madnovel Chapter 70 The "Viper" of the Orient
Chapter 70 The "Viper" of the Orient
The mental attribute is still slowly increasing, and Dong Guanfei expects it to reach over 430 when it stabilizes.
A spirit attribute value of 400 should be the starting point for the later stages of the Spirit Realm.
He now uses 10 universal points to activate the dissociative divine light and reach the late stage of divine will, and uses 100 points to reach the late stage of divine entry.
Currently, his sensing range is about 41 meters, and after stimulating his synesthetic talent, it will reach about 89 meters.
Dong Guanfei estimated that after activating his synesthetic talent, he could now see through and lock onto beings in the mid-stage of the Divine Will.
He washed his face with satisfaction, then strode out of the inn.
Fu Yuxuan, who was guarding the corridor near the entrance, immediately stood up from her chair. "Young Master Li, the clan leader requests your presence."
Dong Guanfei nodded slightly, then followed her to the study.
Soon, Dong Guanfei sat down on the sofa in the study, and Fu Jianming also sat down at the same time, while Fu Yuxuan began to make tea.
"Young man, we've discovered that vampires are likely lurking around the Western United Naval Club in Suzhou."
"This club is backed by nobles and high-ranking officials from the Golden Eagle Federation and the Bilcardia Empire. It adopts a strict membership system and was initially open mainly to naval personnel from both countries."
"Later, the club also opened up to Suzhou celebrities and wealthy businessmen."
"A full member can bring more than one friend into the room, depending on the membership level. The member is responsible for the behavior of the friend they bring."
"The club is located near the Beimatou Customs Branch Office and occupies approximately five acres."
"The club has card rooms, billiard rooms, upscale restaurants, guest rooms, bars, dance halls, casinos, and other entertainment facilities. It's a place where you can make a fortune every day."
"Vampires are extremely restless and prone to losing control on the night of a full moon."
"There have been several incidents of bleeding during the full moon at the Western United Naval Club. The victims' wounds were very strange, as if they were left after being bitten and sucked blood by some kind of animal."
"But we don't know the specifics; much of it is hearsay."
"In the past few days, we have sent people to investigate this club in detail and found that several Western dancers and male waiters have taken leave, starting from the night I was attacked."
"Vampires generally don't come out during the day. They hide in specially made underground coffins, like lifeless corpses, making them extremely difficult to find."
"Vampires are significantly more powerful at night. Their blood energy has a strong hallucinogenic and concealing effect. Brother Jianhua investigated for two nights but found nothing."
"In addition, we also investigated two places suspected of having vampires, but found nothing."
"So, if the vampires have a base in Suzhou, they should be at the Western United Naval Club."
Dong Guanfei nodded. "Okay, I'll investigate. Please arrange a car that doesn't look like it belongs to the Fu family. I'll be the driver, and Miss Fu can sit in the back as a passenger."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Fu Jianming immediately pressed the call bell, instructing the housekeeper to make arrangements as soon as possible.
Half an hour later, Dong Guanfei pulled his baseball cap down very low and then drove Fu Yuxuan toward the North Wharf.
He had already memorized the map of Suzhou, and with Fu Yuxuan pointing the way, he had no worry about getting lost.
Fu Mansion is located on the Pingjiang Road side in the northeast of the city. This area is the residence of the local "old money" and consists mostly of deep courtyards with high walls and heavy gates. There are very few outsiders, and it is extremely quiet.
The city of Suzhou covers an area of less than 20 square kilometers, and he quickly drove to the vicinity of the North Wharf.
This is the busiest and most prosperous area in Suzhou, not far from the train station. It is lined with major wharves along the river and is one of the two main areas where foreigners congregate.
As you drive along, you see local shops interspersed with Western-style stores, and rows of Western-style buildings lining the streets.
The signs are covered with a mix of various characters, and the traffic flows day and night.
The waterway was filled with inland waterway vessels and foreign steamships.
The docks were crowded with laborers, and rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages were jostling around.
Japanese and Westerners could be seen everywhere in the business district and at the docks.
There were many foreign firms and trading companies, some specializing in foreign cloth, kerosene, Western medicine, Western goods, and so on, judging by their signs.
In addition, there were Western-style hotels and restaurants serving Western cuisine, specifically for foreigners to stay and dine.
In addition, local theaters, teahouses, stalls, taverns, inns, and so on can be seen everywhere.
A large number of local wealthy businessmen, compradors, underworld figures, itinerant merchants, and so on, were hurrying about.
Dong Guanfei felt that the prosperity here was no less than that of the commercial streets of first- and second-tier cities he had crossed before, and even surpassed it.
In fact, this place is known as the "Ten-Mile Foreign Concession" of Suzhou.
Dong Guanfei drove past the Customs Branch Office, the North-South Goods Warehouse, and the Steamship Bureau, and then drove along the riverbank for another four or five hundred meters before seeing the Western United Naval Club, which was built entirely in a Western architectural style.
The entire club is surrounded by greenery and railings, and is roughly rectangular in shape, measuring 200 meters by 170 meters.
Dong Guanfei immediately activated his synesthetic talent, and his sensing range instantly expanded to a radius of about 89 meters.
He drove around the club and imprinted everything he saw into his soul.
Then, he drove in circles around the club, and within about half an hour he had figured out the situation within a one-kilometer radius of the club.
Since he was already there, he wasn't in a hurry to return to the Fu Mansion, but instead drove around the entire city of Suzhou.
Soon after, he arrived at the Tianci Village area in the southeast of the city.
This area is a common place for foreigners, including many missionaries.
The entire street is paved with bluestone slabs, the road surface is flat and clean, and there are two neat rows of sycamore trees planted on both sides of the road.
The buildings are mostly Western-style villas with high walls and blue bricks, with lawns and flower beds in the courtyards, and local servants often serving at the door.
The pedestrians on the street were almost all dressed in suits, Western-style dresses, and top hats, mainly foreigners, followed by church believers, modern students, and hospital staff. There were almost no ordinary people or vagrants, making the place extremely quiet and elegant.
Aside from residential buildings, the area is home to a university that combines Eastern and Western elements, two Western-style hospitals, and two steeple-roofed Western churches.
When Dong Guanfei turned to the south gate of Suzhou, he found that the scene there was completely different.
The streets were deserted and quiet, with few pedestrians. There were no bustling markets, only a few small Japanese shops selling Japanese fabrics, daily necessities, sake, and sweets. They were very small in scale.
The buildings are mostly low-rise Japanese-style houses and simple shops.
The few simple docks were only for small Japanese ships and did not handle large-scale cargo transport.
The place has a lifeless atmosphere because the Japanese form their own circle and don't interact closely with the local people.
Most of them keep a low profile, secretly harboring idle wanderers, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere, like a lurking venomous snake.
Dong Guanfei did indeed discover quite a few Japanese "snakes," two of whom were old acquaintances—the two Skull Team members who had miraculously survived his gunshot at the Wuhu Harbor that day.
Accompanying them was a junior-level peak Grand Yin-Yang Master. The spiritual energy emanating from this Grand Yin-Yang Master was quite dim and weak, suggesting that he was injured.