The Horror Hotel

第9話 "You will know later..."

However, Lin Ze is still unclear about what other ways to improve the hotel's construction value besides recruiting employees.

Walking out of Room 203, the lights in the corridor on the second floor suddenly lit up, but the stairs leading to the third floor were still shrouded in white fog.

Apparently, Lin Ze has successfully unlocked the second floor of the Ghost Hotel, but the higher floors of the Ghost Hotel are still closed.

Lin Ze turned around and returned to the lobby on the first floor.

A little loli with animal ears stood at the front desk, looking around curiously.

At this moment, Tang Momo was wearing an ill-fitting T-shirt. She squinted her beautiful eyes and looked at her chest, as if she was wondering about something.

Lin Ze's eyes trembled slightly, and he felt a sense of guilt inexplicably: "Why do you look like a child laborer?"

Tang Momo immediately clenched her fists, "I'm not a child laborer, I'm a fairy who has practiced for thousands of years!"

Lin Ze's mouth curled up slightly, and he said with some embarrassment: "I hope I won't be found by the Market Supervision Bureau to employ child laborers."

Tang Momo was instantly furious, "I've said I'm not a child!"

"Anyway, we'll be open tomorrow. You clean up today."

Lin Ze threw a broom to Tang Momo.

Tang Momo frowned slightly, and her cute little face was full of resistance: "Let me, a fairy who has practiced for thousands of years, clean up. This is a waste of talent."

Lin Ze spread his hands and said: "If you want to stay here and work forever, you can of course choose to do this."

"You...Okay." Tang Momo bit her tiger teeth, and had no choice but to compromise, and began to pick up the broom to clean up.

If she paid off her debts earlier, she could regain her freedom.

After some cleaning, the Ghost Hotel finally looked like a hotel. But the exterior still looks very shabby.

"I don't think any normal person would patronize this place." Tang Momo stared at the mottled wall and expressed her concerns about the future of the hotel.

Lin Ze looked confident: "Don't worry, we just need to renovate the hotel."

It was already afternoon.

Lin Ze left the Guiling Hotel and headed for home.

He needed to ask his sister for more information about the Guiling Hotel.

When he got home, Lin Ya had already prepared lunch. Although it was a simple meal, it was made into a delicious dish by her superb cooking skills.

"Why didn't you stay at home today?" Lin Ya looked at Lin Ze with curiosity.

Others are dependent on their parents, while Lin Ze is dependent on his sister. But today he actually walked out of the house for the first time.

Lin Ze smiled and replied, "I want to run the Ghost Hotel that my parents left behind."

Lin Ya was stunned for two seconds, then showed a nervous look:

"Why are you doing this?"

Noticing Lin Ya's strange look, Lin Ze asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that hotel?"

Lin Ya, who was sitting at the dining table, took a deep breath and was silent for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Do you remember how your parents died?"

Lin Ze was stunned and replied, "Didn't they die in a car accident?"

Lin Ya's eyes moved to the black and white photo on the windowsill, and her white palms clenched,

"This matter is not that simple. All humans who approach the Ghost Hotel will become unfortunate. The first boss hanged himself on the southeast tree, the second boss died suddenly while staying up late playing Genshin Impact, our parents died in a car accident, and the first three bosses all died a bad end. Do you think there is no connection between them?"

"What?" Lin Ze frowned slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across his dark eyes.

The first three bosses of the Ghost Hotel all died in accidents. Is this a cursed hotel?

Lin Ya's eyes flickered, and she looked at Lin Ze with a strange look.

"If you insist on running the Ghost Hotel, I can only say that you should be careful."

Lin Ze smiled slightly: "You are not worried about me, are you?"

Lin Ya snorted coldly, and said a little arrogantly: "No, I just remind you of some precautions. The Ghost Hotel does not attract humans. This hotel will only attract all kinds of monsters and ghosts. You'd better be mentally prepared."

Lin Ze's face was a little surprised, "Do you mean that the guests of the Ghost Hotel are only monsters?"

"Yes." Lin Ya's lips curled up a smile, "You, a human, run a hotel where monsters live. Is there any difference between this and committing suicide?"

Lin Ze said helplessly, "It's too late to say this now. The Ghost Hotel will officially open tomorrow."

If he fails to complete the task of opening the door for business, he will be wiped out by the Ghost Hotel, but if he acts cautiously, he may not repeat the same mistake.

"Okay, good luck."

Leaving a light voice, Lin Ya got up and left, holding the bowl and walking towards her room.

Lin Ze looked at Lin Ya's back and frowned.

The Ghost Hotel seemed to hide some secrets, but Lin Ya's words gave him some clues.

Lin Ze might be able to start with the cause of his parents' death and find out more information about the Ghost Hotel.

Lin Ze's impression of his parents was vague. His parents in this world died in a car accident a year ago, but this was all the information Lin Ya revealed to him. After all, before Lin Ze came to this world, his parents only existed in black and white photos.

After thinking for a while, Lin Ze came to the room where his parents lived before they died.

This room has been used as a utility room.

Lin Ze's eyes moved to the portrait on the wall.

The photo shows a woman with a thin and yellow face and a slightly bald man. Strangely, there are obvious signs of cropping on the right side of the photo, as if someone has cut off a part of it.

Lin Ze began to search in the room and soon found an account book under the pillow.

The book records the daily income and expenditure of the Ghost Hotel.

Almost every day, there is no record on September 1st.

"September 1 seems to be the day when the accident happened..." Lin Ze looked suspicious and turned his eyes to the calendar on the bedside. Lin Ze found that September 1 was circled in red pen with the words "school start date" written on it. "September 1 is the day when Lin Ya starts school. Her parents sent her to school on that day..." "But Lin Ya didn't seem to tell me this information..." Lin Ze frowned and soon had new doubts in his heart. Why did her parents die in a car accident on that day, but Lin Ya was unscathed? "There must be something strange about this matter. Lin Ya may be hiding something from me..." Lin Ze felt more and more strange, so he put on his coat and decided to go to the cemetery where his parents were. If he didn't figure this out, he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully tonight. The moon was bent into a strange arc and hung high in the night sky, and the faint silver light slanted on the cold stone tablet. This is a human cemetery in the suburbs of Guiling City. It is desolate and green with a peaceful tranquility. Countless tombstones lie quietly here. No matter what they experienced in their lives, this is the end.

The lonely whispers of the dead souls floated in the air. Lin Ze walked slowly into the cemetery on the bluestone road, holding a flashlight, and his sharp eyes swept over one tombstone after another.

Soon, Lin Ze found the tombstones of his parents. His father was named Lin Feng and his mother was named An Qin. According to the customs of this world, they were buried together.

There may be some useful information recorded on the tombstone.

Lin Ze shone the flashlight on the tombstone with an uneasy mood, but his face turned pale at a glance.

On the cold tombstone, in addition to the names of Lin Feng and An Qin, there was actually another name that should not appear -

Lin Ya. "Lin Ya died in a car accident on September 1, 2022. Her soul rests here peacefully..."

Looking at the information on the tombstone, Lin Ze's forehead was cold, gripped by nameless fear, and his face turned extremely pale.

Lin Ya had died a long time ago!

The person who cooked for him and chatted with him every day was not his sister at all.

But she looked exactly like Lin Ya...

No wonder his sister was so capable?

It turned out that he had been living with a monster.

"What is going on?"

Lin Ze took a deep breath and tried to calm his messy thoughts.

This is a mysterious world full of demons and monsters. Lin Ya may have been brought back to life by some mysterious power.

Or, Lin Ya at home is a monster in disguise.

In any case, Lin Ze must be careful and cannot reveal his true thoughts in front of Lin Ya.

Lin Ze decided to investigate Lin Ya's true identity. After all, he didn't want to live in the same room with a monster, otherwise he might not even know how he died.

...

Returning home with mixed feelings, Lin Ze took a deep look at Lin Ya's bedroom with the door tightly closed, his eyes flickered slightly, and then returned to his room.

Cautiously locked the door and closed the window.

Sorting out the uneasy emotions in his heart, Lin Ze lay on the bed and fell asleep with difficulty.

The next morning.

Lin Ze slowly opened his eyes, looked up at the wall clock, and soon found something unusual.

"I got up so early today?"

Normally, he would sleep until ten o'clock before waking up, and when he woke up, he felt dizzy and weak all over, but this time he woke up naturally at seven o'clock.

The only difference is that he locked the door last night.

Is there any connection between them?

Lin Ze suppressed his doubts and went downstairs. He found that Lin Ya had not gotten up yet, so he went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Lin Ze brought breakfast to the dining table in the living room, and Lin Ya just came down the stairs.

"Did the sun rise from the west today?" Looking at the breakfast on the table, Lin Ya said with some surprise.

"Good morning." Lin Ze greeted the unidentified sister in front of him, trying to keep a smile on his face.

Even if he discovered Lin Ya's secret, he had to pretend to be the same as usual. After all, humans are the weakest creatures in this world.

But what puzzled him was why the monster in front of him pretended to be his sister?

Lin Ze and Lin Ya sat at the dining table to eat breakfast as usual.

Suddenly, Lin Ya looked at Lin Ze with a strange expression, "Why did you go to the suburbs last night?"

Lin Ze's heart skipped a beat, "No, how did you know?"

Lin Ya narrowed her eyes and looked at a pair of sneakers covered with mud placed at the door. Her cherry lips trembled and said:

"This kind of yellow-brown mud is only found in the suburbs."

Lin Ze pretended to be calm and said, "I just wanted to go out for some fresh air."

Lin Ya frowned slightly and said coquettishly, "Didn't I say not to run around at night? Aren't you afraid that monsters will eat you?"

Lin Ze smiled awkwardly, "Okay, okay, I won't do it next time."

Having said that, the corners of Lin Ze's mouth twitched a little.

Hehe, it's good enough that I'm not eaten by you!

He didn't understand why Lin Ya asked him not to go out at night. Was it really for his personal safety?

If it was before, Lin Ze would have believed Lin Ya unconditionally, but now, he knew in his heart that the little Lolita in front of him might not be his sister!

Under that harmless and cute appearance, there might be a terrifying and evil monster.

Just when Lin Ze was daydreaming, Lin Ya took the egg pancake with chopsticks and took a bite. Her cute little face suddenly turned pale and spit it out.

"Stupid, why is there garlic in the egg pancake!"

Lin Ze was scolded and looked confused: "I just put some garlic leaves, what does it matter?"

Lin Ya said angrily: "Garlic is the most unpalatable thing in the world, I don't like this kind of food!"

Lin Ze raised his eyebrows and felt puzzled, but when he thought that Lin Ya in front of him might be a dangerous monster, he had to nod and said: "Okay, I won't put garlic next time."

After breakfast, Lin Ya went to school, and Lin Ze left home and went to the Ghost Hotel.

Tonight is the opening time of the Ghost Hotel. This strange hotel may have some connection with Lin Ya.

When Lin Ze arrived at the door of the hotel, he saw a little loli with animal ears standing in front of the glass door, looking around curiously.

Lin Ze walked up and said softly: "Tang Momo, stop slacking off. We will officially open tonight."

Tang Momo put her hands on her waist and said confidently: "I don't even have a salary, and you still want me to work hard?"

Lin Ze smacked his lips and said: "I originally wanted to give you a gift if the hotel made money."

Tang Momo's eyes flashed, and the yellow-brown pupils emitted starlight.

"What gift?"

Lin Ze smiled slightly: "You will know later..."

...

As soon as the voice fell, Lin Ze took out the prepared gray wallpaper and redecorated the lobby on the first floor.

After the wallpaper was pasted, the familiar system prompt sound rang again.

[Ding! ]

[The host repaired the front hall]

[The construction value of the hotel +10! 】

[Host gains ability: Weird pupil (penetrates obstructions, sees through everything)]

Lin Ze's eyes flashed, as if he had realized something, and his dark eyes were covered with a faint blood color,

"It turns out that improving hotel facilities will also gain construction value..."

In this way, Lin Ze has a direction to work hard.

The facilities in the hotel are old, and when he makes money, he will definitely replace the facilities in the hotel and use the construction value to unlock more floors.

"When do we open?"

Tang Momo asked curiously.

Lin Ze remembered the previous prompt information and slowly said: "We open at 12 o'clock in the evening."

"What?" Tang Momo looked surprised, "Where is there a hotel that opens at 12 o'clock?"

Lin Ze did not explain too much, but just threw her a maid outfit and white stockings,

"Put on your work clothes, this is my gift to you."

If he fails to complete the system's task, he will be wiped out by the Weird Hotel. But he believes that the system must have a reason for asking him to open at 12 o'clock.

However, Tang Momo on the side discovered the blind spot, "Why is my work clothes such a shameful uniform!" Lin Ze said seriously: "Of course this is to attract customers. No one can resist the temptation of a white silk maid. Otherwise, what is the difference between our hotel and other hotels?" Tang Momo:... Lin Ze then painted a big pie for the little Loli in front of him: "As long as you earn enough 10,000 ghost coins, you can regain your freedom." Tang Momo seemed to have no reason to refute, but when she put on white stockings, she seriously doubted whether this was a decent hotel. As the night deepened, everything on the street was swallowed by darkness, only the LED sign of the Ghost Hotel was still flashing like a convulsion. The hour hand and the minute hand met, and the time finally came to twelve o'clock in the evening. The business hours of the Ghost Hotel finally arrived. Lin Ze opened the door of the hotel and hung the sign of business at the door. On the street shrouded in the night, the bleak brightness of the street lights and the dark night were compared with each other, and the heavy night seemed even more mysterious. It is late at night, the time when monsters are active. Lin Ze returned to the hotel front desk and continued to wait for the arrival of guests.

However, as time passed, not even a ghost was seen.

"Is the business so bleak on the first day of operation?"

Lin Ze sighed lightly, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and felt that his eyelids were so heavy that he could hardly open them. Tang Momo had already dozed off, but Lin Ze was still standing at the front desk, staring closely at the wall clock.

Just as Lin Ze was drowsy, a cold and chilly wind suddenly blew.

With the stimulation of the coolness, Lin Ze shuddered and suddenly opened his eyes.