Chapter 153 Hotel Copy (XI)

Occasionally, heads of other departments in the hotel would come to the restaurant to do business, and the supervisor's attitude towards them was obviously different from that towards the heads of his own department. Towards other leaders, the supervisor's expression at least showed a little respect, but towards the heads of his own department, his eyes looked as if he was looking at his own dog that had gone mad and bit its owner.

The supervisor's problem might be bigger than they thought, but this did not affect their original plan. They just had to be careful when facing the foreman, as this NPC was more troublesome than it seemed.

Ning Hanqi nagged several times. She knew that Xia Yingnuan wanted to borrow the knife to kill the ghost, but the blade of the knife was too sharp and she was afraid that Xia Yingnuan would accidentally cut her hand.

"The foreman is a smart guy. He knows what is best for him. Okay, okay, I will be careful and won't give it a chance to hurt me. Don't worry." Xia Yingnuan promised herself to be careful.

Even an ant bite would be very painful, not to mention there was a fragile human being next to her, so she dared not be careless.

The dinner ended without any problems within the time set by the butler.

Liang Yugang took a big gulp of red wine and suddenly met Xia Yingnuan's questioning gaze.

The red wine, which he hadn't had time to swallow, soaked his collar due to his violent coughing. He looked at Xia Yingnuan in embarrassment and shock.

Xia Yingnuan had just discovered that not all players at the long table had such a strong reaction to eating meat like the man with dark circles under his eyes.

Excluding the possibility of a game gathering players with such strong tastes at the same time, the most likely scenario is that players have ways to deal with this rule.

The man with dark circles under his eyes obviously doesn't have this solution. He will definitely trigger some rules or punishment because he has eaten dinner.

So for him, the best solution now is definitely to find someone to take the blame for him.

So it wasn't difficult to guess that the sudden curiosity I felt was his doing.

The other party's reaction had already given Xia Yingnuan the answer.

"Well, thank you for your answer, and thanks for the props."

Otherwise, the skill task would not be unlocked so quickly.

Although the mission is risky, it is a good opportunity for Xia Yingnuan, who has nothing, to get something for nothing.

She raised her lips, but there was not much of a smile on her face.

Soon, the man with dark circles under his eyes brought the woman beside him, glared at Xia Yingnuan fiercely, and went upstairs.

Following them was the man with a crew cut sitting farthest away.

As if she was worried that Xia Yingnuan wouldn't believe her, she explained, "I have no ill intentions. It's just that the difficulty of this dungeon is not high. As long as everyone doesn't deliberately frame us, everyone can get out safely."

Her face was a little pale, as if she remembered something bad.

The male player next to her patted her shoulder.

"Thank you for your reminder. I will be careful at night. Just call me A-Xia."

Xia Yingnuan thanked them politely. She could see that the two men had no ill intentions, but after all, she didn't know much about this game, so she didn't reveal her real name.

He didn't even follow up on the other party's questions and reveal his identity as a new player.

"I'm Li Shuai, and she's Xiaoxue. We're not particularly skilled players, so we can't help you much, but if you need anything, you can always come find us."

It might be because of Xia Yingnuan’s previous series of reactions at the dinner table that the two of them not only did not doubt her identity as a new player, but instead regarded her as an experienced old player.

Xia Yingnuan did not explain. After the two said good night to each other, Li Shuai took Xiaoxue upstairs.

[Ding, congratulations to the new player for unlocking the skill mission——]

Just now, the system was busy watching the fun. After all, it didn't expect that Xia Yingnuan could guess so much just through a slight change in curiosity.

Now that the excitement was over, it remembered its own serious business.

[New player skill task - stealing midnight snacks

Mission Description: You, a well-behaved person, were prepared to follow the housekeeper's instructions and rest in your room. But as the clock struck midnight, you smelled a strange aroma coming from the kitchen. Suddenly, an indescribable curiosity ignited, and you decided to go to the kitchen alone to steal a midnight snack.

Completing this mission unlocks the player skill.

The mission has begun, I wish you good luck. 】

When the cold notification sound ended, Xia Yingnuan's mouth twitched unconsciously.

Did you have anything to do with eating tonight?

He glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was still some time before midnight.

She had no intention of going back to her room and waiting for midnight.

After all, the distance between the dining room and the kitchen is much closer than the bedroom. The task requires going to the kitchen alone. The distance from the bedroom is not short. Who knows what kind of ghost things will appear on the road.

She did not forget the black air that overflowed from the edge of the carpet.

However, sitting and waiting for death was not Xia Yingnuan's favorite battle plan, especially -

She leaned against the chair, turned her body sideways, and looked at the half-open kitchen not far away.

Rhythmic knocking sounds came from inside, again and again, and were particularly obvious in the empty restaurant.

Xia Yingnuan didn't know what she was thinking. She reached out and picked up the red wine on the table that she hadn't touched all night, and shook the glass.

After pouring all the red wine into the cups and plates next to him that had not been cleared away, he carried the empty wine glass and walked barefoot to the kitchen.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect or a deliberate setting of the game.

Unlike the bright restaurant, the candlelight becomes dimmer as you get closer to the kitchen.

Xia Yingnuan saw her shadow on the ground gradually blurring, but the noise coming from the kitchen became more and more obvious.

Unlike the rhythmic knocking sound just now, after getting closer, Xia Yingnuan could tell that the sound was more like someone chopping something with an axe.

The axe fell again and again. It was obvious that the thing was not easy to chop. When it rubbed against the axe, there was a sticky feeling, which made the rhythmic sound pause for one or two seconds and then repeat.

The kitchen had no door, but was blocked by a piece of dark red silk.

The silk was quite long, with the lower half hanging on the ground. The end seemed to be stained with water. Under the dim candlelight, it looked like dark red bloodstains, and there was a faint fishy smell.

Xia Yingnuan stood at the door and did not rush in. She held her breath, lifted the thick silk with one finger, and observed the environment inside.

The kitchen space is not very big. There is a large cabinet on the side of the wall. Some red wine is placed on the top layer, various tableware are placed below, and there are some ingredients on the table.

In the center is a stove with a copper pot hanging in the middle of the stove.

The matches crackled and the copper pot bubbled with steam.

Even from such a distance, Xia Yingnuan could already smell the same fishy smell as the venison on the table.

But dinner is over, why does the chef seem to be still cooking?

Who is this meal for?

Could it be my midnight snack?

Thinking of this, Xia Yingnuan curled her lips in disgust, and then her mouth suddenly froze, as if she realized something was wrong.

The sound of the axe chopping things had stopped at some point.

When Xia Yingnuan thought of this, she suddenly felt that the firelight in front of her eyes was blocked by something. When she looked up again, she met the chef's lifeless eyes.

Obviously, when he walked in the restaurant, he made so much noise, but he moved in front of him silently, looking at him as if he were looking at a piece of dead meat, especially -

Xia Yingnuan didn't turn her head, but just glanced at the other person's right hand with the corner of her eye, and saw an axe in it.

Non-lethal liquid was still dripping from the end of the axe, leaving a dark red trail on the ground.

"What are you doing here?"

The chef asked the question expressionlessly, like a programmed machine.

It seemed that in the next second, if Xia Yingnuan couldn't give a legitimate reason, he would pick up the axe and chop it down on Xia Yingnuan's head.

Xia Yingnuan could feel her heartbeat quickening a little faster than usual, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

But she did not run away the moment she was discovered. Instead, she held the wine glass and calmed herself down.

"I've finished my red wine and would like another glass, please."

She handed her red wine glass to the chef, and when she spoke again, her voice was exactly the same as when she was sitting in the main seat and instructing the butler to change her steak.

It seemed as if she was not there to peep, but really just to ask for a glass of red wine. Her tone was natural and her movements were smooth.

The chef didn't answer immediately, but kept staring at Xia Yingnuan.

It seemed as if he wanted to find some flaws from the other person's face or body language, but Xia Yingnuan's mental quality has always been good. Facing the chef's suspicion, she behaved very frankly.

Finally, the chef's lifeless gaze finally relaxed for a moment.

"The kitchen is a bit messy, Miss, please don't barge in. I'll go get you some wine."

The chef took the wine glass from Xia Yingnuan's hand, gave her some instructions, and then turned to the cupboard to pour wine for her.

As his address to Xia Yingnuan became less rude than before, his movements returned to their previous clumsy state.

Xia Yingnuan knew that this trick should work, so when the other person turned around, she took the opportunity to look at the kitchen that she had not finished looking at.

I found that on the left side of the kitchen, in the corner of the wall not far from the stove, there was a neatly stacked pile of firewood.

However, there was a dark red mark on a small area in front of the firewood.

It can be seen that the chef was chopping something here just now.

The distance was quite far and the kitchen was very dark, so Xia Yingnuan had to squint her eyes and search the firewood pile again.

Then she saw a small piece of white bone-like thing hidden behind the firewood. There seemed to be a bunch of blood and something stuck on it. Before she could take a closer look, she saw something like half a piece of white bone-like thing hidden behind the firewood.

The chef had already poured the red wine and blocked his view again.

Use silent gestures to indicate that you should leave.

Xia Yingnuan took the wine glass, put down the silk, turned and walked towards the restaurant.

The sound of chopping something came from the kitchen behind her again. Now Xia Yingnuan was sure that the chef was not chopping firewood. The sound was more like chopping bones, especially the bones with flesh and blood still stuck on them.

"Miss, it's time to rest. I'll take you back to your room."

Before Xia Yingnuan could walk to the main seat at the dining table, the butler who had disappeared silently just now reappeared in front of her.

As he spoke, he had already skillfully picked up Xia Yingnuan and carried her sideways again, not giving her any chance to refuse.

Xia Yingnuan realized that the game didn't want her to find loopholes, and the starting point of the skill task must be her bedroom, so she stopped struggling.

I just held the wine glass in my hand a little more firmly.

However, she always felt that the butler was a little too skilled in holding her.

The butler followed Xia Yingnuan's gaze and saw the wine glass in her hand, and a certain expression seemed to appear on his face.

But because the mask blocked her face, Xia Yingnuan discovered that her eyes were not as cold as before, and even revealed a hint of doubt.

"I don't sleep well, so drinking some red wine before bed helps me sleep."

This glass of wine will be useful if kept, Xia Yingnuan made up a reason.

The butler nodded, withdrew his gaze, and did not pursue the matter further.

The way back to her bedroom was not far, but the housekeeper walked very steadily. Xia Yingnuan leaned in his arms with peace of mind, observing the other person closely.

Although she was not heavy and the housekeeper looked very slender, her breathing did not become heavier at all while going upstairs, and even the red wine in Xia Yingnuan's hand did not ripple.

Even when she was put back on the bed where she woke up, Xia Yingnuan was still considering how to speak without being noticeable.

But the housekeeper knelt down on one knee at the head of the bed, held Xia Yingnuan's ankle, and took out a plain handkerchief from his pocket, apparently wanting to wipe his feet.

Slightly cool fingers pressed against my ankle.

Xia Yingnuan couldn't help but tremble slightly, and then she quickly tried to retract her legs.

Before, Xia Yingnuan only regarded the butler as an NPC in the game who acted according to instructions, like a robot without a soul.

Being carried by the other person can, on the one hand, save her limited physical strength, and on the other hand, it is in line with the character of the eldest lady she plays.

But the other party's current autonomous and more intimate behavior made Xia Yingnuan unable to just regard her as an NPC who acted according to instructions. She was not used to anyone other than that person having such intimate behavior towards her.

But the hand holding her ankle suddenly increased its strength, "Don't move, it's dirty."

The housekeeper was very tall. When she knelt on one knee, she was almost as tall as Xia Yingnuan who was sitting on the bed. She spoke in a rare firmer tone, but she never looked up, as if wiping Xia Yingnuan's feet was a very important matter.

The familiar tone made Xia Yingnuan startled.

The butler's movements were very gentle, as if he was holding some rare treasure.

"I'll have the maid prepare your shoes tomorrow morning. Go to bed early tonight and don't go out casually. If you need anything, you can find me in the room on the easternmost side of the third floor."

As she spoke, she had already loosened Xia Yingnuan's ankles, and her eyes lightly passed over the glass of red wine that she placed on the bedside.

Before Xia Yingnuan could come to her senses, her voice seemed to have returned to that androgynous tone.

Xia Yingnuan was startled and forced herself to stop thinking about it and focus on the skill task at midnight.

Although it was unclear whether the housekeeper's last words were hinting at something, Xia Yingnuan had already gotten the information she wanted without even asking.

Peace returned to the castle.

As twelve o'clock got closer, the candlelight in the room became dimmer. The more places the light could not reach, the more ferocious the black air oozing out of the carpet became.

Taking advantage of the increasing shadows in the room, they gradually climbed onto the bed curtains, as if testing Xia Yingnuan's bottom line bit by bit, but they did not notice the confidence in her eyes.

When a wisp of black air found the right opportunity and poked its head out from over the bed curtain, just as it was about to take further action, it found that the person who had been sitting at the head of the bed hooked his finger at it.

Then, the black air rolled uncontrollably towards Xia Yingnuan's fingers. The strands of black air disappeared immediately after touching the slender fingers, as if they were absorbed by the other party.

"It's hard to say. I think it's 50% at most." Ning Hanqi's expectations were actually lower. The player at the front desk did not find the NPC among the guests who checked out today. Although there might be omissions, she felt more and more that the feasibility of this matter was relatively low.

"Let's wait and see the results tomorrow. Anything we say now is just speculation."

"That's right..." Jiang Man chewed on the cold steamed bun and could only suppress the anxiety in his heart.

Last night, the players' group was buzzing with activity, and the noise of sending messages never stopped.

As the clock hands gradually slid towards 10:30, Sun Peng's extremely anxious voice suddenly jumped out in the group.