The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 618 - 581: Capture People_2

The way ahead leads to four directions: east, south, west, and north.

Gu Linhai was found in the east.

Wan Ying immediately sent people to search the other three directions.

The hotel upstairs was being checked one by one too.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian followed one group.

Chu Zhengran followed another.

Tang He followed another.

They searched up to the twenty-eighth floor.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian followed at the back.

All empty rooms were thoroughly searched, leaving no corner that could hide a person unchecked.

In occupied rooms, police checked IDs, telling guests they were screening for criminals and, for safety, would look around inside the rooms as well.

There were quite a few people living on this floor, so the inspection took a while.

When they reached the second-to-last room at the end of the corridor, it took some time knocking on the door.

The police officer knocking on the door made a gesture backward.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian exchanged a glance, and Qiao Yuxian instinctively placed her hand on her gun.

Just as everyone tensed up, the door opened from the inside.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian at the very back couldn’t see the situation at the door, only hear the sounds.

"Hello, police." The officer showed his credentials.

The man who opened the door was breathing heavily, with a hoarse, surprised voice: "W-What’s wrong? My girlfriend is inside. I haven’t done anything illegal."

The officer paused for a moment, and when he spoke, his voice was a bit stiff compared to his communication with previous guests: "There is a fugitive hiding in the hotel, for safety reasons, we need to go inside and look."

"That’s impossible, I checked in during the day, and this door hasn’t opened since, there can’t be anyone else inside." the man said.

"Sir, please cooperate." the officer said, "Please also show your ID and your girlfriend’s ID."

"You can check the IDs, but there’s no need to search inside." the man replied.

"Please understand." the officer said, "The criminal is very cunning, this is also for your safety."

The man was silent for a moment: "Then please be quick."

"We’ll be as quick as we can." the officer said, gesturing to the two people behind him to enter.

As Qiao Yuxian watched them go inside, she paused her steps.

After entering, the woman inside let out a shout.

The man hurriedly went in to reassure her: "It’s fine, it’s fine. Don’t be afraid, they’re not checking us."

Then the officers came out very quickly, checked their IDs, found no issue, and left in a hurry.

As they walked to the next room, this room’s door hadn’t been fully closed yet.

The woman inside was still complaining in a low voice: "I told you! Don’t play around! You insisted! Where did you buy these crappy handcuffs! Can’t even undo them. And you’ve got them on me here, I can’t even crouch down."

"Don’t be mad, we’ll give them a bad review later."

Listening to their conversation, Qiao Yuxian instinctively glanced at Gu Yanjing.

Gu Yanjing seemed to sense she was looking over, and happened to look at her too, raising his eyebrows.

His bland expression made it seem like there was some deeper meaning.

Qiao Yuxian immediately gave him a fierce look.

Gu Yanjing touched his head.

Qiao Yuxian pushed his hand away.

As the two passed the doorway, having walked two to three meters away, a sudden shout came from inside.

A short, abrupt shout, as if someone’s mouth had been covered and forcibly suppressed.

The police ahead stopped and glanced back.

The shout was from a woman, but the voice was somewhat odd, mixed with fear and a plea for help.

The woman from the room earlier shouldn’t have made such a sound.

So it caught everyone’s attention.

Qiao Yuxian froze, her eyes flickering, and turned to walk back: "That’s Chen Xi’s voice."

As she spoke, she had already reached the room’s doorway and kicked the door open.

"What are you doing!" the man inside shouted.

Gu Yanjing stepped forward to block the man, while Qiao Yuxian went straight in.

The woman inside shouted, "Who are you!"

Qiao Yuxian ignored her, looked around inside, found nothing unusual. She opened the wardrobe too.

There was nothing.

"Who are you! Get out or I’ll call the police!" the woman shouted.

Qiao Yuxian frowned; she clearly heard Chen Xi’s voice, it was in this room, why was there no one here?

She turned and looked around once more.

The room wasn’t small, yet all its furnishings were in clear view. The places where someone could hide were just a few.

The woman, wrapped in a quilt, continued to shout, while Gu Yanjing stood in front of her, preventing her from getting close to Qiao Yuxian.

The man had started complaining to the police outside the room.

Qiao Yuxian scanned around and looked at the wardrobe once again.

With his back to her, Gu Yanjing had no idea what she was doing. He paused and said, "The wardrobe."