CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 78: ENCOUNTERING DANGER

The tour guide apologized profusely, saying, "Miss Quincy, I am really sorry! Here is a 500 yuan reward, please make sure to accept it! Without your help, I really couldn’t handle these tourists tonight, things would definitely go wrong."

Laura Quincy understood her meaning, accepting this money meant she had to help her to the end, even going door to door knocking...

Just thinking about it gave her a headache!

But wouldn’t it be too unkind to leave halfway?

After thinking it over, she agreed.

Unexpectedly——

A small mishap occurred. When the tour guide went to answer a call, Laura Quincy entered the wrong room, it wasn’t her fault but the guide’s mistake in remembering the room number...

She was told the wrong room number.

When she knocked, a hoarse male voice came from inside, "Come in."

Laura entered nervously, wondering where the guide had gone for the call, why hadn’t she come over yet?

As soon as she entered the room, she noticed the lighting was particularly dim, and it was a warm dim...

Even the smell had an indescribable strangeness——

She was just about to leave when the man inside the room spoke, "Come here!"

It was in Gaulian.

She hesitated for a moment, then began to repeat what she had said several times earlier.

The man’s voice was somewhat impatient, "I don’t like nagging women! Hurry up and come over!"

Alarm bells rang in Laura’s mind, this man felt off! Not like a tourist from the group!

With that thought, Laura wanted to turn and leave, but the man in the room barked sharply, "You’ve come this far, why pretend anymore? Aren’t you just a ladyboy!"

Laura almost lost her breath, hurriedly waving her hands, replying in fluent Gaulian, "Sir, you misunderstood, I’m not a ladyboy, I just accidentally entered the wrong room."

After speaking, she prepared to leave.

But the man inside didn’t listen to her explanation, "Once you’re in, is it even possible to leave?"

Laura suddenly felt like she had fallen into a trap...

About ten minutes earlier.

Jason Hawthorne finished his meeting and returned to his room, contemplating whether to send a message to Laura Quincy. Just as he reached the corner, he caught a glimpse of a familiar silhouette flickering past.

Reflexively, he turned and pursued, only to find no trace of her.

He couldn’t help but wonder, why would Laura be here?

He immediately called the hotel front desk, only to learn that there was no record of Laura as a guest, his brow furrowing as he considered the worst possibility...

After hesitating for a few seconds, he quickly headed to the control room, where he could view all the corridor video footage.

As he walked, he phoned the hotel manager, who promptly instructed the control room to fully cooperate with Mr. Hawthorne, granting all his requests.

In the span of two short minutes, with the assistance of several computers and their 360-degree cameras, Jason Hawthorne found Laura Quincy.

He hadn’t seen wrong!

She entered room 807, which was registered to a Gaulian!

What on earth was going on?

He quickly moved towards the elevator...

Meanwhile, at the same time.

Laura Quincy already sensed something was seriously amiss, the room seemed to be scented, as many places in Siamara favored aromatherapy, so she hadn’t thought much of it, but now breathing it in for some time...

Her body was seemingly going weak, yet a fire burned inside her...

Damn!

Could it be she had inhaled some aphrodisiac kind of scent?

Laura just wanted to escape quickly, but at that moment, she was forcibly pulled onto the bed by the man, too weak to even get up...

Her heart filled with despair, had her chastity of over twenty years really been ruined in Siamara?

Where did the tour guide go?

Why wasn’t she coming?

The man looked down at her, "Seems like not being a ladyboy might be even better!"

Laura pleaded, "Sir, you’ve really misunderstood, I just accidentally went into the wrong room, please let me go, okay?"

The man sneered, "A twist of fate can be even more delightful!"

Laura was completely disheartened, was this night truly going to ruin her?

She could only hope the tour guide would find her, otherwise...

The man’s hand already reached for Laura’s face, making her feel so disgusted she wanted to vomit, she turned her head trying to avoid it, but was held down tightly...

Tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

She never thought such a thing would ever happen to her...

"Beauty, you’ll surely enjoy it later!"

"Get lost!"

Laura fought down her nausea and spat, but was met with only a lascivious laugh, "A bit more stubborn, that’s interesting!"

As the man’s hand touched her collar, Laura Quincy couldn’t help but shiver all over.

Just when she thought she was utterly doomed, the door opened—

Jason Hawthorne burst in and saw a scene that made his anger flare; Laura was being pressed down on the bed by that man, and it was obvious what was happening...

The unusual smell in the room made him frown deeply.

"Who are you? Who allowed you in here?"

The man, interrupted during his act, said displeased, but what met him was a fierce punch. He staggered and fell to the ground, unable to believe someone would hit him...

The moment Laura saw Jason Hawthorne, she felt he was like The Monkey King coming on a cloud to save her just in time...

In an instant, countless emotions surged within her, impossible to articulate...

Every punch from Jason was heavy, filled with deep anger, holding nothing back.

The man being beaten was utterly baffled, wondering why he would face such a disaster when he had paid for enjoyment, muttering in French incessantly, but Jason seemed impervious...

Not until the man lay limp on the ground, unable to rise, did Jason stop.

He walked to the bedside, looking at the young woman with tears welling in her eyes, unsure whether to be angry or sympathetic.

Then he picked her up, face darkened, and headed to his own room.

The familiar male scent and embrace made Laura feel much more at ease, but the fire inside her only burned more fiercely...

Damn it!

Could it be that tonight she could only...

"Thank you."

Laura’s voice was slightly choked and a bit embarrassed, as encountering such a matter was truly humiliating...

Jason’s face was sullen, "What on earth happened?"

Laura’s voice was as faint as a mosquito’s, "I walked into the wrong room."

Jason couldn’t believe she would make such a basic mistake, "Are you a three-year-old?"

Laura bit her lip without making a sound; it was not something she could explain in a sentence or two, and the fire in her heart was blazing, she was speaking with an effort to maintain composure...

Meanwhile, the tour guide, having finished the call, went to Room 807, only to see a man beaten to a pulp yelling and shouting at the door, which drew the hotel security over.

Seeing this, the tour guide quickly realized she had made a mistake and hurriedly called Laura, but heard her phone ringing inside Room 807.

Instantly, a bad premonition occurred to her. Gathering her courage, she stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, did a beautiful Asian woman come by just now?"

The man glared at her fiercely, "You’re her accomplice, aren’t you? Tell me who that man was! I’ll have him killed! Killed!"

Terrified, the tour guide dared not speak, hurriedly fled, anxious about what had happened in the twenty minutes or so she had been away?

Did a man take Laura away?

Moreover, with her years of leading tours to Siamara, she noted something was off about the incense in the room; it was fine for a brief whiff, but prolonged exposure could be problematic...

Remembering the possibility that Laura faced danger, the tour guide felt extremely guilty and quickly contacted other group members, only to learn she had indeed got the room number wrong.

If she hadn’t taken that call, hadn’t been in a rush to let Laura go in first...

These incidents wouldn’t have occurred.

Suddenly filled with fear, it was her first time in years of leading tours to encounter such an accident, and if things escalated, her career would be in jeopardy...

She hurriedly dialed 110 to report the incident, afraid of getting into more trouble, as life was at stake.

Just then, Nina Pierce’s call came in, startling her so much that she dropped the phone to the floor and hesitated for several seconds before answering.

Calming down, she finally picked up the phone, knowing she couldn’t not inform Nina Pierce since she still had to return to her group.

Moreover, maybe telling her could offer some way to save Laura...

She called back, and it was answered quickly.

"Tour guide, where’s Laura? Why haven’t you returned yet? And why can’t anyone reach her phone? What happened?"

"Miss Pierce, there’s something I have to tell you, but please try to stay calm, okay?"

"What’s the matter?"

Nina Pierce sensed something bad was about to happen.

The tour guide took a deep breath, "Miss Pierce, I just found Miss Quincy’s phone, but it seems she was taken away by a man. Do you know if she knows anyone in Khorat?"

Upon hearing this, Nina Pierce was furious, "What do you mean you only found Laura’s phone? Wasn’t she with you? How could she be taken by a man? If anything happens to Laura, I won’t let you get away with it!"

"Miss Pierce, please calm down. I’ve already called the police, and the local authorities will assist in the investigation. I need to go to the police station, and I’m very anxious too. Please wait for updates patiently, okay? Or if you can remember anything relevant, please let me know as soon as possible. It will help in finding Miss Quincy."

Nina Pierce was still fuming after hearing this, but the incident had already happened, and being angry wouldn’t help. She could only say, "I will follow up on this matter thoroughly. My friend’s safety cannot be taken lightly!"

"Rest assured, Miss Pierce, I will do everything in my power to find Miss Quincy."

"Tell me the detailed sequence of events."

"Well, at that time, I was with Miss Quincy..."

After hanging up, Nina Pierce’s emotions were still turbulent; her greatest fear had come true, and she couldn’t imagine the outcome if Laura wasn’t found...

Originally, she thought this trip was a lucky break from heaven, but on the day before returning home, such misfortune struck.

This night, she was destined to be sleepless.

After Jason Hawthorne brought Laura Quincy back to the room, he told her to shower first to relieve the inner heat only by cooling down...