At that moment, Fatty Zhou was just sitting there silently, and I didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
To be honest, after what just happened, I don't have time to care whether this guy is dead or alive.
As long as he's still here, as long as the sea marrow he just provided is still here, I have no need to pursue anything else.
At this moment, I took two more steps forward with the girl.
"Master, this guy isn't going to die here, is he?!"
He just vanished into thin air like that; I think he must have been kidnapped by someone!
Otherwise, it definitely wouldn't have this effect!
We really should reflect on how this guy actually got gone!
Hearing Lei Jijian's words in my head, I suddenly realized what was happening.
Indeed.
We still don't know how this Fatty Zhou died; we've fallen into another mystery.
As we slowly walked over, I realized that the guy wasn't dead; he was just sleeping there.
It was even snoring little by little.
The sounds of breathing rose and fell, as if they were sleeping quite soundly.
However, what's rather strange is that although this guy was snoring, his eyes were staring blankly at the ground.
It was as if there was something here that he hadn't let go of.
The person had a resentful look in their eyes. Although only their eyes were open, there was no white in their eyes, making them look quite terrifying.
When I first saw this fat man, he was still very obese, with a round belly.
But at that moment, his stomach seemed to deflate as if a punctured balloon, and he slumped weakly into the chair.
The only thing that was the same as before was the chair, which still looked very wobbly.
It looks like it's about to fall apart at any moment.
However, I noticed a little blood on the chair.
Although there aren't many, they're right in the open, so they're very obvious.
"Boss Zhou, what's wrong?"
Yiyi tentatively opened her mouth.
"Brother, this boss looks like he's been beaten up. Look at the corners of his eyes... tear stains!"
That's when I finally looked over.
That fat Zhou, just a moment ago he seemed very capable and composed.
But now it seems like I'm seeing something terrifying.
"Yes, it was fine just a moment ago, how did it become like this in such a short time?"
We were talking here when, without warning, Fatty Zhou slowly raised his head.
He glanced at us first, without a trace of surprise or even doubt in his eyes.
The only thing that could be seen was an indescribable weariness in his eyes.
It looked like we had just been through a major battle.
"You guys... you've come out?"
Fatty Zhou's voice was extremely hoarse, as if he hadn't drunk water in a long time.
Yiyi quickly rummaged through her backpack and pulled out the water that Lan Jia had given her earlier. Then, she asked in a low voice, "Boss Zhou, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
"They just disappeared suddenly! Strange things have been happening at your hotel!"
Yiyi was being polite enough at this point.
To be honest, if it were up to me, I would have just punched him directly.
Why should we give him face at this point?
Although this Fatty Zhou did help us a lot just now, and even brought out his treasured aged sea marrow.
Such sincerity is enough to prove that this guy has no ill intentions.
Moreover, the aged sea marrow he just took out was definitely genuine.
Otherwise, the dew-covered branches in our pockets wouldn't have reacted so violently.
Based on this, Mr. Zhou can be ruled out as a potential threat.
However, this guy has a good saying: "Possessing a treasure is a crime."
If he meant no harm, that would be one thing, but he was holding these aged sea marrow pieces.
Since such resources exist, there will definitely be people secretly eyeing them, wanting to leave footprints in their hotels.
I don't think the boss would be unaware of this.
However, this guy didn't take it seriously at all, and even when he led us into the storage room, he was in a very high-profile manner.
This gives me the impression that the ghostly maze I just experienced was also an accident in his eyes?
Regardless, at least this happened in his hotel. If this guy is really reliable, we definitely wouldn't have been in danger just now!
"You fatso, tell me right now, who just broke into the hotel!"
At that moment, Lei Jijian was also in my mind, and I started cursing.
Without any hesitation, I knew that was Lei Jijian's nature.
At this moment, Fatty Zhou slowly took the water, then unscrewed the cap and drank several large gulps, as if he had been trapped in the desert for three days and three nights.
He only slowly recovered after drinking almost all of it, with water dripping from his mouth.
At this moment, his eyes remained empty, which looked quite terrifying.
I know this boss is probably a victim too, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten himself into such a mess.
But so what? If he had told me these things earlier, we wouldn't have had to go through all that stuff like being trapped in a maze.
If we had just sat there waiting to die, that person who left the footprints there—whether it was a child or something else—would have definitely attacked us immediately!
If they can steal that ancient sea marrow, why can't they just steal some parts from our bodies?
"It's nothing, just a little tired... Oh, right, my sea marrow!"
At this moment, Fatty Zhou seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes changed from empty to filled with intense panic.
After saying that, he seemed to feel a little disappointed. He probably knew that once someone had their eye on sea marrow, it was only a matter of time before it was stolen or robbed.
At this moment, Fatty Zhou also silently sized us up.
He didn't say anything more, only frowned deeply.
He stared at the registers on the counter, as if looking at something, yet also as if he wasn't looking at anything at all.
At that moment, I exchanged a slight glance with the girl, and I saw a hint of confusion in her eyes.
I think Fatty Zhou would definitely know about the "ghost wall" incident we encountered on the third floor, including how the stairs turned out.
But judging from his reaction just now, I can tell that he doesn't want to either.
Or rather, he was absolutely certain that it wasn't something the two of us could take.
So what exactly happened to this Old Zhou?
"Boss Zhou, we encountered a ghost wall on the 3rd floor... and your jar of sea marrow... is also lost."
The girl hesitated for a moment, but then told the whole story.
"It's that thing you put in the jar, the whole ground covered in footprints..."
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