Chapter 205 Missing Person Notice (XIV)
Xu Lin was walking ahead, seemingly unaware that there was a ghost following her. However, her mental state was not very good, with dark circles under her eyes, her body was swaying, and her steps were unsteady, as if she would fall to the ground in the next second.
The woman in the black dress knew that it must be the little ghost who influenced Xu Lin, but even if the little ghost didn't say it, she was too lazy to remind him. After all, she was not a human being, let alone being a good person.
But hearing that Qiao Yuan and the others seemed to be looking for Xu Lin, the woman in the black dress guessed that Qiao Yuan and the others might have a good relationship with them, so she concealed the last sentence and said that she was weak at the time and had no strength, so she failed to remind Xu Lin in time. After that, she hardly met the other party.
As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Yuan nervously.
She had seen countless people, and Qiao Yuan's appearance and behavior made him the most harmless person in her eyes. Because of this, she didn't pay much attention to him at first, until Qiao Yuan raised the picture frame.
Qiao Yuan naturally noticed that there were some lies in the words of the woman in the black dress, but they were all minor details, so Qiao Yuan didn't care much about it. He just thought about the little ghost that the woman in the black dress had just mentioned.
It seems that Xu Lin's mental state is getting worse and worse because of the influence of this little ghost, and it is very likely that this little ghost took Xu Lin away.
But unfortunately, the woman in the black dress didn't know the identity of the little ghost.
Qiao Yuan thought about it and asked one last question: "Have you seen that ghost again?"
Woman in black dress: “No.”
"I usually leave the room only when I have no other choice..."
She is a homebody.
After Qiao Yuan got the information he wanted, he happily let go of the picture frame.
The woman's face lit up with joy, but she thought to herself that Qiao Yuan was still too naive. She probably only heard people say "don't believe ghosts", but didn't realize that ghosts aren't the only ones who lie in this world.
She had never intended to let Qiao Yuan and the others go, not to mention that they dared to threaten her. She had already thought about how to torture Qiao Yuan.
But before the woman could do anything, she was surrounded by an even thicker smell of smoke.
woman:???
What is going on? !
Her eyes fell directly on Qiao Yuan who was standing beside her, and she noticed that he had even thrown down the lighter. Without Qiao Yuan's control, the lighter directly ignited the painting.
The woman felt the pain as her real body was burned. The flames from her black skirt spread directly throughout her body, quickly surrounding her completely.
In the blazing flames, the woman's face, twisted with pain, became blurred. Only her voice, distorted by excessive anger, was still clear: "You...you don't keep your word..."
Qiao was willing to clear his name: "No."
“I did let it go.”
But at that time she didn't tell the other party which one to let go, so Qiao Yuan felt that she did not break the agreement.
The woman also thought of this, her pupils trembled violently, and the expression on her face finally froze at that moment with a complicated look.
As the woman was completely engulfed by the fire and turned into ashes, the room where Qiao Yuan and the others were standing also changed its appearance.
It was as if the cloth covering the room was completely torn off, revealing a twin-bed room in front of Qiao Yuan and the others. Although the room looked a bit messy, there was no luggage. It seemed that the people who lived in it had already left, but the cleaning staff had not had time to clean the room yet.
This is the real Room 303.
At Qiao Yuan's feet lay a burnt picture frame, and it was impossible to tell what the original painting looked like.
"Is that woman completely dead?" Andre asked.
I don’t know if it’s because of the repeated mockery from the woman before, but as he spoke, he looked around the room, obviously looking for any trace of the other party, fearing that the painting spirit would come back to life and come out from nowhere.
It wasn't until he saw Qiao Yuan nod that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon Andre's eyes stopped on Fei, who had his back to him and was bending down to pick up the dagger and lighter thrown on the ground by the woman.
It was the first time he noticed Fei's back. After all, when they were still on good terms in the past, they always walked side by side.
Andre hesitated for a moment and called Fei's name, but Fei did not turn his head like before.
Qiao Yuan and Fei walked together, while Andre held the unconscious Aning, and the four of them quickly left the room.
Aning was still in a coma, and judging from the finger marks still clearly visible on her neck, she would be unconscious for a while. But Andre knew that he couldn't hold her forever, so he decided to find Manager Tang first, make up an excuse to ask for a few hours of leave, and take Aning to find Yan Shen, at least that would be safer.
However, Qiao Yuan and Fei did not want to waste time waiting, so the four of them separated temporarily.
After Andre took Aning away, Fei handed the dagger and lighter he had just picked up back to Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan didn't want any: "It's okay, you can take it, I still have a lot."
This folding dagger was taken from another room when she entered it before, and the lighter was taken from Brother Lou. After all, the other party had two lighters, so she took one and kept the other.
After hearing what Qiao Yuan said, Fei put away the dagger and lighter.
Qiao Yuan seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile: "We worked very well together just now."
If it weren't for Fei, she would have to waste more time thinking of new ways and wouldn't have been able to escape so quickly. Most importantly, Fei's acting skills were really good and he successfully lured the painting spirit away.
Hearing Qiao Yuan's praise again, Fei's cheeks were not completely red like before, but they were flushed again.
Her hands at her sides trembled slightly.
At that time, she was very close to the black skirt painting spirit and almost lost her life in the next second. This was the first time Fei was so close to death. Although it had been a while, she still recalled the scene from time to time in her mind.
But along with the fear came the excitement.
Her and Qiao Yuan's plan was successful.
When she first entered the dungeon, although she knew that the environment in the dungeon was very dangerous, she would still subconsciously be distracted when facing Andre and Aning. After all, the two were the people she had been closest to, but she didn't expect that they would team up to betray her.
She also thought about how to get Andre back, after all, she was the one who was actually engaged to Andre and the one who spent the longest time with him. In the first few nights after entering the dungeon, when resting, Fei often recalled every little bit of her time with him.
Fei still remembers the first time she rode a horse as a child. Her parents were all around her brother, and no one noticed that she fell off the horse. She thought she would fall heavily to the ground, and she subconsciously closed her eyes, but the expected pain did not come, and she fell into a warm embrace instead.
She opened her eyes in confusion and saw Andre, who was cushioning her. This was the first time they met. He was about the same age as her, but he had long arms and legs, just enough to protect her completely.
At that time, they didn't know each other's identity until their parents came over, and then they found out that the other was their childhood sweetheart.
However, Fei and Andre were too young at that time, so although they knew the word, they did not have any specific concept of it, but their relationship became closer and closer.
She and Andre once secretly went out to sea on a sailboat for an adventure. The weather was bad that day and the waves were surging, but Andre always held the reins tightly and controlled the boat to not capsize until they finally waited for the rescue of other members of the royal family; Andre was the first to tell her not to treat her followers as servants, but as friends.
When Fei found out that he and Aning were together, Andre's first reaction was to protect Aning. He said that he wanted to break off the engagement with Fei and was willing to take responsibility for it.
It was only until today that Fei realized the other party's hypocrisy——
Andre kept saying that he liked Aning, but even though he could save her by just kneeling down, he was hesitant to do so.
Fei's eyes fell on Andre's struggling face, knowing that he was fighting against his dignity. The man who once shouted that he could give up everything for his lover, now hesitated for his own self-esteem in the face of his lover's life and death.
The other person's face became blurred in Fei's eyes, and she finally realized that the boy in her memory had changed beyond recognition.
But after discovering this, Fei had no time to feel disappointed or sad. After all, the most important thing at the moment was their situation, and they were not out of danger yet.
Not until the plan succeeded did her tense nerves finally relax a little.
After coming to his senses, Fei heard Qiao Yuan's praise .
The royal family had previously designated her half-brother as the heir, who had been trained as the heir to the royal family since childhood and devoted all his efforts to it. Her half-brother did not disappoint the royal family and was a successor that almost everyone in the royal family was satisfied with. However, an accident happened and her half-brother died, leaving her as the only heir to the royal family.
Because she had never received any education in this area before, she had to start from scratch. Although others were also concerned about her mood, she would sometimes meet their disappointed eyes when she looked up. She also happened to hear some ministers discussing privately, comparing her with her elder brother, and then said with a regretful tone that it would be better if her elder brother had not died. Although Fei was lucky, he lacked ability.
Even though she told herself not to take these words to heart, Fei was still more or less affected by them. Because of her busy schedule, she and Andre became increasingly distant. And she didn't have any real friends around her, so she could only bury everything in her heart and became more and more silent.
Even now, before she speaks, she always thinks over and over again whether what she says is correct.
But this time she met Qiao Yuan in the copy.
Qiao Yuan was not yet known to the world, so Fei had no impression of Qiao Yuan at the beginning. It was only because Aning stayed with Chen Siyu that she became close to Qiao Yuan.
Although they had only been together for a short time, Fei had a good impression of Qiao Yuan these days. The other party was quick-witted and always liked to affirm and praise her. Because of her experience in the real world, Fei was also particularly sensitive to other people's eyes. She had also been able to see from the attitudes of Brother Lou and Chen Siyu that novices were not welcome in the dungeon, but were more like a burden. However, Qiao Yuan never showed a look of disdain.
Fei's thoughts were in a tizzy for a moment.
Because she was not used to the other party's compliments and didn't know what to say, she always remained silent at the beginning.
But this time Fei chose to speak out: "Thank you."
"But the most important thing is you..."
Qiao Yuan: "No, it was you who found the clues and lured the painting spirit away this time."
Fei pursed her lips and prepared to speak out a thought that had been in her mind for a while. However, before she could speak, Qiao Yuan reached into her pocket and took out her cell phone, interrupting her.
Qiao Yuan just felt his cell phone vibrate and quickly realized that there was a message.
It turned out to be true, the private detective finally sent the news.
Private Detective: [Why are you and another person asking about this? I really don’t know anything about this. Her family has never mentioned it.]
I asked her family.
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Another person?
Qiao Yuan guessed it was Yan Shen, it seemed that the progress of the two was similar.
The private detective quickly sent a screenshot of a chat, which appeared to be with Xu Lin's family.
When hearing the private detective's questioning, Xu Lin's family members avoided the question, saying that it was absurd and had nothing to do with Xu Lin's disappearance, and then angrily asked the private detective if there was any progress. They spent so much money to hire a private detective, not to let the other party waste time chatting.
The private detective was also very tough. He saw that the family was hiding something, so he directly stated that the process of finding Xu Lin had made progress. If the family did not tell the truth, he would deduct the expenses spent during this period and refund all other expenses. Xu Lin's family could use the money to find other private detectives.
Xu Lin's family didn't respond for a while, apparently thinking. But this private detective was already the best in the country, and they had no other choice, so they could only tell the truth.
They did live in this city with Xu Lin for a while, but they moved away when Xu Lin was four years old. The reason why they didn't tell the private detective was very simple -
They felt that it was too far away from the present. Even Xu Lin himself did not remember having lived in this city, so Xu Lin's family also felt that there was no need.
Wait, four years old...
Qiao Yuan noticed this age. She remembered that the child next to Xu Lin was also about three or four years old. Moreover, Xu Lin came to this city and checked into the hotel when the abnormality occurred. Qiao Yuan speculated that the child must be from this city.
In addition, the other party was sticking closely to Xu Lin, so she felt that the man and the ghost should know each other.
Or we knew each other before.
Qiao Yuan thought about it and asked the private detective to ask Xu Lin's parents whether Xu Lin had any other good friends who had died over the years when he lived in this city as a child.
She always felt that Xu Lin's parents were hiding something.
The private detective was online at this time, so he quickly replied that the message had been passed on, and then forwarded the important information back a short while later.
