Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Um..." Murphy looked up and down his naked body, then shook his head: "No."

"So I can't let you go."

"Why? Didn't you promise me? As long as I tell you, you will let me go."

"But how do I know you're telling the truth? How do I know you didn't lie to me?"

"I really didn't lie to you."

"Then show me the evidence."

"I have no evidence."

Chen Zhao's face was full of helplessness: "Look, you can't produce evidence, and you discovered the secret of my family. What do you think I should do at this time?"

"Silence... No, no, it's not silence."

"Look, you actually know that I should be silenced, so you can't blame me."

The three-headed dog and Xiaojiu approached Murphy. Murphy suddenly jumped up and his whole body bounced up.

Chen Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Murphy's body sticking to the wall like a gecko.

Murphy wanted to run upstairs, but Chen Zhao was blocking the stairs. As soon as Murphy approached, Chen Zhao raised one foot.

Plop——

Murphy's whole body was kicked away, and he hit the wall hard, clutching his stomach and unable to stand up.

Chen Zhao stepped forward and grabbed Murphy's neck. He saw two fangs in Murphy's mouth, like vampire fangs.

"Are you a vampire?"

"Let me go, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore... let me go." Murphy burst into tears.

"Answer my question, are you a vampire?"

Murphy stopped talking, and Chen Zhao narrowed his eyes: "You answered my questions so readily just now, but now you don't answer my questions, so you just lied to me, right?"

"No, I'm telling the truth. My dad said that you must never admit that you are a vampire in front of outsiders."

"Are you one of Carol's men?"

"no."

"Then why did you sacrifice your life for him?" Chen Zhao asked curiously.

"He said I stole the painting here and he asked me to join his team."

"what's your name?"

"Murphy."

Chen Zhao found that this guy answered every question, or he had already thought of the answer.

Or maybe he's just a stickler.

But, if this guy is really a vampire, are all vampires so stupid?

No, it should be said to be straightforward.

Chen Zhao found that he actually had a good impression of this guy.

But Chen Zhao is still not sure whether he is pretending or not.

"Why do you want to join Professor Carroll's team?"

"make money."

"Are you short of money?"

"lack."

"Are you going to turn into a bat?"

Murphy looked at Chen Zhao with a strange look, just like the way Chen Zhao looked at Murphy before.

Is this guy mentally retarded?

"Okay, just pretend I didn't ask anything just now." Chen Zhao shook his head: "Then tell me, what should I do with you?"

"Let me go."

"But what if you tell my secret?"

"I won't tell it."

“So if someone offered you a hundred thousand dollars, what would you say?”

Murphy suddenly became entangled, thought about it for a long time, and then shook his head: "No."

"What if it was a million dollars?"

Murphy was even more confused. He felt that Chen Zhao was completely making things difficult for him.

After a long time, Murphy finally nodded: "Yes."

"So you see, I can't let you go."

"Then you want to kill me?"

Chen Zhao thought about it for a moment. The people Chen Zhao killed in the past were all extremely vicious without exception.

But Murphy looked as if he had been exposed to the outside environment for the first time.

He's not stupid, he's just mentally immature.

"How much would Carol pay you if she hired you?"

"I don't know. My dad said it will definitely make more money than an ordinary job."

"So do you know what the monthly salary of an ordinary job outside is?"

"My dad works at a gas station and his monthly salary is three thousand dollars."

"Your dad is also a vampire, right?"

"No, my father is an ordinary person, and I inherited my mother's blood."

"Then you suck human blood?"

"No, I only suck the blood of animals... Wait, I'm not a vampire. I've never admitted that I am a vampire."

"Yes, I know."

Chen Zhao patted Murphy: "Then I'll hire you and give you $10,000 a month. Do you accept it?"

Murphy was moved. Ten thousand dollars a month was such a high salary, higher than his father's salary.

"Patrol me around my home. For example, if someone approaches my direction from an unknown corner, you can tell me, or you can capture him directly." Chen Zhao said.

"Then I don't want to live here?"

"No, you go rent a house in the town."

How could Chen Zhao let Murphy live in his home? Not to mention he was a vampire. Even if he was not a vampire, Chen Zhao would not accept another man living in his home.

Murphy was really considering this issue seriously. After thinking about it for a long time, he said, "I want you to pay for the rent."

"Deal." Chen Zhao smiled: "But you must sign a contract with me."

"What kind of contract?"

"You can think of it as a contract, but the regulations are more stringent than the contract."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Chen Zhao took out a sheepskin contract and handed it to Murphy. Murphy looked at the terms on it carefully.

"Do you have any objections?"

"Can I show my dad?"

"No." Chen Zhao refused directly.

"There are some parts I can't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"This is it. If I tell any secrets about you, I will be burned by the flames of hell. What are the flames of hell? What else can be said and what cannot be said?"

"For example, the three-headed dog of hell, or the hydra, these cannot be mentioned. Anyway, you are not allowed to reveal any supernatural things you see here."

"Can't anyone tell?"

"Yes, anyone!"

"Okay, I just need to sign my name, right?"

"No, as long as you press the fingerprint."

The moment Murphy pressed the fingerprint, the sheepskin contract burned instantly, and then the benefits of the sheepskin contract were injected into Murphy's body, and a six-pointed star pattern appeared on Murphy's arm.

"Can I get one month's salary directly first?" Murphy looked at Chen Zhao cautiously.

"what are you up to?"

"That...I..." Murphy hesitated for a long time without saying anything.

"What exactly are you going to do?"

"I want to tell my dad that I made money."

"Come to me tomorrow and ask for it. Also, you are not allowed to appear in front of my girlfriend at any time."

"Um...can I leave now?"

"Let's go." Chen Zhao waved his hand.

Murphy got out of the hole again, and Chen Zhao dialed Carol's phone.

"Professor Carroll, I'm very angry now. You'd better give me an explanation, otherwise I will make it impossible for you to leave Los Angeles."