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Chapter 187 The Unconscious Guest

After a moment of stunned silence, March 7th immediately began searching the entire room. Unfortunately, even after searching every possible hiding place, she still couldn't find Xing He.

"Sister Himeko!"

March 7th anxiously looked at Himeko and Welt for help. Himeko reached out and rubbed her head to reassure her, then frowned and looked at the waiter standing at the door, asking, "Miss waiter, was this door locked from the beginning?"

When asked this question, the waiter quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, ma'am, it was locked from the beginning. This door can be manually locked from both the inside and outside."

Ji Zi pinched her chin and couldn't help but think, "Xing He isn't in the room. Could it be that he went out? But if he were in the real world, we shouldn't be unable to contact him."

March 7th swallowed nervously, unable to contain her worry as she asked, "Could something have happened to Xing He?"

Seeing that the two of them were somewhat flustered, Walter immediately raised his hand and pressed down on their shoulders: "Calm down, we have to believe in Xing He's abilities."

He then turned to the waiter at the door and asked, "Miss waiter, could you take us to check the security camera footage for this corridor? Our friend isn't inside, and we can't contact him."

"what?!"

Upon hearing that a VIP guest had gone missing from the room, the staff panicked. The disappearance of a VIP guest with a permanent VIP room at the Daydream Hotel was a major event for the hotel!

If not handled properly, it could affect the reputation of Daydream Hotel, so she quickly nodded and agreed: "Okay! Please come with me to the front desk!"

The three followed the waiter back to the front desk, and after checking the front desk's surveillance system, they discovered a problem.

That is, ever since Xing He started to go back to his room and enter his dream, he has never come out again. No one else has entered the room until a few minutes ago when they barged in with the waiter.

"What exactly happened to Xing He...?"

After watching the surveillance footage, March 7th became listless and sat on the sofa, looking dejected.

Walter kept watching the video footage copied from the surveillance system. He noticed that after Xing He and Sha Jin entered the guest room, another guest briefly entered the guest room as well.

Moreover, Walter couldn't help but press his brow at the figure with long purple hair and a long katana in its hand.

"Impossible... I must be overthinking it."

"Walter, did you find something?" Himeko noticed that Walter's expression was off and quickly asked.

Walter paused the recording and rewound it to the scene of the woman standing at the door of the room, handing it to Himeko and March 7.

“You see, although no one went into Xing He’s room after he returned, there was a woman who had brief contact with Xing He before, in addition to the company’s envoy.”

Upon seeing that tall figure on March 7th, he couldn't help but mutter, "Could Xing He have been tricked by that bad woman again?"

Himeko glared at March 7 reproachfully, then carefully memorized the image of the figure on her phone: "Hmm, March, go to the front desk and investigate this guest's information. Since she appeared in the guest room area, she must have been registered. Walter, let's go ask someone from the company. That Mr. Sand Gold definitely didn't come to Pinocchio alone. If we can get Mr. Sand Gold's contact information, we might be able to get clues related to Xing He."

"Ah."

The three split into two groups: March 7 went to the front desk to inquire about the woman's information, while Himeko and Walter went to find people from the company.

Fortunately, the company employees' uniforms stood out in Pinocchio, and before long, Himeko and Walter found a group of company employees huddled together.

As the two approached, before they could even ask about the gold dust, a familiar voice rang out.

"Huh? Ms. Himeko, Mr. Walter, I didn't expect to see you at this time."

Toppa stood up from the sofa in the reception area with a smile, carrying the somewhat chubby Zhang Zhang on his shoulder.

Himeko was delighted to see Toppa. Having an acquaintance present would make things easier. Toppa, being one of the Stoneheart Ten, would surely know how to contact Sand Gold.

"Miss Topa, it's been a long time."

"It hasn't been that long, has it? But it's great to see you two again. Judging from your expressions, something must have happened."

Toppa noticed that the expressions on the two people's faces were not pleasant; they were simply full of worry.

Himeko thought that Shitopa could be considered half one of her own, so she didn't hide anything and told him about Xinghe's disappearance.

"What? Director Xing He has disappeared?"

Topa was somewhat surprised, but then seemed to have thought of something and squinted his eyes while looking down in thought.

Himeko continued, "We reviewed the surveillance footage earlier, and the last people who had contact with Xing He were Mr. Sand Gold and a lady we've never seen before. I'd like to ask, Toppa, do you have Sand Gold's contact information?"

"Of course, here you go, that's it."

Toppa immediately took out Sand Gold's contact information from his phone and handed it to Himeko and Walter.

"Thank you."

After thanking her, Himeko planned to contact Sand Gold immediately to ask if they had any clues about Xing He, but before she could take any action, Toppa spoke up again.

"Ms. Himeko, please wait a moment. I've discovered something strange that might be of help to you."

Himeko and Welt looked at Topa curiously. Seeing that they were willing to listen, Topa looked around and pulled the two to a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, pointing to the hound family coming and going not far away.

"I don't know if you two have noticed, but since earlier, family members have been frequently going in and out of the guest rooms with some medical staff, and they have been deliberately keeping their activities a secret from others. For some reasons, I had my staff investigate and they discovered some strange things."

"Something strange?"

"Hmm! Many guests were carried out of their rooms by their families. They all had several similar characteristics: firstly, they were unconscious; secondly, they were guests who had visited during the prime time. Their symptoms were also different from those of ordinary unconsciousness. As you both know, even when a person is unconscious, their body will still react to external stimuli. But these guests... how should I put it? All the data showed that they were alive, but they gave the impression of being dead, as if they had no soul."

Although what Topa said sounded very strange, Himeko still managed to glean a key piece of information from it. She frowned and turned to look at Welt.

"Walter, if I remember correctly, Xing He entered the dream during the golden hour, right?"

Chapter 188 Gallagher: Do you believe it?

Walter recalled the situation at the time. After everyone returned to their rooms and entered their dreams, he used the location on his phone to confirm everyone's location so that he could find each other later. Xing He's dream was the Golden Hour.

"Yes, if you remember correctly, Xing He was indeed in the golden moment, which means there was a problem with the golden moment?"

Himeko nodded: "This is the only possibility I can think of. In reality, so many guests have the same symptoms. Unless they have encountered the same thing in a specific place, I can't think of any other possibility. Moreover, the family has not made any relevant announcements so far. I'm afraid this matter is quite serious."

"Shall we go back into the dream and take a look?"

"Well, that's for sure."

Topa listened to Himeko and the other woman discuss their next move, and then spread his hands in frustration, saying, "I'm sorry, but the company probably can't offer any assistance in the dream. I originally planned to enter the dream as well, but the members of these families came up with more than a dozen different excuses and desperately tried to prevent the company's people from entering the dream."

Himeko had expected that the company couldn't offer any help, and she wasn't too bothered by it; it was already quite good that Toppa could provide this information.

In her view, although Xing He is a director of the company, the only department in the company that is completely on Xing He's side is probably the strategic investment department. Unless it is proven that Xing He really disappeared in Pinocchio, the company will not do its best to search for him in the dream.

Himeko didn't expect a profit-driven company to help her out of so-called friendship, so she didn't take Topa's words too seriously and instead thanked him with a smile.

"It's alright, Ms. Toppa. The information you provided has been a great help to us. We can handle the rest ourselves."

Topa breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Himeko wasn't angry about the company's inability to provide assistance. Maintaining good relations with Star Train was one of Diamond's tasks for her, and she would be in serious trouble if this caused Star Train to be dissatisfied with the Strategic Investment Department.

"Thank you for your understanding, Ms. Himeko. Although the company cannot provide assistance in the dream, I will do my best to help the Starry Sky Train in reality."

"Thank you."

After parting ways with Topa, Himeko and Welt found March 7, who had just finished investigating at the front desk. The three of them exchanged information on their way back to their respective rooms.

After investigating the mysterious woman's registration information on March 7th, they didn't obtain any useful information. The only thing they knew was that the woman's name was Huang Quan and that she was a sea patrol knight.

Walter and Himeko remained skeptical of the woman named Huang Quan's claim of being a sea patrol knight.

After all, the Sea Patrol Rangers are among the most mysterious people in the entire universe, and there haven't been any Sea Patrol Rangers for a long time, so they have no way of verifying whether Huang Quan is a Sea Patrol Ranger or not.

Since there was no useful information from March 7th, Himeko and the other two had no choice but to go to Golden Hour to see what had happened before making any further plans.

After the three returned to their respective rooms and fell asleep, they reunited in the lobby of the Daydream Hotel within their dreams.

After gathering in the hall, Himeko led the two toward the passage leading to the Golden Hour. However, they hadn't gone far when they saw a large group of members of the Hound Family blocking the passage to the Golden Hour. A group of unsuspecting tourists were crowding in front of them, asking what was going on.

Himeko and the other two exchanged a glance and, without prior arrangement, slipped into the crowd to eavesdrop on the conversations between the hound members and the tourists.

"What's going on? We paid a lot of money to stay at this hotel just to experience the Golden Hour! Why can't we go?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize that the Golden Hours area is currently undergoing renovations due to an unforeseen incident and is temporarily closed to the public. We will notify you once the renovations are completed. To compensate you for the inconvenience, our hotel will extend your room rates for seven days free of charge! Please be patient and wait. Other times are also unmissable tourist attractions. Guests who need them can pick up a timetable guide from me!"

Although the tourists still harbored resentment, they didn't dwell on it any longer after hearing from the hound members that the family would provide compensation. They simply muttered a few curses and then dispersed.

After eavesdropping on the conversation, Himeko and the other two followed the crowd out of the passage and into an empty corridor. Himeko's delicate eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.

"It now seems that there must be a big problem with Golden Hour. The fact that the family is so generous as to extend the stay of all guests by seven days means that they are not confident that they can maintain Golden Hour within at least seven days."

Walter nodded in agreement, then adjusted his glasses: "I also noticed something else. When those tourists were talking to the family members, quite a few fully armed family members entered the Golden Hour, the so-called most harmonious dream world. What could possibly require family members to be so fully armed to deal with it?"

March 7, who had been fiddling with his phone since earlier, sighed and put it away. Somewhat annoyed, he said to the two, "I tried to contact Xing He again, but I still can't get through. We're in a hotel very close to Golden Moment, but it's as if Golden Moment is completely separate from this beautiful dream."

Just as the three were worrying, a series of clattering footsteps sounded in their ears, and they immediately turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

As he straightened his collar, Gallagher waved to the three men with a nonchalant smile.

"Hey, looks like you're in a bit of trouble... Um, when you greet a stranger, shouldn't you look them in the eye? Why are you staring at the top of my head?"

March 7th pointed to the string of text above Gallagher's head.

[Fictional historian Gallagher!]

"Sorry, the words above your head are so eye-catching, I can't take my eyes off them."

Gallagher also looked up, then covered his face and groaned silently.

That Xing He! Even putting a string of ellipses on his forehead would be better than just showing his true identity!

Now things are really messed up; he doesn't dare show his face in front of his family members at all. If he does...

'Huh?! A fictional historian? Sir, you're suspicious. Come over here for questioning!'

This is when the situation described above occurs.

Gallagher sighed, then forced a smile and looked at Himeko and the other two.

"If I said I came to help you, would you believe me?"

Himeko and Welt looked on with suspicion.

You can't believe a single word a fictional historian says.

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Gallagher could tell from the expressions on their faces that they didn't believe him at all, which gave him a headache.

While Xing He's nameplate allowed him to exist for a longer period, the price was that anyone who knew about the fictional historian would no longer readily believe his words.

Galah is out of options now, but he doesn't need to actually convince Himeko and the others. He just needs to convey the message to everyone on the Starry Sky Train, and they will verify the truth of his words themselves.