Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 93 Hotel

Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Hotel

Aside from Li Mu and Feng Xiuxue, Bai Yanliang hadn’t interacted with the other four.

However, the name Yu Wenxuan had been appearing frequently lately. Bai Yanliang looked through his and Zhou Li’s task summary and had to admit, Yu Wenxuan left a strong impression on him. Bai Yanliang neither agreed nor disagreed with his methods, and he had his own views on their debate about whether Wuji World was indeed the past of the real world.

That woman.

The young woman who locked eyes with him for a few seconds before the world shattered.

As long as he could find out about her existence, he believed he could uncover some... secrets about Wuji World.

Bai Yanliang put down his phone and silently looked out the window.

Yu Wenxuan, Gu Pingsheng, Song Que, Xu Zhifei... maybe they could get acquainted during the next task.

Even someone as outstanding as Zhou Li wasn’t invited to this private chat room, so Bai Yanliang was curious about them. What kind of people were these individuals, like him, tracking down fierce ghosts in reality?

Sitting in the back seat, Ren Wudao glanced at Bai Yanliang and, seeing him lost in thought, coughed softly.

"Ahem... Mr. Bai, if Fu Yunqing really went to the street park on her own, then... she must have been meeting one of her male companions, right?"

"One of her male companions? Does she have many male companions?" Tang Guo widened her eyes, curiously looking at Ren Wudao through the rearview mirror.

"At least two, think about the locations of these four hotels," Ren Wudao mentioned.

Tang Guo thought carefully for a moment, Sea Sky Hotel, Jiangkou Hotel, Binfen Hotel, Yunhua Hotel...

Right!

The first two hotels are in Jiangnan District, the latter two in Jiangbei District, and even within the same district, they’re quite far from each other. If it was the same person, there wouldn’t be a need to run around the entire city like this, would there?

Even if she was seeking novelty, she couldn’t possibly run back and forth to these four places almost every week.

This could only prove that... each time Fu Yunqing’s date was a different person.

After hearing Ren Wudao’s voice, Bai Yanliang also withdrew from his thoughts, looked into the rearview mirror, and said, "Not necessarily, we need to visit his house."

Ren Wudao fell silent, realizing that there seemed to be a divergence in his and Bai Yanliang’s lines of thinking.

But he was very curious about what Bai Yanliang intended to do, so he didn’t speak further.

The New Year had just passed, the days were particularly short, and today the sky was gloomy with strong winds, causing pedestrians on the street to hurry along.

At two in the afternoon, the three finally drove to Yunhua Hotel.

Yunhua Hotel was located by the Yeshui River’s river bank, offering a pleasant view.

There were couples holding hands walking by the riverbank, and families of three heading out to enjoy their leisurely holiday time, slowing down the city’s pace due to the holiday.

After parking the car, the three headed straight into the hotel.

As a well-known riverside couples’ hotel, a combination of two men and a woman clearly surprised the receptionist, who professionally smiled and asked, "Do you need a room?"

Bai Yanliang glanced at Tang Guo, and the young lady promptly pulled out her police badge and said, "We have some matters to look into."

The receptionist was taken aback and quickly called for the lobby manager.

"Officers, may I ask... what’s the matter?" The well-dressed manager in her thirties was quite attractive, but neither Bai Yanliang nor Ren Wudao were interested in looking at her any longer.

"Do you recognize this person?"

Tang Guo showed a photo of Fu Yunqing, observing the manager’s reaction.

A flash of surprise crossed her face, then she looked up at the three, "This is Miss Fu, a regular at Yunhua Hotel. What’s happened to her?"

"You don’t need to know that. Do you remember the person who came with her?" Tang Guo continued to ask.

This time, the manager frowned, tried hard to recall, but eventually apologized, "Sorry, I don’t remember the man..."

"When was the last time Miss Fu came here?"

"Uh... let me think..." The manager looked up at the ceiling and said, "It seems... it was a few days ago..."

"Sorry... I can’t recall the exact date."

Tang Guo, disappointed, put away the photo and looked at Bai Yanliang and Ren Wudao with some difficulty.

"Do you need any more help from me?" the lobby manager asked.

"No, thank you." Tang Guo nodded in appreciation and replied.

The manager nodded, ready to leave but was stopped by Bai Yanliang.

"Please wait a moment."

Bai Yanliang looked into her eyes and suddenly smiled:

"Just now, we never mentioned from the start until now that the person with Miss Fu was a man."

The manager’s expression stiffened, her smile frozen.

"Ma’am, why are you hiding the truth from us?" Ren Wudao also spoke, "Since you know Fu Yunqing, how could you not remember the man who always accompanied her?"

"I... This... This is a famous couples’ hotel. Of course, it has to be a man and a woman coming together... Besides, I only talked with Miss Fu; I didn’t interact with her boyfriend, so not remembering him... is that so strange?" The female manager spoke more fluently as she went, finally barely wrapping her statement smoothly.

"Ma’am, do you know who you’re covering for?" Ren Wudao suddenly leaned closer and said softly, "A murderer, and... one who specializes in killing women."

The manager’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at the three, asking, "Miss Fu... you mean?"

"You can choose not to say anything. After all, it’s not me who’s in trouble, and we don’t care," Ren Wudao smirked, watching her as he spoke.

The lobby manager finally looked terrified. She quickly glanced around and leaned closer to Tang Guo, whispering, "He’s... he’s Lei Dongming, the vice chairman of Yunhua Trade..."

"You... you can’t leave me alone; what if... what if..."

Upon hearing that Fu Yunqing had been murdered, the manager was evidently flustered, and she seemed to have an unclear relationship with Lei Dongming, feeling a growing fear.

After obtaining the information, the three exchanged glances and departed.

Ren Wudao even took a moment to grab a piece of candy from the front desk and popped it into his mouth: "Why should we care about you? I’m not the police..."

The female manager stood there, frozen, glaring resentfully at him as he walked away.

"Mr. Ren... this is not good." Tang Guo hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, "This could damage our police’s reputation..."

"I know." Ren Wudao, with the candy in his mouth, interrupted her, once more uttering the words, "Which is why I said, I’m not the police."

Tang Guo’s face turned red with anger, clearly infuriated by Ren Wudao.

"Let’s drive."

With the identity of Fu Yunqing’s date known, the next steps were simple.

"Mr. Bai, shall we... guess Lei Dongming’s age?" Ren Wudao suggested.

Bai Yanliang glanced at him, feeling that Ren Wudao’s behavior was somewhat off. Was it because night was approaching?

"Forty-five to fifty years old, broad face, thumb injury, recently lost a pair of reading glasses," Bai Yanliang calmly observed him, "Want to guess more?"

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