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Zhong Kui's Diary
Just when I was feeling overwhelmed, Qingcheng softly called out to me. I turned to look at her, and she pointed her chin towards behind me. Confused, I turned around and saw someone walking up the mountain path—Shoulder-Length Curly Hair, white jeans, and a Black Shirt with the words "Shoushan Grand Hotel" in yellow on it. Who else could it be but Jin Luoer?
I whispered to Xiao Qingcheng, "Qingcheng, is that the outfit you saw?"
"Yes!" Qingcheng replied from behind me.
Hearing this, I smirked and raised the gun in my hand, aiming it at Jin Luoer.
Jin Luoer was startled and stammered, "Boss Zhong, what are you doing?"
"Why did you run just now?" I lifted the gun slightly.
"I didn't run," Jin Luoer said fearfully, looking at me. After all, not everyone experiences being threatened by a gun.
"Didn't run? Do you think that because you used a Spell, we wouldn't be able to see your face?" I shouted sternly. "Who exactly are you?"
"I'm Jin Luoer," she said timidly.
I was at a loss for words and turned to look at Brother Five and Qingcheng. Qingcheng softly asked again, while Brother Five made a clear gesture with his hand—a chopping motion across his neck—indicating that it was better to kill wrongly than to let someone go.
Before I could make a decision, Jin Luoer nervously spoke up from behind, "Did you just see someone wearing the Shoushan Grand Hotel uniform?"
I was taken aback and turned around. In that instant, I noticed that both Qingcheng and Brother Five also looked surprised.
"What do you mean? You saw another person in the Shoushan Grand Hotel uniform?" I calmly lowered my Shotgun.
"I walked down the mountain after separating from you all. After a few minutes, I suddenly felt... an urgent need! So, I found a bush, and then... I saw you all hurrying down the mountain." At this point, Jin Luoer’s face flushed, a hint of red creeping up from her neck to her cheeks.
"Hmm?" I certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to ask her which bush she was squatting behind or why she didn't say hello when she saw us.
"Then I came to catch up with you, but you were walking too fast, and I couldn't catch up. After that, I heard a..." Jin Luoer glanced at the shotgun in my hand. "I heard a gunshot, and then I saw a figure in the distance wearing our Shoushan Grand Hotel uniform."
I took a step back and walked over to Qingcheng, leaning in to whisper in her ear, "Qingcheng, do you think she might be lying? That Blindness spell can make people blurry, right? How could she see that the person was wearing the Shoushan Grand Hotel uniform? Could it be that Jin Luoer is also one of your Taoist people and knows how to chant the spell to break Blindness?"
Qingcheng's face turned slightly red as she turned her head away a bit and softly replied, "Not necessarily. Whether it's the Rainbow Mist Technique or Blindness, they only work for a short time. It's possible that when that person ran close to Jin Luoer, the spell's effect had just worn off. Also, Jin Luoer saw that person after hearing the gunshot; it could be that your shot broke that person's spell."
I chuckled and looked up at Jin Luoer. "Which way did you see that person go?"
Jin Luoer turned and pointed toward the middle of the mountain. "It seemed like they were heading toward the pond."
"Let's go check it out!" I said to Brother Five and Qingcheng.
Brother Five disassembled the Luoyang Shovel and put it back in the case. Jin Luoer saw this but remained silent. However, there was something strange in her gaze toward us—perhaps awe or disdain.
Whatever she thought was her business. If she asked me about it, I'd just say it was a research tool that happened to look like a shovel; I would never admit otherwise. Thankfully, Jin Luoer didn't inquire about it.
Once Brother Five finished organizing the case, the three of us headed back up the mountain. This time, however, Jin Luoer followed closely behind us. When we told her to go back, she refused, saying, "Since they're wearing our uniform, I must know this person; I have to see who they are."
Using words like 'must' and 'definitely' showed her strong determination. After hesitating for a moment, I allowed her to follow us.
After walking for quite some time, when I finally saw the massive stone wall, I couldn't help but exclaim softly. Because there stood a figure next to the pond at the base of the stone wall.
The person in a black shirt and white jeans was wearing the uniform of the Shoushan Grand Hotel. With their back to us, we couldn't see their face, but it was clear from their figure that this person was undoubtedly female.
I exchanged a glance with Qingcheng, who, ignoring Jin Luoer beside her, drew out the Peach Wood Sword, extending it to about a meter in length. I readied my beloved shotgun, chambering a round.
Jin Luoer quickly covered her mouth, managing not to scream.
I nodded at Brother Five, signaling him to follow us and keep an eye on Jin Luoer. Xiao Qingcheng and I then swiftly moved to a position five meters behind the woman. I shouted, "Who are you?"
The woman trembled slightly and slowly turned around.
Oh? It was the Round-Faced Girl who had threatened us earlier in the hotel about reporting us.
Wasn't she a thief?
"Don't move! If you do, I'll shoot!" I shouted sternly.
Xiao Qingcheng also chanted incantations, and the Peach Wood Sword suddenly glimmered with white light, dancing up and down like a sprite.
The Round-Faced Girl's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately she said nothing, her gaze fixed intently on what was behind me. Behind me were only Brother Five and Jin Luoer; what did she mean by that?
I glanced back at Jin Luoer and saw her looking utterly confused; clearly, she didn't recognize this person. Unable to help myself, I asked, "Luo Er, don't you recognize her?"
Jin Luoer shook her head, her eyes filled with bewilderment. "I don't know her."
"This is the person who stole your money! The one who knocked you out and stuffed you at the front desk!" I said with a laugh.
"What?" Jin Luoer suddenly shouted sharply, taking a step forward as if she wanted to confront the Round-Faced Girl. However, seeing the tense expressions on me and Xiao Qingcheng, she finally stopped, pointing at the Round-Faced Girl and angrily saying, "You, give me back my money!"
The Round-Faced Girl's face turned bright red as she retorted, "Who are you? Why are you wearing our Shoushan Grand Hotel uniform? I've never seen you before!"
I was momentarily stunned; what did the Round-Faced Girl mean by that?
"You’re the one who’s confused! I am an old employee of Shoushan Grand Hotel! Who are you? I've never seen you before!" Jin Luoer furrowed her brows, raising her voice several notches. "What were you doing running around in the bushes just now?"
"It was you running around in the bushes!" The Round-Faced Girl's face grew even redder as she shouted.
"It was you!"
"It was you!"
"Shut up!" My head was spinning with confusion as I yelled, then turned to Jin Luoer and demanded, "Luo Er, what is going on?"
Upon hearing my question, the Round-Faced Girl screamed, "She is not Jin Luoer; I am Jin Luoer!"
What the hell, my mind became even more chaotic. What is this? They are both claiming to be Jin Luoer; what is going on? Is the front desk of Shoushan Grand Hotel such an important position that they are fighting over it? Honestly, it's not that being a hotel receptionist is a bad job, but I don't know how to describe my feelings at this moment. Is this some kind of scenario where the real and fake Monkey Kings are fighting over Tang Seng?
I glanced at Brother Five and Qingcheng; they both looked equally incredulous as they watched the two Jin Luoers argue fiercely.
"Both of you shut up!" I shouted again.
It was useless; the two Jin Luoers had even started using local dialects and I had no idea what they were arguing about. I felt a surge of frustration ignite within me, and I fired a shot into the air.
Bang! A loud noise echoed!
The two Jin Luoers immediately fell silent, looking at me with fear in their eyes.
A phrase suddenly popped into my mind, one that should belong to Fatty: the only thing that can make a woman shut up is a gun! Of course, I knew he was referring to a certain part of a man, and the level of vulgarity was simply outrageous.
"You both claim to be Jin Luoers, what evidence do you have?" I shouted.
The two Jin Luoers dared not speak. I pointed my gun at the Round-Faced Girl: "You, what evidence do you have!"
"I... I..." The Round-Faced Girl hesitated to respond.
"Then you, what evidence do you have!" I directed the gun at the girl who had been my guide, let's call her Shoulder-Length Curly Hair for now.
"In the hotel wardrobe, I have my ID in my bag!" Shoulder-Length Curly Hair finally spoke up. Damn it, who doesn't carry their ID on them?
"Zheng Nan, come over here for a moment, I have a plan!" Xiao Qingcheng nudged me with her elbow and whispered.
I nodded at Brother Five and handed him the shotgun. Although these two Jin Luoers seemed fragile, it's always better to be cautious.
Brother Five took the gun and suddenly smiled at me, whispering, "Zheng Nan, I know where the entrance is!"
"What? You know where the entrance is?" I asked in surprise, my voice raised due to my astonishment, almost everyone present heard me.
Brother Five nodded with a smile: "You should go listen to what Qingcheng has to say first; after all, the entrance is right here and can't escape!"
I couldn't contain my joy; professionals are indeed professionals. Without even seeing how they moved, I already knew where the entrance was. In that moment, I didn't even want to care about whether Luo Er was real or fake; I just wanted to enter the tomb.
However, upon further thought, there might be a ghost guarding the tomb. I followed Xiao Qingcheng for about ten meters and asked, "Qingcheng, do you have any ideas?"
"You could just call the front desk of Shoushan Hotel and ask. It's simple! They don't look alike, so just ask if Jin Luoer has long hair or a round face, and the answer will be clear right away," Qingcheng replied with a smile.
"That's a good idea, but why did you bring me here? It wouldn't matter if we asked them directly in front of them, would it?" I asked in confusion.
"There's definitely more to it than that. No matter who among them is fake, it must be related to the ghost! So, I'll give you a talisman first. Just hold onto it. Once you determine who is fake, place this talisman in your palm and stick it on the ghost. This talisman can Restriction a Demon," Xiao Qingcheng quietly handed me a piece of yellow paper.
"What about you?"
"If I make a move, it'll be a killing blow. What if I accidentally kill her?" Xiao Qingcheng said with an air of superiority.
"Hey, it's just a ghost! If it dies, it dies. When did you become so merciful?" I was even more puzzled.
"You're foolish! This ghost might know the mechanisms inside the tomb!" Xiao Qingcheng rolled her eyes at me.
That made sense. I secretly hid the talisman in my palm and was about to turn around when a gunshot rang out behind me, followed by a piercing scream. From the sound of it, the scream unmistakably came from Brother Five.
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