The Taste Of Blood

Initially, they thought that they had fallen into a "deep sleep" on the quiet street. However, when they walked over, they realized that there were all kinds of chatter, television sounds, and cell phones in the buildings. Many people were not asleep yet.

The empty street was now filled with bugs and small animals.

A few days ago, he had needed to concentrate on the sounds he could hear, but now it was hard not to. These sounds and smells had been integrated into his sensory "database" and had become his basis and experience in judging his surroundings.

Compared to hearing, the sense of smell was much more unfamiliar and fresh. There were many smells that he had smelled for the first time.

He wanted to determine the source of these smells and label them and "enter" his "database.

Every adult had their own "database" for their sense of smell and hearing, which was what they called experience. It was like suddenly smelling rotten eggs in a crowd, one would know that someone was farting, and when one heard footsteps upstairs, one could tell whether it was wearing high heels, slippers, or bare feet.

After Xiang Kun's sensory organs improved significantly, he needed to "update" his "database. After that, his sensory upgrades would be effective.

…

Xiang Kun suddenly stopped and looked at the corner of the street.

It was 11: 47 p.m. At this time, some of the streets were still very lively while others were almost empty.

The area that he was in now was a relatively deserted area. There were not many merchants and not many residents. In addition, there were many old houses that were waiting to be demolished. Therefore, after 10 pm, there were very few pedestrians. He could only occasionally see delivery electric cars passing by.

Xiang Kun had originally planned to go there. The quieter and darker the place, the more sensitive his senses would be. He would be able to get rid of the noises and smells that were unique to the city, making it easier for him to carry out targeted training.

But now, he hesitated because he could smell the scent of blood. And it was very likely human blood.

It was also because he had encountered the assault of the couple downstairs a few days ago and his sense of smell had become much stronger recently that he was able to differentiate between human blood, rabbit blood, and chicken blood.

However, Xiang Kun was not 100% sure that it was human blood.

If it was human blood, perhaps something had happened there?

Now, Xiang Kun did not want to get involved in any more trouble. Previously, it had happened right under his house, right under his nose. Furthermore, the victim was someone he knew, so he could not remain indifferent.

But now…

If there was trouble in that direction, all he had to do was change direction. He didn't know what was going on there to begin with, so it couldn't be considered as leaving him in the lurch, right?

Besides, there might not be anyone injured or bleeding there. Perhaps he had smelled wrongly and it was not human blood? Or perhaps someone was playing and he had accidentally fallen and bled?

With that thought in mind, Xiang Kun took two steps in the opposite direction. However, two seconds later, he sighed and rushed in the direction of the blood.

He knew that with his personality, if he did not go there today to check what had happened there, this suspicion would be stuck in his mind for months or even years. It was not because he felt guilty for missing the opportunity to save someone, but more because he was curious…

…

The place where the smell of blood came from was less than 30 meters away from Xiang Kun. He rushed past the corner of the street and saw a figure lying in a pile of garbage.

It was really a human?

Xiang Kun did not have the time to be satisfied with his accurate judgment of the smell of human blood. He took out his phone and dialed 110. He observed his surroundings and slowly approached the person on the ground.

However, based on Xiang Kun's senses, the culprit was no longer nearby.

Not long after, the police arrived, followed by the ambulance. As the first person to discover and report the crime at the crime scene, Xiang Kun was naturally questioned by the police.

The police officer who had just arrived at the scene simply confirmed his identity and then asked him to wait for a while because he wanted to find out what had happened.

After a while, a police officer arrived. Xiang Kun saw that it was the officer surnamed Chen who had handled the case of the young couple downstairs.

Officer Chen obviously recognized Xiang Kun as well. After all, he was too unique.

"You know the victim? How did you let the murderer escape?" Officer Chen knew that Xiang Kun should be able to fight him even if he had a weapon.

Xiang Kun quickly said, "I don't know the injured person. I happened to pass by and heard something. I came over to take a look…"

Officer Chen asked, "It's already so late. Where are you going?"

Xiang Kun said, "Oh, I plan to have some barbecue at Fu Xiang Street."

"Are you still living on Huawen Street? Did you walk all the way here? Isn't that a little far?" Officer Chen asked curiously.

"I don't have anything to do at night anyway, so I'm not in a hurry. I'm just walking to train," said Xiang Kun.

Officer Chen nodded and asked him again about what he heard and found out about the whole process of the injured person. However, this time, he asked in much more detail than the previous police officer.

In fact, Xiang Kun did not hear anything. When he smelled the blood, the murderer should have left long ago. Otherwise, with his hearing, he would have heard nothing.

However, if he didn't say that, he really couldn't explain why he would appear here. This place was really a little remote, so there was no reason for him to come here. Could it be that he wanted to come here to relieve himself?

This time, Officer Chen did not bring Xiang Kun back to the police station for a statement. After asking, he left a call for Xiang Kun and said, "I might need your help with the investigation later. I'll call you. If you think of anything, you can call me too."

Xiang Kun nodded and prepared to leave.

When he was answering Officer Chen's question, he noticed that the policeman beside him had gone to check the side of the ATM on the opposite side of the street. With his strong hearing, he had also heard the conversation between the policemen. He knew that the victim had just gone to the ATM to collect money before he was attacked. The murderer might have followed him all the way there.

Xiang Kun wanted to follow the previous route back, but after a few steps, he changed his mind. He suddenly had an idea to try.