Lu Yuan only wanted to use Zhu Jiayi's connections at the Lihao Hotel to find people, which is why he left the Zhu siblings in the office.
But unexpectedly.
Zhu Jiayi had actually seen this man in black before.
"Jiayi, where have you seen him before?" Lu Yuan asked impatiently.
“It was at our hotel!” Zhu Jiayi recalled earnestly, “This person was also dressed in all black at the time, although not as heavily covered up as tonight, but he was still wearing a mask, so when they changed into a trench coat, I didn’t recognize him!”
"Wearing a mask too? How did you recognize him?" Lu Yuan pressed.
“You need to do facial recognition to check into a hotel!” Zhu Jiayi said matter-of-factly. “This is the person named Zheng Ran who did the registration, but I don’t remember the other two.”
"This person moved in not long after the beast tide ended. I was quite curious at the time why he would choose this time to come to Yandu. In addition, his behavior was a bit strange, so I paid more attention to him."
"But according to the hotel staff, he usually leaves the hotel during the day and doesn't come back until night. They don't know what he does, but from his appearance, there's nothing strange about him."
Zhu Jiayi didn't know what Lu Yuan wanted to investigate, but seeing that he cared a lot about Zheng Ran's actions and other information, she told him everything she knew.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan fell into deep thought.
It seems that all the actions requiring information verification were handled by this man in black named Zheng Ran, while the other two remained hidden. If it weren't for the auction of the Dragon Soaring Technique tonight, Lu Yuan even suspected that the other two wouldn't have shown up.
But now that he's finally got this clue, he has to make the most of it.
"Jiayi, could you please book another room for me next to his?"
"Of course, no problem!" Zhu Jiayi nodded without hesitation. "Are you going now?"
"If possible, I want to do it as soon as possible," Lu Yuan said in a low voice.
He wasn't sure if the disappearance of the Wu family father and son was indeed related to these three men in black, but judging from the behavior of all the guests tonight, their actions were the most suspicious. Now that there was a clue, he wanted to speed up his actions.
After all, he still couldn't be sure of the exact situation of the Wu family father and son.
Seeing Lu Yuan's serious expression, Zhu Jiayi's expression also became serious.
"Okay! I'll go back to the hotel now to make arrangements so you can check in anytime!"
After saying that.
Zhu Jiayi then led Zhu Jiaxing to the Lihao Hotel first.
After the two left, Lu Yuan looked down at the documents in his hand, his expression inscrutable, lost in thought.
...
late at night.
Lu Yuan arrived at the Lihao Hotel by car.
Having known the Zhu siblings for so long, he had never been to the Lihao Hotel.
He had rushed over before because the Lihao Hotel was vandalized and Zhu Jiayi was in trouble, but he left without even entering the hotel.
So strictly speaking, this should be considered his first time here.
Entering the hotel.
Lu Yuan was dazzled by the magnificent hall.
It can only be said that the Lihao Hotel truly deserves its reputation as one of the top hotels in Yandu. Besides the added prestige of the Zhu siblings, the most important factor is its exceptionally high standard of accommodations.
After the hotel was vandalized, Zhu Jiayi spent a lot of money on a complete renovation.
Putting aside the various decorations, the interior design of the Lihao Hotel is no less impressive than that of the mythical beast auction house.
"Hello sir, how can I help you?"
Lu Yuan walked to the hotel front desk and met Zhu Jiayi's standard service smile.
Unexpectedly, to help her out, Zhu Jiayi, the hotel owner, transformed into a receptionist and personally came to greet her, which made her smile.
The two exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.
"I want to check in."
Lu Yuan pretended not to know Zhu Jiayi and handed over his ID.
"OK."
Zhu Jiayi pretended not to know Lu Yuan and began to check him in according to the hotel's rules and procedures.
However, when choosing a room, Zhu Jiayi specifically chose the room next to Zheng Ran's.
This room was originally occupied by guests, but at Lu Yuan's request, she just moved the original guests to other rooms under the pretext of upgrading the room, leaving it empty.
After performing some operations on the computer, Zhu Jiayi handed the room key to Lu Yuan.
"Room number 637, take the elevator on your right. Welcome to your stay, and we hope you have a pleasant stay."
After saying that.
Zhu Jiayi winked at Lu Yuan and watched him turn around and take the elevator upstairs.
Lu Yuan followed the signs to the door of room 637 and glanced at room 638 next to it.
According to Zhu Jiayi, this room should be the room of the man in black named Zheng Ran. Sure enough, it is the innermost room, which is probably because he wanted to avoid contact with other people as much as possible.
Without lingering at the door, Lu Yuan swiped his room card and pushed the door open to enter the room.
This room is a deluxe suite, fully equipped with all the necessary facilities, even better than Lu Yuan's room in the Divine Beast Pavilion.
"Wow! This suite at a top-tier hotel is truly exceptional!"
Lu Yuan walked to the wall next to the next room and pressed his ear to try to hear anything, but the room was obviously more soundproof, and he couldn't hear anything.
However, he didn't have much hope of eavesdropping and turned around to sit casually on the sofa.
"bite!"
A notification sound rang on my phone.
Lu Yuan glanced down and saw that it was a message from Zhu Jiayi.
"It is said that the person returned to the room after only an hour, which means he must have come back after the auction ended. Moreover, he was alone; the other two are nowhere to be found."
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the message.
Three people attended an auction, but only one returned. Where did the other two go?
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