George was stunned.
Standing a short distance away, Gwen was also stunned by the scene of the female vampire attempting to take off her father's pants.
In the next second.
Gwen's temper flared instantly, and she tried to rush forward.
Hawk hurriedly stopped her.
"Wait, what are you doing?"
"She's trying to take off my dad's pants..."
Gwen said instinctively, then suddenly realized, blinked, and looked at Hawk who was holding her: "Wait a minute, Hawk, did you figure this out from the start?"
Hawk didn't speak.
He shrugged.
"Sort of."
After all, the methods of blackmail, through the ages, come and go, but there are only a few altogether.
And for someone like George Stacy, who is a middle-ranking officer in the New York Police Department and is straightforward and unyielding, the best means of blackmail is through video.
Sikes' video.
When Hawk saw the bearded black man take out the portable camera, he guessed it.
But he didn't guess that a female vampire would be the one coming in.
Hawk thought the one coming in would be a human woman.
The bearded black man would have George first suck the human woman's blood and then have George perform the Sikes exercise on the spot.
But instead...
This made Hawk instinctively freeze for a moment at the time.
Gwen, gritting her teeth, tried to break free from Hawk's grip, then looked at Hawk when she realized she couldn't.
"You wouldn't really let my dad do this, would you?"
"No, I was just trying to make sure if you really intend to go out and stop this."
"Of course!"
Without hesitation, Gwen raised her eyebrows and widened her eyes: "God, Hawk, Mom's just faking her death, she's not really dead."
Hawk got confirmation, smiling.
"Then let's discuss my fee for stepping in."
"Wait, what?"
Gwen looked shocked: "Fee for stepping in?"
Hawk shrugged: "If you plan to go out now to stop this, this is the vampire's headquarters, you think, if I don't step in, you and George can leave here, and once you appear, the Black Hand hiding behind the scenes will know that the plan is spoiled, then I still have to step in, so, stepping-in fee, starting next month, a uniform every day for a month without repeating, and I don't move."
As the picture unfolds.
Hawk boldly asked for a high price.
Gwen inhaled sharply upon hearing Hawk's price, her thoughts raced, and she lowered her voice with a realization but somewhat incredulous expression.
"I knew bringing me here for free was suspicious, and I thought I really misunderstood you, you said I should give you some confidence."
"I did say that, but you didn't give yourself confidence, you should trust your intuition."
Hawk's lips curled: "Anyway, my condition is as stated, no repeated uniforms for one month, uniforms provided by me."
Gwen glared at Hawk, annoyed.
"Dream on, ten days at most."
"No, a month."
Hawk shook his head, steadfastly refusing to compromise.
Gwen's eyes warned Hawk, gritting her teeth: "Aren't you worried that you won't be able to get back to bed a month later? You're enjoying now, but will pay a price for it later, Hawk, I advise kindness."
Hawk shrugged: "We'll talk about it after a month."
A phrase goes.
Ten thousand years is too long, just wrestle for the day and night.
A man should not be hesitant in anything he does.
If you want to do something, just do it.
Just do it!
Gwen looked at Hawk, who'd rather stay without a bed later just to have a good month now, and shifted her gaze to her dad George, who was pulling up the female vampire, taking a deep breath, then chuckled and stopped struggling, standing beside Hawk again.
"Fine, I won't go in, I trust Dad."
"..."
Hawk raised an eyebrow, glanced at the sofa scene, then looked at Gwen and laughed: "You know me, my first proposal is most beneficial, if you don't accept now, next time it'll be two months."
Gwen directly covered her ears.
Seeing this, Hawk stopped talking and looked over at George again.
At this moment, George also finally snapped out of it, holding the female vampire's hands who tried to take off his pants.
The female vampire was squeezed by George instinctively, letting out a soft moan.
"Ah!"
That sound, extremely alluring, any male creature hearing it would instinctually feel a protective urge.
Except for Hawk.
Even back when faced with Vampire Queen Catherine's advances in the crypt, Hawk managed to stay composed.
Let alone the seductive charms before him now.
Once again.
He, Hawk, has lived indifferent to charms.
Of course, George, equally unmoved.
After all, George is an upright person, otherwise, the vampires wouldn't present such a gift to him.
George ignored the female vampire's moans, looking darkly at the bearded black man.
"What does this mean?"
"A gift."
The bearded black man put down the camera, smiling at George: "Chief Stacy, our lifespan is so long, long enough to reach the next century, and even the century after that. Alia is the most beautiful and charming here and she is the gift we've prepared for you. After all, a long journey ahead, having someone who understands you and can always be by your side is important, isn't it?"
George remained expressionless.
"Thanks, but I don't need it."
"No, you need it."
The bearded black man's expression didn't change, chuckling: "Chief Stacy, I know you love your wife dearly, but your wife has already passed away."