This actor is full of tricks.

The interior and exterior of the Golden Rose Hotel look the same, both decorated in the style of the last century. At this time of day, there are hardly any people checking in. The two receptionists are boredly eating sunflower seeds and gossiping about the latest news.

Lin Jue crept closer and eavesdropped.

"How was that matter handled last time?"

"What else could we do? I heard the boss used money to cover it up. How could someone suddenly go crazy? He was perfectly fine when I checked him in, but he jumped off the building the next night. I still get goosebumps thinking about it." The girl who said this even showed the other receptionist the goosebumps on her arm: "He lived on the sixteenth floor before he died. It must be related to the legend of the seventeenth floor."

Another death?

Lin Jue remembered that the room manager had mentioned that a company's employees came to hold their annual meeting and stayed on the seventeenth floor that night. As a result, everyone on the floor jumped off the building. Lin Jue didn't know what happened after that, but he thought it was probably just forgotten.

After all, given the nature of those guys in the Kyuhara Inspection Division, they certainly wouldn't do a thorough investigation.

"Hello, check-in is here." Lin Jue tapped on the front desk.

The two girls were startled. Upon seeing a guest arrive, they quickly spat out the sunflower seed shells from their mouths, tidied their appearance, and put on a formulaic smile: "Sir, are you here to check in?"

“Yes, I like rooms with a good view, preferably on the top floor.” Lin Jue took out his temporary ID and bank card.

Upon hearing this, the two girls exchanged glances. One of them replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, floors 16 to 18 of our hotel are currently not open to the public. You can choose to stay on the 15th floor, which also has a good view. However, the 15th floor is a bit expensive, as it consists of executive suites."

"It's alright, just arrange it. Give me two days' worth first." Lin Jue nodded. The room where the shrine was located was on the seventeenth floor of the hotel, and he definitely wanted to choose the closest floor to stay. There was no need to save money at this time.

"Okay, sir." The girl took the ID and bank card, typed on the keyboard for a while, and then took out the card reader: "Sir, please enter your PIN."

Lin Jue entered the password, and more than two thousand yuan was spent. While the girl was checking in, he casually asked, "I heard you say that someone jumped off a building. What happened?"

The girl's movements stiffened slightly, but without raising her head, she replied naturally, "We were talking about something from a TV series."

After saying that, she handed the room key and bank card to Lin Jue: "Sir, your room has been checked in. I have already sent a message to the housekeeping manager in charge of the corresponding floor. Please wait a moment, and he will take you to your room."

"Okay." Seeing that the two girls were unwilling to say more, Lin Jue did not press them. After taking his things, he sat on the soft sofa and waited quietly.

Less than two minutes later, a man in a suit rushed over. Although he had changed his clothes, Lin Jue recognized him at a glance as the room manager he had met in the village of Buming last time.

"Oh? It's you." The room manager clearly recognized Lin Jue and walked over with a warm smile: "I didn't expect you to stay at our hotel."

Lin Jue stood up and smiled, "I heard that Jiuyuan is a tourist city, so I came here specifically to visit. I just remembered that you said you work at the Golden Rose Hotel, so I thought I'd stay here." "Haha!" The room manager extended his hand and shook hands with Lin Jue, "Thank you for remembering me and for coming to support our hotel. How about this, I'll talk to the front desk later and give you an 88% discount on your room rate."

"That's great, thanks bro."

Lin Jue never hesitates to take advantage of any opportunity; he's a fool.

"Come on, I'll take you to your room." The hotel manager led the way.

It has to be said that the service quality of this hotel is indeed impeccable. Lin Jue didn't have to do anything himself along the way. The hotel manager was very enthusiastic towards Lin Jue. Perhaps in his mind, Lin Jue was someone who had experienced strange events together, so he felt close to him.

On the way, Lin Jue learned that the room manager's name was Qi Lin, and that he had worked at the hotel for more than ten years, making him a very senior employee who had witnessed the hotel's rise and fall.

Qi Lin pressed the button to go up in the elevator and sighed, "The hotel has always been in the red. I'm afraid I won't be able to work here for many more years. It's really upsetting. I'm in my thirties or forties, and I'll have to find a job then."

"With your abilities, Brother Qi, you'd be a hot commodity anywhere," Lin Jue comforted him. Since the topic had come up, he directly asked why they were building two new buildings despite the company's financial losses.

Qi Lin looked up at the monitor on the ceiling and lowered his voice, saying, "Since you've already called me 'brother,' I won't lie to you. The boss hired a feng shui master to come and look at the hotel. The feng shui master said that the hotel's original layout was a reverse Bagua, which is why it has been losing money. To make money, two new buildings must be built in a specific location to change the feng shui layout and achieve the effect of accumulating wealth."

Reverse Bagua, a Feng Shui arrangement? Why all this mysticism?

Lin Jue felt that the hotel owner had definitely been scammed by a charlatan, losing money and facing further trouble.

However, he wasn't qualified to comment on other people's affairs, so he changed the subject to the conversation between the two receptionist girls: "Brother, when I first came here, I heard that someone jumped off a building again. What happened?"

Qi Lin's expression changed slightly, but he forced a smile and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but the boss gave orders that no one can say anything about this."

"Brother, I've already moved in, and I feel a little uneasy if you don't tell me," Lin Jue said, offering a reasonably plausible excuse.

Qi Lin gritted his teeth, glanced at the camera above, and whispered, "I'll tell you when we get to the room."

"You don't need to be afraid. The hotel is very safe now. The owner spent a lot of money to hire people from the Inspection Department. Everything happened because of the seventeenth floor. Now, all the floors above the sixteenth floor have been sealed off by some kind of magical artifact. They said they need to purify the resentment. It will be completely unsealed after a while."

The elevator landed at that moment. Qi Lin gestured for Lin Jue to proceed, but Lin Jue shook his head. This hotel owner's thinking was probably messed up. Anyone with a modicum of common sense knew that the Jiuyuan Inspection Division's words were a lie, yet this big boss actually believed them. (End of Chapter)