089 Haunted Hotel (Part I)
The news of the haunting of the Chongshang Hotel came from a waiter.
It was about half past six o'clock this afternoon, and Aunt Li, who was in charge of cleaning the corridor of the guest room, pushed a cleaning cart out of the elevator. As originally assigned, she was responsible for the sanitation of the corridors on the fourteenth to eighteenth floors.
In the eyes of other employees, Aunt Li is a very responsible person.
She usually conducts a second inspection and cleaning of the management area an hour and a half before leaving work, which is considered a diet exercise after dinner. Colleagues who will come to take over the night shift can also be more relaxed when they are on the night shift.
Everything was going well ahead, but just when Aunt Li pushed the cart into the fire escape for a routine inspection, something strange happened.
She saw a woman coming up from the fire escape.
Why do you have to go upstairs from the fire escape if you don't have a good elevator?
This woman's unusual performance made Aunt Li, who had a strong sense of responsibility, alert.
"Girl, if you want to go upstairs, you can take the elevator. Aunt Li kindly reminded.
The woman ignored her, but kept looking down and muttering, "No, no, no." So he went up the stairs to the fifteenth floor.
Aunt Li hurriedly put down the work in her hand and notified the floor manager of the abnormal situation she saw on the walkie-talkie.
The floor manager heard that there was a female nerve in the hotel, so she hurriedly chased after Aunt Li along the fire escape.
That's when something strange happened.
Obviously, I heard the woman's voice always in front, but they just couldn't catch up with each other.
When the two chased them all the way to the eighteenth floor, they finally saw the figure of the woman. Because of this glance, they were almost half scared to deathβthe woman who muttered "no, no" stepped on the air and walked up the stairs and swayed into the ceiling of the eighteenth floor.
After receiving the report that the hotel was haunted, Xiao Yingxue only felt a little ridiculous: How could a good hotel be haunted? But when she heard that two employees were so frightened that they almost went to the hospital, she didn't bother to go home for dinner, so she hurriedly took people straight to the hotel.
She led people along the route taken by Aunt Li, up and down three times, but she never had a clue.
One thing is for sure, though, that woman does exist.
At 6:15:42 p.m., the hotel surveillance captured a suspicious woman walking directly through the hotel gate. Judging from the content of the video, she did not go to the front desk to register, but went straight to the fire escape.
Because there are no cameras installed in the fire escape, it is impossible to observe her movements inside the fire escape.
However, the eyewitness Aunt Li identified it and confirmed that she met the same person in the fire escape.
"How's the situation with those two employees?" Hearing this, Gu Jiangxian asked in a low voice.
Xiao Yingxue explained in a relaxed tone: "They were a little frightened, and their spirits were a little sluggish. So I let each of them drink a cup of ginseng fruit tea, and let them listen to a requiem mantra. Get a good night's sleep tonight and you'll be back tomorrow. β
"It's just that the woman who suddenly disappeared, I still don't have a clue at the moment. β
Listening to Xiao Yingxue's retelling, Gu Meng cheered for fear that the world would not be chaotic: "What an exciting ghost story, it's finally Mengmeng's turn to show her skills again." Auntie, don't worry, the haunted incident of Chongshang Hotel will be solved by Detective Mengmeng. I've watched more than 1,000 episodes of Conan's Detective Moe. β
Gu Jiangxian was not worried that Sister Yi was investigating the supernatural incident alone, and hurried over after getting the news.
Gu Fan was also not worried about the woman facing the supernatural event alone, so she followed in the footsteps of Gu Jiangxian.
As for Gu Meng, she is her father's little tail.
Wherever Daddy goes, she will unswervingly follow him.
followed her parents to the scene of the supernatural incident, the little girl did not have any stage fright, and her little face was full of excitement.
Her daughter's disturbance gave Gu Jiangshuang a headache, and she glanced at Gu Fan with a slight reproach: "How can you bring Mengmeng over in this kind of place at this time?"
"Mom, don't worry. The little girl held her head high and said, "No matter what trouble you encounter, Mengmeng can take care of herself." With dad protection, it won't add to the burden on you. β
Sure enough, it was her mother's good daughter, Gu Fan suddenly felt speechless and choked: "Could it be that your so-called plan to take care of yourself is to close your eyes and then shout at Dad for help?"
"That's a must. Gu Meng's tone became more proud: "Mengmeng's father is good at subduing demons and eliminating demons, feng shui, divination, and destroying the world." Proficient in nuclear warhead upgrades, second-hand Star Destroyer refurbishment, overhaul of Iron Man, and dismantling Gundam with bare hands. β
Gu Fan couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh, it's amazing." You've seen through all of my skills. As Daddy's daughter, how much did you learn from Daddy?"
"Meng Meng will shout at Dad for help in the languages of seven or eight countries. The little girl is well versed in the way of life of "being thick-skinned and eating enough", "Dad's sword is a cute sword." Dad's strength is Mengmeng's ability. Meng Meng has zero capital except for ability. β
"Alright, you two living treasures, don't make trouble. Gu Jiangxian said helplessly, "Hurry up and get down to business." β
As soon as her mother said it, the little girl immediately changed her painting style: "Since my mother asked sincerely." That Meng Meng was merciful and said the first article of the code of famous detectives. β
"In the case of disappearances, nothing is more important than time. The golden rescue period for missing persons is 24 hours, after which the survival rate will be reduced to less than 10%. β
"Huh?" Gu Fan was surprised and said, "Girl, your professionalism has surprised Dad." Where did you see that?"
Gu Meng turned his head arrogantly: "Dad, you are wasting Mengmeng's golden time, every minute is precious now." The most important thing at the moment is to find the missing woman. β
"What if she's a ghost. Gu Fan deliberately raised the bar with his daughter, "After all, when she disappeared from the ceiling, there were still two witnesses present. Ordinary people can't do that. β
The little girl said vigorously: "The second article of the Code of Conduct for Famous Detectives, any inferences and conclusions are summarized on the basis of the experience of predecessors. If the reasoning process encounters obstacles, the clues must exist in blind spots outside the empirical base. β
"You're saying it well, but it doesn't make sense. Gu Fan knew that her daughter had watched a lot of TV and movies, and it was not unusual for her to be able to come up with a bunch of seemingly useful theories.
After finishing the daily routine of raising the bar and arguing with his daughter, Gu Fan stretched his waist with his ten fingers: "Bring me the video footage." I'm going to see what kind of ghost can be captured on video? Are you sure an old man in his fifties won't look away?"
"The video is here," Xiao Yingxue clicked on the laptop computer on the table and turned the screen to Gu Fan: "Aunt Li said that that woman's dress is very distinctive, and she will never forget it if she sees it once." β
Gu Meng poked her head out from behind her father curiously: "Let Mengmeng also refer to it, what does the hotel ghost in your mouth look like?" Dad, don't use fast forward, this will miss important clues." β
"You've got a lot going on, well, the target has appeared. Gu Fan knocked on it casually and zoomed in on the video freeze frame to the full screen.
When the two of them saw the appearance of the woman on the screen, the father and daughter gasped almost at the same time: "How could it be her?"