CHAPTER 167: CHAPTER 167: SHE’S CERTAIN—IT’S HAUNTED!

"Ah!!!!"

A scream within the hotel shattered the tranquil night.

The chief opened the door, got out of the car, and walked into the hotel, face filled with anger.

He wanted to see what sort of chaos was being caused by demons and monsters here!

Lin Xiaoyan remained in the car and did not get out.

Xiao Bo stayed in the car to protect Lin Xiaoyan.

She watched as the crowd watching the commotion on either side of the street was dispersed, and instantly the entire street became silent.

Before she knew it, Lin Xiaoyan fell asleep, dazed and confused.

When she was awakened, she found the sky outside was slightly brightening.

She glanced at her phone; it was already half past five.

"I slept the whole night!" Lin Xiaoyan was in disbelief.

She had actually fallen asleep!

Just in the car!

She hadn’t woken up midway.

She immediately looked around and found they were no longer at the hotel.

"Where is this?" Lin Xiaoyan asked, suddenly recalling Lu Lan.

"Where’s Sister Lan? How is she?"

"Don’t worry, Lu Lan is fine, but she’s still at the hotel right now."

Xiao Bo stretched his legs; sitting all night had made them a bit numb.

"This is the city’s Public Security Bureau. Come on, get out, stretch your body, and I’ll take you for breakfast in a bit."

"Okay."

Having just woken up, she didn’t feel anything at first, but when she moved her body, Lin Xiaoyan realized she had a stiff neck.

Lin Xiaoyan stiffly climbed out of the car, moved her neck slightly, unable to turn it to the right at all.

"The restroom is over there. Go if you’d like, I’ll wait for you here," Xiao Bo kindly pointed to the restroom in the Public Security Bureau’s courtyard.

Lin Xiaoyan went to the restroom and then returned to the car, still with a stiff neck.

After breakfast, neither of them knew where to go.

Lin Xiaoyan was left alone because Lu Lan and Xuan Shiyi were not there, and she couldn’t go back alone after coming out together initially.

Xiao Bo didn’t know whether to go back because no one had given him orders.

"Why don’t we..." Xiao Bo suggested, looking at Lin Xiaoyan, "go back to the hotel?"

"Okay." Lin Xiaoyan nodded, and her neck hurt; she clutched it while agreeing.

Just before reaching the hotel, they saw soldiers at the street intersection guarding it, preventing entry and exit.

Xiao Bo got out and spoke with the guards but returned to the car and drove in.

Along the way, Lin Xiaoyan noticed that the shop doors along both sides of the street were firmly shut.

The hotel area was guarded even more heavily.

"Are you getting out?"

When the car stopped on the roadside by the hotel, Xiao Bo prepared to get out and seek permission.

"Get out!"

Lin Xiaoyan opened the car door and looked at the sky, now brightening, with sunlight piercing the clouds and illuminating the city above.

"Ouch..."

Lin Xiaoyan clutched her neck, it really hurt!

"What’s wrong?" Xiao Bo asked as he saw Lin Xiaoyan clutching her neck.

"Nothing, just a stiff neck," Lin Xiaoyan said embarrassedly.

"Stiff neck? That’s easy to fix, I’ll give it a twist..."

At this point, Xiao Bo hesitated. Normally, they would help each other with a stiff neck, but this operation seemed inappropriate for girls.

"Ah, I’ll take you to see a doctor later."

Xiao Bo led Lin Xiaoyan into the hotel.

Upon entering the lobby, Lin Xiaoyan immediately saw Lu Lan comforting a child softly.

The chief was on the phone on the other side.

There was also a group of people crouching on the ground in disarray, heads down, not speaking.

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan come in, the chief, in the middle of a call, brightened and immediately waved her over.

Xiao Bo whispered upon seeing this, "The chief is calling you over."

"Okay"

Lin Xiaoyan walked over to the chief, and moments later, he hung up the phone and looked at Lin Xiaoyan.

"Xuan Er and the others lost contact."

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!

"Lu Lan said they entered the hotel at 4:07 PM yesterday. We also saw their check-in information on the hotel registration form."

The chief looked seriously at Lin Xiaoyan, "The registration shows they checked into Room 205, but when we checked Room 205, there was no information about them."

"We searched every room thoroughly but didn’t find the secret door you spoke of, nor..."

The chief didn’t finish, but Lin Xiaoyan understood his meaning.

Upon hearing the chief’s words, Lin Xiaoyan frowned deeply. It wasn’t possible; in the scene she "saw," Xiao Bo indeed found the operating room after entering the secret door...

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the chief, "Can I go take a look?"

The chief nodded, "You can."

Lu Lan handed the little girl to others and followed Lin Xiaoyan.

"Sister Lan"

Lu Lan attempted to smile but found she really couldn’t.

Everything she saw last night was still throbbing painfully in her heart.

Besides Lu Lan and Xiao Bo behind Lin Xiaoyan, the chief also went up.

The chief’s guards also joined them in the elevator.

Lin Xiaoyan recalled that she "saw" Xiao Bo’s room was 206 yesterday.

"Ding"

The elevator reached the second floor, and the group exited the elevator. Lin Xiaoyan sharply sensed a cold aura hitting her.

This cold air stopped Lin Xiaoyan in her tracks.

She stood at the elevator entrance, looking at the dim hallway, her scalp tingling, and the hair on her body stood on end.

"What’s wrong?" Lu Lan stood next to Lin Xiaoyan, glancing at the corridor, then at Lin Xiaoyan, motionless.

The chief stepped forward and looked at the hallway, frowning, "Weren’t there people stationed here? Where are they?"

The guard walked forward a bit and shouted loudly.

Yet, no one responded; this floor was silent and empty.

The guard cautiously returned to the chief’s side, "Report, didn’t see anyone, don’t know where they’ve gone."

Lin Xiaoyan quietly took a step back, nervously swallowing hard, her body unable to stop trembling.

"Perhaps...we should return..." Lin Xiaoyan suggested.

At this point, she’s certain, the place is haunted!!!

The chief noticed Lin Xiaoyan’s retreat, his heart sinking.

"Here..."

Lin Xiaoyan nodded slightly under duress.

The chief’s gaze flickered, his voice steady, "Let’s go downstairs."

However, when they reached the elevator, pressing the button for the first floor, the elevator didn’t move.

The doors remained open, not closing or descending.

"What’s going on?" Lu Lan prepared to go out and check.

Lin Xiaoyan quickly pulled her back, "Don’t...don’t go..."

The sound of gulping echoed in the elevator as Xiao Bo and the guard exchanged glances, recalling an incident from a few years ago.

The chief, with a calm expression, looked at Lin Xiaoyan, "Mr. Lin, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Xiaoyan:......

"I..." Lin Xiaoyan opened her mouth.

Suddenly, she remembered the talisman paper she carried in her backpack.

Last time, she bought ten amulets.

"Fortunately, I got the amulets from Xuan Wu last time, otherwise this time..."

Lin Xiaoyan took out the amulets and distributed one to each person.

There were five people, exactly five amulets.