She was still wearing a pair of blood-red high heels.

The whole scene looked somewhat eerie.

Lil' Black scrutinized the scene and exclaimed, "The Vampire Queen, actually bitten to death by a vampire!

Incredibly unbelievable!"

After examining the body, Luke took a look around the room, which was a mess.

All sorts of clothes, which looked like performance costumes.

There was also a bottle of red wine and whiskey on the coffee table.

Combining that with the strong smell of alcohol on the victim, she must have drunk a lot before she died.

The forensic doctor and the survey team entered the dressing room, immediately making it feel cramped, and Luke and the others were pushed out.

A white, chubby man came over and peered into the makeup room.

Lil' Black shouted, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"I'm Angela Char's agent."

Luke sized up the man, who wasn't tall, quite fat, with naturally curly hair, "Are you the one who reported the crime?"

"Yes."

"What's your name?"

"Jinmu Kadala."

"I'm Detective Chief Luke." Luke showed his badge, "Were you the first to find the victim's body?"

"That's right."

"We'd like to take your statement."

"No problem. Angela was like family to me, and I hope the killer is caught soon."

"Good." Luke turned on his voice recorder and asked, "Since you're her agent, you must know her situation well."

"I arranged her schedule."

"Why was she here last night?"

"Angela was about to release a new album. Last night, there was a promotional party here with many music fans, fans, and music critics. It was sort of a mini-album release party."

"What's the name of the new album?"

"Eternal."

Lil' Black praised, "Nice name."

Agent Jinmu responded, "Thank you, I came up with it, and of course, Angela was satisfied too."

Hearing the name, Luke knew it might be related to vampires, "Were any songs from the album performed at the party last night?"

"Yes."

"There should be a video, right?"

"Yes, I'll get it."

Before long, Agent Jinmu came over with a tablet, clicked on a video, and introduced, "This is the footage from last night's show."

The video started, and the stage was pitch-black, only the audience area had glow sticks twinkling.

Then the stage lights were turned on.

The lights weren't particularly bright. Instead, they cast a reddish glow that added a sinister atmosphere to the setting.

Suddenly, a scream came from the audience.

As seen, a coffin was slowly suspended and lowered onto the stage from above.

"Matt, Bart what the fuck... How was this done?" Lil' Black's eyes widened, mumbling something incoherent.

Agent Jinmu answered, "The coffin is suspended by wires, a very fine kind that's hard to see in dim light.

It's almost invisible in the video.

It was my idea."

The coffin touched the ground.

A moment of silence ensued.

The cheering from the audience grew even wilder.

"Pop!"

"Pop!"

Two booming sounds as the lid of the coffin burst open, flying off and landing on the ground.

Several bats flew out from the coffin.

This elicited another round of gasps from the crowd.

Two pale hands with brightly colored long nails emerged from the coffin, quite frightening.

"Bang!"

A red-haired woman leaped out from the coffin, her back to the audience, slowly turning her head, revealing her pale profile, blood-red lips, and sharp fangs.

She looked just like a real, live vampire.

"Wow..." Lil' Black was completely engrossed.

Jinmu nodded, "I designed it."

Then, a burst of explosive rock music sounded.

"As I wander around the corner of your house,

wishing my ghostly pale skin won't betray my disguise...

Tonight, are you willing to break away from the human race?

Our steadfast love shall be eternal...

As blood fills the soul...

You!

Will become my first embrace."

Jinmu murmured, "This song is called 'First Embrace', and it's also the lead track of the album."

After listening, Luke only had one feeling—that the song was freaking twisted; normal people definitely couldn't appreciate it.

Luke took the tablet from Jinmu and handed it to Xiao Hei, "That's it for now, let's continue with the statement."

Jinmu pointed with his finger, "My... my tablet."

Luke said, "The last images of the deceased before death are also considered evidence and have to be kept by the police for now."

Jinmu said, "It's very precious to me, very meaningful, I hope you don't destroy it."

"No one dares to destroy evidence, it will be returned to you after the case is solved," Luke replied, changing the topic, "When did you find the victim's body?"

"I couldn't get in touch with Angela, nobody was at her house when I went, and then I thought maybe she got drunk and slept in the dressing room of the bar, so I had the bar staff open the door, and that's where I found... Angela's body.

To be honest, it's hard for me to accept, and I still don't want to believe it."

"Were you close?"

"Yes, we've collaborated for many years—we were best friends, more like family."

"Tell me about last night."

"The performance started after ten o'clock last night and ended around one in the morning.

Angela was a bit tired and said she wanted to rest before going home.

At first, I disagreed, I wanted to take her home.

But she said no need, she asked me to go first."

"Were you the last person to see her?"

"I don't know, but she really didn't have any plans after the show."

Luke pondered for a moment, "Why was the performance so late?"

"To add to the atmosphere, the effect around dawn is much better than at eight in the evening.

You should know, a vampire-themed album needs that kind of a terrifying ambiance."

Luke asked, "Did Angela have any enemies?"

"No, she was very easy to get along with."

"Had she been attacked like this before?"

"Well, Angela has a lot of fans, and they all worship vampires, so sometimes they can't help but do something out of line.

I remember once during a performance, a male fan wearing a vampire mask and no clothes ran onto the stage and hugged Angela all of a sudden, scaring her terribly."

"Any suspicious people recently?"

Jinmu thought for a moment, "No."

"Did Angela exhibit any abnormal behavior?"

"I haven't noticed anything."

Luke stared at Jinmu and asked, "Do you believe in vampires?"

Without hesitation, Jinmu said, "Of course, I believe. The world is so big, it's normal to have some mysterious creatures in the long river of history, isn't it?"

"That's all for today, thank you." Luke handed him a business card, "If you think of anything helpful, you can contact me directly."

"I will." Jinmu sighed sorrowfully, "Detective Chief Luke, if there is any progress in the investigation, I hope you can inform me.

I care a lot about Angela; she's very important to me."

Mary from the scene investigation team stepped out of the dressing room, "Everyone, we have preliminarily completed the scene investigation."

The crowd gathered around.

Maggie continued, "The situation at the scene is a bit complicated, very messy, with lots of biological material and traces. Since this is a communal dressing room, it's challenging to determine which are related to the perpetrator.

We need to go back for further analysis.

However, we can confirm that this is the primary crime scene and the bloodstains likely belong to the deceased.

We found a red backpack on the sofa, containing some of the victim's identification, cell phone, and we can essentially confirm the victim's identity.

Additionally, we found a business card in the backpack that doesn't belong to the victim; it might help you." Mary took out a transparent plastic bag with a white business card in it.

Luke glanced at the business card, frowning slightly, the card read,

Kravis Law Firm

Attorney, Daisy Miller

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