Chapter 222 Laura is missing
Lin Jiu returned to the room.
He didn't fall asleep immediately. For some reason, the atmosphere in the castle seemed to have changed.
It seems that the game is coming to an end.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiu slowly closed his eyes.
Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.
......
What woke Lin Jiu up from his sleep was the noisy argument outside the house.
He slowly opened his eyes, but his brain was still not clear when the sound of raindrops hitting the glass outside the window first attracted Lin Jiu's attention.
Lin Jiu yawned and stood up. It was dark outside the window, like the sky. Lightning flashed, and it seemed that something was outside watching everyone in the castle through the glass.
The lightning that streaked across the sky was like giant claws, ferocious and terrifying.
The noise outside the house became louder and louder. Lin Jiu woke up. Without even having time to wash his face, he strode out of the room.
The sound of quarreling came from the living room. Lin Jiu saw Anna and Joel standing at the stairs with some uneasiness, their thin bodies pressed tightly together, silently expressing the anxiety and fear of children.
Lin Jiu walked forward, slowly squatted down, and said softly: "Why are you standing here?"
When Anna and Joel saw Lin Jiu, they did not answer his question immediately, but moved forward and tried to get into Lin Jiu's arms.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Jiu changed his posture slightly to let them in.
Only then did Anna timidly speak: "Mom is missing."
Laura is missing.
Lin Jiu looked towards the living room. Essen was sitting on the sofa, breathing heavily. His face, red from anger, looked even weirder.
Perhaps because he had just yelled several times, Essen suddenly held his forehead and seemed to be dizzy.
The housekeeper looked at him worriedly.
The ones who just communicated with Essen were Charles and Hicks, but it was obviously Hicks who took the lead.
Lin Jiu saw a hint of impatience in Charles' eyes.
It suddenly occurred to him that Charles was not a very patient man.
Charles and Christie are the typical wealthy people who think, "My time is too precious to waste on things like this."
It would have been fine if Essen had listened to what was said just now, but now Charles has completely lost his patience for conversation.
Fortunately, Hicks is very patient.
But Eisen's emotions were still somewhat out of control.
Anna and Joel were already uneasy about their mother's disappearance, and were just frightened by the somewhat out-of-control Ethan. Now they were unwilling to leave Lin Jiu's arms no matter what.
Lin Jiu felt helpless and had a headache.
Several people downstairs also noticed the movement at the stairs. Charles turned around and saw Lin Jiu, and his expression immediately relaxed.
Although he knew the reason for their quarrel from Anna, Lin Jiu didn't know the specific reason, so he asked: "What happened?"
Reginald was closest to Lin Jiu. He turned his head to look at Essen and slowly began to explain.
In the second hour after the players returned to their rooms to rest, Charles and Eugene were the first to finish their rest and leave the room, followed by Christie.
The three of them patrolled the castle together.
It was also after they finished their patrol that Ivan, Hicks, and Reginald woke up, leaving only Lin Jiu and another newcomer.
It was already half an hour later.
It was also when they took a fifteen-minute break and discussed going on patrol again that Essen's anxious voice came from the third floor.
He claimed that Laura was nowhere to be found after he woke up, so the players began to search for her in the castle, with the third floor becoming the main search location.
But they didn't find it.
This also led Essen to believe that Laura's disappearance was caused by the players' negligence.
After all, whether Laura was alone or something took her away, they would have noticed it.
But no one knew when Laura disappeared.
It can only be the time period when all players are in the room.
But at that time, the only players who actually lay down and fell asleep were Lin Jiu and the new player.
There was no movement during this period, and the magic bell did not respond at all.
But no matter how Charles and Hicks explained, Essen wouldn't listen. The new player was the first to be woken up. Less than five minutes after he came down, Lin Jiu came out.
After listening to Reginald's explanation, Lin Jiu frowned slightly.
He didn't hear any noise, or rather, he slept quite soundly.
If you think about it carefully, something seems to be wrong.
Lin Jiu wanted to get up, but his shirt was tightly held by Anna and Joel, and the two children were unwilling to let go. In desperation, he could only hold them up.
Although Lin Jiu looked a little thin, it was no problem for him to hold a child in one hand.
The audience in the live broadcast room immediately expressed their desire to be reincarnated as Anna and Joel.
Lin Jiu carried Anna and Joel downstairs. Essen's mood was a little relieved at this time. Seeing the child who was still a little uneasy in Lin Jiu's arms, he realized how rude he had been just now.
Essen, who has always been gentle and strong, suddenly had the urge to find a gap to crawl into.
He immediately apologized to Charles and Hicks, as well as other players.
It is understandable that the mysterious disappearance of his beloved wife made it difficult for the husband, who was already in a poor mental state, to remain calm.
Essen's apology was extremely sincere, and the incident was quickly over.
Since Todd and the others had not returned yet, Essen subconsciously looked at Lin Jiu for help.
Lin Jiu neither nodded nor shook his head, but asked Essen: "Is there any hidden space in the castle?"
Upon hearing this, Eisen was stunned for a moment, then replied, "No."
His expression was very natural. Lin Jiu did not ask any further questions. He lowered his head to glance at the two quiet children in his arms, then raised his head and stared at Essen silently.
Although Eisen was physically and mentally exhausted and anxious because of his wife's disappearance, he reacted quickly and soon understood what Lin Jiu meant.
He walked forward, apologized, and coaxed Anna and Joel out of Lin Jiu's arms.
It's hard for him to hold the child in his current state.
"There might be something there, so don't go back to the house yet." Lin Jiu said to Essen.
Ethan sat back on the sofa and nodded in agreement.
"I'll go check on you and your wife's room." Lin Jiu said, feeling that he still had to take someone with him, lest Todd come back at this time and catch him going it alone again.
So he turned around and wanted to choose someone, and Charles raised his hand to recommend himself.
"I'm with you."
"Okay, then the two of us will go together."
It doesn't matter who goes with him. Charles actively signed up, which saved Lin Jiu the time of selecting people.
Lin Jiu nodded, and the corners of Charles' mouth suddenly rose a little.
The smile could not be hidden.
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