When he spoke these words, George sounded full of confidence.
Although in some minor matters, he would choose to follow the trend, like the family card at the police department.
But on major issues, especially when it comes to criminals, he has never wavered.
"I directly told Ben, if he's here as a lobbyist sent by someone, he can hang up now and never call again."
"Ben then sighed and asked me if I believe in vampires."
Later, this Ben Urick told George that the 'Blood Red Apocalypse' was indeed a shoe cult, but not in the ordinary sense. It was a group affiliated with a vampire organization in New York City.
The main task of Blood Red Apocalypse is to attract those young and beautiful girls, especially those who come to New York City for their dreams from other places, to make them the playthings and blood bags for New York vampires.
As everyone knows.
Young girls of eighteen or nineteen are a rare delicacy for vampires.
Moreover, Ben also told George that the reason he knew was that he investigated this organization before he retired.
So Ben knows about this organization, and he has been investigating secretly for years, discovering a frightening truth.
There exists blood servants among the vampires, and even some people in the New York Police Department are blood servants of vampires.
Blood servants are humans, but they worship vampires, and their greatest wish is to be transformed into vampires themselves.
Although Hawk and Gwen know how to transform into vampires.
For most people in this world, they actually don't know, and are stuck in the fantasy that being bitten by a vampire will turn them.
But, once again.
Vampires aren't zombies; getting bitten by a zombie turns you into one, but getting bitten by a vampire will most likely just leave you as a drained corpse.
Anyway...
After Ben retired, he became an elderly journalist, so he had an excuse to run around New York City without suspicion, and he even successfully interviewed a vampire, becoming good friends with them.
But this vampire was the kind who bought blood from blood banks, a good vampire.
It was because of this that Ben learned from the vampire friend that George had officially closed the case, but was secretly applying through the court to subpoena tax records of Blood Red Apocalypse from the IRS.
As everyone knows.
In the Federation, only death and taxes are unavoidable.
Shoe cult is no exception.
Their sole reason for legality is their taxes, hence George wants to obtain their tax lists from the IRS.
As soon as George made a move, it was immediately known by others.
Ben's vampire friend also knew, and stated that there's news in the circle about plans to deal with George, just as they did with the journalist Mast who captured their gathering.
So Ben contacted George.
But George undoubtedly wouldn't believe Ben's nonsense.
Vampires?
This is New York City, not Los Angeles, there's only Broadway here, no Hollywood.
George is very stubborn.
Ben is very helpless; to avoid George ending up like the burned journalist, Ben said he could prove it.
He has evidence of the real existence of vampires.
Ben is more cautious and careful than George; seeing George stubbornly sticking to this case, he could only arrange to meet him tomorrow morning.
He hopes by then George would believe him and stop digging into this case.
After all...
They've already given the New York Police Department a culprit.
This is why George has no blemishes to be used against him; otherwise, they wouldn't give a culprit, just make George roll off his position as chief.
Ben knows very well the methods of vampires hidden under New York City for who knows how many years.
The culprit now is the vampires' last offer to George.
If George doesn't take this step, only God knows what these vampires will do.
But now it's clear.
"They have turned you into a vampire."
"Now you're one of them, and if you keep pursuing this, before you expose them, they might expose you."
Hawk took George's words, then chuckled: "And if you resign yourself, they'd gain a vampire police chief, helping them better hide their identity."
The plan is quite perfect.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Hawk thought to himself.
George glanced at Hawk, who revealed the vampires' plan, speaking in a low voice.
"I will not let them..."
"Ring ring!"
Just as George was about to speak, the phone on the bedside table rang.
It was George's phone.
Gwen grabbed the phone, saw the caller ID 'ben', and handed the phone to George: "Dad, it's Uncle Ben."
George's eyes lit up as he reached for the phone Gwen handed over.
The next second.
Crunch!
Just as George took the phone from Gwen's hand, without realizing, without caution, the phone was instantly crushed.
Gwen's mouth hung open.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
George was also incredulous, staring at the pieces of the phone falling from his fingers.
Meanwhile.
The heart monitor still connected to George's body began to emit a sharp, explosive sound.
Hawk and Gwen looked at the monitor.
Entering view.
The monitor displayed a very clear flat line.
But...
George was still sitting in bed, appearing to be alive.
...