A small hotel
A stylishly dressed young woman walked in with cheerful steps.
The owner at the front desk was yawning and scrolling through his phone out of boredom.
"Welcome." Upon seeing the person who entered, he put down his phone, stood up, and smiled at them.
How many of you are there?
"One!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!" The boss opened the computer and checked.
"We'll put you in room 207 on the second floor."
The girl responded casually and glanced around.
"Boss, I have a question for you. Is there a mother and daughter living in our shop? Judging from their clothes, they seem to be from the countryside."
"Hey, most of the people staying here are migrant workers, there are quite a few men and women, but the mother and daughter you mentioned are actually a couple here."
The girl took out several hundred-yuan bills from her purse, walked to a chair next to her, sat down, and placed the money on the table.
"Boss, tell me in detail."
"This..." The boss hesitated.
"Young lady, although our hotel is small, I still have a lot of professional ethics."
"I can't believe it!"
The girl raised her eyebrows and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples on her lips; her smile was radiant.
She pulled out another hundred-yuan bill from her bag, and this time the thickness of the bill made the shopkeeper's eyes light up.
Judging by its thickness, it must cost at least four or five thousand yuan.
"Young lady, you...you're putting me in a difficult position."
"Boss, to be honest, I'm actually a reporter. Have those mother and daughter been seeing reporters or similar people a lot lately?"
The boss remained silent, but his eyes betrayed him.
The girl smiled slightly and said, "This mother and daughter are very popular online recently. Many people want to interview them. I am a paparazzi for a media company. I specialize in finding out pretty girls and sending them to the company as trainees. That girl is pretty, and she also has connections with a famous female star in the entertainment industry, so I wanted to inquire about her privately first."
The girl looked innocent and harmless, but the boss had already made his decision.
He walked over and sat down opposite the girl.
What do you want to ask?
The girl smiled and asked, "Did any unusual people come to your hotel yesterday? Like a group of strange people dressed in black with cold expressions?"
"Strange person? No, my wife and I were at the hotel yesterday, and we didn't see anyone like that."
"Do those mother and daughter still live here?"
The shop owner replied, "They have a monthly subscription, which costs 2,500 yuan a month, and they have been staying here for the time being."
The shop owner thought for a moment: "It seems that the mother and daughter did not return last night."
"You remember it so clearly?"
The shop owner scratched his short hair at his temples, a little embarrassed: "Hehe, my wife isn't here today, so I'll just say it: that girl is indeed beautiful. Men, you know, can't help but look at beautiful things for a couple of days. You tell me, with such a pretty girl hanging around you every day, how could you not remember her?"
"You have security cameras in front of your house, right?"
"There are two, each corresponding to one of the two directions."
"Give me a copy of yesterday's surveillance footage, and this money is yours."
The shop owner was so happy he didn't want to leave.
*
Around noon
Bai Qianmo's phone rang; it was Jiang Xiaoyu calling.
"Hello!"
"Brother Ye, the investigation is complete. At 2:13 PM yesterday, Zhang Cuiyan and Bai Xinrou, mother and daughter, left Yunxiang Hotel together. They then got into a taxi, and I have found the driver. According to the driver, they took the mother and daughter to Haiyue Hotel."
"They were inside the Haiyue Hotel for about an hour when Bai Xinrou came out of the hotel, but Zhang Cuiyan was nowhere to be seen. I checked the surveillance footage of the Haiyue Hotel that day and I can confirm that Zhang Cuiyan is currently at the Haiyue Hotel, and Bai Xinrou is definitely lying."
"Have your people thoroughly investigate the Haiyue Hotel and report back to me immediately if there is any news."
"good!"
Hang up the phone
Bai Qianmo got up and walked to the bedside, looking out into the courtyard through the glass window.
Xu Hualan then walked towards her room.
After seeing who it was, Bai Qianmo walked to the door and pushed it open.
"Aunt."
“Qianmo, your grandfather is still sleeping. Zhang Sao and I have called him several times but he hasn’t woken up.”
Upon hearing that the old man was in a coma, Bai Qianmo's heart tightened immediately.
Xu Hualan then said, "Don't worry, I'm afraid the old man has had a stroke. Your uncle has already contacted his attending physician, and he'll be here soon."
"I'll go take a look!"
Bai Qianmo ran all the way to Bai Lao's room.
Bai Kangcheng, Bai Yitang, Zhang Sao, and Bai Xinrou were all in the room.
Bai Qianmo's gaze went straight to the bed. The old man had his eyes closed and his brows were tightly furrowed. He didn't look like he was sleeping peacefully.
Bai Qianmo walked to the bedside: "Is Grandpa responding?"
Aunt Zhang's eyes reddened with anxiety: "No response. We've called him just now, but Old Bai just won't move or open his eyes."
"I'll call the doctor again to urge him on." Bai Kangcheng took out his phone and made a call.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Hualan decided to quickly call Bai Kangyan and Han Songyan.
If the old man doesn't wake up, the family will have to prepare for the worst.
Bai Qianmo sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes fixed on Bai Lao's face.
Grandpa said he went to bed early last night and didn't get up too early this morning. He doesn't usually get much sleep, so why did he suddenly start feeling sleepy?
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