Chapter 244 Lucky Star (V)
Qiao Yuan: "I noticed that Mr. Zhou didn't look very well at the time. Was it because he was too busy at work and didn't get enough rest?"
"Has he ever been unwell before?"
Because he had unknowingly become closer to Qiao Yuan, Xiao Wu did not doubt Qiao Yuan's question, and said while recalling, "No, the album is almost ready, so he is not very busy."
"Because he didn't make any announcements, we didn't see each other much these days. We usually chatted on WeChat. Today, because he had to attend a dinner, this was the first time we met in these days. I also noticed that he didn't look well, as if he didn't get enough rest. But when I asked him, he just said that it was caused by staying up late..."
Speaking of abnormalities, Xiao Wu remembered that Zhou Ning had spoken very little today, and his reactions were also very slow. However, considering Zhou Ning's expression, Xiao Wu thought it was just a side effect of staying up late.
He paused, as if he had thought of something , but his expression was hesitant.
Qiao Yuan also realized that Xiao Wu was hesitant to speak, and hurriedly asked. After Qiao Yuan's repeated questioning, Xiao Wu said with difficulty: "I... I remember what Zhou Ning said, but I don't know if I heard it wrongly."
Because he was worried about Zhou Ning's health, Xiao Wu couldn't help but say a few more words about the disadvantages of staying up late, asking him to take care of his health. But he didn't know which sentence touched Zhou Ning's anger point, and he suddenly said something as if he was talking to himself.
Xiao Wu was still talking at the time, so he only vaguely heard what the other party said, "You're almost dead, and you still care about your health." He asked again, but Zhou Ning didn't continue.
Because he was not sure whether he heard it correctly, and he felt that this sentence was useless, Xiao Wu thought about whether to tell Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan: "Did he say this in the morning or in the afternoon?"
Xiao Wu: “In the morning.”
"He felt much better when he came to the hotel in the afternoon."
Xiao Wu also added that when he met Zhou Ning, the other party's face looked even worse. It was not until the afternoon that he felt much better. Although he was still tired, at least he could meet people.
Qiao Yuan's eyes flashed, and he realized that the change in Zhou Ning's attitude was related to the hotel.
Xiao Wu had already opened up his mouth as he spoke. After a quick look around and finding that there was no one else around except him and Qiao Yuan, he whispered, "Actually, I think Zhou Ning's death might be related to that manager..."
Luding had guessed this before, but it was just a blind guess. Xiao Wu didn't hear what Luding said at that time, so he could rule out the possibility that he was influenced by the other party.
The other party had obviously been holding this matter in his heart for quite some time, so this time Xiao Wu didn't wait for Qiao Yuan to continue asking, and he spoke out: "When Zhou Ning and I entered the hotel before, we met the manager. Zhou Ning called out his name directly, and when we met the manager, he asked me to go upstairs first and he would come up later. But later when I asked Zhou Ning, he said he didn't know him."
"Zhou Ning's ear was bleeding, and it was the manager who rushed over. When they were bandaging him, I wanted to follow him in, but the manager didn't allow me to..."
Xiao Wu had only guessed about this matter before, but after he spoke out, he felt that it made sense. In addition, the manager had disappeared, so he almost believed that the other party was the suspect.
After listening to Xiao Wu's narration, Qiao Yuan also felt that Zhou Ning knew the manager.
She didn't have any impression of the manager. After all, when Qiao Yuan entered the venue, the waiter standing outside the banquet hall was a hotel waiter. However, from other people's descriptions, it can be seen that the manager's behavior was normal.
It just looked like this wasn't Zhou Ning's previous friend, but more like someone he had known recently. Or maybe the manager wasn't a friend at all, but a teammate of Zhou Ning's on the same mission.
If this guess is true, Qiao Yuan can also understand Zhou Ning's transformation in the hotel.
The manager should be an experienced player, and was involved in the same mission as Zhou Ning. Judging from Zhou Ning's previous trepidation, their previous mission was hindered, so Zhou Ning was very nervous, and it even directly affected his daily life.
It was not until he saw the manager in the hotel and learned from him important information that might be related to the mission or something that might be beneficial to him that Zhou Ning's performance became better than before.
However, judging from Zhou Ning's death, no matter what information the manager shared, it seemed to be in the wrong direction.
After sorting out the clues obtained so far, Qiao Yuan quickly realized that the most important task at hand was to find the manager.
The other party should still be in the hotel.
But not to mention that Sister Jiang and the assistant were by her side, it was impossible for her to get away from them for a long time and look for her in other places in the hotel at this time. Moreover, going out alone would mean that she would be left alone.
Qiao Yuan was already deeply aware that he was unlucky now, and he could also imagine that if he was left alone, he would most likely be targeted by ghosts.
Just as Qiao Yuan was thinking about what to do, he heard a knock on the door.
Because Zhou Ning's body was outside the banquet hall, and they didn't know other details of the hotel, the artists who were close to the door chose to close the door, and even locked it with the help of the staff.
The sudden knock on the door brought the atmosphere into a brief silence, and it was an artist near the door who took the lead in asking who was outside.
The man's voice soon rang out: "My name is Xiong Yingshan, and I'm the manager of the hotel."
Xiao Wu also heard the voice and became excited instantly: "This voice, he...he is the manager..."
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Qiao Yuan's attention instantly shifted to the door.
After hearing that it was the hotel manager, some artists subconsciously opened the door, and then a figure walked in.
He was a man who looked to be in his thirties, with his hair combed back. Although he was wearing a suit, he did not want to appear too serious, but rather showed a bit of affinity. At first glance, he did look like a reliable person.
The manager's appearance also attracted a lot of people's attention.
Among them, there are people like Qiao Yuan, who had never seen the manager before, but knew his identity after hearing his self-introduction.
The boss walked straight towards the manager, but before he could ask where the latter had gone, the manager's voice had already rang out: "Mr. Zhou Ning is dead."
He used a declarative sentence, obviously seeing Zhou Ning's body at the door.
The boss frowned, thinking that Xiong Yingshan was speaking knowingly.
But he didn't expect Xiong Yingshan's next words to surprise him: "So we are in danger now."
"Danger?" Luding's voice rang out immediately. He still believed in his previous guess, so after seeing Xiong Yingshan appear, he still had a skeptical attitude: "You are the one in danger."
"You suddenly disappeared before, and now you appear again, and you are not surprised by Zhou Ning's death. Isn't that more suspicious?"
Qiao Yuan had to admit that although Lu Ding's guess was unreliable, his observation ability in some aspects was indeed very strong . It was just that the other party did not know how to hide his emotions. If it were someone with a bad temper or malicious intentions, he would have taken this opportunity to directly tear his face apart.
However, Xiong Yingshan in front of him did not belong to this group. Even after hearing Lu Ding's words, there was no fluctuation on his face.
Luding's words just hit the nail on the head in many people's minds, so there was a bit more vigilance in their eyes when they looked at Xiong Yingshan.
After all, the time when the other party disappeared was just too coincidental.
The boss pretended to stop Lu Ding, then turned to look at Xiong Yingshan: "Mr. Xiong, a lot of things did happen just now, so everyone is very emotional now."
"I'm also a little curious about where you went just now..."
Xiong Yingshan: “I encountered a ghost.”
Luding: "So it's... a ghost?!"
He was quick-witted and immediately took over the conversation after Xiong Yingshan finished speaking, but he realized the problem only after he repeated it subconsciously.
Wait, was Xiong Yingshan talking about ghosts just now?
