Upon seeing coriander, Edward flinched away as if by reflex.
Chen Xiao, however, directly shoved the coriander under Pete's nose.
Old Pete stared blankly at Chen Xiao, his face contorted with anger. "Shit, what the hell are you doing?"
Old Pete wasn't the only one looking confused; the crowd below was equally bewildered, unsure of Chen Xiao's actions.
But they didn't have to wait long to witness Old Pete's transformation firsthand.
Old Pete suddenly went berserk, letting out a frenzied roar, revealing long fangs, and his eyes began to turn blood red!
A demon! This must be a demon!
Fear gripped the hearts of the onlookers, and the venue descended into chaos.
Yet, despite their fear, they didn't forget to press their shutters and cameras, determined to capture this insane spectacle.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. In an instant, Old Pete lunged at Chen Xiao like a wild beast.
Chen Xiao, naturally, showed no mercy to the old creature. He knocked him to the ground with a single punch and pinned him down firmly.
Simultaneously, members of the Exorcism Division began to enter!
This time, the Exorcism Division deployed over a hundred personnel.
Due to the vampire invasion incident, Ren Songfei had mobilized numerous teammates from outside to support the work in Jiangcheng.
Witnessing this, Edward's eyes blazed with fury. He asked Chen Xiao, word by word, "Who exactly are you?"
Chen Xiao sneered dismissively, "You should ask Ava and Schmidt about that. Perhaps you'll be meeting them very soon..."
Ren Songfei walked up to Edward and directly produced the Eight Gates Lock.
"Mr. Edward, I will be arresting you on behalf of the Chinese government. Please come with me for investigation!"
With that, Ren Songfei cuffed Edward with the Eight Gates Lock.
Throughout the entire process, Chen Xiao kept a watchful eye on Edward, wary of him suddenly attacking.
However, to Chen Xiao's surprise, Edward showed no signs of resistance, behaving meekly and cooperatively.
Chen Xiao speculated that perhaps due to the 'Vampire Convention,' Edward was hesitant to act out in public, especially in front of so many reporters.
As for Old Pete, although he had been transformed into a vampire, his abilities were quite weak, possibly due to the injection method of transformation.
Despite having fangs, his strength and speed were significantly inferior to Chi Hao's.
Even with his desperate struggles, he was firmly controlled by two members of the Exorcism Division.
What was supposed to be a press conference had devolved into a farce.
The reporters and experts present all felt as though they had been tricked.
Of course, there was also shock and fear...
The bearded man muttered dejectedly, "How did it come to this..."
The pimply-faced man beside him retorted sarcastically, "This is quite in line with how you Americans operate. You always claim to be solving problems, but you end up creating bigger ones, all for your own benefit..."
The bearded man's face turned red with anger, but faced with irrefutable evidence, he had no retort.
Soon, images and videos from the press conference swept across social media worldwide.
Especially the transformation process of Old Pete; any single video garnered hundreds of millions of views.
As the incident spread, the public seemed to have glimpsed a corner of this mysterious world. Fear was spreading, people felt unsafe, and conspiracy theories abounded.
However, just half an hour later, official media emerged to explain that it was all a joke, that the vampires were fake, and merely actors.
The global president of Kangxing Company even released a video personally to debunk the claims, stating that there was no such presidential assistant named Edward in the company.
Despite these clarifications, the ripples caused by the event continued to spread and escalate...
But those were matters for later. For Chen Xiao, the immediate priority was to help Song Anran recover.
He took Song Anran to the infirmary of Jiangcheng Medical College to examine her privately.
Edward's power was considerable. Chen Xiao spent a long time examining her but couldn't figure out what he had done to Song Anran.
Neither by taking her pulse nor by using his divine sense could he find any abnormality in Song Anran's body.
Finally, Chen Xiao had an inspiration. He waved the coriander under Song Anran's nose, which finally brought her back to consciousness.
"Chen Xiao, why am I here? Wasn't I at the press conference?"
Song Anran looked bewildered. She had no memory of the latter half of the press conference, as if she had fallen asleep, even while standing next to Edward.
Chen Xiao briefly recounted what had happened. Upon hearing it, Song Anran felt a surge of lingering fear.
"My goodness, thank goodness you were there. Edward almost succeeded!"
Song Anran said with a wry smile, "I never expected Kangxing Company to do something like this. It's the second-largest pharmaceutical company in the world, how can it have no sense of social responsibility?"
Chen Xiao sneered, "Social responsibility? This company is controlled by those bloodsuckers."
"It's such a shame. You were supposed to be on the world's front pages today, but that bloodsucker ruined it all!"
Chen Xiao said with indignant frustration.
Song Anran, however, chuckled happily, "It's okay. I was a bit worried about the commotion being too big, which would have made it difficult for me to continue my research. This way is perfect. I've announced my results, and it won't affect my future work. It's a win-win."
Hearing Song Anran's words, Chen Xiao was filled with admiration.
In life, there are fame and fortune!
Many claimed to see through fame and fortune, but how many truly did?
In fact, the vast majority of people in the world never had the chance to experience true fame and fortune in their entire lives.
Chen Xiao suddenly asked, "By the way, are you really planning to set up the research institute in Jiangcheng?"
If this were to materialize, it would undoubtedly be good news for Jiangcheng.
"Of course. I announced it at the press conference. So many people heard it and saw it. I can't go back on my word!"
Song Anran suddenly pouted, "What? Don't you want me to stay in Jiangcheng?"
Song Anran's expression, a mix of annoyance and playful coquetry, was incredibly alluring!
Any man would be unable to resist, and Chen Xiao was, after all, a man!
"No, no, how could I not want you to stay? I wish I could see you every day..."
Without thinking, Chen Xiao blurted out the truth.
Song Anran paused slightly, her beautiful eyes scanning Chen Xiao.
"Are you serious?"
Chen Xiao felt a pang of panic. He wished he could slap himself. Even if it were true, was this something one could say so casually?
Had he forgotten he already had Li Ziqing? He even had Wu Feier... Now, what would he do?
Fortunately, his phone rang at that moment, saving him.