North American wizards, starting as cooks, roam freely and without fear.

The black man, Damon, finished speaking.

The room fell silent immediately.

The other men, who had been either daydreaming or indifferent, suddenly became much more serious and looked at the person in the seat of honor.

Upon hearing this, Walker, a middle-aged white man with a hooked nose sitting at the head of the long conference table, narrowed his eyes, his face darkening rapidly. After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "What exactly is the situation with your new blood? Explain in detail. My Black family never abandons any member of the family, not even a member of our extended family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce aura erupted from Walker, enveloping everyone. His eyes instantly turned orange-yellow, making him look like the most ferocious beast in the wilderness.

"Yes, sir..."

Intimidated by the leader's imposing presence, the black man Damon immediately said respectfully, "It's like this, my new blood is a brother who has been with me for a long time. I took him in three months ago, and just a few days ago, he disappeared. I sent people to search all the places he usually frequented, but he was nowhere to be found. After investigating, I discovered that his two henchmen also disappeared with him a few days ago."

"I specifically investigated the bodies received by police precincts in the South and North of Brooklyn, as well as the Bronx, over the past few days. I even had people search the entire NYPD's morgue, but I couldn't find any of their bodies. It's as if they vanished into thin air."

"It's impossible for something to just disappear into thin air..."

At this moment, the young white man sitting opposite Damon suddenly spoke up, saying, "I think their three corpses were either taken away by the enemy or eaten."

"Remy is right..."

Sitting next to Damon, another tall, strong, middle-aged black man said, "But I think Damon, your two lackeys from 'New Blood' have probably been eaten. As for 'New Blood,' it's not certain. He has werewolf blood, so his corpse is quite valuable."

"Each family typically has branches and members in New York..."

At this moment, the only middle-aged man of Mexican descent spoke up, saying, "There are quite a few forces with both the motive and the capability; our Black family's power is not particularly prominent among them..." He then looked at Walker, who was seated at the head of the table, and said, "Sir, this matter requires our attention..."

Hearing his subordinates' words, Walker nodded in a deep voice: "Of course, daring to kill our family is a provocation against our clan. Damon, take me to the place where your new blood last disappeared!"

Damon: "Yes, sir..."

An hour later.

In a park in Brooklyn.

At the center.

Among a group of menacing-looking Black and white people, five or six figures stood under a towering tree.

"This should be it..."

The tall, hook-nosed middle-aged Walker's gaze finally settled on a patch of ground that showed clear signs of loosening. He crouched down, sniffed the area, and then said in a deep voice, "This is where your new blood will ultimately perish!"

The young white man, Remy, couldn't help but say, "It looks like the ground has been turned over. Was it to cover up the traces?"

After observing carefully, the middle-aged Mexican man said, "It doesn't seem to have been disturbed by human hands; it's more like it was done by insects or wild animals."

Leader Walker nodded: "The new blood has our Black family bloodline, it's normal for his blood to attract other creatures..."

As he spoke, he looked at his subordinates and ordered, "This is the final resting place of that new bloodline's familiar. The scent ends here. The rest, not just Damon, but all of you, must investigate as well. Whoever dares to kill a member of my Black family must pay the price!"

......

Williamsburg Restaurant.

Inside the kitchen.

It was 3 p.m., the time with the fewest customers during the day. After making a plate of fried rice, Li Heng leaned against the refrigerator and took out his phone to start searching for resources.

Although North American law prohibits the trade in wild animals, a quick online search reveals numerous websites that sell wild birds, though far fewer than those selling firearms or other weapons.

However, it's not easy to buy a suitable witch pet to raise; he's been searching online for several days now.

Upon entering a large website, Li Heng was immediately drawn to the photos of several eagles and falcons displayed on the homepage. However, upon looking at the prices listed below, they were often in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, with the most expensive falcon costing a whopping 70,000 dollars.

It surprised him somewhat, but since birds of prey like eagles and falcons have been sought after since ancient times, it wasn't too unexpected.

He glanced at it and realized that many birds were more expensive on this large website than on some smaller websites he had looked at, so he quickly left the site.

After browsing around for a while, he got too lazy to search slowly on his own, so he clicked into a large trading forum and posted a request to buy wild ravens on the purchase page, requiring that the larger the size and the more aggressive the temperament, the better!

Yes, he has made his decision; his second pet will be a raven.

This bird is not only very intelligent, but also quite large, two to three times the size of a typical crow. Furthermore, it is active during the day and possesses night vision and other abilities that most birds do not have.

In terms of combat ability, although this bird does not belong to the bird of prey family in biology, it possesses real raptor combat ability, which is far superior to that of ordinary birds.

In fact, in his previous life at the "White Tower" Wizarding Academy, Raven was one of the most popular choices for wizarding apprentices when selecting a pet.

Of course, the ravens of that world are not the same species as the ravens of this world.

I've finished posting the request to buy Raven.

Li Heng put away his phone and, together with his kitchen helpers, began preparing the goods for the evening's business.

After working for more than half an hour, he picked up his phone again, opened the forum, and found that someone had sent him a private message. He clicked on the post and saw that the other party said that he ran a farm and had several flocks of wild ravens on his farm. He could catch them if he wanted, and he could even choose between males and females.

He replied to a few words and then saw that the other party had sent several videos. When he opened them, he found that they were all videos of ravens. There were indeed several flocks, dark and dense, and each one was very majestic and beautiful.

Just after I finished looking at them, the other party sent me a few more photos, all of which were records of him selling birds on a website. There were not only ravens, but also other birds, but ravens were the most numerous.

Feeling that this guy seemed reliable enough, Li Heng started negotiating the price with him.

However, the other party quoted a very high price. After some back and forth, the other party sent several videos, asking him to choose the raven he liked from the videos and catch whichever one he wanted, while guaranteeing that he would not hurt the raven!

Faced with such sincerity in choosing online, Li Heng finally relented and selected one that wasn't the biggest, but was the fiercest and most imposing in combat: one thousand cuts!

Yes, a raven costs a thousand dollars, and that was the price Li Heng negotiated after repeated back and forth with the other party.

Although this price is much higher than the raven he saw on other websites, the other party's goods are of good quality and they are very sincere. They offer cash on delivery, there are no counterfeit or inferior products, and he won't be scammed.

However, the cash he had just received, more than 1,800 dollars, was gone in the blink of an eye, which made him feel a little pained.

But there was nothing he could do, even if it hurt. Ravens were generally hard to catch, and he didn't have the time to catch them anyway.

After agreeing on the delivery address with the seller and confirming the transaction date as five days later, Li Heng finally put away his phone.

Having secured the supply of the second witch pet, Li Heng was in a good mood, and he even began to look forward to Oleg's invitation to go out for drinks that evening.

Meditation practice is important, but proper relaxation can make meditation practice more efficient, as he has already experienced.

Night fell in the blink of an eye.

As Max and Caroline's workdays began, and especially after learning that Oleg was going drinking with Li Heng that evening, the two beauties insisted on going along.

However, the two of them don't get off work until 2 a.m., while Li Heng gets off work at 8 p.m. and Oleg gets off work at 9 p.m.

By the time they got off work, they had both finished drinking.

Max and the other two then gave up.

8 PM.

Li Heng left work on time. After changing his clothes, he walked to the back door and found Max already waiting there.

Upon seeing Li Heng, Max quickly walked over, pulled him close, and gave him a deep kiss. He then asked, "You haven't been cheating on me, have you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng immediately laughed and said, "How could that be? Oleg has invited me for drinks several times, and I can't refuse his hospitality. I have to give him face."

Max, however, was somewhat skeptical. She pulled Li Heng into another passionate kiss before saying, "You'd better be. Sexual skills are developed through practice. You're so great, I don't believe you've had few ex-girlfriends, but right now, you need to remember you're mine!"

"OK..."

Seeing Max about to kiss him again, Li Heng immediately reached out and stopped her, laughing, "I've got it. You should go in now. If it takes too long, they'll find out."

"So what if they found out? I didn't cheat on them!"

Max ignored him, pulled Li Heng into another deep kiss, and then changed the subject, leaning closer to seduce him, "Darling, let's try something new tonight..."

After a series of attempts to persuade him, Max finally let Li Heng go. As he watched Li Heng walk away, he turned around and saw Caroline peeking out from behind the door.

Max walked straight up to him and asked, "You saw everything?"

Caroline nodded immediately, then gestured with her hands as she spoke, "When...did this happen?"

Max laughed: "We hit it off the first time we met."

Caroline paused, still looking surprised: "Was it the first night Li moved into our apartment, the night we were drinking at his place?"

Max nodded and smiled, "Yeah, that guy was too tempting. I couldn't resist. Don't you think he's more tempting than any of the men I've ever dated before?"

"Well..."

Caroline laughed and said, "I've only met your ex-boyfriend from last time, but he's definitely not as good as Lee. But given your personality, Max, wasn't that a bit too much just now..."

"You mean... I'm too humble, right?" Max asked, picking up where Caroline left off.

Caroline nodded immediately, as if pecking at rice.

Max laughed, as if he had remembered something. He was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "He's very tempting, and I like him a lot, so I want to have him as long as possible, even though I don't know how long I can have him."

Caroline then asked, "What if he cheats on me and gets involved with other women?"

Max shrugged: "Then let's break up. I won't cheat on him, but that doesn't mean I can condone this kind of thing."

Upon hearing this, Caroline immediately clapped her hands and laughed, "Max, you're so cool! This is the Max I know!" Then, her tone shifted, and she asked cautiously and pitifully, "Now that you're together, Max, will you leave me and move into Lee's room?"

Max had obviously thought about this issue beforehand, and she immediately chuckled and said, "That's up to you to perform. If you make me unhappy, I'll move in with Li, and you'll be the only one paying the full rent."

Hearing this, Caroline felt much relieved and asked, "Max, do you still want to open a cake shop?"

Max nodded: "Of course, we're trying to save money."

Caroline: "Then why haven't you been baking cakes lately?"

Max blushed slightly. She was embarrassed to admit that her lack of energy was due to overeating and having sex with Li too many times, so she simply said, "I'll rest for a few days and then we'll do it again..."

"Max..."

Just then, Earl's voice called from outside. Max finished speaking and hurriedly walked into the restaurant, but suddenly remembered something, stopped abruptly, turned around, and looked at Caroline, who almost bumped into him, and laughed, "Caroline, you're probably not interested in Lee, are you?"

Caroline was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Of course, I don't have the habit of stealing other people's boyfriends."

Max turned around, satisfied, and strode towards the lobby.

Caroline sighed inwardly and then followed.

......

10 PM.

Li Heng and Oleg walked out of the apartment building side by side. Reaching the street, Li Heng, watching Oleg stride confidently towards the exit, couldn't help but ask, "Oleg, are you planning to walk to the 'Bronx' area?"

Oleg nodded: "Of course, it's not far, it only takes half an hour to walk there."

Li Heng laughed and said, "Since we're going out to have fun, let's make ourselves happy. I've already called a car, it'll be here soon."

Upon hearing this, Oleg immediately laughed: "I knew Brother Li was good enough..."

As the two stood by the roadside waiting for a car, a small head peeked out from Li Heng's hood, peering out.

Oleg stared at the little mouse, his eyes widening instantly. He seemed to remember something and exclaimed in surprise, "Lee, this...this is our little Jerry from the kitchen?"

Li Heng nodded: "Yes, that's it."

Oleg immediately said, "Why are you still carrying it with you? Isn't it dirty?"

Li Heng laughed, "Oleg, he's my pet now, and he smells much better than you..."

Little Jerry on his shoulder clearly understood Oleg's words and immediately barked and barked at him.

Oleg was startled by Jerry's fierce, bared teeth and instinctively took a few steps back. Li Heng immediately reached out and tapped the little guy on the head, saying, "Don't be rude to Oleg..."

The little guy then put away his fierce look and turned back into his cute mouse form.

Oleg was deeply impressed by how obedient the mouse had been trained.

Before long, a car pulled up beside the street, and the two got in and headed straight for the Bronx.

A dozen minutes later.

The car stopped in front of a casual bar with unassuming exterior decorations.

The two entered the bar and found that it was very popular, with a lively atmosphere. The main hall was almost full, and there were also people sitting around the bar.

Oleg was clearly familiar with the bartender; after chatting for a few minutes, he led Li Heng to a corner of the bar.

Just as the two sat down, two young white men, each carrying a bottle of beer and with their arms around each other's shoulders, drunkenly walked to a corner of the bar, glanced at Li Heng, and immediately seemed to have found something amusing. They used their free hands to pull up the corners of each other's eyes and burst into laughter at Li Heng!

"court death!"

Seeing this, Li Heng grinned, stood up, stepped forward, and swiftly punched the two men in the abdomen twice!

The two young white men, who were laughing just a second ago, suddenly turned into people in agony, their faces contorted in pain. They bent over, clutching their stomachs, hunched over like shrimp, and collapsed to the ground.

"OMG!"

Wow!

"That's so cool!"

Immediately, the patrons around who witnessed this scene cheered.