Character Relationship Map: Vampire's Breakfast

Characters

• Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao (played by Kent Cheng Jak-Si) — protagonist

  Liao Chi-Piao, known as Fat Piao, is a reporter who pursues the murders of taxi dancers despite police secrecy and warnings. He follows rumors, interviews a witness, investigates strange sounds and a...

• Angie Lin (played by Emily Chu Bo-Yee) — supporting

  Angie Lin is Piao's romantic partner. She is wary of his absences and his fixation on the murders, and she shares painful details about her past relationships as the two grow closer. She is with Piao...

• Inspector Chen (played by Parkman Wong Pak-Man) — supporting

  Inspector Chen is a police inspector involved in the murder investigation. He is moved off the case while the police restrict what reporters can learn, and he later warns Piao that publishing his acco...

• Newspaper Director (played by Wu Ma) — supporting

  The newspaper director urges his staff to pursue the story when another similar killing is reported. His push for coverage places the newspaper in opposition to police efforts to keep details of the m...

• Piao's Mother (played by Wang Lai) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Piao's Mother → Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao (mother)
• Newspaper Director → Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao (Professional Editor And Reporter) — The director's push to investigate the story aligns with Piao's reporting on the murders.

  The newspaper director urges his staff to pursue the murder story, and Piao is identified as a reporter who follows leads about the victims.

• Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao → Inspector Chen (Professional Reporter And Investigating Inspector) — Their professional interests clash as Piao pursues information and Chen cautions him about publishing his claims.

  Piao investigates the murders as a reporter, while Chen is an inspector on the case. Chen warns Piao that publishing his account could damage relation...

• Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao → Angie Lin (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is strained by Piao's investigation, but conversations about Angie's painful past help bring them closer.

  Angie is described as having a relationship with Piao. They grow closer despite her concern about his absences and his fixation on the murders.

Story Analysis

A reporter pursues a series of mysterious murders while police secrecy, frightening encounters, and personal tensions keep the danger unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. The Press Pursues the Hidden Case — A series of taxi dancer murders draws public attention. Police restrict information and conceal a body, while the newspaper director urges his staff to pursue the story.
2. Rumors and a Growing Bond — Piao follows rumors and hears an account of bites, blood loss, and a frightening creature. His investigation strains his relationship with Angie, even as their conversations bring them closer.
3. The Morgue's Unsettling Encounter — More bodies and reports of strange sounds lead Piao and his companions to investigate a threatening presence. At the morgue, what appears to be a moving body turns their fear into confusion.
4. Police Pressure and Unresolved Danger — Piao recounts an alarming road experience to the police, and Chen warns him about publishing it. A police standoff at a house and a later roadside stop leave the danger unresolved.