At that moment in the police station, Charlie had just finished his phone call and returned inside to continue asking about the details of the case.
Among them, a crowd of men and women sat together, all looking somewhat dazed.
Charlie wasn’t surprised by this at all.
Being attacked by a brown bear without weapons or bear spray—the chances of survival were almost zero.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say these people had escaped death. Add to that a whole night without sleep, and being dazed was perfectly normal.
“Alright, where did they get to…”
He picked up the file the recording officer had been writing in and took a look.
“Filming a show, eliminated one actress, and then afterward had a bonfire party…”
“A small brown bear emerged from the bushes…”
The writing stopped there abruptly.
It looked like he had arrived at just the right time.
“Continue. What happened after the small brown bear came out of the bushes?”
Charlie said this, but he had actually already guessed what came next.
He just had to follow procedure.
Unexpectedly, none of the people below answered. They seemed to wake from a dream, only to become dazed again.
The few whose eyes were still relatively clear looked at each other, hesitating to speak.
Finally, the cameraman spoke up hesitantly.
“What I’m about to tell you, please don’t be afraid.”
“…We’re police. We won’t be afraid. Go ahead.”
The recording officer assumed they were simply scared out of their wits and, with great professional spirit, spoke to soothe their emotions.
“We… the two brown bears we encountered in the forest were actually monsters.”
Hearing this, the recording officer couldn’t help but lean back, and at the same time looked at Chief Charlie—only to find the latter looking back at him. In that instant, both saw the confusion in each other’s eyes.
“That small brown bear and the mother bear didn’t attack us right away. Instead, they seemed very gentle and played games with us, even imitating our movements.”
“But after we ran out of snacks to feed them, it crawled toward the roasted meat by our campfire.”
“Our companion tried to stop it and got his arm scratched.”
“They didn’t attack us immediately—they actually stood up and… smiled!”
At this point, everyone present seemed to have their terrifying memories stirred up, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Those few who had been dazed suddenly became clear-headed. A few of the more emotional ones had their muscles tense up, nearly jumping out of their chairs.
“The little bear pounced on the director first. I took a hunting rifle out of the tent and shot it, creating a chance for the director to escape.”
“After she got up from the ground, I was knocked down by the little bear again. It angrily bit down on my gun barrel and flung it aside.”
“Then… then…”
Here the cameraman paused, because he wasn’t very clear on what happened afterward either.
Until another man beside him picked up the thread.
“Seeing its prey escaping, the brown bear immediately chased after the director. The director, perhaps running in panic without knowing which way to go, ran toward the two young men.”
“Two young men?”
Charlie tilted his head. Which two?
“One had long hair and looked like a local from around here, you know. The other was Asian…”
“Your director led the brown bear toward them?”
After confirming it was Su Fan and Jacob, Charlie’s voice carried obvious anger.
One was the savior of his daughter, the other a good kid he’d watched grow up since childhood.
That director really deserved to die!
However, he quickly suppressed his emotions.
The phone call just now proved neither of them was in any danger—they were in great shape.
For now, he should continue the interrogation.
“Continue.”
“The brown bear swiped a paw across the director’s back, sending her flying, and then headed toward that Asian young man.”
“Then, then…”
“Say it!”
Faced with Charlie’s pressing tone, the young man stammered a bit.
“Then… the Asian young man backhanded a punch and sent that brown bear flying.”
Charlie: ???
—
Near noon, Su Fan returned to the hotel with Jacob carrying the luggage.
But before they reached the entrance, they found Charlie and a man in a wheelchair wearing a cowboy hat waiting at the door, apparently having been there for a while.
Only when they saw Su Fan and Jacob safe and sound did they breathe a sigh of relief.
“Thank God… you two are alright.”
Jacob was a bit surprised by his father’s reaction, but quickly figured it out and nodded.
“Charlie, weren’t you busy with the case? How do you have time to be here?”
Su Fan asked with a smile.
“Nothing much. I just wanted to confirm you two were safe.”
Charlie seemed to have something on his mind and looked Su Fan up and down.
“Dr. Cullen came here looking for you. Seems he has something he wants to tell you.”
“Where is he?”
“Upstairs, right outside your room. He just went up.”
After thanking him, Su Fan took the luggage from Jacob and headed upstairs.
Behind him, Charlie’s eyes were somewhat suspicious.
The words of the people who reported the incident sounded no different from nonsense.
Something about thunder, fire, punching a three-meter-tall brown bear and knocking it flying with one blow…
But after that, he had also questioned his daughter Bella.
The girl, who was as taciturn as he was, mentioned some details that were hard to ignore.
“When I went to check on the situation, Mr. Su Fan was clearly still sitting in his seat, which was a full ten meters from the door…”
“He was still fiddling with his cards the whole time… I really can’t figure out how he managed to save me before that guy could even draw his knife…”
His daughter’s words wouldn’t be false.
Either those people and Bella were all out of their minds.
Or else…
But was that possible?
Charlie’s eyes were full of confusion.
Actually, while he was confused, his daughter in the hospital had been left speechless by the overwhelming amount of information on the computer in front of her.
Exorcists… spirit mediums…
The more she looked into it, the more alarmed she became.
It seemed she was seeing a side of the world she had never paid attention to before, slowly unfolding before her eyes.
The culprit responsible for messing up this father and daughter’s worldview was, at this very moment, leisurely walking upstairs.
After reaching the second floor, he indeed found Carlisle, just as expected.
The vampire doctor greeted Su Fan with a slight nod the moment they met.
“Hello, Su.”
His conversation with Charlie had let him learn the young man’s name.
Judging by the name, he should be of Chinese descent.
“It’s not convenient to talk here. Can we go inside and chat?”
Su Fan nodded, opened the door, and led Cullen into the room.
“I’m sorry to say, there’s been no progress on the investigation into the missing persons cases you mentioned.”
“You can stop investigating. The matter is already over.”
Su Fan answered directly.
“As a resident of this town, I’m very glad to hear that. On behalf of the people here, I thank you for your contribution to the town’s safety.”
“However, the main reason I came here is to tell you another piece of news.”
“About the whereabouts of that female vampire you were hunting—Victoria.”
