Just when Roy and Gerald were both at their wit's end, a sharply dressed man walked into the KABC-TV building.
If Roy had seen this man, he would have recognized him as none other than Jack Derle.
It was already 9:30 PM, but the TV station building was still buzzing with activity.
Working at a TV station is pretty wild – there's work going on from seven in the morning until midnight.
Even during the quiet hours between midnight and 7 AM, the station still needs people on duty to air reruns to fill the time.
This leads to TV station staff always being under a lot of pressure, and the competition is really intense.
Since the FEA's search of Jack Derle was conducted secretly, most of the TV station staff didn't say anything about Jack's sudden return. They were just a little weirded out that Jack had ended his vacation early to come back to the station.
Jack nodded and said hello to his colleagues at the TV station along the way, and soon arrived at the studio where he usually worked.
A director was walking by, muttering under his breath, and looked surprised when he saw Jack.
"Jack, what are you doing back?"
"Oh, nothing much, just happened to have a good idea and wanted to come back and do a special show."
The director chuckled.
"Jack, you're really something else, thinking about work even on vacation. Aren't you planning on finding a new wife?"
The expression on Jack's face changed slightly, but then quickly returned to normal. The director didn't even notice the shift.
"I'm working on it, it might just take some time! By the way, Sean, you seemed pretty upset just now. What happened?"
The director, Sean, looked completely helpless.
"You just got here, so you don't know. There was a riot on the east side of town, and the station sent a new anchor to do a live broadcast from the scene. Later, the federal government forced them to cut off the broadcast. I told the anchor to come back, but they went rogue and insisted on continuing to film! Now, wouldn't you know it, the helicopter crashed, and the general manager chewed me out. Ugh!"
Sean looked really bummed out. After all, he hadn't done anything wrong in this whole thing, but he was the first one to get yelled at.
Jack's eyes flickered for a moment.
"So, the general manager hasn't left work yet today?"
"Yeah, it's all because of what happened on the east side. The GM was dealing with that Federal Emergency Response Agency or whatever for a long time, but they still failed in the end. But I think the GM should be heading home soon. Do you need to see him?"
Jack nodded.
"Yeah, I actually wanted to chat with the GM about the special show. Well, Sean, I won't keep you."
"Alright, see ya tomorrow."
Sean walked off, sighing, while Jack continued towards the TV station's general manager's office.
Inside the office, the general manager was packing up to leave when a sudden knock on the door made him frown.
"Come in."
Jack entered the office with a big smile on his face, which startled the general manager.
Other people might not know about Jack's situation, but the general manager, as the de facto head of KABC-TV, definitely did.
After all, FEA agents had contacted the general manager about Jack more than once.
"J-Jack, what are you doing back so early?"
The general manager's voice trembled slightly because he had learned from the FEA agents that Jack was a dangerous cultist.
"General Manager, I just suddenly had the urge to do a special edition of 'Night Owl' tonight. I was wondering if that would be alright?"
The general manager forced a smile and readily agreed.
"Of course! I'll go tell the production team to get back to work right now. Just give me a second."
Right now, the general manager just wanted to get away from Jack and then call the FEA to report him.
Jack suddenly reached out and stopped the general manager.
"General Manager, you seem pretty scared of me?"
The general manager was already starting to sweat.
"What? No, not at all! I'm just in a hurry to get off work, so I wanted to get things arranged quickly."
Jack gave a very friendly smile, looking at the general manager.
"Is that so? Look me in the eyes!"
Jack's expression suddenly changed, startling the general manager, who instinctively looked into his eyes.
At this moment, Jack's pupils had turned golden, and the whites of his eyes, which were originally white, had turned blood red. It was clear that he wasn't a normal person.
The general manager was horrified and wanted to run, but then he found that his legs felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't move.
Then, Jack took out a pocket watch with a chain and held it in front of the general manager.
"Watch this pocket watch!"
Jack began to swing the pocket watch at a steady pace in front of the general manager. The general manager desperately wanted to close his eyes, but Jack reached out and forcibly held them open.
After a while, the general manager's consciousness began to blur, and before long, his face became expressionless and his eyes glazed over.
Viewers who enjoyed watching KABC-TV's late-night programming suddenly discovered that tonight, without any prior announcement, a special live edition of the reality show "Night Owl" was being broadcast. This episode was titled "Devil Late Night Show"!
At this time, the FEA, led by Gerald, was dealing with the chaos on the east side of Los Angeles, and Saltana was still trying to find any trace of Jack.
So what was Roy doing? He was trying to figure out how to feed the baby because the little one's tummy was rumbling.
After much persuasion, Roy finally managed to explain Elrêsa's situation to Dahlia.
"So, Elrêsa is a demon, and one of those legendary succubi that specifically drain men's life force?"
The legend of the succubus is quite widespread in Europe and America, and most people have heard of it.
Dahlia looked curiously at Elrêsa, who was looking back at her with an innocent expression. It was hard to imagine such a pure look coming from a succubus.
"Why did she end up like this?"
Roy scratched his head.
"It seems like I destroyed her consciousness, leading to her rebuilding a brand new, blank one."
Dahlia didn't understand what Roy meant, but she roughly understood that the current Elrêsa was a complete blank slate, just like a newborn baby.
Well, maybe a little more mature than a baby, after all, babies don't usually say "Daddy, hungry, food!"
Just as he was thinking this, Elrêsa started hugging Roy's leg again, asking for food.
"Daddy, hungry, food!"
Roy felt helpless. He felt like being a parent was really too difficult.
"Well, tell me what you want to eat then?"
Elrêsa probably didn't know many words, and just kept rubbing against Roy's leg.
Roy was speechless. He vaguely felt that Dahlia was right, but this whole thing was just too outrageous.
Dahlia patted Roy on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Roy, we all know you're not her real dad!"
Roy glanced sideways at Dahlia, noticing that she was trying to hold back a laugh.
"Dahlia, you're getting mischievous!"
"Hehe! Roy, if you feel awkward, I can go outside and wait for you!"
In the end, Dahlia really did leave the apartment, giving Roy and Elrêsa some private space.
After doing some mental preparation, Roy finally made up his mind.
Elrêsa immediately jumped up and down happily.
After a long while, the little one finally had her fill and started rubbing her tummy and burping.
\[Ding! Acquired Elrêsa's Conquest Treasure Chest! Open it now?]
After eating her fill, Elrêsa continued to rub her cheek against Roy, just like a kitten kneading, which left Roy feeling speechless.
Just at this moment, Roy's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Heather's phone number.
"Hey, Heather, what's up?"
Elrêsa started fussing again, which made Roy's cheek twitch slightly.
Logically, the little one should have been full already, but some creatures just have this habit, just like babies like to suck on pacifiers, and kittens even suck on male cats (the author has seen it with their own eyes).
"Roy, that Jack Derle you mentioned last time has shown up again!"
Heather's words startled Roy so much that he almost jumped up, and Elrêsa nearly choked on something because of the sudden movement.
"What did you say? Where did you see him?"
"It's at KABC-TV! That guy just suddenly started broadcasting a special edition of 'Night Owl' on TV!"
Roy quickly grabbed the remote control next to him and turned on the TV in Dahlia's apartment. After flipping through a few channels, he indeed saw the special program Heather was talking about.
He saw Jack sitting in the middle with a woman, and then a young girl and a middle-aged man who looked to be around fifty years old sitting on either side of them.
What was strange, though, was that some shots revealed that the audience members in the reality show also had the same expressionless faces and glazed-over eyes as the general manager.
This didn't look like a reality show at all. Roy would have believed you if you told him it was a funeral.
Seeing this scene, Roy couldn't sit still any longer.
Jack Derle had been hiding for so long and suddenly reappeared. It must be because Elrêsa had drawn the FEA's attention away, so he wanted to take this opportunity to complete his plan.
He had to admit, this guy's timing was impeccable. At this moment, neither Roy nor the FEA had time to pay attention to the TV station.
If Heather and Penny hadn't been watching TV at night and seen "Night Owl," Roy would definitely still be in the dark.
"Heather, quickly turn off the TV! Don't watch that show no matter what! Also, immediately call everyone you know and tell them not to watch 'Night Owl'!"
As he spoke, Roy stood up.
Elrêsa pouted, a little unhappy about him leaving.
But at this moment, Roy couldn't care less about Elrêsa's feelings. He quickly opened the apartment door.
"Dahlia, something's happened! I need to go to the TV station right now. Can you watch Elrêsa for me?"
"What's so urgent?"
"Just don't turn on the TV from now on! I'll have Heather and Penny help you take care of Ceci. I'm counting on you here!"
Dahlia could see that Roy was in a hurry, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"Okay, Roy, be careful! There are a lot of people waiting for you!"
These words touched Roy's heart.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back safe!"
With that, Roy forcibly pulled his hand away from Elrêsa and walked out of the apartment.
Elrêsa watched Roy walk away and immediately started rolling around on the floor and crying. Dahlia could only try to comfort her like a child.
After leaving the apartment, Roy immediately took out his phone and dialed Gerald's number.
"Mr. Olin, Jack Derle has appeared!"
"What did you say? Mr. Black, where is he?"
Gerald's reaction was similar to Roy's just now, like he was about to jump out of his skin.
"He's at the TV station right now, broadcasting a special edition of 'Night Owl' live!"
Gerald immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
"What the hell! Didn't I tell that general manager that the moment he saw Jack, he should immediately report it to the FEA? What is he doing?!"
"Mr. Olin, this isn't the time to talk about that! We have to stop Jack Derle!"
Gerald was silent for a moment.
"I'll call right away to cut off the TV station's signal and dispatch FEAR to the station. Mr. Black, where are you right now?"
"I'm already driving towards the TV station! But Mr. Olin, we have to prepare for the worst. Since Jack Derle has shown up at this time, he must have made preparations!"
This was exactly what Gerald was most worried about, but there was nothing he could do. He didn't have a better plan.
"Mr. Black, this is all I can do. The rest is up to God."
Roy smiled helplessly.
God wouldn't care about the life or death of humans!
"We can only give it our best shot!"
"Mr. Black, if you can stop Jack Derle's conspiracy, the FEA will give you the most generous reward!"
"I'll do my best."
Roy hung up the phone.
This incident gave Roy a very ominous feeling.
From the dream about Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, to the exorcism by Pastor Max, and now Jack Derle's live special, everything hinted at a deep conspiracy.
It was clear that Jack Derle and his master, the demon king of greed, Mammon, had been planning this for a long time.
Roy looked out into the distance from his car. The TV station building in the distance was already under a dark cloud!
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