Chapter 88: Prayers at the Rose River
– Although he wanted to have my contact number and be closer, I refused because I saw that he was quite close to William and was also William’s customer. I was afraid that he would find out something from me and that William would also know. After all, at that time, I was hiding from William that my father had successfully concentrated the blood. Aurora shrugged and said.
– Did you say Anatole was William’s customer? What did he buy from William? Lucasta asked.
– Medical masks, medical gloves, and some accessories in the medical industry.
Next, Aurora said that in addition to working at the medical science institute and running the business and production facilities that the late director Walter and his wife left behind, William also runs his own business.
He has a factory specializing in the production of medical supplies located in the East of this city, very large, with a large production team.
Not only did he provide goods domestically, but he also exported them abroad, earning a lot of money.
– But he still wants my parents’ property. Perhaps he poured all the money he earned into that crazy research project. Lucasta sighed.
In one year, Anatole came to this city six or seven times, and each time he came back with shipments.
As far as Aurora knows, he is an extremely meticulous person who wants to personally check the goods and supervise throughout the journey.
– Furthermore, Anatole also has facilities specializing in blood extraction. On business trips like this, the hematology and blood transfusion institute will export a quantity of blood there for them to extract, and then import red blood cells and platelets back at cheap prices to serve domestic needs. I think the commodity he is interested in is blood, not medical supplies.
After saying goodbye to Aurora, Samson called Michael and then went to his house with Lucasta to wait.
Both of them chose the bushes near the steps as a place to rest. Looking in from the gate, it was difficult for people to detect because the bushes were quite large and dense.
Both he and she had the same thought that maybe Anatole was William’s big customer. His import of medical supplies did not make them suspicious.
However, when they learned that he also bought blood from the hematology and blood transfusion institute, they suddenly both thought that he was very suspicious even though the import-export cooperation process had been clearly explained by Aurora.
More than half an hour later, Michael returned. There was a serious collision on the road near the police station, so traffic was congested. Otherwise, he would have been home early.
Since receiving the documents about those cases, Jony no longer followed him closely and he understood that as Jony’s tacit consent, allowing him to investigate William.
However, he also understood that Jony wanted everything to happen secretly until there was convincing evidence.
The secret meeting between all three people continued after a long period of not seeing each other.
The content of the meeting revolved around Prime Minister Anatole.
After hearing Lucasta and Samson express their suspicions and planning an investigation, Michael immediately called Bevis, asking Bevis to help him find out about the time and flight for transporting blood from the hematology institute to France.
Although Bevis was Michael’s subordinate, Bevis made more friends than him. Bevis knew and was close to many people working in agencies and even airport employees.
So, only about fifteen minutes later, the information was sent to Michael’s phone.
– Goods will be delivered to the airport one hour before the plane takes off. Because it is a plane carrying the prime minister and medical supplies, the inspection process will not be too strict, or even non-inspecting. Michael said honestly.
– There must have been some problem, so he had to personally escort and supervise the goods. His face is like a ticket to guarantee legitimacy, right? Lucasta pouted.
– It can be considered so.
While Michael and Lucasta were talking about loopholes in import and export inspection, Samson was busy calculating the time and distance from William’s East workshop to the airport.
He did not intend to go into the airport warehouse as Michael mistakenly thought, but the place he wanted to go was William’s workshop.
If he guessed correctly, William would send the illegal blood source along with the medical supplies shipment.
He only needs to determine whether the cargo trucks contain blood or not, then the investigation is considered half-completed.
– I’m afraid one hour is not enough to act. Just transporting goods from the truck to the plane’s parking lot and onto the plane takes a lot of time. I’m afraid there will always be people there and you won’t have a chance to check. Michael said worriedly.
– I’ll break into William’s workshop, no need to go to the airport.
– Yes, yes. Every day I become more and more stupid. Michael put his hand on his forehead and burst out laughing.
Leaving Michael’s house, Samson took Lucasta to William’s factory.
They just stood from afar, observing the entrances because they knew clearly that if they went in there now, they wouldn’t get any results, it wasn’t time yet.
This production area is extremely large and deserted, with not a single house around.
– I’m wondering if this place could be his human slaughterhouse. I mean the people who were captured and had their blood drawn. Lucasta whispered.
– Maybe yes and maybe no? If it’s as you think, maybe it will be a secret room, like Aurora’s blood concentration and research room. If you don’t know, you can search for the rest of your life and you won’t find out. Samson gently patted her head and said.
The couple did not know that inside, Henry and his engineers were rushing to complete the final stages to create a perfect trap for Maris.
William spent a huge amount of money to hire good experts from abroad to help him.
People who are too rich are often extravagant and do almost useless things. Therefore, the group of experts did not wonder about the purpose of the room designed as a trap and also an impregnable detention place.
They only focus on completing the job to receive the remaining generous amount of money.
– Samson, let’s go to the Rose River. It’s only eight o’clock at night and that place is also close to the subjects’ homes. We’ll go for a walk and wait until late. Lucasta suggested.
– Yes, let’s go.
Quick as the wind, he picked her up and moved to a deserted alley in the city, then walked to the main street to catch a taxi.
After all, the area around the Rose River is also a gathering place for young people, crowded and bustling, so he couldn’t carry her there directly.
If someone suddenly saw them appear, it would be big trouble.
His speed was so fast that when he stopped, people would mistakenly think he suddenly appeared, like a god.
Although people’s obsession with the existence of vampires still exists, their trust in the police is not small.
Therefore, within the allowed time frame, they still go out and participate in entertainment activities to relieve stress.
Samson held Lucasta’s hand and walked with her along the river bank sparkling with electric light. Happiness for him is as simple as that, just having her by his side.
During the past thousand years, he has achieved the results that people always desire, money, wealth, even fame. But it was only when he met Eirlys and now Lucasta that he felt happiness.
The happiness Eirlys brought him was too short-lived. But for Lucasta, he believes she will give him lasting happiness, at least for the rest of his life, when he becomes a human.
– You know, Samson, when we were still in a brother and sister relationship, I thought the man I would hold hands with and come here to pray would be you. At that time, I felt so bad, so guilty. Lucasta spoke slowly and recalled the past autumn.
– I’m sorry. Perhaps you have struggled psychologically a lot. Sorry to you.
Samson stopped, pulled Lucasta to face him, put his hand on her shoulder, and looked straight into eyes sparkling like pearls from the bottom of the ocean.
He felt grateful for the sun god’s curse. If he hadn’t lived until now, he wouldn’t have been able to meet this girl.
He will not be able to have this precious love. He will not be able to feel the burning love that burns his heart, urging him to sacrifice everything to protect.
– Lucasta, perhaps the past thousand years I have lived to wait for you.
The sentence was short but made Lucasta so emotional that she burst into tears.
She didn’t know what else to say, just nodded vigorously. If he wasn’t a vampire, he would have left this world a long time ago and her fate would have been tragic and perhaps she would have perished in the forest that year.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
– Be good, don’t cry.
He bent down, used his warm lips to wipe away the tears on her face, and kissed her pink lips.
She also enthusiastically responded to him, expressing her passionate love for him through this kiss.
The sweet and passionate kiss lasted until Lucasta felt breathless and actively turned her face to the side.
– I’m sorry, just kissing makes me tired. – She buried her head in his chest and said shyly.
– You still have to practice a lot. Samson laughed, stroking her silky blonde hair.
The night wind blowing in from the river did not make Lucasta feel cold because she was in the warm embrace of the man she loved.
She is dreaming of a future with him, her, and their adorable children. She will teach them to sing and cook, and he will teach them to paint and garden.
– Let’s pray, Samson.
– Okay.
The couple held hands and approached the riverbank and closed their eyes to pray.
The prayer is simple and sincere, just hoping to be together for the rest of this life and if there is a next life, they still want to see each other again and love each other again.
When the riverbank gradually became less crowded, the two of them continued to go to the homes of the remaining suspects on the list of domestic suspects.
Although their suspicions were directed towards Anatole, they did not want to miss any suspect.
Samson carefully pulled the collar of his jacket closed, covering the diamond on his shirt collar.
After all these years, he realized that it only glows when in absolute darkness or where there is a bad magnetic field and only needs a layer of black cloth to cover this light.
He also looks forward to the day when he can bring it back to its original place, which is the temple of the sun god, an ancient temple.
That year, he took on the job of repairing the temple and even though the sun god warned him in a dream not to change the top of the temple’s tower, he still did it because he didn’t believe it and because he wanted to receive full payment from his employer.
As a result, he suffered the wrath of the sun god. The sun god even took the diamond down from the top of the tower, gave it to him, and said that once he could put it back in its place with his own hands, the curse would be completely broken.
And a vampire wouldn’t dare loiter near the temple even in a dream, let alone enter it.
The only way was to drink his lover’s blood for a year so that the destructive energy of the vampire in the temple would recognize him as a human and then he could enter.