Lux, you're really working hard!
Tang Yiping closed his eyes.

"Pingzi dog thief!"

Tang Yiping heard the sound of teeth grinding.

Tsk tsk, the lament of a defeated dog.

The debt of gratitude for a single meal is now wiped clean.

The blood feud was rekindled.

Lux's ultimate healing spell was truly amazing. In just a short while, Tang Yiping felt his headache disappear and felt incredibly energetic.

If it weren't for a charging cable getting tangled around his ankle and getting tighter and tighter, he would have liked to enjoy it a little longer.

All he could say now was, "Okay, Lux, that's enough."

“If you like, I can heal you every day!” Lux said. “Our Wisdom Tree’s favorite things are capturing, killing, devouring, and healing!”

What brand of Smart Tree is this? It's not what you ordered!

When Tang Yiping and his group left Tantai Yunju, Lola bid a reluctant farewell to the head chef: "You must come again! My dearest guests!"

"I will definitely come again!"

No, you won't.

I can't afford to raise a Lola like that!

At the edge of the parking lot, Tang Yiping flicked his wrist, sending the card flying into the ravine.

Thanks.

That's enough.

My heart is pounding, and the mountain wind is whispering.

There were whispers.

Tang Yiping turned his head to look down the mountain.

From halfway up the mountain, he could see the software park still brightly lit, and the towering Qihang Building.

The chauffeured drivers were already waiting at the door. Everyone was in different cars and was taken home by their respective drivers.

"Lola, how's your skill training going?" Lux excitedly shared her good news with her friend from the back seat, "I've mastered [Vampirism]!"

"Skills? What skills?" Lola asked in surprise.

Oh, foolish Lola.

……

Early in the morning, Tang Yiping arrived at the company, yawning.

As soon as the elevator door number 9 opened, Tang Yiping heard someone greet him:
"Good morning, Brother Ping."

"Good morning," Tang Yiping replied, then yawned.

Ah, I should have slept in a little longer and shouldn't have come to work.

Wait, company? Go to work?

I think I'm no longer an independent contractor for the company.

I'm not an intern either.

So what am I?

Do I still receive a salary?

While pondering this philosophical question, Tang Yiping suddenly caught a familiar, unpleasant whiff of something.

He glanced to the side and saw that the CEO's office, which had been deserted for a long time, was now bustling with activity.

"Who's here?" Tang Yiping asked.

"Oh, it seems someone wants to acquire our company!" the programmer who greeted Tang Yiping said excitedly. "Brother Ping, our company is going to have money! Apparently, they really like our logistics management system, and even if they can't acquire the company, they hope to acquire the program!"

Tang Yiping: "???"

A bad feeling.

Is someone eyeing my unknown qubits?
Let me see who dares to be so bold!
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