I have delusions, and you want me to participate in a ghost story?

Not that scary?
After Zhou Xiaochuan said this, Xie Jiaojiao pointed at Zhou Xiaochuan and shouted, "That's only because you didn't break my killing rules..."

Killing rules?
Most of the monsters in the world of ghost stories have their own killing rules. As long as you don't break these rules, the monster will not attack you no matter how powerful and terrifying it is.

Of course, some killing rules will be triggered forcibly.

For example, in some ghost stories, the rules of killing are triggered according to time.

On the third day, some monsters will completely let go of their killing spree.

There are also some weird killing rules that are particularly outrageous. Once it finds you, it will attack you.

Of course, that kind of weirdness is generally not too strong. If it is too strong to deal with, it will be a situation of certain death.

In any case, the world of ghost stories will not create a situation where death is inevitable, or will not allow a situation where death is inevitable to be created.

So what are Xie Jiaojiao’s sister’s rules for killing?

Although he knew that this kind of question would most likely not get an answer, Zhou Xiaochuan still asked.

As a result, Xie Jiaojiao actually gave Zhou Xiaochuan the answer with a serious face.

"My sister's killing rules should be the orders of our adoptive mother Liu Ruyan. But now that our adoptive mother is dead, whose orders will she obey?"

Xie Jiaojiao spoke.

"Perhaps Li Dashui or Pei Datong?"

Zhou Xiaochuan spoke.

The one who is most suspicious is Pei Datong.

Because he is the least described one so far.

Often, this type of person is most likely the mastermind and suspect.

In response, Xie Jiaojiao just shook her head: "Even if the two of me merged together, I still don't have any memories of that. I have no memories of my parents, nor do I have any memories of living with my adoptive parents."

Xie Jiaojiao looked a little confused.

"This hotel has been like this since I can remember. I used to be confused about whether this hotel is the Datong Hotel or the Ashui Hotel, but now it seems that it doesn't matter anymore."

She looked calm, hugged Zhou Xiaochuan's arm and shouted, "Because I have a father and a mother!"

A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she held Zhou Xiaochuan's arm tightly and refused to let go. The cunning look in her eyes became more and more intense.

Zhou Xiaochuan touched her head.

Weird characters like Xie Jiaojiao from the world of ghost stories will not actively attack people and can communicate like normal people.

Both she and Jiang Liangjin can be said to be victims of the world of ghost stories.

And she is still so dependent on herself now.

Unfortunately, after I finish reading the ghost story, I will definitely leave this world of ghost stories, and I will not be able to take her out of the world of ghost stories.

But in fact, even if he could take her away, Zhou Xiaochuan would probably not choose to take her away because the risk is too great.

Even people like Justin and Fujita Bin, who hold high positions in the ghost story handling bureau in the outside world, are pawns of the ghost story world, not to mention the weirdness of this ghost story world.

Although he is compassionate, he still needs to put the overall situation first.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xiaochuan suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his fingertips.

"hiss--"

Looking down, he found that Xie Jiaojiao had bitten her finger hard, drawing blood, and then used her cherry lips to suck the blood off her finger.

"Dad, you will always stay with me, right? Don't leave me, I'm scared."

There was ferocity and pity in her eyes, but more than that, there was a cunning look of a scheme that had succeeded.

What she said now...

If the answer is yes, she will definitely be sad.

Without waiting for Zhou Xiaochuan to speak, Xie Jiaojiao gave the answer first.

"No matter if you can or not, please promise me, okay?"

Her tone was close to wanting.

Zhou Xiaochuan felt distressed. Children who grew up in such an environment really lacked a sense of security...

"Okay, I promise you, if possible, I will always be with you, because I am your father."

Zhou Xiaochuan spoke.

"Great!"

A sly smile appeared on Xie Jiaojiao's face, as if some plan had succeeded. She was so excited that she even jumped up.

"what!"

The problem was, this was under the bed, and when she jumped up, her head hit the wall.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

She touched her head which was hit and felt a little pain, but the smile on her face was harder to suppress than AK's.

Zhou Xiaochuan vaguely felt that he seemed to have been tricked by this little girl.

However, the most urgent task now is to find out the truth about the Chase Hotel as soon as possible.

Although Liu Ruyan is dead now, the parchment has also disappeared.

The moment Liu Ruyan died, the parchment disappeared out of thin air and no one knew where it went.

It is very likely that Liu Ruyan is not the real controller of the parchment, and there is someone else who controls the parchment behind the scenes.

Therefore, there is a high probability that I will still be expelled by eight o'clock tomorrow night.

We must find out the truth before eight o'clock tomorrow night, and then find a way to survive in this hotel for four more hours, so that we can pass the ghost story!

Zhou Xiaochuan said, "Jiaojiao, can you get out from under the bed now?"

When Xie Jiaojiao came here last night, she could only hide under the bed, using the bed as a barrier.

Xie Jiaojiao nodded and crawled out.

"Okay, after the waiter dies, I can do many things that I couldn't do before. In the entire second floor, I can do everything."

After Zhou Xiaochuan crawled out, Xie Jiaojiao said these words in an almost boastful tone.

"Yes. And I don't need to come out at a specific time. After the two of me merged, the suppression of this rule on me has become very small and almost negligible."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded: "In that case, can you shelter me on the second floor so that I won't be expelled at eight o'clock tomorrow night?"

Since you are omnipotent, you should be able to do things like this, right?

"Uh, no."

Xie Jiaojiao shifted her gaze: "If I can do this, why would I have to hide on the second floor every day? I will go downstairs directly to compete for the position of the boss of the hotel!"

"Oh, that's how it is."

Zhou Xiaochuan also understood that this was unrealistic, but when he saw Xie Jiaojiao boasting about how she could do anything, he wanted to tear her down.

Xie Jiaojiao seemed to know this as well, and immediately glared at Zhou Xiaochuan. "If you keep hiding on the second floor, you may be able to live for a long time, but if you follow me to find the truth about the hotel, you will be in danger."

After listening to Xie Jiaojiao's words, Zhou Xiaochuan reminded her again. After all, what he and Xie Jiaojiao were going to do next was not much different from what Xie Jiaojiao said about competing for the position of the hotel boss.

Xie Jiaojiao raised her head and looked at Zhou Xiaochuan with eyes as bright as gems.

"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? We have been waiting in this hotel for so long, just waiting for a chance to find out the truth. Now I have finally waited for you, Mom. I will not back down."

After saying that, Xie Jiaojiao hugged Zhou Xiaochuan's arm again and shouted, "Also, the real murderer who caused me to be split into three, I must teach him a lesson!"

She looked at Zhou Xiaochuan aggrievedly: "Dad, you won't abandon... me, right?"

Although she seemed to be deliberately acting coquettish, Zhou Xiaochuan felt relieved since she thought so.

"In that case, let's go!"

Zhou Xiaochuan calmed himself down and spoke.

"Eh? Departing? Where to?"

Xie Jiaojiao asked.

"Let's go to the first floor! Since the rules don't allow us to go to the first floor, we have to go see what's on the first floor at night in this situation!"

Zhou Xiaochuan spoke.

Xie Jiaojiao agreed with this.

"That's true, but Dad, can you accompany me to see room K74 first?"

Room K74?

Zhou Xiaochuan raised his eyebrows. Room K74 was the room closest to the corridor and also the room where Alice and Justin lived.

That place had been ravaged by Jiang Liangjin before, and the room was covered in blood and was extremely dirty.

Without waiting for Zhou Xiaochuan to ask, Xie Jiaojiao answered the reason.

"Well... Mom said there's a document about me there, written by my adoptive mother. I want to take a look."

She looked a little embarrassed, and continued, "Well, I sensed that my sister is not on the second floor now, so she will basically not encounter any danger on the second floor."

Zhou Xiaochuan raised his hand and touched Xie Jiaojiao's head. She was only 140cm tall, so Zhou Xiaochuan only needed to raise his hand slightly to touch her head, which was quite convenient.

"In that case, let's..."

"Hey! Dad! Where did you get this key in your hand?"

Without waiting for Zhou Xiaochuan to finish his words, Xie Jiaojiao's eyes lit up and she looked up at the key in Zhou Xiaochuan's hand.

key……

"I looted this key from the front desk on the first floor of the hotel. I'm still guessing what door it can open."

Xie Jiaojiao seemed very excited. She snatched the bell pendant hanging on the key and hung it around her neck.

Then he held Zhou Xiaochuan's arm and turned around many times.

"I know! I know! Let's go to room K74 first and take a look at the files about me, and then I'll take... No, Dad, you can't go in, right?"

Zhou Xiaochuan touched his shiny bald head. He had no idea where the inaccessible place Xie Jiaojiao was talking about was.

"Hey! Dad! I'm talking about the end of the corridor, where I've always lived."

The end of the corridor?
The place that the key corresponds to is at the end of the corridor?
Zhou Xiaochuan touched his chin.

Since this key was looted from the hotel front desk, it is definitely an important prop.

Will it be used in places you can't enter?
Moreover, this key is clearly just an ordinary key that is no different from other keys. How did Xie Jiaojiao know which door this key corresponds to?
But when Zhou Xiaochuan picked up the key and looked at it, he realized something was wrong.

The key in his hand actually changed.

It was originally just a silver, slightly rusty key that was so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary.

However, there are three big words printed on its key now.

"Utility room".

When did the change occur?

It hasn't been long since I got the key, and in just a few dozen minutes, the key has changed its appearance.

……

Zhou Xiaochuan took Xie Jiaojiao's hand and walked to the corridor.

The sound of wind and snow could still be heard in the corridor, and snowflakes would hit Zhou Xiaochuan's face from time to time.

However, the cold and gloomy atmosphere that was present in this corridor before is no longer there.

Without the obstruction of the cold air, there were no obstacles in moving in the corridor, and no danger was encountered.

After entering room K74, the bloody scene and disgusting smell in the room still had not dissipated completely. On the contrary, it became even more unbearable because of the decaying corpse.

Zhou Xiaochuan stood in front of the computer, watching Xie Jiaojiao reading the files on the laptop one by one.

Mainly the film and television resources that fill up the entire C drive, and the three word documents on the D drive.

There was originally a picture on drive D. When Zhou Xiaochuan opened the picture, Jiang Liangjin crawled out of the computer screen.

Maybe because Jiang Liangjin is no longer around, the picture on the computer also disappeared.

The remaining three Word documents all record things from Liu Ruyan's perspective.

In these three Word documents, Liu Ruyan’s image can be said to be that of a good wife and mother, impeccable.

It was only after Li Dashui's death and Pei Datong's arrival at Datong Hotel that the series of tragedies at Datong Hotel occurred.

Zhou Xiaochuan originally thought that Xie Jiaojiao would be quite touched when she saw these three Word documents, but he didn't expect that she pouted the whole time and looked a little unhappy.

"Snapped!"

After she finished reading the last Word document, she even slammed her laptop shut.

"What's going on? Is there anything wrong with the contents of these Word documents?"

Zhou Xiaochuan asked.

In fact, he himself also saw the contradictions in this Word document.

There are simply too many doubts about Li Dashui's illness.

So what did Xie Jiaojiao see?

Although he was mentally prepared, Xie Jiaojiao's next words still shocked Zhou Xiaochuan.

"I'm not really sure, but I just rely on my own feelings. When I saw these things, I felt that my inner emotions were infinitely magnified."

"When I watch the cartoons on disk C and the comments I left behind, I smile knowingly and feel very close to them. I think I really liked those cartoons before, and I really wrote those comments."

"These are what my subconscious told me after I saw these documents."

"But when I saw those three Word documents, I felt kind, angry, sad, and scared. I felt more angry and scared."

Having said this, Xie Jiaojiao looked at Zhou Xiaochuan and said word by word: "These three Word documents were not written by Liu Ruyan, but by me." (End of this chapter)