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Chapter 129 The Chief Magician of the Iron Hotel (7K views, please vote with double monthly tickets)
Lilith hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "If I don't go back, the world's will will send a powerful force to capture me and take me back. There have been time travelers who have done this before."

Wen Ming revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

72 hours is the limit of the time that time travelers can stay in the metaverse.

Previously, they only knew that failing to return on time might have bad consequences, but now it's completely certain that the world's will will forcibly take the time traveler back.

Different worlds would likely send out different powerful forces. In "Supernatural," it would be angels or demons; in "Dragon Ball," it might be Majin Buu; and in "Iron Man" and "Black Widow," it might be the Ancient One.

A power so strong that even Lilith fears would have to be at least one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, or perhaps an archangel of the caliber of Lucifer and Michael.

However, this is also something to be wary of. If one day a time traveler tries to trick him and deliberately doesn't leave, then he might have to confront the Ancient One or Lucifer.

The Ancient One is alright, but Lucifer might come and never leave.

Thinking of this, Wen Ming said, "If I were you, I would go back now, and then, when no one is paying attention, secretly leave the town where I have lived for 30 years. In the future, the time I return will no longer be fixed at 2 days, but will be random and unpredictable."

Also, go back to Hell whenever you have time. Angels can't just go to Hell, and you're the king there. Let that funny demon Crowley find you a soul to heal your wounds!
You shouldn't treat the Iron Hotel as a permanent residence, but rather as a place to save your life.

Lilith smiled happily: "So, you're agreeing to let me stay?"

Wen Ming looked helpless: "Do I have the power to refuse you entry into the metaverse?"

A strange glint flashed in Lilith's eyes: "Of course I can't refuse."

Wen Ming shrugged and said, "Come on, let's talk about the terms."

Wen Ming had only talked so much to try and extract more information, and now that he had gotten enough, he stopped pretending.

Lilith scoffed, "You're nothing like Wen Fugui, who's so generous."

"Really? Isn't everyone saying he's stingy?"

Wen Ming didn't believe a word the demon said: "Give me something practical."

Lilith immediately started playing the victim: "I've been away from hell for 30 years, and I'm seriously injured. I really have nothing left."

"continue."

Wen Ming picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip, and watched Lilith's performance with leisure.

Seeing Wen Ming's heart of stone, Lilith finally gritted her teeth and said, "I can help you turn all your employees into vampires and make them loyal to you."

Wen Ming laughed: "Don't you, as the HR manager, know that as long as I pay enough salaries, everyone will be loyal to me?"

I mean absolute loyalty!

Lilith looked insulted, but Wen Ming ignored her: "That's still absolute loyalty to you."

I used to think Aunt Susie was a nice person, but now that she's been exposed, why is she being so dishonest?

Lilith hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "I can tell you some secrets about that vortex."

Wen Ming immediately smiled and said, "Tell me about it."

"That vortex only appears when the hotel's spacetime energy is strong. Last time on your birthday, it was attacked because there were too many people."

Last night's attack only involved one hellhound, most likely because the newcomer possesses significant spacetime power.

Wen Ming was stunned: "That's it?"

"What do you mean?"

Lilith felt insulted: "It took Wen Fugui a full 10 years to figure out this secret."

Wen Ming stroked his chin: "Alright, Qinghou and I already guessed this secret a long time ago."

Lilith immediately screamed, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Wen Ming explained, "When the vortex first appeared, I noticed that the order of the hellhound's attacks was wrong, so I guessed that it was because the time traveler had something on him that attracted the hellhound."

I guessed the second attack was caused by the power of time and space; otherwise, the hellhound would have attacked long ago when the other new time travelers arrived.

Only a sufficient amount of spacetime energy can explain this phenomenon.

Howard and Maria had just traveled from the past to the future, and then from the movie universe to the metaverse, when they were attacked. The only explanation is the spacetime power they carried.

Bruce immediately guessed it and told Tony that he owed Wen Ming a favor.

Lilith looked at Wen Ming in surprise. Wen Ming shrugged and said, "Maybe it's because kids of our generation have seen more movies, TV shows, novels, and anime, so they have more wild imaginations?"

Lilith opened her mouth, but in the end, it turned into a helpless sigh: "You are more suited to this hotel than your third uncle."

Wen Ming didn't respond, because he knew Lilith wouldn't say anything more.

Lilith thought for a long time before finally saying, "I promise that if you ever encounter a demon-type transmigrator in the future, I will help you suppress them."

“Draw all the spells you know for me, and write down all the exorcism techniques you know.”

Wen Ming wasn't so easily fooled, and Lily nodded frantically without hesitation.

"it is good."

"last question."

"You said."

"Lilith, did you deliberately attract attention to confuse the issue?"

"You are really smart."

……

Wen Ming ultimately decided to dismiss Lilith, the legal counsel, and gave her a generous severance package.

Lilith, the legal counsel, couldn't understand why she was being fired, but Wen Ming couldn't tell her that if she stayed, she might be kidnapped and used for research by an organization like the Black River Society.

After dealing with the demon Lilith, Wenming was greeted by John and Max.

"How's it going? Is everything going smoothly? How much difference is there in the time flow?"

Wenming and John gave each other a big hug.

"Time flows at a 1:1 ratio, I've already bought the ID."

John showed Wenming the laser-engraved social number on his wrist and said, “Gold sales are going smoothly, and for the time being, no one is paying attention to us.”

But I discovered Agent Kruger's trail; he was investigating the hacker Spider.

"Everything is aimed at achieving our ultimate goal."

Wenming trusted John the most; he was even more composed than himself: "If necessary, kill him without hesitation."

We now have a better helper, the T1000.

When you go back this time, take the T1000 with you. With it, you'll be able to achieve your goals more easily.

John nodded and said nothing more.

Max stood to the side, his emotions a mix of tension and excitement. He kept rubbing his palms together, feeling that everything was unbelievable.

Wenming sensed his unease and went over to give him a hug: "Don't be afraid, you'll be alright."

"Thank you!"

Max kept saying, "I will repay you when I get better!"

"We're just doing each other a favor."

Wen Ming remained noncommittal, smiled gently, and said, "You should go to your rooms and rest for a while before setting off. I've already prepared the next batch of gold for you."

Max left, again deeply grateful.

Wen Ming waited until everyone had left before quietly sitting down.

"Qinghou".

"I'm here, boss."

A stream of cyan-gold data flew out from the computer host in front of Wen Ming, quickly forming a cyan-white figure.

Wen Ming looked up at her: "Did Lilith behave unusually during my conversation just now?"

"No, boss, you're as calm as usual. There's a high chance she didn't control your mind."

Qinghou chuckled: "As for what Lilith just said, there's a 68% chance she's lying."

The credibility of everything she says is very low, probably around 40%.

Especially regarding the matter of not being able to attack you, control you, or refuse her entry to the hotel, I calculated that the probability of lying is over 80%.

"I think so."

Wen Ming gently brushed his hand over a book in front of him covered with mysterious spells. This was the spellbook left behind by Lilith.

"Notify Pepper to gradually replace the employees that Lilith previously hired."

"Okay, boss."

Qinghou approached Wen Ming with a grin, her beautiful eyes flashing with the current of data: "So, boss, what are you planning to do with Belinda?"

Upon hearing Qing mention Belinda, a hint of struggle flashed in Wen Ming's eyes.

According to his own style of doing things, Belinda had to die, but Belinda gave him crucial information, allowing him to learn Lilith's identity and thus eliminating a potential safety hazard.

Although Wen Ming was confident that he could find out Lilith's identity after spending some time with her, the sooner he discovered it, the better.

However, it would be impossible to just let it go like that, because Belinda had already witnessed the battle between the Blue Queen and Lilith and knew some secrets. Even if she didn't know much, letting it go would still be a hidden danger.

After thinking for a moment, Wen Ming asked, "What do you think we should do? She already knows you exist."

Qinghou and Rebecca, who were behind Wenming, exchanged a glance and both laughed: "Boss, you really aren't a cold-blooded person."

“I can tell you’re being sarcastic.”

Wen Ming understood that the two were saying he hadn't been able to bring himself to kill Belinda, and he also knew that killing Belinda would have been the most rational thing to do.

Qinghou smiled and said, "We can give her two choices: one is to become a descendant of Lilith, and the other is to never be able to leave the Iron Hotel in this lifetime."

Wen Ming was about to nod when he heard this, but then he saw the Book of Curses in front of him.

Then, he flipped through the book of spells in front of him: "Actually, there is a third option."

"What choice?"

Qinghou was a little puzzled, but Wenming quickly flipped through the pages and soon stopped the book on a page.

"The Curse of Oblivion".

When Qinghou and Rebecca saw the spell, their eyes lit up: "Boss, you're so clever!"

Wen Ming chuckled, "Perfect, we can test whether this spellbook is effective. Besides, I have a great test subject for spellcasting!"

Excitement flashed in Wen Ming's eyes. He picked up the internal phone and dialed. Soon, Sarah's sweet voice came through: "What's up, darling?"

"Come to my office. I have a book of spells here that should be perfect for you."

"The Book of Spells? What is that?"

Sarah wondered if she was still dizzy from being swept away last night, and why Wen Ming was suddenly chanting some kind of spell.

However, when she picked up the book of spells a dozen minutes later, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Does magic really exist in the world?"

"Of course, the world is a big place, and there are many wonders to be found."

Wen Ming pointed to the Forgetfulness Spell on it and said, "Try it and see if you can learn it."

Having experienced two mental enhancements in Terminator 1 and Terminator 2, Sarah quickly memorized the forgetting spell after just one glance.

After she whispered a few words, a mysterious fluctuation immediately appeared in the air.

"Done?"

Qinghou was somewhat surprised. As an electronic mechanical life form, she was very curious about the power of this magic.

"I feel I can do it, but I still need the spellcasting materials listed above, otherwise I think the effect will be greatly reduced."

Sarah's eyes were filled with surprise. Before this, she had only seen magic and spells in movies and TV shows, but she never thought that one day she would be able to use them herself.

"These materials are very simple; you can find them in the kitchen."

"After that, tell Marcus to bring Belinda to the activity room. Rebecca, go to the kitchen to get the ingredients. We'll meet in the activity room."

Qinghou and Rebecca left with great interest, while Sarah hugged Wenming's neck with a grin: "Thank you, darling, you gave me a wonderful gift."

“You should study this book of spells carefully, otherwise it would be a waste that you have such great mental power but can only move steel balls.”

Wen Ming gently kissed Sarah's lips, then whispered, "There's a powerful demon in the hotel now, and I need you to quietly grow stronger."

"Don't worry, I won't let her hurt you."

Sarah immediately waved her little hands and jumped for joy in Wen Ming's arms.

……

10 minute later.

Belinda stood in the event room looking haggard. When she saw Wen Ming, she disregarded the others present and knelt down in front of him with a thud.
She clung to Wen Ming's leg, pleading, "Boss, I'm willing to give anything for you, please don't kill me!" "Don't worry, I won't kill you!"

Wen Ming helped her up and then led her to the square table.

Several wooden bowls were placed on the square table, each containing powder or liquid of a different color, and a candle was lit in one of the bowls.

Sarah was already prepared. When Belinda came in front of her, she quickly dipped her finger into a wooden bowl and applied a drop of rosemary juice to Belinda's forehead.

Belinda was confused, but she dared not move, for fear of angering Wen Ming.

"look at me."

Sarah suddenly called out, and Belinda reflexively looked at Sarah. Sarah immediately recited the incantation for the Oblivion Charm, and a mysterious blue light simultaneously shone from several wooden bowls.

The obscure, mysterious fluctuations reappeared, this time even stronger than before, noticeable even to Rebecca, who was standing several meters away.

"This……"

A mysterious fluctuation flashed by, and Belinda's vision blurred for a moment. She instinctively touched her forehead.

Everyone immediately looked at her nervously, waiting for the spell to take effect.

A few seconds later, Belinda's eyes cleared. She looked at the crowd in front of her with a puzzled expression, then looked at Wen Ming: "Boss, didn't you take me home? Why am I at a hotel?"

Everyone's faces lit up with joy, and Sarah immediately waved her little fist.

I can use magic!
“After I took you home last night, we were attacked again, so I brought you to the hotel to rest.”

Wen Ming saw that Belinda's memories had returned to the night before he drove her home, and a sense of pleasure rose in his heart. It seemed that the spellbook Lilith gave him was quite good.

However, we can't be careless. We still need to have Sarah test it out properly later. Maybe she'll find a lot of hidden backdoors.

After all, Lilith is the oldest demon.

Like Lai Tu, she never tells the truth.

"Huh? Boss, you've been attacked again?"

Belinda panicked and quickly looked at Wen Ming: "Boss, are you alright? They're so awful, how could they attack you again and again?"

Seeing Belinda habitually trying to "win over" Wen Ming again, Qinghou, Rebecca, and the other women couldn't help but laugh. Wen Ming was also at a loss for words, and finally could only shake his head and say, "No need to act anymore. I know about your attempts to win me over. Go back and tell your boss to give up on that idea."

Sarah was stunned. She hadn't known about Wen Ming being seduced last night, and now that she heard it, she immediately exploded: "You seduced my man?"

Belinda's face turned deathly pale: "Boss, what did you say? I don't understand."

Wen Ming waved to Rebecca, who immediately pulled Belinda out, saying, "You've been fired."

Belinda immediately screamed, "Boss, what's wrong with you? Why are you firing me all of a sudden?"

However, no one answered her question.

Belinda felt like the sky had fallen. What did I do wrong? I've been hiding it so well. If it weren't for those damned attackers, I should have been sleeping with my boss on the sailboat this afternoon.

In her dazed state, she heard Rebecca's voice in her ear.

"Wang Xi, help Belinda with her resignation procedures. She's been fired!"

Wang Xi hurriedly stood up, looking at Belinda, who was distraught and had a terrible complexion, with some confusion.

This was the first time since she joined the company that she had seen the glamorous Belinda so disheveled, so disheveled that she even thought Belinda had been abused all night.

The thought even flashed through her mind: Could it be that Wen Ming had taken advantage of her and was now denying it?
After all, Belinda spent the weekend with Wenming yesterday.

Belinda even prepared a QQ swimsuit specifically for this, and she even asked for her opinion at the time.

Could it be that Wen Ming has changed too?
With mixed feelings, Wang Xi quickly processed the formalities for Belinda. When she contacted the human resources manager, Susie, she suddenly received news that surprised her even more.

"Susie was fired too?"

……

"It's confirmed, her boss is Beatrice."

As Belinda left the Iron Hotel with her belongings, she was so distraught that she didn't notice an inconspicuous SUV following her not far behind.

When she made her first call after leaving home, Wen Ming, who was sitting in the SUV, heard the same content.

"The secret to immortality?"

Wen Ming thought of his first major client.

"Yes, that's her. Should I hack into the criminal database to check her background?"

"No, don't take any risks, just stick with Belinda."

Wen Ming shook his head and said, "Don't try to hack into those systems easily in the future. If you do hack into them, make sure to destroy all traces and physically destroy them."

It's not that I don't trust you, but nobody knows how many even more talented people there are in this world.

Qinghou nodded, indicating that she understood.

She knew very well what her greatest weakness was as an electromechanical life form.

Belinda had just walked a block when a black van quickly pulled up in front of her.

The car door was flung open with a bang, and before Belinda could even scream, she was dragged into the car by the people inside.

"Follow!"

Wen Ming patted the front seat, and Marcus immediately sped up, but Qinghou chuckled: "No need to follow so closely, I'm here."

Upon hearing this, Marcus slowed down slightly and followed the black van at a distance of thirty or forty meters.

The black van sped through the traffic of the metropolis and soon drove into an underground parking lot of an office building.

Marcus didn't go in; instead, he stopped on the other side of the road.

Wen Ming looked up at the height of the building and smiled with satisfaction: "Only 20 floors."

"Boss, please wait downstairs."

The Queen's voice disappeared quickly, and Wen Ming looked at Marcus and Perkins: "Don't relax."

The two nodded, then took out their pistols, and Wen Ming also took out his two pistols.

……

"I... I really don't know where I was exposed. I woke up in a hotel."

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known I ate desserts made by Wen Ming last night."

In an office on the top floor, Belinda stared in horror at the group of people in front of her; it was the first time she had ever met her boss's boss.

The man in the red suit looked puzzled: "You mean you've forgotten about having dessert last night?"

"Yes, I woke up in a hotel."

Belinda shook her head frantically, saying, "As for what you said about someone breaking into my house, I don't remember it at all."

The man in red touched his chin: "Could it be that the flashbang last night was too powerful and caused her to lose her memory? I've never heard of flashbangs having that effect."

Belinda was trembling all over. She had already answered three times, so why didn't these people believe her?
“Boss, Belinda was fully conscious when Wen Ming took her away from home last night.”

Beatrice, who was standing to the side, suddenly said, "Could it be because Wen Ming drugged her after she was taken away? Some people really like using drugs."

"It's possible. We'll take her to the hospital for a blood test later."

The man in red continued, gesturing with his chin, "The problem is, where are the bodies? Where are the bodies of all four people?"

Beatrice was also a little confused: "911 arrived very quickly. They didn't have much time to hide the body. And when we went into the house afterward, there were no traces, only broken windows."

A silence fell over them. Belinda, at a loss, looked at the man in red, her body trembling, and asked, "Can...can I leave?"

"Leave? You failed. Why do you still think you can survive? Do you know how much money we invested in this project? Your failure has also caused problems with Beatrice's project. Even rich people like Muji will doubt Beatrice's project."

The man in red waved his hand, and a man in black immediately pulled a gun from his pocket.

"No, don't kill me!"

Upon seeing this, Belinda screamed, but the man in black remained unmoved and raised his gun to kill her. Beatrice, standing to the side, showed no emotion, as if the person about to be killed was not her former subordinate at all.

"Gululu."

Just as Belinda screamed, a voice suddenly rang out. The man in red didn't hear it at first, but he turned his head in confusion to look at the source of the voice, and then shouted in terror, "Flashbang!"

"boom--"

Inside the confined space, the flashbang suddenly exploded, and the huge flash and sound caused everyone present to scream in pain.

"biubiubiu"

A silenced pistol then fired.

A few minutes later, Belinda gradually regained her senses. She felt like her head was about to explode, and warm blood was even flowing from her ears.

She never wants to experience that kind of pain again in her life.

"can you hear me?"

A deep baritone voice rang out, startling Belinda. She quickly nodded.

"Come, the life and death of this man and this woman are in your hands."

A pistol was handed to Belinda. She looked at the owner of the pistol with suspicion, only to see that it was a completely unfamiliar middle-aged man.

She swore she had never seen him in her life.

"Shoot them, or wait for them to shoot you again later."

The middle-aged man pointed at the man in red and Beatrice, who had already been shot four times in each limb. The two were screaming in agony. When they heard the man say that Belinda should kill them, they stopped screaming and cried out, "Belinda, no, no! Everything you are now is because of me!"

The middle-aged man remained silent, waiting for Belinda's decision.

Belinda was initially a little confused, but she quickly realized what was going on.

She is not a fool.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been chosen to carry out the task of "conquering" Wen Ming. She immediately guessed that this was a "pledge of allegiance".

If he didn't kill his two superiors, he would likely die just like them.

So Belinda hesitated for less than ten seconds before decisively pulling the trigger.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two consecutive shots to the head brought Beatrice and the man in red's pleas for mercy and screams to an abrupt halt.

The office was deserted and deathly silent.

The strong smell of blood and gunpowder continued to permeate the air.

Belinda stared at everything before her, trembling uncontrollably.

Did I kill someone?

I actually killed someone?

"Don't just stand there, come help me roll up the carpet."

The middle-aged man took out a knife and began cutting on the carpet. Belinda, disregarding her fear, quickly got up and helped the man wrap all the corpses on the floor with the carpet.

After everything was finished, the middle-aged man pointed to the door and said, "You can leave now."

"Huh? You're not going to kill me?"

Belinda looked at the middle-aged man with some surprise.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "If this man named Black Fox has no one else behind him, then you will be safe from now on."

If there are other people behind him, then you still need to keep running for your life.

After all, the boss only promised to let you off the hook once.

"Boss, who is your boss?"

The middle-aged man did not answer Belinda's question.

After Belinda left, the middle-aged man threw a bottle, and with a bang, all seven or eight corpses on the ground disappeared.

Then, he walked to his desk, plugged his hand into the computer's data port, and a few seconds later, his voice rang out: "Boss, they've defrauded us of more than 5 million yuan over the years. What should we do with these funds?"

"Is there a list of victims?"

"Yes, there are detailed ledgers."

“Return the money proportionally; they must have squandered quite a bit.”

"Boss, you are such a good person!"

……

Wen Ming looked at Belinda, who had just walked out of the office building, her face filled with confusion and relief at surviving the ordeal, and said into his phone, "Come back quickly, and remember to set a fire, burn it all."

(End of this chapter)