Chapter 2 Muder

Uri got back home by bus.

The place where he is living is an old residential area, mostly people from the surrounding small towns. The income is just enough to live on, neither excess nor lacking.

At dusk, the darkness was vague, the interlacing electric wires in the sky, making the whole residential area seem like it was captured in a spider web. The atmosphere is somewhat claustrophobic and mysterious.

The road leading to the residential area is narrow, zigzag, and deep. The surrounding walls were painted with monstrous shapes. The street lights at the turns were turned on but none of them clearly illuminated the path, just flickered, turned on, and turned off again.

Uri kicks the small stone at his feet, just walking and muttering: "Neil Royce, idiot! Vampires are not real! Not real!"

With only a turn to go home, Uri suddenly heard a series of strange noises coming from the small wedge in front of him, which were both like the collision of a cardboard box falling from above and the sound of someone trying to scream but being gaged.

"...."

"...."

Uri was momentarily startled, both hands clutching the straps of the knapsack, slightly frowning. He slowed down his footsteps, then stopped. A few stories about vampires in the newspaper suddenly flashed through his mind. It says vampires tend to commit crimes in dark places and out of sight.

Thinking that Uri's heart couldn't hold back and beat faster than usual. But for now, curiosity overwhelmed his fear. Uri took a deep breath, intending to walk to that alley to observe, but suddenly from that, a black cat came out, looking at him quietly groaning.

"Meowwww...."

It turned out to be a cat!

Uri breathed a sigh of relief, he was thinking too much. There are no vampires here!

Uri busts to laugh because of his thoughts. He sat down and stroked the little cat: "Kitty, go home, don't run around like that."

The little cat rubbed against his hand,

constantly moaning. Because it was dark, Uri didn't notice that the back legs of the cat had been dyed red in a large patch.

"Let's go back!" Uri said and quickly stood up. Just as he turned his back, a black figure get out of the alley. Not long after, a red blood flowed from the inside.

*****

Uri! Uri!"

"Wake up, Uri! It's going to be late!"

Uri was startled by the call to wake up. Opening his eyes, in front of him, was his grandmother's gentle face. Uri rubbed his eyes, slowly sat up, and laughed quietly: "Good morning, Grandma."

"Good morning, honey. If you don't get out of bed, you'll be late!" Mrs. Wayne smiled.

Uri looked at the clock, shocked, and threw the blanket. He's going to be late!!

Uri jumped out of bed and ran as fast as possible to run to the bathroom. Less than 5 minutes later, Uri was downstairs neatly dressed.

"Take breakfast and then go." Mrs. Wayne, wearing a light purple apron came out from the kitchen, looked at Uri, and said.

Uri rubbed his unkempt hair, hurriedly changed his shoes, shook his head, and said: "Don't need it, I'll be late for the bus! I'm gotta go!"

Uri said, ran in and kissed Mrs. Wayne's cheek, and rushed out the door. As soon as he stepped outside, he felt the atmosphere was somewhat unusual.

After taking a few steps, Uri saw a lot of people gathered in front, including police cars. With a few people in police uniforms walking around, the noise was constantly resounded.

Uri was slightly surprised. Where people were standing was the alley where Uri met the black cat last night!

Uri quickly ran over and asked one of the people in the crowd: "What's happened?"

"Someone died in the alley. There were two bite marks on the neck."

On Uri's face appeared a few amazing rays. He peered through the crowd into the alley, a group of people in white clothes surrounding something, the camera light constantly flashing. Uri could not see clearly what was inside.

"Fifth person, are vampires really real?"

Thinking about last night, maybe he had a meeting with the killer, Uri couldn't help but shiver.

"Ask everyone to disperse immediately. Anyone who obstructs the performance of their duties will be arrested!" A uniformed police officer ran out and shouted.

The crowd was noisy for a while and then dwindled.

Uri looked at the staff from the City's Newsroom who were present, broadcasting the crime scene live, and suddenly remembered something!

That's right! Bus! He will be late!

Uri looked at his watch and hurriedly ran out of the residential area. Before running away, he glanced through the alley one more time but still couldn't see anything.

Fortunately, hardly had he run out to the main road when the bus arrived.

Uri breathed pink and climbed onto the bus, and sat down on a seat. He hugged the doubtful mood all the way.