Chapter 537: The Blood Clan of Los Angeles (2 in 1 chapter)
Just as the team was gathering, Lilith sent another message.
"Boss, we found that people from SHIELD are approaching here."
"Help me contact Sean. I need people to seal off this place."
"Okay, boss."
"Notify Chief Frank that I need the support of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department."
"Okay, boss."
The second group of people has entered the nightclub.
It looked like a fight was taking place inside.
Luke opened the car door and turned to tell Stark.
"Stay in the car, don't come out until I tell you."
Stark was about to push the door and get out of the car, but when he heard Luke say that, he stopped.
"Ok."
After Luke got out of the car, he said to him before closing the door:
"Just watch it in the car. I'll let you go and see it when the time comes."
With Luke's assurance, Stark was no longer in a hurry.
He really wanted to see vampires.
When Luke arrived at the door of the nightclub, the team members had also arrived at the door of the nightclub.
The security guard who had just been beaten up by the vampire hunter no longer dared to act arrogantly when he saw Luke dressed politely in a retro suit.
Luke just waved his hand, and a group of people in special combat uniforms got out of the car on the roadside.
These future warrior-like people quickly entered the nightclub.
Luke came up to him and waved the ID in his hand.
"Tell your boss he's in trouble."
The security guard breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was the FBI, not the Mafia...
Wait, what if the FBI does the job and puts the blame on the Mafia...
The security guard couldn't imagine...
Luke ignored his thoughts and went straight to the kitchen.
The team has already taken control of the people in the nightclub.
Here, they are just ordinary people.
At this time, Luke had not yet entered the underground passage.
The voice of Frank, the captain of the tactical team, came from the communicator.
"Luke, we caught someone in the subway tunnel next door."
"Bring it up here and notify the Los Angeles City Government to temporarily block subway traffic in this area."
"receive."
When Mulder and Tobery brought up a white-haired old man, the old man was still shouting for help.
After Luke showed his ID, the old man stopped talking.
"Are there any of your people down there?"
The old man hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
"Down there are...all..."
"I know, they're all vampires, but what's down there is important to me, and I need it to stay intact."
At this time, McClane received a call from Chief Frank, and he had already led a team to the scene to support Luke.
"John, have someone keep an eye on this old man. I'll take him away after the operation is over."
"Okay, Luke."
"Captain Custer, start the operation. Except for one African-American woman and one African-American man, no one else will be left alive. Lilith will synchronize the specific information to your helmets."
"receive."
Luke felt that he had made a big profit when he listened to Frank Custer directing the operation in an orderly manner on the communication channel.
Frank is not only an excellent fighter, but also a first-rate commander of special operations.
He knows the characteristics of each player and arranges tactics based on these characteristics.
The entire operation took no more than 1 minute and the battle was over.
Because they are dealing with vampires, the team is equipped with special weapons and ammunition.
"Luke, we found the person, but he's a little uncooperative."
"Let's knock him down first. I just want to stay alive, not jump around."
"OK, got it."
Immediately afterwards, the sound of fighting and then screams were heard on the communication channel.
The black female doctor was quite obedient when she was brought up, with only a pair of handcuffs.
The other tall and strong black man was in a more miserable situation.
He was dragged up here, tied up.
Looking at his hair, Luke knew that Frank and the others must have used electric batons.
This thing is one of the melee weapons Luke issued to the team.
The baton is small and convenient, made of special metal, strong enough and conductive...
When he was brought before Luke, Luke showed him his ID.
"Mr. Eric Brooks from the FBI Special Affairs Division. It will be better for everyone if you keep quiet. Don't worry, I won't send you to the laboratory."
He waved his hand, signaling the team members to take these people away.
Luke notifies Roadblock and allows Stark to come in.
On the other side, Coulson and a group of SHIELD agents were stopped outside.
The person in charge did not make things difficult for them when he saw that Coulson was using S.H.I.E.L.D. credentials, but he just wouldn't let them enter the scene.
Coulson had no choice but to call Luke.
But Luke didn't answer.
Don’t you have any idea what SHIELD has done?
The person who poached Luke expects Luke to treat you well?
Just wait for me.
Luke is now busy studying the vampires in Los Angeles and has no time to deal with S.H.I.E.L.D.
Stark saw Coulson who was stopped over there, but he didn't go up to talk to him.
After all, he is not familiar with the people from SHIELD.
Coulson called out to Stark a few more times, but Stark pretended not to hear and went straight into the nightclub.
The Los Angeles police and the local FBI have arrived.
Some team members were assigned to guard the three captured people, while the other group followed Luke into the underground space.
Below are rows of filing cabinets.
He casually pulled out a file, which contained the relationship between this person and the vampires.
There are businessmen, officials, politicians, and military personnel...
And Fleck took Luke to the innermost part.
Lying on a large bed was a creature so fat that it looked like it had no human form.
Luke could tell at a glance that this was a vampire.
But it was the first time he had seen such an ugly vampire.
"Are you the administrator here?"
The fat man nodded.
Lilith said to Luke beside her:
"According to the information obtained from the on-site surveillance, this guy became like this because he drank blood without restraint."
The surveillance information Lilith was talking about was what the vampire hunter Eric Brooks had just said.
Luke looked at the fat vampire.
"Tell me what the situation is here and the situation of your organization."
The fat man didn't hesitate and told the information he knew very readily.
He is lying here now, so fat that he can't even get out of bed.
Now he is just a piece of meat and others can do whatever they want to him.
So, he simply told all the information.
This place is the territory of Deacon Frost, the leader of the new American vampire force.
This guy is very young among the American vampires, only in his teens, but he has risen very quickly.
The Elders' Council in North America is composed of 13 elders who jointly decide the affairs of the vampires.
These thirteen elders represented the 13 newly established states of the United States of America.
Later, they gradually expanded their respective territories, but there were still 13 elders.
Dickon Frost became a vampire after World War II.
It's developing very fast on the West Coast.
"He is very smart. He has kept himself and his men very secretive. Most of the information here is about blood servants."
Luke is naturally a self-guided blood servant.
Selene also has some blood servants under her command.
They provide help to the blood clan in order to become vampires and gain eternal life before the end of their lives.
But there seem to be an unusually large number of blood servants here.
"Dickon Frost is very resourceful, so there are more blood servants in this lineage."
This is how the fat administrator explained it to Luke.
Many of the blood servants here don't know that they are vampires.
Dickon Frost used every possible human means.
Coercion, bribery, grabbing evidence, threatening family members, etc.
After listening to the fat administrator's description, Luke sighed: This guy really has no bottom line...
The scene was still partially destroyed due to the battle.
Besides archives, there are other things here.
Calligraphy and paintings placed in glass display cabinets.
You can tell it's very old just by looking at its appearance, and the words inside are something I've never seen before.
Luke asked the fat administrator.
"What are those ancient texts for?"
"That was brought back by Dickon Frost. He said it was from an ancient monument, but he didn't say where he got it."
“But I translated some of the content for him.”
Luke couldn't help but ask the guy curiously.
"Do you still understand this?"
The fat man smiled.
“I used to be an archaeologist…”
"What do these words say?"
The fat man replied:
"I have translated most of the content. The vampires can complete the evolution of the legendary blood god through a ritual."
Those ancient books stated that an altar needed to be built and a half-human, half-vampire, as well as 12 vampires with pure blood, needed to be sacrificed.
Luke was not interested in this ceremony.
This was something that interested Dickon Frost, and he asked the fat man.
"What is the origin of the vampires in America?"
"Their ancestors came from Romania, but they all fled to the American continent."
Luke understood what the fat man said.
The Italian branch almost completely wiped out the Romanian branch.
It turned out that the Romanian branch was not destroyed, but fled to the United States.
After asking the questions he wanted to know, Luke handed the place over to Lilith.
This fat vampire has a useful brain.
He can remember all the information here.
He can also tell about some things that are not recorded.
Leaving Lilith behind is to get complete information.
Unfortunately, there is only information about the blood servants under Dickon Frost.
But there is no rush, because this fat guy is the know-it-all of the American vampires.
First, let him and Lilith compile and save the information from Dickon Frost.
After Luke came outside, he went straight to the SHIELD team led by Coulson.
Without waiting for Coulson to speak, Luke said to Coulson with a serious face:
"Agent Coulson, what you do at SHIELD is a little unethical. Tell your people to be careful in the Federation. I will keep an eye on you."
Then without waiting for Coulson to explain, Luke left.
Back in the car, Stark asked Luke while holding the tablet.
"Are all the vampires here so cruel?"
Luke shook his head.
"When this is over, I'll take you to see some real ancient vampires."
Luke is not racist.
Although the vampires treat humans in a relationship of hunter and prey, their cruelty is nothing compared to how humans treat their own kind.
From ancient times to the present, humans have had no bottom line in the ways they use to kill their own kind.
Vampires simply suck blood, but the way humans kill their own kind is truly "creative."
Moreover, both Selene's blood clan and Italy's blood clan only want to live in peace in a corner and have no ambition to rule the world.
In Luke's opinion, they were very safe and were basically good citizens.
On the other hand, the villains, perverts, and politicians among humans...
This group of people are the ones who make the least contribution to mankind and only know how to destroy order.
This order refers to the order of a harmonious society, not the order they want.
As long as there are classes in society, there will be class contradictions and oppression and exploitation.
But that was something Luke couldn't fix.
If we can’t change the earth, then change the environment.
This was also part of Luke's plan.
That night, Luke sent the DVR video of the operation to Chief Catherine.
After a while, Director Catherine called.
"Luke, I watched the video, is this true?"
"Yes, Chief, our world is actually very dangerous. There are all kinds of outliers in this seemingly peaceful society. If you have time, you can watch the videos recorded by our department. They will definitely subvert your cognition."
Catherine was silent for a while on the other end of the phone and asked Luke:
"How do you want to handle this? What do you need my cooperation for?"
Hearing this, Luke understood.
Catherine is a more reliable boss than Paxton.
"Let's keep this matter sealed in my department. Only people at your level can access it."
This means keeping the secret of such supernatural events within the FBI.
Normal operation only.
The President of the United States is a steward of flowing water.
Therefore, every department has secrets, and they will never report them to the president unless asked.
Unless the department can no longer handle the matter, it will report it to the president.
Finally, the president coordinated with other departments to solve the problem.
Luke continued:
"Now S.H.I.E.L.D.'s activities within the Federation are very frequent, and this must be restricted."
"I understand. I will let the branches in each state carry out necessary surveillance on them."
"No, it's not just surveillance. We must not allow them to tarnish the reputation of our FBI. All their actions within the federal government must be supervised."
Catherine sighed.
"Luke, our FBI has limited power. If we want to restrict them fundamentally, we must start with Congress."
Luke smiled.
"That's no problem. The members of the Security Council are just proxies pushed out by Congress. I will handle this matter."
Catherine thought for a moment and finally gave Luke a firm answer.
"As long as you can handle the higher-ups, I will fully support your actions."
"OK, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Stark asked Luke another question.
"What are your plans for Congress?"
"Why, is someone causing trouble for you?"
Stark nodded.
"They're going to hold a hearing to discuss whether my suit is an assault weapon."
Luke smiled.
"Don't worry, take your time. The mice will eventually appear. The armor is just the cheese in the mousetrap."
At this point, Stark and Luke both smiled knowingly.
This was part of their plan long ago.
The high-tech prosthetics company under the Stark Group is now fully operational.
It is indeed Stark's armor technology, but not the core technology.
Since Stark's attention shifted to the mysterious world, he has rarely been seen in public in his armor.
He followed Luke's advice and asked Dr. Ethan to take a large number of charities to help refugees in the Middle East.
Doing it himself is just Stark's way of venting his emotions.
Now that Stark has a new toy, he naturally won’t play with the armor in public so high-profile.
