Chapter 125 - Cooking (1/2)
Whether or not there really was two people living on this floor became the most critical issue now.
Qin Mu Yin’s first words were naturally something he said out of anxiousness, “We can just knock on the doors. If no one opens it, then there shouldn’t be anyone inside.”
Xia He Yin directly rejected this suggestion: “What if there were people staying here, but they later changed to another place? Can you be certain?”
Qin Mu Yin was made speechless by her. After a long time, he could only spread open his hands: “Then what should we do? Do you have a better idea?”
Xia He Yin naturally also couldn’t think of anything.
The two started arguing over this matter.
Su Min even wondered if the male and female protagonist will end up together at the end. Even now, there didn’t seem to be any sparks forming between them.
“We still have to check anyway.”
Qin Mu Yin threw out that last sentence and sat on the bed.
Su Ying poked him, “Why do you have to fight? What’s there to fight about? Isn’t just choosing between checking or asking?”
Su Min opened the door, “I’ll check and see if they’ve left.”
When he re-entered the corridor, it felt a little damp. The door to that room had already been closed. He didn’t know if there was anyone inside.
He simply went upstairs to check. After seeing the man with the beer belly and the bespectacled middle-aged man, he came back down.
Su Min pushed open the door: “There should be no one. We can go and check.”
Time was limited and any hesitations would put them at risk of being discovered so they had to be quick.
Su Min and Qin Mu Yin split up.
Xia He Yin and Su Ying acted as lookout by the stairs. If anyone were to come by, they would try to act and see if they could lure them away.
Apart from the five rooms used by them, there were another three rooms on this floor. One was occupied by the fisherman, leaving only the remaining two.
Even if the room used by the fisherman was originally occupied, at least one of the last two rooms should be occupied.
Su Min opened open the doors to one of them.
The room structure was the same. There were various different items of clothing in the closet, all of which are men. They hung neatly on the hangers.
Other than that, there weren’t any signs of anyone staying in this room.
Su Min inspected every nook and cranny and only left after confirming that everything was clear. When he left the room, he ran into Qin Mu Yin who had just come out of the other room.
Qin Mu Yin whispered: “Nothing.”
Su Min asked: “Were there clothes in the closet?”
Qin Mu Yin recalled, “Seems like there was a few sets, and also two dresses. A woman probably stayed there. I’m not sure about the age.”
There wasn’t anything that gave away their ages.
Su Min nodded. In fact, he had a faint guess insside.
If what the captain said that time was true, then two people had disappeared soon after they set off like Tang Yishu and Song Nan Nan.
And it just happened to be a man and a woman.
That was too coincidental. There are no coincidences in horror movies so they must have been done intentionally. Their disappearance is definitely related to Tang Yishu and Song Nan Nan.
There are all kinds of possibilities. For now, Su Min couldn’t pinpoint the exact one.
“…..We’re getting ready to head upstairs. Her feet are uncomfortable, so we stopped here for a bit.”
Xia He Yin’s voice suddenly sounded.
Su Min and Qin Mu Yin glanced at each other. They then acted natural and walked over, “What’s wrong? Don’t block the way.”
A head suddenly appeared from upstairs.
Su Ying could see it clearly. She almost screamed in fright, but she held herself back and instead threw herself into Xie He Yin’s arms.
That head belonged to the bespectacled middle-aged man.
Because the stairs were blocked, he couldn’t come down and could only stick his head in. That scene was inexplicably terrifying.
He smiled, “If you’re uncomfortable, you should take a rest.”
He then retracted his head and the stairs were silent again. In less than a minute, the short-haired woman also poked her head out.
With this happening twice in a row, they were all startled.
That scene was like the moment when you open a door and a ghost’s head suddenly appears. It was too startling.
The short-haired woman looked around and voiced her concern: “Where do you feel uncomfortable? Let me take a look. It’s no good if you feel sick.”
Xia He Yin explained: “She just knocked her feet earlier. It should be fine now right, Ying Ying?”
Su Ying played her role and shook her head.
Xia He Yin smiled, “It doesn’t hurt. It’s okay.”
Seeing this, the short-haired woman relaxed. She wanted to reach out and touch Su Ying’s head, but the stairwell was narrow, and she couldn’t reach so she could only give up.
She said: “I’m glad it’s nothing major.”
Su Ying who heard those words looked up from Xia He Yin’s arms and gave her a small smile.
The short-haired woman was clearly very satisfied.
When she left, Xia He Yin let out a sigh of relief. She walked away from the stairs and ran over to the centre of the corridor, “Scared me to death.”
She thought they would suddenly reach out and do something.
Su Min rubbed Su Ying’s head, “Don’t worry, they won’t do anything to us for the time being. They’re waiting for an opportunity.”
Like Tang Yishu and Song Nan Nan’s case, they’re waiting for the right time.
If it wasn’t him or Su Ying tonight, then it would probably be the other fisherman. Cannon fodders always die before the protagonists after all.
Xia He Yin asked: “Has anyone stayed there before?”
Qin Mu Yin waved his hand, “No. It’s the same as Tang Yishu’s room. There aren’t any traces of people living in there. I don’t think anyone stayed there before.”
Su Min said: “No, the captain shouldn’t have lied back then. Those words were something he accidentally revealed and even he himself didn’t notice.”
Afterall, revealing the fact that someone had stayed there and later disappeared would be giving them away.
It was probably something the movie director set up deliberately. Without a single clue, the movie wouldn’t be able to go on.