Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 241: The Secret Passage

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: The Secret Passage

The next day, a few people didn’t go down to the eighth floor until ten o’clock.

They arrived at 1202, wanting to call Fan Yao to join in to increase the authenticity.

However, after knocking for quite a while, she did not open the door.

Not knowing whether she was not at home, they simply decided to leave her be.

Arriving on the eighth floor, Zhang Kaiyang got busy leading the way.

He cleared his throat and deliberately "coughed" twice.

Then he started calling out, "Is anyone home? We are neighbors from upstairs; we have a little matter. Could you open the door please?

Is anyone home..."

He kept repeating this, his hands constantly knocking.

However, his movements were neither too hurried nor too slow, making it difficult for others to guess his real intentions.

Finally, there was movement inside, and the door was opened.

"What’s the matter? It’s early in the morning; are you letting people sleep?"

"Sorry about this, neighbor; we live upstairs, and because my girlfriend..."

"You stop; let me talk..."

Fan Qing pulled Zhang Kaiyang aside, looking quite anxious.

"I heard that yesterday you took a person from the twelfth floor to your room; he’s my cousin’s boyfriend. Let him come out..."

The man, upon hearing this was a search for someone, immediately became wary, his gaze changing.

Zhang Kaiyang also hurried forward, offering an apologetic smile.

"Brother, don’t misunderstand. My girlfriend’s cousin, she might have come here looking for someone today. If she’s here, please let her come out; we are all quite worried."

Upon hearing that it was about looking for Fan Yao, the person’s tension visibly eased.

"No, she hasn’t come here, you should ask elsewhere."

"Liar, you caught her boyfriend, and she’s not at home. If not here, then where could she be?"

The people on the eighth floor are well-informed; it’s impossible they didn’t know there’s a woman in 1202.

Even the relationship with Fan Qing was crystal clear.

At this, they remained very calm.

"Qingqing, they already said your sister isn’t here, so don’t make a fuss."

"Who’s making a fuss? She’s a girl; where could she have gone?

You know what the weather is like outside as well as I do; she must be in here."

Zhang Kaiyang looked apologetically at the man in front of him, not knowing what else to say.

Seeing him like this made Fan Qing even more energized.

"She must be here; otherwise, would you dare to let me have a look inside..."

She said this as she attempted to move forward.

The man was clearly not expecting her to try to barge in; he immediately objected.

"What are you trying to do?"

"I just want to see if you’ve hidden my cousin away!

Tell me."

This person was not easy to deal with, so Jhiang Yuan pulled Ye Mianmian aside; it was time for their "women’s army" to take action.

"Exactly, what’s really going on here? Hurry up and hand over the person."

"Exactly, you’re being confronted at your door and still hiding something, did you do something bad?"

The three women, each throwing in a word, overwhelmed him.

Then, another person came out from inside.

It was Old Xu; he actually showed his face, probably because he realized the situation wasn’t looking good.

The people from both the twentieth and twenty-first floors had arrived, fearing this wouldn’t end well.

To appear more numerous and enhance their presence, she had forcibly brought Jhiang Xingzhi along as well.

"Miss, we really don’t have your cousin here; don’t worry."

"If not, why are you acting so guilty?"

"Why would I feel guilty? I already told you she isn’t here."

The man was getting a bit upset, but Old Xu stepped in to block him.

"Let me in to look; they definitely hid the person."

The latter half of Fan Qing’s sentence was directed at Zhang Kaiyang.

There was no way to settle things amicably today.

Since everything inside was clean, Old Xu wasn’t worried.

"Alright, then you go in and look."

Unexpectedly, he agreed so readily.

Fan Qing stormed in, and Jhiang Yuan and Ye Mianmian followed her.

The men stayed at the door, clearly too embarrassed to enter as it would have seemed too obvious.

Zhang Kaiyang wore a face full of apologies, hurriedly maintaining a smile.

"Big brother, I’m really sorry, no matter what I say, my girlfriend won’t listen.

Her cousin is missing, and she’s really anxious, sorry, really sorry..."

As he spoke, he even brought his hands together, making a gesture of thanks.

"It’s okay, as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up..."

He smiled somewhat, but his smile did not reach his eyes, making Zhang Kaiyang’s scalp tingle.

Zhang Kaiyang felt fortunate that three people had gone together; if Fan Qing had been alone, he really wouldn’t have dared let her go in.

After looking around the living room, where the three of them observed for a moment, they found nothing.

They checked the two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and even the balcony—for sure, there was no one there.

She even opened the wardrobes in the bedroom, but still, nothing.

When they came out, Fan Qing still looked puzzled.

Jhiang Yuan and Ye Mianmian felt very embarrassed and somewhat awkward.

"How about it? Did you find her?"

Old Xu spoke with a forced smile, and Fan Qing pouted as if she were unwilling to lose face.

"Not now, but did she come over yesterday?"

"No, her boyfriend came over for a card game yesterday and went back in the evening."

That was, supposedly, an explanation.

"I’m really sorry, big brother, for disturbing you today."

Zhang Kaiyang said and gave Fan Qing a glaring look.

"Let’s go back quickly, what an embarrassment..."

"What did you say?"

Fan Qing flared up immediately, and Jhiang Yuan couldn’t stand it either.

"What were we saying just now that there’s nobody here? How awkward it is, come on dad, let’s go back. This is ridiculous..."

As they spoke, they truly seemed somewhat angry.

Ye Mianmian and Jhiang Xingzhi also followed them back. Song Yi and Liang Kang had not said a word from start to finish.

Now, they too dejectedly went upstairs.

Zhang Kaiyang kept apologizing, dragging the cursing Fan Qing away.

The group maintained a good composure all the way upstairs.

Jhiang Xingzhi did not participate and went directly back to room 2101, while the rest gathered in room 2102.

"Look carefully, apart from the two guys at the door, there were five others inside, making a total of seven!"

Fan Qing reported her findings, and Jhiang Yuan nodded, as she saw the same seven people.

"There are two bedrooms, each furnished with a bunk bed, and there are two bunk beds in the living room.

I saw bedding on all of the beds; they didn’t look unoccupied..."

Ah, she had indeed overlooked this issue.

"So, do you think they have one more person over there?"

"I can’t be sure, if there were unoccupied bunk beds, they should be empty or used for storage.

But not a single bed was clean, all were slightly messy."

Her confusion stemmed from the fact that even if no one was staying in a bed, but luggage was present,

it should have been neatly folded and well-arranged.

Now, with the cold weather and insufficient heating,

upon entering the room, one would have to hide under the blankets.

So, certainly, no one would have folded the blankets.

"It’s not necessarily so, what if there were originally eight people here, and someone had a mishap?"